Last night, we checked out the Brisk Bodega event hosted by Just Blaze.  It was an art experience in celebration of the 3D re-release of Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace. The event included live music from Just Blaze and DJ Skee, art display, open bar, food truck and good people! The Brisk Bodega will be open to the public today Friday, February 3, 2012, from 3:00-11:00 p.m. (722 N Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90012). Make sure you check that out! via Annie, @shenANNIEgans

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It’s Friday so as you end your week and begin your weekend festivities take a moment to check out our highlights of the week.  We have some music, some poems, some food and good amount of visuals to peep.  So take a look inside the post and enjoy.

This Pretty Lights video concept is amazing.  The creative director and one of the members took footage from their travels around the world and made it into the video for the song.  Nothing new but well executed. – Kyle, @kyledineen

This is SOOO COOL!!! – Alice, @alice_han

M.I.A is back with a new music video for her latest single, “Bad Girls”. Prepare for some nutty car tricks! – Ashten, @WhoopThis

New Airplane Boys – Dictate : Kristen, @TambyBear

Oh… to be a kid in school again. – Joey, @JoeyFurutani

Came across this sweet love poem- almost as sweet as Hank Moody’s love letter to Karen. Happy Friday <3 – Hila, @Hilala11

Love this new track by Electric Guest! – Mimi, @MimiJakes

It’s. A. Hoverboard!  My whole childhood could be summed up in two film series: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & the Back to the Future films.  Marty McFly has always been my hero.  I live my life by WWMMD?  I will give my entire life savings and assets for one of these things once it becomes more of a reality. – Aron, @womenbeshopping

Right now this is my favorite basketball campaign in a few years.  Nike usually impresses me…but they have done a good job of making Kobe humorous as well as the campaign infiltrating the digital world as well as TV.  This one with Kanye West is one of my favorites.  If you want to see more go here.  #KOBESYSTEM – Brandon, @Eazee

Jalapenos on sushi? Works for me! [At Kabuki] – Kelly, @kwoocash

My Favorite Friday is Grace, Aron and Whoopi helped me photoshop this picture together.. – Joseph, @Jo_AktiveNLA

Mashable just released their newest episode of Behind the Brand. In this episode they sit down with Kawasaki’s chief marketer Chris Brull to discuss how Kawasaki has placed themselves ahead of other large names in such a competitive industry.  Check it out.

The man behind Soul Train was found dead this morning at the age of 75.  He started Soul Train in 1970 and hosted it from then to 1993. The show became an important piece of African-American culture as an entertainment platform featuring music, fashion and dance.  Found with a self inflicted gun shot wound, this news has already shocked many individuals across the United States from all walks of life.  This show featured legendary artists as well as some of biggest acts of this generation before they became mega-superstars.  Not only did the show leave a huge impression but Don himself with his unique voice and parting tagline at the end of each show.

We’ve all been seeing how different brands, organizations and artists have started to create their own channels to showcase their video content online.  There are websites that only exist to be a platform for specific video content to be posted.  On Mashable we came across an article with YouTube’s CEO Salar Kamangar explaining his view of the future in regards to content, the third wave of media and how YouTube fits into all of this.  Article is here.

Snoop Dogg, ArchBishop Don Magic Juan and special guest Luenell are back at it on #PuffPuffPassTuesday. This episode they talk Kobe and Vanessa Bryant and comment on a YouTube clip that captures a fight in a McDonalds.  Special appearances by Stormy Fronts and performance from the Hustle Boyz.

Bridges’ 9th year anniversary. Celebrating good music, good people and good times! – Annie, @shenANNIEgans & Rona, @ronamercado

More events after the jump.

This weekend, I came across this amazing project called the Portable Parks IV Project – past, present, future = A Living Library (“The Flower Unfolding”) in the center of Santa Monica Place.  Inspired by Bonnie Clark, who created installations and interventions that brought the experience of nature into unexpected locations in the early-1970s, this project will temporarily transform the Santa Monica Place Center Plaza into a garden setting.  Now through February 5th, the project will aim to increase awareness of environmental sustainability and unveiling different aspects of consumer culture to the diverse visitors to Santa Monica Place.

Lead artist, Bonnie Sherk has designed “The Flower Unfolding”, a large-scale, multi-sensory, living sculpture; a garden with unfurling petals, filled with organic fruits, flowers, vegetables and herbs that the public can stroll through or view from above.  For more information, visit SantaMonicaPlace.com or help out the project via KickStarter.com – Kristen, @TambyBear

I started my weekend with a large Slurpee from 7/11

I also went over to my friend’s place. Did you guys know that cats love bass?

I wrapped up my weekend having lunch with my friend, Kevin, at Lemonade. We chatted a lot about the VFXMoGraph industry and where digital media was heading off to. – Ashten, @whoopthis

Subway ain’t got nothing on this Mexican torta! – Kelly, @kwoocash

In the office with Mr Banks – Alice, @alice_han

This weekend I saw my parents and got to squeeze in a little craft time before I hit the books. Working on my inspiration board. – Chary, @viaCHARY

I didn’t do much of anything except take on a full plate of work all day Sunday. – Brandon, @Eazee

While you guys were being normal I was being Aktive N LA and eating as much food as possible.. – Joseph, @Jo_AktiveNLA

I bought a new camera recently to take some pictures of type and signage in LA for inspiration. This weekend I decided to finally shoot some pictures when I realized I don’t know how to use the camera. So naturally, I  forced Colin to teach me how to use it.  He basically changed every auto setting to manual and went to surf. I put the auto settings back on as soon as he left.

Here’s my first batch of photos! – Grace, @gracesharkpark

On Sunday, I DJ’ed and performed at one of the biggest hip hop dance competitions on the west coast called VIBE.  It was a dope event with over 4000 people in attendance and some of the best dancers in the world sharing the stage. – Kyle, @kyledineen

This weekend is exactly what I needed. I’ve been very busy lately and this is the first weekend I’ve really been able to relax in about 2-3 months. On Saturday, I woke up around noon, watched about 5 episodes of Scrubs and a solid 6 or 7 episodes of Arrested Development on my amazing Netflix online account. As I rolled out of bed at 3:30, Grace Park and I went to El Porto. I gave a few camera tips to Grace who was trying out her new camera and then went for a surf. I haven’t surfed in a few weeks, so it felt great to be in the water. After that I got sushi for dinner, bought a half gallon of rainbow sorbet, ate a half gallon of rainbow sorbet, and then watched the original Diehard staring Bruce Willis. Then I fell asleep.

On Sunday I woke up around noon, hung up some art I made, installed a new door handle and then watched another 10 episodes of Scrubs and finally saw Hot Tub Time Machine.

… I love my life. – Colin, @thecolinpierce

Had a chill weekend with my friend, as she got her first Curry House experience. She hated it! After a failed attempt at getting a massage (the receptionist was rude) we headed to Nordstrom Rack and picked up a new pair of kicks for me. – Anthony, @antpooh

This weekend started with my roommate and I constructing a fort in our living room thinking it would be a fun way to waste time and relive a part of our childhood.   It was such a success that word spread of our magnificent living room fort from Culver City all the way to Skid Row.  People of all walks of life came by the apartment to see if for themselves and take pictures.  We had it all: money, power and respect but we let it get to our heads.  We couldn’t take the sudden fame and I eventually blew all the money on expensive Chinchilla pajamas and a fort made entirely out of endangered Norwegian Humpback Whale bones.  It got all repossessed and I was destitute. I ended up renting out some space in living room for homeless gentleman to start their trash can fires and taped them bum fighting.  The proceeds from my bum fight series allowed me to get back on my feet and I made up with my roommate.  We promised ourselves never to let success go to our heads like that again, as well as never build another fort ever again.  The End. – Aron, @womenbeshopping

On Friday, Colin, Annie, Grace and myself visited a famous chicken spot in Koreatown. We had Korean style fried chicken, marinated chicken wings, an washed it down with some beer. - Tim, @itisTimbo

The weekend is my favorite time to try new restaurants.  I enjoy spending my Saturday nights at a new environment, trying new food (preferably sushi), with good friends.  This weekend, we decided to try out Jinpachi, a popular sushi restaurant in W. Hollywood.  The sushi was phenomenal.  The chef put so much detail into everything he sent out, every bite tasted perfect. – Hila, @Hilala11

This weekend, went to Din Tai Fung in Arcadia for their world famous xiao long bao (soup dumplings). The wait is usually an hour with folks coming from all over and from various backgrounds. The only US location, DTF is originally from Taiwan. Went to the Getty Villa and grubbed at Neptune’s Net on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. – Joey, @JoeyFurutani

This weekend I went to the World Famous San Diego Zoo with the Fam Bam on saturday & caught up with my TFF on sunday for some sushi. – Selene, @Ms_Sele

This weekend was PACKED with enough art, music and culture to keep me inspired for weeks! Friday I checked out a house party on the top of Mount Washington, filled with amazing touring musicians. The night was filled with live performances and impromptu jam sessions. Saturday I made it out to LACMA for the Rodarte exhibit and the PST exhibit California Design, 1930 – 1965: “Living In A Modern Way” showcasing and celebrating the epic impact those decades provided to today’s American culture and design. Sunday, I stopped by Larchmont’s farmer’s market, Le Petit Hotel’s weekly Sunday performance and the Lil Death party at the One Eyed Gypsy. – Mimi, @MimiJakes

With a 28-city North American tour set to begin on February 2nd in Miami, FL 12th Planet along with Scion Audio Visual brings us a 5 track EP entitled The End is Near.  Download and enjoy.  You can watch the video for the title track here.

12th Planet – Scion A/V Presents: The End Is Near

The crew is back at it with their picks of the week.  Have a peek into the team’s likes for food, images and videos.  We have some small things and some pretty big things going on in this post.  So peek inside and enjoy.

Sushi Baby!! – Kristen, @TambyBear

I finally tried a sushi restaurant this week that I’ve been wanting to go to and it was as delicious as I thought it would be.  The fish was fresh, the sake was flowing, and the company was wonderful.  I recommend everyone who loves sushi to try Asanebo. – Hila, @Hilala11

I really like the concept of FeelRich.com … bringing health and fitness options to the Hip Hop community.  Here is a video they did with Fat Joe, talking about his health turning around for the better. – Kyle, @kyledineen

This is a real book…. no joke…. – Grace, @gracesharkpark

One of my favorite songs and videos of all time, Common Feat. Mary J. Blige – Come Close. This video always puts a smile on my face. <3 – Selene, @Ms_Sele

Who knew watching someone eat in reverse could be so entertaining? I guess that’s what makes Conan such a comedic genius. – Tim, @itisTimbo

The new chalkboard wall in our office is my #FavoritesFriday! Had fun painting with miss Jasmin Ratansi and Grace Shark Park and can’t wait for playtime once it’s finished! – Mimi, @MimiJakes

Woke up and was sneezing like crazy… The perfect excuse for me to go get a “Coldbuster” smoothie this morning! – Kelly, @kwoocash

New video from my favorite sketch comedy group, Britanick.  ”The Kiss” is exactly what you come to expect from one of the leading sketch comedy duos out of New York.  These guys definitely motivate me in my own writing and videos. – Aron, @womenbeshopping

Favorite Band, of all time. So happy that I got the chance to saw them live! – Chary, @viaChary

Republican Congressional hopeful Mark Oxner’s new ad looks like it was directed by Tim and Eric, has throw-away attacks at Cialis and Anonymous, and features Barack Obama driving a ship off a waterfall. Totally normal. – Kosta, @KostaElchev

As cross branding becomes more and more prevalent I really expect to see more partnerships between media outlets and artists.  It’s not a new idea but I feel it’s becoming more “in the open”.  If things aren’t forced I think we’ll see more and more cool visuals.  With that in mind I really like what VICE & ASAP Rocky did with ASAP’s new video.  I’ve watched it at least once a day since it dropped on Monday. – Brandon, @Eazee

Meeting RZA and having a chance to interview him this week was my highlight.   I always respected RZA and Wu-Tang but after having a chance to speak with him it has gone up a million times.   A very wise man. [BONUS Clip] – Alice, @alice_han

Rick Food truck is definitely my Fav Friday – Joseph, @Jo_AktiveNLA

This is the music video for “Worth It” by one of my close friends, Iman Omari. It’s produced by Iman Omari (Overdoz, Kendrick Lamar) and THC (also Overdoz, Kendrick Lamar), and off of Iman’s last project, Energy, which can be downloaded for free at http://imanomarimusic.com. – James, @jameskoo

OMD x PMK X Nike | I’ve seen it all now. And I kinda like… [more pics here] – Ryan, @fordryan

Tomorrow, Saturday Jan 28th, DpSound/Bridges Crew celebrates it’s 9th Year Anniversary.   BRIDGES (THE RETURN / A NEW YEAR of RE~BUILDING BRIDGES), an LA favorite,  returns to the place where it all began…Barbarella (Formerly known as Zen Sushi)  with very special guest DJ Dr. Greenthumb (aka B-Real of Cypress Hill), Azul 213, Mr. Ervin Arana (Root Down System), Rotating Residents: Adrian Younge, Jayski, Strife, Suckpunch, Mark Luv, Phers1, Rareform, Trek Life, Mza, Joelskee, Jay-P, Kupa, EM-1.

What is BRIDGES?

9 years and still smokin’ ,’ the Los Angeles groove-fest known as BRIDGES continues to bridge the gap between house lovers and hip hop lovers throughout Los Angeles. BRIDGES has been a part of the L.A. nightlife with its notable DJ lineups, inclusive vibe and creative approach to partying. It goes without saying that you’’ll never encounter attitude, velvet ropes or the same old commercial music heard at other hip-hop clubs at this long-running fave, which is surely why it’s lasted so long. What began as a sweaty underground gathering has, in fact, evolved into a mega-cool multifaceted multicultural celebration of music and art, live sounds, painting and percussion, and consistently stellar DJ guests.  On their 9th year anniversary, they return to the location where it all began, Barbarella (formerly known as Zen Sushi)

Free download, mix from Bridges in 2008 to get you in the mood! Click Here!