by Barbie on January 16, 2012
I heart Instagam. For those of you who don’t have this app yet..get it. You need to have an iphone or an ipod touch. I purchased an ipod touch for this reason and this reason alone. Seriously. If you have discovered, much to your dismay, that you actually not only see the purpose in twitter, but that you actually enjoy it. Instagram is like tweats for visual people. Instead of 140 characters of wit and wisdom you can just post a cool picture, treated with a cool filter, and have it speak volumes.
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by Barbie on January 16, 2012
If your car is in the front yard, and you’re sleeping with your clothes on, then you know what I’m talking about when I say its time to get LIT.
Although they may be known for being their own worst enemies, the guys from Lit have teamed up with the notorious Producer/Singer/Songwriter Butch Walker to complete their latest opus, as yet untitled. I dropped in on the boys at Walker’s studio in Santa Monica to have a listen and catch up.
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by Barbie on January 16, 2012
Last night I got to meet one of my all time favorite designers, Jonathan Adler. You may recognize him from such television reality series as Top Design (which sadly won’t be coming back). But well before “See You Later Decorator” fame, he was, is and always has been a talented and gifted potter, designer, and entrepreneur.
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by Barbie on January 16, 2012
This past Saturday the seminal band, The Pixies, played a little venue in Hollywood called the Music Box. If you are saying to yourself right now, “I didn’t even know the Pixies were playing”, you are not alone. They opened up tickets to their fans alone and sold out in minutes. It was a very cool way to gather the faithful to pay homage to these alt rock icons.
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by Barbie on January 16, 2012
The Bouncing Souls completed an amazing series of shows recently in Hollywood. They played 8 albums, 2 albums each night, 4 nights in a row, in 4 different cities. That’s something like 106 songs. I mean, sure they have been around now 20 years. And sure they are on the road constantly. And sure, they are great at what they do. But keeping all those songs straight…its kind of an epic achievement even for the consummate professional.
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by Barbie on January 16, 2012
No matter how you slice it, the Foo Fighters have earned their reputations as the nicest guys in rock n roll. Currently on tour in the US, but heading to Australia later this year, I caught up with them in both Columbus and my hometown of Pittsburgh PA. They threw down a 2 hour and 40 minute set of the loudest, proudest rock from the past 15 years. In a word…EPIC!
Lead singer (as if I have to introduce him), Dave Grohl told me that its like hosting a cocktail party every day at your office. Everyone is there to party and its his job to show them a good time. I can only imagine it being exhausting, but that’s why I’m an Editor, and he’s a Rock Star.
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by Barbie on July 15, 2011
I live in a magical city of fashion possibilities. Los Angeles has a plethora of second hand shops where the diligent and persistent label whore can dress herself like the rich and fabulous of Beverly Hills. I mean, talk about your trickle down theories…where do you think all those uppity BH snobs discard their “only worn once” finery?
You should start your search at the bottom…the Good Will / Thrift shop. Most are shockingly robust with name brands complete with tags intact. If you are prepared to do a little digging, sometimes a gem will present itself for insanely low prices. Like $5 for a $200 pair of G Star jeans. Or a Juicy Couture dress for $8. The inside secret about thrift shopping is that most of these establishments are non-profit and you can actually haggle them down even further if you have the nerve, the time and the tenacity to argue money out of the pocket of someone trying to do something good.
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by Barbie on June 27, 2011
Nothing makes me smile quite as much as things that look like other things but are actually something else entirely. Take for example these deliciously clever MP3 speakers that look like yummy lollipops from Molla Space.
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by Barbie on June 24, 2011
In a few hours I’m jumping on a plane and heading to Dallas Texas to meet my best friend Paula. Now…allow me to unpack that sentence. In general I do not enjoy flying much anymore, but seeing as I live in LA and she lives in PA…well TX seemed like a fair “meet in the middle” situation. I also could care less about Texas…I have been in or through Texas many times and I have to say that I leave unimpressed with both the attitude and the politics of most of the state. However, I can live through a weekend in a nice hotel. I have a handful of women I consider my “best friends” – which is a literal deluge of good luck and love on my part. The women in my life mean the world to me and I don’t feel like I should narrow down the “best” distinction to only one of them. And that leaves me with Paula…she has known me since I was 16 years old and we are kindred spirits. All week I have felt like a teen, exchanging texts about simply being excited to see her.
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by Barbie on June 23, 2011
For the past few weeks I’ve been trying to re-ignite my creativity. I was given the book, The Artist’s Way by my friend Val. My Editorial Assistant for ChinaShop, Mike, and I have been reading it together and keeping each other honest for the past 6 weeks. I can’t say that I entered into the endeavor 100% but it’s been helpful in some ways.
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