Social-Creature

You know those movies about characters trail-blazing the business of some terrible vice? They’re always set in a not-too-distant past, have trailers full of period-specific songs, and include the words “inspired by a true story” on the poster. There’s the initial meteoric rise to power and wealth, followed by a period of unbridled excess — [...]

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In 1938, on the eve of the Second World War, a relatively new medium called the comic book unleashed a new kind of character into the consciousness of American youth. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, this character possessed superhuman powers and a dedication to using those powers for the benefit of [...]

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I’m super excited to share the launch of the first in Espresso‘s series of thought leadership pieces I’m helping research and co-write: “Connect or Die: How to survive in a Music 2.0 world.” Having worked in the music industry for the better part of my career, with concert promoters, music festivals, and musicians, this is [...]

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Writing about the aftermath of the public outcry against Tropicana’s packaging redesign earlier this year, which ultimately led to the OJ cartons reverting back to the original art, I mentioned Mountain Dew’s “Dewmocracy” campaign — an interactive, story-based online game which resulted in 3 new Dew flavors designed and developed virtually entirely by fans. Tropicana, [...]

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If, sometime circa 2004, you were out and about at certain underground parties in the Los Angeles Circus scene, and saw someone wearing a particularly striking pair of pants (male or female), created from asymmetrical strips of leather sewn in a twisted, impeccably tailored way, like the trappings of some Mad Max forest nymph biker [...]

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Get your fantasy on! Some choice shots from this weekend’s epic runway show. Images courtesy of Apparel News: Skin.Graft Designers: Cassidy Haley, Katie Kay, & Jonny Cota: (photo by: half a second) And yes, I must admit I am quite proud of myself for having introduced Katie and Jonny to one another back in 2005. [...]

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Been missing in action over here cuz I’ve been working on the site launch and onsale for The Do LaB’s first event of 2009: I’m stoked on the event. It’s unlike anything the Do LaB has ever done before. We’re closing down a street and throwing a block party style music festival in Downtown L.A. [...]

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A quick little break in the travelling silence just to mention that Post-War Trade, the “democratic future of merchandising” dreamed up by Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, and produced by Katie Kay–indisputably two of the savviest, sassiest lasses I know, whom it was my pleasure to introduce a few years back–is now, finally, up [...]

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Skin.Graft Presents: Some very dear friends of mine, and some very fabulous clothing designs of theirs. This Sunday July, 20th 2 – 7 pm at Skin.Graft HQ: 639 S. Spring St., Studio 4C Los Angeles, CA. 90014 Ps. Skin.Graft is DEEEEEEP in the design process for their upcoming collection, and this will be the last [...]

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In Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between Who We Are and What We Buy, Rob Walker talks about “underground brands”–lifestyle symbols created by independent entrepreneurs. In fact, I actually think it’s easier to think of underground brands as “independent brands,” (cuz what does “underground” really mean, anyway?) much like independent music: In popular music, independent [...]

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