A Q & A with BucketFeet Shoe Designer Meryl Phillips

March 25th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Art, Featured

A Q & A with BucketFeet Shoe Designer Meryl Phillips

When the new line of Bucketfeet shoes dropped, we applauded the eclectic designs of a few very dynamic Brazilian artists. But we really got juiced when we found out that the one American designer featured in the new line was Oakland artist Meryl Phillips! We caught up with her to discuss her shoe designs, utilitarian art, her East Oakland house renovation and the local art scene.

Music Video: Symba: “Winning Pt. 2″

January 24th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Featured, Music

Music Video: Symba: "Winning Pt. 2"

Deer Valley hoop star cum Berkeley spitter is back with the video for “Winning Pt. 2.” In this Aquavis Warfield-directed video, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a rival emcee in a basement-lit battle scene. He prowls and attacks, starts and stops, something [...]

Notes To Oakland

August 29th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Notes To Oakland

Notes To Oakland

Read the notes Oaklanders are writing to their beloved city, and submit your own! Shoot us your story, celebration or plea to Oakland at with “Notes to Oakland” in the subject.

Feature: Understanding the Enigmatic Lil B

February 22nd, 2011  |  by  |  published in Music

Feature: Understanding the Enigmatic Lil B

That’s right folks, Lil B just covered XXL. Are you really surprised though? Okay perhaps, you are. Perhaps you don’t quite understand dude. That’s okay, you are not alone. To help you out, 38thnotes decided to weigh in on what makes Lil B the [...]

The Bay Abridged: Mixtape Series

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