The Vans Warped Tour kick-off March 29, 2012 at the Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles marked the official call that summer music tour season is about to begin. Coming into its 18th year, it can easily claim the title of the longest running music tour in North America. Kevin Lyman, founder and director of […]
PS3’s latest downloadable game created by developers thatgamecompany, creators of flow and Flower, have created an online game called Journey that’s absolutely stunning critics and creating a buzz not heard in video gaming in years. It’s a minimalist game, no talking allowed although it’s an MMORPG game, forcing players to communicate in other unique ways. […]
Totalitarianism may not be so far removed as it once seemed when George Orwell penned his classic “1984” in 1949. The timing seems eerily perfect for another remake, which street artist Shepard Fairey has been rallying for by moving forward to get Imagine Entertainment’s power players Brian Grazer and Ron Howard on board. Shepard, who […]
WonderCon has descended on Anaheim, CA, at the Convention Center bringing with it tens of thousands of diehard comic fans and super-hero wannabes. Often considered the little brother of the bigger Comic-Con that sells out a year ahead of time, WonderCon has become a hot ticket in its own right as it enters its 26th […]
SXSW in Austin, TX, is the place to be right now as the film and interactive portion are underway, and the music showcases portion, featuring keynote speaker Bruce Springsteen, is about to begin. It makes sense then, that with hordes of leading-edge tech-heads in the area that speculations would arise about various new media forecasts […]
It sounds like an old AOL story, but Google, owners of YouTube, have announced that they’re enlisting “Hollywood” to generate more views by creating another 25 hours of programming with topdogs in TV spending a $100 million “seed” money. This is YouTube’s largest spending commitment on content so far. The question is, why? At least […]
C.R. “Craig” Stecyk III, the co-writer and production designer of “Dogtown and Z Boys” with Stacey Peralta, is debuting a digital film short called “Fin” as part of his collaboration with Hurley in a film series project capturing personages of Southern California. The soundtrack includes Social Distortion, Breakdown, Tommy Guerrero and Steve Alba and the […]
Coachella, the unofficial kick-off music festival in the United States from April 13-15 (and now also April 20-22) announced their lineup today on Facebook. Produced by Goldenvoice, which is owned by AEG, Coachella has become one of the key festivals to attend towards checking out what’s on the radar for upcoming music tour season across […]
Happy Holidays, Venice Beach, CA graffiti-wall style! Happy Holidays! We’ll be posting again next week with an entirely new website featuring new insights, images, data, and analysis on global youth culture. 2012 will feature our Youth Culture Studies, historical access to our China, European, and Japan Youth Culture Studies, plus on-gong timely Profile Reports, and […]
Banksy siting in London. Courtesy of Wooster Collective.Thanks to Wooster Collective once again for this fun tip on a Bansky siting. Looks like the notorious street artists with a message has another to share just in time for the Holiday season: “Sorry! The lifestyle you ordered is currently out of stock.” 54th Grammy Awards poster […]