Out of ashes, the Phoenix rises. D’Angelo just recently started his European tour. Here is a live compilation created by Sam Champ. Following that are some NEW tracks that he performed and a cover of “Space Oddity” that I nearly fainted while listening to. *swoons Bowie* Obviously, this has GR spewing with excitement. Hopefully there is a US tour to follow. Also, someone please confirm that those “Untitled” hip wings are still present! *fingers crossed*

»Download the live mix here.

“The Charade”

“Another Life”

“Space Oddity”

Red Bull Music Academy presents New York City to Motor City to Angel City: Hip Hop
BOOMBOX 5th Annual Celebration of the Life & Music of: J DILLA

Special Guest Selectors:
ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD [A Tribe Called Quest | The Ummah]
MASEO [De La Soul]

Boombox Soundsystem:
INKA ONE
BEN DIGGIN
ANALOG

Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N.Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
9:30pm-2am | 21 & over
Ladies FREE before 11pm
$5 before 11pm w/ RSVP | $10 otherwise

FRIDAY DECEMBER 9, 2011
FOOTLONG DEVELOPMENT & KEISTAR PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

FLAVORS 4 BEST OF 90’S HIP HOP AND RnB

DJ SPINNA
(BBE,WONDERWAX)

J.ROCC
(STONES THROW,BEAT JUNKIES)

Opening Set By
INKA ONE (BOOMBOX,BEATHACKERZ)
HOSTED BY COGNITO (FROLAB)

@ THE ECHOPLEX
1154 GLENDALE BL.
LA, CA 90026
9PM-2:30AM 21+
LIMITED $11 PRESALE TICKETS
$15 AT THE DOOR

Thursday, December 22 at the Exchange Los Angeles. Presented by Fusicology & KCRW.

Upstairs room - DJs: Mayer Hawthorne, Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam Funk, Rhettmatic, DJ Romes. Upstairs room - MCs: Homeboy Sandman, M.E.D., Steve Arrington, Oh No, Jonwayne, Strong Arm Steady, Wildchild, Percee P. Downstairs room: Lion Sound (formerly The Lions), Vex Ruffin, Jonti, Dublab DJs.  

Plus more to be announced.

618 Spring Street, Los Angeles CA 90014
9PM-2AM // 21+ // $30 at the door

Limited $20 pre-sale tickets:
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/79903 

Gettin’ as usual. But I must say, I think I am a bigger fan of The Dream’s version ;)

I’ve been looking for a good sized everyday satchel-esque bag for a while now. I love the strong structured look (i.e. Cambridge Satchels) but I know some days I want a bag that sits slouchy on my hip. I have friends who own Filson bags and boy do these babies age well with wear… the Bridle leather straps start to melt like butter and become so lusciously soft. There are two types in the small size: wool and rugged twill. The twill is waterproof and looks better with age. I love the wool as well as the prints add some pop texture alongside the leather straps.

Available at Filson

Posted by Franda

The Museum of Contemporary Art presents Hedi Slimaneʼs California Song, the first West Coast solo museum exhibition of the photographerʼs work, on view at MOCA Pacific Design Center from November 12, 2011, through January 22, 2012. California Song spans the photographerʼs “California period” and traces his explorations of cycles of urban youth culture and artistic communities, through installations of photographic essays, exhibitions, and publications.

Slimane’s exhibition at MOCA will be divided into two parts. An installation and a series of black-and-white print photographs from his California years will be presented on the ground floor, and a sonic, motion-photography installation, produced specifically for MOCA, will be featured on the second floor. The installation will reference a multi-projection, cubic, architectural format, which Slimane has constructed in previous exhibitions to present his photographs, using serial construction and repetition to create an archaic form of cinematic narration.

via MOCA