Ari has been shooting the zeitgeist that is his life, from snowboarders and skateboards that he calls friends, and the obligatory downtown characters, for over 20 years. He came up alongside the Haring and Basquiat, and had deep connections to the art community that nourished his raw talent.

There have obviously been some fashion missteps in the past 500 years in the sport of tennis. Henry VIII pushed for “tall stockings” and “breeches” a la Shakespeare, and the first tennis shoe was a “croquet sandal” made of canvas and rubber sole. However, there are some glaring moments that proved fleeting like animal prints, unitards…

One of my favorite cultural venues in London, The Roundhouse has turned itself into one gigantic musical instrument. “Playing the Building,” is Talking Head’s David Byrne new sound interactive installation that uses an old pump organ connected to cables and wires affix to the rooms infrastructure to create gothic sound waves.

NYC has always known how to throw a party ! especially when it’s in Times Square celebrating the King’s birthday last night – Long Live the King ! (of dance music that is). Q-Tip hosted a birthday celebration and tribute worthy of the royalty in all of us in spirit of Michael Jackson to an adoring capacity crowd – as many gloved up as not – ready for the stupendous mega-mixes served up by Tip himself, DJ Spinna and Mark Ronson to a crowd willing and deserving of the endless timeless Jacko Classics …..

No Age have always impressed us as the next-level band to evolve out of the D.I.Y. subculture. There’s their well-documented support of the community around very cool all-ages venue The Smell, which has become a kind of West Coast version of D.C.’s Dischord diaspora in terms of supporting underground art and sonics.

The UK’s largest open water swim series appropriately titled The Great Swim – hits Scotland this weekend for first ever Great Scottish Swim. On Saturday, 29th of August over thousands of swimmers will dive into the fridged Strathclyde Loch to complete a one mile swim in record time.

Adam Freeland is not only one of the biggest DJs on the planet – he’s also one of the most innovative. He’s recently received rave reviews for his recent artist album, COPE™, which features the likes of everyone from Brody Dalle (Distillers/Spinnerette) to Joey Santiago (Pixies) to Jerry Casale (DEVO) adding rockish revelations to Freeland’s shock-rocking beats.

The US teams in most sports are dominant, as was witnessed in last year’s Olympics. In a weird political year, it was clear that Americans had something and someone to cheer about. However, on the pro circuit, in those outdoor solo sports, America has slipped in the rankings in recent years. And tennis has shown a weakness to the world…

As we’ve followed the Bicycle Film Festival on its trek across North America, here in Los Angeles we’ve been somewhat jealous waiting, just like we’ve been jealous waiting for any comprehensive bike transportation in this city. Still, we’ve managed to hang on to some amazing artists which will be part of the Festival’s scavenger hunt of talent, Joyride LA.

America watch out for another great British Invasion. Following the footsteps of Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, and Adele, 25 year old Vanessa Brown is setting sail this week to the U.S. shores in search of cute boy crushes, many thrift stores and hopefully a few new fans.

If bass has a cultural ambassador, it’s Mary Anne Hobbs. While she is a resident of the U.K., Hobbs has brought innovative electronic sounds to all corners of the globe thanks to her BBC radio show, which is devoted to all things dark and speaker-cone bursting. Via the BBC, Hobbs has championed the likes of English dubstep…

There’s always a new kid, a new kid who gets some buzz by busting out on local spots and getting some of it on tape. However, once in a while there’s a kid who kills and really grabs your attention, to the point that you know he’s gonna start taking prize money. Stereo has some video…

We now have our first 2 Exclusive 66 Mixes in and uploaded so do yourself a favor and tune in on our jukebox (it even pops up these days !) for 2 oh so different and diverse mixes from our favorite globetrotters Gilles Peterson and Lefto. These will def keep you in the mood until either of the boys roll through your town any day now…..

Table tennis is making a come back in a big way, with the Hard Bat Classic last month and now with the launch of the “August Sweatout Ping Pong Classic” which K-Swiss has teamed up for a special shoe collaboration. Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti of Partners & Spade…

It’s the duty of any self-respecting music fan to check out the new documentary It Might Get Loud when it starts slinking into theaters August 14th. There’s a reason why this film was a favorite at the Berlin, Sundance, and Toronto film fests: it rocks, figuratively and literally. Directed by Davis Guggenheim – who previously helmed the eco classic An Inconvenient Truth…

London 2012 is in for a one two female knockout. For the first time in Olympic programming history, women’s boxing will be now included in the the games.

FYF Fest is a musical treasure of the L.A. music scene for some time. The annual DIY festival features the best of the underground, and this year’s lineup features the best that indie has to offer. The roster includes Black Lips, Dan Deacon, Glass Candy, No Age, Wavves, Har Mar Supersar, Lightning Bolt, and our faves Avi Buffalo, which is well worth the $20 bill you would probably drop on bad beer and burritos otherwise. However, this year that money is going to good use, as proceeds from FYF Fest will be going to ‘Save Our Skateparks’ to help stave off the closing of skateparks across California.

Half a million Danes ride their bikes to school or work each day and soon they’ll be able to use a bicycle superhighway to get there. The city of Copenhagen is investing $47 Million to offer cyclists smooth, even surfaces, no detours and service stations for air and tools along the way. While the city of Los Angeles is still trying to incentivize green transportation…

While it may be obvious, the shape of your footprint may the best guide to buying the right shoes. Literally, this guide from Runners World, along with such factors as weight, weekly mileage and personal preferences, can help you find the perfect pair of running shoes for you. While it may not give you any leg up on being the next Terenzo Bozzone…

It’s kind of spirit affirming when you find out an artist that has become fodder for mainstream radio actually has other creative talents. It may not mean that they are good at the “other job” but it does mean they have perspective. Mike Shinoda, Linkin Park’s main production guiding force, is having another gallery show for his series “Glorious Excess”…