Living Proof Radio

EWOK MSK is a graffiti writer and artist representing heavyweight crews the likes of MSK, HM and AWR. He made his stamp in the scene with high level pieces and style writing. We speak on his purpose behind writing graffiti, psychedelics, arrests, what his crews mean to him and more.  http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast http://artprimo.com http://instagram.com/artprimo

JURNE YME is a graffiti writer who worked as a scientist researching stem cells before pursuing painting full time. He came up in freight culture, making a name for himself within graffiti among one of the most highly respected crews to do it in the freight scene: YME. He attributes his friends and crew mates as the biggest inspirations for his style of painting. JURNE speaks on graffiti, his past...

Segment from the LEX PMS episode. Full episode available on our Patreon http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast http://artprimo.com http://instagram.com/artprimo

Brian DeLatorre is a professional skateboarder from Miami who moved to San Francisco at 19 years old to live in a skate-house. At 22 he moved to New York and turned pro in 2013 for Habitat. As time passed, Brian began to delve into eastern philosophy, meditation, ayahuasca and focus more on peace of mind after having lived the skate/party lifestyle for many years. He speaks on how he got into drin...

Full MODUS episode available on our Patreon. http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast MODUS is a graffiti writer from the Bronx who began writing at the age of 13. Heavily influenced by Style Wars, he stresses the essence of graffiti as a vocation in New York and attributes graffiti to opening his perspective on life. Growing up in the Bronx, MODUS witnessed a plethora of gangs, addiction and violence....

Bear Quitugua is the founder of Shoyoroll, a martial arts lifestyle brand specializing in fight wear for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; heavily influenced by reggae culture, skating, surfing and Bear's roots in Guam. Bear was first exposed to Jiu-Jitsu in 98', immersed in the island-culture of Guam where localism is heavy, core values are respected and everyone has to know how to fight. He started...

SLUTO is a graffiti writer known for an approach to painting that diverges from the more traditionalist approach to graffiti. SLUTO speaks on technological society and its future, graffiti, living in Ukraine and New York, writing books, using freights to travel the country and more.  http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast http://artprimo.com http://instagram.com/artprimo

Chito Vera is a UFC fighter hailing from Ecuador who has dedicated his life to martial arts and family with a never-say-die attitude that is a hallmark of where he comes from. Coming from Ecuador fighting in the streets before UFC, Chito would begin his MMA career in the back of a mechanic shop with only a year of Jiu-Jitsu experience. His drive to fight would lead him to calling promotions to fig...

Segment from the DYKE episode, full episode available on our Patreon. DYKE is a graffiti writer who served prison time in Detroit for graffiti under the 2017 graffiti crackdown held by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan that ended in over 50 arrests and 1.2 million in fines. DYKE speaks on having a grow-house in Detroit, going to school for a painting major, life in New York, people setting abandoned homes...

Segment from the AMUSE 126 episode, full episode available on our Patreon: http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast AMUSE 126 is a graffiti writer native to the city of Chicago; a city that banned spray paint in 1992 and is known for its fierce buff. In 2010 he was caught painting trains and two months after that was busted on other charges. These two incidents helped AMUSE 126 see things from a cleare...

Brian Anderson is a skateboarder & artist who went pro in 1998 for Toy Machine. He was named Thrasher Magazine's Skater Of The Year the following year in 1999. His skating and video parts are considered true classics amongst skateboarding lore. We speak on his past alcoholism and path to going sober, deep gratitude for life, giving back to society, what his life would have been without sk...

Full ACER 444 episode, now available on our Patreon. He speaks on his fall that dusted his vertebrae to pieces, broke both of his ankles and damaged his body, leaving him with only 40% of motion in his painting wrist, his recovery process of  relearning how to walk, his philosophy of life, positive mindset, his graffiti and more.  http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast http://artprimo.com http://inst...

MIKE IRAK / REHAB is a Multimedia artist and designer. He is best known as being one of the founding members of the legendary IRAK CREW a group that shaped the graffiti, art and fashion scenes of New York City from the late 90’s. In this insightful episode we speak about 90’s graffiti, Boosting, Fashion, Jiu-Jitsu, Japan and the future of NFT’s & VR. http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast http://...

Walter Delgado is the frontman of Rotting Out, a hardcore band from California that has had a global impact on the hardcore music scene. Walter's family immigrated from Mexico to Long Beach California in 1989, where Walter grew up around the LA culture that marked that time period, from gang violence, the 92' riots, his family life at home to experiencing racism. He speaks deeply on his...

Troy Gipson is a skateboarder living in New York originally from Seattle. In this episode he speaks on riding for Supreme and Violet, his first trip abroad, how his life has recently changed through skateboarding, his family, upbringing and more. http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast ART PRIMO:  http://artprimo.com http://instagram.com/artprimo

segment from the ZERS OTL episode. Full episode is available on our Patreon along with our entire patreon-only episode library.  http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast http://instagram.com/artprimo http://artprimo.com

Claw Money PMS is a world renowned graffiti writer and artist who has had an immense influence on the graffiti scene in New York and beyond. She has released a collaboration with Art Primo to pay homage to their shared history within graffiti, featuring mops hand-poured in Art Primo's Seattle warehouse and crewnecks painted and signed by Claw in her New York studio. Claw Money's roots wi...

Charlie the Hustler is a legendary graffiti writer from Brooklyn who experienced great suffering for his deep involvement in graffiti. He has been sober and living in an RV with his pitbull Coco and has cut all ties with working a 9-5 job. We speak on the intricacies of self sustained RV living, his dog Coco, working at UPS, spiritually draining lifestyles, social media and more.  http://patreon.c...

this is a segment from the REBOE LNE episode. Full episode available at http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast http://artprimo.com http://instagram.com/artprimo

Segment from the DIEGO 127 interview. Full episode is available on our Patreon.  http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast DIEGO 127 is a graffiti writer hailing from Queens. He began writing graffiti because his brother wrote graffiti, taking tags in 1983 around the neighborhood experimenting with different names. We speak on extinction in our modern age, 80s New York, graffiti, mental health and more....

Khalil Rountree is a professional mixed martial artist, creative director, clothing designer and artist who recently moved from Thailand to New York. His early origins entail graffiti, hardcore music and skateboarding. In this episode he speaks on painting graffiti in LA, his broader mission and purpose, meditation practice, early life perceptions, NFT's, his friendship with Mike IRAK, DMT an...

Zered Bassett is a professional skateboarder and artist originally from Massachusetts. He moved to New York and would run with NY legends the likes of Jeff Pang and the late great Harold Hunter. He gained interest in graffiti from hearing people at Zoo York's 13th st office speak on graffiti because of Zoo's 'Soul Artists' history within the graffiti scene. We spoke on graffiti...

Segment from the SABE KST episode, full episode available on our patreon: http://patreon.com/angelandzpodcast SABE KST is a revered New York graffiti writer known for his innovative approach to graffiti in which he placed emphasis on the faces he would paint as his signature throw-up. He began painting in 1992 and was able to paint immense amounts of graffiti as he did not attend school and left h...

KR, Craig Costello is the creator of KRINK. KR's roots are planted deep in graffiti culture, having spent time painting in New York & San Francisco. KRINK's origins involved KR racking all of the supplies which allowed for ability to experiment with different inks and materials. He would hand make all of the markers and inks in small batches by his bathroom window and learn photoshop...

Christian Acker is the author of Flip the Script . He started the Handselecta project back in 2003, documenting handstyles for over 10 years from graffiti writers like Mike Giant, CHINO,  AGUA, ESPO and STAY HIGH 149. Between 2003 and 2013 he assembled over 100 interviews and alphabets by American writers of different cities, spanning from the 1960s to the 2010s. His book, Flip The Script helps co...