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Madsteez is mad cool. Not because hes rich nor because he seems like a very jolly man but Madsteez is a great fine artist that has also stretched himself very honestly into commercial work. Madsteez started out painting in his teens but after becoming disillusioned with art school he promptly left...

Andrew Clarkin and Simon Puttick form London's Keith Talent Gallery. With their exhibition space (Keith Talent Gallery), art magazine ("Miser and Now"), art fair (Year 07), and other various future projects, they just might take over the art world. Below...

Cerina Vincent is a self-proclaimed and publically pronounced hot chick. Vincent is a rising movie actress but after appearing in films like Not Another Teen Movie and Cabin Fever, she became an icon of beauty but she wasnt happy with herself. She took herself on a personal journey and found a way...

Its a good year to be a Henry Jaglom fan. Jaglom recently released the film Going Shopping on DVD and has another film, Hollywood Dreams, hitting theatres this week. Jaglom is the very definition of independent filmmaker. He makes the kinds of films that would never be made in mainstream Hollywood...

Silverlake music Wunderkind KamranV and club Spaceland have launched a new label, Spaceland Recordings, that specializes in live shows. We had a chance to find out about the innovative project on a recent visit to the brand new ExPlex venue beneath the Echo.[/i...

Besides creating some of the most innovative rap music since the genre began, EL-P has revolutionized the industry when he established Definitive Jux Records. Def Jux has been helping establish some of the most eclectic and talented artists we have such as Aesop Rock and RJD2. EL-P has just released,...

You may not recognize or be able to pronounce the name Cherry Chevapravatdumrong but over the next few years she will become one of your favorite writers. Already a valued member of the Family Guy writing staff Chevapravatdumrong has written some of my favorite recent episodes such as Sibling Rivalry...

At the young age of 29, Ben Templesmith has already become one of the most popular comic book artists working today. He first broke through drawing the Steve Niles written 30 Days of Night and since then has become one of the premiere horror comic book artists. 30 Days of Night is being made into...

Back in the early 1980s my parents were amongst the first in our neighborhood to get a VCR but we were also in a weird area that didnt get the regular cable channels. So we just had one cable channel WHT. I have no idea what it stood for and we would do our best to tape our favorite movies. Now...

The collages, sculptures, installations, and photography by Los Angeles based artist Bari Ziperstein deal with the architectural history of Los Angeles and how landscapes can be defined by consumerism. Ziperstein, who received her MFA in Studio Art from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts),...