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As if writing this blog weren’t entertaining enough, today it’s triple the fun because I get to combine three objects of my affection (and energy) into one awesome topic: LED lights, jaguars and my non-profit organization, RuckusRoots. Trap Attack, a fundraiser and art party benefiting jaguar conservation efforts in Nicaragua, took place on Saturday November Learn More

In honor of all things spooky, today’s blog brings you the best of DIY RGB LED Halloween costumes. Though it might be a little too late to create one of these masterpieces this year, who says it’s too early to start planning for Halloween 2012? Eerily glowing rows of blue 12v LED lights create this Learn More

At this point it’s almost laughable: practically every electronic musician (if not every musician, period) has an LED light stage show. Lately I’ve reported on a few, including Amon Tobin and Pretty Lights. And with good reason…performers have never before been able to create such interactive, highly saturated and technologically advanced visual productions to match Learn More

Tailgating: it’s not pretty. No, I’m not talking about barbequing and drinking beer in the parking lot of some football stadium. I’m talking about drivers who ride you arse at unsafe—and highly annoying—distances. It turns out this problem may be behind us—at least in theory. Self-described computer hacker Gagandeep Singh has found a way to Learn More

Erwin Redl has been working with LED fixtures as an artistic medium since 1997. But you might not have heard of him until recently, since it wasn’t until 2007 that Redl held his first solo exhibition in the US, at Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills. Redl’s work has been compared to that which came out Learn More

So, full disclosure: it was my birthday on Sunday. True, the “day of rest” is not typically ideal for a birthday celebration. But on this particular Sunday, a certain electronic musician was not only playing at my favorite hometown venue, but was also unveiling the LA debut of an unprecedented visual performance that’s had bloggers, Learn More

Today was the final day of AASHE Conference 2011, hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. (Check out Monday’s blog to find out why I was here in the first place!) It’s a little bittersweet to be going back home—I’ll miss all the new sustainability heroes and heroines I met Learn More

A few weeks ago I blogged about the Gon KiRin, an RGB LED-lit, dragon-shaped art car by LED artist Teddy Lo. Writing about that piece inspired me to check out the rest of Lo’s work, and I’m glad I did. He is one of few working artists who focuses specifically on exploring the countless, technologically Learn More

Saturday night I found myself at the Avalon Ballroom in Hollywood for a performance by psychedelic rock band Portugal. The Man. Yes, it’s true: in keeping with the hipster tradition of ironic band names, Portugal. The Man has taken it up a notch by inserting a period right in the middle of its moniker. Confusing Learn More

Teddy Lo is a Hong Kong-based, internationally acclaimed LED light artist who devotes most of his creative output to RGB LED-based installations and visual pieces. His 69-foot long art car, called the “Gon KiRin,” which means “Light Dragon” in Mandarin, was recently featured at the World Maker Faire in the New York Hall of Science Learn More