We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

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Vin, Bébé

European synthpop sensation Vin Bébé has spent years accumulating a small–if fiercely loyal–fan base built solely around quirky beeps and equally coy auto-tuned lyrics.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Zeevee

Dispelling the notion that all industrial rockers are tattooed, angry looking men, Zeevee finds himself being confused for Canadian techno artist Moby more often than for one of the west-coast's most promising EBM artists.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Smut Pidgeon - PR Handjob

Loud, brash, and goofy, Smut Pidgeon's keyboardist/percussionist/concertinaist PR Handjob is a bitter rainbow of joy to witness live.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Smut Pidgeon - Zoom

Up front on vocals and guitar is Zoom, who characteristic dishevelment belies a robust and vibrant voice that brings an unexpected depth to the music.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Sturm Hund

After a bitter falling out with Köhler and Fuchs, Krüger decided to keep going under the Sturm Hund name by himself. No longer hindered by the bickering of the band in its last album, he was free to explore a more melodic approach to what he believed was becoming an ever more stilted genre.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Tardis Kitty

Her 2007 debut release "The Time At The End of Anywhere" was a soft-spoken, melodious examination of self that left many critics floored. Now, Tardis Kitty is back with a new, livelier sound that moves beyond the introspection of the first and covers more playful territory.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Trev Lightfall

"The Lightsurfers" frontman Trev Lightfall has built an image around references drawn from sci-fi, anime, mangas, and cartoons. Our exclusive images of him from the band's new photo shoot don't do anything to dispel that reputation.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
MoxNation

Underground sensation MoxNation has ensnared audiences with her ecclectic fusion of hip-hop, ska, and gypsy punk for years. With shows as renowned for their dizzying use of color as they are for their energy, she's one artist not to miss this summer.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Little Red Alphabet

Describing themselves as "the place where pop stops to get a good loaf of bread and listen to the sounds of light while doing its crossword puzzle," neither Middlefield nor Winslow are prone to letting their work be categorized in any simple way.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Fynbos

With lush undertones and unusual application of instruments ranging from tambukas to a full brass section, this up and coming Massachusetts band is starting to gain serious attention across the region.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Distraction of Pure

Intellectual rock meets burlesque in the live performances of Tucson based Distraction of Pure. Comprised mostly of lead woman Sonya Delacroix, the rest of the line-up is an ever-shifting cast of local and occasionally nationally renowned musicians.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Amee Nye

Born the daughter of a lounge singer and a roadie for bands like Pantera and Whitesnake, Amee Nye has never been a stranger to the musical scene. So it comes as no surprise that at 21 she's already finished three albums and is going on a quest to find new sounds to bring to her work.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Jimmy Sandford

Well-known industry regular Jimmy Sandford has provided his skills on the electric bass to a wide range of bands, including Snakecharmer, New Distress, Musicka, and Time Trust.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Kelley McNaughty

A runaway success with his soul-filled, delicate compositions and insightful lyrics, Kelley McNaughty is back in the saddle after a three year hiatus.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Idiosync

After the succes of his debut EP Do You Hate Me Now? and follow-up album Intertwined, New York-based electronic artist Idiosync is feeling at the top of his game.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Hans-Peter Glockenspiel

After being relocated from Bremen, Germany to Hulupoe, Hawaii at the age of 9, young Hans-Peter was enrolled in an afternoon ukulele class to keep him entertained while his parents were busy.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Fawkesy

After maintaining that initial progressive jazz sound with bass as a focus for a few album, Fawkesy began incorporating more and more vocals into her tracks. The vocals themselves wove in-between a husky jazz sensibility and torch, striving to incorporate the strengths of each.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Roughie

Most recently known for his scandals and ego wars with former friend Mo'Hard, rapper cum rocker Roughie is working hard these days to turn his public image back around.

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
By clicking "download" below you acknowledge that you have read and understand the above terms, and agree to adhere to them.

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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Cøckulur

Hot off their extensive American tour, Cøckulur frontman Sven Asgardson stopped by to tell us about their upcoming third studio album, "Strindberg's Folly."

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1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
By clicking "download" below you acknowledge that you have read and understand the above terms, and agree to adhere to them.

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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.
Diesporic

Diesporic is know amongst their fans for a hard, grinding techno married with an industrial groove steeped in crunchy guitars and monolithic beats. With us today is vocalist Livia Lux, to talk about their new video, "Fetich Tricks."

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All works by Zed Martinez are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license. This means you're allowed to use and distribute these images however you like so long as you adhere to the following three rules:
1. You have to give me credit. Don't go saying you did this and we'll be fine. Even better, give me a credit line somewhere and link back to my site.
2. You can't sell it. Or anything made with it. That's technically part of the third term, but it's true. Use this for any personal use you like, but no commercial use.
3. If you reuse this piece or elements from it to make something new, you have to release that piece under the same terms I licensed this one to you. Your piece has to have these same three rules.
By clicking "download" below you acknowledge that you have read and understand the above terms, and agree to adhere to them.

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We Were Rockstars, a Project by Zed Martinez

We have a problem with image in this society. Thanks to a media driven by advertisement and sensationalism, we are bombarded constantly with images of people who we know on some level aren't much different from us, but who appear larger than life, more stylish, more sexy. The line is drawn for us: we don't look like those people on the magazine covers. We won't grow up to be rockstars.

Or, can we? Most of the image of the rockstar--the lust, the detachment, the nonchalance, the edginess--has nothing to do with the person themselves. It's all in how we experience their image. Controlled. Styled. Purposefully set up to make them look better. So, what happens if you use those same tricks on regular, every day people? The real people.

Maybe we won't grow up to be rockstars. Perhaps society did lie to us. But, I'm making us into rockstars, one leering, detached cover shoot at a time.