Interview: Peanut Butter Wolf

Founder of LA's iconic Stones Throw records discusses creativity, artistic freedom and working with music legends

In 1996, Chris Manak—aka Peanut Butter Wolf—self-released “My Wold Premier,” a collaborative effort between him and his partner and close friend Charizma, who died three years previous in a carjacking. The release was deeply personal and marked the first record to be released under the Stones Throw moniker. Fast-forward 18 years and the independent, LA-based label is counted among the most influential forces in modern …

AIAIAI + Stones Throw: TMA-1

A music lover's dream collaboration from those who create the sounds and the tools

Collaborations between like-minded creators often produce the best results, when the combination is just right. Luckily the team at Copenhagen’s “no bullshit” audio design company AIAIAI and Los Angeles independent record label Stones Throw (known for releasing some of the most influential hip-hop and experimental music of the past two decades) have teamed up to produce a true music lover’s headphone, the TMA-1 Stones Throw …

Interview: Matthew Brandt

The experimental photographer makes images combining acid burnouts, velvet and cocaine

While his imagesmade from bubblegum, honeybees and toothpastequickly grabbed the attention of collectors and curators worldwide, LA-based artist Matthew Brandt continued to explore the potential of other curious media in order to challenge the boundaries of what can be understood and accepted as photographic. With a recent show called “Velvet and Bubble Wrap” at LA’s M+B gallery, his first solo museum show”Sticky/Dusty/Wet”at the Columbus Museum …