I came across this old photo and wanted to share it with you all! It’s a little personal picture of my husband's old band S.T.U.N. This picture was taken in probably 2005 or 2006, and it was from the last show that they ever played. They were playing at an animal rights benefit/festival for John Feldman Goldfinger with My Chemical Romance.  

Anywho, I just think that Bobby (the drummer) and my husband Christopher (the one screaming into the mic) are so cute and cool in this picture! I had never seen this photo before, someone sent it to us recently... And I thought it was so rockin’ and wanted to share!

Blink 182’s multi-talented Tom DeLonge has co-created an eco shoe line called Macbeth for both men and women. There are lots of colors and styles to choose from, and all the shoes are made from organic canvas or denim, heat-molded natural rubber, and homemade vegan glue (many glues contain casein or other animal-derived products).
 
I love that he’s inviting other artists to help design the shoes too! Here’s what DeLonge had to say about the brand in an interview with Sneaker Freaker magazine:
 
“Macbeth has several characteristics that set it apart from other sneaker brands. For starters, we strive to make really good products. We are the original music footwear brand actually created by musicians. Our line is inspired directly from our exclusive group of artists, unlike other brands that simply latch on to whatever fad is hip at the moment. The Macbeth Studio Project program is something we pride ourselves on. Rather than buying merchandise rights to a band's name and logo; we work directly with an artist to capture their personality and artistic personality in each and every product. Macbeth also does a lot of charitable work with Invisible Children [a movement seeking to end the conflict in Uganda and stop the abduction of children for use as child soldiers]. We maintain a low profile, classic silhouette that is comfortable for the artist while playing on stage but also fits within their style.”
 
Which Macbeth style do like the best?

For my birthday party at Animal Acres, my husband got together with his musician friends and made up a band called the Frog Mountain Band!

The other band members were my dear friend, the gorgeous and talented Leisha Hailey of Uh Huh Her, Bobby, who was in S.T.U.N. with my husband, and is now in the Street Drum Corps, and Chris Murphy along with his talented men.

This little boy was rocking out with the band, and in the video from my party, you can see the little girl rockin out too!

It got freezing at the end of the day when they started to play, so we had to find clothes to put on Leisha. Her super cute outfit was way too cold – so she might be horrified to have you see her in this outfit! They played wonderful music. It was sweet to see my husband play - he never invites me to his gigs, so this was special : )

What’s your favorite kind of music?

Please see this documentary that Michael Franti of the band Spearhead made. It’s called I Know I’m Not Alone. It’s really good! If you like people and you like Michael Franti, or if you just like music, you will like this film. It’s really beautiful.
 
The late film director Anthony Minghella (English Patient, Cold Mountain) said, “Watch this film then insist that Michael Franti becomes President of the United States.”
 
Serj Tankian of the band System of A Down said, “Michael’s a modern minstrel weaving stories of war and occupation into his heart of peace, giving us hope, not just tears. The film is powerful, honest, and touching.”

If you’re new to Michael Franti, here is a video of him singing “Hey World”

I was lucky enough to meet Franti in New York when I was doing a play on Broadway some nine or so years ago. My friend Renee, (Renee was not in the film, but she was also dragging us to the show) and Tom Balanco, who is in I Know I’m Not Alone with Franti, insisted we go see him. We got there too late, so we stood outside and watched from outside as people danced their butts off! Jumping, happy, sweaty people – when they came out, they looked so happy! We missed the show, but Renee and I sat on his tour bus with him, and that was my first intro to this wonderful man.

At the same time, whenever I was at Woody and Laura’s house, I would hear this amazing album and ask “who is this?” And they always said, “Oh that’s Spearhead!” Anywho, I had many great moments with Franti over the years, seeing him play and hearing his music, and spending time with him. And to top it all off, he played at my wedding! I can’t even express how insanely lucky Christopher and I were that he did that for us. It was truly beautiful. He is an amazing man, doing amazing things. He is such a talented and wonderful artist – his album Stay Human is so good! You cannot go to a Franti show and not have fun.

Anywho, please check out this film. Michael Franti goes to Baghdad and Gaza to meet the people, and just play music and talk and laugh with them – in the middle of war and occupation. It’s really heart-warming, educational, and informative – a really great journey. In the film he says “I’m on the side of the peacemakers, no matter where they come from.” I love that!
 
After you watch it, tell me what you think! It’s truly worth it, I promise.