After the holiday rush, the holiday havoc, and after the New Years hangovers, there are those fateful New Years resolutions we’re all trying to up hold.  Hold tight and  enjoy ringing in the new year diving deep into some delicious bass music; helping you groove into 2012.
Beat Church is a ten year running bi- weekly event that kicks off on the first and third Thursdays of every month.  January 5th is the first Beat Church for 2012.  Starting the year off right with cutting edge sounds from yours truly, the …

UNIQUE VARIANTS: New works of Fine Art & Prints by Two Rabbits Studios

OPENING RECEPTION
November 18th, 2011
7 – 11pm at The Loft Salon
560 S. Main Street, #8W, Santa Fe Lofts
Los Angeles, CA 90013
RSVP here to receive password for event entry.
Two Rabbits Studios, a graphic design and print studio run by two local LA artists Bob Motown and Mike Thacker, have been steadily pumping out posters, prints and art since late 2007. Two Rabbits specializes in fine art printing, graphic design, and illustration. Producing eye-popping visual …

Obsessed with Bill Murray? Prove it.
Check out DKNG’s brand new print celebrating each and every Bill Murray film, from 1975 to his most recent film. How might one accomplish such a task in one print? DKNG created individual icons that represent each film in a simple, conceptual way. If you can decode each and every icon, you are officially a bad-ass Bill Murray expert.
The print is an 18″x24″ four color screen print with a limited edition of 200. It is now available for purchase here.
DKNG, you have done it …

‘Tis the season to dance, drink, and be merry. Don’t miss Leland Pro’s next event, MerryMaking on Friday, November 18.
+ Portion of proceeds benefit the SF Food Bank
+ Discount Entry with 2 canned goods
+ Filming for the ‘Love of Art’
+ Photography by Iky Media
Featuring 2 rooms of HOUSE//ELECTRO\\HIP HOP.
With performances by:
MEAN CHAVEEN :: GIRLS N BOOMBOXES :: ALLEN MASK:: ONE SOURCE VS LEON GOTHAM :: JOHN BARNACLE:: S. CERDA :: CANDLESPIT COLLECTIVE :: MICAH TRON, and many more!
RSVP to get in for $3 before 11:00 pm. VIP passes are …

DSSF: You are responsible for designing a range of accessories, including jewelry, scarves, and various wraps. Is there a medium you prefer to work with?
RWD: At the moment my favorite medium to focus on is Jewelry. But at the same time I am constantly trying to incorporate my abstract style in painting into the designs as well. Keeping things as organic and unique as possible.
DSSF: How do you begin designing a jewelry piece?
RWD: Different energy I catch on a daily basis. People inspire me, things I dream up inspire me. …

Last week Radiohead released the first edition of their newspaper, The Universal Sigh. Featuring short stories, art, and poetry, the newspaper was designed to help promote upcoming release of their new album, The King of Limbs. The newspaper, which seems very similar to a zine, is available for free at various locations. To our neighbors in San Francisco, you can try to snag a copy at Amoeba Records in the upper Haight. However, I doubt there will be any left. The Universal Sigh was met …

Today Google announced Gmail Motion a feature designed to replace the mouse and keyboard. While motion detecting technology seems to be all the rage, I can’t help but think this is an April Fools Day prank. Check out the video for yourself.

This month the Beastie Boys announced that their long anticipated album TheHotSauceCommitteePartTwo will be released May 3, 2011. The Beastie Boys have not dropped a new album since 2004’s To The Five Burroughs. Earlier this year the new album’s release was postponed due to Adam Yauch’s (MCA) battle with cancer. In a January interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Yauch stated that “reports of my being totally cancer free are exaggerated.”
Despite Yauch’s health concerns, the group is moving forward with the album. Be sure to check out …

This VOTD is a 2 for 1. The first comes from recording artist Toro y Moi.

Toro y Moi is the solo project of Chazwick Bundick, who just happens to be BFF’s with Washed Out. Don’t know who Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene) is? You probably recognize his best known song, Feel It All Around, which also is the theme song for Portlandia.

Delicious stop motion.