Category: Music

Bad Things, Fronted by Skate and Snowboard Phenom Shaun White, Plays Lollapalooza and Releases Debut Album on Warner Bros. Records

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Gold medalist Shaun White this year had a good reason to miss the X Games in Los Angeles last weekend. He and his band Bad Things, were playing two different sets at Lollapalooza and ramping up for their debut album release which took place October 8, 2013 on Warner Bros. Records. Bad Things , which […]

ASC Action Sports + Culture 2013 By Group Y Brings Industry Leaders and Visionaries Together Around Themes of Authenticity

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On July 24, 2013, a day before the Agenda fashion trade show in Long Beach, CA, a core group of industry leaders, marketers, brand strategists, and presenters gathered for the 4th annual ASC Action Sports + Culture 2013 conference at the convention center’s conference theater, host to the legendary TED conference. Launched by Group Y, […]

Vans Warped Tour 2013 Rolls-out for the 19th Year Featuring Sleeping With Sirens, Black Veil Brides, We Came As Romans, Motion City Soundtrack, The Wonder Years; Plus Leading-Edge Sponsor Activation, Youth Culture DIY Fashion, More

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Photos by Tom Wallace Widely known as America’s youth culture rite-of-passage to music entertainment, the Vans Warped Tour is rolling across the country for the 19th year in a row, attracting more than 500,000 young people during the 40-event tour. Kevin Lyman, the founder and producer, and his team, along with icon Steve Van Doren, […]

Shaun White’s Band “Bad Things” Signs with Warner Bros. Records, Debut Album Dropping Soon, Fall Tour

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No, Shaun White’s new band Bad Things is not fronted by the gold-medalist snowboarder and skateboarder, but he is the lead guitarist. The band, which consists lead singer Davis LeDuke, bass player Jared Palomar, guitarist Anthony Sanudo, drummer Lena Zawaideh has signed to Warner Bros. Records and will be putting out their debut album later […]

Bonnaroo Brings Big Mix of Talent–Sir Paul McCartney, Animal Collective, Bjork, Tom Petty, Wu-Tang Clan with 80,000 Fans to Middle of Tennessee—Highlights from the ‘Roo

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Bonnaroo has become one of the most popular festivals in the world bringing this year, June 14-16, 2013 more than 80,000 fans to a 700-acre plot of land in the middle of Tennessee. For 3 days, a new city emerges featuring stages of all sizes, a diverse line-up of musicians, the Bonnaroo Cinema, recycling and […]

Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2013, the Unofficial Kick-off to Festival Season Rounds-out Headliners like The Stone Roses, and Blur, with Host of Indie-Folk Newbies, and Modern Twists of Festival Fashion

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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 […]

Shepard Fairey for MOCATV Talks Logos, Art X Business, Getting Lost Down YouTube Rabbit Hole

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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 […]

Vans Warped Tour 2013 Kick-Off Event Features Summer’s Eclectic Music Mix, New Sponsor Programs, Eco Initiatives, and “Best Day Ever” Theme

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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 […]

Label Networks’ New Youth Study Reveals “Recession Generation” Sparks DIY Subcultures with New Industries, Brands, Influences, Market Trends

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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 […]

World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Tour Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest Announces Headliners Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch—What This Means for Metal Music and Summer Tour Season

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In a thunderous display of monster metal madness, the Rockstar Mayhem Fest announced their band line-up yesterday, March 18, 2013, at the Whiskey-a-Go-Go on Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, starting with a procession of motorcycles headed-up by the Hell’s Angels. Musicians, hot chicks on bikes, and hired Harleys rolled-up to the red carpet to greet a mad-packed […]