Category: Music
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Play It Again Jerram: “Play Me I’m Yours” Hits L.A.
About two weeks ago I had heard about “Play Me I’m Yours”, a traveling music installation featuring 30 vibrantly painted pianos scattered about town. The purpose is simple: just “play and enjoy”. The project was created in 2008 by artist Luke Jerram, and since then the installation has traveled to 22 cities around the world. The…
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Saturday Sounds
It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon here in L.A. and despite me feeling a bit under the weather today, I’m enjoying a good book, listening to the wind chimes in the backyard and watching my little doggies take a nap. The icing on the cake is listening to some mellow tunes to ease myself into the…
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The “BoomCase”
Behold the awesomeness of the “BoomCase“… If this doesn’t take the blahs outta your Monday nothing will. I spotted this today on the Warby Parker blog. I LOVE it! I want this so bad I’d be willing to design my home office around this piece. Hmm, my folks used to have this Samsonite Luggage in…
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Happy New Year
It’s been a wonderful year in art, and I love the fact that many highlights were chronicled here in my blog. I’ve had a ball going to some fantastic ground breaking exhibits this year, and I was lucky to meet some very fascinating people who each in their own way has made an impact on…
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Merry Christmas from CultureShockArt! (via the Roy Ayers Project)
I’m so excited to see that the 2nd compilation album from the Roy Ayers Project is available for FREE DOWNLOAD. If you aren’t familiar with the Roy Ayers Project or their Beat Submissions click here for more info: My personal fave is track #21 by RenRok, which you can listen to here. The album was…
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Justin Bua and DMC @ LACMA on Dec 12th
When I was in college in the 90’s one of my friends would refer to me as a “Hip Hop Connoisseur”. All these years later, I am still a connoisseur and love all aspects of Hip Hop from Turntablism, B-Boy Style, Graffiti Art, Lyricists and of course the music. That’s why I’m interested in checking out…
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Change Up the Groove: A Spotlight on the Roy Ayers Project
I love anything that combines my love of music, art and culture so I am excited to see that something like the Roy Ayers Project exists. Fans of Roy Ayers will appreciate this site that chronicles the artists’ musical legacy by featuring the plethora of artists that continue to be inspired by his work. I…
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The Roots of Fashion
I don’t know who I love more, The Roots or designer John Varvatos for featuring the band in his fall 2011 ad campaign! The beautifully shot montage of the group is prominently featured in his boutiques. While I was at South Coast Plaza the other day the pics stopped me dead in my tracks making…
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Beats, Rhymes & “Strife”
The documentary “Beats Rhymes & Life” follows the career trajectory of Hip Hop icons A Tribe Called Quest (Q-TIP, PHIFE DAWG, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & JAROBI WHITE). In the film, Director Michael Rapaport tells a story of how artistic talent, opportunity and success converged in a perfect storm whose aftermath ultimately led to the dismantling…
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