Fourth of July weekend was full of fun and sun but some people were enjoying the air conditioned halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center celebrating the 20th annual Anime Expo. Ike was one of those people. Of course Ike hit the beach and the BBQs but he had to start the weekend off right at the Anime Expo. Ike and his PSYCLOPS crew had so much fun dancing with all types of unique characters, he really felt at home. Handing out free figural cases to anyone who wanted to show off their best dance moves brought out some awesome talent. We are sure everyone who joined in had a great time.
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Behind every production there is always a story and this release didn’t come easy, there were major back and forth between Weird Al and Lady Gaga’s people for weeks. Originally Yankovic got a no from Lady Gaga’s manager after being requested to submit a full song for Gaga to hear. Weird Al was upset and confused so he decided to release the track for free on his own since he had worked so tirelessly on it trying to meet Gaga’s standards. When Gaga found out about the song after it got 2 million views on youtube she listened to it and loved it. Turns out Gaga is a huge Weird Al fan and, “She called this parody a rite of passage for any pop artist who reaches a certain level.” Her manager later apologized after making the decision himself without forwarding the song to Gaga. 
spin on some of our favorite main stream hits. In addition to Perform This Way the spinoff of Born this Way Weird Al does parodies of Taylor Swift’s You Belong To Me entitled, TMZ, Miley Cyrus’s hit Party in the USA called, Party in the CIA and Bruno Mars and B.O.B’s Nothin’ on You named, Another Tattoo. Weird Al is not new to the biz and has sold 12 million albums since his self-titled 1983 debut. 
Playground is not the first book penned by 50 Cent, who has two other bestselling books in print. One is a memoir called From Pieces to Weight and the other is a self-help guide titled The 50th Law with co-author Robert Greene. His new book is set to be released in January 2012 and will be semi-autobiographical. It will be an interesting read seeing as though the rapper himself is known for his rough criminal background being shot at 9 times and getting hit by 3 bullets. 50 is trying to alter his image in a way and be more of a “positive influence on teenagers”.
31 nights and 62 artists in one premier venue through the month of July—and get this, the tickets are free! Too good to be true, right? 
“I’m doin’ me”…with the recent news of Drake’s next album “Take Care” set to drop in October, this phrase comes to mind. As Drake begins to leak songs from this upcoming album such as “Marvin’s Room”, it’s clear to everybody what Drake is doing. But Ike wants to know what are you doin’? 
In case you’ve heard this YouTube hit, “Gucci Gucci” on the radio and didn’t know where it was coming from, now you will. Kreayshawn, a female rap artist from the Bay is giving hip-hop a new style and it ain’t Gucci. This song is a YouTube hit as these new artists pop up, there’s no telling if they’re here to say. So let Ike give you the 411 on your girl Kreayshawn.
Just when you thought that another street art documentary like Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop” wouldn’t come again for a while, think again. The premiere of “Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets” presented by Levi’s at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood went down this Tuesday. As the title suggests, Alex Stapleton created this film in order to document all the work put in to the “Art in the Streets” exhibition at the MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). As stated by Juxtapoz.com, the whole effort and meaning of this film was to further cement street art’s place in history. But if you guys are into a different style of art, more twisted than you, you should look into the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
But let’s just say you can’t go view these exhibitions or don’t have enough time to go to any museums because you live a busy LA life. If that’s the case Google has made something for you. In a recent Ted talk Amit Sood, the creative mind behind this new Google app., brought to everyone’s attention the inconvenience of a museum’s schedule and location to yours. In order to bring the two together Amit came up with the idea to bring the museums online, similar to Google maps. As Amit showcased the billion pixel technology during his talk, it was evident that there is more than meets the EYE with its ability to zoom into pictures to see the brush strokes and extreme detail. Currently there are 16 international museums on Google Art Project consisting of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, National Gallery in London, Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid to name a few. This is Ike keepin’ his EYE out for you and your taste in the arts…
