ATLANTA - Hip hop super-group Slaughterhouse rolls through Atlanta for their inaugural show, with visions of strip clubs and waffle houses' on their mind. www.myspace.com/weouttahere2009
PHILADELPHIA - Illustrator Leanne Biank loves how forgiving the oil painting medium is. Armed with a unique style, she set out in the freelance world to get her start in the business. www.leannebiank.com
LOS ANGELES - Sometimes things that hit the cutting room floor have to see the light of day. Such is the case with skateboarder Arto Saari, who does his best Bruno impression.
SAN FRANCISCO - DJ Tina T talks about how she got started in the business, as well as the pros and cons of the digital revolution entering turntable culture. www.myspace.com/djtinat
LOS ANGELES - Multi-talented artist Carlos Torres explains his affinity for being able to make people feel what he wants them to feel with various mediums of art. www.carlitoswaytat2.com www.twitter.com/carlostorresart
LOS ANGELES - The Seventh Letter Crew collaborated with New Era on a series of custom fitteds and an art show at Known Gallery in Los Angeles.
www.knowngallery.comwww.neweracap.com
LOS ANGELES - Lost in a Supermarket is an exciting online magazine in Los Angeles. Crack a PBR, and check it out as they and Puma kick off a raging art installation. www.puma.com www.lostinasupermarket.com www.lebranche.net
NASHVILLE - Depending on the mood and vibe a particular song calls for, the White Rabbits switch up which instruments they play in order to reach that state of sonic bliss. www.whiterabbitsmusic.com
LOS ANGELES - Doom Pop is a label Los Angeles-based band War Tapes is comfortable using when describing their type of sound. Check it out as they jam in their downtown rehearsal space. www.myspace.com/wartapes
BOSTON - The Puma Mp3 Beatdown is one part mind reading, another part music selection, and a final part crowd control. But in the end it really comes down to the Duel of the Iron Ipod. www.icaboston.org www.puma.com
LOS ANGELES - MySpace Records' first urban artist Mateo sits down with VIMBY before his show at the Roxy and dishes on the state of R&B as well as his goals as an artist.
www.myspace.com/mateowww.mateoonline.com
LOS ANGELES - Artist Kim West felt the pressure to take a traditional career path, but in the end, she could not shake her desire to be an artist. She followed her dreams, and the contemporary art world is better for it.
LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK
Nicole flies to Los Angeles for her first L.A. market week, then flies back home to Staten Island to see her boyfriend, Matt, and her friends. www.selfesteemclothing.com
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics
LA- MAY 09: Gag me with a Toon 2 pays homage to the cartoons of yesteryear- with a twist
Photos courtesy of Steven Daily and < a href="http://www.meltcomics.com/" target="_blank">Meltdown Comics