Art Featured Stay Hungry: Rankin Gallery

February 3, 2012 - 10:30 am

If Britain’s esteemed photographer, Rankin, had a mantra, it would be that art is more fun when it teeters on the scandalous side. The renowned portrait and fashion photographer is known for his sassy shots of celebs like Heidi Klum, Liv Tyler, Britney Spears, Kate Moss, David Bowie, and more. After years of turning heads in the UK, Rankin decided to grace the United States with a rotating collection of his last 20+ years of working behind a lens. Due to it’s progressive and continuously creative landscape, Rankin chose to launch his first stateside venture in Los Angeles.

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Music Tuesday Newsday: New Releases from Bad Religion, Ice Cube, David Bowie and Eric Clapton…

September 28, 2010 - 12:26 pm

Bad Religion - The Dissent of Man

…and yes, if you’d like, Phil Collins…Jimmy Eat World is still around, and so’s Liza…David Bowie too, even if it’s just a remastering of his ’76 electronic/disco/pop LP Station to Station…Eric Clapton proves age is only a number with another amazing blues album…and speaking of the blues, Stevie Ray Vaughn is back from the dead, in a duet with Albert King. And what would the year be without some more Bad Religion…til next week then, ChinaShoppers….

Kenny Chesney – Hemingway’s Whiskey
Kenny Chesney – Hemingway’s Whiskey [CD + DVD]
T.I. – King Uncaged
Phil Collins – Going Back
Jimmy Eat World – Invented
Eric Clapton – Clapton
Young Jeezy – TM 103
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Record Collection
Seal – 6: Commitment
Ice Cube – I Am The West
Bad Religion – The Dissent Of Man
Gin Blossoms – No Chocolate Cake
Liza Minnelli – Confessions
Nikki & Rich – Everything
Albert King w/ Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session
David Bowie – Station To Station [Special Edition; 3 CDs]
David Bowie – Station To Station [9 CDs]
Estelle – All Of Me [Import]

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Liquid Liquid, Peepface, Jalbrak iPad, Sonic Youth, Dylan Denied

April 5, 2010 - 6:22 pm

big-boi-shutterbug

Today’s bloggin best…

- Dance-punk/hip-hop inventors Liquid Liquid made their first ever TV appearance in 30 year career. The Daily Swarm

- Introducing Peepface, the post-Easter drinking game for the kids. Holy Taco

- Sonic youth’s Thurston Moore To Lecture kids (not “the kids”) about avant-noise. Pitchfork

- MGMT coyly announce a coy cover of coy David Bowies’ “TVC15.” LA Weekly

- The jailbreak iPad is coming soon. iHackintosh

- Bob Dylan denied permission to play in China. Guardian UK

- New Big Boi track, “Shutterbugg” is a serious jam. The Fader

- This weeks Beck cover of INXS is much better than last week’s Beck cover of INXS. Rawk Blog