Albert Seveso, an Italian illustrator and graphic artist, is best known for his series A me mi piace la gnocca! — a collection of effervescent illustrations that spawned out of an idea he had in 2007. The literal transition from Italian to English is NSFW but let’s just say it pertains to his fondness for […]

Following in the disco-infused indie rock of its Aussie compatriots Cut/Copy, Midnight Juggernauts and Empire of the Sun comes Strange Talk, who just released their self-titled debut EP on Neon Gold Records. The first single from the record, “Climbing Walls”, shimmers with all the swagger, melody, rhythm and background vocal textures that have made Australia […]

The illustrious Flying Lotus released a mixtape this week dedicated to all things summer. Lovers Melt 2 is a followup to his previous Stones Throw Podcast #66: Lovers Melt mix — a two-and-a-half-hour odyssey through the warm weather leanings of one of Los Angeles’ premier purveyors of bass. “Lovers Melt 2 will hopefully be part […]

Last night Jeremy Scott tweeted a preview of his new adidas Originals by Originals Fall/Winter 2011 line, and as can be expected there’s plenty of zaniness — mostly modeled by his LA muse, Charlotte Free. Say what you will, the man knows how to craft some attention getting gear. The Los Angeles-via-Missouri-via-Paris designer’s collection includes […]

Sex, drugs and rock & roll. Debauchery. Hugh Grant transvestite hookers. Talentless reality celebrities. Purse dogs with health insurance. These are the things that everyone thinks LA is all about. And, for the most part, they’re right. But residents of Los Angeles, just like residents of other cities around the world, also like to revel […]

At the beginning of the month we posted YACHT’s Fly On, UFO mixtape, and it turned out to be incredibly popular with the ladies. Who knew they liked their sci-fi tinged disco mixes so much? The mixtape was in preparation for YACHT’s brand new album Shangri-La, the latest volley from the inimitable DFA Records — […]

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 […]

New York-based artist Logan Hicks is a photorealistic landscape and portrait painter. His hyperrealist style is achieved by combining stencils, photography, aerosol and a variety of canvases (such as anodizing on aluminum and etched wood panels), becoming somewhat of a pioneer in the art world. He’s known for taking the humdrum of urban landscapes and […]