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TuesdayFebruary 14, 2012

LONG MAY YOU RUN | AUSTRALIA

There is a red light blinking at the tip of the plane’s wing that sits directly over my left shoulder. The blank minded stare from the back of my eyes seems to match my heartbeat to pulse of the flickering light. As the sun falls behind the clouds, a soft and empty feeling grazes my entire body. The depressants begin to soothe my chest, a slow-to-warm-up type of feeling. A fuzzy cloudiness seems to travel up through my legs, finally arriving right around my sternum. The anxiety reforms and then transcends into relaxation as I put a soft playlist together.

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WednesdayJanuary 18, 2012

SASHA OWEN-LONGFELLOW | TOKYO

I’ve just arrived back in Tokyo. The last time I was here was for a three week vacation in 2010, I stayed for seven months. This time I know for certain that my time is limited. I have only one month to get into trouble, seek adventure, and eat my favorite rice cracker peanut snack (kakinotane.) If you have the patience to watch any– if not all– the videos I created on my last Tokyo journey, I can assure that you will come away with something (More than likely the complete envy of such a mass of people jamming out

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MondayJanuary 9, 2012

THE THEATER OF THE BIZARRE | MIKE SPEARS

Oddity connoisseur, surf junky and photographer Mike Spears has made a name for himself traveling about the planet, snapping photos of the bizarre, off-beat, and provocative. From scandalously clad twenty-somethings, to mutilated seafood, to the quirky yet honest portraits of a local inhabitants, our new friend Mike clearly has a knack for cutting straight through the bullshit and finding the heart of any situation. He doesn’t strike me like a guy who wastes much time. Spears has just published a photo-zine of his work, which he was gracious enough to send us a copy of. It hosts an eccentric spread

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FridayJanuary 6, 2012

AUDIOfile

BLOUSE – INTO BLACK

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ThursdayJanuary 5, 2012

PAST DAZE

There’s an intense honesty in hearing music performed live—and for obvious reason—the imperfection, the minuet improvisation and the off-chance of hearing something so disarming that it’s difficult to stomach. You’re supposed to be uncomfortable, or at least a little nervous. There’s only a few of these out there and are hard to pass by. They are the dirt under your fingernails; the last conversation between two people who used to love each other. Pure vulnerability. A great live performance reminds you that something could go horribly wrong, when all of a sudden, it doesn’t. Check out the CHAPTER staff picks

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ThursdayJanuary 5, 2012

GET WEIRD WITH BEARDS

The first Thursday of every month CHAPTER Contributor, Gareth Stehr aka Unkle Gary will be playing a few records at the One Eyed Gypsy in Los Angeles. If you are around make sure to check it out. Nathanetics and Uncle Gary present GET WEIRD WITH BEARDS (first Thursday of each month) 901 E 1st St Los Angeles

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WednesdayJanuary 4, 2012

DIRT SQID’S NO EQUAL

It has been said that, “By the work, one knows the workman.” If this is true, then my dear friend Gareth Stehr has some serious issues. His methodically planned pieces of art are overwhelmingly bright, perversely irreverent, and almost always tie back into a central theme of death. But in the same light, his work shows something that I feel is often overlooked. There’s a patience about it; a calmness not expected when you’ve seen him throwing his body at pavement for years on end. His work is clean, unlike his beard which he wears like a trophy strapped to

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MondayJanuary 2, 2012

NOTHING MORE BEYOND | TUMBLR

The image based Tumblr blog, “Nothing More Beyond” continues to feature original content from CHAPTER’s creative team. Take a look at some of the most recent concepts added to CHAPTER’s visual journal. Keep updated daily at http://nothingmorebeyond.tumblr.com/

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FridayDecember 30, 2011