LOS ANGELES - Wolfiskin presents the By Any Dreams Necessary event featuring art by Timothy Teruo Watters, vinyl toys by Col.Abo, clothing by Teruo Artistry and the release party for DJ Skee's Endangered Species Mixtape. www.wolfiskin.com www.timothywatters.com
LOS ANGELES - Artist Kim West felt the pressure to take a traditional career path, but in the end, she could not shake her desire to be an artist. She followed her dreams, and the contemporary art world is better for it.
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Nicole flies to Los Angeles for her first L.A. market week, then flies back home to Staten Island to see her boyfriend, Matt, and her friends. www.selfesteemclothing.com
CHICAGO - Mano and Drea have been writing music for He Say She Say for years but didn't make it official until '07. Now, the duo are poppin' melodic beats and threatening bandmats. www.myspace.com/dreaheartsmusic
ATLANTA - The Dreamer, Love Crusader, Stagolee, and Tuki are the different entities that make up Holly Weerd, rising up in the ATL. www.myspace.com/hollyweerd www.cityofink.com
AUSTIN - At age 21, Adam McInnis had a dream that he was on stage playing the guitar and singing. Now, after a couple 9 - 5 jobs, he's finally pursing his dream as a musician. www.myspace.com/adammcinnis
DALLAS - The guys from Brake Vegas have big dreams and big visions and nothing's gonna stop them from touring all the way to Australia. These guys play what they like and don't care if you like it. Handle. www.myspace.com/brakevegas
AUSTIN - The guys from Structure are living their dreams of being in a band and playing music, especially in this clip where they opened for Trapt. www.myspace.com/structureband.com
NEW YORK - Take an exclusive V.I.P. tour in the dream machine as the brothers from I Am The Dream talk about what it's like being in a band together and their future tours. www.myspace.com/iamthedreammusic
LOS ANGELES - VIMBY's giving you a lickitty taste-taste of the fast-paced punk rock original series titled Rock Journal, where 5 girls hustle for that 1 dream. www.myspace.com/civet
CHICAGO - Growing up, Gemstones always had a dream of being famous. He also talks about his latest album and taking you into his neighborhood of Chicago. www.mys.aceom/fnfgemstones
AUSTIN - B.o.B., the freshest new artist out of the east side of ATL (Decatur!) finally realizes his dream of becoming a VIMBY host.
www.myspace.com/bobatl www.urb.com
CHICAGO - Kid Static talks about using parkour as a metaphor for overcoming obstacles in life to reach your dreams and do what you love. Watch as he raps over beats made by Yea Big. www.myspace.com/kidstatic
PHILADELPHIA - Philly based producers and songwriters Dre and Vidal are best known for their work with Jill Scott, but they have produced for Usher, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, The Game, Mariah Carey, and many others. Oh yeah, and a dude named Michael Jackson. www.myspace.com/dreandvidalfanpage