An in-depth interview with Yard Rock Records hip-hop artist Distrakt, talking about the sources of his inspiration, listening to some of his beats, and getting into some of the larger issues of racism in America. Distrakt is a talented video producer, and recently produced and directed a video of his ”Fire Escape,” now available on YouTube. You can [...]

A group of investors based in Colorado have come up with a stunning new concept which combines entertainment, branding and education, and The Artie Show had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Lon Hendrickson about all of this. Visionary Sports Entertainment, Inc. has developed several characters for use in education including athletics, creates custom characters [...]

We did a whole show with Lesser Mortals, the Colorado-based rock group with a history spanning over a quarter century. Originally started in 1980 under the name “Once,” Lesser Mortals has a penchant for writing their own original music. Four of the five band members joined us on this show, Chuck Short, who plays lead [...]

Wendy Taylor owns two popular animation sites, the well-established and totally free site, GIFanimations.com, which her company acquired in 2001, and ProfessionalAnimations.com, which she launched almost exactly one year ago. At this point the new site has over 5,000 original animations available, any of which you can download and use for a very modest fee, and for [...]

An interview with Donna Vessey, an event planner who has worked with Jay Leno and many other celebrities. Donna is also a former character actress who shares some funny stories about her work on TV commercials. From The Artie Show, August 23, 2008.