By Maurice Pendarvis How long did you stay in Detroit before eventually moving out to Los Angeles?   Well it felt like a lifetime but in human years, I’d say...

Words by: Maurice Images: Courtesy of Roger Gastman Tell me how it all started for you? I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, right out side of...

Words & Pictures by Maurice Pendarvis How did Dragon Books come about? The owner, Jay Penske, always wanted to open a book store since he was a little...

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Images and photos: Dave Kinsey It’s been a long time man, what has been going on with you? Yeah, it’s been a minute. Well, I just finished...

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photography provided by The Social Trust How long have you been running The Social Trust? I would say since 2005. What was the original concept behind it?...

Words by Maurice Photos by Paul Sun You run two different showrooms out of one building, is it difficult to switch between Ford & Ching, the furniture showroom, to 722...

Words by Maurice Pendarvis Photographs provided by Flo Kohl I guess we can start with the basics, why did you get into photography? I had actually started off going to...

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photos: Bobby Hundreds How did you guys meet? Jason-I’ve known about Mike ever since he appeared on the cover of Thrasher magazine, and that was...

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photos: Switch Where did the name Gorbals come from? The name is from a neighborhood in Glasgow, Scotland that my father grew up in. It was really...

As a kid, were you a big fan of the horror movie genre? Absolutely. I’ve always been into horror movies; The Creature From The Black Lagoon always loved horror...

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photos: Switch (Country Club LA) Photos of Country Club Cincinnati provided by Country Club. It’s been over a year since we last talked, what have you been...

Words by Maurice Pendarvis Photos byAkeem Koss Tell me about Massillon, Ohio. What do you think has helped you as an emcee, being from a place most people outside of...