
During this studio visit in Los Angeles, Gary Baseman shares insights into the characters and themes of his upcoming solo show at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City from March 5 – April 2, 2011.
Mar 02, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG, OFF THE HOOK | Tags: art, babelgum, friends we love, Gary Baseman, jonathan levine gallery, los angeles, MALENA SELDIN, man, Metropolis, mike vargas, moni vargas, new, new york times, OFF THE HOOK, TIME, Walking Through Walls, wall | Leave A Comment »

This Friday, LA’s long-running party, Soul Sessions, invited me to join the ladies on the decks. This bi-mothly has been going strong since 2004 with residents, The ReMitch, Plann.B, B Nasty & Baby Bubba. This week they are joined by DJ Raichous, Astrea & me, Moni. It’s a pleasure to be playing with such a [...]
Feb 07, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 21, astrea, B, B-Nasty, Baby Bubba, Broadway, com, dj moni, funk, Grand Star, hip hop, ladies night, los angeles, Old School Classics, Plann.B, R, Raichous, remithc, Sessions, soul, Soul Sessions | Leave A Comment »

Please join me on Saturday night as I play a full set of music at the ever-so-lovely Angel’s Piano Bar in Santa Monica. This will be my first solo gig in Los Angeles since moving here a couple of months ago from NYC and I genuinely look forward to sharing some jazz and soul gems from around the world.
Jan 20, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: Angels Piano Bar, com, dj, dj moni, jazz, los angeles, moni pineda, music, no cover, santa monica, saturday night, solo, soul | Leave A Comment »

A nice snap shot into the past, present + future of the downtown LA art scene.
Nov 15, 2010 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: art, California, carmichael gallery, downtown, downtown LA art, future, jeffery deitch, la, lacma, los angeles, moca, shepard fairey, standard hotels, street art, Videos We Love | Leave A Comment »

On one of my trips to LA before moving here, I had the luck and pleasure of meeting the artist behind YO!Peace, who kindly gave me a tour of the city’s most vibrant and prolific street artists. Needless to say, it was the best day of my trip. Now that we’ve made the move to the left coast, I am happy to see an exhibit showcasing some of these talented artists while building the bridge from urban canvas to gallery walls. Along with Yo!Peace, you’ll see politically charged Robbie Conal, the eastern-driven work of Cryptik, the economic commentary of Mark of the Beast as well as works by Nomade, Mear One and Eddie Colla, among others. This show also features a large collaborative piece between all the artists with enough material to keep eyes and minds captivated and woke!
Nov 01, 2010 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: Cryptik, Eddie Colla, exhibit, Hold Up Art, la, los angeles, Mark of the Beast, Mear One, moni pineda, Nomade, politically charged, posters, prints, Robbie Conal, street art, visual art, wheatpaste, Yo!Peace | Leave A Comment »

Join us at the Brooklyn Museum to celebrate our Friends We Love Second Anniversary with a special hour-long screening of our favorite episodes. This will also serve as a farewell to our beloved NY community before we part to Los Angeles.
We are infinitely grateful to all of you who have supported our dream from the start and look forward to continue sharing our love, inspiration and passion from the West Coast.
Spread love,
Mike + Moni
http://friendswelove.com/
PICK UP YOUR FREE TICKETS AT 6PM @ VISITOR CENTER.
Sep 30, 2010 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: BK Museum, free, FWL, los angeles, love, Screening, West Coast | Leave A Comment »

If you ever wondered what would happen if Rodney Mullen + Daewon Song produced an offspring, his name would be Kilian Martin.
It’s been a minute since I’ve seen someone bring so many time periods of skateboarding together into one skate video/session. Kilian combines tricks that had me straight up screaming “WHAT THE FUCK!” Listen man, at the end of the day, anyone who can do a Primo down a set of stairs gets my vote for FUNKY ILLSTER! – Jawz Truly
Sep 10, 2010 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: brett novak, daewon song, finger flips, Freestyle, FUCK, Jawz Truly, kilian martin, killian, los angeles, oldschool, primo slide, rodney mullen, skate, skateboarding, street, tricks, vote | Leave A Comment »