Stevio...LA LA Lovin' It?

I'm British-born Chinese from Bristol, UK. I’m LA-based. I’m a hip hop aficionado. After 15 years in London I moved to LA to pursue a new career and outlook on life.

Back in the 80s I was a DJ. In the 90s I contributed to the world's first street style exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum. In 2011, I had my first interviews published. Today, I’m keeping busy with music, art, photos and writing.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The clubbing capital cities

I found a new club music website which has some cool DJs and clubs streaming content 'live n direct'.

I loved listening to the Colette music and tuning into some clubs in Chicago on Friday night. I thought I'd found the ultimate worldwide clubbing guide and was kind of oddly satisfied that Los Angeles didn't make the grade. But then I noticed that Miami was also missing and Fabric in London was invisible too, so I think that the list is incomplete...oh, well. The quest continues...

AMSTERDAM /// JIMMY WOO
ANVERS /// CAFE D'ANVERS
ARLES /// LE CARGO DE NUIT
AUCKLAND /// INK , COHERENT, FU BAR, ZEN, SUITE BAR
BANGKOK /// QBAR, BED SUPPERCLUB
BARCELONA /// LA MACARENA , XPRESSING UNDERGROUND, LA TERRAZZA
BERLIN /// COOKIES
BRUSSELS /// FUSE
CALCUTTA /// ROXY
CANNES /// HOTEL 3.14
CHICAGO /// SONOTHEQUE, SMART BAR
EDINBURGH /// CABARET VOLTAIRE
GLASGOW /// SUB CLUB
HOBART /// HALO
HONG KONG /// YUMLA, DRAGON I, VOLAR, DROP
IBIZA /// KM5, GUARANA, KANYA BEACH BAR, TEATRO PEREYRA, SAVANNAH, LAS DALIAS
ISTANBUL /// CRYSTAL CLUB, CLUB INDIGO, CLUB 360, KARGA, THE HALL
JAKARTA /// BLOW FISH, DRAGON FLY
LAUSANNE /// D ! CLUB, LOFT
LONDON /// FAVELA CHIC, EAST VILLAGE, SKETCH, BAR VINYL, T BAR, DOGSTAR, BAR RUMBA, SECRET SUNDAZE
MANAMA /// LEVEL
MANCHESTER /// CENTRAL ONE
MARRAKECH /// BÖ ZIN
MELBOURNE /// LOUNGE, PRINCE, ONESIXONE, PONY, BAR OPEN, MISS LIBERTINE, THE ESPY, PARIS CAT, NORHTSIDE RECORDS, 3Rd CLASS
MONTREAL /// PARKING NIGHT, STEREO, LAIKA
MUMBAI /// ZENZI, BLUE FROG
MUNICH /// NEKTAR, ROTE SONNE
NEW DHELI /// KUKI
NYC /// SULLIVAN ROOM, APT, NUBLU, SUTRA, MUSIC IS LOVE, DROM, ZEBULON
OSLO /// BLAA, STEREO, VILLA, SIKAMIKANIKO, DATTERA TIL HAGEN
PARIS /// BARON, LE REGINE, RESERVOIR, FAVELA CHIC, REX CLUB, COLETTE , HOTEL COSTES, QUEEN, TRUSKEL, BATOFAR, LA BELLEVILLOISE, LA MEZZANINE DE L’ALCAZAR, LA CANTINE DU FAUBOURG, KEUR SAMBA, MURANO, DJOON, LA DAME DU CANTON, MY ELECTRO KITCHEN
PERTH /// AMBAR
ROME /// SALOTTO 42, BRANCALEONE
SAN FRANCISCO /// THE ENDUP, 1015, PINK
SAO PAULO /// CLUB VEGAS, D EDGE, CLUB KRAFT, PACHA, CONFRARIA DAS ARTES
SHANGAI /// THE SHELTER
SINGAPORE /// ZOUK
STOCKHOLM /// BERNS, F12 TERRASSEN
SYDNEY /// HOME
WASHINGTON DC /// SOM RECORDS, SCIENCE CLUB
WELLINGTON /// SANDWICHES, MIGHTY MIGHTY

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

If you wanna busta blood vessel...try this

In the past I've tried buying an Obey print online. It was such a major hassle that resulted in nothing, but harsh words and frustration!

How often would you wait around by your computer anxiously awaiting the availability of "blank?" The blank in this case was a book design Obey did for Penguin book's re-release of "Animal Farm."

Instead of the internet being the consumer's friend and ally, today it became a nightmare: server crashes, constant browser refreshes and web administrator passwords to stop the barrage of hits. And then when you finally got to your shopping cart...it was empty! After numerous attempts and more foul language I just decided to close my browser tab and write an email to the Obey team to tell them how bollocks the website is. They wrote back. Bollocks to you all!

House of Pain? So, when I saw that Shepard Fairey was releasing "Iconic", billed as a 24×36″ limited edition print, signed and numbered, priced at $500.00. Limited to one set per person/household I just sniggered and thought..."who you calling a sucker?"

There will be plenty out there waiting patiently for 11am PST on January 23rd to roll around. I won't be one of them.

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