Welcome to our Seventh Issue of ANP Quarterly. So what’s inside? Well, as you probably noticed by our cover girl Phyllis Diller, we’re trying to confuse you. Not really, JK. What happened was that Lisa Eisner, the amazing photographer and publisher of fine photo books called us and said she’s been trying to photograph Miss Diller and her art (she’s a painter) for some time now. Apparently, Lisa pitched it to Vanity Fair and they rejected it. Well how could we resist that? Not only are Lisa’s photographs of her and her house terrific, but the interview is even better! (Word now is that VF are going to do something trumped by the kids!!) Daido Moriyama is one of the most celebrated photographers in Japan, but barely known outside photography circles in the US. In this issue, Ed Templeton interviews Daido and we present a beautiful retrospective portfolio of his grainy B&W photos. Also included are interviews and big, bad images of works by Swedish artist Jockum Nordstr̦m, and conceptual geometric wizard artist Xylor Jane; a conversation between author Dennis Cooper and Bradford Cox from the band Deerhunter; A work-in-progress with Money Mark; articles on cool record labels, penis-shaped surf wax, a moped repair/coffee spot and more and more and more. We gotta stop, or this won’t be super-abbreviated anymore. Let’s just say that that is just the tip of the iceberg dig in and enjoy.

So now that that’s over and there is some room still, let’s use this space to bring up something that is probably more important than we really acknowledge as a culture, or rather amalgamation of many subcultures: the need to periodically re-explain what certain terms mean that we all take for granted. For example, D.I.Y. It’s a term that pops up several times in this issue alone, and most of us probably use it fairly often, but how often do any of us ever use the full wording? Do you ever say it to someone who you feel may not know what you’re talking about, but use the abbreviation anyways for fear of sounding lame, or missing the full culturally signifying power of a shorthand term forged in the underground that you are on some level claiming at least knowledge-of by using the term? Don’t be afraid, because getting the point across at all is ultimately more important than doing it in total styling style. Sometimes we should say all the words, because sometimes people don’t know that “Do It Yourself” stands for Dang Its Yarly. JK! Uhm, or rather Just Kidding, but just about the last part. We meant everything but the last part. It actually stands for Do It Yourself. For reals. Just couldn’t resist. Yarly is not even a word!