MARTY for Living Proof Radio. Full podcast episode now on the Living Proof patreon. https://www.patreon.com/livingproofnewyork MARTY is a graffiti writer from Brooklyn whose name in New York became synonymous with SMART Crew, a collective of graffiti writers, artists & friends whose approach to getting up served as a beacon of ingenuity in the city’s graffiti landscape. Alongside his peers, MARTY’s approach, spot selection and letters had him stand out in an era of graffiti that was rife ...

Blondey McCoy for Living Proof Radio. Full episode now on the Living Proof patreon. https://www.patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Blondey McCoy is a British skateboarder and designer who grew up skating at London’s South Bank, a space that played a significant role in shaping his style and way of approaching work. His work later expanded through a long-running partnership with Adidas, for which he designed a signature sneaker line known for its experimental details and clean, unmistakable aesth...

Shoreline Mafia for Living Proof Radio for Living Proof Radio. OhGeesy and Fenix Flexin interviewed by REBOE LNE. Full episode now on the Living Proof Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Shoreline Mafia is a Los Angeles rap group that emerged in the mid-2010s and quickly became one of the defining sounds of modern West Coast street rap. The crew began when OhGeesy and Fenix Flexin met through writing graffiti and East Hollywood’s skate-and-street culture. Their music touches o...

Danny Diablo / Lord Ezec for Living Proof Radio. Full episode now on the Living Proof patreon. https://www.livingproofnewyork.com/ Danny Diablo, also known as Lord Ezec, is an iconic figure within New York's hardcore and graffiti scenes. Having formed influential bands such as Crown of Thornz during a pivotal era of New York Hardcore, Ezec naturally blended his graffiti background into the music he made; famously using a Cap One quote to introduce the album "Train Yard Blues", an album w...

EASY for Living Proof Radio, full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork EASY is a graffiti writer who began writing around 1982. Alongside his partners JOZ (RIP) and JOSH5, EASY's street-graffiti campaign across all five boroughs of New York set the blueprint for the term "all city". Using high-visibility yet ground-level spot placement with a straightforward approach to large legible tags, EASY's aggressive repetition helped define an era when write...

Alain Levitt for Living Proof Radio, full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Alain Levitt is a Los Angeles–born photographer who moved to New York in 2000 and began documenting the downtown life around him with a small point-and-shoot camera. He became known for capturing the skate, graffiti, nightlife, and art scenes of early-2000s Manhattan in candid, flash-lit images. His photo book NYC 2000–2005, released with @fuckingawesome, gath...

Patrick O’Dell for Living Proof Radio, full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Patrick O’Dell is a photographer, filmmaker and skateboarder whose work has had a lasting influence on skate culture. He began skating at an early age and soon merged that passion with photography, developing a documentary-style approach that captured the personalities, places, and people that defined the skateboarding of his era. In 2004, O’Dell started Epicly Later’d,...

Alex 2Tone for Living Proof Radio, full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork This episode focuses on the brand origins of Born X Raised. Alex 2Tone is the co-founder of Born x Raised, a clothing brand rooted in the culture of Los Angeles. Growing up amid the city’s graffiti and street scenes, 2Tone developed a visual language shaped by his upbringing that now defines his work across fashion and film. http://livingproofnewyork.com

Lee Quiñones is a pioneering graffiti artist and painter widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of New York City’s graffiti movement. Raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Quiñones began painting subway cars in the mid-1970s and became known for his large-scale work that elevated graffiti from tags to visual storytelling. A key member of the legendary graffiti crew The Fabulous Five, he was among the first writers to paint entire subway cars; his whole car...

Atiba Jefferson for Living Proof Radio. Full episode now on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Atiba Jefferson is a photographer widely regarded as one of the most influential visual chroniclers of skateboarding culture of all time. Born in Colorado Springs, Jefferson developed an early passion for both skateboarding and photography that would merge into a prolific career documenting the evolution of skating from a subcultural movement into a global phenomenon. Af...

Brian Wenning for Living Proof Radio. Full episode now on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Brian Wenning is an iconic skateboarder who has recently been released from prison after serving five years for a weapons charge under the Graves Act, which carried a mandatory minimum of 42 months before parole eligibility. Released from Bayside State Prison in May 2025, Wenning has since expressed his determination to move forward and rebuild his life. While in prison, ...

Harry Jumonji for Living Proof Radio. Full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Harry Jumonji is a Brazilian-born skateboarder regarded as one of the defining icons of New York City’s skateboarding history. After moving from Brazil to New York as a child, Jumonji was introduced to the New York skate scene through Andy Kessler, one of New York’s most influential skaters and the first person he met when arriving in the city. Deeply shaped by Ke...

Brian Anderson for Living Proof Radio, full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Brian Anderson is an iconic professional skateboarder celebrated for his lasting influence on street skating. He rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with Toy Machine, gaining early notoriety around the era of Welcome to Hell, turned pro in 1998, and was named Thrasher’s Skater of the Year in 1999 after joining Girl Skateboards. That same year he won the World Cup of Skateboar...

Henry Chalfant is an American photographer, videographer, and sculptor best known for his pioneering work chronicling New York City’s graffiti and hip-hop culture. Beginning in 1977, Chalfant started photographing graffiti on the subway cars of New York City, capturing hundreds of ephemeral artworks by legendary writers such as Lee, Dondi, Skeme, Blade, Cap and Seen. His technique, shooting from one position while the train moved, allowed him to create single, highly detailed images construc...

AVE for Living Proof Radio, full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Anthony Van Engelen is a legendary professional skateboarder who emerged in the mid-1990s as part of a new generation pushing street skating. With parts in some of the most influential skate videos of all time, including Photosynthesis, Mind Field, and Vans’ Propeller; where his performance earned him Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year award in 2015. He co-founded FA alongsi...

Leo Fitzpatrick for Living Proof Radio, full episode on the Living Proof Patreon. Leo Fitzpatrick is an artist and actor who first caught public attention as Telly in Larry Clark’s controversial 1995 film Kids; a performance that earned him both acclaim and harassment, as some viewers confused him with his character and even blamed him for the film’s fictional misdeeds. Aside from acting, Fitzpatrick co‐founded the experimental New York gallery Home Alone Gallery in 2012, later becomi...

Larry Clark for Living Proof Radio: Full episode now available on the Living Proof Patreon. Larry Clark is an American photographer and filmmaker known for his unflinching approach to his work. Clark emerged in the 1960s as a pioneering voice documenting youth culture from the inside out. Rather than observe from a distance, he embedded himself within the communities he photographed: skaters, drug users, misfits, and outsiders, offering a perspective that was intimate. His work often draws fr...

Ruby Neri, also known by her graffiti name Reminisce, emerged as a prominent figure during the golden era of San Francisco’s graffiti scene in the 1990s. She immersed herself in the Bay Area’s graffiti culture, painting, shoplifting and hanging alongside figures such as KR, AMAZE, Barry McGee (TWIST), Margaret Kilgallen (RIP) & Alicia McCarthy; all of whom helped define the street graffiti & art scene of the time. Rather than a classic throw-up, her graffiti focused on riderles...

Full episode on Patreon- http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Futura 2000 in conversation with Chino BYI. Futura 2000 is a legendary graffiti writer, designer, and painter who emerged in the 1970s as part of New York City's first wave of subway graffiti writers. He began tagging subway trains under the name "Futura 2000" and was one of the first artists to bring graffiti into galleries. In the early 1980s, he collaborated with The Clash, painting live on stage during their concerts an...

Full episode on the Living Proof Patreon: http://patreon.com/livingproofnewyork Beatrice Domond is a professional skateboarder who spent her early years skating solo in a small town in Florida. Filming herself skating her nearby park or backyard alongside her little brother, she found William Strobeck’s email from his old website and began sending him clips. Strobeck showed the videos to Jason Dill, forming Beatrice’s initial connection to FA. She was featured in early Supreme videos and h...