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Holiday Calendar: UNIQUE LA Holiday Show
If you're still dizzy from Black Friday and have no time to partake in the Cyber Monday festivities, may I suggest your new, one stop shop for all of your holiday gift giving needs. The 2nd Annual UNIQUE Holiday Show will invade downtown Los Angeles this weekend, December 5th and 6th. The ...
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TECH: drive and email
Yes you heard that right. Thanks to the amazing new app drivesafe.fl your incoming texts and emails can be read to you aloud as they enter your inbox. The free version will read you the first 25 words. The pay version, which costs a very reasonable $7.99, will read the entire email. I ...
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New Option-G Apparel
Our good friends at Option-G recently launched the new fall/winter line. For those who don't know, Option-G Apparel is an extension of design firm Option-G based in Los Angeles and founded by artist, Cole Gerst. The Option-G t-shirt line was started with one intention in mind; to have ...
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Delicious Foodstuffs: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Sweet and Saucy Shop first came to my attention when my beloved sister bought me a nautical inspired cake for my birthday (love you, sis!). As I've gotten older, my craving for sweets has lessened, but the cake made by owner Melody Brandon was just to die for. It was light, moist and not ...
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THE ROLLING STONES: GET YER YA YA'S OUT AT THE MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY, NEW YORK
It’s significant to note that getting one’s ya ya’s out, for those unfamiliar with the term, has to do with behaving in a manner of explicit affrontery to, ahem, polite society. Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out was also, appropriately, the name of a Rolling Stones live album. So it’s ...
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Free Ice Cream + Free Alcohol = Awesome
Who doesn't like free stuff?? Sure, I enjoy going to shows, but the experience is so much better when useful (or tasty) freebies are offered up to the audience. This week I went to see Times New Viking and Kurt Vile at Public Assembly. Great show, but thanks to the folks at Babelgum , ...
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Who Killed Sgt Pepper?
Once again Anton Newcombe and his prolific, ever changing music project that is the Brian Jonestown Massacre have posted a link to stream their upcoming record Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? . I've been listening all morning and the music is nothing short of brilliant. The record will be ...
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Delicious Foodstuffs: The Grilled Cheese Truck
Last week, the LA FILTER crew welcomed the debut of the Grilled Cheese Truck in Hollywood. Our new friends parked their truck right outside our office and served hoards of people eager to try their melts. Their friend, Del's Lemonade joined in on the festivities. It was no surprise ...
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An Evening With David Gray
A relatively recent LA transplant, I'm slowly making my way through the multitudes of iconic concert venues that this city has to offer. Last week, I was fortunate enough to catch one of my longtime favorites- David Gray , at LA's famed Orpheum Theater . Stopping to get a bite to eat, ...
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Facebook Secret
Anyone who's played the video game Contra will get a kick out of this. Go on Facebook and type (using the arrow keys) up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, enter, right click . After that, magic circles will appear and won't go away until you log off or reload the page. Obviously ...
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TECH CONFESSION: I Dont Love the Bold 2
Let me start off by saying if you are upgrading to the Bold2 9700 from a Curve, Tour, Pearl , Storm or any older model this will be the best BlackBerry you have ever owned.   Now the upsetting part. If you are upgrading from the classic work-horse Bold this may not be the ...
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FELA! Brings a New Flavor to Broadway
When you think of Broadway you might think of exaggerated smiling faces, a few sharp kicks and some “happy music” for all the blue hairs in the audience. Well hold on to your butts: The Broadway debut of FELA! shatters the norms and raises the bar by presenting something ...
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Twilight Swag That Will Make You Question Your Sad Existence Without Vampires or Werewolves
It is no secret that I like (love) The Twilight Saga . Yes, I've read all of the books and have had my tickets to New Moon for weeks (months), but listen, I'm not nearly as crazyface (AWESOME) as most of the Twihard community. Do you want to know what separates us, of course other than age, ...
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My Morning Jacket Play For American Dad
My Morning Jacket Play For American Dad
blog.filter-mag.com — FILTER favorites My Morning Jacket and Zach Galifianakis are teaming up to appear in a new episode... of American Dad . C o-creator Mike Barker tells the story of how it all came together below: How'd this collaboration come about? Who seduced ... (more) My Morning Jacket Play For American Dad
ART: The Decapitator strikes again! Daft Punk beheaded.
If you're not too familiar with UK street artist, The Decapitator you might want to pay attention! Much like other street artists who take advantage of their surroundings and use existing spaces as canvases, The Decapitator rocks and rolls...literally. His gory signature mark ...
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Fun With Anagrams
An anagram is when you take a word or phrase and rearrange the letters to form new words or phrases. I found this website which does it all for you in a matter of seconds. Check out some "FILTER anagrams" below and feel free to let us know what your name turns into in the comment ...
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FILTER's Staff Pays Homage To The Greats
....Through Our Pets We here at FILTER pay tribute to our favorite artists through the names of our furry companions. Meet Alan Sartirana's Rhodesian Ridgeback, Cash (named after Johnny Cash) Meet Samantha Feld's Chocolate Lab mix, Stevie (Nicks) Meet Ewan Anderson's lovable ...
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TECH: BlackBerry 9700 First Impressions
My anticipation for the new BlackBerry 9700 could not have been higher. Early reviews called it "the perfect BlackBerry." So,how has it fared in my pocket, away from home, the last few days? Lets break it down. Whats great about it * the best camera ever * amazing memory and ...
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