An Interview with Mary Osborne
It’s hard to find a picture of Mary Osborne where she’s not smiling ear to ear. Maybe it’s because she just got done with a great surf session or maybe it’s because she’s living her dreams. Probably, it’s a bit of both. Mary is that bright person in your life that sees life through the lens of their passion. That person who is always looking for the next ray of sunshine, the next adventure to unfold. Continue...
It’s hard to find a picture of Mary Osborne where she’s not smiling ear to ear. Maybe it’s because she just got done with a great surf session or maybe it’s because she’s living her dreams. Probably, it’s a bit of both. Mary is that bright person in your life that sees life through the lens of their passion. That person who is always looking for the next ray of sunshine, the next adventure to unfold. Continue...
An Interview with Jill Andrews
Honey dripped melodies mixed with some honest Tennessee rumpus. This is the music of Jill Andrews. For years Jill’s tunes made waves in the music industry in the form of the alt-country band the everybodyfields. Continue...
Honey dripped melodies mixed with some honest Tennessee rumpus. This is the music of Jill Andrews. For years Jill’s tunes made waves in the music industry in the form of the alt-country band the everybodyfields. Continue...
An Interview with Tara Hogan
After Tara Hogan agreed to do an interview for Trap Door Sun we scheduled a short "meet-n-greet" call. Two hours later we were fast friends. The conversation didn't linger on the surface. Continue...
After Tara Hogan agreed to do an interview for Trap Door Sun we scheduled a short "meet-n-greet" call. Two hours later we were fast friends. The conversation didn't linger on the surface. Continue...
An Interview with Allison Schulnik
The paintings of Allison Schulnik are beautiful and odd and emotive. Thick layers of oil giving way to brilliant creatures—creatures like a familiar nother-person. Someone, or something, from a fantastical otherworld you once visited in your imagination. Continue...
The paintings of Allison Schulnik are beautiful and odd and emotive. Thick layers of oil giving way to brilliant creatures—creatures like a familiar nother-person. Someone, or something, from a fantastical otherworld you once visited in your imagination. Continue...
An Interview with Jon Foreman
When we hear music we are hearing the culmination of a process. Sometimes that process is fraught with pain or pleasure or both ... all at once. So we get to enjoy songs that represent years of experiences Continue...
When we hear music we are hearing the culmination of a process. Sometimes that process is fraught with pain or pleasure or both ... all at once. So we get to enjoy songs that represent years of experiences Continue...
An Interview with Don Hertzfeldt
At 21 he was nominated for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Billy’s Balloon. At 23 his short film, Rejected, was nominated for an Academy Award. At 24 Filmmaker Magazine named him one of the “Top 25 Filmakers to Watch.” Continue...
At 21 he was nominated for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Billy’s Balloon. At 23 his short film, Rejected, was nominated for an Academy Award. At 24 Filmmaker Magazine named him one of the “Top 25 Filmakers to Watch.” Continue...
An Interview with Scott Harrison
Some people have had enough. Enough self-aggrandizement, enough waste. Instead of defining their lives by how much cash they can blow in a weekend living large, people are beginning to find that true self worth comes from giving ... not taking. Scott Harrison is one of those people. Continue...
Some people have had enough. Enough self-aggrandizement, enough waste. Instead of defining their lives by how much cash they can blow in a weekend living large, people are beginning to find that true self worth comes from giving ... not taking. Scott Harrison is one of those people. Continue...
An Interview with Hammock
Well, it’s been a year since Trap Door Sun took flight. Over the past year we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some unique people from all walks of life. So we’d like to offer up a tasty interview to salute our first year in existence. Continue...
Well, it’s been a year since Trap Door Sun took flight. Over the past year we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some unique people from all walks of life. So we’d like to offer up a tasty interview to salute our first year in existence. Continue...
An Interview with Mo Willems
Doing what you love for a living is difficult enough. Doing what you love and being good at it is another thing altogether. For Mo Willems, he has both down. Pat. Continue...
Doing what you love for a living is difficult enough. Doing what you love and being good at it is another thing altogether. For Mo Willems, he has both down. Pat. Continue...
An Interview with Ben Ditto
In our quest to find the most interesting people doing out of the ordinary type things we came across Ben Ditto. Some people will go to any length to do what they love. Continue...
In our quest to find the most interesting people doing out of the ordinary type things we came across Ben Ditto. Some people will go to any length to do what they love. Continue...
An Interview with Major Jackson
Stephen King once wrote, “Poetry is better than ever. ... there are also many brilliant practitioners of the art out there.” Poet Major Jackson is just that, a brilliant practitioner. Continue...
Stephen King once wrote, “Poetry is better than ever. ... there are also many brilliant practitioners of the art out there.” Poet Major Jackson is just that, a brilliant practitioner. Continue...
An Interview with Matt Hunter
Most people look at successful athletes and marvel at their ability. When we, the viewers, are separated from their feats by the two-dimensional media forms—magazine, television, Internet—it is difficult to understand what really goes into being “world class”. Continue...
Most people look at successful athletes and marvel at their ability. When we, the viewers, are separated from their feats by the two-dimensional media forms—magazine, television, Internet—it is difficult to understand what really goes into being “world class”. Continue...
An Interview with Adam Haynes
When you see an old car door in the middle of the woods you usually murmur something about the environment or wonder how far away the redneck village is. Not Adam Haynes. He sees a story behind Continue...
When you see an old car door in the middle of the woods you usually murmur something about the environment or wonder how far away the redneck village is. Not Adam Haynes. He sees a story behind Continue...
An Interview with Hillman Curtis
Online video is everywhere. It’s quick and choppy and seldom compelling. YouTube has flattened the standards for video and film, making the “everyman” a veritable Spielberg. Pardon the hyperbole, but online filmmaking cares little for art and craft. Continue...
Online video is everywhere. It’s quick and choppy and seldom compelling. YouTube has flattened the standards for video and film, making the “everyman” a veritable Spielberg. Pardon the hyperbole, but online filmmaking cares little for art and craft. Continue...
An Interview with Stefan Bucher
Growing up, monsters got a bad rap. They were always hiding under the bed, or behind the shower curtain, or around the corner. Just waiting there, to scare the bliggity-criggity out of you. Stefan Bucher saw monsters too. Continue...
Growing up, monsters got a bad rap. They were always hiding under the bed, or behind the shower curtain, or around the corner. Just waiting there, to scare the bliggity-criggity out of you. Stefan Bucher saw monsters too. Continue...
An Interview with Tony Dekker
“Is gravity the same for you … like unison falling into harmony?” If it is then you have much in common with Great Lake Swimmers front man Tony Dekker. Our introduction to Tony’s interview is one of “ifs.” If you want to hear what it feels like to stand along the St. Lawrence Riverbank Continue...
“Is gravity the same for you … like unison falling into harmony?” If it is then you have much in common with Great Lake Swimmers front man Tony Dekker. Our introduction to Tony’s interview is one of “ifs.” If you want to hear what it feels like to stand along the St. Lawrence Riverbank Continue...
An Interview with Josh Jackson
Sex sells. And, in the music/film industry, most people are buying. Except at Paste magazine where co-founder and editor-in-chief Josh Jackson has decided to sell something a little different. As it turns out, people are buying that too. Continue...
Sex sells. And, in the music/film industry, most people are buying. Except at Paste magazine where co-founder and editor-in-chief Josh Jackson has decided to sell something a little different. As it turns out, people are buying that too. Continue...
An Interview with Brett Whitcomb and Bradford Thomason
If you grew up in the 80s, it was a magical time which introduced us to fashions like leg warmers, TV shows like the Golden Girls and, entertainment like Showbiz Pizza Place. Continue...
If you grew up in the 80s, it was a magical time which introduced us to fashions like leg warmers, TV shows like the Golden Girls and, entertainment like Showbiz Pizza Place. Continue...
An Interview with Julian Montague
You probably see stray shopping carts everywhere. The backs of parking lots, bus stops, even the occasional one on the side of the road. But, have you ever been curious as to how the carts got from their original place of occupation to their new home? Continue...
You probably see stray shopping carts everywhere. The backs of parking lots, bus stops, even the occasional one on the side of the road. But, have you ever been curious as to how the carts got from their original place of occupation to their new home? Continue...
An Interview with Kate Bingaman-Burt
What did you buy today? A pack of gum, a gallon of milk, a magazine? Where did it originate? How did it get on the shelf? These are the questions that artist Kate Bingaman-Burt asks herself on a regular basis through her website, Obsessive Consumption, Continue...
What did you buy today? A pack of gum, a gallon of milk, a magazine? Where did it originate? How did it get on the shelf? These are the questions that artist Kate Bingaman-Burt asks herself on a regular basis through her website, Obsessive Consumption, Continue...
An Interview with Ernie Johnson
We’re pleased to have Ken Coleman, broadcaster and writer of Life is Sport, provide Trap Door Sun with a great interview of Ernie Johnson. Ernie is an Emmy award winning sportscaster, adoptive parent, and a cancer survivor. Continue...
We’re pleased to have Ken Coleman, broadcaster and writer of Life is Sport, provide Trap Door Sun with a great interview of Ernie Johnson. Ernie is an Emmy award winning sportscaster, adoptive parent, and a cancer survivor. Continue...
An Interview with Ashley Goldberg
The philosophy of Ashley Goldberg is simple: whatever you enjoy doing at age five is what you will be happiest doing your entire life. And, for this Seattle based artist this philosophy has taken shape in the creation of all sorts of loveable creatures. Continue...
The philosophy of Ashley Goldberg is simple: whatever you enjoy doing at age five is what you will be happiest doing your entire life. And, for this Seattle based artist this philosophy has taken shape in the creation of all sorts of loveable creatures. Continue...
An Interview with Bill Strickland
Famed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie once called Bill Strickland “one hell of a musician.” And although Strickland doesn’t play an instrument, this doesn’t make the statement any less true. Through life Strickland has had to improvise and play the notes given him. Continue...
Famed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie once called Bill Strickland “one hell of a musician.” And although Strickland doesn’t play an instrument, this doesn’t make the statement any less true. Through life Strickland has had to improvise and play the notes given him. Continue...
An Interview with Chris Malloy
Chris Malloy is a surf ambassador for Patagonia. What’s a surf ambassador? Good question—click here for a better answer than we can give. Chris and his brothers Malloy are known all over the planet for their grit, authenticity and oh yeah, they surf waves that turn most men to little girls. Continue...
Chris Malloy is a surf ambassador for Patagonia. What’s a surf ambassador? Good question—click here for a better answer than we can give. Chris and his brothers Malloy are known all over the planet for their grit, authenticity and oh yeah, they surf waves that turn most men to little girls. Continue...
An Interview with Jason Munn
The music industry is changing. Some of the change is good (resurgence in vinyl). Some is considered bad (New Kids on the Block are touring this summer). One change that most can agree with is the increasing popularity of the concert poster. Continue...
The music industry is changing. Some of the change is good (resurgence in vinyl). Some is considered bad (New Kids on the Block are touring this summer). One change that most can agree with is the increasing popularity of the concert poster. Continue...
An Interview with Blake Mycoskie
Are you a fan of The Amazing Race? If so then you may have heard of Blake Myscoskie a few years ago as he came within seconds of winning it all. Those four seconds were the difference between a lucrative grand prize and Blake’s next endeavor—TOMS Shoes. Continue...
Are you a fan of The Amazing Race? If so then you may have heard of Blake Myscoskie a few years ago as he came within seconds of winning it all. Those four seconds were the difference between a lucrative grand prize and Blake’s next endeavor—TOMS Shoes. Continue...
An Interview with Joe Bonomo
For 7 years Joe Bonomo worked on a biography of his favorite band, the Fleshtones. He followed them around the country living like they live, sleeping in low-rent hotels and drinking cheap beer. Continue...
For 7 years Joe Bonomo worked on a biography of his favorite band, the Fleshtones. He followed them around the country living like they live, sleeping in low-rent hotels and drinking cheap beer. Continue...
An Interview with Sterling Lorence
Sterling Lorence is an adventure sport photographer who is passionate about mountain bikes and the North Shore. His work goes beyond the typical eye-candy you may expect from the world of adventure sports. Continue...
Sterling Lorence is an adventure sport photographer who is passionate about mountain bikes and the North Shore. His work goes beyond the typical eye-candy you may expect from the world of adventure sports. Continue...
An Interview with Joanne Cash
Joanne Cash has been around the music industry for a long time. She worked for the historic House of Cash, sang at the Grand Ole Opry, and collaborated with one of America’s largest icons, her brother, Johnny Cash. Continue...
Joanne Cash has been around the music industry for a long time. She worked for the historic House of Cash, sang at the Grand Ole Opry, and collaborated with one of America’s largest icons, her brother, Johnny Cash. Continue...
An Interview with Amy Newman
Amy Newman loves words—their meaning, their power, and their mystery. She is a professor and a poet and a great interview. And so we at TDS offer you, the reader, a recommendation: read this interview slowly, perhaps with a dark steamy beverage of your choice. Continue...
Amy Newman loves words—their meaning, their power, and their mystery. She is a professor and a poet and a great interview. And so we at TDS offer you, the reader, a recommendation: read this interview slowly, perhaps with a dark steamy beverage of your choice. Continue...
An Interview with Darren Berrecloth
Darren Berrecloth doesn’t mince words. He knows what he likes and goes after it—with no regrets. He is arguably the best at what he does but you won’t find him wagging that in your face. Continue...
Darren Berrecloth doesn’t mince words. He knows what he likes and goes after it—with no regrets. He is arguably the best at what he does but you won’t find him wagging that in your face. Continue...