LA’s own Historic Chinatown will be home to the 1st Annual Funk Rumble Block Party this summer.

This incredible grassroots event is brought to you through a collaboration of some of LA’s top underground music and art promoters.

Half music festival – half block party, The Funk Rumble is a blend of live music, djs, vendors, and artists coming together to celebrate urban soul and create the ultimate summer party!

Groove to the sounds of LA’s top funk bands. Performing live - Breakestra, The Lions, Orgone & more! Plus San Francisco’s own - J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science!

The finest djs from LA’s top underground clubs will be laying down a vast mix of music - soul, funk, reggae, hip hop, latin and more - combining past present and future.

Peruse the vendor village and you’ll find apparel, accessories, artwork and one-of-a-kind goods presented by up and coming designers and the most creative individuals from San Diego to San Francisco.

Amazing works of art will be created right before your eyes from start to finish, throughout the event grounds and art walk area, by over 15 LA artists.

A variety of food, including vegetarian, will be available along with cool treats…cold Hawaiian snow cones on a beautiful summer day!

Cold beer and a full bar inside the Grand Star Jazz Club.

Join us for this “economy friendly” groundbreaking event!

Flock Shop & Spectrumega Media Present…

The Funk Rumble Block Party
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
12 pm – 10 pm
$5 before 4 pm, $8 after
Kids under 10 years old in free
All ages, fenced event
947 N. Broadway, LA 90012
Street & Lot parking available

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Jeremy Scott’s highly anticipated S/S 09 “Let Them Eat Gas” collection has finally been launched on Las Vegas’ finest, FRUITION!

This is not the first time M.I.S.S.’s favourite Jeremy Scott has come together with FRUITION to launch his wild, fun and tongue-in-cheek collections! The last taste of Scott on FRUITION being his $15 pin badges made of scrap materials from previous collections (and a couple from this s/s 09 one!), which dropped in early March.  If you go now you may still have a chance of catching some before they are all sold, click here!

Hit up FRUITION and prepare to salivate over all the Jeremy Scott “Let Them Eat Gas” goods, I sure did! Jeremy Scott has come through with his ‘A’ game once again with the S/S 09 collection. With inspirations deriving from the French Revolution fused with the flare of the 80s, this is most definitely a unique and jaw-dropping collection. My love of leggings and floral prints has made Scott’s ‘Floral Flights’ leggings a personal favourite! A pretty special and aesthetically beautiful piece from the collection is the ‘Hoody in Bloom’ zip jacket, which is also available on FRUITION. The delicate 3-D pleats and curve details on the sleeves are used to resemble a blooming rose which makes this one hell of a stand out jacket!

You better start gathering all your pretty pennies together before you even hit the FRUITION site! I can guarantee that your fingers will be tempted to click “Buy Now” on the Jeremy Scott pieces before you can even say “Let Me Eat the Damn GAS!”

Last December, NYC’s Zachary’s Smile opened up shop on the West Side. Planting roots in L.A.’s Sunset Junction shopping district, Zachary’s Smile brings a little of their East Coast swing to the sunny streets of Los Angeles. On a recent trip, I stopped by and chatted with the shops manager, Brittany. As to be expected, you can find a well curated collection of vintage clothing and accessories, that sits along side their signature collections of original designs. L.A. gets a little of that much needed New York swagger from Zachary’s Smile. You can’t miss the black and white striped awning located at 4014 Santa Monica Blvd.

Continue reading to see more of what’s in store at Zachary’s Smile!
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It’s about to be a PAR-TAY Ya’ll! Tonight, join Hellz-Bellz and Stussy as they celebrate the “Ladies First!!” collaboration project that dropped this past weekend. It’s going down at the Ecco Ultra Lounge at 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd. This is an RSVP only event, so do so to: heart@love-made.com

View the Ladies First collection here!

Kime Buzzelli of Show Pony will be showing her creative ways tonight at Gallery Space in LA at a show entitled “Disappear Here: The Art and Fashion of Getting Caught in a Dangle”. Special musical performances and of course amazing and inspiring art tonight from 6-9.

Also, The Show Pony, Kime Buzzelli’s long time shop and labor of love located in Echo Park will be closing it’s doors. The final celebration will be tomorrow night from 7-10, get more info here. Good-bye and hello!

Read more to see a sneak peak of some of the 19 pieces Buzzelli will be showing tonight.

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Ayo LA! Insight gear, food and drinks, and music from Black Black at the Insight warehouse sale tomorrow, Nov. 22.  Wish I could go. Luvs me some Insight.

8940 Ellis Ave, Los Angeles

MissBehave Magazine and 55DSL are sponsoring Q10’s 1 year celebration. The lovely Radio Rose will be the hostess with the mostess as well as holding it down on the decks providing hot musical selections. There will be goodies, giveaways, cocktails and nail diding by Maries Nail Salon. Starts at 3pm and goes till 7pm. Go tell Rose “heeeeeeey”! Q10 is located at 11614 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca.

I love the idea of 24 hour shopping. 24 hour anything really, let the people decide when they want to do what they want to do. So Paper Magazine is bringing it to the people of L.A. once again with their “24 Hour Department Store”. Tons of brands from Jeremy Scott to Converse will be posted up from 6 p.m. tonight to 6 p.m. Saturday night. And as an added punch to this 24 hour shopping par-tay, there will be 24 bands/performers keeping the energy up! Go cop some vintage from Screaming Mimi’s or Fruition at 2 a.m. and an ice cream sandwich from Heartschallenger at noon cause you can!

Location: 8873 Sunset Blvd. LA

This sunday in LA, check out the Dimepiece Super She Sale, for half priced gear. Live art, DJ Bianca G, and free drinks are just pluses.