OK, it’s Friday June 15th so you know what that means — we’re getting our tuxes ready for Jim Mahfood’s  L.A. Ink Stains vol. 1 Prom/Book Release Party over at Titmouse Animation Studios. You know we’re big fans of Mahfood’s L.A. inspired illustrations, and can’t wait to get our hands on his L.A. Ink Stains book, so […]

We’re sure you remember us writing about Jim Mahfood‘s L.A. inspired illustrations — how can you forget about a cartoon where tacos, Tecates and copious medical brownies are the gist of life? As you well recall Jim is synchronizing the release of his first book of personal illustrations, L.A. Ink Stains vol. 1, with a […]

The world which Jim Mahfood (aka Food One) illustrates with his long-running L.A. Ink Stains comic strip is really unlike any other — a highly personal, humorous black & white adventure following his everyday exploits in Los Angeles. Afternoons spent hunched over a desk drawing cartoons that make the world chuckle are offset by long […]

We previewed the Transmission LA: AV CLUB last week, and sent new Art Correspondent Freddi C with mic and camera in tow to check out the exhibit. This was her recap… As the sun set downtown at the Geffen Contemporary MOCA, the Veuve flowed under an enormous shiny Mercedes-Benz logo suspended to look like a giant […]

We were guests of Mercedes-Benz last night at their Transmission LA: AV CLUB exhibit, and the show was by all means a great success. As we explained in our interview with Mike D, who is curating the event, the array of artist involved is impressive (including Peter Coffin, Benjamin Jones, Mike Mills, Tom Sachs, Sage […]

The latest in Scion’s AV series opens tomorrow, May 7 (7-10pm), and will run till May 28. Titled Pacific, the show’s concept is one of the more unique that Scion has put on: “Cutting through the layers of reality and challenging the notion of what most of us consider as “everyday”, Pacific brings together ten […]

LA-based label Culprit bids sayonara to the summer in style with their closing party atop the Standard Downtown this Sunday. Label founders Droog are joined by the magnetic RnB house and disco infused duo Soul Clap (who were kind enough to show us around their hometown for our Coordinates: Boston feature) to end their monthly […]

DIS magazine traveled to sunny Venice Beach, Echo Park and other hipster-swarmed Los Angeles locales to see what fashion trends were hot on the street. Except like a very disoriented and confused Bruno, DIS only seemed to run into completely fabricated trends — such as velcro and suction cup accessories to keep your wallet on […]