Hezekiah feat. Talib Kweli & Bahamadia – “Fired Up”

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Hezekiah has long had critical acclaim and talented collaborators, putting out music with the likes of Scratch (The Roots) and drawing comparisons to 9th Wonder. He’s a MC-producer who mixes “hood sensibilities” with socially conscious raps. →

Psychic Powers – “Glide”

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Los Angeles-based Psychic Powers combine nineties dance beats with well-crafted songwriting in “Glide,” their first single from Infinity. The band has been intermittently releasing music since the release of their “Frozen EP” on RCRD LBL and “Wellington” on Geographic North. →

New music video from Danish duo, Quadron. Directed by Tracemaker, the second official music video from the group’s self-titled debut mixes high fashion and performance art. →

Booked
Carmichael Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
6/5/10

Carmichael Gallery is proud to present “Booked,” a group exhibition featuring over 35 of the leading figures in contemporary art. The gallery’s rooms will showcase a wide selection of original works from artists including Aiko, Banksy, Beejoir, Blek le Rat, Boxi, Bumblebee →

While the biggest problems of the day for kids here might come from the fact that their blackberries and iphones are low in battery or that they forgot to bring their lunch money to school this morning, the struggles and issues that restavek children in Haiti must face on the daily are pretty unbelievable. In exchange →

“Black & White Paintings”
PRISM-Hollywood, CA
06/27

In the mid-1980s, Warhol made a series of silkscreened black and white works with imagery taken from a cross-section of sources. The paintings are stark representations of advertisements, diagrams, maps, and illustrations in newspapers and magazines pulled from his scrapbook of ads from the ’50s. →

Cipher is an international urban-contemporary lifestyle brand offering high concept lifestyle products for an emerging class of global lifestyle connoisseurs. A lifestyle brand that embodies elements of contemporary art, music, film, design, urban culture and high fashion. →

Benjamin Garcia Saxe is a London-based designer who recently ventured to the jungles of Costa Rica to build a home for his dear mother. →

One summer, Matt Allen of Ashland, Oregon, decided he wanted to become the most famous ice cream man in the world. With his 1969 Chevrolet Step Van, he then moved to his hometown of Long Beach, California, to start fulfilling his dreams. →

World Science Festival 2010
230 West 41st St. – New York, NY
6/2/10 to 6/6/10

The World Science Festival is now in its third year and will feature 40 unique programs in scientific disciplines ranging from astronomy, physics and genetics to neuroscience, robotics and mathematics. The Festival’s programs will also integrate traditional arts disciplines – dance, theatre, music and the visual arts – to underscore that science is everywhere. →