tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243118542012-01-27T17:36:29.988-08:00Soaked by the warmth of swells of calmPatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06152607139063732073noreply@blogger.comBlogger8631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24311854.post-65930854674208611592012-01-27T17:36:00.000-08:002012-01-27T17:36:30.001-08:00

©CubillosPiero Piccion, a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, he was also the prolific author of more than 200 film soundtracks.————Music - Piero Piccioni - Drag BeatLa Rai Si PresentaSartana

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©Cubillos————Music — Nothing Lasts Forever — Ian McCulloch acoustic versionIan McCulloch & Jane Birkin — Baby Hold On

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©Cubillos, 20x24 La CancionThe Band: A Brief Historyby Bruce EderFor about six years, from 1968 through 1975, the Band was one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world, their music embraced by critics (and, to a somewhat lesser degree, the public) as seriously as the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Their albums were analyzed and reviewed as intensely as any

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He was great and he will be missed.————Music — Tears for Fears — Mad World

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Photo CubillosLos Shaines. Los Shain’s were the best selling garage band from Peru throughout the 60’s, a fast wild garage surf beat. The band was founded by Enrique “Pico” Ego Aguirre, and had a variety of different line ups, but the most powerful line up includes Gerardo Manuel Rojas on vocals and the Barreda brothers on bass and drums.————Music — Los Shains — Shains a Go Go

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"Joe Frazier would come out smoking. If you hit him, he liked it. If you knocked him down, you only made him mad," – George Foreman————Joe Frazier was relentless in the ring, he neglected the duck-and-cover and embraced the philosophy that one must absorb punishment before one can properly distribute it. This boxing style garnered him a gold medal at the Olympics and to the heavyweight

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©CubillosKitty, Daisy & Lewis is a band from North London has a vinatge sound fueled by R&B, swing, blues, jazz, ska and Hawaiian rock. Their sound is infectious, simple and inspiring, dripping with charm and mojo. Smoking in Heaven is Kitty, Daisy & Lewis second album and my leading choice for best album of 2011, because, in the end, it's hugely enjoyable.————Music — Kitty, Daisy & Lewis — Don't

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Photo Cubillos———Music — Cornershop ft Bubbley Kaur: United Provinces Of India

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©CubillosA fun go out under Crayola blue skies.————Music — The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain — Satisfaction

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©CubillosThis piece is acrylic, oil stick and gesso on cardboard and very colorful, in contrast to the gray skies I surfed in the pre-dawn this morning. It was 2-4 with crystal clear water. ————Music — Crystal Gayle — Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

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©CubillosFiguritively and "surfily".————Music — Breakestra — Come On Over

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©CubillosLittle waves andcold water blues.————Music — Coldplay — Shiver

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©Cubillos————Convenient, easy to assemble, modular surf racks by Nice Rack. I like these because they angle back towards the wall, maximizing your space. The racks have a linking system that allows you to add extra racks easily.————Music — Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. — Vocal Chords

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©CubillosThe 101ers were a pub rock band from the 70's. Originally the were named El Huaso and the 101 All Stars. The name would later be shortened to the 101 All Stars and finally just The 101ers. The name came from the squat in which they lived. The singer for the 101ers was Joe Strummer. The 101ers were supported by the Sex Pistols in 1976 at the Nashville Room, Strummer has said that 5

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Shot by idkarts Allen Sarlo shooting the pier.————Music — The Poles — Shoot the Pier

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Photo Cubillos————Music — Los Destellos — Boogaloo del Perro

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©CubillosI looked down and the temperature gauge on the car read 42 degrees, fourteen degrees colder than the water temp, which was hovering around 56 degrees. I reached the end of the canyon and made a left onto PCH. The sky was still dark and the air smelled like salt. Swell was in the air. I finished my last sips of coffee about the same time I rolled into a parking space.————I pulled the

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©CubillosThe Sea Songstress is getting ready to play.————Music — Aretha Franklin — I Say A Little Prayer

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©Cubillos————Music — The Ventures — Percolator

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Photo Cubillos————Music — The Fratellis - Look Out Sunshine

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©CubillosTopanga, 1981. From the Film, We Got Surf by the legendary Hal Jepsen.————Music — Burnin' For You - Blue Oyster Cult

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©Cubillos40x20 stretched on canvas————Music — Toots & the Maytals — Bam Bam

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©Cubillos15x 45————Music — Jorge Ben and Trio Mocotó Cosa — Nostra

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©Cubillos11x 14 Gracias————Music — Nat King Cole — Smile (Charlie Chaplin)

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©Cubillos————Music — Pablo Cruise — What'cha Gonna Do?Smokey Robinson and the Miracles — Cruisin'Gene Vincent — Cruisin'The Crew-Cuts — Cruising Down The River

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©Cubillos————Music — Stevie Wonder — Fingertips

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Photo CubillosJazzy Way to End a Day. A collaborative project between Brasilian photographer, Jair Bortoleto and eighteen artists from all around the world. Eighteen different photos were sent to each one of the artists for their personal interpretation. Each artist was invited to paint or collage on top of the supplied photo, all the works will be on display at The Tag and Juice Gallery in São

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©CubillosThis will be available for silent auction at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center of Los Angeles, Saturday, 12 Feb 2011. Proceeds benefit the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s one-of-a-kind concerts, radio broadcasts and community engagement programs.————Music — Boy Kill Boy — Suzie

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Photo CubillosI set my face to the hillside and paddled. Fun swell.————Music — The Sea and Cake — Four Corners

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All Photos: CubillosThe year comes to a close and a decade ends. Happy New Year! ————Music – LCD SOundsystem — All My Friends

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Photo Cubillos————John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967, until his death in 2004. He was known for his eclectic taste in music and his honest and warm broadcasting style.The Peel Sessions began when John realized he had to play by more rules than he was used to. John's

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Photo Cubillos“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”By the poet Henry Van Dyke.————Timed my go out perfectly.————Music — The Van Dykes — I've Got To Go On Without You

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©CubillosThe ebb and flow of life, we have swell, then flat spells. Activity, then rest. A natural cycle, The Lull. It's the Yin and Yang, the "El Niño and "La Niña' of things. During this lull, I'll give thanks and count my blessings. I hope this finds you well.————Music — Charlie Byrd Trio — Wave

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————Music — The Bats — Block of Wood

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Photo Cubillos————Muisc — Breakestra featyring Afrodyete — Come On Over

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©CubillosA reminder to live in the now, like an endless tube ride.————Music — The Jam — Start

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©CubillosOriginating in Spain or possibly Morocco, the Tango was introduced to the New World by Spanish settlers, eventually making its way back to Spain with Black and Creole influences.In the early 19th Century, the Tango was a solo dance performed only by women. The Andalusian Tango was later done by one or two couples walking together using castanets. At one time the dance was soon considered

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Photo Cubillos————Music — Smashing Pumpkins — Cherub Rock Live

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Photo CubillosEsteban Bojorquez, had an art opening at CSUN this past weekend. Excellent show, his work is rich and textured with lots of depth and dimension, I really dug the assemblage of found objects. I particularly liked the "shack" he created. The outside walls reminded me of the brick and stone patterns of the Malibu Wall. You need to see Bojorquez's work in person to see the scope of

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©Photo Cubillos————Music — The Who — Happy Jack

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Photo: Tom CozadMore here.————Music — The View — Comin' Down

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Photo Cubillos————Music — The Stranglers — Something Better Change

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Photo: Bill Parr Mayor of Malibu, "Zuma Jay" Wagner offloading the “Unknown Surfer, Unknown Artist, Unknown Donor” statue where the Malibu World Surfing Reserve bronze plaque will reside.The plaque for the Unknown Surfer reads as follows. "I turn my back to the black asphalt strip that brought me here, then I look out over the big blue adventure that lies ahead".————The 'unknown statue, by

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©CubillosI surfed under a lopsided yellow moon and saw a shooting star. May you get a chance to experience that.————Music — New Order — Ceremony

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Photo CubillosFlock.A surf starved city went surfing last weekend.————Music — Mumford and Sons — Little Lion Man

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Photo CubillosProtecting the best waves we have on the planet.World Surfing Reserves (WSR) proactively identifies, designates and preserves outstanding waves, surf zones and their surrounding environments, around the world. The program will create a global network of designated surfing reserves that are internationally and regionally recognized. The initiative depends on the coordination and

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©Cubillos————Music — Breakestra — I Got Love

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©Cubillos————Music — Average White Band — Cut The Cake

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©CubillosVisit here and here, oh, and here.————Music — Os Mutantes — A Minha Menina

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©Cubillos————Music — Cumbia Colombiana — Armando Hernandez — Loquito Por Ti

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©CubillosThe Sea Songtress prepares for a go out. This is what surfing feels like to me.————Music — Steppenwolf — Magic Carpet Ride

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©CubillosI've been working on this Tee shirt idea. Here's some footage of waves with umpf, olas with big bolas.————Music — AC/DC — Big Balls

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Photo CubillosD.R. co-founder of O'Quinn and an old friend, surfing a heat during this weekends Malbu Invitational. The Invitational is a short board contest to benefit Jimmy Gamboa's TheraSURF. TheraSURF is an organization that focuses on healing kids with special needs by taking them in the ocean to surf.————Before I stopped at the contest, I made a run north for a go out, the water had a

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©CubillosSurfed north of the spot I painted above but south of this place.Music — Matt Costa — Sunshine————BonusTame Impala are a four piece psychedelic band from Perth, Australia. Obvious influences from Cream amd The Beatles. Other influences include Beck, The Doors, Massive Attack and Portishead.————Music - Tame Impala - Skeleton Tiger

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————Music — Cat Stevens — Katmandu

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©CubillosZuma de Venus I and II (10.5 x 18)"Affection is a coal that must be cool'd;Else, suffer'd, it will set the heart on fire. "– Shakespeare (source Venus and Adonis)"Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo."— Mary Pickford————Music — Television — VenusSanto & Johnny — Venus

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©Cubillos(Tres Pajaros-12x15ish)California's Wildlife Center will be hosting their 12th annual celebration benefiting native California wildlife, on Sunday, August 22 at Gull's Way 26800 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. If you go, you'll see my painting, TRES PAJAROS (shown above), which will be available to the highest bidder through a silent auction. You can purchase tickets to the event here.

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©Cubillos————Two Songs — West Side Story — Tonight (Ensemble)Professor Green featuring Ed Drewett — I Need You Tonight

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————Music — Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers — Here Comes My Girl

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©CubillosAt the alter this early morning.————Music — Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity — Light My Fire

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©CubillosPaul the octopus lives in a Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany. Paul became internationally famous for correctly "predicting" the winner of eight matches at the 2010 World Cup. Paul correctly predicted Spains win over The Netherlands in the final, which has sparked a movement from famous chefs in Spain to take Squid off the menu, while the Dutch want to serve fried calamari as the

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Photo CubillosYou think Tiger could putt off those greens?———Music — Aterciopelados — Esmeralda

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————Music — George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton — Here Comes The Sun

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©CubillosCarmen Amaya is considered to be one of the greatest flamenco dancers ever, an international cultural icon who combined fury with tenderness, she was a wild exotic woman with the fierce pride of Spain and the Gypsy spirit. ————Music — Carmen Amaya and her Troupe

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Photo CubillosSurfed the Bu, before heading south. We camped in San Mateo and surfed Old Mans, Cottons and Calafia, then later in the week we headed north for a one night stay in Morro Bay. Gray, gray gray up and down the coast.————Music — Led Zeppelin — Misty Mountain Hop

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©Cubillos————Music — Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass — A Taste of Honey

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©Cubillos————Music — Dr. Dog — Hang On

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©CubillosStay hungry like the wolf and go for three.————Music — X — Los Angeles

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©CubillosSliding across the low tide face and past a section, I got a few more turns in before I kicked out in the shallows. I pushed off the bottom to get back on my board and my big toe had the unfortunate gooey sensation of stepping on one of these, inked and delivered.————Music — The White Stripes — Icky Thump

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Photo CubillosThe Big Names coined the nickname, The Malibu Lizard, for Johnny Fain."Along with Dewey Weber, Lance Carson and Miki Dora, Johnny Fain was definitely one of the four aces of Malibu," wrote Denny Aaberg in "Johnny Fain of Malibu." "He was one of the kings." This famous image shows Dora pushing Fain off the wave.The feud continued here, where Dora switchblades Fain (at about 3:33 in

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Photo CubillosGoethe's color wheel from his 1810 Theory of Colors.————Music — The Colourfield — Pushing Up the Daisies

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The god of wine delivered.We drove up to Paso Robles early Saturday morning to hang the art at Kiamie Wine Cellars, the art will be up for the month of June, If your making a trip through Paso, stop by Kiamie and say hello to Sophia in the tasting room. I personally liked the 2006 Kiamie Kuvée. Kiamie blends distinctive Westside Paso Robles mountain vineyards into wines of expression and

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©CubillosFour memorable waves yesterday. The first one,the last oneand the twoin between.The restwere just wavesI forgot, if you knowwhat I mean.————Music — Buddy Holly - Slippin´ and Slidin´

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©FIFAOne of the cool things about the World Cup is how the world comes together to enjoy the beautiful game. I also find it pretty cool that the press has nicknames for all the national teams. Here's the nicknames for the 32 particpating teams in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Algeria – Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)Argentina – Albicelestes (White and Sky blue)Australia – Socceroos (

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The Vuvuzela is a plastic horn, approximately one metre in length and are commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa. If your watching the game on the tele, it sounds like a constant buzz of bees at a high decibal. If your in the stands live at Soccer City, the newly renovated stadium in the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa, with 91,000 of your closest friends, it may

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————Music — Ann Margret — Bye Bye Birdie

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©CubillosGaby Kerpel studied music in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work is a medley of pieces taken from various sources, similar to iconoclasts Manu Chao or Howie B. Kerpel radically reworks traditional and modern sounds and styles by fusing traditional folk instruments and melodies from Northeastern Argentina. The result is an ancient yet modern sound.————Music — Gaby Kerpel — Se Que No Vas A

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©CubillosFun before sun, son.After my last point to pebble wave, I was walking up the sand and bumped into Jesse, who was being carried out to the sand by his buddy. I helped out by placing the board in the shallows so he could be placed on the board. His buddy quickly grabbed his own board and paddled out by towing Jesse and away they went.————Music — Broken Social Scene — Pacific Theme

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©CubillosRodrigo y Gabriela have been influenced by a variety of music, jazz, metal, and latin rock music, but they certainly don't like to be pinned down to a category. Like many artists, they don't want to be categorized, they just want to express.Their careers began in Mexico City, Gabriela joined an all male metal band which Rodrigo was a member of. The metal band eventually broke up

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©Cubillos (Working sketch of one of the paintings at Shelter — pencil on paper)————I walked in and noticed an elderly man sitting. He was talking to someone in front of him, a younger man, whose back was facing me as I walked closer."Hi, is Graham in?"The elderly man kept talking. He was recounting the past and was deep into a story. He looked up, noticed me and continued the story without

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©CubillosRemember your first wave. This was mine about 30 years ago. This piece will be at Shelter May 1st, come by and check it out.————Music — Foreigner — Feels Like The First Time

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©Cubillos11x 14 HuepaI finished framing plenty of art in preparation of the Shelter show on May 11. I did get a great surf in on Monday for a pre-dawn session with long rides to the dwellings near the pier, the day before I mixed it up and hit a good old sand bar as this particular beachie has been working nicely.————Producers and founders Axel Hirn & Flo Fleischmann AKA Noiseshaper established a

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Saturday, May 1 at 7pm, I'll have an art opening at Shelter. Come on down, you'll also get to see a screening of Cyrus Sutton’s film Tom's Creation Plantation while enjoying the sonic fruits served up by The Spendido Allstars.Refreshments provided by Primo.7pm – FREENext door to Shelter, the wine bar, 4th St Vine, will also be hosting a group show entitled The Morning After, which will include

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©CubillosThe Specials. What a dam good show that was last night. Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, and Angelo of Fishbone were all out skankin' in a packed house. Specials are at Coachella tonight.————Music — The Specials — You're Wondering Now

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©CubillosThe Specials perform tonight at Nokia Theatre, the show is sold out, so if you don't have tickets, well, so sorry, if you do have tickets maybe I'll see ya there.————Music — The Specials — Gangsters

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Marc Andreini (vaqueros de las olas), #11, Gerry Lopez, Ian Zamora.More images from Sacred Craft here.————Music — The Yardbirds — Stroll On (Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page 1966)

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The top two photos are of Joe Quigg, Rincon 1953, the bottom two are of Bob Simmons, Rincon 1947. Photos are from Renny Yater archives. Here's Rincon now.Taken at Sacred Craft.————Music — Ray Barreto — Watusi

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©CubillosQuadron are Robin Hannibal, the multi-instrumentalist/producer and Coco O., the singer with the velvety smooth voice. Quadron's music is confident and has little fear of boundaries, merging pop sensibilities with vintage Motown vibes and jazzy funk. The result is a blend of synth soul that is unique and fresh allowing them to put their own stamp on the genre of soul. The self titled

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Photo CubillosIt was smallish and slow but it was a fun surf with Gordo. ————I always thought the lyrics were "Shikatow, shikatownow", sounds better than "Shake it down, shake it down now."————Music — The Commodores — Brick House

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©Photos and art Cubillos————Music — Ramones — Baby I love you

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©Cubillos————Music — Love And Rockets — No Big Deal

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©CubillosTocando42x 29————Cecil Bustamente Campbell, better known as the pioneering musician Prince Buster from Kingston, Jamaica. Prince Buster is one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music. The records he made on the Blue Beat label in the 1960s inspired many reggae and ska artists like The Specials, The English Beat, Madness and The Toasters, to name a few,

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©CubillosThe Lambrettas were a English mod revival band, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Named after the iconic Italian Lambretta scooter brand.————Music — The Lambrettas — DanceThe Lambrettas — Poison Ivy

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©CubillosSalud Stretch Cinco11x 14————The surfer surfing, while holding a rose. The board is the vessel, much like the body is. The wave is the energy, much like the soul.The rose in handis a lantern of hope.The stretching foot aspires to be perched.————Music — Rolling Stones — Beast of Burden

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Esteban Bojorquez and Frank Cubillos collaboration.As Bojorquez once told me, "friends should surf together, play music together and make art together". Above is the second part of our collaboration, the piece is roughly 15x 22 inches, mixed media on board. Here's the first collab. Always a pleasure working with Esteban. In a sense, this collaboration solidified what I always believed, that the

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Photo CubillosRaw rough and dusty grooves. Surf guitar, garage R&B, rockabilly raunch mixed with 60s soul. ————Music in masses.Ronny Kae — Drums Fell Off a CliffJulien Covey & The Machine — A Little Bit HurtHiggs & Wilson — Manny, OhThe Ardels — Lonely HoursThe Debonairs — Please Don't Say We're ThroughGolden Catalinas — Can your monkey do the dogBig Bo and the Arrows — Hully Gully

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©CubillosWhat ever you need, I think I need it too.————Music — Echo & the Bunnymen — I Think I Need It To

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Art by Bojorquez and Cubillos.Surf fast, eat slow. The phrase came from Esteban Bojorquez, he commented on this painting of mine. We discussed a collaboration and his phrase was the spark for the piece. I was really stoked on the way it came out.————Music — The Who - The Seeker

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————©Photo/art CubillosPhotos from the last several days. Hope you got some... hope you'll get some!————Music — Breakestra — Getcho Soul TogethaMas Breaksta here.

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©Cubillos11x 14————Music — Ella Fitzgerald — One Note Samba

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