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Kayla Reefer
"I only heard 15 seconds of Limbs first single '' and I was immediately hooked. It gave me a feeling of nostalgia... transported me back to those special moments in middle school where I'd found a new group and automatically gave myself hipster cool points because I was certain no one else knew."
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"I didn't want to give up on what I was so excited about. I came so close to getting more comfortable with a journey that I just didn't want to surrender my dreams, so it kind of morphed into something else, Beat Making."
Hip-Hop artist Bas opens up one day pop-up, FIENDSHOP LA in celebration of the release of his latest album "Too High To Riot".
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Virginia-based skateboard company Utmost Co. held its opening launch party for its Los Angeles pop-up store on Friday (April 1) on Melrose Ave. Pictured, Co-founder Jermaine Edwards.
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Mita Mae styles model Christina Cooper for the latest "Style In the Life Of" series photographed by Kayla Reefer
Visual journal installment by photographer, Levi Walton, in New York.
Kayla Reefer shares the official video recap from the ISSUE 06 launch and 10-Year Anniversary with HLZBLZ on Feb 11 at Globe Theater.
Editor-in-Chief Diane Abapo gives insight into the making of ISSUE 06 with a never-before-seen glimpse into the printing process at a Los Angeles printshop. Follow her as she visits the printshop on the first day of production for ISSUE 06 and discusses the five-year journey to get her to where SUSPEND is presently.
Rather than using her artistic voice for personal gain or "fame," the Oakland-bred documentarian known as Brittsense casts her lens on the light most of the country and the world in its entirety, has tried to dim.
"It's always a bit nerve racking for me when it comes to shooting with a new artist. A slew of questions tend to berate my mind. What do I say? What type of questions do I ask? I wonder if they'll like me?
The minute I sat down with the band – all of those worries disappeared."
"Nice to meet you Alex. From Brazil to Manhattan, passing by Lima"
To commemorate the mini EP release, Martins has introduced a small restock of items from his creative company and lifestyle brand, Good Posture. SUSPEND has the exclusive editorial by Kacey Lynch.
Last night (September 27) DOPE Fairfax hosted the inaugural ceremony for the first ever look at 'Good / Posture,' an exclusive collection by Theophilus Martins.
Rapper Blaison Maven opens for Angel Haze who performed tracks from her latest mixtape Back to the Woods at The Echo in Los Angeles (Sept 16).
Headliner Kanye West brought out Travis Scott during his 2015 FYF Fest heading performance at Exposition Park (Aug 22).
"A bittersweet ending to an overwhelmingly surreal weekend. The experience of shooting FYF 2015 is an irreplaceable memory that I will forever hold close to my heart..."
Kayla Reefer covers the 2015 FYF Music Festival held in Los Angeles with artists such as Bloc Party, Tennis, Shlomo, Purity Ring, Melody's Echo Chamber, Tennis, Chet Faker, and headliner Kanye West.
"I've been a fan of Levi Walton's work for quite some time now. It resonated with me coming across an artist who has the same cultural roots as myself, successfully using parts of our heritage and implementing it as a component in their conceptual work. However that is only a fraction of the reason as to why Walton's work is so enlivening."
Last Wednesday (July 29th) Converse held numerous launch parties throughout the U.S. to commemorate the release of the redesigned Chuck Taylor All Star II. A party was sure to be had at the Santa Monica flagship store as Converse provided free drinks, appetizers, and a guest music performance by Sweet Bump It.
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Yesterday (July 24th) I went out to Downtown L.A. to catch my first ever show. To keep it short, I was blown away. Line up for the night included Andre Power, JoeKay, Sosupersam, SPZRKT and BeatsByESTA.
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