Scratching the surface with City Kitty

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm speaking with Bonafide Warhawk and Aman of Hard Knox Astoria. This is a story of overcoming adversity, finding your path in life and defying all odds.  Bonafide is the sensei at Hard Knox and was left legally blind after a stabbing at the age of 13. I was lucky enough to meet up with Bonafide and his student and business partner Aman to hear both their stories a...

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm out in Staten Island meeting up with Sean Lugo and Chris RWK. We got together to work on some collaborations for Sean Lugo's upcoming show "The Corner" August 26th at Deep Space gallery in Jersey City.

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with artist Skewville.  Skewville was one of the first artists I noticed on the streets of NYC when I moved here back in 2008, with their iconic wooden sneakers hanging from wires all around Bushwick.  It was great to talk with Skewville about their esthetics and the origins of this project.  

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with artist Cinco. From pins, shirts, stickers, music and tags, Cinco does a little bit of everything. We're talking about how he got started in the art world,  his use of pop culture iconography, and whether it's creating art or playing music what drives his creativity. Make sure to check out his Instagram @jungcinco for new merch 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with sticker artist Remand. He's only been in NYC for a little over a year but he is quickly climbing the ranks to being one of the most prolific sticker artists in the city. We're talking about why he loves stickers, what’s driving him to being omni present in this scene and where the name Remand came from. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m talking with street artist  Chris Dokebi. I was lucky enough to meet up with Chris a few weeks back while he was in town for the Five Points Festival. We're talking about the origin of his character, what got him into street art and how he got involved in the world of vinyl toys. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with Hair and Makeup artist, carpenter, and owner of Harlem Wine gallery, Pascal Lewis.  If it sounds like Pascal has done a bit of everything it’s because he has. We’re talking about his life and some of the lessons he’s learned along the way. 

Send us Fan Mail This week i'm speaking with street artist Tyme. He may only be a few years into street art but Tyme came into this scene with a very specific message that he wants to share. We're talking about what motivates him to push this message, and why he moved from the midwest to NYC where he continues to his follow his passion.  

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking to Irish street artist, that lives in Barcelona, who is in NYC…..Tiny. We’re chatting about what got her into street art after living in Barcelona for a number of years. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm out in Staten Island catching up with Oakland Based street artist Nite Owl on his trip home. From Stickers to murals and graffiti Nite Owl does it all. We're discussing what got him started doing street art, why he started the 1000 slap challenge and the differences between the NYC and Oakland scene.  

Send us Fan Mail This week is my first live podcast where I interviewed my dad at All Street NYC where we put on the "Generations" exhibit of mine and Grandfather's (John F. Servo) work. This is a show he's been wanting to do for a number of years, so I wanted to interview him at the venue about what made him want to do this and what he thinks now that is has come to fruition. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with street artist Carnivorous Flora. He may be new to the scene but he's already making an impression with his psychedelic tessellation pieces. I sat down with him to discuss how his transformation from art teacher to street artist began, and where he's hoping it can go from here. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with artist and muralist Tom Bob.  After starting his street art career at the age of 52 Tom has spent the last 8 years traveling around the world creating his site specific murals. I wanted to talk to him about what got him into street art, and how he has created his own style of murals that have mass appeal to all ages. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m talking with street artist Consumer Art. We’re talking about what sparked his passion for street art and his drive to spread his message. Also how he’s used his business background to help grow his art career from selling his work on the streets of NYC to galleries and Art Fairs. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm back talking with Agent 5 Smith to get an update about the progress of the much anticpated upcoming documentary "Sticker Movie". We're also joined by one of the producers of the film Tori Luecking  and Graffiti legend NICEO CM. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m talking with Italian street artist MERIOONE. If you like stickers and wheatpaste and don’t know MERIOONE, start paying attention because he’s one of the hardest working street artists out there. Over the past 7 years he’s been on his ”Fishes Invasion Tour” where he has already traveled to 79 cities. I was lucky enough to catch up with him on his NYC tour and talk to...

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with artist K-NOR. I've seen K-NOR's work around NYC for the past 10 years, from stickers, too murals, and more recently small street sculptures. We're talking about how he got started putting work on the streets, his influences, and process.

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m talking to graffiti artist Mike 171. Mike is one the pioneers of graffiti, starting his journey in the streets in 1968.  Were talking about his life, his journey in graffiti and how he’s still going strong in this community he helped build after 55 years. 

Send us Fan Mail It's St. Patricks Day week and I'm back talking with my favorite Irishman Leon Carter. Not only is Leon a great photographer but he's also a great bartender. We're hanging out in his basement bar talking about mixology, St. Patricks Day, and what got him into bartending as he makes me some mixed drinks. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m talking to artist JKE Jake. We’re discussing our mutual love for old photography. How his love for street art started with stickers and skate culture. Graphic design and his recent experimentation with AI. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m talking with artist Al Diaz. We’re discussing his early roots in graffiti, starting at the age of 12. His later creation of Samo with Basquiat. Also the show he recently curated with Howl Arts “City of Kings: A History of New York Graffiti.”

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m sitting down with Walsh Hansen and Eric Eigner. We’re discussing the new advancements in Ai and what consequences it poses to the art world and our future as a whole. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m talking with street artist Modomatic. I’ve been following Modomatic’s progress since he started doing street art three years ago. We’re talking about why he puts work in the street, what made him move from making 3d printed pieces to handpainted wheat pastes. As well as  the vast  range  of imagery he uses. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with Fashion designer and painter Jose Duran. We’re discussing what sparked his transition from fashion designer to painter, his process and if there’s a secret to how his work is progressing so quickly. 

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm talking with street artist and painter One Tooth. When I started getting into the sticker scene in NYC One Tooth was the first artist I noticed everywhere. I was impressed by his presence and that all of his stickers are hand drawn. Over the past few years he's been transitioning from stickers to painting. We're discussing what brought on this change a...