ALL INTERNS ALL THE TIME.

NRCOF by barf comics.

our friends new rock church of fire need an intern. duties run from the administrative (facebook, website updates, EMAILS) to the slightly-more-excellent (video production assistance, merch booth action, designing flyers, making sure VAN HAGAR is never, ever played in their presence). being over 18 and is a positive quality in a candidate. email mitchell, trae, and floyd at band@newrockchurchoffire.com for FURTHER INFORMATION.

Behind the Scenes of the Afghan Drummer Project.

Michael, the drummer from The Laughing Man strikes a pose for famed photographer Victoria F. Gaitán. Trae of New Rock Church of Fire gets styled by Morgan. Topless drummers and photo taking. good times were had by all.

NEW FACESZ.

a wholly accurate visual of the typical panda mag meeting.

the panda corporation recently acquired two new FRIENDS: our issue 6 interns, robyn and jana! they'll be joining us on adventures large and small over the next few months of getting the mag together, and they'll be sharing all the hot, behind-the-scenes action that we're sure you're all antsy for. right? right. and now that the BALL is ROLLING on this ISH, expect to see lots of inspiration updates and sneak previews. we've missed you, blog friends.
love,
morgan

GIRLS WILL BE BOYS at BYT...

click for BYT and the THIRD ANNUAL halloween feature: GIRLS WILL BE BOYS! special thanks to photographer alfonso rosales, the ACTRESSES (becca gourley, alexandra verville, and jessica sheridan), svetlana legetic, mitchell west, rory sheridan, and andrew herndon for helping make it all oscar-worthy. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, GUYS!

jobby.

our dear friends at treasury are looking for a sales associate; if you, like us, daydream of surrounding yourself with perfectly-curated vintage, impeccable merchandising, and truly gorgeous wood floors (no really, don't we all daydream about those?), then please! do read:

Treasury Vintage is looking for a Sales Associate!
We're looking for an enthusiastic fashion lover who has an appreciation for and basic knowledge of vintage clothing and accessories. Must have retail experience (and references) and live within DC limits. Sewing and blogging abilities a plus!
Availability:
Tues-Thurs 12-7pm will be the base schedule
Occasional weekend and holiday hours will come up too.
Hourly compensation plus a generous discount will be provided. Please get in touch with us at info@shoptreasury.com with questions and resumes.

ISSUE 5!

we are beyond excited to direct you to www.pandaheadmag.com - our fifth issue is LIVE and our best yet. this installment of panda head magazine features work from the following DC talents:
bianka brunson, rebekah calo, philippe chetrit,
joshua cogan, susan edwards, fffever, dakota fine,
for the love of..., ashley fulwiler, liz gorman, ben green,
hungerford printers, morgan hungerford,
akemi kanakazi, chris keener, lauren kuzas,
the laughing man, nilay lawson, kristina libby,
erik loften, chloe maratta, kelley mcnutt,
new rock church of fire, chris o'brien, steve perkins,
rae, claibourne reppert, u.s. royalty,
ryan wakeman, and craig walker.
this issue of panda head magazine was made possible by a grant, ever-so-graciously bestowed upon us by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and, as always, the magazine is brought to you by editor morgan hungerford, art content editor nilay lawson, and designer erik loften.

thank you so much for checking out the mag - we're already so stoked to bring you issue 6!

YOUR PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.

OMG - ISSUE 5 - WE'RE GETTING THERE. thanks for holding tight as we navigate the treacherous waters of the internet...the mag will be a GO within the next 7 days, but for now click to www.pandaheadmag.com for the most brilliant homepage you ever done seen.
love,
morgan

panda head mag: issue 5 preview

photo by joshua cogan.

SURPRISE!

eek!

many, many thanks to sarah godfrey at the washington city paper for the SURPRISE of a LIFETIME; while waiting for my coffee at open city this morning, i flipped open the "state of the arts" section and landed on the above picture of a suspiciously familiar haircut. the city paper was kind enough to forecast my DREAM CALENDAR of fall events, including this weekend's DC big flea (ummm, yes) and bruce springsteen at the kennedy center honors in december (EVEN MORE YES). their suggestions were SPOT ON and i couldn't have picked a better lineup myself - though of course i'd throw in tomorrow night's roofwalkers show at the writer's center and next friday's rattler + new rock church of fire debacle at rnr hotel.
again, mega-thank you to sarah godfrey and the washington city paper for repping the mag! and OH HEY - issue 5 will be LIVE and ON FIRE this monday, september 21!

twinterns.

PROFESSIONAL from PANDA HEAD MAGAZINE on Vimeo.

"professional" by chloe maratta and kelley mcnutt

our hearts were oh-so-heavy-heavy last week when the panda mag team said goodbye to kelley mcnutt and chloe maratta, our issue 5 interns. we quite literally don't have words to describe how amazing these two are; from day 1 they were PANDA MAG FAM and we're just so lucky to have gotten to spend the summer with them. oh, and it helped that they were really pretty and smart and had awesome clothes and that they were totally great at EMAILING and MAKING PHONE CALLS and BLOGGING and DOG-TAMING and BEER RUNNING and all the other duties that you'd imagine (and can't imagine) go on behind the scenes at panda head mag.
kelley and chlo, we already miss you guys times a million hundred thousand and wish you nothing but RAD TIMES in the world of COLLEGE. that said, this leaves room at headquarters (aka my dining room table) for one (or two!) intern(s) of amazingness for the next 3 months while we get issue 6 together. qualifications include the aforementioned tasks, being 18+, and having a blue ribbon, award-winning attitude. get in touch at pandaheadmagazine@gmail.com.

oh, oh, oh, oh!

us royalty by BYT

thak you (to the infinite degree) all one billion (APPROXIMATELY) of you who were so very kind as to attend our one year anniversary party this past friday at comet ping pong. we love comet from the very bottom of our hearts - and we also heart our extra special band friends: fffever, the laughing man, new rock church of fire, and U.S royalty - and to our very good friends for their promotion/love/promotion: the washington post's going out guide and brightest young things. we promise that issue 5 will every bit live up to its preview party counterpart - MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
love, your friends,
panda head magazine

PANDA MAG ISSUE 5: PREVIEW

by artist craig walker.

panda head mag: issue 5 preview

photo by dakota fine.

PARTY!

Pandahead Magazine is celebrating it's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY and FIFTH ISSUE LAUNCH!

friday august 28th

comet ping pong (cometpingpong.com)

5037 connecticut ave NW

from 10PM-???

freeee+all ages welcome

PLZ join us for music by our very special friends:

FFFEVER

THE LAUGHING MAN

NEW ROCK CHURCH OF FIRE

US ROYALTY

come celebrate with us!!!

YARD $ALE

This Saturday the 15th the panda gang is having a yard sale at 1953 calvert st. NW from 10 am-3 pm. There will be lots of rad women's clothes, accessories, and other oddities. Tell all your friends to stop by and take a look see- hope to see you there!!!

Love,

da PANDA FAM

jam on the...wonderbread fakktoryy!

On Sunday Team Panda went on a covert mission into the old Wonderbread factory on S street for another feature for issue 5! Our crew included the mega-talented photographer Josh Cogan, hairstylist Rebekah Calo, Akemi Kanazaki on makeup and modeling duties joined by beauties Bianka Brunson and Susan Edwards!!!!!!

this space is SO ILL

Bianka taggin'

Lorna ch-ch-illin'

dirty akemi! the way we like her.

photos by the nutt. YEAH!!!!!!

-Kelley Mc and the panda fam

for the love of

Yo it's the twinterns. Here are some behind tha scenes photos from another feature for issue 5!! Intern #1 aka GLASSES aka Kelley McNutt got to shoot the spread which features organic bath products from Kristina Libby's For the Love of line. RADDD. Kristina was kind enough to let the Panda team invade her beautiful apartment for the shoot. 

Kristina mixing a red clay facemask!

photos by the 'terns

see ya soon, bitties.

DC Mini Gallery Needs You!

photo by rachel young for ready set DC

Last week Kelley and I were at the DC Mini Gallery for the first time and the police showed up before the 2nd band even finished playing-- nobody was arrested but it means the end of shows there for an indefinite amount of time. It was this article that mentioned that a space like DC Mini is more of a Baltimore, Philadelphia, or New York thing and less of a DC thing. It's crucial that an effort like this in our city isn't stomped out before it begins. The gallery is now turning to the community for help-- and you should! 

more info on what happened + how to donate

fundraiser on facebook

Read more learn more change the globe,

Chloe + the pandahead FAM

CAMP PANDA

What's good?! It's Chlo-Blow and Kelley Mcwhackjob, da 'terns. Here's an epic set of photos from CAMP PANDA. FFFever, Laughing Man, US Royalty, and New Rock Church of Fire came along with some friends and the panda crew. Dakota Fine and Lexie Moreland documented the madness. Look for the trip to be featured in issue 5! IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND. 

  intern notes

patches: our in-between-genders-bartender

Photos from Lexie Moreland: 

by homegrl Chloe Maratta:

by Kelley Youngmoney McNutt:

Chris Keener...our dreamy videographer...shhhh

Too much talent/fun.

granted.

old ulysses s.

we are thrilled to announce that issue 5 of panda head magazine will be funded in part by the DC commission on the arts and humanities, and the national endowment for the arts. DC, we can't thank you enough.
bling bling,
morgan

treasure it.

dear listopad,
your evolution is inspirational and aspirational and exactly what this city needs. best of luck with the opening weekend of your new brick and mortar spot, TREASURY (located conveniently at 1843 14th st, NW); you will definitely see me at the opening party tomorrow from 3-6. i couldn't be any more stoked for you guys.
oh, and thanks for the love!
yr friend,
morgan

FIREWORKS at AOL...

photo by dakota fine for AOL.

my 4th of july was spent OLD SCHOOL PANDA BLOG STYLE; alongside mega-talented PHOTOGRAPHER FRIEND dakota fine, i hunted down DC street style for AOL's stylelist. click here for the full slideshow, and thanks so much to both AOL and to everyone who let us accost them with both cameras and questions on their day of independence.
FIREWORKS!
morgan

camPANDA

after hours at camp panda. check that chandy out!!

video by kelley 'nutt

-Chloe and Kelley

nighthawk.

in april i styled a photo shoot (and made a dress!) for my friends' new music project, NIGHTHAWK. photographed by duy tran and featuring a dozen friends in all-black masquerade REGALIA, the photos should be up soon at the nighthawk myspace page. until then check the above HOT VID for all the BEHIND THE SCENES ACTIOOOOONNNN.

why glue guns were invented.

holler at my thursday night project.

camp pandahead

Sneaky intern biznass time. Practice at Gold Leaf with members from 4 mega-talented DC bands??? photos by kelley "lil nutt" mcnutt.

but why you ask....

well, we can't tell you! But it's going down this weekend and will be EPIC FOR SURE.

BBQ

morgan leading the gaggle of musicians

dying of curiosity? here's another peek at the preparations:

Guess everyone will have to wait for issue 5 to find out.....

Pow wows 4 Life

-Chloe and Kelley

issue 5 sneak peek: band practice.

shootin' up

Sup. It's us again! Here's a peek at a bangin' shoot feauturing Laura Burhenn for issue 6.  Lisa Boggs was our photographer, Akemi Kanazaki did makeup, and Rebekah Calo styled the hairz!

we 'n' nilay made bouquets of greenery 

we shaved laura's head for the shoot...JK..maybe

weavin' it up

ain't no thang

taco break nom nom nom

the bouquets

akemi and rebekah fussin' over LB

dance sesh 

morgz in action

FIN!

photos by kelley 'nutt.

-Chloe and Kelley

bienvenido to panda madness

YO cats! It's Kelley and Chloe, Panda Head Mag's homegirls interns for the summer. We'll be keeping you updated on the haps at ~*Da PaNdA FaKtOryy*~. Last week the Panda Crew (along with the documenting skills of Alyssa Lesser) started construction on an outdoor chandelier aKa CHANDY for an upcoming feature in Issue 5. 

twintern$

alyssa, our photographer for the day, and chloe. photo by kelley 'nutt

hit up the dollar store 4 supplieszs

got distracted by the international supermercado

photo by kelley 'nutt

went to the park to begin construction

nilay craftin'

mama bear morgan 

B-B-Boosted for the chandy to make its appearance in the next issue! Thanks 2 homegrl Alyssa for the pphotototosos.

-Chloe and Kelley

PARTY TIME EXCELLENT.

oh PS, this is our 601st post. crazy, right?

de*nada design.

photograph by lise metzger, courtesy of de*nada.

several weeks ago virginia arrisueno of de*nada design asked me to help style the lookbook for her fall collection; i immediately packed up a suitcase full of vintage slips and hightailed it down to ledroit park. i had a blast working with her (and photographer lise metzger, makeup artist akemi kanakazi, and the rest of the CAST AND CREW) and can't wait to see how it all turned out.
i've watched de*nada evolve over the last few years from an awesome-and-cute handbag collection to its current incarnation as a luxury accessory line, and i'm just so glad to have been part of their most recent project. the lookbook will be online in its entirety soon, so get over to denadadesign.com when you get a chance. and count on wanting at least one of each scarf, hat, and glove set. they're covetable even in this HUMIDITY, which - as you know - is saying A LOT.

treasury!

one billion congratulations to our friends at listopad on their brand new website, shoptreasury.com. they've been hard at work on their IMPENDING 14th street boutique, and they're set to open the doors of 1843 14th st NW on july 11. a round of applause is in order, slow-clap-to-standing-ovation-style. they've earned it.

worn out at threadbanger...

click for threadbanger and my worn out: street style picks!

team panda.

TEAM PANDA by panda mag BFF chris chen.

issue 5 of panda head magazine is slowly but surely coming together (in fact, we're about ten minutes away from nonstop, whirlwind-insanity), and erik, nilay, and i consider ourselves lucky to have not one but TWO all-star interns to help us make our issue 5 dreams come true. i am beyond stoked to welcome chloe maratta and kelley mcnutt (AKA the voices behind SIPPIN' 40z) to our little team. they are bound for art school(s) in the fall, are cooler than all three of us put together, and we're just happy that they're so graciously letting us squander both their youth and their summer vacations. they'll be blogging their experience here, starting SOON, so brace yourselves for all sorts of impending awesomeness.
i got more glocks and techs (and interns) than you,
morgan method man.

TOP TEN at BYT...

click for BYT and my post: TOP 10 THINGS I LOVE (right now)!

DIY patches at threadbanger...

click for threadbanger and my post: how to make a DIY patch!

summer camp!

let's go swimming.

what's up, creative economy? at BYT...

click for BYT and my post: what's up, creative economy?

worn out at threadbanger...

click for threadbanger and my worn out: street style picks!

i used to read word up! magazine.

2 LEGIT; featured panda mag cover photo by chris chen.

i'm infinitely proud and about a thousand times more grateful to let you all know that panda head magazine is featured in this month's nylon. when browsing magazines at your local newsstand, grocery store, or 7-11, please take a moment to flip through the one with the bad-ass picture of karen o on the cover. or you could just refer to the above, which may or may not have been lovingly folded up real small and carried around in our back pocket for the better part of three days. and hey - thank YOU guys. seriously.
salt'n'pepa and heavy d up in the limousines,
morgan

like a harley in heat.

OMG HAVE AN AMAZING 3 DAY WEEKEND.

BITE DOWN at BYT...

DC mini gallery.

photo by rachel young for ready set DC

congratulations from the very bottom of my cold, cold heart (it only warms for friendship) to lindsay hart (old school panda head blog contributor! remember THAT?!) and michael harris (1/3 of my favorite jazzed-out-buddy-holly-experience the laughing man) on their new project - DC mini gallery. the opening of the art space/vintage shop is IMPENDING, so go read up real quick at READY SET DC.

REEEEDUX.

an IMMENSE thank you to the very rad dana covit of radar redux - a baltimore arts & culture site that, today, features an interview with YOURS TRULY. check it - and the rest of their killer blog - out at your CONVENIENCE.
no. 2 pencil,
morgan

you want to go to there.

PANDA HEAD MAG ISSUE 4.

worn out at threadbanger...

click for threadbanger and my worn out: street style picks!

top 5 epic tips at BYT...

i hardly ever get to cuss when i'm writing about STYLE, so i've turned my attentions to death metal. click for BYT and my post: TOP 5 EPIC TIPS FOR DC BANDS.

PANDA HEAD MAG: ISSUE 4

issue 4 cover art by craig walker and tang.

WE HAVE ACTION. erik, nilay and i are beyond stoked to let you know that PANDA HEAD MAGAZINE issue 4: SPRING is ALIIIIIVE at www.pandaheadmag.com. this installment of the mag is our best yet, and features work from the following panda head friends:

jim callahan, chris chen, mike delrey, erin descoteaux, greg galin, morgan hungerford, nilay lawson, erik loften, brian mccarthy, memory cassette, new rock church of fire, ouioui nonnon, alfonso rosales, rory sheridan, jei thomas spatola, zach storm, tang, and craig walker.

please go check it out IMMEDIATELY at pandaheadmag.com, and thank you so very much for doing so. we couldn't do it without you, you know.

love, and i mean that sincerely,

morgan

dreamy/starry/sky.

by liz gorman.

visuals.

everything is more inspiring in pola(d)roid format.