The Local Boy
Film Opinion

The first time I came across “Kick-Ass “was browsing trailers on apple.com.  God, that looks retarded, I mused, quickly glossing over the row and clicking to the next page.  In the sea of stupid, someone managed to net a freaking whale.  But as clever ads started popping up all over Los Angeles, my curiosity was piqued.  I sampled the trailer.  Interesting.  I consulted the talking heads.  Positive feedback.  So with guarded expectations I grabbed a friend and swung by a late night showing at downtown’s beautiful Nokia Theater in the LA Live.  What we experienced was nothing like I imagined. →

Culver City- CA
05/08/10

Recognized universally as the home of entertainment, the Los Angeles visual arts scene has quietly emerged as one of the most respected communities in the world.  Whether it be influence in art or culture, L.A.’s creative force has a potent effect on people everywhere.  →

Civil is eager to present their new Summer collection, “Buona Estate”, inspired by both the Euro-centric origins of the high fashion world and the street forward mentality and concepts of Los Angeles. Drawing from the essence of summertime in Europe, this collection is a testament to the true renaissance man, the thinker, the activist, the humanitarian, the man who can do everything. Civil stays true to their old world European aesthetic meshed with a modern day twist of street flavor and dopeness.

Check out their Summer collection here.

Shepard Fairey from Arkitip, Inc. on Vimeo.

Deitch Projects is proud to present May Day, an exhibition of new work by Shepard Fairey, as its final project. Shepard Fairey is one of the most famous artists of the Arkitip alumni group and after 20 years, he has taken on the mainstream art establishment while still sying true to his beautiful and effective methods. Fairey’s portrait of our dear president, Barack Obama has come to symbolize the historic campaign of the first African American to be elected President and now that portrait graces the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian. His focus seems to lie in communicating his messages to the masses. His campaigns have helped shape the public →

Doug Benson (Super High Me, “Best Week Ever”) will be there at the Cinefamily to bring to you the movie we all know and love, Friday the 13th in a slightly different manner. Remember Larry Zerner aka “Shelly”? Come to Cinefamily and not only do you get to watch this movie again but imagine this time, watching it while Shelly is sitting right next to you, giving you all the juicy behind-the-scenes gossip. If you love Shelly as much as I do, it really can’t get better than this. This once-in-a-lifetime live commentary for Part 3 of →

Les Morceaux at Steven Alan
dublab at Turntable Lab
Los Angeles, CA
05/08/10

What up EM fam! It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, but if you’re around LA this Saturday here are some happenings we can hang at. Although the Keith Haring exhibit and Big City Forum look really great, there’s a Secondhand Sureshots Art Installation Opening Party (dublab) at Turntable Lab and there’s going to be a Fairfax Artwalk going on that evening too, so it should be pretty tight. Earlier in the day I’ll be djing in Los Feliz at the Steven Alan Outpost for the precious Les Morceaux accessory line. So should be fun times all around. Neato! Full info at link -> →

In this video, Gilles Peterson digs for records in Havana, Cuba, finding a “Gold Mine” of records ranging from jazz, disco, electronic, and spiritual. Two years ago, Gilles visited Cuba for the first time on a reconnaissance mission to check out the new generation of Havana-based artists.  →

Starting at the Beginning: Discussing, Seeing, Creating
Honor Fraser Gallery-Los Angeles, CA
05/08/10

As much a workshop as a presentation, this sessions of BCF will present how two individuals–one a designer/educator, the other a writer/educator—stimulate seeing and thinking as means to creativity. Come prepared to talk, listen, think, collaborate, make, remake, and reflect.

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“Timeless 2″ celebrated the music of J.Dilla. It was composed and arranged for a 60 piece Orchestra by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson featuring special guests Bilal, Dwele, Posdnuos, Talib Kweli and more. This premiere performance is still on the minds of many. →

According to Design Boom: Google goggles is a new type of search engine that allows users to make searches by taking pictures using their phone. the program is a mobile application for google’s android operating system. Using the camera built into their phone, users simply have to snap a photo of an object and the object will be searched by google. some sample searches include pictures of art works, landmarks, book and even business cards. The software is also linked to →