Don’t be surprised if you start hearing the ear-worm whistling of Jake Troth‘s first single, “Material Things”, in the most materialistic of places. The song is a 150-second burst of pop magic, a delirious ode to all things fine and expensive — the track’s melodic hook, matched with the simple “cha-ching” chorus, will follow you […]

I’ve been an admirer of Matt Longue’s EmptyLA photography project for awhile (above pic). Exhibiting what Los Angeles would look like car-less and people-less, there is a simple beauty and austere loneliness to the pieces as a whole. Now cinematographer Ross Ching has taken the idea and put it into film format in his Running […]