After pressure from local artis, the Los Angeles City Council has agreed to revise its 2002 law banning murals that has been used to indiscriminately buff 300+ works, whether they’ve been done with the wall owners’ permission or not. Read more »
Ron English ‘Smacks’-Up the Cereal Section at Ralphs
POPagandist extraordinaire Ron English celebrates his English 101 show at Post No Bills in Venice/LA by slipping some Cap’n Corn Starch and Killfrog’s Sugar Smack among the more lucratively packaged cereal at a local Ralph’s grocery store in an intervention dubbed Short Shelf Life. Read more »
Occupy Los Angeles: Bilingual Chants and Friendlier Coppers
The #OccupyLA protests started yesterday morning at Pershing Square where the National Lawyer’s Guild had initially estimated the crowd as 500 strong. The number seemed to grow as we marched towards City Hall in Downton LA. The cops were actually helpful, blocking the intersection so the marchers could cross on red lights. When we got to the steps, a particularly surly fella with a badge kicked the protestors off the main steps, so the momentum was broken a bit as the crowd dispersed and re-clustered around City Hall steps and lawns. The occupation had began. Read more »
Internationally based apparel and accessories brand Forrest & Bob have just launched their latest NSFW video campaign dubbed “The Fallen,” which features an assortment of Next Los Angeles models writhing around before the camera in nothing but their bras and panties. Read more »
Graffiti Writer Tags the Skies Over LA
SABER, a California-based graffiti artist, dispatched skywriting planes over Downtown Los Angeles earlier today to challenge the city’s controversial moratorium on murals. New laws that were meant to curb the proliferation of advertisements and signage, have instead been used by officials to basically make it illegal for artists to paint large scale works, specifically if they involve spray paint and regardless if they have the owner’s permission. Read more »
Watch as photographer Eric Kim employs extreme ambushing techniques and goes on a spree on Hollywood Blvd with a Canon and a hand-held flash, snapping people left and right. So in your face! So… zzzzz. Read more »
The premiere of a documentary about Electric Daisy Carnival at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre got crowded last night when DJ Kaskade tweeted “ME+BIG SPEAKERS+MUSIC=BLOCK PARTY!!!” and 2,000 people showed up, followed by the LAPD, followed by a “near-riot.” Read more »
Narrow Los Angeles: A Fantasy Urban Makeover
You need to have lived in Los Angeles for a bit to appreciate the mind fuck of designer David Yoon’s photo manipulations. Observe as dozens of familiar streets shrink in width for project Narrow Streets: Los Angeles. Witness the mammoth PCH turned into a cozy crevice, Santa Monica smooshed and Echo Park suddenly made neighborhoodier! Read more »
In less than two weeks, fixed gear documentary To Live and Ride in LA drops, and judging by the trailer, will undoubtedly attract the ire of pretty much anyone not familiar with the scene or track bikes. If you thought this “3 Way Street” video showed some irresponsible cyclists, wait till you press play.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that MOCA contributor and graffiti artist REVOK was arrested on Thursday while attempting to board a flight out of LAX to Ireland, but it wasn’t for any new acts of vandalism, he had an outstanding warrant. His bail was set at a whopping $320,000 which is $300k more than his last bullshit arrest in ’09 and as LA Taco notes, higher than both a child molester and corrupt public official’s combined. UPDATE: He was sentenced to 180 days. Read more »
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