Los Angeles

Skateboarding, sunsets and psychos in Los Angeles
Skate

Skateboarding, sunsets and psychos in Los Angeles

Pacific Palisades Full-Length — London-based filmmaker Josh Church creates surreal tone poem in tribute to skateboarding and the streets of LA.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Hollywood classics that get La La Land right
Top Picks

Hollywood classics that get La La Land right

Just so LA — The best films on the City of Angels - featuring Get Shorty, Colors and more.

Written by: Adam Lee-Davies

An insider’s guide to the City of Angels
Why I do what I do

An insider’s guide to the City of Angels

I shouldn't share this... — Prolific skate illustrator Todd Francis on art, where to score the best tacos, secret camping spots and how to avoid assholes in Los Angeles.

Written by: Isaac McKay-Randozzi

Intimate portraits of Los Angeles youth
My Life in Analogue

Intimate portraits of Los Angeles youth

My Life in Analogue — Ed Medrano’s photography captures the heart and soul of Los Angeles’ grassroots culture.

Written by: Megan White

Ashley Macomber makes art that is beautiful and disgusting at the same time
Art

Ashley Macomber makes art that is beautiful and disgusting at the same time

A world of extremes — “Route 9 may well have sparked my fascination with opposite ends of the spectrum.”

Written by: Caroline Ryder

Artist, comedian, actor, skater. Only Los Angeles could have spat out Kevin Christy
Art

Artist, comedian, actor, skater. Only Los Angeles could have spat out Kevin Christy

Hard Won Laughs — “I just ate hot shit. I bombed so hard. And then I kept bombing for three years.”

Written by: Rob Boffard

Tara Subkoff reveals LA inspiration behind Chloe Sevigny short  'Magic Hour'
Film

Tara Subkoff reveals LA inspiration behind Chloe Sevigny short 'Magic Hour'

The Californian bubble — Filmmaker Tara Subkoff explains the impetus behind her beautiful short for MOCAtv – the YouTube channel for LA's pre-eminent contemporary art gallery.

Written by: Tara Subkoff

Together Pangea haven’t forgotten their DIY roots
Music

Together Pangea haven’t forgotten their DIY roots

Parties, pyrotechnics and punk — Talking shit, playing sewer tunnels and NCIS: Los Angeles have taken garage rockers Together Pangea a long way.

Written by: Alex King

California Dreaming
Top Picks

California Dreaming

Group Show — Paul Loya Gallery presents four artists lost in dreams of the Golden State.

Written by: Alex King

Angela Boatwright
Photography

Angela Boatwright

Suburban Youth Pop Quiz #6 — Photographer and filmmaker Angela Boatwright remembers liquor stores, Ozzy LPs and setting pizza restaurants on fire during her suburban youth.

Written by: Shelley Jones

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