Novelist and screenwriter of David Cronenberg's new film Maps to the Stars (Photo by Ricardo DeAratanha from the LA Times) Howdy folks, our last interview from our time at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival was with screenwriter Bruce...

Documentary filmmaker and food truck aficianado USC Grad Sara Joe Wolansky brought her food truck documentary "Wheels: An American Dream" to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and that's where I ran into her. As I'm a bit of a foodie, I...

Documentary director and former Young Turk Andrew Napier If you check out Andrew Napier's IMDB page you'll see that this director has done a lot of everything since following his filmmaking dreams from Wisconsin to Los Angeles. He's written, acted,...

Documentary director of "Grasshopper for Grandpa" When Casey McGarry ran into Three Pickles owner Bob Lovejoy he knew little of Jimmy's Oriental Gardens and the history of Santa Barbara's Chinatown. But after learning the story of this famed watering...

Director of "Desert Dancer" Howdy Funky Film Fest Lovin' Folks! The Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015 kicked off this week and I managed to score an interview with the director of opening night film "Desert Dancer" the true story of...

Multi-media artist and horror film fan Jillian McDonald got into horror movies later in life, but after working on video art pieces on Billy Bob Thornton and Brad Pitt, she turned her attention to zombies, just before the undead became "big." She...

Abstract painter and former graphic artist (and hellion!) Good day, funky peeps! For this episode I sat down in the spacious new studio digs of abstract artist Peggy Ferris, who turned from two decades of graphic design business to focusing on...

Owner and curator of Wall Space Gallery Howdy everyfunkybody! On this week's podcast we check in with Crista Dix, who has run the Wall Space Gallery for 10 years, showcasing the best in contemporary photography. As you'll hear, her path to running a...

Photo by David Pricco BOOM!! That's the sound of David J. Diamant making another piece of his unmistakable art. The FunkZone fixture has been a tireless worker and a tireless self-promoter, but his enthusiasm is infectious. Whenever I talk with...

Howdy everyfunkabody! Today we sit down with a fixture of Santa Barbara's art scene, whether you've seen his brutal but cartoony canvases, gone to his annual Reindeer Art Show, know him for his early '80s band The Tan, or just met him around...