Known for setting new standards of shaping and surf lifestyle in the early ’70′s, Lightning Bolt has defined itself by the surf culture it bred, which started in Hawaii and spread globally throughout the years. Nowadays Lightning Bolt USA is a located in a charmingly modest loft space in Venice, CA run by guys that are the epitome of this lifestyle brand. LB has started to bring back all their original vintage style boardies and corduroy shorts in their most authentic form for Summer 2010 and their Summer Campaign sets the tone perfectly. I love the retro style video and photos shot and edited by our friend Nick Walker. I feel like I just traveled through time!

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The Big Pink : Dominos

I’m not normally a fan of big, dramatic synths and wailing British voices with my rock music, but this is something special.  The Big Pink’s single from their debut album has all the ingredients of an anthem: grand, slick production; a catchy chorus; head-bop and sing-along-ability. The bitter, anti-love message is nothing new – “As soon as I love her its been too long, Talks of future with you keeps me ill… these girls fall like dominos” but that’s also what makes it easily relatable.  It’s a shame that the rest of the album isn’t as strong as the single.

Listen to “Dominos” Here

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Madame Peripetie or Sylwana Zybura is a German-based conceptual photographer. The mix between fashion and abstract concept creates these beautiful ‘off the wall’ imagery. There is very little info about her, but her portfolio speaks for itself! READ MORE

Sarah Moli Newton Applebaum is a knit freak ! She creates knitted sculptural installations that emphasize an overwhelming array color patterns, geometric shapes and crochet patterns, her work grows into its surroundings like plants in the rain forest, and the gallery is at once transformed into a living space. The San Francisco based artist is using mostly knitted fabric and blankets. Full of colors and patterns, Sarah’s art is not really my type, but yet interesting….  You can read her interview on Beautiful Decay READ MORE

Last night was an epic night in my life. We went to see Grace Jones at the Hollywood Bowl and were obviously really excited to be the first in the US to see her perform after all these years. Jones took a 30-year-hiatus from making music, because according to her she had nothing to say. But with last nights performance I can guarantee that her energy, at now 61, and talent has been brewing inside her for a long time. I could have never expected the caliber of performance that she delivered.

With 7 breathtaking wardrobe changes she stole our hearts time and again. In between songs she would go back stage to change and carry on a very Grace Jones monologue with that raspy and powerful voice, as we awaited her extravagant return. Her costumes were designed by infamous costume designer Eiko Ishioka, known for her Oscar winning wardrobe in Bram Stroker’s 1992 Dracula, Cirque du Soleil: Varekai, and the costumes for the Beijing-2008 Olympics to give you an idea of a few iconic pieces of her work. The woman is an outright genius!

I feel like my jaw was dropped through 80 percent of her show- it was one trick after another. A 61-year-old woman on six inch stilettos dancing around the stage, or a huge voluptuous red gown drowning her in fabric until she turned around for us to see that her back was totally bare – a full booty shot! Or was it her 10 ft long legs, perfectly toned as if she were in her prime. The woman is extraterrestrial, out of this world fantastic! My words are too vapid and undemonstrative to describe the emotion that overcame me last night, but here are some photos we took to share with you of each outfit change.

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Omg! I cant wait to see the New Tron Legacy ! Remember the 1982 sci-fi cult Tron ? One of the first 3D integrated movie. Now with the technology we have, the movie will be just amazing ! Expected to Launch in 2011, Damn I cant wait !!  Watch the trailer below:

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