Murakami Does Macy’s

Posted on September 2, 2010 Under Art

This is big for Murakami fans and collectors. The well known characters Kaikai and Kiki will be even more well known after their appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. If familiar figures like Kermit the Frog and SpongeBob SquarePants…

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Gallery1988 Presents Idiot Box

Posted on March 26, 2009 Under Art

Gallery1988 was once snubbed by Juxtapoz, but it now celebrates its fifth anniversary as one of the most relevant art galleries of our generation. On April 2, G1988: LA presents Idiot Box, 100 artists paying tribute to icons of the…

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Batman: The Animated Album

Posted on September 26, 2008 Under Music

With summer blockbusters now an afterthought, and Christopher Nolan's masterful $500 million plus Dark Knight film slowly fading from memory, it's time to hit the refresher button on one of our favorite superheroes. Batman has existed in many incarnations, perhaps…

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UrbanMedium Screenprints

Posted on September 2, 2008 Under Art

UrbanMedium is Derek and Heather, a husband/wife design duo who use paint, paper and the street to broadcast messages. Their iconic images use a mashup of pop culture and historical figures to provoke thought. One of their best-known prints, CheTrooper,…

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And in this corner: Santa vs. Satan

Posted on June 23, 2008 Under Books

There's no question that Harrison Ford has played two of the greatest roles in film history. While we might have our own personal reasons as to why we think Indiana Jones is much cooler than Han Solo, no one's ever…

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