All posts by Alex Cook

The House That Hemmings Built

My first introduction to Greg Hemmings wasn’t a handshake at some conference for young professionals, or even seeing one of his documentaries. It was a photograph belonging to a friend, where he and Greg, and two or three other guys, were participating in some male bonding by posing on the edge of a river, naked as the day they were born, bits concealed in hand, and cheeky grins across their faces. The photo was just one in a series that belonged to something of a ritual while filming on the road. It was taken more than a decade ago, a folly of youth, and today Greg is CEO of Hemmings House Pictures, a film production company that operates on a global scale promoting the social values of change and responsibility, but at the heart of the operation is still Greg’s youthful sense of openness and adventure. Continue reading The House That Hemmings Built

What’s The Frequency, Kyle?

When the Beatles began playing in the clubs of Hamburg in 1960, it was the songs of Fats Domino, Lonnie Donegan, and Elvis Presley they were performing. When The Rolling Stones got started they were playing Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley. The Who? The Shadows and The Ventures. For some, playing other people’s music can be a launching point, it can build an audience, and hone skills. For others, like Kyle Boudreau, it’s a calling, a lifestyle, and any opportunity to make music, “Some bands do original tunes, and they’d be ashamed to be in a cover band. I’m not. I’m not writing songs on Saturday night, 10:30 at my house. I’m out at the bar having fun, the band is playing. Why wouldn’t you do that? If I’m going to wake up fresh on a Monday to write some lyrics, then I’m not going to be able to do that.” Continue reading What’s The Frequency, Kyle?

The Art of War: The 2015 Faces of Fusion Art Battle Participants

The 2015 Faces of Fusion Art Battle is upon us! We shall wade through acrylics, and drape ourselves in the canvases of our enemies! We shall feast upon the flesh of whatever catering brings us! Needless to say, everyone here at The East are excited to be part of the event, especially with the very talented artists that will be participating. Here’s a little primer to let you know who to look for.

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Amy Ash And The Photos Of Your Long Lost Cousins

Amy Ash may have left New Brunswick two years ago for the bustle of London, but the Hampton born artist took a part of the province with her. Her work has been comprised of paint, and thread, and old bits of paper; a magpie’s collage spread across all manner of mediums, but central to much of her recent work has been the people of New Brunswick in the form of their lost and discarded photographs. “I have such a soft spot for [photo albums]. They took up a large part of my luggage to London. It’s ridiculous, but I now have all these New Brunswick faces of people I don’t even know. I know it’s weird, but I can’t help myself. I’ve kind of displaced them along with myself.” Continue reading Amy Ash And The Photos Of Your Long Lost Cousins