If you missed the Street Drum Corps last week, or even the week before that, you have an awesome opportunity to catch them tonight at the Roxy in Hollywood. They are doing a month long residency and this is almost the last chance..almost..next Tuesday night will be there fond farewell. But shoot…don’t delay! They are just as incredible as you might think they are. Just ask Sam from the Suicide Girls and she’ll tell you all about ‘em.
Words by Barbie Brady
One half of the legendary Isley Brothers releases Mr. I…The Black Eyed Peas give us their follow-up to last year’s The E.N.D., appropriately entitled The Beginning — which is already being touted by Oprah as one of her Favorite Things of the year. Meanwhile, Soulja Boy is back with The De Andre Way, and Tim McGraw unleashes a second collection of number 1 hits…Bryan Adams crawls out to show us his Bare Bones; the Glee Cast releases yet another volume of music, which is still better than the TV series…
Eric Benet – Lost In Time
Black Eye Peas – The Beginning
Tim McGraw – Number 1 Hits
Fefe Dobson – Joy
Flo Rida – Only One Flo (Part 1)
Ron Isley – Mr I
Chrisette Michele – Let Freedom Reign
Bryan Adams – Bare Bones
Glee Cast – Glee: The Music, Volume 4
Miguel – All I Want Is You
Seven Days – Into Forever
Slim Thug – The Thug Show
Soulja Boy – The DeAndre Way
Jazmine Sullivan – Love Me Back
Steve Wynn – Northern Aggression
If any of you reading this have ever partaken in a mosh pit, you either did it of your own free will, or were dragged in against it. So when legendary east coast punks Bouncing Souls played the legendary Troubadour — once a regular home to misfits like Jim Morrison and George Carlin — there was likely going to be inevitable, irreparable damage to both venue and attendees alike. (Especially seeing as how tonight was the last show of their 20th anniversary tour, and the boys were going to go all out to kick our suntanned-and-spoiled west coast asses.)
And sure enough, looking down from the club’s balcony, I saw that the vortex was slowly starting to swirl — so I rushed down to join the fun.
Sanrio’s 50th anniversary celebration culminated last week with an 80s-style prom, aptly titled, “Kitty in Pink”. As if LA’s Hello Kitty fans needed another excuse to wear pouffy dresses and tease their hair! They got creative anyhow, some going with far out 80s prom style and others choosing assorted New Waveisms. Cascades of lace, taffeta, all manner of metallic fabrics, and, of course, spandex filled the Barker hangar, which was decked accordingly in pink bows, balloons and sparkly streamers.
A group of popular UK musicians including, Bernard Sumner, Hot Chip and Hot City have teamed up with Converse to create an exclusive track. The collaboration was inspired by Converse’s year round celebration of the diversity of Uk’s music and creativity –honoring artists and their work.
The track, ‘Didn’t Know What Love Was,’ sounds like a revival of Deee-Lite from the 90s layered with rock and electronic undertones. And of course, the song wouldn’t be complete without a cool video to showcase their idea and provide some visual interpretation.
Like most anything even vaguely fashion-related, when it comes to nail polish, you’ve got those for whom it’s just a passing pleasure, and then you’ve got the fanatics. They have blogs about nails where they preview the new collections; they line up outside Chanel to get the Khakis. They’ll tell you all about their disappointment in NARS’s failure to bring back Midnight Express in the first round of vintage re-releases, and how ecstatic they are that it’s in this season’s line-up. They talk about “3 Free” and brush strokes and polish brands so indie you wonder if they’re made up.
I, sadly, fall into that latter category. Yes, I’m saying it loud and saying it proud: I am a nail nerd.
As Bob once said, “A mellow mood has got me,” (doo doo doo doo) “so let the music rock me.” Well, Ken Jordan from The Crystal Method is feelin’ the same flow on this post-holiday Moody Monday. Ease your way back into the work week with these “mellow” selections. Enjoy!
You know you are in for a crazy night when you make your evening destination Venice Beach. It’s a place where anything goes. It’s also the home of Abbott Kinney’s First Fridays, a magical evening that takes place on the first Friday of every month where shops stay open past operating hours, galleries reveal museum-worthy art, and food trucks take over the streets. From 6:00-10:00pm, crowds flock to Abbot Kinney Boulevard to socialize, drink, and mingle with eclectic boutique owners and art-minded individuals. November 5th was my first experience with this street festival, Venice-style, and it was definitely an adventure!
Hello! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was wonderful and I’m actually writing to you today from good old London. Woke up this morning to an email from my (awesome) eldest brother with the subject: “I Made You a Mixtape – RUN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC MUSIC” (an on-going joke with us about music that gets you amped up). If that, Ribena, a Bacon Butty and kickin’ it with one of my favorite people in the world doesn’t make for an excellent start to the weekend, well, I just don’t know what does.
Marina & The Diamonds’ “Obsessions,” “I’m Not a Robot” and “Mowgli’s Road” (all off The Family Jewels, officially released February 22, 2010) got a lot of play Summer 2009, but to be quite frank, I honestly haven’t given her much thought since then. So I was a bit surprised to find Christopher Dexter Greenspan (aka OOOoOOO… which reminds me of the (awesome) song by Oberhofer “oOOOoOOOo” recently remixed “Obsessions.” That being said, I’m really effing glad he did because he reminded me how much I love Marina & The Diamonds. His take is decidedly more synth heavy and has a gorgeous operatic feel; totally loving it.
Titmouse invited me to their annual Smashing Party and there was no way that I was going to turn down that invitation. I’ll admit, I’ve heard stories of past bashes, so I thought I knew what I was in for. When I walked through the entrance gate and was cleared by security, however, I realized that this might turn out to be a bit more extreme of an evening than I was prepared for. At the door, I was handed a waiver to sign, given an official SMASH t-shirt to add to the souvenir collection, and provided with a paper face mask to block “all the dust and debris.”