E3 Expo brings the kingpins of the video gaming industry along with thousands of gaming fanatics and an assortment of media together each year to downtown Los Angeles revealing what’s about to reshape the gaming industry globally. The show also always starts off with a series of high-end press presentations from the gaming industries heavyweights […]
With the new theme for 2013 the “Best Day Ever,” the 19th Annual Vans Warped Tour will kick-off its insane 40-date tour on June 15 in Auburn, WA at White River Amphitheater and wrap up August 4 in Houston, TX at Reliant Park. Known as the unofficial rite-of-passage among American youth, Warped has been breaking […]
Surfing just got big news as the Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) is now a part of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International starting with additional support in 2013 and a formal sanctioning in 2014. Total costs of the deal have not been disclosed. “We are very pleased to have finalized the deal between […]
Yahoo’s back in the game with the recent confirmation that it is indeed buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion. According to CEO David Karp, “The product, service and brand will continue to be defined and developed separately with the same Tumblr irreverence, wit, and commitment to empower creators.” Interestingly, as Tumblr fans heard about the new […]
After a decade of the Summer X Games being hosted in Los Angeles, CA, the so-called alternative Olympics of action sports is in a bidding process to relocate after LA’s final event this summer. On the radar include the 4 city finalists Austin, Texas; Chicago; Detroit; MI; and Charlotte, N.C. One of these cities will […]
We were waiting for at least one hologram inspired by last year’s Tupac from the dead, but this year at Coachella, Weekend 1, from April 12-14, 2013, it was all about the new breed of indie-folk rockers mixed with major headliners, EDM, and of course, the latest in festival fashion. The Stone Roses, Yeah Yeah […]
The Street Issue theme of Antidote magazine’s latest upcoming issue provides a unique look at how the streets of urban landscapes and the people in various environments continue to inspire art, photography and fashion these days. With the explosion of streetwear blogs, streetart Tumblr’s and any number of designer blogs, sites, and lookbooks, fashion […]
MOCAtv from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, continues to pump-out creative video vignettes featuring unique angles on topics discussed among leading-edge artists for the some time now. Their latest features Shepard Fairey as he discusses in less than 2 and a half minutes, how he was inspired by an old-school Bell Logo marketing […]
The VANS WARPED TOUR, America’s premier music and lifestyle festival now in its 19th year, kicked-off highlights for what to expect this summer at their official press conference and kick-off bash at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles March 28, 2013. If the event was any indication, this tour will once again be the premiere […]
Now Available! Label Networks’ 13th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study! Label Networks’ 13th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study reveals new consumer insights from 13-25-year-olds across the United States—the “Recession Generation”–that’s sparking new DIY subcultures, brands, industries, and market trends in spending patterns, social networking, fashion, footwear, technology, music, sports, entertainment, and more. Youth culture in […]