Nosetalgia (Official Music Video) / Pusha T ft. Kendrick Lamar
On “Nosetalgia,” Pusha T — best known for his work with his brother in Clipse — and Kendrick Lamar — 10 years younger than Pusha and currently the sun around which the rap industry orbits — meet on a track that’s been designed to the last detail. There are blood-orange guitars, drums that sound like […]
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Toymakr / Habits
Here is the video for Toymakr by Los Angeles based artist, Habits. –@ybaynes
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Feds Watching(Official Music Video) / 2 Chainz Featuring Pharrell
2Chainz and Pharrell takeover the John Lautner designed Goldstein Residence for Feds Watching. NSFW. –@ybaynes
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Grand Theft Auto V (Official Trailer 2) / Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto V may still be five or so months away, but Rockstar isn’t slowing down its promotional efforts for the game. The studio has just released a trio of new trailers that give fans a closer look at GTAV‘s main characters Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Los Santos — the massive in-game world that Rockstar describes […]
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Joe Sib INTERVIEW
During the comedic whirlwind of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon, we had the chance to take a break from the entertainment onslaught and hang out with stand-up comedian and performer, Joe Sib. The Los Angeles-based renaissance man could not be any more amiable as we shot the breeze for the better part of an […]
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Vowel Play (Official Music Video) / Them Jeans
Them Jeans drops his latest production, Vowel Play. Check out this amusing video as he walks us through his daily life in Los Angeles. First, eating at various fast food joints, then recording his Tall Tales Podcast, he wraps it up by hitting the decks for a set at All Bands on Deck. Also, look […]
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Soundsystem: 12/12/12 Mix / Peanut Butter Wolf
A twelve hour mix of countless classics by Stones Throw DJ and Producer Peanut Butter Wolf. The 12/12/12 mix was published on December 12th, 2012. This mix is the sixth and final installment of the “year, month, day” mixes which PBW first started with the 6/6/6 mix in 2006. The 12/12/12 mix was presented by Boileroom.tv –@ybaynes Previous mixes in the collection: 6/6/6 Wolf...
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Sheats Goldstein House Evolution / Duncan Nicholson Architects
Images from the ongoing evolution of the John Lautner designed Goldstein Residence by Duncan Nicholson Architects: The Sheats Goldstein house might be the most frequently photographed piece of property in LA (if you haven’t seen it on innumerable blogs like Curbed, or from the video walk through Charles posted awhile ago, you probably remember it from The […]
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Soundsystem: Gavin vs. Com Truise: a (re)mix tape / Gavin Turek
Gavin vs. Com Truise (re)mix tape is a mashup mixtape featuring Com Truise and Los Angeles songwriter and vocalist, Gavin Turek. We generally try not to saturate you with mashups, as they are often cheap and poorly mixed. This mix is solid and definitely worth a listenin. Turek’s sultry vocals gel perfectly with Truise’s heavy synth pop. Download […]
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Urban Geode / A Common Name
A parallel aspect of these “geodes” in nature and in the city is they are always unexpected treasures. You might go hunting for treasures but you generally happen upon them during your adventures or casual interaction with the environment. I enjoy the fact that many people will not notice these, but some astute people will; […]
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Pop Culture Roundup 46
A human is composed of 46 chromosomes. The forty-sixth edition of Pop Culture Roundup is dedicated to your geek and fangirl/fanboy DNA. Here it goes… We stumbled upon this cool video tour at the header. Director Quentin Tarantino has filmed most of his work in his hometown of Los Angeles, California. We are referring to […]
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Superslice 100: Best of 2012
Behold, our curated collection of what we found to be some of the best cultural bids of the past year. We opened our virtual doors on May 2011 — 2012 was our first full calendar year. We have grown since then, so the list has also expanded. The previous group of the Best 30 has […]
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