Sapient: Indie Rap Hustle Kingpin

Sapient: Indie Rap Hustle Kingpin By Tyler OneWerd Webb Staff Writer I’m not gonna lie. I’ve been a big fan of Sapient’s (Sandpeople) work for a minute. I’ve always gravitated toward artists that I perceive to be truly “independent.” For me, it means that when I purchase a CD, bump a track or attend a…

Space-Rainbow King: Ricky Watts Wreckin’ It Hard

Space-Rainbow King: Ricky Watts Wreckin’ It Hard By Aaris A. Schroeder Editor-In-Chief Ricky Watts comes from a creative family, being raised in Petaluma, CA after being born in San Francisco to his mother, a journalist and father who has always had his artistic side. “I don’t feel like I’m walking in their footsteps but I…

Art Hotel: Local Art Community Comes Together For Final Hurrah Before Demolition

Art Hotel: Local Art Community Comes Together For Final Hurrah Before Demolition Story & Photos By Aaris A. Schroeder Editor-In-Chief Built in the ’20s and once housing families and single unit apartments, The Jade apartment building now houses what is being called the Art Hotel (#ArtHotel916) at 1122 7th Street, located in the heart of…

Submit Your Top 10 A.K.A.: #YourNameX10

Your Top 10 A.K.A. #YourNameX10 A Call Out To Bloggers By Aaris A. Schroeder Editor-In-Chief #X10 Contest Created By Kim Possible Staff Writer/Blogger/Creative Manager UBO MAG wants your participation. We are looking for your favorite Top-10’s. These lists need to be relevant to UBO MAG’s demographics and subject matter. If you are already familiar with…

“I Just Wanna Paint;” A Tribute Story to Legendary Milton Bowens

By Aaris A. Schroeder Editor-In-Chief Milton Bowens, currently a ten-year resident of Sacramento, CA grew up in a military family, living in East Oakland, CA near Lake Merritt, tagging along five brothers and five sisters in Oakland has been a long time avid visual artist and writer. His expertise falls in urban mix-collage or as…

ArtIsMobilUs: A Creative Mobile Community Experience

ArtIsMobilUs A Creative Mobile Community Experience By Aaris A. Schroeder Editor-In-Chief Felix, a mixed media visual artist, photographer and exhibitionist has been a lifelong evangelist in urban revitalization and transformation of art in communities for some time, when the idea of housing an art gallery on the inside and outside of an old bus came…

May 29, ’11: Last Workshop at Beatnik Studios

By Aaris A. Schroeder Editor-In-Chief We arrived at 3 pm and there was not a soul in the building for the workshop, Memorial Day Weekend was in our midst.  Just a few people showed up for the workshop but that was okay.  There was a nice food spread to celebrate the last workshop at Beatnik,…