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one hundred artists lampoon the films that you hold most dear to your heart. check out our pics here from Gallery 1988 LA’s fourth installment in the Crazy 4 Cult series.

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wow, tough economy. that or MIA sucks. probably both. go here for more info, but basically they’re rolling Hard LA into Hard Summer Fest, which had a way bestest lineup anyway and don’t worry, kidz, you can still use your Hard LA tickets for it. (those HARD peeps sure have a hard time with event planning. they should call in JLo.) more info from HARD LA after the jump, highlight of which is that there is a show Saturday night from Die Antwoord (FUCK YES – well, except for the $35 part) at the El Rey with Destructo and Borgore. tix here, and here’s some Major Lazer to get you excited for August as a small compensation.

Major Lazer feat. Mr. Lexx & Santigold – Hold the Line (Frikstailers Remix) from Frikstailers on Vimeo.

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SATURDAY, JULY 10th

WTTD pal Courtney Cruz is reprising her Star Wars burlesque with the Fempire Strikes Back @ the Music Box Hollywood. last one sold out, so get tickets before you go. (check out pics from Courtney Cruz’s Fetish Girls and Video Game Girls here)

*UPDATE: OOPS. THIS IS CLEARLY NEXT SATURDAY. get your angry at your parents on with fetish-tastic Club Hell @ it’s new location, Circus (print the flyer above for a discount – and go here for plenty o’ nipple tape from a previous night @ the Ivar)

the legendary Babyland continues on as Continues with their very first show ever @ The Smell, Former Ghosts opens

Natalia Fabia reprises her awesomeness @ Corey Helford Gallery

Carlos Ramos, Becca and  Mark Covell have a threesome @ Copro Gallery from 8:00 – 11:30 p.m

everything looks good ‘On Paper’ (yes, it’s a lame joke, but i’m hungover and it’s all i got right now) with a group show at George Billis Gallery LA from 6.30 to 10pm

a whole buncha peeps do custom-painted Buff Monster toys at Giant Robot 2 from 6.30 to 10pm

it’s an Alternative Press Magazine 25th anniversary party group swinger show kind of thing with a grip of artists @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery from 8-11pm

El Guincho and The Holloys @ Spaceland

Jim Houser is a the homebody @ Subliminal Projects from 8-11pm

André Ethier and Shiri Mordechay Opening at Honor Fraser, Saturday, July 10, 6 to 8pm

Carmichael Gallery (now in Culver City) shows new photography by Boogie with The Uncovering and M-City showcases new works as well from 7-9pm

Hyaena Gallery has the official reception fro Spinestealer’s, um, scary ass “Cannibolic” show from 8pm to midnight (of course) in the valley

Saturdays off the 405 with Dawes @ The Getty

be sure to dress all in black (seriously, they won’t let you in otherwise) for Christ Vs Warhol at Bar Sinister – i’ve been digging this band, they sound a lot like early Siouxsie

SUNDAY, JULY 11th

Spain vs Netherlands in the World Cup Final Match! yeah, i could care less too. but i do love a party! Crewest is having a World Cup party. sponsored by Asahi, Jarritos, Roaring Lion energy drink and Fox Sports Español, doors open at 11am with kickoff at 11.30, and check out the Sweet Things opening while you’re there. (About the Exhibit: Sweet Things is a female urban art group show focusing on canvases, prints, photography, illustration and merchandise of 8-10 mid-career female urban artists, as well as legendary, internationally-recognized female artists. Explorations of graffiti, urban illustration, tattoo art, portraiture and fashion will be emphasized. Curated by: Indie184 and Queen Andrea. Exhibiting Artists: Aiko, Martha Cooper, Gillian Goldstein, Motel7, Koralie, Mickey, Jules Muck, Klor, Queen Andrea and Indie184. Featured Artist: Sherm.)

revenge of the nerds with Spazmatics at Key Club

Early show and a late show – Special Cinefamily Fundraiser: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea w/live score by Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields @ Cinefamily (this looks fucking rad)

Part Time Punks with Full Frontal, Manicorn @ The Echo

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tickets go on sale for this summer’s Hard Fest LA with headliner M.I.A. this Saturday at noon. you can get them directly from the Hard Fest site here, though they sell their tickets through Fla.vor.us, so it might be faster to go straight there. not a huge fan, personally, but i do like this flyer, and Rye Rye, who is opening, is full of rad. Sleigh Bells, Theophilus London, 12th Planet, Ninjasonik, Nguzunguzu and Destructo are also on the lineup. break out the drugs, party people. (*Update: sorry, folks, i meant tickets go on sale today, Friday the 26th at noon, not tomorrow. **Update Update: tickets are on sale early via this link to Fla.vor.us.)

speaking of party people, here’s Bloody Beetroots‘ revolutionary new video for Domino. (love those Grendel masks guys. and the New Order sample, too.) there are still tickets available for their April 24th show at the Palladium in Hollywood here, with WTTD pal Steve Aoki, Rifoki, Sidney Samson, and, of course, Destructo. (man, that guy is just everywhere.)

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this looks fun and/or mildly scary. San Fran artist Alex Pardee brings his Halloween fun to L.A. a little early this year with an opening at Gallery 1988 Los Angeles (7020 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, 90038 (323) 937-7088). there’s a Halloween contest and everything, so don’t forget to wear your costume. oh, wait, you already are! har dee har har…

Gallery1988: Los Angeles is proud to announce what will undoubtedly be one of the gallery’s most extensive and elaborate exhibits in its history. Bay Area artist Alex Pardee will display a group of new works that he calls his “largest and most intense body of work to date” in “Hiding From The Normals,” which will open with a reception on October 6th, from 7-10 PM. Pardee, who will be in attendance that night, has created a Halloween universe all his own with paintings, prints, t-shirts and an installation that just might scare you. There will even be a Halloween COSTUME CONTEST, where Alex will pick a winner and give out a special treat! On October 6th, we will also be celebrating the highly anticipated DVD/Blu-Ray Release of “Trick R Treat,” a film by Michael Dougherty, which will include a special limited edition “Trick R Treat” t-shirt by Alex Pardee, a screening of the film in our parking lot and the filmmakers signing the movie! We promise this will be one art show you have to see to believe, as Alex has even created his own horror story to tie these new characters together. This show will run until October 29th.

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Gallery 1988 is a little stuck in the past, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. WTTD fav Dave MacDowell is part of an all-star cast of pop sensations tonight with an opening at the LA Gallery 1988 on Melrose and La Brea. Netherland, Kiersten Essenpreis and Brandon Bird round out the retro appeal, so break out the acid wash jean jackets, and i’ll see you there. (check out our gallery of amazing from the recent Gallery 1988 Crazy 4 Cult show here…)

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the Electric Daisy Carnival festival hits (get it? hits? ecstasy? eh? eh?) tonight and tomorrow at the LA Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena. so dust off those glow sticks for a fairly incredible electronica lineup with performances by Thievery Corporation, Paul Oakenfold, Groove Armada, ATB, Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Infected Mushroom, Roger Sanchez, Mark Farina, Boys Noize, Shiny Toy Guns (at a rave? weird), Simian Mobile Disco, Diplo (by himself AND with Major Lazer, i think… that’s what it looks like, anyway, but i’m not really sure), DJ AM, Dieselboy, DJ Hype, LTJ Bukem, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn, Yoji, and just a whole fucking lot of other DJs. (sorry, sports fans. Fatboy Slim dropped out…)

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so… Major Lazer. he’s a Jamaican commando who loses his arm in the zombie wars of 1984 and then is repurposed with experimental lazers as a new prosthetic limb. (or he’s actually Diplo working with Switch with Andy Milonakis guesting…) not much point in trying to be funny here when i am clearly out of my league. congratulations, Major Lazer, you win this round. but at what cost? amazing video from Major Lazer below.

if you want to see Major Lazer, they’re hitting L.A. for the Electric Daisy Carnival two-day festival (Friday June 26th and Saturday June 27th) at the LA Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena. so dust off those glow sticks for a fairly incredible electronica lineup with performances by Thievery Corporation, Paul Oakenfold, Groove Armada, ATB, Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Infected Mushroom, Roger Sanchez, Mark Farina, Boys Noize, Shiny Toy Guns (at a rave? weird), Simian Mobile Disco, Diplo (by himself AND with Major Lazer, i think… that’s what it looks like, anyway, but i’m not really sure), DJ AM, Dieselboy, DJ Hype, LTJ Bukem, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn, Yoji, and just a whole fucking lot of other DJs. (sorry, sports fans, Fatboy Slim dropped out…)

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