There are only a few cool things about living in L.A.:
Getting to consistently gripe about a city that’s probably one of the 3-4 best in the world in nearly every respect
The vibrant street art that consistently pops up around you
The taco trucks
This post is about number 2. No, not that kind of number 2 (that would be gross) – [...]
This past Sunday, Nike hosted an exclusive event to celebrate the inimitable Dunks. Festivities included the hip hop orchestra conducted by Double G, The Cool Kids and No Age. Along with the music there was a Celtic dunk tank, free BBQ, a slip and slide and, oh yeah, free Dunks for lucky party goers (like [...]
Go to www.saveourtacotrucks.org to help out and be sure to sign the petition. These trucks are one of the few things that make L.A. distinctive in a good way.
The County Board of Supervisors’ new ordinance that will effectively eliminate Taco Trucks in unincorporated Los Angeles County goes into effect at 12:00 AM on Thursday morning. [...]
We thought we’d offer you a selection of songs from some of the artists we wish we were seeing this weekend. So sit back, relax and enjoy the fact that you’re not in sweaty, smelly, 120-degree-hipster heat.
Black Lips - O Katrina!
Shout Out Louds - December
Justice - D.A.N.C.E
The Cool Kids - Pump Up The Volume (Flosstradamus [...]
From the visits to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop to the Murakami inspired eyes here, judging from his blog it would seem that Mr. West is really going to pull out all the stops for his forthcoming tour. Muppets? Fraggles? urSkeks? Only Kanye knows, but it seems safe to say that he plans [...]
Rappers used to look like this:
You could say it was a more innocent time. More carefree. Or drugs.
Anyway, one thing you can’t deny is that images like the one above instantly transport you to their own self-contained world. Slick Rick’s gilded grin is as much a calling card for the era as any of his [...]
Obey mastermind Shepard Fairey is reopening his Subliminal Projects gallery this Saturday, April 5th in L.A. at an all-new location on Sunset. The gallery’s prestigious first exhibit goes to Paris’ Blek Le Rat and serves as his first solo show in the U.S. as well. Besides being one of the first graffiti [...]
If you want to RSVP, here’s the info:
Thanks for the invite, Deadspin!
During college I spent part of my time as a not-very-good intern at The Director’s Bureau. Despite my efforts to the contrary, they managed to create some of the coolest music videos/commercials of the last decade for artists like The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age and others. Now home-grown talent like Cayce Cole, Mike Mills, Geoff [...]
