In the tradition of PB Wolf’s 666, 777 and 888 events in Los Angeles, he will perform 9 nights in a row in nine So. Cal area codes from September 1st 2009 to 09/09/09: 9 nights, 9 genres, 9 area codes, all 90′s. All dates will be announced later this month. →

Summer in L.A. can make one think some crazy thoughts. My most recent is a complete re-evaluation of my position on ripped and embellished clothing. →

Things continue to get more interesting.  The new trailer for District 9 recently released and if the film brings half of what the preview suggests we have a very intriguing movie on our hands.  This was a film to be curious about.  But now District 9 is starting to look like something to be excited about. →

The Love, Summer of Tote Bags were created to celebrate the magic in the air that happens during the summer, especially right now. They were made by Guzman-Cronin, a collaboration between artists Meg Shoemaker & Phil Pinto, as a fundraising effort for the production of their short film, scheduled to begin shooting in Fall 2009. →

From the Producer of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon comes Blood: The Last Vampire, based on the cult hit anime series. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a half-human, half-vampire samurai who preys on those who feast on human blood. Joining forces with the shadowy society known as the Council, Saya is dispatched to an American military base, where an intense series of swordfights leads her to the deadliest vampire of all. →

Mid City Arts Presents: Miami Graffiti – Street Art Exhibition
Mid-City Arts continues to bring the best of street art to Los Angeles with its latest show honoring the Miami graffiti scene. “Miami Graffiti” opens July 11, 7pm – 9pm and will be on view through July 26th. →

Photo by: Rad Hourani

Hung Vanngo is a Canadian Make up artist living in New York City represented by the Wall group.  Moving from Vietnam at a young age to Calgary he began his career in Toronto before moving to NYC.  Hung has shot with world renowned photographers such as Greg Kadel, Alexi Lubomirski and Ellen Von Unwerth as well as the famous faces of Helena Christensen, Chloe Sevigny, Renee Zellweger.   →

This year’s CA Boom show took place in the Modern style, former Robinsons Department Store in Beverly Hills. (With its large areas of fake gold decoration conspicuously out of keeping with the exterior, which was added when the building served as a casino set.) →

Take a peek at the new URSUS Bape collection, designed by Tetsu Nishiyama (Tet) of WTAPS. He is a leading figure in the field of streetwear, and is known for fusing the aesthetics of Western and Japanese style to the streets of Harajuku. He is not only the founder and designer for WTAPS, he is also currently the director for Blackflag in Aoyama and Hoods in Tokyo. Tetsu or “Tet” has taken the role as chief creative director for the new URSUS Bape line for Fall/Winter 2009, which is an extension of the collaboration t-shirts available through the Bape Japan website. With Tetsu on board, he’s wasted no time in customizing the line to suit his tastes. The well-known Bape general logo has →

Spaceland – Silverlake, CA
Live Review: 7/6/09
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Miniature Tigers are pure charm — swaying and stomping in desert-meets-yacht club attire and serving up jingle-jangle indie pop set to the hard-hitting snap of Lucite drums. →