V-Scratch

Posted on May 24, 2006 Under Life

Valerio Spoletini has two loves, vjing and scratching, and as a student at the University of Art & Design Lausanne was given the opportunity to combine the two in his diploma project, V-Scratch. As opposed to scratching pre-produced video in…

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Breathe Me: Music Video

Posted on May 23, 2006 Under Music

Anyone who watched the Six Feet Under finale can instantly remember the strongly-emotional and highly addictive song from the closing credits. Even months later the song Breathe Me, by Sia remains in constant rotation in my iTunes catalog. The music…

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The Notwist: Neon Golden

Posted on May 23, 2006 Under Music

It's funny how a band and/or CD, often by word of mouth, can surface long after its initial debut, such is the case with The Notwist's Neon Golden. The album was originally released in 2003, but was not immediately available…

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ACL Festival 2006

Posted on May 18, 2006 Under Music

One of the days I look most forward to every year is the release of the Austin City Limits Festival line-up, and like last year, and the year before that, and the, well, you get the idea, they have never…

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Zach Slow Gets Random

Posted on May 18, 2006 Under Life

We had to give mad props to Zach Slow for his clever celebrity dating tactics! Spawning from his interest, ok, downright obsession, for Lady Sovereign, Zach has started a website, help me get random with lady sovereign, to help earn…

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Tara McPherson Rock Posters

Posted on May 17, 2006 Under Art

Tara McPherson certainly did rock at her opening last Saturday with her comprehensive collection of rock concert posters. The NYC based artist was welcomed back to LA with her 65 piece retrospective posters that included bands like Bright Eyes, Rilo…

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Start Mobile Does Music

Posted on May 16, 2006 Under Music

START Mobile is known as being the world's premier mobile art gallery featuring thousands of original works of art from hundreds of emerging artists from around the world. Well, now they are bringing the same vision that, “Art should be…

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Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor

Posted on May 5, 2006 Under Music

Dubbed the "Hip Hop Whiz Kid" by Fader Magazine, the 23 year-old Chi Town native Lupe Fiasco is finally ready to drop his debut album, Food & Liquor. This highly anticipated CD arrives on June 27th and features production from…

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Mosley Meets Wilcox

Posted on April 27, 2006 Under Design

This is an old one, but a good one. Inspired by the images of legendary music photographer Mick Rock (the official photographer of David Bowie throughout the 70's), creative duo Steve Mosley and Dominic Wilcox of Mosley Meets Wilcox, have…

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Purple Reign

Posted on April 27, 2006 Under Music

Purple Reign is the latest mashup album by Jon Moskowitz, the DJ behind that amazing Blue Eyes Meets Bedstuy mix we've been listening to since last September. Moskowitz teamed up with The Bangers to mix Prince and Camron. It's quite…

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