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Nikki Kreuzer

About Nikki Kreuzer

Nikki Kreuzer has been a Los Angeles resident for over 30 years. When not working her day job in the film & TV industry, she spends her time over many obsessions, mainly music, art and exploring & photographing the oddities of the city she adores. So far she has written 110 Offbeat L.A. articles, published at the Los Angeles Beat. As a journalist she contributes regularly to LA Weekly, Blurred Culture and has also been published by Oddee.com, Twist Magazine, Strobe and Not For Hire. Nikki is also a mosaic artist, radio DJ and published photographer. Her photography has been featured in exhibit at the Museum of Neon Art, in print at the LA Weekly and in exhibit at the Neutra Museum in Los Angeles. She has recorded with the band Nikki & Candy as bassist, vocalist and songwriter, directing and appearing in the 'Sunshine Sunshine Santa Claus' music video for the band. She co-hosted the monthly radio show Bubblegum & Other Delights on Dublab.com for over two years. Her acting credits include a recent role in the ABC-TV show 'For The People', 'Incident at Guilt Ridge', 'Two and a Half Men', the film 'Minority Report' and 'Offbeat L.A.', a web series, written and hosted by Nikki Kreuzer. Her writing, radio and video portfolio can be found at OffbeatLA.com, her photography work @Lunabeat on Instagram and her music history posts @NikkiKreuzer on Twitter. Find Nikki & Candy music on iTunes or Amazon.

Offbeat L.A.: Hot Off the Presses- The Los Angeles Times Tour

The Times they are a-changin’, wrote folk balladeer Bob Dylan, back in 1964. Of course it’s obviously true. Nothing stays the same. The Los Angeles we know today, around which we’re fairly sure the world revolves, is a fairly recent … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A. event: KISS at Barnes & Noble- I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite and Sell Merch Everyday…

Strangeness often happens when fandom is taken to an obsessive level. Nowhere is that more evident than with the rock band KISS. Masters of marketing and licensing since the early days of the KISS Army, bassist Gene Simmons and guitarist … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A. Goes on a Video Journey to the Los Angeles County Fair

Join Offbeat L.A. hostess with the mostest, Nikki Kreuzer, as I explore some of the more eclectic parts of the Los Angeles County Fair in this 5 minute video. I’ve been to equally strange fairs in some of our neighboring … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A. news: A Bizarre Buzz – Coffee from David Lynch

Looking for an unexpected jolt? Ready to throw down the shackles of your mind and bring your ordinary coffee break into strange, new, perhaps surreal territory? Well, frankly,  I’m not sure if merely switching your coffee brand is capable of … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A.: A Surreal Video Trip to Pasadena’s Bunny Museum

Several months ago Offbeat L.A. took a surreal trip down the bunny hole to Pasadena, CA where we experienced the fun and very unusual Bunny Museum. We went back, loaded with an armful of carrots and radishes. Join Nikki Kreuzer … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A. event: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow- The 9th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute

As most everyone knows the Ramones were decidedly not Los Angeles. They were New York City tried & true, pure and simple. The accents, the attitude, the wardrobe represented straight ahead CBGBs- original punk, dark and dirty. So why write about … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A. event: Scare LA- a convention for blood or money

It seems like the Halloween market is more popular than it ever has been. The elaborately created mazes and haunted houses and scare events seem to be multiplying yearly. Fresh blood for the masses. The industry is booming with new … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A.: Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting- The Martial Arts History Museum in Burbank

Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Muay Thai… Here in Los Angeles, and the United States as a whole, we are very familiar with the names of many of the more common Asian Martial Arts forms. We’ve watched Bruce Lee, … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A.: Surreality at the Orange County Fair

The County Fair… Just reading those three simple words conjures up magical summertime childhood memories for everyone, no matter where in the United States you may have been raised. Sticky cotton candy, dusty live animals, high-in-the-sky ferris wheels, not-so-spooky fun … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A.: Magic Classes at the Magic Castle with Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell

Beautiful, mysterious Los Angeles, how I love you so. Perhaps I love your secrets most of all. The world of private entryway and “who you know” and secret passwords and private invites may be off putting to some, but I’ve … Continue reading

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