Julius Shulman has really given Los Angeles an identity through his own eyes.

BLU’s at it again, this time mashing up with artist / filmmaker David Ellis at the Fame Festival.

Spotted over at Hypebeast 

Look, here at the BP_TOW frathouse, we keep Jay on heavy rotation… This album started at an 8 for me the day I got a copy and its getting better with every listen. First week out, dude sold 475k+ albums in an environment where you don’t really sell records anymore… crazy… Here is a cool look at what went into the album artwork… check out the interview after the jump with the photog that made it happen… (more…)

Our boy Jensen hit us off to Jeremy Nichols’ solo showing up at Gallery 1988 in San Francisco.

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Nick Hornby, English writer (Fever Pitch, About a Boy, High Fidelity), and perhaps the world’s most celebrated Arsenal fan, discusses themes in his new novel “Juliet, Naked”. 

The book is about a reclusive 80s rock star who is forced out of isolation when the re-release of his most famous album brings him into contact with some of his most passionate fans.

Take a look at Casey Gray’s work that’s being shown over at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco.

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If you’re in the Los Angeles area, head over to The Carmichael Gallery and peep Dan Baldwin and The London Police’s dual drop, “Disillusion” and “Brothers In Arms”.

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Graffiti artist Steven Powers aka Espo in conjunction with the city of brotherly love Philadelphia, has launched a series of new works part of the artist series love letter street mural exhibit that can be seen over at Gradiant Magazine.

“Love Letter is literally a love letter painted on the walls facing the Market elevated train. 40 local and international artists will paint the walls in august and the letter will be on view for one and all starting as early as Labor Day. The project will encompass 50 painted walls between 63rd and 45th street on Market Street, a documentary film with scripted elements, a sign school and shop that will provide training for area youth and free signage for businesses on the market street corridor, and 2 books documenting the project. One of the books will be a small paperback that will be distributed to area businesses free of charge, for them to sell to visitors. The other book will be a larger hardcover book that will document not only the artwork, but the neighborhood and the inspirations of the Love Letter Project.”

Special thanks to Barris for the Heads Up 

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