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Mel Kadel’s DrawingsMel Kadel uses the technique called “drawing with an eyelash” on her floral, dropped and striped patterns and the peculiar characters of her images. She works using ancient papers, tiny pens, cotton swabs and glue. Grew up in Pennsylvania suburbs and graduated from Moore College of Art & Design in 1997, moved to
· MUSIC ·
Wildcat! Wildcat!: Mr QuicheWildcat! Wildcat! is Jesse Taylor, Michael Wilson, and Jesse Carmichael: four Los Angeles-bred friends since the age of fourteen. It’s a bond thick enough to hear. Their single, “Mr Quiche” holds beats as hip hop as they are sexy trailing along quavering synths and grime-filled bass-lines appropriate for a sunny summer soundtrack. Miike Snow fans [...]
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Congorock, AC Slater, Neoteric @ Dim Mak StudiosLos Angeles, CA April 3 Dim Mak Studios 1643 Cosmo Hollywood, CA 90028 9:00 pm BUY TICKETS
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Haim: ForeverListen to “Forever” here DOWNLOAD HERE There isn’t much better than an all sister girl group, but Haim has more than sibling chemistry and a badass chick vibe. The hugely buzzing Los Angeles band combines an 80′s nuance unique to only themselves, and hooks too good to only play once. On the imminent repeat to [...]
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Future Fossils by BughouseFor these awesome ‘Future Fossils’ sculptures, artist Jeff Klarin and Rebecca Johnson from Los Angeles design studio Bughouse, thought about the future and created fossilized versions of turntables, Atari joysticks and various cameras. Just as if they were unearthed during excavations in the distant future…
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Melissa Manfull’s ArtworkThere are artists you admire for their acute attention to detail, and there are those you admire for free-flowing technique. Melissa Manfull, who works with ink, graphite, and pencil, is an artist admired for both. Combining one to three mediums per piece, Melissa’s work usually features architectural-style geometric structures, juxtaposed with
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FYF Fest: LooksPretty people roamed downtown Los Angeles’ FYF Fest in style on Saturday and gave us a peek into their must-sees and favorite tracks. Kate Must-See: Smith Westerns Favorite Track: “Weekend” BUY HERE
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TrendLive: FYF Fest MixtapeSun kissed Angelinos walked away from Saturday’s FYF Fest with a tan and new appreciation for the typically overlooked Los Angeles Historic State Park. The strip of grass and dirt in downtown L.A. (just around the corner from Chinatown) transformed into a musical mecca this weekend with Trendland favorites including Yacht, Simian Mobile Disco, Cold [...]
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Aaron Ruell PhotographyBest known as a filmmaker and as Napoleon Dynamite’s older brother Kip – I just discovered the quirky photographic world of Los Angeles based Aaron Ruell. With his great attention to detail, beautiful composition and lighting, Ruell was recently declared one of the most promising new directors in the world of advertising by Shoot magazine. [...]
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Beastie Boys & Beyonce: “Girls On Girls (Cptn Cuts Remix)”Listen to “Girls On Girls (Captain Cuts)” here “All I really want is [Girls On Girls]!” To bump in my room. To dance in the club. To jam in the car. “Girls!” “Girls On Girls (Captain Cuts Remix)” is by far the most unrivaled mash up of the year, in my opinion. Captain Cuts takes [...]
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Mariachi El Bronx: I Would Die For You (Prince Cover)Listen to “I Would Die For You” here Mariachi El Bronx is the Mexican-style side project of indie band, The Bronx. With an American punk sound in the realm of Sublime, the innovative Los Angeles group of five have been gaining recognition as a clever, stand out alter ego to their original undertaking. The mariachi [...]
· ILLUSTRATION, PAINTING ·
Anja Van Herle Portraits PaintingsBased in Los Angeles, the Belgium-born artist Anja Van Herle has been painting portraits since she was a child. Her paintings are an attempt to tell these stories by capturing delicate facial expressions and juxtaposing them with vibrant color and the dramatic interplay of shadow and light.