That Playboy 50th Anniversary show we posted about in February is finally opening tonight in Chicago. Playboy Redux features over 30 killer artists’ reinterpretations of the iconic Playboy Bunny.
If you’re in the midwest between now and September 12, hit up Rotofugi Gallery. See the rest »
Probably the most amazing series of commercials with the most amazing jingle in the world. Ever. There’s so much wrong. And so much right.
Even more amazing? When we stayed with my Sister In-Law in LA, her boyfriend Matt actually had a bottle of the stuff. It’s even got the jingle around the cap.
Now that’s a jingle, folks. If its melancholic nostalgia isn’t stuck in your head now, watch the rest of the series …
Madonna, David Bowie, Grace Jones, even Ace of Base … add Conan Soranno to the list of people Lady Gaga‘s ripped off.
Friend of the Ümlaut Conan, and photographer behind Addicted Image, posted this interesting side-by-side of a photo he shot three years ago and a recent Gaga pic that’s making the rounds. Between the can curlers and studded leather bedazzlements, the case is clear.
To be fair, Lady Gaga didn’t completely rip him off. She did use Diet Coke cans instead of See the rest »
Rock Make Music & Art Fest
Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The Mission, SF info
Along with the hot-ass jewelry from Blue Ribbon Salvage and rawkin’ journals from Vinyl Frontier (and a ton of other crafty types) you’ll also catch your next fav local bands. All thanks to The Bay Bridged.
Here’s five for starters:
A B & The Sea “Bonedry”
from Boys and Girls EP [ follow ]
Leopold and his Fiction “Golden Friends”
from Golden Friends [ follow ]
Sea of Bees “Marmalade”
from Songs for the Ravens [ follow ]
Sunbeam Rd. “House Boats”
from Turtles, Magents, Animals EP [ follow ]
Tartufi “Fear of Tall Giraffes, Fear of Some Birds”
from Nests of Waves and Wire [ follow ]
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UPDATE: The beer has entered the building.
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Huge news. Don’t sleep.
REBEL8 x PBR T-SHIRTS & SIGNED POSTERS $20!
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BREAST CANCER BENEFIT
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FREE TACOS! FREE PBR! PINBALL!
HOLY SHIT!
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
G Gallery 2700 19th St, SF CA
6 p.m. – 12 a.m
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LA Street Art: Mike Giant on Melrose & Shepard Fairey / Obey Giant on Sunset
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Rise: San Francisco’s REBEL8
Spotted a motherload of street art on our last trip to LA. Mostly in Silverlake. This piece happened to be just up from the amazing Necromance. Enjoy.
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[Sunset @ Lucile in Silverlake]
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[Spotted under the bar at Little Joy Cocktails in Echo Park]
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[Buff Monster ice cream street art off Glendale Blvd.]
LEGO Minifig Tramp Stamp! LEGO blue thong! See the rest »
Though I missed the REBEL8 “Return of the Lost Angels” event by a week (video here and recap at Fatlace) I was lucky enough to drive down Melrose in time to catch the huge bomb Mike Giant dropped on the Shepard Fairey wall at De La Barracuda.
Giant over Giant.
Some peeks at
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BONUS: Shepard Fairey / Obey Giant on Sunset
This is old, but new to me. ¿Y tú? More Art for George Lucas »
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Uhuraaaaaa … See the rest »
Why is Arcade Fire releasing The Suburbs with eight not-so-different album covers? Pitchfork thinks it’s commentary on the suburbs themselves. I think it’s commentary + shrewd marketing towards music completionists like myself. Damnit.
Arcade Fire “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
UPDATE: Check out this Suburbs animation
Out August 3rd: pre-order The Suburbs »
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This is the funniest things I’ve seen/read in a while. (Thanks, Dylan!)
A woman loses her cat and asks graphic designer, David Thorne, to help with the flyer.
Take a moment and read this amazing exchange »
And another, about pie charts »
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Grant Park, err Millenium Park, has The Bean. Now Pritzker Park has The Eyeball. Wonder if you can see it from the glass ledge on Big Willy. Watch the making of this three-story structure by Tony Tassel via GOOD.
More pics and info at ChicagoNow »
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“After months of work and hundreds of buckets of paint” BLU‘s latest, BIG BANG BIG BOOM, more than outdoes his last epic video. Soundtrack by Andrea Martignon.
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