Ambient and engaging, sneaking up on you like a strong cocktail and unfolding into banjo rhythms and interesting instrumentation. The music is endearing, lush and like a summertime breeze, it gently builds and crescendos throughout the span of a single song. Plus they have a song called “Generator First Floor” which I like… a lot.
Have a love/hate relationship with Sin City? I know I do. So this is a list of all the wonderful things that don’t totally suck about Las Vegas.
Dublab is hosting a summer 2011 fundraiser to support the organization’s mission of sharing progressive music, arts and culture with the world. Find out more below and if you so choose, help the non-profit energize the universe by attending their summer 2011 “Creative Cultivation” fundraiser dinner in the glow of summer. Details below.
Many of today’s artistic trends can be attributed to the experimental and groundbreaking artists who emerged from the Los Angeles art world. In order to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene, over 60 Southern California cultural institutions are teaming up to present Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 – 1980.
New York City geeks were recently lined up around the block for five hours in anticipation of one of Geek Culture’s patron saints. Simon Pegg, star of fan-favorite films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, the J.J. Abrams reboot of Star Trek, and the cult-hit television show, Spaced, made an appearance at the Strand Bookstore as part of his U.S. tour to promote the American release of his new book, Nerd Do Well.
David Cook’s This Loud Morning is getting some great buzz…Billy Ray Cyrus is still putting out records; who knew…and so is Queensryche…Ipecac Records’ beloved Isis is out with a new live album, and Com Truise gets more love with the official release of Galactic Mel. See ya in a week or so…
Beyonce - 4
David Cook - This Loud Morning
Billy Ray Cyrus - I’m American
Curren$y – Weekend At Burnie’s CD
Selena Gomez – Otherwise
Taking Back Sunday – Taking Back Sunday
Queensryche – Dedicated to Chaos
Moon – Caduceus Chalice
Isis - Live III
Big Sean – Finally Famous CD
Com Truise - Galactic Mel
Eilen Jewell - Queen Of The Minor Key
Camp Spin-Off, the DJ camp for tweens and teens returns to Southern California August 1-5, 2011. This ultimate summer camp, founded by DJ Tina T. in 2010, unites aspiring young DJs from across the country with some of the industry’s top players. This year, famed DJ Steve Aoki and Dim Mak Records will award one deserving future DJ a scholarship to camp.
It seems that these days, Big Boi is collaborating with everyone… well not just everyone, pretty much the coolest most, keep you on your toes-iest artist like Modest Mouse and Janelle Monáe. Oh, and it seems he’s got a sweet spot for the banjo, telling fuse interview blank that he is itching to get down with Mumford and Sons (I know, kind of awesome hah), and to boot, we might have some new Outkast coming out soon (although Big Boi has been reluctant to “let anything out of the trunk” just yet). I guess we’ll just have to stay tuned.
If you find yourself in Bangkok and looking to start your night out on the town at 2 a.m., you ask the locals where to go. After a 15-hour plane ride from LAX to Bangkok paired with a 15-hour time change, the jet lag makes you lose your mind. I took a “nap” upon my arrival that felt more like a coma. Attempting to sleep for an hour at 6 p.m. turned into me waking up at 2 a.m!
Panicking that I was missing out on the nightlife, I asked around if anything was still happening and received a unanimous response that I should head over to Khaosan Road. Like a careful little tourist, I got specific directions from my hotel concierge and jumped into my cab, prepared to give the driver a play-by-play of how to get from point A to point B. He looked at me with a grin and said “Khaosan Road! Everyone goes there. I don’t need the map” and we were off.
