By Living Proof New York
Now Here Fast.
A phone call with Zered; Zered Bassett is a professional skateboarder whose career spans decades. From the days of riding for Zoo York during a time when the company released iconic videos defining skateboarding on the East Coast, to moving...
Fernando LIONS is a revered graffiti writer, tattoo artist & designer who has been living and working in New York City for over two decades. Originally from Buffalo, LIONS established himself throughout New York City’s graffiti scene with a no-frills...
Ed Templeton is a legendary artist & skateboarder whose approach transcended conventional boundaries, leading to global impact within the spheres of photography, skateboarding & painting. He is the founder of Toy Machine, a company that created all time classics the...
Full episode & video, available on our Patreon. In the early 2000s, New York’s economic landscape created a world in which one could survive off of little. Artists, skaters, graffiti writers, poets & musicians inhabited the city, organically creating style...
Full episode available on Patreon. DBRAD is an artist & graffiti writer who is part of the renowned THR crew. He speaks on perceptions of masculinity, mental health, life philosophy, what it means to be human, New York’s graffiti scene...
Full episode available on our Patreon. SMOE is a graffiti writer whose aggressive approach to street bombing garnered attention in recent years throughout New York City. Representing the LNE, H2K & 6BC graffiti crews, SMOE’s approach ranges from tagging passenger...
Ryan Mettz is a painter, photographer, skateboarder, tattoo artist and videographer. Most known for his distinct approach to traditional tattoos and paintings inspired by New York City life. We speak on New York City Graffiti, making art & finding...
Full episode available on our Patreon. Marina Inoue is a tattoo artist living & working out of London, England; with an upbringing rooted in writing graffiti within New York’s scene. She speaks on her experience in the male-dominated culture of...
ALOY is a legendary graffiti writer native to Los Angeles with a career spanning decades. Representing the great MSK crew, known for exemplifying a bold, legible & large letter structure; creating a high degree of visibility off the freeways &...
Full episode on Patreon. Dylan Kraus is an artist who explores the sublime aspects of the world, both grand and minute. Inspired by the dynamic energy of New York City, his work embodies a contemplative quest for wonder and equilibrium....
GKAE SKREW MSK is an internationally acclaimed graffiti writer whose name is synonymous with the title of ‘king’ from New York to Los Angeles. Getting down in MSK during the summer of 1992 when the crew was still an offshoot...
Full episode available on Patreon. Bea Levy is a Manhattan based sometimes-writer, sometimes-musician, full time lover of the built world.http://livingproofnewyork.comhttp://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork
Full episode on our Patreon. KRUSH is a graffiti writer from the city of Pittsburgh. Beginning graffiti in 1993 at 13 years of age, KRUSH lived a life in and out of street life that culminated in a mindset shift...
Full episode available on Patreon. Born in 1986 in Milan, Italy, Francesco lives & works in Brooklyn, New York. Established in the contemporary art world & showing internationally, his practice is just as likely to manifest as a drawing, a...
CES is an iconic New York graffiti writer. His wild and aggressive approach to style writing has gained him immense fame, and following worldwide. Today his dedication and discipline rewards him to live from his art . Having earned the...
Full episode on Patreon. CHITO is a Seattle born, Mexico-based artist whose work has its roots planted in CHITO’s early activity within the realm of graffiti writing. Transcending the singular-approach associated with graffiti for a more multi-faceted style, CHITO’s work...
Full episode available on our Patreon. PEAK VIC is a New York City graffiti writer whose active campaign began in 1977. A founding member of VIC; a graffiti crew whose name stems from robbing writers in train yards, surrounding them...
Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. is a painter whose work is both documentation & expressive of the transient nature that exists within Los Angeles. Through the appreciation of weathered surfaces, remnants of Los Angeles & the communities behind it, Alfonso’s paintings evoke...
Full episode available on our Patreon. MYTH & Ian de Beer in conversation. They speak on the state of Seattle, freight train graffiti, a decades long consistent approach, hustling & more.http://livingproofnewyork.comhttp://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork
Full episode on our Patreon. VIZIE is a fine artist & highly esteemed graffiti writer originally from Houston Texas who is the brother of the world renowned late great NEKST. This episode of Streets Talking* features VIZIE in conversation with...
RAMS is a graffiti writer from New Zealand, representing the world famous MSK crew. Upon hitting American soil RAMS quickly gained a state of notoriety through an aggressive campaign involving rappelling to high profile heaven spots. This episode of Streets...
Streets Talking* with Clayton Patterson; full episode now available on our Patreon. Clayton Patterson is an artist well known for documenting the Lower East Side of New York. From riots at Tompkins Square Park to the 90’s hardcore punk scene...
Full episode available on our Patreon. Tommy Rebel is a graffiti writer from the 1990s era of New York City. After the Vandal Squad raided his home & filed suit against him in court for allegedly hitting trains with the...
Andy Roy is a skateboarder who influenced a generation through the attitude, style & audacious nature of his past lifestyle. After years of suffering from substance abuse, Andy now works with New Origins; helping others live a more positive existence...
Full episode available on our Patreon. XSM is an intellectually curious student of the arts & graffiti writer distinguished by a brazen approach to vandalism involving rappelling.http://livingproofnewyork.comhttp://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork
Full episode available on our Patreon. Wes Knoll is an artist, born & raised in New York who works as a photographer + filmmaker concerned with the polarizing textures of the human condition in relation to youth culture & adventure....
Full episode available on our Patreon. Ed Kratt has handled the most notorious legal cases within the world of New York graffiti. Kratt’s reputation precedes him as a high level attorney known to achieve victory in the courtroom against substantial...
LNE is an active graffiti crew from New York. This episode features SMOE, TOCER, REBOE, MTNW, ANGR & ZAVER in open banter amongst each other. Full episode available on our Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyorkhttp://livingproofnewyork.com
Streets Talking* Leo Fitzpatrick & Ian HERT de Beer in conversation, now available on our Patreon. Leo Fitzpatrick is an artist, actor & curator closely intertwined with New York’s downtown art & skateboarding culture. Ian HERT de Beer is a...
John Fitzgerald is a skateboarder riding for Hockey. After undergoing 3 ACL surgeries, needing a bone graft & sitting 8 months without a ligament in his knee, he began boxing to remain active. Currently boxing at Wild Card boxing gym,...
Ed Kratt has handled the most notorious legal cases within the world of New York graffiti. Kratt’s reputation precedes him as a high level attorney known to achieve victory in the courtroom against substantial odds; with an excellent track record...
Jerry Hsu is a legendary skateboarder, photographer & founder of Sci-Fi Fantasy. Esteemed for his switch-stance skateboarding; with video parts in Enjoi’s “Bag of Suck”, Emerica’s “Stay Gold”, amongst others. Gradually developing his photography since the start of his professional...
Alex Olson is an influential skateboarder & artist within the realm of design, breath-work & meditation. At the helm of Call Me 917 & Bianca Chandon, Olson's approach to design exists as an intersection between elevated basics & traditional skate...
Stu Kirst is a skateboarder from Los Angeles who was recently welcomed to Baker Skateboards. Most known for his clips within the Johnny Wilson & Supreme videos; Stu speaks on going sober, working at the Supreme Brooklyn shop, living with...
Jorge Rosado is the vocalist of Merauder, a band from Brooklyn NY that formed in 1990. Well known within the New York Hardcore scene, Merauder's lyrics speak on political issues, the finite nature of life, violence and problems in the...
Full TD interview, now available on our Patreon. TD speaks on why he throws up “MIKE RIP” in every single one of his throw ups, spending time incarcerated for stealing cars, the concept of all-city, suffering shot-gun wounds, his upbringing,...
MONE RIS & Roger Gastman stopped by to speak on ‘Freight Train Graffiti’, a book published by Beyond the Streets; serving as the authoritative text of the North American freight scene. The original text was released in 2006, written by...
CIV is the frontman of the Gorilla Biscuits, a hardcore punk band from New York whose energy & style created a lasting influence within the hardcore scene still present today. Considered one of the most seminal youth crew bands, Gorilla...
TOCER LNE recently suffered a broken spine after falling off a rooftop. While painting a roof in Chinatown, 3-4 cops ran up the building with mistaken concerns of a burglary. In an attempt to escape, TOCER jumped from roof to...
STASH is a legendary train writer & artist that painted the New York subway system in the early 80s. Coming up in yards alongside the likes of SHARP & DELTA 2, STASH’s deeply rooted foundation for his art is synonymous...
Representing MSK, AWR & TMD; ASKEW’s roots stem from a youth spent bombing the New Zealand transit system. Relocating to America, ASKEW’s introduction to the U.S. involved connected with Los Angeles graffiti writer’s & organically joining the ranks of the...
Full KING BABY episode available on Patreon. KING BABY arrived in New York in 2020, garnering attention for an approach to style that stands out from much of current NY graffiti. Writing since 1999 without any prior interviews, KING BABY...
OPTIMIST is leaving San Francisco after a life largely spent in the Bay Area. As one of the early Americans to relocate to Asia, OPTIMIST lived in Taiwan bombing the city for 3 years during a time period when the...
Eddie Huang is a chef, author, producer & former attorney who has used various avenues of his life to address issues of race, identity & culture within America. He speaks on the odds children of immigrant parents face from home...
GLARE is a writer originally from Buffalo New York who after some years of street bombing, began painting transit at 18 years old. Influenced at age 13 from his cousin to begin writing, not until very recently did anything else...
Sean Pablo is a skateboarder & artist who at 16 years old gained international acclaim as an influential figure within the worlds of skateboarding & fashion. Synonymous with the release of William Strobeck’s “Cherry” for Supreme came the attention Sean...
Robert D Weide came up around Crip, Blood and Sureño gang violence during his formative years on the West Side of Los Angeles in the peak era of violence in the United States. Normalization of violence was an integral aspect...
Mike Gigliotti is a life-long artist & skateboarder who has designed graphics for Baker, Anti-Hero, Vans & more. He speaks on being diagnosed with cancer, his introduction to everyone at Baker Boys, stepping away from drugs & drinking, his art...
Casper Brooker is skateboarder who came up on the grounds of South Bank at the age of 12. Gaining a depth of influence from the roll South Bank holds as the iconic centerpiece of London skate culture. In 2022 he...
VILOE is a graffiti writer born and raised in New York. Representing Brooklyn's XBS crew. VILOE speaks on what New York City graffiti is, legal issues, his style of living, approach to bombing & more. http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcasthttp://artprimo.comhttp://instagram.com/artprimo
