The South African tour de force known as Die Antwoord looked ready to steal the show from the likes of acronymic headliners, M.I.A. and N.E.R.D., before unforeseen circumstances brought HARD’s impending event to a halt. Luckily, every cloud has a silver lining as the duo will be bringing the Zef to the El Rey this [...]

The Los Angeles based soul revivalists known as Fitz and The Tantrums have been making noise throughout Los Angeles for some time now, but after a packed residency at legendary venue Spaceland and signing a deal with label du jour, Dangerbird Records, they look poised to take their feel good funk all across the country. [...]

New Balance held their Sonic Collection West Coast Launch party at sneaker boutique Conveyor in Fred Segal in Santa Monica last week.  A special wall was built for the party with a built in theremin, a special antenna-like electronic musical instrument which uses the proximity of a hand to alter the pitch and volume of [...]

Electric Daisy Carnival is the two-day electronic festival held in Los Angeles, CA that has become the largest gathering of electronic music fans in North America. With the LA Coliseum as its backdrop and crowds upward of 100,000 people, the event is truly an overload of the senses. This year’s headliners such as Deadmau5, Armin [...]

In this exclusive time lapsed video, Los Angeles based artist Patrick Martinez takes you through his creative process from sketch to completed work. Three weeks is compressed into four minutes. Music is by Jay Electronica. Martinez is currently working on a new body of work that is inspired by his thoughts, ideas and experiences which [...]

blow up status: patrick martinez from Patrick Martinez on Vimeo. Los Angeles based artist Patrick Martinez takes you through his creative process from sketch to completed work with this time lapsed video.  Three weeks is compressed into four minutes and the soundtrack is provided by Jay Electronica. Martinez is currently working on a new body of work that [...]

Young and Reckless pop up shop located at the Diamond Supply Co.’s storefront in Los Angeles. The pop up shop will feature exclusive Young & Reckless garments not available in any stores such as cardigans, military jackets, track jackets, flannels and the Young & Reckless x Diamond Supply Co. tee in all black.  To celebrate [...]

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Photos by: Ace Knuckles An exhibition of emerging artists from Los Angeles Galleries 5/30-6/14 More photos when you

etnies owner Pierre Andre Giving Out New etnies Shoes to Skid Row residents in LA It’s always nice to see companies lending a hand to the less fortunate especially during these extra tough economic times which have led to the rise of homeless people in L.A.  Today, etnies owner, Pierre Andre and his etnies crew [...]