With his rising celebrity as one of LA’s best DJs, and his indie record label “Dim Mak” (which means the touch of death in Chinese) gobbling up all the hottest indie bands and now his Dim Mak clothing line that’s on every hipster’s xmas list (I’m totally obsessed with the hoodies), the incomparable Steve Aoki can’t seem to do no wrong and boy is it paying off — in spades.

Steve Aoki’s blurbs:

Dim Mak media cartel, ground zero. A record label as a tangram. It all started in a small room in a college co-op books, records, magazines, one-sheets, records, stickers, records, records, and records. People filing in, one at a time or three at a time, hands being given where needed. Support is free. Passion is free. Silkscreened Pretty Girls Make Graves posters aren’t free, but that’s nothing personal. Everything else is.

Found on: Steve’s Myspace page

Must reads:

Steve Aoki’s website

Dim Mak Collection

Next On The Decks w/Steve Aoki

Hello, is this Santino? Santino Rice from Project Runway - season two? Oh my god, it is! I love you, you’re like the most amazing designer…uhh, would you mind transferring me over to Bobby Trendy?

RMB blurbs:

Ring My Bell is the new show where YOU the viewer phone in and speak LIVE with celebrity guests, fabulous people, assorted commentators, artists and freaks.

After you’ve checked out RMB, be sure to head over to the mothership - WOW TV!

Found on: RMB’s Myspace page

Must reads:

RMB’s website

RMB Santino Video

Sellaband is a crowdsourcing platform/social network that enables fans of music dubbed “believers” to discover new bands and solo artists and for a nominal fee of 10 dollars, you can sponsor them and get a piece of the pie in return.

Sellaband blurbs:

The music industry is all about fences. Those who are on the inside, and those who are on the outside. SellaBand wants to break down all the fences. Everybody with a passion for music can be on the inside. It’s your music. It’s your choice.

If you’re a Sellaband solo artist or an up and coming band, you just might get popped because…I’m a believer.

Found on: Sellaband Myspace page

Must reads:

How it works…

The founder of Sellaband (Pim Beitist) gets interviewed

Audrey Kawasaki creates airy, delicate images of girls. They’re usually submerged in porcelain skins and have a sense of vulnerability that makes them both fastidious and alluring.

Audrey Kawasaki’s blurbs:

The themes in Audrey Kawasaki’s work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey’s precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Her sharp graphic imagery is combined with the natural grain of the wood panels she paints on, bringing an unexpected warmth to enigmatic subject matter.

I hope to own one of Audrey’s paintings one day - soon.

Found on: Audrey Kawasaki’s Myspace page

Must reads:

Audrey Kawasaki’s website

Audrey Kawasaki’s Live Journal page

Missingtoof.com has quickly become one of my favorite music blogs, covering all things indie, electro and new wave - with contributing writers from L.A, the Bay Area up in Cali and as far away as Melbourne, Australia. Straight up, these guys have a nose for the undiscovered, an ear for the underground and best of all, they know their shit and have great taste in music!

Missingtoof’s blurbs:

If you are an artist, dj, bedroom producer & would like to send us music please do! It may take us a while to get back to you, but we do listen to everything that is sent to us.

I almost forgot, you can listen to tons of mp3s and their also available to download.

Found on: MissiongToof’s Mybloglog page

Must reads:

Missing Toof’s Website

Missing Toof’s Myspace page

Margaret Cho is one of those comedians you either love or hate and in my case, I happen to love her - not because she was the first Korean female I remember seeing on network television, ironically on a show called: “All-American Girl” (Chinese extras on MASH don’t count!) she’s also super smart, punk-rock-sassy and her razor sharp humor is lethal.

Margaret’s blurbs:

Margaret Cho was born Dec. 5, 1968 and raised in San Francisco. “It was different than any other place on Earth,” she says. “I grew up and went to grammar school on Haight Street during the ’70s. There were old hippies, ex-druggies, burnouts from the ’60s, drag queens, and Chinese people. To say it was a melting pot - that’s the least of it. It was a really confusing, enlightening, wonderful time.”

MC, your most recent post on your blog really helped get my head straight - komapsumnida!

Found on: Margaret Cho’s Mypsace page

Must reads:

Margaret’s Website

Margaret’s Blog

Margaret Cho - Asian Chicken Salad

On April 26th, the brilliant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and the author of “A Brief History of Time,” Stephen Hawking will be taking one small step towards realizing his dream of flying in space one day.

Stephen Hawking’s blurbs:

“As someone who has studied gravity and black holes all of my life, I am excited to experience, firsthand, weightlessness and a zero-gravity environment,” Hawking said Thursday in a written statement released by Zero Gravity. “I am thankful to Zero Gravity Corp. for making this experience available to the general public, especially for disabled individuals.”

Found on: Stephen Hawking’s Myspace page

Must reads:

Stephen Hawking to go weightless in April

Hawking hopes to go into space in 2009

The great David Cross tackles the question that’s on all of our minds.

Don’t let their name fool you, the boys in Manchester Orchestra are actually from the ATL and I have yet to see any pictures of them playing a string, woodwind or brass instrument - tricky lads.

Manchester’s blurbs:

Though Manchester Orchestra has only been a proper band for a year and a half, this young quintet (with an average age of 19) has crafted an album that sounds more aware and traveled than many of its more aged peers. Led by singer / songwriter / guitarist Andy Hull, Manchester Orchestra’s debut LP, I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child, is a statement cinematic in scope.

Found on: Manchesters Orchestra’s Myspace page

Must reads:

Spin.com Article

Atlanta Music Guide

Manchester Orchestra’s Podcast

When Mike Davidson isn’t busy being the CEO of the online news media company, Newsvine.com, he likes to spend his spare time helping presidential candidates with their Myspace page.

Mike Davidson’s blurbs:

About 20 minutes ago, I singlehandedly changed John McCain’s opinion on gay marriage… at least as far as his MySpace page goes.

If you visit John McCain’s MySpace page (as of 9am PST Tuesday morning), you will notice an interesting announcement from him. He’s apparently reversed his position on gay marriage as well as revealed a bias towards attractive lesbians.

Mike, you are officially now the coolest guy I know - pop!

Found on: Mike’s Newsvine page

Must reads:

Get the Full Story

Mike’s Myspace page

Mike’s blog

MissMalaprop.com is the brainchild of Mallory, a 23-year-old indie craft enthusiast living in New Orleans.

MissMalaprop is an indie driven, community based blog that showcases independent artists, designers, eco-friendly products and what’s really going on in New Orleans, her hometown.

MissMalaprop’s blurbs:

MissMalaprop.com spotlights the best in independent designers & artists, eco-friendly and sustainable products, New Orleans & Gulf Coast based businesses and issues, and people & organizations who are working to make the world a better place.

I believe that one person can make a difference and that everyone can be that person.

Found on: MissMalaprop Myspace page

Must reads:

Dismantled Designs

MissMalaprop Stylehive

Tokyo Streets is a DVD entirely dedicated to the urban trends of modern day Tokyo; chalk full of cutting edge fashion, art and music, Tokyo Streets will immerse you into the world of Harajuku and it’s many subcultures.

Tokyo Streets blurbs:

Extravagant fashion, up-coming designers, musicians, painters, acrobats, street dancers and clolorful crowds as seen against the background lights of modern Tokyo, a city wide awake 24 hours a day.

Found on: Tokyo Streets Myspace page

Must reads:

Harajuku Fashions

Harajuku Guide

FRUiTS Tokyo Street Style

Remember all the cool toys your mom threw away, toys like the original Star Wars figures, the Micronauts and my personal favorite Stretch Armstrong - that along with tons of other vintage toys that are now worth a lot of money - yeah, I know, that’s what I get for leaving them at my parent’s garage.

Vintage Toy of the Day’s blurb:

Vintage Toy of the Day is something that I started up in Jan. of 2004 on the Unreal Spawn Message Board. I have decided to bring it to myspace, in order to reach a wider audience. The idea is pretty simple. Every day I post pictures, and information on a toy (usually an action figure) that was produced prior to 1989, mostly covering toys from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.

When I stumbled onto VTOTD’s Myspace page it was like getting into a time machine and taking a trip back to my childhood - fun.

Found on: VTOTD’s Mypsace page

Must reads:

G.I. Joe Hall of Fame

Classic Action Figures

Star Wars Vintage Toys Collectors Guide

I’ve been dying to see Pan’s Labyrinth for weeks now and I finally got the chance tonight - WOW! If you’re a fan of cinema and the art of story telling, look no further, this is the movie for you.

Pan’s blurbs:

Set in 1940s Spain against the postwar repression of Franco’s Spain, a fairy tale that centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father, who is a military officer tasked with ‘ridding the area’ of rebels. In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies.

Do yourself a favor, if you haven’t seen Guillermo Del Toro’s outstanding work of art, you need to RUN to the nearest movie theater and go see this film.

Found on: Pan’s Myspace page

Must reads:

Pan’s Labyrinth Website

Rodger Ebert Movie Review

Pan’s Labyrinth Downloads

Deseo’s art is like really good comfort food: tasty, familiar and satisfying and just like all good comfort food - when you think you’ve had enough, you’re back for seconds…and thirds.

Deseo’s blurbs:

When you look through the work, keep the word diversity in mind. Because the more open your mind is, the more beauty you’ll see, not only in this page but everywhere you go. It’s what Deseo has and will continue to illustrate with the different and beautiful women that express ideas, events, or issues that fill his mind.

You can find prints and other merchandise on his website - yummy.

Found on: Deseo’s Myspace page

Must reads:

Deseo’s Website

deviantART page