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Buying Billboards, Bugging Bloggers

Mark Mauer
Wired got someone from Clear Channel on the line to confirm that their annoying electronic billboard was not hacked. Clear Channel's Tony Alwin is unhappy about the hacking rumors. "The advertisement was bought under the assumption that it was art that was in an art show," he says. "Any claims......

Skullphone may have bought time?

Mark Mauer
Curbed.la is claiming that Skullphone didn't hack Clear Channel billboards, but actually bought space on them, just like strip clubs and Disney movies do. And while that's kind of sad, it's also kind of funny: The guy got his money's worth in publicity. Also, the idea's now floating out there......
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Jim White, Amoeba, 3/24

Mark Mauer
Jim White Amoeba, March 24 Jim White's songs depend on a good deal of atmosphere, and no doubt when he plays tonight (Tuesday) at the Silent Movie Theater, the ghosts of the venue's decades of mute comedies and tragedies will do wonders for his music. You should go see him......
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L.A. River

Mark Mauer
This post starts a look at a few miles of the L.A. River going north from Atwater Village to the 134 that will continue for the next week or so. Because the river bottom is mostly unpaved along this stretch, there's a lot of trees, birds, fish, and wildlife, all......
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Studebaker near Staples

Mark Mauer
Here's a little relic that won't be around long. It's been 42 years since a Studebaker rolled off the line. Yet, almost right across the street from the convention center - and just a block or two from the Staples Center -is this old ghost ad on the side of......
The Dapper Day Expo Spring 2019 at the Disneyland Resort; Credit: Star Foreman

M.B.W. on Melrose

Mark Mauer
Some older ones,some new ones. There's a huge Britney/Madonna piece up that's getting a lot of talk, but I haven't been able to drive down there yet this week. Send a snap if you have one. All photos by Mark Mauer. More after the jump......
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Manifesto in Echo Park: Scorn Joy, Scorn Tragedy

Mark Mauer
Pasted on a box coming off the 101 offramp into Echo Park is this bi-lingual manifesto. There's something very honest in the frustration voiced here: An effort to strip down one's life to the barest essentials and to escape the constant bombardment of the media, consumerism, and measuring your worth......
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Along the 101 – Naut and Auger

Mark Mauer
Too many gallery posts, not enough grimy street art. Sorry. I've been trying to figure out how to get photos of pieces I see along our freeways, particularly the 10 heading East from downtown, the 110 North and the 5 near downtown. Here's some work, partially by Auger I think,......