Monster Children

Quentin De Briey & Niki Waltl for Asvoff

Remember back in issue 30 we hit the studio with S Double's Shawn Stussy, well now Seth Epstein spends a day shaping boards with the legendary Shawn Stussy. 

I've often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

Holy Cow is one of the best skate clips I've seen in a while, new spots galore here in this short ten minute piece summarizing a month long journey through the chromatic & chaotic countries of South Asia. Pushing and on board were Walker Ryan, Laurence Keefe, Michael Mackrodt and Kenny Reed. Directed, filmed & edited by Patrik Wallner. For more info go to visualtraveling.com

If I lived in L.A, I'd gor to this for sure ... Opening reception and book launch: Family Bookstore Thursday, February 16, 7:30. 436 N Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

A pirate walks into a bar and the bartender says, “Hey, um did you realize you have a steering wheel stuck on the front of your pants?” The pirate says, “Aaargh, I know, it’s drivin’ me nuts!” 

Gestalten interviews legendary industrial designer Dieter Rams on his days at Braun and the genius behind his industrial design. Legend to all us design dorks.

We told you last week about the premiere of Autolux's new clip. Well here it is. And what an amazing clip. Director: Thomas McMahan and artist Mark Whalen along with a host of others have put together a mind bending clip. For a while now I've wondered what the moving version of MArk's work would look like, well here it is. A glimpse into the Pixies mind. 

Has a tumblr. Wicked.

I want something good to die for to make it beautiful to live ... 

Pretty much my favourite brand Makr. and a great little clip on the man behind the leather Jason Gregory. 

In the 1940s, The Inkwell was the only place on the Westside of Los Angeles where people of color could congregate comfortably and enjoy a day at the beach. One day a teenager named Nick Gabaldon borrowed a lifeguard's paddleboard and took to the surf. Segregation was an obstacle for him when he first sought to surf the famous waves of Malibu. So Nick paddled the 12 miles from the Inkwell to the famed point break. On June 6, 1951 Nick drowned in a surfing accident at Malibu, but his undying passion is an inspiration to anyone who has ever had the courage to dream. The waves of Mother Nature belong to all of us, and so does the memory of Nick. Find your surfing, 12 Miles North.

Autoux will be throwing the premiere party at LAUNCH, a large gallery space across from LACMA. Although it's well past the time to be making and releasing a video for a song off of Transit Transit, Autolux really have no choice but to celebrate how great the video that animator/director Thomas McMahan has made. Thomas has taken artist Mark Whalen's paintings and made a beautifully enigmatic video for "The Science Of Imaginary Solutions".

They will be screening/projecting the video for the first time - before sending it out to the rest of the world after the party. Be the first to see it. There will be a bar/bring your ID!

The video will be shown 4 times throughout the night: 8:00 | 9:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 LAUNCH: 5858 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 205 Los Angeles, CA 90036

PRISM is pleased to present Miss You, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures within an immersive installation by famed Brazilian artists Os Gemeos. The exhibition opens at PRISM, located at 8746 W. Sunset Boulevard on Saturday, February 25th, with a reception for the artists from 6pm to 9pm.

With photographer Atiba Jefferson- In Focus

Dane Reynolds in California on February 2, 2012, on two Brown Microwave Television single-finned surfboards shaped by Alex Knost.

Tim is a great person and brilliant with a tattoo gun in his hands ... 

The Luminarie De Cagna is an imposing cathedral-like structure that was recently on display at the 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium. The festival was host to almost 30 exhibitions including plenty of 3D projection mapping, fields of luminous flowers, and a glowing phone booth aquarium, however with 55,000 LEDs and towering 28 meters high the Luminarie De Cagna seems to have stolen the show. 

Like rolling around on those wooden things with wheels, live in Victoria. Well then ... Head along to the Victorian leg of the 2012 Nike SbA Am Series.