"King of Hollywood" / Todd Bridges

A vignette with Todd Bridges. Written and directed by yours truly..

Shhhh... I'm Trying to Watch!

Read a fascinating article today about how web companies are conspiring to make your television watching experience more expansive. There are so many pros/cons here it's almost dizzying. For instance, the author writes, "Revenue loss -- hell, revenue tracking -- is a legitimate concern, but would allowing a non-subscriber to watch True Blood by linking through a subscribing friend's television cripple HBO, or expose new audiences to a program they might otherwise have missed?" I think the revenue loss would in fact be crippling. But some pros like enhancing marketing research and increased program awareness just might shadow those cons to internet behemoths like Facebook and Hulu, who will no doubt push us into a new entertainment paradigm. In fact, they won't relent until the idea of getting together with your friends on Sunday to watch Mad Men or Entourage are a thing of the past - just join the chat/watch room. While we are definitely in uncharted waters, the innovation unraveling in front of our eyes is pretty damn exciting!

"Crips and Bloods: Made In America"

Just rented Stacy Peralta's latest documentary last night. I dug it. The film was chock full of archival footage and in my opinion, provided a solid look at the conditions that gave birth to this violent subculture. Although I would've liked to have seen more 'active' documentation, the cast of certified gangsters were good and the interviews honest. Peralta proves again that he is absolutely a quality documentary filmmaker. Here's the trailer..

Gaslamp Killer Set

Off Red Bull Music Academy Radio's library. GLK is a friend of mine who also happened to have a cameo in "The Clinic". GLK aka Willow hits a niche that very few DJ's can hit, let alone master. Dark and swampy, that's how I like to describe it. Check it for yourself..

"Tyson"

Rented the Mike Tyson documentary the other night and hoped for alot, and it delivered just under. Iron Mike was the favorite boxer of the 80's, not to mention I played his Nintendo game incessantly! Mike was probably the biggest paradox sports has ever seen - a caged brute that was surprisingly soft-hearted and intelligent. Overall and in hindsight a pretty crazy dude. Mike and his life was as enigmatic as any figure in modern history. Now the guy parties and is on a lot of meds - you can tell by his slurred speech in the documentary's interviews. Although entertaining, I felt the filmmakers simply didn't do a thorough job. It was just one day with Mike (in the same outfit), a few ancillary interviews, and archival footage. I would've liked to have seen interviews with Evander, Don King, etc. Who knows, maybe they tried. At least let's see Mike in his current daily life, there was none of that. Nevertheless, here's the trailer..

Mike Tyson Documentary [Trailer] / NEW
by PeteRock

Here's also a low-fi, but good collection of Tyson's beatdowns..

Diamond Life

Yesterday went up to Nick Diamond's house, founder of premiere skate fashion brand Diamond Supply Co. We're working on something ultra-fresh, you'll hear about it soon. Nick's also building a skate ramp in his backyard, you'll find the pics here when it's ready. There's Nick imagining the layout..



He hyped me to a few projects he's got going on. Here's his new skateboard and tee collaboration with legend Christian Hosoi, my personal favorite skater from the 80's. Look how they're maintaining the O.G. hammerhead style, nice..



Another collab, this time with Rick Ross and his Maybach Music group..



More to come.

DJ AM Memorial Video

Good collection of photos/video of the late Adam Goldstein. Rest in Prosperity..