Meet Monkmus

Monkmus is a hard guy to track down. He's lived in New York, Toronto, L.A., Portland, and now San Luis Obispo. (Huh?) I've been keeping tabs on him for awhile, and finally nailed him down for an interview when he was in town. He's best known for his work with Kid Koala, but he's also won accolades for pieces by Badly Drawn Boy, Death Cab for Cuties, Mogwai, and Los Campesinos! I swear, if his videos were ever packaged like the Director's Series DVDs, he'd become a star. Until then, I have his DVD-R reel, which is a huge upgrade to the pixelated images and crummy sound of Youtube uploads. More on the man and his work to come...


After a hearty but healthy lunch at gr/eats, Monkmus tries not to laugh, Eric shoots a portrait, and Tran profiles.