///break your piggy bank///

///august 1st: BART SIMPSON ART EXHIBITION @ MELTDOWN COMICS, LOS ANGELES.
come check out the [FOOD ONE] & [KOFIE] collaborative simpsons mural from 7-11pm. plus, over 75 hand-painted one-of-a-kind bart dolls on display!
7522 sunset blvd.
los angeles, ca 90046.
[MELTDOWN WEBSITE]


///august 10th: FOWL CLOTHING PRESENTS A NIGHT OF ART AND MUSIC @ O'MELVENY GALLERY, LOS ANGELES.
9pm-2am. 21+ no cover. $2 pabst. free vodka 9-10pm. photos by shadowscene. appearance by daedelus and mooore.
5472 wilshire blvd.
los angeles, ca 90036.
[FOWL CLOTHING WEBSITE]

///october 9th: JUSTICE @ HENRY FONDA THEATER, HOLLYWOOD.
if you can find a ticket.
[JUSTICE WEBSITE]

///october 27th/28th: VEGOOSE 2007 @ THE SAM BOYD STADIUM, LAS VEGAS.
rage, daft punk, iggy & the stooges, muse, the shins, cypress hill, queens of the stone age, public enemy, thievery corporation, m.i.a., ghostface killah & the rhythm roots allstars, blonde redhead, pharoahe monch, and mooore.
two-day GA ticekts for $146.50 + applicable service charges.
two-day VIP tickets for $477.50 + applicable service charges.
single-day GA tickets $79.50 + applicable service charges.
[VEGOOSE WEBSITE]

i'm in love with a robot or two,
SOULSTAR*

FUCK YEAH!

So, it's almost that time of year again - and I almost can't contain myself.


FUCK YEAH FEST IV!!!

So here's this year's plan:
-entries fees are almost half of what they were last year [thank GOD] @ $12/day (...the flyer says $13, so maybe $13? i dunno)
-the lineup is sick
-and day 1 [August 24th] isn't officially part of the fest itself, but a pre-party
-after day 2 [Aug. 25th] there's supposedly an "after-party" at 1515 s. Vermont
-as usual, it's all brought to you by Keith Morris & Sean Carlson

The announced line-up so far:

Saturday, August 25th
The Explosion (very last west coast show)
Lavender Diamond
Busdriver
Boom Bip
Entrance
American Steel (First LA show in 7 years!!!)
The Mae Shi
Fleshies
Bobby Birdman
Residual Echoes
Imaad Wasif
Times New Viking
Hit Me Back
Thee More Shallows
Greg Ashely of Gris Gris
Brother Reade
Wooden Shjips
Love or Perish
Devon Williams
Luke Top
Sabertooth Tiger
Sleepover
+many more

Sunday, August 26th
Deerhunter
Indian Jewelry
No Age
Midnight Movies
Jay Reatard
Pissed Jeans
xBxRx
Darker My Love
Foreign Born
The Nice Boys
Langhorne Slim
Great Northern
Triclops!
Red Fang
Best Fwends
Vultures (San Diego)
Moonrats
Rumspringa
The Strange Boys
Abe Vigoda
Bad Dudes
Jail Wedding
+ many many more TBA.

more artists will be announced over the rest of the month, and special guests will be announced the week of the fest. I've heard all SORTS of rumored guests [...Lightning Bolt maybe? that would be pretty awesome, not gonna lie]

More info on the fest
Tickets on Ticketweb

All I have to say is YEEEES!!!
-Nerissa

GIRL CRUUUUSH!!!

MARNIE STERN



this Thursday she'll be here!!! [in LA] at the echo/the echoplex? my ticket says the echo, but her myspace says the echoplex.

Either way she'll be around 1822 Sunset Blvd., shredding her heart out with Zach Hill [Hella] and Robby Moncrieff [The Advantage].

for more info:
The Echo/Echoplex
Marnie Stern

*Nerissa

I SCREAM; U SCREAM - August 17th

-DYNAMITE!

what the fuck is tropical punk?

Well, for a while Abe Vigoda has been pinned with the genre "tropical punk" - i GUESS i can see where people are coming from, but all the really matters is that they blow my mind everytime.



i haven't seen them since pehrspace last month - but tomorrow night they're playing at the smell [247 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, California].

So LISTEN to some stuff, and check them out tomorrow if you can [...b/c i can't :( ]

-Nerissa

I Like Girls Too

for more info:
Middle Class

-DYNAMITE!

DANCE DANCE DANCE

SATURDAY NIGHT IN FONTANA

-DYNAMITE!

DAFT PUNK AFTER PARTY x SF

-DYNAMITE!

///three musketeers///

look what's been said about thomas wardlow, aki turner and ricky webb on [THE HUNDREDS SITE].

ricky webb is my idol! watch the video at the end of that hundreds post and listen to that love-making music he skates so gracefully to. and, of course, look at those ridiculous tricks he pulls off. you wanna know his secret? he lives by the way of the samurai. in other words, he's read hagakure two and a half times.

daft punk friday night,
SOULSTAR*

LA<3

CREWEST
110 Winston St.
(at Main St., between 4th & 5th)
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013

for more info:
CREWEST

-DYNAMITE!

///CLAW MONEY///

kendo and nike host a backyard bbq
for the release of the claw money blazer.
this sunday, july 29th from 7pm-11pm.
this is nike's first women's tier zero release.

the blazers will be for sale at the event and
the first 25 people to purchase the sneakers will receive
an autographed copy of claw money's new book,
bombshell: the life and crimes of claw money.
music provided by dj lovebug starski.

rsvp is mandatory and non transferable
for you plus one guest
please rsvp to: rsvp@kendo-la.com

kendo 7218 melrose ave, los angeles, ca 90046
entrance to the event will be directly behind the store

red ones size 6.5 kiloveyoubye,
SOULSTAR*

DimePiece™ Online Store Open

Also up; is their Look Book so advise you to check that out as well.

Shop Now at:
DimePiece™

-DYNAMITE!

///daft punk, punk///

if you missed out on their los angeles show saturday night..

catch them at their next show in berkeley this friday! there should still be a couple of [pricey] tickets floating around the internet somewhere..

also, i'm interested in seeing their new-ish silent film, electroma. it was first shown at cannes film festival in may of last year. it's been shown pretty much everywhere else but here since then.. i have no idea when we'll get to see it. but apparently [according to not-so-trustworthy source: wiki], the dvd will be in stores this september. however, as with most movies, i would kind of prefer to see it on the big screen. for all i know, it could've reached our screens already.. but no one's mentioned anything, so.. i doubt it.

EDIT: devera just informed me that it did reach l.a. screens already.. while. i. was. in. the. philippines. perfect.. ;c

DO NOT FORGET.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
UC BERKELEY.
DAFT PUNK.
LIIIVE.
ECS.

meet me at the greek theatre 8pm,
SOULSTAR*

PREVIEW ILLUSTRATIONS

Ja'La's been at it for a while now; & he should be tatting within the next year. If you're into his art; feel free to contact him & let him know.

for more art:
JA'LA'ROCK

-DYNAMITE!

PETER HOOK TONIGHT

thank Electrik Suicide.

-DYNAMITE!

Quail Summer Sale Today

Stop by The Academy this sunday for Quail's Sample Sale; from 3-7.

The Academy
433 E. 1st St.
Long Beach CA 90802

for more info:
Quail
The Academy

-DYNAMITE!

Sneaker Pimps Los Angeles

-DYNAMITE!

///last night's heist///

finally reunited with long beach and the boysss again. i missed it/them. ! drank, went to the heist, drank some more, drove, and the rest is history..

aki was drunk again.

outta control.

tryna get ricky outta the car so we could go inside the club already.

ricky with my camera in one hand and his bottle of chardonnay in the other: "can't i just chill in the car for a couple more minutes?"
me: "fine, ok."
ricky: "thanks."
and he shuts the door on me.

money-eaters.


aki: can you count my money for me?
me: one.. two.. three.. five.. eight..
aki: no, seriously. can you count it?
together: one.. two.. three.. four..
looking for the fifth dollar.
together: fi-eeve. fi-eeve!
aki tries to speak filipino: kumuta ka na? salama.
me: hahaha whatthefuck!? it's 'kumusta ka na. salamat.' !

aliens posing in line.

finally in. aki's still drunk.

12-year-olds in the club.

the bouncer that told aki to pull up his pants. ??? yeh, i didn't understand that either..

the trio reunited. :)

tyrone and aki.

meetin' beezies. hahaha.

ricky's grown man size.

my youth size 5s.

aki considers the option of sobriety with a bottle of water.

i had nooo business behind the wheel.

back in long beach..
the freak comes out at night - derrick barney. tke that!

sleepyhead - ricky webb. tke that!

myspacing snakecharmer - aki turner. tke that!

yeh, it's real. his new pet, carter AKA bitch. hahahahahahahaha.

aki called me 'fried rice' and 'chop suey,'
SOULSTAR*

///four day party///

click flyer to enlarge.

last night was nice,
SOULSTAR*

A Middle Class & Call Sick On Friday Smash Party

THURSDAY AUGUST 2ND

DJs:
MASHED POTATOS
THE BINGS

21+ $5 all night!!!

Directions coming from:

Los Angeles/Hollywood
- US-101 S becomes I-5 S.
- I-710 S toward LONG BEACH.
- I-405 S toward SAN DIEGO.
- Exit Cherry South.
- Right on 7TH ST.

Orange County
- CA-73 N / CA-55 N
- I-405 N toward LONG BEACH
- CA-22 W toward LONG BEACH
- CA-22 W becomes E 7TH ST.

Que Sera
1923 E 7th St

-DYNAMITE!

Mute & GRNAPPLETREE

"MUTE"
&
GRN APPLE TREE

In Association with:

Brown Babies
Middle Class
URB
& Active

PRESENT

APPLES & ORANGES

THIS EVENT WILL BE INVITE ONLY SO YOU MUST RSVP
IT GETS BETTER...THIS EVENT WILL BE FREEEEEEEE!!!!

2 AREAS OF MUSIC WITH 1 PURPOSE...
To Experience The Evolution of The Artist Village

-DYNAMITE!

We Like Girls

Middle Class presents:

"We Like Girls" (the Boys of Summer II)
@ Micro LA
2008 E. 7th St
Los Angeles, CA 90021

-DYNAMITE!

The DAFT PUNK Pre Party

-DYNAMITE!

Quail Summer Sale at The Academy

Stop by The Academy this sunday for Quail's Sample Sale; from 3-7.

The Academy
433 E. 1st St.
Long Beach CA 90802

for more info:
Quail
The Academy

-DYNAMITE!

Fatlace Grand Opening

for more info:
Fatlace

-DYNAMITE!

Seams Summer Sale

CLICK THE FLYERS TO ENLARGE.

-DYNAMITE!

Ricky Webb's Interview with Vital Skate.com

Read Ricky's Q&A interview at [VITAL SKATE]. His segment comes with footage & photos; most from Long Beach. Represent represent.

for more info:
Vital Skate

-DYNAMITE!

sale

AKI[TKE THT]

///night at the roxy///

look at that typography.

wow.

[click flyer to enlarge]

-SOULSTAR*

CAFE BOUNCE PRESALE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

[CLICK THE LINK]

-DYNAMITE!

JSLV parly!

Aki[TKE THT!]

FUSShop SALE

"The FUSShop Summer Sale is now in Full Effect, even if the Summer isn't!!

With big reductions on Mighty Healthy, WrongWroks, Obey, UARM, Loki, The Hundreds, aNYthing, Saviour & Hype Brand......

As well as reductions on clothing in the store, the prints have also come down in price. Up to 50% off selected lines. For a limited time only...

Beg, Steal or Borrow, to get involved!!"


start shopping now at:
FUSShop

-DYNAMITE!

CALL IN SICK ON FRIDAY; THURSDAY

July 19th
AT
QUE SERA
1923 E. 7TH ST
LONG BEACH 5$ 21+

dj's: BITCHES BREW & DESIRE E
photos: The FEVER DRAGON!

Ladies fre before 11 with the secret code???

for more info:
CLUB TOUCH IT

-DYNAMITE!

Brasil In Time Trailer

Just another reason why you should go to the premiere tomorrow.


Tuesday July 17th:
LA Film Premiere @ The Egyptian Theatre
Admission 10$ | 6712 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles , CA. 90028

Starring:
Cut Chemist | Madlib | J.ROCC | Babu | Paul Humphrey | James Gadson | Derf Reklaw

Direct From Brasil:
Dj Nuts | Ivan “Mamao” Conti | Joao “Comanche” Parahyba

-DYNAMITE!

DIAMONDAYS [EVERY MONDAY]

-DYNAMITE!

///brasilintime///

Brasilintime: Batucada com Discos Week!
July 17th, 18th & 19th

Tuesday July 17th:
LA Film Premiere @ The Egyptian Theatre
Admission 10$ | 6712 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles , CA. 90028

Wednesday July 18th:
Brasilintime Still @ Turntable Lab
FREE | 424 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles , CA. 90036
In the making of Brasilintime film makers B+ and Eric Coleman shot thousands of photographs. In this unique show Cross and Coleman will exhibit for the first time a selection of these images, all hand printed 11x14's.

Thursday July 19th:
Brasilintime Live @ The Mayan Theatre
25$ | 10378 S. Hill Street Los Angeles , CA. 90015
The film Brasilintime hangs around a live show. This live experience has never been seen in Los Angeles . Now for the first time at the historic Mayan Theatre, in downtown LA, Mochilla presents "Brasilintime Live".

Starring:
Cut Chemist | Madlib | J.ROCC | Babu | Paul Humphrey | James Gadson | Derf Reklaw

Direct From Brasil:
Dj Nuts | Ivan “Mamao” Conti | Joao “Comanche” Parahyba

Plus Very Special Guests:
TBA

This Event Series Is Brought To You By:
Mochilla, dublab.com, and ArtDontSleep

Supporters Include:
V-Tech | Red Bull Music Academy | Fusicology | Re:Up | Wax Poetics | Arthur | Listen

Presale Tickets for these events can be found @:
[WWW.BRASILINTIME.COM]

brasil-obsessed,
SOULSTAR*

Premiere Tonight !

-DYNAMITE!

Who I'd like to meet:

Ricky Webb.. Back when he was cute.















Love always,
SOULSTAR*

BachinskyxVENTURE

i gotta get my hands on a pair of these!

Aki[TKE THT!]

SINFUL THINGS

Aki[TKE THT]

Modern Cinema & Business Cats

for more information:
Business Cats
Modern Cinema

-DYNAMITE!

Hooray for Humans

Reception; saturday; July 14th; 6-10

Performances by I.E & Ghostship

The Academy
433 East 1st Stl
Long Beach CA 90802

-DYNAMITE!

Sound Voyage Summer Sessions [SUNDAYNIGHTS]

HEADINGHOME & ABSTRACT WORKSHOP PRESENT
SOUND VOYAGE Summer 2007
Sundays 2pm - Midnight

@ QUEEN MARY Britannia Salon & Capstan Decks
1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach CA

18 & Over w/ ID • Full Bar for 21+ w/ID
Drink Specials 2PM -4AM ($3 Beer/$5 You Call It Drinks)

FREE before 4pm, $5 before 6pm, $10 after

RESIDENTS: DJ COCOE, SCOTTY COATS, JOSH ONE, SCHMUCK, STEELMAN, KAY, HYDER,
HOSTED BY JUD NESTER

JULY 15TH
Britannia: MARKUS ENOCHSON (Sonar Kollektiv/Deeply Rooted), B.N LOCO –LIVE (SONIC 360), LARS BEHRENROTH (Deepershades.net), HAWKEYE (Headinghome), JUAN NUNEZ (Freestyle), ARGYLE (Beat Hackers, Top Soil)

Capstan: JAMIE THINNES (Seasons), DEAN DECOSTA (Miso, Abstract Workshop), DUANE (Seasons)

-DYNAMITE!

Warehouse Sale

-DYNAMITE!

CALL IN SICK ON FRIDAY & MIDDLE CLASS [AUGUST 2ND]

& here's a list of other events thrown by theMiddle Class; so mark your calenders.


for more info visit MIDDLE CLASS or their BLOGSPOT

-DYNAMITE!

HUSH HUSH vs. ROCKONGNIZED; TONIGHT [FRIDAY THE 13TH]

BRING FAKE BLOOD & A JASON MASK; NO JOKE

-DYNAMITE!

///gigsgigsgigs///

gigs i've read about and wouldn't mind going to in the next few months:
7/20 sonic youth @ greek theater
8/21 beastie boys @ the wiltern.
9/1 art brut @ the key club.
9/27 ladytron @ the hollywood bowl.
9/29 chemical bros @ nocturnal wonderland.
10/3 they might be giants @ the avalon.
10/9 justice @ henry fonda theater.
10/23 interpol @ the forum.

yeh, i've been missing in action,
SOULSTAR*

FRIDAY THE 13TH

A CLASSIC LBC DANCE PARTY.

BANDS:
NERVE CURRENTS (EX TREADWELL/GEISHA GIRLS/THE MATACHINE)
AND MORE TBA

DJ's:
LAZER BEAST
TENDERWOLF
AND MASHED POTATOS

1242 7th St.
long beach, ca
90813

[between orange and almond]

thank MASHED POTATOS.

-DYNAMITE!

Beat Junkies Party; JULY 14TH

Directions:
take highland west all the way towards rialto.
until you get to the wash.
take left onto dirt road
dirt road is between macy st. and n acacia ave
road is about a quarter mile before jerry eaves baseball park
when on dirt road take all the way down until you pass freeway.

-5000TH ANIMAL

PARTY ON THE 28th!!!

COME AND DANCE!
WHY ELSE WOULD YOU GO?

WE ABOUT TO DO IT AGAIN!!!


-5000TH ANIMAL

Michael Moore's "Sicko"

We need Single-Payer Health Care!

Michael Moore’s is a genius. His latest film SiCKO makes a brilliant case for why we need a national, single-payer health care system in the United States. Moore reveals the horrors of our current profit-driven “non-health, non-care, non-system” and compares/contrasts it to societies like France, Britain, Canada, and even Cuba, that take far better care of the health of their populations than the US does, with far, far less expenditures. But everyone knows that the multi-billion-dollar health
insurance and drug companies exposed in SiCKO have a lot of power and influence with the government.
Are we powerless to change the system? People who want to do something about the health care crisis need to figure out what kind of action holds the best potential for breaking the power of these mega-corporations.

I noticed that people are scared of their government in the U.S.
but in other countries, the government is scared of the people.

Think about that.


-tri$$$tan *JIVE* (Justice, Independence, and the Vision for Equality)