Stevie In The House

When you don't have cable and bunny ears (like me), you see the same news repeat on every single channel. Whether it's Entertainment Tonight or TMZ or the local news, they all say the same things. So I guess the royal family had Stevie Wonder over the other night and Michelle wore a gorgeous emerald green dress and Barack credited Stevie for being one of the reasons Michelle dated him, blah, blah they are so good looking and cute it's still surreal, but awesome.

Seeing Stevei reminded me of one of my favorite videos of him playing live on Sesame Street and this little kid with long hair just loosing his shit on the stairs. This kid is so awesome!! Wonder what he's doing these days...?

It's kind of a long video so if you're impatient and want to see the kid they show him good at 0:35 and at 4:00. I don't know why they didn't show him more, he and Stevie are the stars of the video. Sesame Street was like SNL for kids and had amazing hosts. Those other kids just don't get it.

Alright Meow

"Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly-bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? DO YOU SEE ME EATING MICE?"

GIANT ROBOT CONTEST!

Design your own paper robot for a contest with Giant Robot and Scion. I know you're all busy, but it really shouldn't take more than a couple hours... and the prizes are actually pretty good! The contest ends on March 6th and winners are anounced on March 11, so please check it out ASAP.

Forward this along to everyone you've ever met... they need all the entries they can get! Feel free to e-mail Margaux from Giant Robot with any questions about how to enter.
margauxelliott@gmail.com

www.giantrobotshin.com

thank you!!!

GRAND PRIZE:
# Roundtrip airfare to Los Angeles, CA to attend the Interactive Paper Art show at the Scion Gallery in Culver City on April 11th
# Hotel accommodations for 3 days and 2 nights, April 10th - 12th
# Transportation to and from the airport, hotel and art show
# Inclusion of the winning entry in the art show, as well as distribution of the template to all attendees
# Meeting of the Master of Paper Art himself, Shin Tanaka, at the art show
# $500 check
# Giant Robot prize package

VIEWER'S CHOICE AWARD:
# Feature on the website
# Giant Robot magazine subscription
# Giant Robot T-shirt and sticker packet,
# $50 gift certificate to the Giant Robot stores
# Scion backpack

KITTENS!!!!!

kittens inspired by kittens

"We are in Hawaii!!!!"

This little girl is just too cute. I can't take her screams of exclamation. Makes me want a daughter and that Kitten book. Thank you Anna for showing me this!

This song is really good and has a Meow-Meow breakdown! From Devendra Banhart 's new band, Megapuss .

MP3 - Megapuss - Theme From Hollywood

And if you haven't heard it yet... this is my favorite kitten song. xoxo

MP3 - J-Squad - Meow Mix

MP3 - The Lady Tigra - Switchblade Kitty -it's my song!!

MY SHIMO-MO RAINY DAY MIX

Heads Up 7-Up

1. The 5.6.7.8.'s - It's Rainy
2. The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
3. John Leyton - Thunder And Lightening
4. Estelle - In The Rain
5. K-Os - The Rain
6. Chubb Rock - Lost In The Storm
7. Eddie Kendricks - Date With The Rain
8. The Move - Flowers In The Rain
9. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
10. Ella Fitzgerald & the Ink Spots - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
11. Varghkoghargasmal - Autumn Rain

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"BE OUR VALENTINE" FEBRUARY FRIDAY THE 13TH!!

I will be here with the lovely Lovemade ladies tomorrow night, Friday the 13th! I saw Peanut Butter Wolf perform in Las Vegas with video serato, it's just like mixing records but they're music videos so the beats and images mix. It's pretty exciting to watch! :)

Peanut Butter Wolf

FRIDAY THE 13TH, JOIN THE STONESTHROW , VAPORS MAGAZINE, FUSICOLOGY AND LOVEMADE Lovemade AT THE ECHOPLEX AS WE PRESENT "BE OUR VALENTINE"!!
featuring:
PRINCE PAUL
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF
EGYPTIAN LOVER
DAM-FUNK
MAYER HAWTHORN

LOVE THEMED DJ SET
PHOTOBOOTH
AMAZING VISUALS
CANDY AND TREATS
SPIKED PUNCH DRINK SPECIALS!!
GOING DOWN AT ECHO PLEX
18&OVER
$15

LADIES LOTTO BUSINESS NETWORKING MEETING/ THURSDAY THE 12TH!

Love is in the air!! This Thursday, Ladies Lotto, Lovemade, & Worship Worthy invite you to LOVERS ROCK. Each Ladies Lotto member is required to bring a single friend!! Be sure to RSVP now!!

-I will be here with the lovely Lovemade ladies tonight at Crown Bar

LACE Gallery, Friday The 13th!

LACE, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions holds its infamous Valentine's Day benefit on Friday the 13th, making the lovers' day seem more like Halloween. For those of us who already tend to view the chocolate-heart holiday as truly horrifying, it's sufficient cause to celebrate among like-minded, art-loving skeptics. The multimedia mayhem kicks off with a video screening, followed by DJ sets courtesy of Dublab, Wildness, and KXLU. Sir Heffington and the Fingered Dancers hold an impromptu dance class, and a Korean taco truck awaits curbside. Thematic costumes in the "Bloody Valentine" vein are strongly encouraged.

- Tanja Laden

ART
Lust 4 LACE: My Bloody Valentine

when:	Friday Feb 13 (8pm)
where:	Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (6522 Hollywood Blvd, 323.957.1777) map
price:	$10 General Admission/ $5 Members. Complimentary parking for the first 70 people who purchase a ticket!

On the Street....Hidden Gold, Paris

I love these tights. I love black with gold. I want to make them and other black things with gold bits glued to it.

- The Sartorialist

This is my friend Sam Sparro 's hit that made him a super star. I hear it everywhere, I'm sure you do too.

MP3 - Sam Sparro - Black & Gold

Things To Do Tonight

Gallery Space/Mollusk

Friday, February 6, 2009
7:00pm-10:00pm
1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca

a present view of work from the folks of mollusk surf shop. shedding light
on the bay gulls, beach bums, and creative types who have colored this
surfshop since 2005. featuring:..........

Thomas Campbell, Jeff Canham, Kyle Field, Christopher Gentile, Rachel Kaye,
Alex Kopps, John McCambridge, Geoff McFetridge, Serena Mitnik-Miller, Jay
Nelson, Kirk Putnam, Nathaniel Russell, Jeff Scharf and Todd St. John

Mollusk is just about the coolest surf shop I've been to. With gallery space, a colorful tree house and stock full of very cool merchandise, tonight's pop up gallery/shop should be interesting. Plus I heard Holy Shit is playing!

Mollusk Store Pics

MP3 - Holy Shit Written all over your face

(this song is more mellow, think it will be more punk like their music on myspace right now.)


Also tonight, at The Echo , Fucked Up and Mika Miko

Mika Miko

Fucked Up, Mika Miko, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Trash Talk

The Echo 8pm

$13

-Fucked Up is the headliner but I'm more of a Mika Miko fan. Her mic is a red phone. They are so good.

MP3 - Mika Miko Business Cats
MP3 - Mika Miko Wild Bore

MP3 - Fucked Up No Epiphany
MP3 - Fucked Up Twice Born

Artist to Watch: Lyndsey Lesh!

Lyndsey Lesh is an artist I found on my favorite website to find inspiration, FFFFOUND! . I pulled some of her work to reference in my own technique and have since been a huge fan. I love her fun style, bright colors and blended mediums of watercolor, sumi ink and colored Prisma and graphite pencils. I admire the way she illustrates people; capturing them in a happy, silly mood. Her work is light-hearted and full of humorous surprises in every corner.

I was so lucky to have a certain special someone to pick up on my admiration for this rising talent and thus received my favorite present ever. LOOOOOOOK, IT'S ME!!!

Lyndsey was a recently featured artist on Beautiful Decay , a go-to website for emerging and established contemporary artists. Please give her a warm welcome as she just moved to Los Angeles and is working with Beautiful Decay now! Congratulations Lyndsey!!

Lyndsey Lesh: Beautiful Decay Feature

(scroll down until you see her post)

Contact: post@lyndseylesh.com • 612.229.8454

Love At First Step

Oh my eyes and whiskers, these are toooo cute!

Vivienne Westwood teamed up with fellow Brit, plastic footwear queen Melissa to create the Vivienne Westwood Anglomania for Melissa Lady Dragon. The collaboration resulted in a pastel aray of adorable plastic slingback peeptoe heels topped off with a shiny plastic heart. I would wear the Peach and Black with a poofy girly black dress and black tights. They all look so delicious! Just like candy, but sooooo much better then waxy Valentine's day box candy!

- Feature for: LOVEMADE

Onra: Chinoiseries

French-Vietnamese DJ-producer Onra visited his grandparent's homeland in Saigon and returned with a crateful of old Chinese and Vietnamese vinyl. He cut and mixed them up with beats that make this wonderful new album, Chinoiseries.

I discovered Onra from a Dublab set. I listen to their webcast all the time. It's such a nice break from my music sometimes. Listen at DubLab.com

MP3 - The Anthem

MP3 - Relax In Mui Ne

Get the album at Boomkat

Am I Going To Be Like This Forever???

Found this video on Holy Taco, a funny guy that writes for guys, but is pretty hilarious and has mean Photoshop skills. It's basically porn. Thought this bit was pretty hilarious.

"Is this real life dad??"

Drugged Out Kid After Dentist

"It's nice to know that no matter what age you are, we all ask questions like "Is this real life?" when we're on mind-melting pharmaceuticals."

- Holy Taco

There's a Remix now!

David After Dentist - ECLECTIC METHOD REMIX

Ah-Ah-Ah Ariiiiiiellll

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

and those damn Vivian Girls...

I like this new song with From Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti I like that this song isn't as lo-fi as some of their tracks. It's clean and strong but still sweet. They're going on a short tour in April with the Vivian Girls and then ending up at Coachella . I've seen them both live, good show. Kind of mellow, but rockin'. I love Mr. Pink's wigs and generic tween velor sweatsuits. He's preshhh...

Tour
Thu-Apr-02 New York, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
Fri-Apr-03 Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brenda’s
Sat-Apr-04 Baltimore, MD, Ottobar
Sun-Apr-05 Chapel Hill, NC, Local 506
Mon-Apr-06 Knoxville, TN, Pilot Light
Tue-Apr-07 Atlanta, GA, The Earl
Wed-Apr-08 New Orleans, LA, The Parish
Thu-Apr-09 Houston, TX, Walter’s on Washington
Fri-Apr-10 Austin, TX, The Mohawk
Sat-Apr-11 Dallas, TX, Hailey’s
Mon-Apr-13 Phoenix, AZ, Modified
Tue-Apr-14 Tucson, AZ, Plush
Wed-Apr-15 San Diego, CA, Casbah
Sun-Apr-19 Indio, CA, Coachella Music & Arts Festival

MP3 - Ariel Pink - Can't Hear My Eyes

MP3 - Vivian Girls - Blind Spot

Monday with Michael

Sleeveface is one of my favorite blogs that is dedicated to matching up record sleeves with everyday people to "blur the line between sleeve and reality". Today's post really made me giggle. I have to go through my records and do some of my own! Hey, any of you can. Watch the How-To video they made!

How To Sleeveface

Here are some classic Michael hits to start you off strong this week.

MP3 - Michael Jackson - Workin' Day and Night (Morsy Mix)

MP3 - Michael Jackson - You Wanna Be Starting Something

MP3 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

MP3 - Michael Jackson - In The Closet