About two weeks ago I had heard about “Play Me I’m Yours”, a traveling music installation featuring 30 vibrantly painted pianos scattered about town. The purpose is simple: just “play and enjoy”. The project was created in 2008 by artist Luke Jerram, and since then the installation has traveled to 22 cities around the world. The [...]
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Play It Again Jerram: “Play Me I’m Yours” Hits L.A.
Posted in Art/Culture, Music, tagged LA Union Station, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Luke Jerram, Play Me I'm Yours on April 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Saturday Sounds
Posted in Music, tagged Abstract Birds, Algebra Blessett, Black Gold single, Bobby Hutcherson, Defetto, Esperanza Spalding, Esperanza Spalding new album 2012, mellow tunes, Pedro Mari on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon here in L.A. and despite me feeling a bit under the weather today, I’m enjoying a good book, listening to the wind chimes in the backyard and watching my little doggies take a nap. The icing on the cake is listening to some mellow tunes to ease myself into the [...]
The “BoomCase”
Posted in Design, Music, tagged The BoomCase, Trendland on January 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Behold the awesomeness of the “BoomCase“… If this doesn’t take the blahs outta your Monday nothing will. I spotted this today on the Warby Parker blog. I LOVE it! I want this so bad I’d be willing to design my home office around this piece. Hmm, my folks used to have this Samsonite Luggage in [...]
Happy New Year
Posted in Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Film, Museums, Music, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged Art in the Streets, Beats Rhymes and Life, Eli Broad, Jeffrey Deitch, LA Art Show, New Orleans, New Year's 2012, Phil Lumbang, RenRok on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a wonderful year in art, and I love the fact that many highlights were chronicled here in my blog. I’ve had a ball going to some fantastic ground breaking exhibits this year, and I was lucky to meet some very fascinating people who each in their own way has made an impact on [...]
Merry Christmas from CultureShockArt! (via the Roy Ayers Project)
Posted in Design, Film, Music, Pop Art/Culture, tagged Okayplayer, RenRok, Roy Ayers Beat Submission Vol 2, Roy Ayers Project on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so excited to see that the 2nd compilation album from the Roy Ayers Project is available for FREE DOWNLOAD. If you aren’t familiar with the Roy Ayers Project or their Beat Submissions click here for more info: My personal fave is track #21 by RenRok, which you can listen to here. The album was [...]
Justin Bua and DMC @ LACMA on Dec 12th
Posted in Contemporary Art, Music, tagged Hip Hop, Justin Bua, LACMA, Qbert, RUN-DMC, The Legends of Hip Hop, Turntablism on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When I was in college in the 90′s one of my friends would refer to me as a “Hip Hop Connoisseur”. All these years later, I am still a connoisseur and love all aspects of Hip Hop from Turntablism, B-Boy Style, Graffiti Art, Lyricists and of course the music. That’s why I’m interested in checking out [...]
Change Up the Groove: A Spotlight on the Roy Ayers Project
Posted in Art/Culture, Film, Music, tagged Haylow Overby, Hip Hop, House, Jazz, Neo Soul, Questlove, Red Black and Green, RenRok, Roy Ayers, Roy Ayers Project, Roy Ayers Project Beat Submission on October 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I love anything that combines my love of music, art and culture so I am excited to see that something like the Roy Ayers Project exists. Fans of Roy Ayers will appreciate this site that chronicles the artists’ musical legacy by featuring the plethora of artists that continue to be inspired by his work. I [...]
The Roots of Fashion
Posted in Fashion, Music, tagged Danny Clinch, John Varvatos, South Coast Plaza, The Roots on September 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know who I love more, The Roots or designer John Varvatos for featuring the band in his fall 2011 ad campaign! The beautifully shot montage of the group is prominently featured in his boutiques. While I was at South Coast Plaza the other day the pics stopped me dead in my tracks making [...]
Beats, Rhymes & “Strife”
Posted in Film, Music, Pop Art/Culture, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, ATCQ, Beats Rhymes & Life, Documentary, Jarobi, Michael Rapaport, Native Tongues, Phife, Q Tip, Sundance on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The documentary “Beats Rhymes & Life” follows the career trajectory of Hip Hop icons A Tribe Called Quest (Q-TIP, PHIFE DAWG, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & JAROBI WHITE). In the film, Director Michael Rapaport tells a story of how artistic talent, opportunity and success converged in a perfect storm whose aftermath ultimately led to the dismantling [...]
