Sultry, big-bosomed seductresses in fantasy landscapes are the focus of artist Natalia Fabia‘s latest exhibition at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. Combining the racy, decadent portraits of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and the gritty glitz of punk rock, Fabia’s paintings are tongue-in-cheek “dream-escapes” that feature idealized female forms indulging in worldly pleasures. →

Although fashion week has been more hand me my leather than if it’s Tuesday it must be Coco de Ville, recession or no recession, some girls still wanna ride that Vengabus.  Luckily, Alexandre Herchcovitch has heard their whistle.  Taking inspiration from his native cities Sao Paulo and Berlin, his 2009 RTW collection pays homage to all-night revelry despite the discombobulation of dressing chez Bundchen and Klum.  →

I used to think making yogurt was reserved for those who doused themselves in patchouli, wore Birkenstocks year-round and ate a lot of tempeh. That is, until I began the search for the American equivalent of the yogurt I used to eat in Japan — creamy, not too thick and only mildly tangy — and felt like Goldilocks in the grocery store: this one too runny, this one too sour, none of them just right. →

TED annual conference brings together fascinating minds from around the world; challenging them to give the “talk of their lives” in 18 minutes.  In this video Juan Enriquez – one of the world’s leading authorities on the economic and political impacts of life sciences – discusses facinating advances in cell, tissue and robotic engineering and the “reboot” they will cause.

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For more on this year’s TED conference, visit: http://www.ted.com/

Save It Records first signing, The Faraway Places
Spaceland – Silverlake, CA
2/23/09
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Save It Records is the brand spanking new label started up by the earnest efforts of Chris and Rebecca out of their humble Highland Park abode.  And now they’ve just signed on their first band, The Faraway Places, Echo Park locals that had previous releases out on Eenie Meenie in the US and Bella Union in Europe. →

FLUX Screening Series at the Hammer Museum
Billy Wilder Theatre
2/25/09
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Flux and the Hammer Museum present a quarterly screening series featuring innovative short films, music videos, features, filmmaker retrospectives and the most visual work from around the globe. Now in its second year, the Flux Screening Series will debut the World Premiere of PSST! 3 →

This weekend Mochilla and ArtDontSleep will celebrate the next in line from their Timeless series.  Dilla was a close friend of Mochilla. Even before they personally knew him, his music inspired and fed many hungry ears all across our nation–from the Pharcyde days through Tribe and De La, Busta and on into Neo-soul and the next generation through Slum and Jaylib.

His music went through many transformations often rough and snapping, sometimes smooth and languid and more often than not, experimental and surprising.  →

Art Directors Guild & Set Decorators Society of America Talk
American Cinematheque – Hollywood, CA
2/21/09
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On Saturday, February 21st starting at 2:30 PM, the American Cinematheque in association with the Art Directors Guild and the Set Decorators Society of America presents a panel discussion with this year’s Academy Award-nominated art directors and set decorators. →

The Presets new video for ‘If I Know You’ will hit pretty close to home if you live in Hollywood. It’s a dancing travelogue through neighborhoods, Hollywood Blvd, and Echo Park Lake. →

I will admit I’ve been very late in jumping on the bandwagon for this one. Although I’ve been a fan of model Erin Wasson’s thrown together style and I was fully aware of her collaboration with sports/arts collective RVCA, I never really took it upon myself to seek out what the two entities had been up to. For their second offering Wasson put together a load of looks →