Skinnie Magazine Issue 122- June/July 2012 by Skinnie Magazine

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YOUNG HOLLYWOOD Dominik Garcia Lorido Goes Inside Magic City

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BREAK ME OFF Hot Chip Reinvigorates Pop

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BURNING UP THE STREETS Formula Drift Moves Into The Lead

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THE GREAT BRITAIN BOMBSHELL Meet Skinnie Girl Lora Leigh

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JONATHAN GOLDSMITH FInd Out Just How Interesting He Really Is

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THE GRIND OF THE INDIE SRH Has Always Done It Their Own Way

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CONSUMABLES Get Your Hands On These

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For all the shit my parents would give me as a child, there are a select few sentences that seem to jump out at me almost daily. None more so than the lecture I often heard the most. As a kid my parents made sure I was in the house by the time the streetlights were on and that was during the summer when school wasn’t a factor. During high school, we had the constant arguments about curfew and not being able to go to parties. The biggest one came when I finally turned 18. I decided that I was officially an adult and I could do whatever the fuck I wanted. So, I bounced. Not even too sure what I did or where I went – so it obviously wasn’t exciting. The idea was to assert my independence. I was a grown ass man. Then when I got home around 2 A.M., Moms was on the couch waiting for me.

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“If you are under my roof, you are under my rules! Why are you always in such a goddamn hurry to grow up?” Nothing reminds me more of being a kid than 4th of July. And I guess this issue has been a bit nostalgic for me. Baseball season is happening. People are barbequing. Kids are out of school and the occasional bottle rocket going off at 1 in the morning really jogs that constant life lesson – why are you in such a goddamn hurry to grow up?

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Have a great summer kids…Skinnie Loves you.

Ramon Gonzales

Cover Photo by Michael Vincent

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‘Magic City’

Dominik Garcia-Lorido Represents Young Hollywood Right

Dominik Garcia-Lorido has been acting in some capacity for 23 of her 28 years of existence. It’s not a shocking statistic considering she’s the oldest daughter of acting powerhouse Andy Garcia. As the new mob-epic series ‘Magic City,” begins what promises to be a long run on Starz, Garcia-Lorido is excited not only to be a part of such a buzzworthy show, but also to show people that she has the chops to stand on her own. “It’s pretty surreal. I’ve never been a part of any kind of project like this,” said GarciaLorido. “I’ve never done TV before, not even a guest spot. Now, I’m really spoiled.This is my first impression of what television’s like and I know that’s not usually the case. “Magic City,” is the tale of the goings on at a powerful Miami Beach hotel in the late ‘50s. Ike Evans runs the exclusive Miramar Hotel and deals with everything from the mob to celebrity performers and a looming revolution in neighboring Cuba. Sex, violence and strong family ties are all topics of conversation in the series but it goes much deeper than that, says Garcia-Lorido. “Yeah, it’s about family and there’s that mob tie to it.There’s business conflict.There’s relationship conflicts,” she said. “The characters are done so well and are so different and the storylines are so different and when they tie together, it’s so intense. Mitch (Glazer) is such an incredible writer. He knows his stuff. He grew up on Miami Beach. He adds this rich knowledge for this history and this era and this location. There’s an authenticity to it.” Being cast in the role had a special meaning for Garcia-Lorido, who was born in Miami and whose parents came to Miami as part of the Cuban Revolution in the

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early ‘60s. There’s a palpable authenticity to the role as if it was fate that decided she take part in it. “It’s so surreal and cool,” she said. “I think when you’re casting Cuban characters and you want to cast an actual Cuban, most of the time that person is going to have some kind of ties to Miami. Not my generation, but my parent’s generation came during the revolution to Miami Beach because that’s what was closest. Both of my parents came when they were five years old and two years old. They were both raised in Miami and I was actually born in Miami but raised in L.A. It’s pretty crazy to be there. All my grandmothers are there and my aunts and uncles and cousins and a lot of my friends. I was kind of living like a local there for the first time because I was there living with a job and not just there on vacation. It’s nice to be home.” Her character in, ‘Magic City,’ is Mercedes Lozaro and is eerily relatable to her own life, says Garcia-Lorido. Mercedes has her eyes set on her career and isn’t focused on all of the distractions that come with things like dating and starting a family. “She’s not trying to settle down and get married and have kids like a woman, especially Cuban Catholic girls at that time and that age,” says Garcia-Lorido of her character. “That’s what everyone was doing. She’s sort of different. I can really relate to that. I was always trying to pursue acting and doing my own thing and was never really focused on anything else and my first time falling in love caught me totally off guard and I was like, ‘No, I’m going this way, I can’t.’” Authentic writing and a virtually untapped resource of content from the era make “Magic City,” a must see show for any aficionados of mob-related movies or television.

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“I think it’s so authentic and I think this is a period of time in Miami Beach that we don’t usually see. I can’t believe that no one has done this yet,” said GarciaLorido. “You see this era in the ‘Godfather II,’ when they’re in Miami and then Cuba … but not so exposed like this in the TV show. It was such an interesting time.You see the whole Cocaine Cowboys era always being portrayed. Everyone always thinks that the ‘50s were perfect and the ‘60s were when everyone went nuts and everyone dressed more risqué and everyone started doing drugs and everything was in your face. But, the ‘50s … there was a lot of corruptness and the organized crime, especially in Miami Beach, was at an all-time high and that was a huge problem. A lot of people made money illegally through gambling and illegal prostitution. That’s what you see in the show. Ties to the mob like that.” For Garcia-Lorido, the role is another chance to show her acting chops after breaking out in the critically acclaimed film, “City Island,” where she ironically played the daughter to her real-life father. Having grown up on sets and appeared in a handful of films with her father, Garcia-Lorido is most excited to have a major role that even her dad will watch unfold for the first time in his living room rather than standing beside her as he has done so often. Even though her dad isn’t involved in the show, Garcia-Lorido is extremely comfortable being on set. After all, that’s all she’s ever known. “I grew up on a set. A trailer was (my dad’s) office. We were all set rats. I knew ‘rolling,’ meant to be quiet,” she said. “We hung around the crew. That’s why I feel very home on set. I don’t like being in my trailer. I like being on set. I always get very close to the crew and I like talking to them because I remember them taking care of me on set when I grew up and showing me how the mic worked and painting bruises on me in the makeup trailer. My sisters and I always sort of lived that gypsy lifestyle. My family is very close because of it.” Many people might consider having a famous father in your chosen career path a positive, but it hasn’t always been a smooth ride for Garcia-Lorido. She’s had to overcome negative stigmas that often come with people assuming that someone has been given an advantage just because of their blood. That’s just not the case, says Garcia-Lorido, recalling a time when she was around 10 and had trouble just fitting in on a soccer team. “The girls would bully me and my dad picked me up from practice and the girls all realized who my dad was and they would have a crush on him and kiss my ass because of who my dad was and when he would leave, they’d be super mean,” she said. “You never know if someone likes you because of you or because you come from this family or because your dad is cool or your dad is famous. It’s always a factor but I try not to let that run my life or else I’d go crazy.” Garcia-Lorido says she has to work even harder to not only gain respect in Hollywood but show people that she can stand alone as an actress. “With ‘City Island,’ it was so scary for me because I loved that part so much and I worked really hard at it,” she said, adding that she was actually recommended the part for ‘City Island,’ while auditioning for a completely different film. “(In ‘City Island’) I was doing a movie with my dad so I was really scared of people separating and looking at me apart from him because we’re in the same movie together and thinking, ‘She’s not very good and she’s just in the movie because of her dad.’ That was what I was always so scared of was those kinds of things. It’s less scary when I’m not working with him. In ‘Magic City,’ I’m on my own and it’s less daunting for me. I’m not as scared. I’m fine with someone criticizing me for my work as long as it’s about me and my work and not about, ‘You’re just in this because someone gave this to you.’ I’ve earned everything I’ve done.” If her performances in “City Island,” and “Magic City,” are any indication of what’s to come, it might not be too long until Andy Garcia is referred to as “Dominik Garcia-Lorido’s dad.”

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Open letter to

Alexis Taylor

Hot Chip Frontman Words by m.m. zonoozy

Dear Alexis, I promised you not to put a label on Hot Chip’s upcoming fifth album, In Our Heads, so I apologize if this is whimsical, emotional, and fanboyish. I just wanted to let you know how your new album made me groove, and I am fairly certain that you wouldn’t want this written any other way. After we met in New York last month, you told me your intent in creating the album, and it stuck with me: “For people to feel something really deep when they listen to it.” I have now sunk into In Our Heads no less than eighty-seven times. After overanalyzing your influences, your BPM’s, and your lyrics, it’s time to try to convey in words the experience of your five-pieces’ highly anticipated June 12th release.

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You put it well when you said that you “think Hot Chip is good because of these different types of songs and different moods . . . I don’t think it’s good for an album to be one pace.” I’m with you, especially after listening to the atypical puree of the album’s eleven self-produced tracks. Typically, I let the album run in order, leading off with “Motion Sickness.” I’d always start listening sitting down because I get a kick of how I couldn’t help but stand 90 seconds in. Your croon sweeps in, “Remember when people thought the world was round, the world was round . . .” I do, Alexis. I sure do – like it was yesterday. Amazing. At this point, I’m feeling pretty happy. Then here comes “How Do You Do” and I’m just grooving. I want to find my girlfriend and dance. Not like club dancing, like lounge dancing. I understand what you meant when you talked about the “futuristic sounding ‘90s R&B.” My lounge is followed by “Don’t Deny Your Heart.” This is Hot Chip gone pop – I envision a shiny double-decker full of neon and pretty sounds. But who am I kidding, I can’t focus – I’m already anticipating the next one. When we last spoke, we spent good time philosophizing about “Look At Where We Are.” It is so very R&B, and “Massively influenced by the R. Kelly album called R.” You told me that you “love that record because you get that intimacy.” Similarly, the introspective vibe is contagious here. As you mentioned, “I feel the track I was writing was about a relationship and looking where you got to, and not losing site of the reason it all began in the first place . . . And trying to keep something.” I usually listen to that song twice before blasting “These Chairs” – there is this break in that song about two minutes in that I die for. “Night and Day” is the

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basement funk party I’ve always wanted. I’m singing along “I don’t got no ABBA . . . I like Zap not Zappa!” and soloing my keytar. And finally, “Flutes,” the first single and one of the first tracks you, Joe Goddard, Felix Martin, Al Doyle, and Owen Clarke made for this album. You warned me that, “It wasn’t telling that the rest of the album was going to have that housey feel.” But honestly, Alexis, I wouldn’t mind a dozen more tracks like this. Throw chanting Buddhist monks over an epic maison record anytime. I’m all in. In your own words, “As we started to write more songs, I suppose we felt like they fit together quite well anyways.” I’d agree, and concede that I’m content to be calmed down a bit with the dreamier “Now There is Nothing” before traveling to “The End of the Earth.” See what I did there? Hope you liked it. When I asked about the songs collectively, you told me that, “There’s no grand plan when you make a record – each song is it’s own musical world, and you sort of follow the ideas through to their conclusions.” The album itself concludes too soon with “Let Me Be Him” and “Always Been Your Love.” I’m furrowing during the latter because I know the trip is coming to an end. But all is well; I can always hit the triangle button for an eighty-eighth go around. Your friend, M.M.

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Formula Drift Continues To Turn Heads By Ramon Gonzales

Among automotive enthusiasts, motorsports is not only the ultimate proving ground; it is a very tough field to break into. Even more impossible, changing the standard method of operation.Among the niche – funny car and rally reign supreme.The mainstays still include the juggernauts that are Indy and Nascar. In recent years however, Drift has experienced the kind of meteoric rise in popularity that has really resonated with a new generation of automotive enthusiasts and casual spectators alike. Why? Aside from the conventional ways of judging, you have to really appreciate any sport that considers flair into the scoring. Drift is fast. Drift is dangerous in that a collision in every race is almost as sure as your next 5 minutes of oxygen. Drift is loud as it tears through metropolis streets the world over. The elements of Drift sit well with a generation that loves immediacy, loves a spectacle, and loves anything that makes every effort to not bore the audience with technical jargon. Serving as the precursor to the city’s deeply rooted Long Beach Grand Prix, the start of the Formula Drift season has taken place in Long Beach with all the same spectacle the Grand Prix enjoys – on a realistically smaller scale. International media, celebs, parties; Drift is no longer the bastard stepchild among motorsports. Beginning in the spring and rounding out in the fall, there are 7 events throughout the 2012 Formula Drift calendar that take place domestically. Running concurrently, the Pro-Am series offers a new crop of hungry drivers the opportunity to prove themselves among the sports best. Not to mention, the Asian tour that invades Singapore and Malaysia only augments the sports’ roots. Justin Pawlak, Dai Yoshihara, Chris Forsberg, Rhys Millen – names that likely would’ve gone under the motorsports radar have not only landed major corporate sponsors, but has managed to gain notoriety outside of Drift diehards and become leaders of a very sincere following. Having only five years under the organization’s belt only makes Formula Drift’s reach just that much more impressive. The drama of an ever-changing leaderboard, combined with the drama that is inevitable with every pseudo-race, Formula Drift really does have the makings of the Millennium generation’s go to for high octane thrills. Follow the races and results at FORMULAD.COM

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bombshell Meet Skinniegirl Lora Leigh

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Photography by Ruan Van Der Sande @ Purple 9 Hair by Lara Regan @ Ruby Hair

As LORA LEIGH the model, do you have any hidden talents we should know about? Well I think I’m a pretty awesome cook, i’m a vegan so i experiment a lot which is great fun but it doesn’t always go to plan. I am a very messy cook too, the whole kitchen ends up trashed, but I hear messy cooks make better lovers anyway! I can also tie a cherry stalk in a knot with my tongue, that’s more of a party trick though!! Fill us in about dancing on tour with Lemmy and Motorhead... how did that come about? I used to dance in a strip tease show, we had this wild fire breathing rock and roll act, and it just so happened that one day we were performing at the same festival as Motorhead and the organizers thought it would be great to put us on stage with them, and the rest, as they say, is history. We toured with them in the UK and other european Festivals which really was total mayhem.They are all some of the last of the true rockstars, and of course Lemmy is British so he really got what we were about! He’s great, definitely one of my favourite people in the world. Here in the States we hear all the time how British women aren’t very attractive - how does it feel to prove the critics wrong? Yeah I hear that all the time, I hear you all think we look like horses! Not every English girl is actually English, I’m a mix of a lot of things, Persian, Italian and Greek.We do have our fair haired pale skinned ‘English Roses’ but I think they are beautiful. Aside from being in front of the camera, what are your career aspirations? As we say in England, I have my fingers in a lot of pies. I love photography and I assist the photographer Ruan Van Der Sande, who actually shot these pictures of me! I also work at a animal rescue in my free time. I work with the stray dogs looking for new

homes but do I have a tenancy of just bringing them home myself. My dog is a deaf rescue stray, she’s called Araya, after Tom from Slayer. What has been your favorite shoot you have done thus far? Last time I was in California I worked with the clothing brand Iron Fist, I shot their latest range at Randy Millers ‘Predators in Action’ ranch. After hearing all the stories of stunts gone wrong I got to shoot along side their resident tiger, which was absolutely amazing and he was huge! We even got to bottle feed the baby tiger cubs after the shoot too, I did consider steeling one! What are the draw backs to being a model? Any? Personally I don’t think there are any drawbacks, I love to shoot, meet new people and travel and I get to do all three. Of course you get labeled with the ‘stupid model’ stereotype, but then its fun when you get to prove them wrong. What do you look for in a guy, do you have a type and do you have any embarrassing crushes? I have a huge David Ducoveny/Hank Moody crush but I do always seem to fall for the asshole. Bruce Springsteen! Oh and Tim Armstrong from Rancid. See, I told you I didn’t have a type!! If you want a really crazy one I kinda fancy Meatloaf too. If you could be a character from any film, who would you choose to be? That is so hard! Im a film buff so I might need to choose a few. I’d be Alabama Worley from True Romance. But then being Rose McGowen in Planet Terror would be really cool too. twitter.com/Lora_Leigh girlmanagement.com loraleighofficial.tumblr.com

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The Right pitch

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Jonathan Goldsmith Is The Most Interesting Man in The World Words by Patrick Douglas

Jonathan Goldsmith might be the most recognizable man on television. His face is broadcast dozens of times a day on just about every channel on TV. People recite quotes from his fictitious tale everywhere from the office to bars to church to school. He’s the most interesting man in the world, or at least that’s the praise his character receives in the immensely popular Dos Equis ads. Turns out Goldsmith might actually be worthy of the title in his real life. He’s acted in hundreds of television shows, has shared the screen with some of the most influential people in Hollywood history, has climbed mountains, sailed the seas and even saved a life or two. He’s adored by children and elderly alike, even if people are too young or old to drink the beer he’s representing. “The demographics are incredible,” said Goldsmith. “I was sitting at this little Mexican place in L.A. where my wife would go for a quiet breakfast and a fella comes over and my wife says, ‘Yes,’ and he says, ‘You know I was asking my son yesterday, who’s seven, what he wanted to be when he grows up, he says ‘I wanna be the most interesting man in the world.’’ Two weeks later, we’re on a bus in Manhattan and an old gentleman’s getting off the bus and does a double take, sees me and comes over and taps me on the shoulder with his cane. It’s not often at 73, I’m called Sonny. But he says ‘Sonny, when I come back, I wanna be you.’ That pleases the hell out of me. It gets better for me every single day. I just had pictures taken with the president of the United States.”

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I started this stream of bullshit. “ Fidel Castro heard that I was a famous lover

and a chess player and we met in a cave in Monte Graso, I don’t even know if there is a Monte Graso. I just kept spinning this wild ass tale and they let me go on and on and I’d hear some laughter. They went on a worldwide search. All of the domestic Meccas for commercial casting. New York, Chicago, Dallas and also Buenos Aires and Mexico City. They didn’t get the Latino they wanted, they got a Jew from New York and that most people are convinced is a Latino.

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Goldsmith’s ridiculously long resume includes acting gigs on “Perry Mason,” the original “Star Trek,” “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke,” “Streets of San Francisco,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Rockford Files,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “CHiPs,” “Dynasty,” “St. Elsewhere,” “T.J. Hooker,” “Knots Landing,” “The A-Team,” “Knight Rider,” “MacGyver,” “Dallas,” and “Magnum P.I.,” and that’s just naming a few. He played alongside a young Clint Eastwood in “Hang ‘Em High,” was ironically shot by John Wayne between the eyes in, “The Shootist,” and fought alongside Burt Lancaster in “Go Tell The Spartans,” the latter of which earned Goldsmith Oscar-worthy praise by a writer for the New York City News. Yet through all the Hollywood experiences and accolades, it’s his role as the fantastic salt-and-pepper-bearded adventurer in the Dos Equis commercials that gets him chased by fans wherever he goes. It’s an honor that Goldsmith cherishes, even though he admits living in his new home in Vermont is a little more easy-going than being chased around L.A. by beer commercial fans. “I wish it had come 40 years ago but it didn’t. It’s a little bittersweet in a way,” explained Goldsmith. “I was a journeyman actor. It could’ve happened for me years ago but it didn’t but at least it did happen. There are so many people that are very talented and major contributors and they quit. I once knew a guy with the Hollywood Reporter, his name was Vernon Scott and he was at the gym every day. He was one of the regulars. He said ‘Kid, you’ve got a lot of talent but that’s not enough.You’ve gotta outlast the bastards.’ There was a lot to that. There were some rough times.” Goldsmith was part of golden age of Westerns, acting in numerous episodes of “Gunsmoke,” and “Bonanza,” and playing bit parts in a handful of major Hollywood westerns. During that time, he was known as Jonathan Lippe and being from New York, had little experience doing things people did in the old west. “It was kind of rough on my ass because New York guys don’t spend too much time on horses,” he said with a laugh. “I fell off more fuckin’ horses than I could possibly tell you (but) it was a wonderful time. It was a golden age of television. ‘Gunsmoke,’

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I did like 15 or 16 of them. I did so many of them and they liked me, thank god, that they said ‘Gee, we’d love to use you but you’re too recognizable.’ They went out and dyed my hair blond and put me in a three-part show called ‘Gold Train.’ I really lived to regret it, too. Here I was stuck with this … flaming blond hair. I looked like a real flamer. I met some of the best guys. Michael Landon was one of my favorites.” Goldsmith’s career was taking an interesting direction when he realized there was a recurring theme to his characters – they all seemed to die one way or another. “The Hollywood Reporter wrote an article about me, ‘Dying for a Living.’ I got killed all the time and it depressed the shit out of my father,” he said. “I was taken out in a buck board, drowned on ‘Streets of San Francisco,’ hung by Joseph Cotton, machine gunned, poisoned, ice picked to death. I mostly played bad guys and people ask me all the time, ‘How come?’ and I think it’s because I didn’t look like a bad guy. I didn’t tip off the story. I certainly had enough stuff to call upon inside of me and apparently did well playing a bad guy.” Ninety-five percent of his acting experience came prior to the ‘90s when he suddenly decided to bid adieu to Hollywood and start his own business. “I made a living all my life as an actor until 1989 things started to slow down. My hair got grayer and I wasn’t getting the leading roles anymore and I said, ‘Screw it. I’m tired of not being the right height, not being good looking enough, too good looking,’ all the bullshit that goes into casting and image and all of that crap. I got out,” he said, pausing to light his pipe. “I had such a lifetime of being told ‘No,’ or ‘Almost,’ or ‘If.’ I couldn’t play a fuckin’ monkey in ‘Planet of the Apes,’ and they wanted me to but my eyes were the wrong color. I just had enough.” In his time away from the acting business, Goldsmith traveled the world and called home a boat docked off the coast of California. Years before his fictional character in the Dos Equis commercials “bowled overhand,” or “arm-wrestled Fidel Castro,” Goldsmith was living a life the Dos Equis man might be envious of.

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“I’ve been fortunate enough in two different circumstances to save two lives. I’ve been a mountain hiker. I’ve traveled all through the Caribbean on my sailboat. I’ve lived on and off sailboats for 35/36 years,” he said. “Been caught in some pretty bad storms. I’ve been in the back country in Mexico and throughout the Caribbean as well as in the Sierras. Climbed some mountains. Mount Whitney, which at the time was the highest mountain, they thought, in the lower 48, outside of Alaska’s Mount McKinley.That was an easy hike but on that hike, we saved a guy’s life who was lost in a snow storm.” Forward years later and Goldsmith found himself looking for acting gigs again, this time leaning towards commercials. The rest, as they say, is history. “I went out almost seven years ago on a cattle call for a commercial and all I knew was they were looking for an actor that had improvisational skills,” he recalled. “I went down, there must have been 500 people at this open, what we call a cattle-call. I said ‘Jesus.’ My agent, who’s now my wife, I said ‘She’s making a ridiculous mistake,’ because everybody else looked like Juan Valdez, the coffee guy in the great commercial campaign. They were looking for a Latino. I went in and was loose as a goose because I didn’t think I had a chance, whatsoever. My car was parked illegally and at four o’clock they were gonna tow it and I get a huge fine. I started this stream of bullshit. Fidel Castro heard that I was a famous lover and a chess player and we met in a cave in Monte Graso, I don’t even know if there is a Monte Graso. I just kept spinning this wild ass tale and they let me go on and on and I’d hear some laughter. They went on a worldwide search. All of the domestic Meccas for commercial casting. New York, Chicago, Dallas and also Buenos Aires and Mexico City. They didn’t get the Latino they wanted, they got a Jew from New York and that most people are convinced is a Latino.” When it came down to three actors, Goldsmith was about to get passed over once again because his beard was too gray. “They said ‘We really like him, but we’re thinking of going a little bit younger.’ My wife said ‘How can you have the most interesting person in the world who doesn’t have life experience which takes time?’ They called back 15 minutes later and we screen tested.You can’t. You’ve gotta live a life to have a life,” he said. Goldsmith is also a philanthropist, having devoted the past 55 years to helping abused children and is part of www.freearts.org. “Since I was 18, I’ve been involved with handicapped and kids at risk. That’s perhaps the very best thing. I’m frequently asked on red carpets, ‘What’s the best thing about a celebrity status,’ and I say ‘Just to call attention to the things that are really important to you.’ I never had that platform before,” he said. “I used to go out into the streets in a clown costume and face paint kids for a buck or two to call attention to child abuse. I joined an organization almost 40 years ago called Free Arts for Abused Children. All volunteers, some big name people. We would go into institutions where kids were under lock and key protection from their own parents. That’s an important part of my life.” Sure, there are talks to turn the Dos Equis guy into film or television character and it would undoubtedly be more successful than the Geico cavemen and their bomb of a show. As cool as it would be to see him show up in the next “Anchorman,” as Ron Burgandy’s long-lost dad, now is not the time, says Goldsmith. “(There’s) lots of discussions but it’s not time now. It’s just not time,” he said. “The run gets better and better and the numbers go up and up.That can come later. Dos Equis, very wisely, wants to keep this campaign as it is. We’ve had book deals thrown at us and a major company wanted to do a feature film. Right now, we don’t have to do that. There’ll be time for that later, I think. I hope. It’s a funny business. Sometimes when it’s over, it’s over. It’s a hell of a run and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. It’s just opened a world for me that was always closed.”

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For Almost Two Decades SRH Has Run The Underground By Ramon Gonzales

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Hate to do it, but here is a very honest fact that many reading likely don’t know. Almost nothing is indie. Hispter kids, alternative media, and very meticulous marketing gimmicks have duped so many people into subscribing to a false notion of “indie”, when most times, that entity is controlled by some international conglomerate aiming to produce result for shareholders. In large, it’s a brilliant marketing strategy that shoots for subscribers as an effective means of creating brand loyalty.

A little too intense? Let’s reel it all back in. In the early 90’s a few guys in Mission Beach California took on the concept of indie in the most organic of ways. They didn’t have a marketing strategy. They didn’t know about profit margins and who the fuck was going to find shareholders to invest? For Kevin Zinger and partner Ryan White, organizing a slue of successful shows in San Diego spawned a movement that resonated with community that was looking for something different. From music to clothing, Supporting Radical Habits was always about being an individual and providing a unique product – integrity. Take us back to the San Diego apartment where SRH all started... It’s a bit hazy. Basically after hanging around together for a while, I said I’m going to name this crew the Stoners Reeking Havoc. That’s what we were so it seemed like a perfect name. We started drinking a bit and that night we all carved SRH into our arms with heated up razors. Much later someone said, “Hey wreaking is spelled with a W”. At that point it was too late to change it became Supporting Radical Habits. SRH started as a crew of dudes from what was, at the time, a semi ghetto small beach town full of surfers, punkers, skaters, and etcetera. None of us gave a shit about the industry or what people thought. This was just my way of putting a name and a face to what was going on. Was there ever a single particular moment that forced you to step back and really acknowledge that SRH went from a good idea to a full on professional entity? I was 18 years old throwing 21 and up clubs in San Diego. I wasn’t even old enough to get in the places and I’m running the show. I’m not sure how my partner Ryan convinced the club owners I was 21 back then. Anyways, when you’re 18 years old sitting on the side of the stage at a Pennywise show that you’re throwing and you’re watching the whole slam pit and it’s full of SRH shirts and hats, it was a pretty good feeling and probably the first moment I was like “this is pretty rad”. Sub Noize has endured 2 of the most tumultuous decades in the business and has managed to do so with its integrity in tact. What do you think has allowed the brand to experience the kind of longevity it has? It’s been tough for sure. The record business sucks. I don’t blame kids but honestly, who buys music anymore? If a kid gets 40 bucks a week from his parents he isn’t going to go buy music when he can just get it online for free. So we have survived by instead of trying to fight that reality to just live with it. People who are fans of our label and bands know how hard we work and they know how much the bands put into it. So if they don’t buy a CD they end up going to the concert or buying a t-shirt. The people who get behind our bands are truly independent thinkers. They recognize that we are an independent company doing this for the right reasons and trying to keep the movement alive and make a living. I think that is why we have longevity. We keep the music, fans and ourselves honest. How important were those early years of doing club shows in Mission Beach? Does it ever amaze you that some of those relationships started way back then and are still going strong? Those were the best and craziest years of my life. And I have lived a crazy life. The stories go on for days. NOFX, Sublime, Pennywise, Kottonmouth Kings, Incubus, 311, HED PE, Lag Wagon, RKL, the list of bands who we supported before they blew up is insane. And I don’t just mean doing shows for them. Most of them have puked in my bathroom or passed out on my couch (laughs). San Diego had a cool scene back then. When SRH did a show people just knew to come out and the band would be good. So a lot of bands got exposure and push in So Cal by playing SRH events back then. I built some very strong and lasting friendships so it’s never been just about the business. Mission Beach, 1992, where it all started

SRH - Supporting Radical Habits. Obviously that has been the ethos of everything you guys have done. Does it bother you that so many people have jumped on that bandwagon when for you guys, it was just labeling what you had been doing since you were teenagers? You go through stages where you’re bummed and then stages when you just kind of laugh about it and think “come on guys, really?” So many companies have just taken our style and ideas for their own benefit. I think most people see right through it. The bigger companies, unfortunately, have corporate stockholders with a bunch of money. So, they steal our concepts, but they can spend as much money on marketing as they want and take our team riders. I think some people get confused with what’s real and what’s not. With the little companies I guess it can be kind of flattering but you’re like, “Really? I’m glad we inspired you to start a company because that’s what it’s all about, but did you have to rip us off completely?” I guess that’s how Bad Religion felt in the 90’s after every band on the planet stole their style (laughs). I respect people that are trying to start something for themselves and to think that SRH influenced them is an honor but to steal our stuff, sell out and talk shit makes you pissed.

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Richter from KMK showing SRH tattoo. That is brand loyalty.

SRH team rider and big wave charger Kerby Brown

Hefe from Nofx has been supporting SRH for two decades

Zinger Surfing. Not many owners can pull off front side ollie

James Carter SRH FMX

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Mike Clark of Suicidal Tendencies

Ryan from SRH insentivizing the shipping guys

It Makes me laugh when I see these companies say “Its not a brand, it’s a lifestyle”. We have been doing that for 20 years and now every company big and small uses that in some ad campaign. We don’t even use it anymore because it’s almost become cheesy. You wont see us steal other peoples’ stuff and you wont see us do an energy drink collaboration. I was talking to a buddy of mine who was a legendary pro skater 10 years ago. We were laughing so hard about the energy drink collabo shirts. He was like, “if I would have worn an SRH/Sunkist shirt I would have gotten laughed at and shit thrown at me”. What’s next, Twinkie collabo shirts? The action sports world has lost a lot of its soul. Between SRH and Sub Noize - what came first? Did the music give birth to the brand or did the brand just loan itself to the music? SRH was around about 5 years before Suburban Noize. But we had been doing music with SRH from the start. SRH sponsored all the bands that would do shows for us. We still sponsor some of them. Pennywise, NOFX have been around from the start of SRH and we still have great relationships with them. When we started Suburban Noize, the relationship with the bands on the label and them supporting SRH was mutually beneficial and it’s one big family so it makes sense. Kottonmouth Kings for example got their start by playing SRH shows. SRH supported them before they were the legendary group they are today by putting them in ads, getting them shows, SRH even took them to japan. And along the way it really became a big family that was trying to help each other. I have cool partners in both companies. Brad X who owns Sub Noize with me and Ryan who owns SRH with me both got from the start of this thing that together we were a powerful force. SRH and Suburban Noize are different companies but we are the same family. SRH seems to have an extended family of sorts - bands and athletes that aren’t under the management or label umbrella that not only support SRH, but proudly rep it. Is that something you actively pursue or is it something that organically happens? For sure it’s organic. Over the years, every band from Sublime, Suicidal Tendencies, Slightly Stoopid, Pennywise, NOFX repped SRH and still do. I don’t manage or do any business with them. These people were all our friends and they all know our background. People who have nothing to do with our music business still rep SRH proudly and they are just as much family to us as the bands on Sub Noize. I think bands are more real then action sports guys in the way the approach it. They want to wear what’s real to them and not who is paying them the most. And SRH isn’t a company who pushes our stuff on people. We have tried to have team managers but at the end of the day we don’t want people to feel like they have to wear our stuff, we want you to be proud to wear it. What were some of the growing pains of the brand? Looking back on what you have accomplished, were there any missteps that you can recall that hurt more than helped? A big company one time actually stole our logo. That was in the early days.

They knew everyone supported us but they figured they could steal and put it out into the mainstream. Our first thought was to roll into their tradeshow booth and rip the place to shreds. But that shit never works so we took the right approach and got them to stop using it. It got really ugly where these corporate monkeys were literally just trying to get in on what we had created and steal it from us. The guy who was the president actually told me “There is nothing you can do to me.” I wanted to knock his teeth in but instead we dealt with it the right way. Long story short they are out of business and we have been going for 15 years. Punk and hip-hop has changed drastically since you first became impassioned about it. How do you adapt to that kind of change or do you really even care? I really don’t give a shit. Most of the pop driven stuff in Hip Hop and punk I could care less about. I sign bands and work with groups that I like and hopefully other people will too. I’m not out looking for the next LMFAO or Drake. No disrespect to those groups but its just not my thing. I could just chase the next big thing and sign groups like that but I hope people realize we aren’t doing things the easy way. I still value my integrity over money and I want to work with real acts that have more then one cheesy hit song. I still hang out with the same people I did before I had any success and so many people got the SRH logo tattooed on them. I owe them all something for the years of loyalty. Do you ever miss the apartment in Mission Beach? The simplicity? I do and I don’t. Things back then were a lot simpler as far as business went. And I have so many great friends and memories. But that generation and that time period was not all beach parties and bong hits. I have seen a lot of things and a lot of places but Mission Beach in the early 90’s was a very crazy place. Unfortunately, a lot of my friends from back then ended up in a bad place. Dead, jail, or worse. When your every day life turns into one big party eventually it catches up with you. I miss those days from the sense of family and brotherhood. But you can’t party your life away and I saw first hand what it did to a lot of people. What do you think your legacy is thus far? Did you ever imagine getting here and now that you are here, what do you want fans and supporters to know most about your decades of hard work? I have never really thought about it because I’m not done yet. But I think people will look back and say there was a guy who was just like us and with a lot of hard work and sticking to his beliefs, he built something different and represented us. SRH is something that people will hopefully remember and be a part of for a very a long time. It truly is the first movement that brought together action sports and music and created a family and movement behind it. I want people to know that SRH has worked very hard at keeping its core principals and not selling out to corporate America. We decided to work hard for our success instead of sell out for it.

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Spoil The World Is Ending Soon Anyway Right? 1 PEBBLE

Smart Watch The one of a kind ePapper smartwatch that not only makes being able to leave your phone for a bit feasible, but looks good too. Synchronizing with your IOS or Android based phone, the Pebble allows you to run applications from your phone via your wristwatch. Everything from emails and Facebook notifications to caller ID and GPS functionality make the Pebble more than just a wristwatch but a technological accessory that is bound to change the game $150 www.Pebble.com

3 Instaprint #Awesome. A small developer out of Brooklyn, NY (of course) came up with a wi-fi printer that works directly with Instagram to print out small 8x10 versions of your uploaded Instagram photos from anywhere. Not to mention, this prints out on inkless paper – making it cost effective for public places looking to have a cool. Tech savvy anchor in their place of business. Social media with a tangible twist, definitely a game changer. $400 www.Kickstater.com

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5 JUICY COUTURE Staycation Bag

Ladies…now you too can show your nerdy side without ever having to sacrifice your sense of fashion. From Juicy Couture, The Staycation Kit is a tote that comes equipped with everything you need for a perfect picnic or a day at the beach. It sports MP3 speakers, two plates, two threepiece stainless steel flatware settings in holder, napkins, placemats, blanket, and 2 tumblers. Aside from what’s inside, the design of the bag makes it so ladies aren’t afraid to look like a dweeb. $248 www.juicycouture.com

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6 AQUABOTIX Hyrdoview

It might have taken 20 years, but if you are finally ready to play the Super NES games on your Gameboy and you managed to save your game cartridges, it’s game time. The 3.5 inch LED display and the ability to connect this bad boy to your TV make for a cool gaming unit. The shitty thing is, what kind of fucking nerd are you if you still have those old video game cartridges?

It’s no secret that electricity during the summer hits Californians especially at a premium. KUHL has launched a new air conditioning unit that is controlled from your smartphone to allow time and or temperture settings to be dialed in remotely. For office managers and or landlords, this could be the great inventions ever, as the software has the capability to control a whole bank of units all at once. Stay cool this summer, but stay smart too.

By photography standards, this one is rather affordable. Say hello to an underwater vehicle that shoots high quality video in 1080p and digital stills all while transmitting the images and video wireless to the same iPad you are controlling it with. Complete with LED lights and the ability to reach 5 knots going forward and 1 knot in reverse, for photographers looking to step up their game, this just may be worth the investment.

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“Poppy Playground” & “Pearl Diver” Ironically, most people don’t see bedding as the sexiest of purchases, but Vice Merchants is working to change that. Combining a healthy dose of irreverence with their artistic take T&A, decadent prints on high quality 400 count Supima cotton give these sheets a bit ore personality than the standard Bed, Bath, and Beyond starter kit. Soon to release bandanas and shower curtains following the same MO,Vice Merchants figured out that high quality is just the start, you have to have some real curb appeal too. $$$ ViceMerchants.com Want a Review? Ok, say you have this really cool product and you’re wondering to yourself, “How do I get my really cool product reviewed by Skinnie Magazine?“ Pay attention now! Ready? Email us at reviews@skinniemagazine.com

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For your viewing By Ramon Gonzales

Digging Deeper than Blockbusters 1

Bernie

Safety Not Guaranteed

Beasts of the Southern Wild

The Invisible War

Something from Nothing – The Art of Rap

This black comedy directed by Richard Linklater manages to be just as creepy as the pedophile ‘stache Jack Black runs with throughout the film. Bucking his rep, Linklater actually uses some Hollywood heavyweights in Shirley MacLaine and Matthew Maconaughey to recount the smalltown Texas murder of Marjorie Nugent by a beloved funeral director, Bernie Tiede. Using actual townspeople, the morbid twist is in the somewhat justified murder of Nugent by Tiede. Generally disliked among the people of Carthage,Texas, Nugent was not only killed but the crime was kept secret for 9 months.

Winner of the 2012 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Safety Not Guaranteed is the kind of film that uses a ridiculous plotline to set up a fairly expected romantic twist. The reason for the outlandish setup is always an effort to easy the cheese factor of the story, but manages to make it cheesier in the end. Aside from a strong performance from Aubrey Plaza (nerdy, hot look for approachability) this one isn’t much different from the Katherine Heigl type films that most people shine on – even though it tries really hard to be.

Holy shit…there will be so much said about this film that any superlatives here would just come off as either condescending or plain idiotic. The debut from director Benh Zeitlin based on a play from Lucy Alibar, lush landscapes that resonate in fantastic cinematography, soaring musical accompaniment, and Oscar caliber performances from non-actors make this film not only a must-see, but a strong contender for a generational staples among film snobs and collectors.

Easily one of the most sobering facts of this documentary resonates in the more than 16,000 service women that were raped while on active duty by fellow servicemen. That is the grim reality of The Invisible War. Only 8 percent of rape cases are prosecuted in the US military and of that 8 percent, only 2 percent result in convictions. Emmy nominated director Kirby Dick takes on an a taboo among the US military in this Sundance lauded documentary that is bound to leave you speechless.

A documentary that aims to explain the roots of rap music makes sense coming from first time filmmaker and seminal gangster rapper, Ice-T. From New York to LA, Ice manages to collect stories and freestyle verses from the genre’s royalty, but never really connects the dots. Aside from giving no consideration to other geographically crucial hotbeds for rap music, the documentary plays out more like a tugjob then anything overly informative. Entertaining, but far from educating.

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choice By Alex Mendoza

Listen Closely... 1

Turbo Negro

DZ Deathrays

Múm

Melody Gardot

Sexual Harassment

Bloodstreams

Early Birds

The Absence

Two minutes into the blistering maelstrom of Turbonegro’s opening track, “I Got a Knife”, frontman Hank Von Helvete growls, “He will violate you!” The lyric serves as a braggartlike statement in regards to his knife, amplifying the kitsch of the song to unforeseen heights. The remaining nine tracks follow suit – rock-fueled vignettes of unnamed subjects in relatable scenarios, with their Scandinavian interpretation of styles used by Alice Cooper and Mötley Crüe at their finest form yet.

DZ Deathrays – take that in for a second. Granted the name immediately strikes as a cheap B-Movie rock band scare tactic, the Brisbane duo’s skillful fusion of myriad rock styles and brief musical flings with ‘80s inspired electronic riffs unveils a matchless wealth of musical depth. Tracks such as “Dinomight” are as bizarre as one might imagine, channeling an irresistible nostalgic charm that pays respect to the earliest incantations of old-fashioned rock and roll.

Opposed to Icelandic brethren Björk, Jóhann Jóhansson and Sigur Rós, Múm is the closest incarnation to anything that could evoke the experimental attitude of electronic wunderkind, Aphex Twin, or genre-benders Animal Collective. With “Early Birds”, the glitch-hop acrobatics run rampant, as the boundaries of their pop maximalist tendencies push beyond the threshold of sanity. Tracks such as “Gingúrt” are a prime example - the marriage of mountain-dwelling polka players and electronica becomes a tangible experience.

Nimble acoustic guitars and sultry blues overtones hold together the intricate framework of Melody Gardot’s latest musical offering. Holding true to her folksy jazz roots, her spellbinding vocals and the transparent orchestration capture the nostalgic atmosphere of summer skies and impossibly white sandy beaches one second (“Mira”), only to seamlessly transition into the scene of a smoky bar deep from the heart of a noir film minutes later (“So We Meet Again My Heartache”).

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Behind Closed Doors: Where Country Meets Soul When Ray Charles covered “Georgia on my Mind”, the lines between country and soul were blurred. Decades later, U.K. record label Kent Records offers this fascinating compilation of various renown soul artists such as Aaron Neville, Al Green and Clarence Carter covering popular country recordings. The notion of such an assembly sounds absurd, but it is hard to deny the passion each singer brings to table – especially Aaron Neville’s delicate rendition of “The Grand Tour”.

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Play at Your Own Risk 1

Batman: Arkham AsylumHarley Quinn’s Revenge

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Diablo III

Lollipop Chainsaw

Game of Thrones

For PS3 & X Box 360

For Mac & PC

For PS3 & X Box 360

For X Box 360

“Harley Quinn’s Revenge” comes as a worthy downloadable content story picking up two weeks after the conclusion of “Batman: Arkham Asylum”. As it turns out, the Caped Crusader is missing, allowing players to experience the perspective of Batman’s sidekick: The Boy Wonder, Robin. Gameplay feels familiar, yet fresh as you get to use Robin’s unique weapons and skills in an enticing story that justifies the DLC’s price.

Considering the success of FPS titles such as “Call of Duty”and “Battlefield”, “Ghost Recon” offers an entirely different gaming experience. Whereas the previously mentioned titles thrive on a run-andgun strategy of sorts, “Ghost Recon” models itself on the realistic pace of battle. The ability to approach mission objectives in various forms, along with the flawless tagging and cover switch systems, provide a FPS geared for the methodical gamer.

Blizzard’s epic tale of dark fantasy returns twelve years after the release of “The Lord of Destruction” expansion pack. Set twenty years after the fall of Diablo, players find themselves thrust back into the world of Sanctuary to prevent The Lesser Evils, Belial and Azmodan, from destroying the world. The third installment features five new character classes, four extended Acts and hours upon hours of thrilling lootbased gameplay.

“Lollipop Chainsaw” is an ambitious attempt to capture the B-Movie spirit of zombie flicks, while maintaining enough innovative from a gameplay standpoint to keep players interested in the struggle of the busty protagonist, Juliet Starling. She wields a chainsaw, leaving trails of hot-pink energy as she tears through the hordes of zombies invading San Romero High School. However, the redundant design and gameplay keeps the game from retaining any charm, and feels more like a chore.

One would think that a video game based off a literary franchise as dark and brutal as “Game of Thrones” would be a match made in Heaven. Unfortunately, it would appear the potential of this title is far from reaching legendary heights. Graphics appear dated and the well-written story is crippled by terrible voice acting, buggy gameplay and redundant enemy encounters. Even more tragic considering George R. R. Martin was involved in its creation.

Final Verdict: Buy it!

Final Verdict: Burn it!

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LA CALENDAR

06/20 Glen Hansard @ The Wiltern

Deep V @ MyStudio Hollywood

Tasty @ Voyeur

Sophie Dee @ Voyeur

Don't Trip @ MyStudio Hollywood

Get It @ MyStudio Hollywood

Not Into It @ Voyeur

MyStudio Hollywood

Michaels! @ Voyeur

Ladies Night @ MyStudio Hollywood

Motorboatin' @ MyStudio Hollywood

06/21 Ministry @ Club Nokia 06/23 The Cult @ Hollywood Palladium 06/23 Death @ House of Blues 06/29 Summerland Tour @ Greek Theatre

06/25 Afrojack @ Playhouse 06/30 Foster The People @ Gibson Amphitheatre 07/01 Ben Harper @ Hollywood Bowl 07/02 Dream Theater @ Gibson Amphitheatre 07/05 Donovan Frankenreiter @ Santa Monica Pier

07/03 Beach House @ El Rey 07/06 Flo-Rida & Cee-Lo Green @ LA Sports Arena

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SwatchStore, Kassia Meador

TTR Champions

Kassia Meador

Nominees, Marta Zarina, Elise Martinson, Bettina Lundstrom

Winner Marta Zarina-Gelze

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LV CALENDAR

06/22 DITCH FRIDAYS w DJ JAZZY JEFF

Electric Daisy Carnival 2012

Paris Hilton @ Tryst

Manufactured Superstars @ Tryst

Electric Daisy Carnival 2012

Lil Jon & Nick Hissom @ Tryst

Jason Derulo @ Ditch Fridays @ Palms

Electric Daisy Carnival 2012

Jason Derulo @ Ditch Fridays @ Palms

@ Palms at the Pool 06/21 Jimmy Cliff @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 06/21 Retox @ Bunkhouse 06/22 Primus @ The Joint

06/20 VANS WARPED TOUR @ Plaza Hotel & Casino

06/23 Def Leppard & Poison @ Red Rock Resort 06/25 Foxy Shazam @ Aruba 06/30 Summerland Tour @ Mandalay Bay Beach 07/02 Morgan Page @ XS 07/06 Reverend Horton Heat @ House of Blues

06/29 Yelawolf @ Palms At The Pool 07/07 Foreigner @ Sunset Station

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06/21 VANS WARPED TOUR

AcropolisRPM @ Press Box

The Yost

The Yost Theater

Circle Pit @ House of Blues

DJ Daniel @ House of Blues

Rock On! @ Press Box

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House of Blues

OKIM @ House of Blues

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@ OC Great Park (Irvine) 06/19 Thrice @ Observatory 06/23 Snoop Dogg @ Honda Center 06/24 Foxy Shazam @ Coach House 06/28 Jo Koy @ Brea Improv

06/23 LIT @ House of Blues 06/29 Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys @ Juke Joint 06/29 Guttermouth @ Tiki Bar 07/02 Wild Nothing @ Constellation Room 07/03 Morgan Page @ The Yost

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Battle for Warped Finals

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06/20 Marduk @ Ruby Room

Aoki @ House of Blues

Steve Aoki @ House of Blues

Someone Got A Text @ Intervention

Aoki Killing It

Aoki, Wilmer, and Danny @ House of Blues

Side Boob @ Intervention

Pucker Up @ Intervention

House of Blues

Intervention @ Hard Rock

Orale @ Intervention

06/21 Hawthorne Heights @ Casbah 06/23 Matt Skiba! @ House of Blues 06/24 Pelican & Black Breath @ Casbah 06/26 The Watson Twins @ The Griffin

06/27 VANS WARPED TOUR @ Crickett Wireless Amphitheatre

06/29 French Montana @ 4th & B 07/01 Beach House @ House of Blues 07/01 Shrine @ Soda Bar 07/02 Summerland Tour @ Del Mar Fairgrounds

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06.21 MANN @ Marquee 15

Chronic Cantina

Girls Night Out @ Chronic Cantina

Warped Tour Battle @ Chronic Cantina

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Mickey Avalon @ Marquee 15

Taking Requests @ Chronic Cantina

Warped Tour Battle @ Chronic Cantina

Mickey Avalon @ Marquee 15

Mickey Avalon Has The Best Dancers @ Marquee 15

Warped Tour Battle @ Chronic Cantina

06/18 The Funeral Pyre @ Glasshouse 06/21 Swingin Utters @ Characters 06/23 Foolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gold @ Downtown Pomona

06/22 VANS WARPED TOUR

@ Pomona Fiarplex 06/24 Matt Skiba Glass House 06/29 Agent Orange @ Industry Theater 06/30 Rockstar Mayhem Festival w/ Slipknot & Slayer @ San Manuel Amphitheatre 07/14 VIVA Pomona @ Downtown Pomona

06/23 Pelican & Black Breath

@ Glass House 07/24 Scream Like You Mean It Tour @ Fox Theater

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