Tag: LA

La Haine: It???s How You Land

Set in the Parisien projects, Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine shows us a day in the life of three youths (Saïd, Vinz, and Hubert — all of different ethnicities) as they hurdle the repercussions of the community’s riots against the local police from the night before. ...

I went to see La Monte Young playing in his New York loft, and you should do the same

On October 14th, La Monte Young played at the Dream House, 275 Church Street, in the building where he and his wife and collaborator Marian Zazeela live. It was his 82nd birthday. By 9pm a small crowd had gathered in the street outside, under scaffolding outside bars and pizza restaurants. Asi...

Off the Grid in the City of Angels: A Day Without Technology in LA

Picture this: a sunny morning in the City of Angels, but with a suprprise. As the clock strikes midnight, an enchanting spell descends upon Los Angeles, rendering all technology useless for the next 24 hours. No smartphones, no social media, no Google Maps — it’s a day when we’re f...

My Boyfriend Left Me for an NPR Correspondent Who???s Trying to Save the LA River

It’s been one year since my boyfriend, Slate Rose, left me for an urban planner with a husky voice who hosts a radio segment on the topography and regional culture of Los Angeles. Her name is Virginia, but Slate calls her Virgil, because of her poetic musings on the inception of the Elysian Va...

New Up And Coming Tik Tok Group, Prime Capitol, Turn Heads With Their LA Takeover

Up and coming TikTok stars who go by the name, Prime Capitol, have made the move from Ontario to LA in order to jumpstart their career. Although the group has been known primarily for their stunts on YouTube, they have started to shift their efforts toward TikTok. With each member of Prime Capitol h...

The Accusation of Audacity: A Tale of Neighborly Conflict in LA

I’m rarely left stunned, but the other night, I was at a loss for words while talking to my upstairs neighbor. You see, she’d accused me of having audacity for knocking on her door at almost two in the morning to inform her she was disturbing my sleep. As I stood there, b...

Sidebench is the #1 App Development & Software Development Company in Official LA Rankings

We are thrilled to announce that Sidebench has been ranked again as the #1 Software Development and #1 Mobile App Development company in Los Angeles for 2018 by the leading agency review site, Clutch.co! In Clutch’s list of the top-ranked agencies and developers in LA, we wer...

A story about street photography and downtown LA

Downtown LA is an interesting place, if you have ever been to LA, then chances are you have been to downtown. It’s not that big in comparison to other major cities, but it is diverse. It’s unique in the way that it holds so much history and so much culture. Around every corner you are re...