SAN FRANCISCO - After going through a box of childhood toys, painter Robert Burden realized that he wanted to recapture the larger than life persona that the toys evoked when he was younger. www.robertburden.net
LOS ANGELES - Catch up with three-piece Chicago collective, Hey Champ, as they perform in both LA and Solana Beach, and talk about the origin of their band. www.heychamp.com www.myspace.com/heychamp
AUSTIN - Rey Shaun Madolora is a photographer who loves to shoot with film. People often assume his photographs are shot digitally, but they're in fact taken on vivid color film. www.reyshaunmadolora.com
LOS ANGELES - It was poppin' at Tradition in L.A. cause it was the release of the Soul Assassins x Tradition collabo shirt, featuring Young De, DJ Muggs, Self Scientific, Sick Jacken, and many more. www.soulassassins.com www.shoptradition.com
LOS ANGELES - You don't need to be able to walk to enjoy life. Jesse Billauer started Life Rolls On to help raise money for spinal cord injury research, in the hopes of allowing 250,000 people in the U.S. to be able to walk again. www.liferollson.org www.zexsports.com www.hottunaint.com
PORTLAND - Rich Hirsch and his Lotek crew drive past Mt. Hood to a deserted pool in an Indian reservation in Warm Springs for a jam session. www.lotekbrand.com
SAN DIEGO - Stranger draws inspiration from several musical worlds, including reggae, jazz, rock and hip-hop. They credit this fusion thanks to the open- mindedness of the good folks of San Diego www.strangerband.com
LOS ANGELES - CurT@!n$ talks about the sun up to sun down process that went into creating the music video for Black Folks, calling it the hardest thing that he's ever done. www.highsocietylife.com www.myspace.com/curtainst
SAN FRANCISCO - Rocky Dawuni compares soccer to music in that they're both mediums of peace. Check it out as he celebrates the upcoming 2010 World Cup at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. www.rockydawuni.com www.afrofunke.com www.puma.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Bay Area artist Attaboy lives by the motto that there are entirely way too many nouns and adjectives in the world. Get out and verb something. www.yumfactory.com
DALLAS - Contemporary visual artist C. Kirk draws inspiration from comic books, where he imagines what life would be like if he had super powers. www.ckirkart.com
LOS ANGELES - Sewa Kroetkov came all the way from Holland to hit up DC Skate Plaza in Los Angeles with some local riders. Skaters include Danny Gonzalez, Louie Lopez, Norman Woods, David Lopez, and Jose Garcia
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography
NYC-JUNE 09: Take a first look at some of the talent lined up for this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Brooklyn Bodega
Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth of EMA Photography