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Normally tAPC After Dark come right before an interview in place of an intro but Liana's chat is already 90 minutes long so this is gonna stand on its own. John DeGore and Anastatia Lanz, both design…

I met Liana Maneese through Tara Sherry-Torres at a Labor Day party last year. We hit it off immediately and of course I asked her to come on the site. She's done A LOT here in Pittsburgh both in mar…

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Colin Matthews, founder of Steel City Secret Cinema, stops by along with artist Seth Storck to give us vital information about the fifth edition of SCSC "Toon Time" In addition to shedding some light…

Ali and I have known each other since college. She and I moved onto the same floor of the then titled, New House dormitory, (now called Stever Hall), at Carnegie Mellon University in late August of 2…

I've been down lately. There's no real reason why—life happens and you just feel down. I was planning on putting up a fun chat with a talented artist but today was just weighing on me and i couldn't …

Robert Kozain, better known as 2020k, is a Musician/DJ/Blogger in Pittsburgh. From writing exploratory blog posts, to filling the airwaves with a solid sonic blend of tunes on WYEP, to constantly cra…

Myron Tomb is an art collector, who stages his collection of beautiful paintings and sculptures in his home in Indiana, PA. He was so gracious to give us a full tour of his home, his art collection, …

Chuck Cramer is one of the owners of House of the Dead, an everything-zombie related store on the corner of Main Street and Butler Street in Lawrenceville. House of the Dead is a home to many unique …

Before you send nasty messages about it I will come clean:

(1) Deal with the fact that the mic check was integrated into the chat

(2) Cats are a part of my life

(3) The first round of my chat with Da…

Hello! This is Jennifer and this is a chat with Marcel Walker and Wayne Wise, two of the five artists of Chutz Pow!, a comic created in collaboration with the Toonseum and the Holocaust Center of Pit…

Today is the 40th anniversary of the resignation of President Nixon. This unprecedented event in American politics came about after two dedicated reporters followed up on what was considered at the t…

Toby Greenwalt is the Director of Digital Strategy and Technology Implementation at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. His title is long, so in short, he strives to use the virtual environment to cr…

Ross Hardy walked into my house with a portfolio and a HUGE roll of paper. He had carried everything down from his place up in Bloomfield in the middle of a hot July afternoon so the first thing I di…

Every month, the Lawrenceville bar and restaurant, Remedy (5152 Butler Street) showcases a new artist on it's wall. Beginning August 1st, it will be local painter Sam Thorp showcasing her latest work…

I've been painting for a long time but getting ready for a show is still daunting. Creating the work is a very long and solitary activity so the transition from my quiet studio space and into a publi…

Hello all! This is Jennifer and this is a chat with blogger and father, Alex, a.k.a. the man behind the curtain of everybodylovesyou.net. As well as being a long time fan of the AP Collection, Alex h…

Hello all! This is Jennifer and this is a chat with composer and Alia Musica member, John Arrigo-Nelson. John was delighted to talk about his music, which often involves including more than one mood …

The AP Collection After Dark is a safe space to promote, (and bitch) about stuff happening around Pittsburgh, Jerome Charles and I sit down and talk about Essential Machine, the AMA on Reddit that Bi…