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Conversations with boundary-pushers in art, fashion, music, tech, and beyond. Join me as we navigate the ever-evolving cultural landscape where worlds intersect. Akiva Alpert is an international visual artist, and...
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Conversations with boundary-pushers in art, fashion, music, tech, and beyond. Join me as we navigate the ever-evolving cultural landscape where worlds intersect. Akiva Alpert is an international visual artist, and designer.
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19 OCT 2026 · Kym Barrett is one of Hollywood’s most influential costume designers, best known for creating the iconic looks of The Matrix trilogy, including Neo’s legendary black trench coat, helping define an aesthetic that transformed cinema, fashion, and popular culture.
Her extraordinary career spans more than three decades, with credits including Romeo + Juliet, The Matrix, The Amazing Spider-Man, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas, Aquaman, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Us, and Three Thousand Years of Longing.
A longtime collaborator of the Wachowskis, Barrett has also designed for Cirque du Soleil and the Metropolitan Opera, earning widespread recognition for her visionary approach to costume and character design.
Most recently, Barrett designed the costumes for 2026’s Street Fighter, bringing her distinctive creative vision to one of gaming’s most iconic franchises and reimagining its legendary characters for the big screen.
Links:Instagram — Kym Barrett
https://www.instagram.com/kymbarrettdesign/Kym Barrett — Official Website & Portfolio
https://kymbarrett.design/?utm_source=chatgpt.comStreet Fighter — Official Movie Website
https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/street-fighter?utm_source=chatgpt.comStreet Fighter — Official Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/streetfightermovie/
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14 OCT 2026 · Olivier Megaton is a French film director, screenwriter, and visual artist best known for directing the international action films Taken 2 and Taken 3, starring Liam Neeson, Transporter 3, starring Jason Statham, and Colombiana, starring Zoe Saldaña.Beginning his creative career in graffiti, painting, and graphic art, Megaton transitioned into music videos and filmmaking before establishing himself in international action cinema through his collaborations with filmmaker and producer Luc Besson. His filmography also includes The Red Siren and Netflix's The Last Days of American Crime.With a career spanning independent filmmaking, visual art, and major Hollywood productions, Megaton has built a distinctive body of work connecting his artistic roots with some of the most recognizable action franchises of the past two decades.
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18 SEP 2026 · Hays and Ryan Holladay are BMI Award-winning composers, sound artists and multimedia artists, best known for scoring Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil and Weapons. They also contributed music to Cregger’s Barbarian, and their screen work includes Netflix’s Roommates and HBO’s Class Action Park. The brothers won their first BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award in 2026 for Weapons. Longtime collaborators of Cregger, Hays and Ryan are also acclaimed experimental musicians whose work spans film, immersive audio and technology, including their pioneering location-aware project Bluebrain. Ryan is a Senior TED Fellow, and the brothers have presented their work on the TED stage and created installations for Dolby, Bose and the U.S. Embassy in London.
Links:
Instagram — Ryan Holladay
https://www.instagram.com/ryanholladay/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
The Holladay Brothers — SOZO Artist Page
https://sozomedia.com/holladaybrothers?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Official Resident Evil Movie Website
https://residentevil.movie/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Sony Pictures — Resident Evil
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/residentevil8?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Resident Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Hays Holladay & Ryan Holladay
https://music.apple.com/us/album/resident-evil-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/6808352564?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/resident-evil-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/6808352564?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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9 JUL 2026 · Branden Steineckert is an American drummer, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur, and a rare connective figure between 2000s post-hardcore and modern punk rock.
Best known today as the drummer of Rancid, Steineckert first made his mark as a founding member and original drummer of The Used, helping shape the band’s early sound, identity, and breakthrough era. His work appears on the band’s self-titled debut, Maybe Memories, and In Love and Death, releases that went on to become platinum-certified touchstones for a generation of emo, post-hardcore, and alternative rock fans.
After The Used, Branden joined Rancid, stepping into one of punk rock’s most respected institutions and continuing a career built on endurance, reinvention, and underground credibility. Beyond the stage, he has worked across production, songwriting, directing, brand-building, and sports culture, including Ghost Pickleball and his role as the creator of Real Salt Lake’s anthem “Believe.”
In this episode of The Akiva Abstract, Branden joins Akiva Alpert for a conversation about The Used, Rancid, punk rock, survival, sobriety, reinvention, band dynamics, creative independence, and what it takes to keep building a life in music after decades in the scene.
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2 JUL 2026 · Kevin Martin is the founding frontman of Candlebox, the multi-platinum Seattle rock band whose self-titled debut became one of the breakout rock albums of the 1990s.
Candlebox was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA and reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200, powered by defining singles including “Far Behind,” “You,” “Cover Me,” and “Change.” “Far Behind” became the band’s signature song, reaching No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later returning to the charts decades after its release.
In this episode of The Akiva Abstract, Kevin joins Akiva Alpert for a conversation about Candlebox, the Seattle scene, songwriting, fame, survival, touring, the changing music industry, and what it means to keep moving forward after decades in rock and roll.
Follow Kevin Martin: @iamkevinmartin
Follow Candlebox: @candlebox
Candlebox: https://www.candleboxrocks.com
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25 JUN 2026 · Justin Pearson is an American musician, author, label founder, and one of the most singular figures in underground music.
Best known for his work with The Locust, Dead Cross, Retox, Swing Kids, Deaf Club, Head Wound City, Some Girls, and Planet B, Pearson has spent decades shaping the outer edges of punk, hardcore, noise, grind, art rock, and experimental music.
As the founder of Three One G Records, he has also helped document and define a fiercely independent world of confrontational, intelligent, and visually distinct underground culture. His life and work are the subject of the documentary Don’t Fall in Love with Yourself, which traces his role in underground music, Three One G Records, and the San Diego punk scene.
Follow Justin Pearson: @justinpearson31g
Follow Three One G Records: @threeoneg
Three One G Records: https://threeoneg.com
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10 JUN 2026 · T.J. Miller is an American singer, musician, and the frontman of Still Remains, the Grand Rapids metalcore band known for blending crushing heaviness, soaring melody, emotional intensity, and atmospheric synths.
Still Remains became a defining name of the 2000s metalcore era with albums including Of Love and Lunacy and The Serpent, released through Roadrunner Records. Their sound, live shows, and cult fanbase helped make them one of the era’s most recognizable heavy bands.
Now, Still Remains return with their upcoming EP Spirit Breaker, out June 12.
Follow T.J. Miller: @tjmiller_tjmiller
Follow Still Remains: @stillremains
Still Remains Merch: https://stillremainsmerch.com
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30 MAY 2026 · Strata
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26 MAY 2026 · Uwe Boll is a German filmmaker, producer, and writer known for becoming one of the most polarizing and recognizable independent directors in modern cult cinema. Boll built his reputation through video game adaptations and genre films including House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne, Postal, Far Cry, In the Name of the King, and the Rampage trilogy. Uwe joins The Akiva Abstract to discuss Hollywood, critics, controversy, cult films, his upcoming action thriller Citizen Vigilante, coming in 2026, and his new zombie film 23 Years Later: The Castle of the Dead.
Follow Uwe Boll:
Instagram: @uwe_boll_films
X: @uweboll7
YouTube: @uwebollfilms
Website: bollfilms.com
22 DEC 2025 · Ryan Lu (@e.mo.tions) is an American creator, social media star, and podcaster known for blending astrology, manifestation, and affirmations into a massively popular digital platform. As the host of Delulu with Ryan Lu, Ryan turns “staying delulu” into a practical framework for confidence, growth, and real-world breakthroughs—alongside conversations with high-profile guests.
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Conversations with boundary-pushers in art, fashion, music, tech, and beyond. Join me as we navigate the ever-evolving cultural landscape where worlds intersect. Akiva Alpert is an international visual artist, and...
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Conversations with boundary-pushers in art, fashion, music, tech, and beyond. Join me as we navigate the ever-evolving cultural landscape where worlds intersect. Akiva Alpert is an international visual artist, and designer.
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