Open Road

A gorgeous book celebrating travel, adventure, and beautifully styled rolling homes.

From the author of the landmark Shop Class as Soulcraft, a brilliant, first-of-its-kind celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, one now critically threatened by automation.

Progressive bluegrass band Trampled by Turtles are from Duluth, Minnesota, where frontman Dave Simonett initially formed the group as a side project in 2003. At the time, Simonett had lost most of his music gear, thanks to a group of enterprising car thieves who'd ransacked his vehicle while he played a show with his previous band. Left with nothing more than an acoustic guitar, he began piecing together a new band, this time taking inspiration from bluegrass, folk, and other genres that didn't rely on amplification. Simonett hadn't played any bluegrass music before, and he filled his lineup with other newcomers to the genre, including fiddler Ryan Young (who'd previously played drums in a speed metal act) and jam band bassist Tim Saxhaug. Along with mandolinist Erik Berry and banjo player Dave Carroll, the group began carving out a fast, frenetic sound that owed as much to rock & roll as bluegrass.

A photography book celebrating the nomadic lifestyle and community of Vanlife through interviews, essential advice for living on the road, and more than 150 photos of these tiny rolling homes.

Papik is the now well known project created by Nerio Poggi, Rome based musician, composer, producer and arranger who’s been getting a lot of positive response from the international Nu-Jazz /Jazz Lounge scene in the last few years. His first album in 2009, ‘Rhythm Of Life’, included the song ‘Staying For Good’, sung by Alan Scaffardi, which was and still is a hit on it’s genre. His collaboration with various artists, which includes amongst others Mario Biondi in his album ‘Handful of soul’ and ‘I love you more’, brought Nerio to produce in 2011 Ely Bruna’s Album 'Remember The Time' and Fred Buccini 'Unusual Nat'. Both are themed Covers projects out on Irma Records that obtained a great International feedback.