Local Laguna Beach artist Marcel Mead creates vibrant & rootsy artwork, which is placed all over the town. His artwork is featured in various places around Laguna Beach bringing even more color to the beautiful beach town. Marcel works out of his studio in Laguna Canyon, which is currently filled with mass amounts of killer artwork all available for purchase (contact Marcel here). Check out some of rad stuff below!
Tesla Boy has just released his highly anticipated second album The Universe Made Of Darkness. The album plays nicely all the way through with classic 80s inspired synths and riffs throughout and features cameos from Tyson and Fritz Helder from AZARI & III. Be sure to throw on some acid washed jeans, a snake skin jacket, and grease up the pistons on your DeLorean for this one. You can preview and stream the whole album below, drop the top and take her for a spin into the sunset.
Vanilla is a producer out of the U.K. who makes sun silky soul beats that make you feel good, perfect tones to vibe through your day. Throughout the entire album you can find beautiful piano riffs and catchy samples laced to dope beats. It’s an all-around cruise machine that will float you through the summer, and it’s free to download!… ‘For What It’s Worth’ is a collection of 20 outtakes and loose instrumentals made over the past year that I felt could use a home. There’s a slightly jazzier vibe here than my other stuff but overall there’s no real unifying theme. I am working hard on the proper follow up to Soft Focus as well as some other major projects so hopefully 2013 should be an eventful year…Thanks for all the support!’
DL: Vanilla – For What It’s Worth (Entire Album Zip)
Check out Vanilla’s album ‘Soft Focus’ below, for 27 more soul inspired funk lessons…
Summer is rapidly approaching and it’s just about perfect timing for a new BEACHxRATS mixtape. TRAIL MIX is a collection from around the globe featuring different languages on every track, all with a psychedelic overtone and a rock-out aesthetic. This mix is for the hard listeners and the soul-seekers, the musical connoisseurs, and the adventurers of the world.
TRACKLIST:
Brudmarsch efter Florsen i Burs – Merit Hemmingson
Aieaoa – Yamasuki Singers
Gore Iro – Hallelujah Chicken Run Band
Cumbia San Pablera – Conjunto Son San
Pintada de Preto (Paint It Black) – Os Baobás
Quand Vas Tu Rentrer – Melody’s Echo Chamber
A Minha Menina – Os Mutantes
Oh Yeah – Can
L’espace D’une Fille – Jacques Dutronc
America – The Parvarim
Haluan Sinut (Kisses Remix) – Regina
Cementerio Club – Pescado Rabioso
Usta me ogrzej – Breakout
Check out the French street artist OaKoAK. He’ll take an unnoticed crack and turn it into the Arabian mountains, a blast of lightning, or even Spider-man’s web. His work usually entails cartoon characters and will bring a smile to your face. Check out some of his older works below and his newer works here.
Photographer Nick Stearn has taken some of Banksy’s most famous street art pieces and recreated them using real life models and capturing them on film. He literally brings the pieces to life in his You Are Not Banksy series. You can check out the whole body of work HERE.
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