The London-to-Los Angeles DJ presents “Fine Day,” her psychotropic take on Opus III’s early ‘90s MTV-cult hit. “Fine” is the politest way to fail in self-assurance. You know it’s bad, so you say “it’s fine,” but “fine” is a
Franks, leather, whiskey, and Rock-n-Roll. What a perfect combination. This lovely quartet laid the foundation of the legendary Schott NYC‘s + LA CANVAS’ exclusive viewing of ‘ A Tribute to Rock and Roll’ event at Schott’s West Coast Flagship store in
Peep our behind the scenes footage for our editorial shoot for the July/August 2014 “Teamwork Issue.” CREDITS DIRECTORS YOSHINO X BLAKE ATIENZA DOP + EDITING BLAKE ATIENZA STYLIST JULIET VO HAIR STYLIST MICHAEL LONG @ MAGNET MAKE UP
My work is about life, equality, ruin, genderlessness, prettiness, societal ills, being chill, group sex.These things are life and they are my work.A demented mix of Anna Wintour and The Source Family overlord, watch the video above and see Casey demonstrate to her four lovers/cultees that they don’t actually really, really want to leave. Stop trying to get away. Casey Jane Ellison has shown work at at the New Museum, MoMA PS1 and the Museum of Art and Design in New York. She also curates Aboveground Animation, which presented a showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles last year. " rel="nofollow" title="CASEY JANE ELLISON HAS A CULT NOW. SORT OF..." > CASEY JANE ELLISON HAS A CULT NOW. SORT OF…
LAC Clubhouse pal, comedian, VFILES regular, and newly inaugurated cult leader Casey Jane Ellison continues to awkwardly woo us with her maroon lipstick ways. Peep the launch of CASEY IS YOUR CULT, a mock-cult dedicated to teaching the Ellison “way
What’s that? The Clippers couldn’t hang against OKC? The Dodgers are charging ahead in their all-too-familiar mediocrity? Well, suit up, nerds: IT’S SOCCER SEASON. With nod adieu to LA’s regular and often lackluster sports season (save for those Kings!), we
It’s no secret that we’re still blasting Beyoncè’s album and watching her videos every chance we get, but we may have a new girl fighting for our attention. Singer slash emcee Angel Haze took to the mic to give us another
The house of McQueen finally collaborates with supermodel Kate Moss to deliver a SS14 campaign that is filled with dark hues, horror, and mini-moss dolls. The collection was influenced by twentieth century colors and graphic shapes of the avant-garde, while
For its SS14 campaign, the N.Y. based women and menswear empire – Rag & Bone – decided to use L.A. as its backdrop. Shot by photographer Glen Luchford, the campaign features the French-born thespian and starlet of Lars von Trier’s
Ah, a new year. Here’s to new adventures, ambitious resolutions, and, of course, new music. We’ve compiled a preview of some great new—and not-so-new—musical acts / tracks you should have on your radar for 2014. FRIENDS: “Van Fan Gor
Filmmaker Colin Rich has written a love letter to L.A. in the form of a haunting visual poem that captures what is scenically mesmerizing about our often-overlooked city of lights. The short time-lapse video is a disorienting montage of glimmering landscape images of
At 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the only sign that Danny Bobbe, Jon Perry, Greg Katz, and Harlow Rodriguez—more commonly known as LA Font—would soon be onstage is Bobbe restringing his guitar. They’re in the green room of The Echo, waiting
It’s the haze of an era, and the [mostly] false promises of big city lights that make Jonathan Wilson’s video for Love to Love more than just a pretty visual – there’s a feeling that we may not be able to explain
Despite what it’s become in recent years, we have to give it up to MTV for revolutionized music with the music video, especially when done right. It’s videos like Sydney filmmaker Lorin Askill‘s interpretation of Flume and Chet Faker‘s “Drop
Lola Blanc, the trained ventriloquist and music writer to other pop names and genre relevant producers, debuts her video for “Bad Tattoo” – the epitome of a catchy pop track. The bouncy verses blend perfectly with the colorful – yet
Pretty boy Mad Decent founder/DJ Diplo ripped Club Nokia a few weeks ago, but not before we got to sit down with him and talk about his son, Bikram yoga and being an entertainment jack-of-all-trades. Peep the interview below.
For all the years they’ve been blessing us with fantastic synth-poppy goodness, French electronic band M83 has kept vocalist and keyboardist Morgan Kibby all to themselves. For the past two years while working with M83, Morgan has been working her
We bring you a pretty big list today. Some old meeting new, some bloody ox, and a way to rot your teeth – sounds like a blast, right? Also, in #sonotobsessed we warn you of a sickness that is going
The olive-eating, Canadian-bred band Islands is back with their new video for “Wave Forms.” Directed by Strike Anywhere, the new vid follows Islands as they join a lone roller skater (played by Cory Zacharia) as he rolls through the streets
Halloween is around the corner and that means we are embracing all things creepy – much like this video. Javier Peréz mixes sculpture, performance and video in his latest piece. He takes a ballerina, Amélia Ségarra, places her in knife-led
Self-proclaimed bruja, Jarina de Marco, uses Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ classic “I Put a Spell on You” to introduce herself to the world, and it is fitting. Signed to Wyclef Jean’s new independent label, AllHandzOnDeck, the latin songstress gives you english
Fashion is usually seen as nothing more than aesthetics, but lately, it has been working with a mixture of artistic mediums. Luke Gilford’s short film, “The Future of Flesh,” opens up with the words (in which Jane Fonda narrates), “We’re
Solange is doing swap-meet chic meets disco-queen in her new video for “Lovers in the Parking Lot” off her True EP. Wearing metallics, bright pinks and hot pants, Solange dances as if no one is watching – very reminiscent of Robyn
For the Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martian of The Internet, it was out with the trippy and in with the funky. Their latest single, titled “Dontcha,” features a delicate, soulful and sexy Syd over a bouncy drum line and
RODARTE Spring/ Summer ’13, TODD COLE, Elijah Wood, BEACH HOUSE, Fantasy- Sci-Fi storyline, and CREATOR’S PROJECT?! Too much! Talented L.A. natives Todd Cole and the Mulleavy Sisters’ new short film This Must Be The Only Fantasy plays into all and
