D.I.Y.

A nod to the artists, entrepreneurs, restaurateurs and other punks who are doing it on their own.

TVA or die

There’s a room at the back of Ricky Alvarez’s house that mirrors what you might imagine the inside of his head to look like.

Nearly every inch of the walls are covered with graffiti, stickers and stencil work. A drum kit sits in one corner. Screen printing materials are in another. Boxes and miscellaneous items crowd the floor.

It’s kind of a mess. Click for the full story.

From the archives

FEED THE PUNKS RECORDS

I don’t like the idea that D.I.Y. is shitty just because it’s punk,” said 21-year-old Luis Soltero, one-half of Feed the Punks Records, an El Monte silk screening and recording team that also includes Marco Robles, 21.  “If you do make things that are good, people will take more interest.  You know when people take the time, that they care-and that attracts you.” Click for more.