Spotlight: Mikey Madison
Mikey Madison at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 8, 2025. Just a few days before this event Mikey had won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Anora at the 97th Academy Awards. I think Mikey […]
Spin Doctors Frontman Chris Barron Plays an Acoustic Set at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
I wrote this article nearly 8 years ago for PureGrainAudio.com (now V13 Media): It’s late Friday afternoon at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California. The small store has long served as a place to buy both new and vintage stringed instruments, repair a broken guitar, and learn how to play one. For many years, […]
Grazing Goats Reduce Risk of Fire
June 15, 2026 Torrance, California
The Mannequins Project
The Mannequins Project: Transforming Recyclables Into a Work of Art http://www.mannequinsproject.com/ Photos by Charlie Steffens • May 22, 2026 • St. Louis, Missouri
My Take on Iron Maiden’s ‘Burning Ambition’
Iron Maiden Burning Ambition Running time: 106 mins Director: Malcolm Venville I would have never predicted that a film on Iron Maiden would be screened in movie theaters internationally, just as I would have never guessed that the English heavy metal band would be inducted into the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With […]
Welcome to Rockville – Jacksonville, Florida – May 4, 2019
Six years ago I was at Welcome to Rockville, a three-day music festival in Jacksonville, Florida. Here are a few shots from Day Two (Rob Zombie headlined that night) snapped with my Nikon D850. I have lots of great photos from that weekend. I stayed at a Super 8 Motel, slept very little, and ate […]
GWAR, Soulfly, and King Parrot at House of Blues in San Diego on 4-19-2026
See this on V13 Media – https://v13.net/2026/04/gwar-house-of-blues-san-diego-photos/ “The Return of Gor Gor” U.S. tour with GWAR, Soulfly and King Parrot hit San Diego’s House of Blues last week. The venue, with a 1,500-person capacity, was packed with people of all ages, colours, and sizes. Dozens wore white t-shirts, making themselves ripe targets for the spewage […]
April 8, 2026: Above Ground, Out of Dodge
Red Carpet Sizzle
Dogtown Skates
Four frames of Mukunda at Venice Skatepark. Mukunda – Venice, CA – Feb 9, 2020