Monthly Archives: December 2011

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Music Balkan Beat Box Political F*ck

by Shop Keeper
December 8, 2011 - 3:24 pm

Balkan Beat Box have again lived up to their reputation as an explosive, unique, outspoken, multicultural trio with the release of their latest video for “Political F*ck.” Filmed in Tel Aviv and edited by frontman Tomer Yosef, the song and video reflect the frustrations shared by many at this time of political upheaval and uncertainty in the world. Clips of the band performing are dispersed between real footage from worldwide protests. Watch the video after the jump.

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Art 8 Bit 3D Explosion at Art Basel 2011

by Shop Keeper
December 8, 2011 - 10:29 am

MIAMI – December 7, 2011 – This past weekend at Miami Beach’s Art Basel, the international art festival’s first-ever 3D art installation transformed Ocean Drive’s famed Tides Hotel into Art Basel’s largest canvas at more than 8,000 square feet. Inspired by the famous graphic design style seen in 1980s and early 1990s video games, now referred to as 8-bit art, the installation was presented by Hyundai and created by Pearl Media, a non-traditional media and production company specializing in groundbreaking media and art experiences.

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Art Artstar: Paige Pumphrey

by Molly Crabapple
December 7, 2011 - 10:10 am

Paige Pumphrey is an artist based in New York City.

You seem very influenced by scenes like roller derby, burlesque, and rockabilly. How does subculture influence your art?

Paige: Growing up in the suburbs of Maryland in that dark time before the internet, I desperately wanted to be cool. I’ve always skipped around subcultures dipping my toe in various scenes all through adolescence in an attempt to find myself. But I’ve always been first and foremost a big ol’ nerd with a wicked case of OCD when it comes to my obsessions, so I always treated each different subculture that I monkey-barred to and from as almost like a costume of different characters I was trying to be.

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Featured Music My Old School Hip-Hop, Part 3: Roscoe Umali

by Rich Thomas
December 7, 2011 - 10:09 am

School is back in session. Today, ChinaShop features Roscoe Umali, the third artist in our six-part series highlighting former students of LA’s Pilgrim High School who have become integral parts of West Coast hip-hop and DJ culture. Last month we featured Project Blowed co-founder Abstract Rude and Brooklyn’s DJ Icewater. Still to come: DJ StoneRokk, J*Davey’s Brook D’Leau and Busdriver.

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Music RE:GENERATION Music Project (A Sneak Peak)

by Shop Keeper
December 6, 2011 - 5:51 pm

The RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT produced in association with The GRAMMYs® and presented by Hyundai Veloster examines the history of different music through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic producer/DJ’s in music today. For the project, Mark Ronson, DJ Premier, The Crystal Method, Pretty Lights and Skrillex each take a specific musical style and explore it by writing and recording a brand new track with a grouping of influential collaborators in that genre. The entire experience comes to life in the RE:GENERATION feature documentary directed by award-winning documentarian Amir Bar-Lev (“My Kid Could Paint That,” “The Tillman Story”) and due in theaters nationwide this February.

Tomorrow night, Wednesday December 7 at 8pm PT/11 pm ET, you can catch a 10 minute sneak peak of the film in addition to Q & A with DJ premier, Skrillex, The Crystal Method, Erykah Badu, and Director Amir Bar-Lev hosted by Jason Bentley.

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Featured Oddity A Green Christmas: Tree Etiquette for the 21st Century

by Mike Bucher
December 6, 2011 - 10:23 am

The holidays give us a great opportunity to flex our “sustainability muscles” like He-Man or Xena the Warrior Princess and we can start with doing right the predominant cultural centerpiece of the American living room, the Christmas tree.

My boss came to work Monday excited about her past weekend, having set up her synthetic tree. She has been using it for several seasons now, and she told me that if you use it 9 times or more, it’s impact on the world is less harsh than that of cutting down a real living tree each year. This got my mind wondering… Was this true? Is a re usable plastic tree more sustainable than a single use living tree? What is the best way to recycle both real and synthetic trees? I decided to do some research and report back. The following is what I discovered.

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Bars/Clubs Featured Slip Into The Slidebar

by Barbie Brady and Catie Laffoon
December 5, 2011 - 4:26 pm

If you love Rock n Roll and you somehow find yourself in Fullerton California, you simply can’t miss swinging by The Slidebar. This rock venue has all the charm and integrity of the greats… CBGB’s in NYC (only without the vomit smell), The Marquee Club in London (only without the accent), or the Electric Banana in Pittsburgh (only without the crazy owner wielding a shotgun).

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Art Featured Memory and Perception: Justin Olerud

by Ariel Maccarone
December 5, 2011 - 10:46 am

I firmly believe we have survived as a species due to our ability to create art. We live for feelings we cannot name, feelings that occupy the empty spaces in our mouths. We live for images that reverberate against the walls of our thoughts, informing our way of being in the world as we age. The art of local painter Justin Olerud illuminates the need for art in the life of a human.

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Film Fridays Will Bruce Wayne Die in The Dark Knight Rises? Who Will Replace Him?

by Jeff Nau
December 2, 2011 - 9:34 pm

Perhaps the best (or at least most tantalizing) theory behind The Dark Knight Rises comes courtesy of Cody Johnston, who I’m gonna paraphrase, dissect, and pimp the sh*t out of on this one. His concept is simple and sound: If Nolan is the Nolan he’s led us to believe he is, he’ll kill Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises. There’s a few good reasons why.

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