Written By: Jordannah Elizabeth
The Louise Log is a very clever and funny web series that has returned for a 3rd season after a myriad of changes. The creator of the series, Anne Flournoy spoke about the evolution of the cast, and how the show had to go through a metamorphosis of sorts after experiencing the high of completing a successful crowd funding campaign that earned the show $22,000 to produce the new season:
P / P: Short Story – Lunar activity is for the loons
Written By: Hunter Stroope
Cussing sweet memories into a viral state. Plaguing the love of the earth with an idea of selfish unity. Is it just one? Or separate ones? Lets get it together and find out.
Two loves, intermingle and strangle one another with fervor and skin. “Keep it quiet. I cant here my own heart beat,” they repeat to one another. Tasting the life-giving venom of one another’s salvation glands, it goes in right and speaks its piece, rocking in unison to the earthquake, and wondering on what other earth could this time be so perfect… Continue reading
P / P Interview: Founder of True Groove Records – Tomás Doncker
Written By: Jordannah Elizabeth
It’s quite important that we take a look inside the minds and processes of the independent music industry’s most innovative minds. After all, a part of what Publik / Private does is works to find career opportunities for musicians.
P / P Album Review: Amatus – Broken Compass
Written By: Lauren Espina
For her debut EP, Amatus channels her weathered soul into a fiery amalgam of trip-hop, pop and neo soul. With a history littered with violence but also colored with creation, she has risen out of the South Side of Chicago as an artist who can truly call herself alternative. Leaving pre-constructed molds of female artists behind, she cultivated the ruins and inspirations of her life into her own soul sound, with her smokey vocals at the forefront of every tune. Continue reading
P / P Interview: Gemini Wired
Written By: Jordannah Elizabeth
Gemini Wired is a musician who is using her influence and artistic gifts to confront bullying, which is an issue that has become and epidemic in our current youth culture. Her new song and music video, What Now tackles the issue head on. We spoke with Gemini Wired about her music, passion and why she has chosen to become an advocate as well as an artist. Continue reading
P / P Short Stories: Eden Over-Seasoned
Written By: Hunter Stroope
Married to the nature, she was born, Alice Ramploma and appeared careless, yet still uncertain of what to make of her day, she would stay afloat in thought.
Today was fair, the weather admitted the path towards most all activities, and her mind had a firm grasp, and body a firm construction, capable of fulfilling most anything. A spotted lark flew by and had shown the way to an opening through overhanging branches she’d never seen. Continue reading
P / P Interview: Stones Throw Records’ Peanut Butter Wolf
Written By: Jordannah Elizabeth
Peanut Butter Wolf is a legend. He was kind enough to talk to us at Publik / Private about his career and the new documentary, Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton. I personally screened this penetrating and historically dense film that followed Chris Manak (Peanut Butter Wolf) from childhood to the birth of his eclectic and deeply necessary record label, Stones Throw Records to giving his viewers and fans a look into his life, roster and career in the present day. Continue reading
P / P Featured Events: SF & NYC
Tonight, Publik / Private is excited to highlight two events thrown by The Deli Magazine San Francisco and New York based promotions firm, The Process Records Media Group. Continue reading
P / P Album Review: Beck – Morning Phase
Morning Phase starts out exhibiting Beck’s personal and expertly whittled style of experimental music. He’s been making music for so long that comparing elements of this new record to the work of other bands like Radiohead and Pink Floyd would not truly expose the individualism of his esteemed talent. Nonetheless, there are a small number of influences that rear their heads and whisper throughout Beck’s impressively poignant work. Continue reading
PUBLIK PRIVATE MIXTAPE #6.06 ~ LATINO AMERICA SHOEGAZE MIXTAPE
Publik / Private‘s sixth mixtape has been curated by Buenos Aires based pro blogger, Jairo Manzur. Jairo is the founder and sole curator of the popular Latin American blog, Latino America Shoegaze. It’s an honor to have him contribute!





