You know the feeling- the feeling of an unexpected surprise. The moment when expectations are surpassed and the overwhelming feeling of gratitude ensues. For example- opening a rare Dunny, copping a free drink at the local watering hole, or getting upgraded on a business trip. That’s the feeling I got uncovering the new Major Lazer [...]
I’ll admit it- I used to read. I read a lot. All the time. It’s the type of secret addiction that starts with one or two books a month and slowly becomes a book a day habit. I’m not sure how it all started. As far as I can remember- it was 9th [...]
I’ve never blogged about a blog. I’m not even sure if you can blog about a blog. I could be breaking the blogging rules. But I found a great blog. I always love when Nylon Magazine stops people in the streets and takes their picture and asks them questions about their fashion [...]
Song To Bobby is a song Cat Power sings about Bob Dylan. If truth be told- I liked Cat Power before I liked Bob Dylan. I’m not a Dylanologist- that’s what Dylan experts call themselves. I used to clump Dylan in with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones- totally over [...]
Mad props to Juxtapoz Magazine for choosing LA artist Raymond Pettibon as their cover artist for issue 100! It’s hard to believe the mag has been around for 100 issues already- helping turn urban, street, and low brow art into something legit. The artwork of Pettibon is a perfect match- somewhat dangerous and a figurative [...]
Walking down a quiet, non-descript ally in downtown LA, I wondered if this is where good bands go to die. I approach the door of the venue- no sign, no crowd, no hype whatsoever. I open the door to the club, which was pretty much falling off the hinges, to reveal a small [...]
You know that scene in Steve Martin’s LA Story where he is in the art museum- standing with a bunch of snobs and basically clowning on the way they interpret art? Well- LA based Gary Baseman has been building a career out of just that- using his humor and whimsical themes to send any traditional [...]
Can’t handle three days of music in the desert without checking your Facebook? Don’t worry- there IS reason to tote that 3G with you without looking totally uncool. Check it- your friends at itunes just dropped an official Coachella 2009 application just in time to turn your wild journey to the center of [...]
You know those random Facebook surveys that ask you your top 5 this or top 5 that? I was sent a good one recently- Top 5 albums that helped define you. I didn’t hesitate to put Gorilla Biscuits Start Today as one of my top 5. I remember the day my friend Mike brought that [...]
If a tree falls in the forest, but no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
The first time I heard Prefuse 73 was one of those rare moments when the DJ got it right. Standing on the roof of The Standard Hotel in downtown LA- overlooking the cityscape, Prefuse 73 served [...]
