The latest exhibit opening today at the C.A.V.E. Gallery combines 3 of life’s finest pleasures: art, Venice Beach, and one of the greatest bands of all time, The Pixies. Dig For Fire: Art Inspired by The Pixies is just that — a collection of artists sharing their work inspired by the timeless Boston band. The […]

Today is time for a confessional for the Madman. First of all, I know I’m gonna lose a lot of my indie cred when I say this but I don’t care — much to the frustration of the Imaginary Girlfriend, I have to admit, I kind of love Katy Perry. Perhaps it was that Elmo […]

This Friday night Ninja Tune artist, Low End Theory regular and Los Angeles IDM pioneer Daedulus and San Jose dubstep producer NiT GriT (check out his Soundcloud page for a nice taste) will be wobbling the grass dancefloor of the Hummingbird Nest Ranch mansion outside Los Angeles. We went out there for a photoshoot last […]

In a brief but very well done animation, motion designer Sean McClintock combines Jack Kerouac reading “Lucien Midnight” — the long narrative poem now known as Old Angel Midnight —over DJ Shadow’s beautiful “Second”. Enjoy… Friday Afternoon in the Universe from Sean McClintock on Vimeo.

Marc Jacobs expands their limited skateboard library with a set of decks featuring the photography of fashion lensmen Juergen Teller. Utilizing imagery from past Marc Jacobs advertising campaigns, the collection of limited edition skatedecks includes M.I.A. from Spring of 2009’s campaign, plus dig into the crates for Kate Moss (Fall 2000), Lisa Maria (Spring 2000) […]

Damn that Jack White! Can’t he just leave shit be? Does he have to be cutting edge in every damn thing he does, making the rest of us look ineffectual and doodling? Turns out today he announced that The Dead Weather’s new single, “Blue Blood Blues” will be issued in the previously unheard of Triple […]

Tonight esteemed street artist Joe Ledbetter opens Magnus Maximus at the Corey Helford Gallery for 3 weeks in Culver City (June 4 – 25). A narrative show in which the paintings illustrate a tale; one of love and the hero’s victory over forces aimed at suppressing true love. A light-hearted and effervescent series of character […]

It’s nice to see Peter Jackson going back to his roots, in a way, and directing a film that’s closer to Heavenly Creatures than to his recent big budget extravaganzas (awesome as they are — except King Kong, let’s just sweep that one under the rug shall we?). The Lovely Bones, like Heavenly Creatures, is […]