FILM
Sounds and the City: “Bell Peppers” by Moollz
Bell Peppers,” Moollz says, is “very much a first relationship very high school song!” Dating in Los Angeles assumes a myriad of forms, but with our varied and vast terrain, romantic beach and hike dates are staples.
A Review of SOUNDS and THE CITY: L.A.’s Punk Prodigies “The Regrettes” on 60’s Glamour…
Meet The Regrettes, a pack of young Angelenos exploring the true meaning of punk rock. As the band’s bassist rightfully declares, The Regrettes have “worked their butts off.” Listen up!
New Year Sounds and the City Review of “Honeycomb” by Babe Parade
Honeycomb is the type of track you melt into, kind of like golden hour in Los Angeles. It’s warm and melodiously sweet and provides a glowy aura to bask in.
Sounds and the City Featurette “Nine” by LIILY – The Review
I saw LIILY perform on the back patio at Stories Books and Cafe in Echo Park on a July evening. I first met Dylan Nash, the band's vocalist, who went in for a hug while I precociously (and pretentiously) went in for a hand shake. He took the stage with his band...
New Year ART REVIEW of “Raven” by Hagop Belian
Raven owns her power. She is a magician, shape-shifter, and master healer. She represents wisdom, and helps others face fear by illuminating the dark. She is known as the keeper of secrets, and holds the great mysteries of the Universe in her hands.
New Year ART REVIEW with Sandy Bleifer’s “Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial project” included a live human performance Exhibit – (Watch this remarkable video on the ‘Essence of the Soul’)
The Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial Project traveled to 3 cities in the U.S. (Los Angeles, Honolulu and Berkeley) and 3 cities in Japan (Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Osaka).
New Year ART REVIEW of The Apartment by Chris Bonno
He wanted a moment from the final sequence of the Apartment where (spoiler alert) Jack Lemmon’s character finally expresses his love for Shirley MacClaine’s character and the only way we know how she feels about him…
New Year ART REVIEW of Erin Hanson: Fresh from her easel – Super Bloom Paintings
These paintings were all inspired by this year’s super bloom, a rare explosion of desert wildflowers. They will be presented next weekend at Erin’s gallery in San Diego, and you are invited to join Erin for the artist’s reception!
New Year ART REVIEW: Living Color, another Frank Creaturo, Jr. original
It is often difficult to convey the depth, texture, and movement of a painting via photographs on the internet or even in a magazine. The qualities that initially drew us into the painting get lost.
ART REVIEW: “The Breakup” by Super Hero William Wray – watch the artist paint
What is the best advice you can give? Expect repeated short-term failure in your career. Think about your long-term goals. Don’t have children if art is the most important thing in your life, unless you are wealthy.
A political filmmaker’s swan song chronicles a haunting close to an artist’s life
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041318 “Facebook” – Rohitash Rao’s favorite drug is Peanut Butter and Chocolate smoothies that aren’t cheap, especially in Venice! Enjoy this Snapple “Chaplin” short film with your favorite indulgence
Besides Rohit’s prolific animating and bookmaking career, he also finds time to paint. No matter what city he is in, he has always found random items of trash on the streets to paint on. His paintings reflect our cultural consumption created on the very things that we throw away. They are conceptual and clever and are a thought-provoking (and often funny) take on the way we live.
ART TODAY 041218 The “Album Covers” exhibit for bands that don’t exist is coming to Downtown LA in May… Details soon + Sci Fi channel’s “Bucket” promo
In 2015 Peter and Rohitash created a number of animated short films for Comedy Central called “Anau Jiram” which airs on an animated block of comedy called “Trip Tank.” Peter and Ro call this their “Beavis and Butthead” — about two idiot 20-something roommates who have surreal adventures. (“Anau Jiram” is “marijuana” spelled backwards.)
ART TODAY 041118 “You gonna eat that Sandwich?” – another food pun Album Cover by Rohitash Rao + Nike’s “Jumprope” video
Rohitash Rao was born in Hyderabad, India and grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He is an alumni of the Art Center College of Design and graduated with honors in 1991 and soon began a fruitful career in advertising as an art director. He created award-winning ads for Taco Bell, Little Caesars Pizza, Staples, Toyota…
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