PATTERNS AND TONES

It was a thrill to photograph LA's own  Rough Kids recently at Palmer Tire and Automotive Repair. I've always had my eye on my local repair shop and knew that when the right subject came along I would jump on it before this timeless garage is cleaned up, changed or bought out. Rough Kids are an amazing band that on first listen, seem familiar right out of the gate. Their punk-pop sensibilities are infectious and the energy they have behind each song is pure passion. Along with the photo shoot, I filmed them live at Palmer Tire and Automotive Repair and will present it here once their new album comes out later this year. Julie Green May 30, 2015 Tsubasa Ethan Paul Luis

"X-Ray Spectacles No. 1" from The Mask Series If there is anything that I have learned from creating this mask series, it's that I love using the element of humor in my images to convey my observations about humanity. This selections of images was created using the old paper x-ray spex . This toy gag originally marketed in the 1940's, had the pretend power of being able to see through flesh and clothing. The symbology of these glasses allowed my subject to play with the theme of a lecherous man underdressing you with his eyes! I first remember seeing an ad for x-ray spex in the back of the comic books I used to collect. Along with the chance to purchase whoopee cushions, the amazing sea-monkeys (which coincidentally were invented by Harold von Braunhut who held 195 patents, one being for the new and improved x-ray specs) and stamps, you could also for only a dollar have x-ray vision. The optical illusion behind...

There once was a band named Wig Torture who hailed from San Francisco. T hey were a rock band that played hard, fast and super tight. Cameltoe used to play with them quite regularly and we enjoyed watching Aaron, Ben Geddes and Lev Delany rock out. I recently caught up with Ben and we chatted about the band. Along with his interview are photographs I took of the band in Lower Haight back in '92, the heyday for rock and roll in San Francisco! Sweedish, Julie Green May 16, 2015 Julie Green: How did Wig Torture form? Ben Geddes:   I was in the band towards the end of high school where we played a lot of cover songs.   When it became something real for me was when Aaron and I started playing together with Walt Varo who was replaced by Lev Delany.    This really wasn’t the same band but we kept the name. JG: What's the story behind the band name? BG:   My friend Martyn used to hold a lamp tassel over his parakeet's head and...