April 2 - Weekly Artist Interview - Paige Harley

Paige Harley. - paigeharley.com
Sounds like a motorcycle... that's powered by rockets... and it's got cameras on it, capturing everything, all the time... and there are robot-sharks that shoot lasers from their eyes attached to it... and there's probably a couple rainbows that follow it around wherever it goes too.
That sounds fun.
That sounds like something I'd like to ride.

Steige: Is your name made up? It sounds made up.

Paige Harley: You bet it’s made up! Wouldn’t you be jealous though if it wasn’t? The person that made it up gave it to me on the condition that it sounded like a rock star name, and I had to live up to it… being a photard kinda stomped that dream.

Steige: I don't believe you....
Forget the rule of thirds, I want to know about the rule of fifths! (A fifth is one fifth of a quart of alcohol, or a two-six for the cheese heads out there, but calling it a two-six kinda ruins the joke... much like explaining the joke.) Back to the rule of fifths... what's your favorite drink, and how many of those would I have to buy you before you'd drop your guard and let me take advantage of you?

PH: I’m such a beer victim. After being in Ireland I’ve developed an unquenchable thirst for Guinness. I try not to drink too much of it thought cuz it’s like a turkey dinner in a can. Usually I just stick to vodka waters. Take advantage?? Flatterer.

S: What has been the best or worst or craziest shoot of your career so far? Why?

PH: I’m not sure if I would call it a career. A failing attempt to love your job maybe….. The craziest shoot of my life was with guitar extraordinaire Barry Jones. He needed an album cover so we went for a walk in downtown Vancouver with the idea of some interesting candids. We ended up scaling the outside of a 30 story apartment building that was under construction. We took nude shots of Barry and his guitar. His feet were dangling over the edge, and the traffic way down below made crazy light trails.
Getting a group of boys to take off all their clothes while leaving one in a banana costume is always fun too.

S: You shoot both film and digi. What do you tell the filmophiles that say digital is for chumps, and will never reach the quality of film? What do you tell the new school cats that tell you to get a digi, and step into the 90's?

PH: Oh man! Filmophiles is my new favorite word! You may have just killed photards. If I could afford to shoot nothing but film, I would. But digital allows me to screw up….lots. So to the wonderful filmophiles I say “take me with you!!!!!”. And to the new school digi whores I say “screw you and Canon sucks.”

S: Pff, whatever. My Canon could totally out-face-detect your Pentax any day....
"I love your stuff! I bought one of your photos at your last exhibit, and it totally completes the room I put it in! You should come by sometime and check it out!" Does that ever work? If so, I, uh, just bought one of your photos, and...

PH: That line is sooooo lame. Especially since I’ve never had an exhibit…yet (grad show coming up! www.langaraphotograds.com ) That would make the person a liar! I would, however, be totally impressed if someone went to all the effort to steal one of my photos and print it off themselves. Waaaay more effort.

S: You know there's going to be houses full of your stolen-from-facebook photos now, right? If you were a Ninja Turtle, which one would you be, and why?

PH: Michelangelo is by far my favorite. I feel so close to him I’m just gonna call him Mikey. He looks great in orange plus he has the best sense of humor of the dole. Plus nunchuks????? Hands down, I’d be Mikey.

S: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and _______.

PH: Pentax!

S: You're cute.

PH: I can’t believe how unprofessional you are!!!!!!! I am a human being! Not an object to be gawked at!

S: Right.... Anything else you want to say?

PH: You're cute.

















If you enjoyed this make sure to check out the Interview With Ali Milner that Paige took the photos for, as well as an Interview With Josh Martinez, which has nothing at all to do with Paige, but it still rules. Don't feel like reading? Check out these Horrible Album Covers. And make sure to drop by PaigeHarley.com to see more amazing photos by the multi-talented, incredibly attractive, Paige Harley.

Mar. 26 - Weekly Artist Interview - Weez 1

Weez1 ft. Animal Nation - SADD
from upcoming album: "Separation Anxiety"


Weez 1 isn't 50 Cent. Which makes perfect sense, because 50 Cent is 50 Cent, and as far as I know, it's impossible for two people to be one person. That being said, I don't really know all that much, in relation to the amount of stuff that can be known, so who knows... maybe Weez 1 is 50 Cent. Actually, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that yes, Weez 1 is unquestionably and absolutely 50 Cent. Weez 1 is the white-kid-gutter-punk-split-ya-vocals-through-5-guitar-amps-and-your-grandma's-hearing-aid version of 50 Cent. Weez 1 is the I-write-better-lyrics-than-you-in-my-sleep version of 50 Cent. Weez 1 is the ya-best-hold-off-on-all-that-Kool-Aid-if-ya-wanna-have-any-brain-cells-left-over-to-raise-yo'-baby version of 50 Cent.
...Wait, what?


Steige: If the sky wasn't blue, what color would it be, and why?

Weez1: Argyle... I used to wear argyle socks with my shorts when i was just a lil' whippersnapper... I thought I was hip... That's what I get for thinking... So the sky would be a constant reminder of how un-hip i really was then... Now I wear tie dye socks... I'm so hip. Right on.

S: What do you do with your anger?

W: ...I plant it in my backyard until it grows into a sarcasm tree... and use the the leaves as garnish for my knuckle sandwiches....

S: Amazing. Do you have any cats? How many cats does someone have to have before they're considered "a crazy cat person"?

W: ...One cat, all black, his name is Lil' Nig... somebody is gonna take that the wrong way... I guess its a good thing that I don't care... He always hangs out with me in the "studio"... He is such a critic!!..."Talk louder Weez, enunciate your words Weez, why do you have a saved by the bell poster on you wall Weez??" ...Part 2: No comment, don't judge me!!!

S: If SADD was an acronym, what would it stand for, and why? Ps. Make it as happy as possible for extra points!

W: HAPPY!!? ...come on now, you have heard my music before right? ...Ummm, lets see... I'll have to make something up real quick... S.loppy A.nal... no that's no good... S.pank A. D.irty D.ame... nahhhhh, 'SADD' is the name of a track on my upcoming new album... S.urviving A. D.ark D.epression... S.imple A.s D.eath D.ude.... On a side note, my friend Eddie told me he thinks 'dude' is a racial slur towards honkeys.... Cheese and crackers!!!!! Whooooooooo!!!!

S: How did you get the name Weez? Do you smoke too much? If it's a boring story, make up something fun... about being on fire.

W: My first name is not Wayne... Ok, let me make a short story longer.... I moved to town... didn't have many friends... I was a lil' skater 'dude' with cut up shorts and argyle socks (super cool)... Maybe 13 or 14... Anyways, I would go skating at the local waxed curb... I didn't talk to nobody tho... all I did was roll around and whistle... so after a while I became known as the Whistler... which over time changed to the Weezler... which was shortened to Weez! ...Altho I do smoke to much. Ohhh the irony!!

S: Wait, wait, wait... if you "didn't talk to nobody", does that mean that you talked to everybody? Which CD would people be most surprised to learn that you own?

W: TV Land Presents Favorite TV Theme Songs Soundtrack CD.... What? Is that weird?...Don't act like you don't have it! ...You guys are lying to yourselves!!!!!

S: When the creators of the Simpsons created Itchy and Scratchy, do you think that they said "Let's just make them Tom and Jerry, times a thousand, with bombs." Or do you think they said "Let's make a cat and mouse version of The Road Runner and Coyote, but let's use more bombs..."?

W: The Itchy and Scratchy concept is actually a social commentary on the symbiotic relationship of Deep-Sea Pompeii worms and thermophilic bacteria ...Come on 'dude' everybody knows that!!!

S: Whoa. Goin' deep! Like some Deep-Sea Pompeii worms! Or a halibut!
Anyway... vocal effects. Yours. Love 'em. Analog or digital?

W: First of all, let me say thanks!! You really know how to butter my biscuit.... I like to run my vox through different guitar amps I have laying around, and other instrument effects... just to experiment with the different sounds.... Sometimes you've just got to Weez It Out(patent pending).... A little bit country, a little bit rock n roll....

S: Tell me the greatest thing ever. Ever.

W: ...The little alien looking thing in my girl's belly.... Is the world ready for weez jr.??

S: Wow! Wow... that's amazing! Congratulations! Did you just give us a little animalnationdoesntknowanything exclusive?
So, besides the whole "growing up, maturing, and having a baby" thing, whats next for Weez1?

W: ...Oh wow, thought you would never ask.... My new album coming soon, entirely produced by Nic & Jaq of Germany..... "Separation Anxiety" is the moniker..... Guest artists include, but are not limited to, Iz-Real, The Red Fox, Gmills, Burt Bacharach, Tweezy, Li'l Nig, and some crazy fools from Canada! I think they're called the Animal Nation... you know who i'm talking aboot??
...Also working on a project produced by Dj Dredi with Iz-Real... under the name WeezReal....
If you don't have my 'Tax the Stereo' album yet you're stupid!! ...or maybe I'm stupid... either way somebody is stupid....
Werd.

S: You heard it here first folks! Weez1 and his lady-friend are the reason for over-population!
But seriously, buy his album! Help him put food in front of his girl! She's eating for two now!
...
...On a side note - What I find funny is that a girl can mis-carry if she doesn't treat her body right... if she's on 'the drug', or not eating properly, if she can't afford food... but the irony of the situation, the part that makes me giggle like a little school-girl, lies in the fact that as soon as she mis-carries she's got all sorts of food to eat!

...What do you mean, "That's not funny"...?


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