When Kenny Scharf was painting his mural—an orgy of candy-colored cartoon faces in various states of distortion—on the northwest corner of Houston and Bowery in downtown Manhattan, he said he wasn’t worried about graffiti writers painting over his piece, as they did to Shepard Fairey’s “May Day” mural at the same spot in July.
The kid is fast, I can not lie. Although this video has been viewed over 5.4 Million (yes…MILLION) times, maybe you haven’t seen it yet. Call me crazy but the kid deserves it. He has just the right amount of flow and irreverence to make him kind of a big deal. You go Watsky! Hit 6M by the end of day!
Not many people can say that they are able to combine business with pleasure but that is very much the case for Molly Atkinson, owner of Echo Park based Pins and Needles. Molly collects vintage pinball games and also makes a living as a seamstress. After finding a prime space above Bedrock Studios that would house her massive twenty game and growing collection as well as accommodate her tailoring business, Molly decided to set up shop and thus Pins and Needles was born.
The First Annual Los Angeles Music Video Festival (LAMVF) took place January 23rd at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles. To celebrate a communal love of music videos, guests spent the day watching screenings, listening intently to speakers, and participating in discussions.
Out of 200 submissions from directors in over 16 countries, the screenings for student and independent videos resulted in awards being offered to:
A lot to choose from this week…the new release from Ricky Martin…oh and George Michael remasters Faith…and Men talks about the body…I’m sensing a theme..that’s why there’s the cookie-monster growls of Six Feet Under…and the very masculine sounding The Ripper Bodiless…a nice lil mix of stuff here. See ya next week.
The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
Junk Culture - Summer Friends
The Dirtbombs - Party Store
The Go! - Team Rolling Blackouts
Tommy Guerrero - Lifeboats And Follies
Ricky Martin - Musica + Alma + Sexo
Men - Talk About Body
George Michael - Faith [Remastered]
Six Feet Under - Wake the Night: Live in Germany
Red - Until We Have Faces
Todd Snider – The Storyteller [Live]
Twitch - The Ripper Bodiless