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:
Every week, China Shop talks to a music blogger who is taking part in the new global music community.
For hip-hop fans around the world, few sites deliver a more thorough look at hip-hop culture than HipHopDX.com. More than just a blog, Hip-Hop DX is a complete news portal for hip-hop heads. Meet Jake Paine, the Editor-In-Chief who keeps the site always fresh.
Name: Jake Paine
Age: 26
Location: Philly
Title/Website: Editor-in-Chief, HipHopDX.com
Today’s bloggin best…
- How much money can a musician make on web sales? Information is Beautiful
- Experimentalist jazz drummer Steve Reed dies at 66. LA Times
- Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore covers Burt Bacharach “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me.” Twenty Four Bit
- Wall Street Journal confirms that the Black Eyed Peas sold out—duh! WSJ
- Long lost M.I.A. verse found on Cornershop remix. Spin
- Will Dr. Dre make an appearance with Jay-Z at Coachella? Is he still buff? HipHopDX
- The La’s release 84-song boxset. Bet you can’t name two. NME
- Gorillaz performing “dress rehersal” show Friday in LA. NO PHONES ALOWED. Los Anjelous
Today’s blogging best…
- Plastikman exclusive Coachella mix by JPLS. URB
- Oliver Stone working on Russell Brand documentary. The Playlist
- Gang of Four giving away Sony Walkmen and their own blood. NME
- Thom York performs brand new song live in NYC. At Ease
- Dr. Dre / Jay-Z collab “Under Pressure” comes out on Friday. No pressure. Nah Right
- Jay Electrohannukah. X Is The Weapon
- Lollapalooza quits f**king around and announces line-up. Chicago Tribune
- Mayer Hawthorne covers “I Left My Heart In San Francisco. Format Mag
Today’s bloggin best…
- A new Jay-Z / Dr. Dre song might be dropping this week. 2dopeboyz
- Johnny Marr could play in two bands at Reading Festival. NME
- Madlibs drops bombs with Guilty Simpson and Strong Arm Steady.
- Gorillaz got an online video game. Pitchfork
- If wrestlers were rappers. Complex
- Erykah Badu gets naked and assassinated in new video. SFGate
- Deadmau5 goes Hollywood, guests on Gossip Girl, hangs with Tommy Lee. MTV