PROMOTION

[ 1] AC/DC drummer Chris Slade

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VH1 Rock Hon
West Hol
July 12, 2008

Presented by Ha Mercedes-Benz, the VH1 celebrated rock legends $200,000 for VH1’s Sav

WHO

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEFF KRAVITZ [ 2 ]; DAVE VANN, AND TA YLOR CRO THERS [ 1, 5 ]

“Glorious Excess” Opening Reception
Japanese American National Museum in Downtown LA
July 11, 2008

Linkin Park co-frontman Mike Shinoda unveiled his latest art collection, “Glorious Excess,” at Los Angeles’
Japanese American National Museum. The opening reception event, sponsored by DC Shoes, coincided with the
release of Shinoda’s second DC “Remix Series” shoe. A portion of the proceeds from both the exhibit and the
sneaker collection will benefit Shinoda’s alma mater, Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design.

WHO

Linkin Park bandmate Joe Hahn, infamous street artist Shephard Fairey, and others came out to celebrate Shinoda’s latest exhibit.

[ 3] Karina Smirnoff

[ 1] Kirsten Dunst

[ 2] The Black Lips

[ 8] Scarlett Johansson limited-edition VH1 Rock

Honors Torn Shirt

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PHO TOGRAPHS B Y CLARK SAMUELS/S TAR TRAKSPHO TO [ 1, 3 ]; CHARLE Y GALLA Y/GE T T Y [ 2, 4-5 ]; PAUL NOBLIN [ 7 ]

[ 7] Lil Zayne

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JellyNYC Pool Parties

Kirsten Dunst, Agyness Deyn, Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, and Gossip Girl stars Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick were just some of the thousands of fans who came out, rain or shine, to [ 3] MGMT watch the latest acts take the stage at McCarren Park’s famed drained swimming pool. [ 4] WHO

Brooklyn, NY
June 29 - August 22, 2008

Bands like MGMT, Black Moth Super Rainbow, the Ting Tings,
Black Lips, Deerhunter, King Khan & the Shrines, Tall Firs, the Felice
Brothers, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Langhorne Slim, Deer Tick,
Aesop Rock, Yo La Tengo, and others performed over
the course of the summer.

PHO TOGRAPHS BY CHELSEA YORK [ 1, 3, 4 ]; ZARINAH WILLIAMS [ 2 ]; EMILIA COS TA [ 5 ]

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