“Pilot & Captain is about the good old days of planes, trains, and discovery.” With their collection of shirts inspired by old airline and railway tickets, they are a fine way to show your civic pride. Simply designed, but full of nice [...]]]>

“Pilot & Captain is about the good old days of planes, trains, and discovery.” With their collection of shirts inspired by old airline and railway tickets, they are a fine way to show your civic pride. Simply designed, but full of nice little details.

Could there be anything more genuinely Los Angeles than a shirt with Vin Scully throwin’ up an LA hand sign? Absolutely not! From The Forest Lab, the Vin Scully shirt is an homage to all great things Los Angeles. Not only is Vin Scully the greatest play-by-play announcer in all sports, but he is [...]]]>

Could there be anything more genuinely Los Angeles than a shirt with Vin Scully throwin’ up an LA hand sign? Absolutely not! From The Forest Lab, the Vin Scully shirt is an homage to all great things Los Angeles. Not only is Vin Scully the greatest play-by-play announcer in all sports, but he is the beloved icon of both the Dodgers and the city of Los Angeles. I am in love with this shirt.

You can file this under “things people dream about, but someone actually had the skills to do it.” It’s every car enthusiast’s dream to take the style of a classic car and pair it with the precision and performance of a modern automobile. Well, that is just what’s been done with this Aston Martin [...]]]>

You can file this under “things people dream about, but someone actually had the skills to do it.” It’s every car enthusiast’s dream to take the style of a classic car and pair it with the precision and performance of a modern automobile. Well, that is just what’s been done with this Aston Martin DB4/DB7 frankenstein, the drivetrain and chassis of the Aston Martin DB7 and the body and interior of the Aston Martin DB4 Zagato. To top it off, the body is also hand made out of carbon fiber, thats gonna make for one light chassis to be propelled by the V12 under the hood. [Jalopnik]

Since 1863, the Frye Company has been manufacturing a wide array of leather shoes and boots with a simple traditional style. I have found that many other shoe companies are trying to reinvent the wheel with their footwear designs, instead of sticking to the tried and true classics. The Frye Wallace Oxford is a [...]]]>

Since 1863, the Frye Company has been manufacturing a wide array of leather shoes and boots with a simple traditional style. I have found that many other shoe companies are trying to reinvent the wheel with their footwear designs, instead of sticking to the tried and true classics. The Frye Wallace Oxford is a fine example of shoe that doesn’t have any embellishment, but doesn’t need any because it’s simple design is so well done. This style of shoe has been around forever, and still is fashionable today, especially with the contrasting red rubber sole. The oiled suede finish also gives it a nice vintage touch.

Trujillo – You Keep Me (Cosmic Kids Remix) by CosmicKids 

Straight out of Los Angeles, the Cosmic Kids have been making name for themselves in the local electronic music scene most notably with their hit track Reginald’s Groove. Their new remix of the Trujillo track You Keep Me is another good one, with a solid [...]]]>

Trujillo – You Keep Me (Cosmic Kids Remix) by CosmicKids 

Straight out of Los Angeles, the Cosmic Kids have been making name for themselves in the local electronic music scene most notably with their hit track Reginald’s Groove. Their new remix of the Trujillo track You Keep Me is another good one, with a solid deep-house sound that emits a real groovy atmosphere. I like the contrasting combo of disco guitar/synths and the heavy hitting deep bass line.

Tiger & Woods is quickly ascending to the top of the house scene with unique flavor of disco inspired music. Their technique involves taking parts of old school disco and funk tracks, and then condensing them into new samples that [...]]]>
Pitchben – Stand Up (Tiger & Woods Remix) by Vitalic Noise 

Tiger & Woods is quickly ascending to the top of the house scene with unique flavor of disco inspired music. Their technique involves taking parts of old school disco and funk tracks, and then condensing them into new samples that have a more modern and up tempo feel. It’s like funk distilled into an 8 beat count. The driving beat and super funky bass line seems to always get me groovin’, and their new remix of Pitchben’s track Stand Up is on fire.

Over at the Fox Is Black they do a great item called The Desktop Wallpaper project where each week they invite an artist to design a custom desktop wallpaper. I was very attracted to the one done this week by Timothy J Reynolds, who does a lot of graphic design using 3d modeling. The abstract scene he [...]]]>

Over at the Fox Is Black they do a great item called The Desktop Wallpaper project where each week they invite an artist to design a custom desktop wallpaper. I was very attracted to the one done this week by Timothy J Reynolds, who does a lot of graphic design using 3d modeling. The abstract scene he created is simple yet mesmerizing, depicting a mountainous island rising from an augmented sea of light blue. The sea, represented through a polygonal plane, employs a delicate use of opacity to reveal certain parts of the earthy floor and results in a wonderful confluence of the two colors colors almost like a paint palette. As soon as I saw it, it became my new desktop wallpaper.

The first trailer for the upcoming feature film Gangster Squad was released today and it looks spectacular. A period piece set in the 1940′s, the story chronicles the LAPD’s fight to keep the east coast mob out of Los Angeles, specifically mafioso Mickey Cohen. Based on a true story, this realistic portayal [...]]]>

The first trailer for the upcoming feature film Gangster Squad was released today and it looks spectacular. A period piece set in the 1940′s, the story chronicles the LAPD’s fight to keep the east coast mob out of Los Angeles, specifically mafioso Mickey Cohen. Based on a true story, this realistic portayal of mid-century Los Angeles along with a well selected all-star cast  is sure to make for quality film. I really like the promo picture they have as well, posing in front of City Hall with the San Gabriel foothills in the background. Classic Los Angeles. [LAist]

After a 20 year hiatus, BMW has returned to the German stock car racing series DTM pitting their newest iteration of the M3 against rivals Audi and Mercedes. Think of it as Germany’s version of NASCAR, but with better cars and on proper racing circuits. Not since racing the legendary E30 M3  has BMW [...]]]>

After a 20 year hiatus, BMW has returned to the German stock car racing series DTM pitting their newest iteration of the M3 against rivals Audi and Mercedes. Think of it as Germany’s version of NASCAR, but with better cars and on proper racing circuits. Not since racing the legendary E30 M3  has BMW competed in this racing series, and they are back to prove their dominance. [BimmerFile]

In 1884, Los Angeles was still a very young city only being incorporated as an official municipality of the state a few decades before. Over at the Big Maps Blog, the were able to dig up the Stevenson Survey of Los Angeles map which gives a fascinating visual account of the land making up downtown Los Angeles and [...]]]>

In 1884, Los Angeles was still a very young city only being incorporated as an official municipality of the state a few decades before. Over at the Big Maps Blog, the were able to dig up the Stevenson Survey of Los Angeles map which gives a fascinating visual account of the land making up downtown Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods in 1884. These kind of maps give a great historical account of our fine city, and are fun to see how things the built environment has changed or stayed the same. Go to the link above to zoom in and see in more detail. [LAist]