March 2009 Blog Posts (335)

Fujiya & Miyagi at the EchoPlex in LA 3/3/09

If you live in LA and you don't have plans tomorrow night, check out electronic pop duo Fujiya & Miyagi at the EchoPlex.

From their website: "They are steeped in vintage… Continue

Added by alice on March 2, 2009 at 12:58pm — No Comments

Hard Rock Las Vegas' Rockin Renovation

Well, hello Hard Rock! New renderings of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas have popped up on Hotel Chatter and oh are they sweet! The company behind this redesign is… Continue

Added by alice on March 2, 2009 at 12:21pm — 3 Comments

U2 Event Tonight!

To all you U2 fans in LA - Tonight, come and celebrate U2’s twelfth studio album featuring Anton Corbijn’s U2 Photography and his new film, Linear. If there has been one constant in photographer Anton Corbijn's illustrious career it has been the band U2, who he's been collaborating with for over two decades. In fact, he's known to have invented U2’s public image. Corbijin's… Continue

Added by alice on March 2, 2009 at 11:04am — No Comments

Will Cotton's Mysteriously Beautiful Candyland

From the Mary Boone website:

A beautiful candyland that's good enough to eat? Why it must be a Will Cotton creation. Will Cotton is an American artist who's name is associated with cotton candy fairy tales. His work is currently showing at the…

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Added by alice on March 2, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

MET MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Ian Kim aka Artistik

Born in Redondo Beach, California, Ian Kim has mad "artistik" skill. After completing his freshman year at the Rhode Island School of Design, he graduated from New York University in 2005 with a BFA in Film and Television. Since then, he returned to the Los Angeles area, where he works at motion design studio,… Continue

Added by Eugene on March 2, 2009 at 10:30am — 6 Comments

Monday Morning Dew (10 photos)

Happy Monday everyone! This post is dedicated to all of you who had to wake up early this morning to go to work. As you stepped outside, did you have time to take in the fresh morning air while stopping to smell the flowers? In case you didn't, no worries. Norwegian photographer Nick Sortvind captured these really beautiful shots of flowers and grass dripping with… Continue

Added by Eugene on March 2, 2009 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Lost Pics of The Beatles & The Stones to be put on display in NYC gallery

I'm a HUGE fan of The Beatles. HUGE. I have a Beatles calendar. They're the background on my laptop. I'm reading their biography by Hunter Davies right now. I have over 2 gigs of Beatles songs on my iTunes. My cellphone's ringtone is "Penny Lane." I can relate specific events in my life to various Beatles songs. My roommate thinks I might have a serious problem. I think I do too.

Nevertheless, she risked the further advancement of my… Continue

Added by Kristin on March 1, 2009 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

Pic of the Day: Remember to Stop and Smell the Flowers

A gorgeous shot of California poppies that are in bloom in the Antelope Valley. Happy Sunday, everyone. Hope you are all having a wonderful… Continue

Added by alice on March 1, 2009 at 11:28am — 1 Comment

Time to Grub! (6 Pics)

Here is a small collection of my favorite shots from photographer Don Durfee, aka Eye of the Artist on Flickr. I'm drawn to pictures that capture a precise moment, one that we may have missed with the naked eye. In these pictures, we get to see our animal friends do something that we as humans do all… Continue

Added by alice on March 1, 2009 at 11:20am — 5 Comments

New Death Cab for Cutie Video: Grapevine Fires

Grapevine Fires

I'm enjoying this new music video from Death Cab for Cutie titled Grapevine Fires. It's directed by Walter Robot, a fictional director created by artist Bill Barminski and writer Christopher Louie. In addition to directing this music video for Death Cab, they've also directed ones for… Continue

Added by alice on March 1, 2009 at 10:12am — No Comments

Aneta Kowalczyk - Dark, Sexy, Beautiful Portaits (8 photos)

To me, Aneta Kowalczyk's portraits really stand out. She sends a bold statement through these dark, classical shots and creates a deep sense of confidence through her beautiful models.

Aneta was born in Poland and and currently lives in in Warsaw, as well as Gothenburg, Sweden. After spending several years in front of the lens as a model, it was only then that… Continue

Added by Eugene on March 1, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Sony's BRAVIA-drome is World's Largest Zoetrope: Venaria, Italy

The Sony BRAVIA-drome was inspired by the zoetrope, a device invented in the 19th century to create short films from a series of static images. This modern day zoetrope is 33 feet (10 meters) across, spins at over 25 mph (40 kph) and is the optimal medium for demonstrating how Motionflow 240Hz technology clearly displays today’s fast-action motion pictures. A TV… Continue

Added by Eugene on March 1, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Creative Ad: Blackberry Takes a Shot at Apple

In this :15 second advertisement by GUAVA, BlackBerry takes a shot at Apple… literally. It's the coolest :15 second ad we've seen in a long…

Added by Eugene on March 1, 2009 at 2:31am — 2 Comments

Overlap by Audrey Kawasaki

Just wanted to share this new 2009 painting from one of our favorite artists, Audrey Kawasaki.

This print was exclusively created for the Outre Gallery in Melbourne Australia. Only 200 signed and numbered prints were available. They have all sold out.

More of Our… Continue

Added by alice on March 1, 2009 at 2:18am — 2 Comments

Stella Im Hultberg 2009 (5 Paintings)

Right next to Audrey Kawsaki, Stella Im Hultberg is one of our favorite modern day artists. These new 2009 paintings are currently showing at the Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle, Washington. As beautiful as they are frail, the women Stella paints all have a serious,…

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Added by alice on March 1, 2009 at 2:00am — 2 Comments

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