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R.I.P. Bobby Carlton

Heartbreaking and devastating words to write for the “Motivator of Millions”. It’s just completely surreal to write an obituary on this blog that was ultimately one of the many creative visions of the iconic Bobby Carlton.

I had first met Bobby through my brother, Jarrad, who was assisting Bobby with the opening of his rock and roll photography gallery, The Shooting Gallery, on Sunset, back in the late 2000s. One night, Jarrad was kind enough to let me tag along as we went to meet Bobby at the Sunset Marquis to hang out near the pool (or maybe it was the Standard Hotel?). Following that first meeting, there was a series of various art exhibitions throughout L.A. that Jarrad, Bobby and I would attend, mixed in with a handful of fantastic concerts. Seriously fun times and Bobby always knew every single person at every show, with stories for every acquaintance. I was an awe to befriend someone who knew every cool person worth knowing, but his charisma made a lot of sense, Bobby has long been a beacon of sobriety in getting countless folks clean. However, that is barely scratching the surface of the many lives Bobby has lived.

Around this time, I had been finishing my Design | Media Arts program at UCLA, which led to being part of a collective that created live music visuals and video art installations. Bobby was very keen on checking out some of these events and I was ecstatic that he was so enthusiastically supportive, especially as hanging out, I’d get to hear stories he’d tell from his days in the music business, or from Club Lingerie, or from the rough East Coast streets of the 70s/80s, etc. Accordingly, we found ourselves keeping up with the arts and counter-culture, especially as “street art” was becoming even more mainstream. Years and many art shows later, Bobby chatted with me about helping launch a blog so that we could interview influential figures in art, fashion, music, film, etc. I had some intermediate experience in web design and documentation, so we were quickly off to the races. We had some great momentum immediately upon launch and through Bobby, I was honored to interview Danny Fields, Alison Mosshart, Stormie Mills, Shepard Fairey, RISK, and many more interesting characters. When Bowie passed away, Bobby rallied to get some monumental heartfelt tributes on this website from an A-list roster of musicians and friends of “Carlton”.

The Chelsea Tribe has been in a state of dormancy the past few years. Reasons being, I moved to Orange County and between full-time work, plus a city council run, it was just hard to keep up with content, especially living outside of L.A. It was also these past few years, where Bobby unfortunately started to deal head-on with some significant health issues.

Even amidst health set-backs, Bobby found many moments to head down to San Clemente (thank you to Jeremy for always hosting him), where we’d hang at the beach or go to one of his favorite spots in Dana Point, R.J.’s. With the lack of art openings and concerts during the pandemic, Bobby certainly enjoyed the laid-back life in O.C. I’m so grateful that he was a regular visitor to San Clemente and I’m so indebted for the unofficial street-cred mentorships over the many years.

I’ve been able to drop the “Carlton” name-card many times to profound effects. Bobby has left me with an abundance of memories and an appreciation of all things “creative”. The Chelsea Tribe was Bobby’s brain-child, so the archive of content here is definitely a tribute to him, but on a personal level, I’m just deeply sad for this loss, but will cherish all the good times, in which there were plenty.

I send my deepest condolences to Bobby’s family and friends. Heartfelt wishes for 2025.

– Shane

Fashion, Miscellaneous

Jane Roe Vs. Everybody

Gender equality and women’s rights are not just women’s issues, they are human rights issues. Women fight for their rights every day everywhere, but to achieve an equal world for all, men should question the power dynamics in their actions and words and take responsibility for change. The recent Supreme Court rulings bring challenges for women in their day to day lives. Show your support for your daughters, your wives, girlfriends and friends with this t-shirt that says it loud and clear, we are against everyone that challenges every woman’s right to decide what they do with their bodies!

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Art, Fashion, Music

Anton Perich – Interview

The innovator of the painting machine and video art, New York based Artist, Anton Perich, chats with Heidi Calvert about his journey from Croatia to Paris to New York, The Seventies, Underground Film, Art, Andy Warhol, Max’s Kansas City, Studio 54, and what it was like being young and free in the mecca of art and pop culture during one of it’s most important times in history, before technology took over.

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Fashion, Music

Primal Scream (feat. Sky Ferreira) – “Where The Light Gets In”

Primal Scream have released the first single and music video for their upcoming album, Chaosmosis. The dance-oriented pop track, “Where The Light Gets In”, features model and singer, Sky Ferreira, sharing vocal duties with frontman, Bobby Gillespie. The video, directed by Douglas Hart, original Bassist of The Jesus and Mary Chain, is a bit of throw-back to The Velvet Undergrounds collaborations with Warhol (Exploding Plastic Inevitable), but is presented with a high-fashion aesthetic, perhaps appealing to a bit of wider audience than Primal Scream’s previous album, More Light, which found the band returning to their psychedelic roots.

“Where The Light Gets In” is a strong showing from the band, who recently dealt with the tragic passing of one of their founding guitarists, Robert “Throb” Young”, a couple years ago, just around the same time that their bassist, Mani, decided to re-join The Stone Roses. With whatever personnel changes occurring in Primal Scream’s horizon, it’s a welcome shift to see the band continually changing ensembles and instrumentation, keeping themselves ahead of whatever genre they continually shape and dominate.