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Stonerpop is an electropop duo based out of Louisiana, USA. Members of the duo are Maudie Michelle, a visual artist, writer (published poet), and musician and Jimmie Maneuva who is classically trained on the viola and is a talented and entertaining multi-instrumentalist. They are currently working on music for their second EP. We have conducted an interview with Maudie Michelle. Who are in this duo? Stonerpop is made up of me and Jimmie Maneuva. What is the story behind your electropop duo's name 'Stonerpop'? Before we decided on our name, we talked at length about what we wanted our sound and message to be. Both Jimmie and I listen to a wide variety of genres, with a fondness for stoner rock, trip-hop, and pop music. We aim to create groove driven beats overlain with melodic vocals and want our music to encourage people examine themselves and become better individuals. Stonerpop became a description of a genre we aim to define and a culture we want to bui...

Today our guest is J. Ben Moss ("art name" PLOID). He is an artist & illustrator from Shreveport, Louisiana. He tends to do a sort of edgy comic book/lowbrow/graffiti-inspired kind of style, often at odds with the prevailing culture in which he lives, the southern USA. We have conducted an interview with him. Why did you choose 'PLOID' as your "art name"? That’s actually kind of a silly story. A few years ago, when I first started really getting into graffiti and street art, I was in an art crew. Of course, it’s far easier to spray paint a tag name than your full real name, so I decided to choose one that reflected my background in comics. The term “plewd” was coined by famous cartoonist Mort Walker to denote those little “beads of sweat” that were sometimes drawn above a character’s head to express excitement or anxiety. I misremembered the term as “ploid,” and went with it. I later came to realize my mistake, but a lot of artwork I ...

Tonight our guest is Tony T. Williams from Shreveport, Louisiana. He is currently residing in Seoul, Korea. Tony is very interested and active in the community and loves politics and community service organizations. His current focuses are with the Military Order of the Cootie #, Korean War Veterans (KWVA) INC #299, American Legion #38 and Veterans of Foreign Wars #8180. As a Cootie, he visits the local hospital monthly presenting fruit, snacks and candy to patients and staff. What do you like most about being active in the community? What I like most about community involvement is making a difference. It gives me great joy to see how volunteering affects others. My religious beliefs also drive me to help others. What draws you to politics and community service organizations? What draw me to politics and community service is ownership. Anyone can complain, but not everyone can lead. It takes a special type of person to identify a problem, create a plan to rectify the pr...

Karen T. La Beau is a Louisiana visual artist that resides in Shreveport but she is originally from New Orleans. She found her artistic voice after Hurricane Katrina and she is developing a series of work on the "blue crawfish." We have conducted an interview with her. How does the Blue Crawfish inspire you? In Louisiana, we love our crawfish. I once saw the elite blue crawfish. Royal blue is my favorite color. So, I became drawn to the “Blue Crawfish.” I decided to give them personalities almost creating an alternate universe with them doing various activities. What is the story behind your artwork? Drawing came naturally. My grandfather was an artist, most of my aunts and uncles down to my cousins all have the talent. However, it was not until after Hurricane Katrina that a need was born to create almost day and night. I was depressed having to relocate from South Louisiana to North West Louisiana. Painting saved my mental health. I missed home every d...

Tonight our guest is Charlene Garth , a former model of the Wilhelmina model agency that holds ground in cities such as New York, Chicago, Miami, London, and Los Angeles. She currently lives in the conservative state of Louisiana where you have to create your own opportunity if there is not one. She has completed more than two accomplishments listed for next year goals. Her Chars Couture Boutique is over seven years old. They create unique pieces of couture; from jewelry to clothing of quality material. Charlene is also a featured Actress and National Promotional model/B.A. We have conducted an interview with her. What are your two most successful accomplishments? My two most successful accomplishments are becoming a mom and starting a small business. I am a mother two beautiful, adorable children. A handsome son and beautiful girl. I became a mom right out of high school and was inspired to keep continuing my education. I always knew that I would be successful, self-motivat...

Jillian Catherine Edwards Coburn always had ideas to promote products but when she married her husband Lonnie Coburn and expressed desire to create a design for her t-shirts- he helped her get a copyright and the Reel Housewives of Deep South was born with Jillian's blog and forthcoming products. Jillian is from Louisiana. She is 34 years old, she enjoys playing tennis, hunting, shopping, traveling and loves fishing. Her website was created for people like her. There is no fishing apparel for women that is decent. The website provides you with information on places she has traveled in the South and a place to buy merchandise. We have conducted an interview with Jillian. What inspires to the tagline 'Reel Housewives of the Deep South'? In 2012, my dear friend, Yvette Naquin and her future husband, Chad Guidry went to dinner with me and my hubby at Tsunami's. Yvette and Chad are extremely talented artist. Over dinner we discussed how fun it would be to create ...