Design Dish: literary Louis Vuitton

You can't afford a new Louis Vuitton purse this season. Don't worry--neither can the majority of American citizens. But you can probably manage to score a copy of 'Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture.' And the good news--the book, which documents LV's collaborations with stellar artists (including Frank Gehry, Takashi Murakami, David LaChapelle and Stephen Sprouse) over the years won't go out of style as soon as this season's newest handbag.

The book's on sale at major book retailers. But pop into a Louis Vuitton boutique or visit the brand online  and find the deluxle edition designed by Takashi Murakami, the man of a million bright colors and cutesy alien creatures himself.

Buy the book on Amazon.

Sounds: TV on The Radio's Kyp Malone goes solo.

I like TV on the Radio. I like Kyp Malone's facial hair. I think I like this song from his new solo endeavor. I love that this video was filmed in Downtown LA at Gehry's magnificent metal rose.


RAIN MACHINE aka Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio (dublab VisionVersion) from dublab on Vimeo.

[via Flavorwire]

M83 takes to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Phil in tow.

On Saturday night M83 took to the stage with the LA Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. If you’re not familiar with M83 (and I was not), it’s electronic music—sometimes gloomy, sometimes dancey. If you’re not familiar with the Walt Disney Concert Hall, it’s the big, Frank Gehry-designed metal flower on Grand Avenue in Downtown.

Not knowing music, and certainly not knowing M83, here are my thoughts on Saturday night’s performance…

* I tried to take a picture of the hall. I was quickly instructed by an eager, young usher that flash photography was not permitted. I asked if I could turn my flash off. He said no, all photography was prohibited. Um, get it straight usher kid! You’ve now proven yourself a liar. And me a sad, photo-less guest. Which is a real lose-lose situation.

* I went to the bathroom and took this picture in defiance. Take that Frank Gehry and your team of snot-nosed ushers!

* M83 is essentially Anthony Gonzales in front of multiple machines with flashing lights (no Kanye West reference implied).

* The music made me think of ecstasy.

* I wonder how many people in the audience were on ecstasy.

* I wonder if Anthony Gonzales was on ecstasy.

* Anthony Gonzales gyrated with those flashing machines like I only do in my bathroom when no one’s watching and the radio’s on really loud. Hmmm, maybe he was on ecstasy.

* Adrien Grenier was there. If Adrien Grenier likes M83, maybe I shouldn’t like M83??

* When M83 left the stage after Part 1 and the LA Phil, led by conductor Julian Kuerti, came on, I am pretty sure I heard someone shout ‘yay, real music!’ This is some ignorant sh+t. Even I know that.

* Here is a video of the last song of the evening, which was my favorite. Apparently someone managed to sneak a recording device past the nazi ushers. Enjoy.