DRUM! Magazine — the leading magazine for drummers and percussionists worldwide — has announced the biggest drumming event ever to take place in Northern California. On Friday, August 13, drummers will descend on the San Jose Repertory Theatre in the heart of Silicon Valley to witness three of the world’s most exciting drummers — extreme drumming sensation Marco Minnemann, Tower Of Power funk master David Garibaldi, and former Mars Volta wunderkind Thomas Pridgen — for an evening of mind-blow...
With give or take 250 million cars in America, odds are most city dwellers waste time hunting for parking spots. And while a smartphone app can't make free parking spots magically appear, it can aid in the searching process.
In this innovative Japanese dish, the most popular on Uchi's menu, Chef Cole adds tuna and a sweet vinegar sauce to the classic pairing of apples and goat cheese. A drizzle of pumpkin seed oil and a few sprigs of microgreens bring all the flavors together. Make tuna sashimi and san bai zu sauce.
How to Find Cheap Airfare In a world with a troubled economy and where travel costs climb daily, getting the cheapest ticket for your flight home can be a scary task. Before you buy, check out this guide to help you find the best deal.
So you love the idea of delicious dinners from farmers market finds, but that idea isn't going to cook itself! Maybe your mama was one hot Italian lady but she only knew how to push the power button on the microwave. No matter the challenge or limitation have no fear, local cooking classes are here to help. Here is a list of some great classes that come highly recommended from friends across the country. So put down that take out menu and pick up your phone and get to cookin! Happy Eating!
OMG.... tis incredibly footage from a SUP at San O. Two whites swarm his paddleboard. I know they're there.... but so close? This guy is one swift knock away from lunch.
Popularized in Southern California, the San Diego Jam knot is used primarily by fishermen. It's a great, sturdy knot aimed at success, and is gaining popularity everywhere, even in South America. If you're up for a new fishing knot, give this one a try. Watch the animation to learn how to tie it.
Popsci has posted 2009's most amazing scientific images, and there's quite a few great ones in there. A few of our favorites below, click through for all 62.
Giveaway Tuesdays has officially ended! But don't sweat it, WonderHowTo has another World that's taken its place. Every Tuesday, Phone Snap! invites you to show off your cell phone photography skills.
Calling all curious minds—scientists, anthropologists, relentless tourists: Saturday, April 9th, is International Obscura Day, the day to "explore hidden treasures in your hometown," or so says Atlas Obscura, a website dedicated to public curiosities and esoterica. If you're the kind of person who appreciates public oddities every day of the year, tomorrow is icing on the cake. Celebrate Obscura Day in one of hundreds of locales—from Los Angeles to Sydney, from Berlin to Manila.
San Francisco writer Jimmy Chen over at HTMLGIANT cleverly composited the beloved filmmaker/artist/furniture designer/transcendental meditation expert David Lynch next to the likes of Cy Twombly, Vincent Van Gogh, John Singer Sargent, Roy Lichtenstein, Claude Monet and Katsushika Hokusai.
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I am not trying to ruin anyones hopes and dreams...BUT... Look, say you go to Graduate school in fine art. You graduate 3 years later, $100,000 in dept. You go into a workforce which is so over saturated, you can't get a job making copies at kinkos.
We know it's fun to break stuff, but Santa sure isn't going to be as good to Michael Tompert next year. The San Francisco digital imaging and CGI artist destroyed a whole slew of brand-new Apple gadgets as a statement on "our relationship with fetish, fashion, freedom, and bondage."
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If Yo-Yos were the key to world domination, Jensen Kimmitt would be King. Kimmitt is Yo-Yo God. He literally killed at every competition this year.
Funny video, sort of like the Jay Leno street questions segment. IGN asks regular people in San Francisco what they think a game is about based on the box art. They showed people different games and they gave really frank answers.
What else is there to say about Search & Destroy other than it is the greatest punk fanzine to have ever lived?
As part of the Samsung Development Conference today, Samsung unveiled that they will expand support for Google's ARCore platform to include the Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8.
The announcement of the iPad 4 has made a lot of third-generation iPad owners very angry. After all, it's only been seven months since the third one was released, and it's now "obsolete." If you bought one really recently, though, you could be in luck. Some Apple stores will offer a free upgrade to the iPad 4 for customers who bought a third-generation iPad in the last 30 days. According to CNET, a rep from an Apple store in San Francisco confirmed that her store would be offering an exchange...
(We did not know about these, either...until we discovered these videos.) The fixed gear bike, also called a fixie, was designed for track racing in the velodrome. Working bike messengers brought them to the NYC, Tokyo, SF, London streets on account the cycles gave them far more control to maneuver the urban jungle. The Chinese acrobat peddling a bike with 18 contortionists wrapped around him, must have a fixie.
Francisco Pinheiro, Joana Schenker, and Neuza Mochacho demonstrate how to do the reverse spin for bodyboarding. This move allows the rider to reposition themselves back towards the power source with a bit of finesse and flash. Do the reverse spin for bodyboarding.
Francisco Pinheiro, Joana Schenker, and Neuza Mochacho demonstrate how to do the bottom turn for bodyboarding. You need to gain speed, position yourself, and turn. This is an important technique to learn as it will help you gain speed for more complicated tricks. Do the bottom turn for bodyboarding.
Francisco Pinheiro, Joana Schenker, and Neuza Mochacho explain inverted air for bodyboarding. They describe how you need to build up speed, hit the lip and fly, and land. Do an inverted air with a bodyboard.
Francisco Pinheiro, Joana Schenker, and Neuza Mochacho demonstrate how to do the air roll spin for bodyboarding. You need to get some speed, hit the lip, roll and spin, and land. Do the air roll spin for bodyboarding.
This video exposes some good techniques for precise alignment in modo. The material is based on architectural content but the concepts can be used for many purposes. Learn how to use this precision modeling tip about alignment in modo. Content provided by Takashi Hibi-san. Align precisely when modeling in modo.
Learn to create that perfectly undone style all the celebs wear on their hair. Jeanne San Diego, hair and makeup stylist, demonstrates the steps of this sexy, messy bun. Watch this video hairstyling tutorial and learn how to pull hair up into a fast updo. Create a quick and easy updo hairstyle.
Play Kinect at the four Microsoft stores around the US right now! You can even play Dance Central!From 1up:If you're itching to play Kinect, you don't have to wait until it launches this fall. The official Microsoft Store Twitter account tweeted today: "Can't wait to play #Kinect? Try it at #MicrosoftStores nationwide!" The company is using the word "nationwide" a bit loosely, though, since physical Microsoft stores are only in four locations, on or near the west coast. But if you happen to l...
U.S. 23-man World Cup roster Goalkeepers
A live Beach Boys performance of Surfin' USA... according to my mother, this was a subliminal inspiration for me to surf.
Francisco Pinheiro, Joana Schenker, and Neuza Mochacho demonstrate how to do the cutback for bodyboarding. You need to do the following: get into position, the cuttie, and continue the ride. Cutback for bodyboarding.
Francisco Pinheiro, Joana Schenker, and Neuza Mochacho give some safety tips for bodyboarding. You need to stay fit, enter and exit with care, surf in a crowd, stick to what you know, stay inside the barrel, work out the wave sets, wax your board, check your leash, and use sunblock. Be safe while bodyboarding.
There was some immense hype over the release of the infamous and awesome-as-hell Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas game for Android devices, but that excitement has subsided and been replaced by huge disappointment. The Reviews page is riddled with negative reception and one-star ratings, with the main issue being that the game cannot identify that you've legitimately purchased it (which is a dumb $6.99) and refuses to work properly. Don't buy it yet, wait for the bugs to get figured out. There's...
Last week I did some beach camping at the San Onofre State Beach "Trails" and my experience was less than satisfactory. I'm hoping that by reading what happened through my trip, you'll be able to plan for a better trip.
The Pacific Shark Research Committee is the sole spot to find ALL shark sightings in SoCal. They're incredibly diligent about indexing all the activity. It's kind of nerve wracking that my two favorite spots: Sunset and San O are the most popular for white shark sightings, but oh well.
OK, first thing's first: need to get this insane picture out of the way. I think this might classify as horror movie creepy.
A San Diego college student who was forgotten by federal drug agents and left in a holding cell for five days without food or water or access to a toilet says he drank his own urine to survive.
Like Rachel, I cannot win this week's challenge, but I thought it would be fun to post a picture I took with my iPhone. Actually, I'm not a big fan of taking pics with my smartphone—I rarely do it. But I didn't happen to have my real camera on me when taking a stroll through Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo. This is the only image I ended up snapping with my iPhone.
German artist Michael Sans Berlin taxidermied a somewhat sadistic homage to one of his nation's most traditional craft objects, the cuckoo clock (the first version was made in southwest Germany's Black Forest between 1740 and 1750).
