Behind Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band from 1968 to 1979 was Tony Allen, one of the greatest living drummers to ever grace the earth. “Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat,” Kuti once said. →

Cinefamily eagerly presents this all-night tribute to film’s greatest motherlover. It goes without saying that Hitchcock’s original 1960 film is a venerable classic and groundbreaking piece of work, but what hardly anyone thinks about is the surprisingly entertaining franchise it spawned, and tonight we’re turning that around! Psycho II, directed by Richard Franklin (a Hitchcock protegee, and helmer of Patrick and Road Games) is a strong thriller in its own right that stands head and shoulders above the slasher →

Photo courtesy of John Tiberi

Malcolm Mclaren’s final resting place will take place tomorrow.

According to Humande:
In celebration of Malcolm’s life we are asking people to observe a MINUTE OF MAYHEM at midday on 22nd April. Put on your favourite records and let it RIP!

For members of the public who would like to pay their last respects to him, the funeral cortege will travel between 1.15pm and 2.15pm through Camden High Street, Chalk Farm Road, Ferdinand Street, Malden Road, Princes of Wales Road, Kentish Town Road and Southampton Road en route to his final resting place. →

Carmichael Gallery is proud to present the works of Tobias Keene, an English painter and artist worth checking out. He was born in Stratford Upon Avon and grew up in Los Angeles, which allowed Keene to build a strong collector base with high profile collectors. Collectors of Keene’s work include Robert Downey Jr. and Tobey Maguire. Various prestigious private collections include Harrod’s Collection, Wallis Annenberg, Ahmet and Mica Ertegun and Brett and Carol Cheng-Mayer. If you haven’t had the chance to admire →

On June 6, the first Outpost Cup, a fundraiser to support Outpost’s next event which will bring six South American artists to Los Angeles over the next two years. These artists include Grupo Bijari, from Sao Paolo, Brazil who created the Outpost Cup logo. With live music and a variety of performance artists and performers and food and drinks from local restaurants there, teams of artists, neighborhood groups, parents vs. kids and other groups will bring their A-game to the field. The Outpost Cup will take place one week →

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All City Records presents their Monthly 10″ LA series where some of Los Angeles most gifted producers are commemorated. In their 3rd installment, Ras G of Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder crew, who is also affiliated with Poo-Bah Records, was featured. Both Samiyam and he introduce a track entitled “Breakfast Blunts.” →

Arthur Verocai – “Balada 45″ (Like A Brazilian Girl Remix)

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Celebrating the release of the Timeless DVD series, Mochilla and VTech present Jneiro Jarel’s remix for Arthur Verocai’s “Balada 45,” a modern ode to Brazilian women. The remix features samples from Verocai’s live LA performance and creates an entirely new feel for the song. →

Celebrating the holiday of greens and the release of Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus and the members of his Brainfeeder crew will be spinning records all day today at the dublab studio in Los Angeles. Tune in for hand-picked cuts from FlyLo’s latest LP, as well as guest appearances by The Gaslamp Killer, Ras G, Daedelus and Matthewdavid. →

Stella Dallas
The Cinefamily – Los Angeles, CA
5/9/10

Some stories are just so powerful, so compelling, with veins so deeply rooted within our collective unconscious that we can’t stop retelling them. Among these tales — Stella Dallas. Before the famous Barbra Stanwyck version, the radio serial with an 18-year run and Bette Midler’s ’90s variation, silent beauty Belle Bennett starred in one of the era’s most popular three-hankie melodramas →

Nothing to Declare
Lazarides Gallery- Los Angeles, CA
04/23-05-23

Lazarides Gallery is pleased to announce David Choe’s return to LA after a six-year hiatus from exhibiting in his old stomping ground. The extremely prolific Choe has been hard at work creating new paintings, drawings, and sculptures for the 8,000 sq ft space in Beverly Hills.

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