For these awesome ‘Future Fossils’ sculptures, artist Jeff Klarin and Rebecca Johnson from Los Angeles design studio Bughouse, thought about the future and created fossilized versions of turntables, Atari joysticks and various cameras. Just as if they were unearthed during excavations in the distant future…

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There are artists you admire for their acute attention to detail, and there are those you admire for free-flowing technique. Melissa Manfull, who works with ink, graphite, and pencil, is an artist admired for both. Combining one to three mediums per piece, Melissa’s work usually features architectural-style geometric structures, juxtaposed with (...) Read More about Melissa Manfull’s Artwork (54 words)

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Pretty people roamed downtown Los Angeles’ FYF Fest in style on Saturday and gave us a peek into their must-sees and favorite tracks.

Kate

Must-See: Smith Westerns

Favorite Track: “Weekend”

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Sun kissed Angelinos walked away from Saturday’s FYF Fest with a tan and new appreciation for the typically overlooked Los Angeles Historic State Park. The strip of grass and dirt in downtown L.A. (just around the corner from Chinatown) transformed into a musical mecca this weekend with Trendland favorites including Yacht, Simian Mobile Disco, Cold War Kids and veterans, Broken Social Scene.

L.A. locals, Fool’s Gold, and Brooklynites, Twin Sister kicked off the day with summer vibes, while high-energy bands like Avi Buffalo and Mister Heavenly fought for early day dance lovers. Ty Segall gave punk rockers some grunge to scream for and a reminder of why teen angst was–and for some, is–so fun to cheer about. With profanity (...) Read More about TrendLive: FYF Fest Mixtape (701 words)

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Best known as a filmmaker and as Napoleon Dynamite’s older brother Kip – I just discovered the quirky photographic world of Los Angeles based Aaron Ruell. With his great attention to detail, beautiful composition and lighting, Ruell was recently declared one of the most promising new directors in the world of advertising by Shoot magazine. I love his work – See my favorite of his below.

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Listen to “Girls On Girls (Captain Cuts)” here

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“All I really want is [Girls On Girls]!” To bump in my room. To dance in the club. To jam in the car. “Girls!”

“Girls On Girls (Captain Cuts Remix)” is by far the most unrivaled mash up of the year, in my opinion. Captain Cuts takes Beastie Boys’ and Beyonce’s twin-named “Girls” tracks and makes them one. The banging intertwining of ‘girl power’ pop and (...) Read More about Beastie Boys & Beyonce: “Girls On Girls (Cptn Cuts Remix)” (62 words)

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Listen to “I Would Die For You” here

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Mariachi El Bronx is the Mexican-style side project of indie band, The Bronx. With an American punk sound in the realm of Sublime, the innovative Los Angeles group of five have been gaining recognition as a clever, stand out alter ego to their original undertaking. The mariachi counterpart comes fancily decorated with black charro suits and like any great mariachis, tells of star-crossed lovers and the sacrifices they would make.

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Based in Los Angeles, the Belgium-born artist Anja Van Herle has been painting portraits since she was a child. Her paintings are an attempt to tell these stories by capturing delicate facial expressions and juxtaposing them with vibrant color and the dramatic interplay of shadow and light.
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Los Angeles based artist Cecelia Webber creates flower and butterfly assemblages from hundreds of nude human form photographs. Cecelia’s photographic compositions can take up to two months to produce due to the complexity of finding the right pieces. The result is lovely.(...) Read More about Cecelia Webber Nudes Artwork (5 words)

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