Even the biggest of closets can’t hold all the clothing and accessories that are thrown a celebrity’s way. Plus, let’s be honest, when your life is in the public eye, wearing the same dress to more than one party won’t earn you points with the paparazzi. A celebrity’s wardrobe is continuously evolving and there are always things that need to be tossed, or in the case of Paris Hilton, sold to new owners in the name of charity.
LAB ART is currently featuring “Miss Danger on the Loose,” an all female street art exhibit which showcases the work of some of the city’s most up and coming artists including: Lydia Emily, Becca Midwood, K H No.7, Sara Incognito, Clio, Random Acts, Adventures, Ease Kym CBS, Lori Michael and Gretta Kuresi.
For an “invite only” soirée, the official “Miss Danger on the Loose” launch party was packed. Crowds of people lined up in the hopes of getting to the front of the line before capacity was reached while those not on the list attempted to butter up the bouncers enough to get in. Those that made it inside were able to feat their eyes on over 50 paintings, photographs, and installation pieces created by some pretty amazing women.
As bloggers rave about “the death of rock”, artists are finding new ways to utilise technology on stage – challenging the role of the guitar as popular music’s greatest fetish. Our columnist Joe Muggs takes a closer look at the transformation of the performance in digital times – citing frontrunners like Gaslamp Killer, GoldieLocks and Flying Lotus.
Are you looking to stock up on your felt jewelry, giant turkey leg stuffed animals, owl pillows, or cupcake candles? If so, you’ll be happy to know that you can pick up all of those items and more at the Renegade Craft Fair.
The eclectic indie art fair travels the globe, making stops in Austin, Brooklyn, London, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. This is the place where you find the interesting and obscure knickknacks to collect dust on your shelves, the accessories sure to kick start a conversation, and the gifts that will top what everyone else brought for the birthday guest of honor.
311 are still around (was just enjoying a trip down nostalgia road and listening to Transistor a couple minutes ago, weird), releasing Universal Pulse today; alt-rocksteadys 3 Doors Down keep managing to churn them out; plenty of under-the-radar indie releases with AM and Shawn Lee and Burlap to Cashmere, and the Captain America movie releases its soundtrack.
311 - Universal Pulse
3 Doors Down – Time of My Life
Big Talk - Big Talk
I Was Totally Destroying It - Preludes
Captain America - Original Soundtrack
AM and Shawn Lee – Dark Into Light
Burlap to Cashmere – Burlap to Cashmere
Fink – Perfect Darkness
Imelda May – Inside Out
Pestilence - Doctrine
Adam Young from Owl City might be a pretty quiet guy but his music speaks volumes. Credited as being one of several musicians single-handedly responsible for resurrecting the synth-pop genre, Young’s project, Owl City, has sold well over a million albums. The band’s latest release, “All Things Bright and Beautiful” came out on June 14th, debuting at the #2 spot on the US iTunes chart. The previous album, “Ocean Eyes” contained hit single “Fireflies” which went quadruple platinum and floored even the snobbiest of music critics.
It’s hard to nab a conversation with Young. He’s a pretty reserved guy and admits that doing interviews are not his favorite thing in the world. ChinaShop was lucky enough to track him down for a moment to discuss how making music in his parent’s basement caught the eye of Universal Republic and turned him into an overnight success. Young also told us his secret desires to musically collaborate with Shaq and shared his experiences with walking around in a space suit in a post apocalyptic world for his latest music video.
Mexico City – Drake partakes in mezcal tasting, joins a mariachi band Plaza Garibaldi, forces down pulque at a pulquería, rides moto with Homero Diaz – Mexico’s top rider, explores witchcraft and gets a shamanic cleansing at Sonora Mercado and gets tossed around like a ragdoll in a lucha libre lesson. And this is just episode #1.
Drake’s Passage, a six-episode original travel series, premieres on Monday, August 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT during FUEL TV’s “Raging Mondays” programming block. Produced by Red Bull Media House North America, Drake’s Passage takes viewers to iconic cities around the world and showcases them through the eyes of Drake McElroy, who is one of the most stylish, cultured and respected riders in the freestyle motocross world.
Thrice‘s new album Major/Minor will be released everywhere September 20, 2011 via Vagrant Records… but ChinaShop has a special exclusive treat for all you rabid fans hungry for new music from this seminal band.
From July 15 to the 17th, downtown LA hosted Future City – Little Tokyo Design Week; a four-day festival celebrating innovations in design and technology. With the evolution of sustainable urban development as its chief goal, this first installment of LTDW showcased container exhibits, film screenings, fashion shows, dance parties, product demos, performances, music, and awards ceremonies. And a caravan of LA’s finest food trucks, of course.
Imagine hitting a massive dance club in the heart of Hollywood on a weekend night. The 19 and up crowd consisting of girls in tight and tiny skirts and fellas rocking your basic t-shirt and jeans…and pompadours? For every 5 club kids, there was at least one rockabilly kid in the mix. A strange equation for a regular weekend night, unless of course you were at a Drop the Lime show.
Drop The Lime (born Luca Venezia in NYC) is not only an electronic producer and DJ, but he found the dance label Trouble & Bass. He unleashed his unique brand of dance/rockabilly onto a fevered crowd this past Friday night at Avalon in Hollywood. Deep resounding bass bombs forced your attention and moved your feet. DTL’s refreshing blend of the classic rock n roll standards with an electronic rhythm that leads you resoundingly into the night.