Interview with Leroy Burgess
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As one of disco boogie’s founding fathers, Leroy Burgess boasts a formidable body of work in the music industry. Every DJ, musician, disco head, boogie fanatic and soul brother is inevitably a fan of his legendary voice and the production skills that shaped scenes from the underground sound of the 70s’ smooth soul right on through to modern day house, collaborating with such artists as Ron Carroll and Joey Negro. His studio creations, reaching tour audiences across the globe, have given the world over vinyl slices of New York to add to their record collections. Burgess has also gained a huge following that ranges from London to Tokyo; he’s been specially invited to Rome to lecture young music students at the Red Bull Music Academy’s yearly get-together, which saw participants from ever corner of the planet wide-eyed at Burgess’s generation-crossing influence. →

Interview with Ng
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I love home. Even in its potentially cramped, semi-dysfunctional state, it offers a good ying to the office’s yang. This is not the case for everyone however. For some, unsavory characters and unfortunate external circumstances color the home. In the case of artist NG, it is the traditional, seemingly stable and nurturing home that is intolerable. While I grew up in what I deem a functional (yet endearingly quirky) home, I rarely questioned the make-up of modern domesticity. My 1,000 square-foot childhood house was occupied at any given →

Triorganico
Now Again/Stones Throw
(2009)

Triorganico executes a delicate blend of romanticism and wistfulness in their debut album Convinencia. Going beyond the sonic regiment, the Los Angeles trio that comprises Triorganico successfully translates the spirit of Brazil. Swaying between soft bossa nova sets and jazz inspired balladries, Triorganico’s seductive and beautiful arrangements correspond in a fluid manner. →

For a number of years it has seemed like the terms “fashion” and “affordability” were two opposite ends of the spectrum likely never to be crossed. However fast forward a couple of decades and the scenery changes as everyone from powerful editors to forward thinking designers are currently worshiping →

All Tomorrow’s Party Cinema Lineup
As you may know by now, this year’s ATP Fest held in New York will be co-curated by The Flaming Lips and it’ll surely be terrific music lineup.  However as the icing on the delectable cake, ATP people will also be hosting a film series co-curated by the inimitable CRITERION collection and featuring American auteur, Jim Jarmusch who will be presenting his 1990 film, Mystery Train. →

The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis
Hammer Museum – Santa Monica, CA
10/24/09 – 2/7/10
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This October the Hammer Museum presents seminal comic artist R. Crumb’s adaptation of the first book of the Old Testament, the Book of Genesis. Crumb has spent the last five years on this incredibly ambitious endeavor. The exhibition features 207 individual, black-and-white drawings incorporating every word from all fifty chapters, as well as a cover, title page, introduction and back cover. Each drawing contains six to eight comic panels illustrating the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark, Sodom and Gomorrah, and more. →

There are plenty of movies that are a whole lot of hype.  Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds had all the makings of such a blunder.  With all the anticipation, A-list cast, and volatile subject matter the stage was set for an epic failure.  It wasn’t.  Inglourious Basterds instead turned out to be a poignant reminder of why the mere mention of Tarantino’s name carries so much weight.  Here are 5 reasons this movie is worth a twelve dollar ticket. →

Steven Harrington Photo Print with Issue No. 0052
We’re delighted to announce that our next issue edition, Arkitip Issue No. 0052 will feature the artwork of Steven Harrington. This projects has been in the works for some time, and we’re excited to finally share the results of this collaboration. →

Official Premiere of Jackson 5′s Unreleased Documentary
AT&T Center Theatre – Downtown LA
8/22/09
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The Downtown Film festival presents the West Coast premiere of what was widely considered “lost” tour documentary of the Jackson 5.  JACKSON 5 IN AFRICA, features never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson at 16-years-old performing in 1974 in Dakar, Senegal with his brothers with such pop classics as “ABC,” “I’ll Be There” and “Dancing Machine.” The non-profit Downtown Film Festival-Los Angeles will present the movie as the 2009 Closing Night Film & Gala. →

NewSense, Ungrammar, All the Way Live, PPRSTK, and PLSTK apparel present to you another memorable night of the “Changing Same” Summer Series with a live performance by Los Angeles sensation NOSAJ THING @ The Agenda Lounge in San Jose on Friday, September 4. And also back by popular demand, OBEY records and the Crosby’s own, FREE THE ROBOTS, and San Jose’s own, GOLDENCHYLD, of the mighty Fingerbangerz.

Dancers/B-boys, music appreciators, and open-minded folks can’t miss this one. →