Paint The Town Podcast

James 'JD' Dawkins is a master musician from Miami and friend / writing partner of James.

Topics: Miami vs LA, KC and the Sunshine Band, Jazz Music, Traveling to play music, Opa-Locka, South Beach, Wynwood Walls, Miami Beach vs Miami, Drew One, James' Elementary school music teacher, starting a family young, Soca music.

Homo Riot is a queer street artist from Los Angeles. After the passage of Prop 8, the California ballot initiative that amended the state constitution to recognize only marriages between men and women, he took to the streets.

Topics: 2 LA street artists from the florida Pan Handle, Hurrican Fredrick, Hurricanes vs Earthquakes, Hurrican parties, Prop 8, Investing in Art, Newborn twins to 70 & 80 year old parents, beefing with Alec Monopoly, Shout out to photographers, Climate Dogs, Tribal Gathering festival in Panama, James' thoughts on burning man.

Zip Gun Zine Straight up. Great content, raw, and well put together just like a graff zine should be. If you collect zines, Zip Gun is a must have for the library.

Topics: Zip Gun Zine, Graffiti, Visiting Japan, Kaizen, Naughtie Yogini, ZipGun and Teachr collab, Eggshell Stickers, Blade Runner Aesthetic, Hentai Porn, Norcal vs So Cal Graffiti Scene.

Megzany is an LA-based street artist working on an international stage to spread positive messages paired with zany imagery. Her affinity for flight and use of dream-like imagery elicits playful inspiration and motivation in anyone who stumbles upon her work.

Topics: Star Wars, Disney, Club33, Teachr's day at disneyland with his son, Meg's Shiba Inu, James' celebrity sightings, life at theArsenic House, Playing video games, mariokart, Teachr's rules in the house + more!

Mellissa Wang is a professional mixed martial artist, the first pro female atom weight at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), and little sister of James.

Topics: Mixed Martial Arts, Going to Jail, Lambda Lil Sis, Travling to thailand, Why James is a big Pussy, American Kickboxing Academy, Cain Valasquez, Daniel Cormier, Cynthia Calvillo, WWE, The internet is a fad!, Why james became a DJ, Dangers of Sports, Muay Thai, M&M Recovery Lounge.

Fishe is an OG Graffiti artist from Los Angeles who's work is recognized in museums such as the Getty and LACMA.

Topics: Growing up in LA, Going to high school with Retna, Does meeting your heroes kill the magic?, cheating in art, Graffiti vs Street art, Raving in the days of PLUR, junior high graffiti meetings, toys (graffiti term), Oakwood Apartments, my dad punked ODB, smoking weed with tupac, sober artists, UFC talk, bulgarian micro house, African Booga Booga Music, Losing your cellphone at lightning in a bottle, Disco Naps, and more

T.K. Mills is from New York (bushwick) and the the editor in chief of a new street art magazine: Up Mag.

Topics discussed: Up Magazine, Graffiti vs Street Art, NY scene vs LA Scene, Life After Death, When are you a real New Yorker? , Super Unleaded Gasoline, New Obey movie on Hulu, Teachr's most recent arrest. Getting up in Hawaii, Eddie Aikau, Clark Little, Sabo, The big question: What does it mean to sell out?, Street & More magazine.

Please follow @up__mag & @LAStreetArtGallery on instagram

checkout: http://upmag.com/

Lydia Emily, aka Lydia Emily Archibald, is a street artist, muralist, and oil painter. Her signature style is realistic oil portraits with political and current themes. Multiple sclerosis survivor. Cancer survivor. Self proclaimed art monkey.

topics: having hippie trustafarian parents, emu farmer, the band rob lowe, why lydia emily got started in the street, tits and flowers, everything i disco, reppin 18th st in los angeles, Fiona, tim Kerr, Yuck & No tattoo, getting arrested. going to congress.

https://www.instagram.com/lydiaemily/

Teachr and James talk about their most recent travels to Hawaii and Los Cabos.

Topics: Riskie's new book, jean-michel basquiat, the radiant child, Once upon a time in pedowood, Sabo, Earthquakes, nipsey hussle, Shane Guffogg, Iowa official, avid Tupac fan Jerry Foxhoven, tupac's house in tarzana. clearing your mind in a new place.