Fairfax By Night

Francis And The Lights

A DJ friend of mine passionately described Francis and the Lights as mix between Phil Collins and Prince. With a very distinct sound they incorporate vintage beats, strong piano accompaniment and unique on stage presence to bring something different to the modern day music scene.

Unbranded Jeans

Priding themselves on having simple quality raw denim with no frills or elaborate branding, Unbranded Jeans are making raw selvedge denim the way it should be. [Uncrate]

Friends of Type

Friends of Type is a collective of typeface designers who have come together to post their new creations to help inspire each other and all who view. The blog is structured as a sketchbook where each contributor posts there newest design idea regardless of level of completion. Forums like this are very helpful to help inspire new design and receive critique to refine those that have already been developed.

Vans Rata Vulcanized Sneaker

It’s hybrid between a chukka boot, a vans sneaker and a slipper. The new Vans Rata Vulcanized Sneaker ventures into a new category of a casual affordable shoe that has a distinct modern style.

Holiday Matinee Shirts

Out of San Diego, Holiday Matinee is a fashion designer with a collection of bold t-shirts promoting creativity and social responsibility. Deep color combinations, sharp typefaces and strong composition of elements enable these shirts to make a pronounced statement. [JoshSpear]

Arcade Fire Interactive Site

Arcade Fire has debuted a new interactive website and movie for their new track We Used To Wait. Utilizing HTML 5 for their content, the movie is able to incorporate user inputed information to customize the music video for each individual. This is definitely a groundbreaking site with HTML 5 being such a new development language.

LA Beer Week

LA Beer Week will be an 11 day long celebration of beer culture in Southern California held at the historic Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. Featuring fine lagers and ales from the world class West Coast breweries like Firestone Walker, Stone and the Bruery; in attendance will also be European legends such as Chimay and Weihenstephan.

Put This On Web Series

Put This On has developed a web series to present the finer side of todays fashion and inform the common american on how to dress. The episodes introduce us to individuals who are making garments and shoes the old fashioned way, which is currently becoming more accepted as the right way.

Robot Sculptures By Lockwasher

Lockwasher has built a family of sculptures from salvaging old metal objects and rebuilding them into well known figures.

Giant Stinson Beach Bubbles

Who would have ever thought bubbles could be so magical. On Stinson beach just north of San Francisco, a man has made it an artform, creating the bubbles using a string connected to two poles catching the wind coming off of the ocean. The progression of the way the bubble pops makes this almost seem surreal, like it was a computer effect in a movie. [BlueHeadlights]

LexiconDon Pink Blue Album

LexiconDon – Student Body (Bit Funk Remix)

Electronic pop group LexiconDon has released their debut album Pink + Blue. Already popular in the Los Angeles music scene, the tracks are constructed with stellar synths and catchy lyrics that are sure catch everyones attention whether you are an electro stalwart or newbie. In addition, the DJ community is already making great remixes such as the one above by Bit Funk. Click the album cover above to download.

Airplane Inspired Surfboards

Evoking the stylings of the P-51 Mustang fighter plane, Kona Surfboards has created a line of surfboards unlike any other. The specific Army silver and green colors break away from traditional surfboard designs that utilize the bright hues of beach culture. [AWSM]