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Tequila Mockingbird

About Tequila Mockingbird

Tequila Mockingbird has been a longtime fixture on the LA music scene. Her first band was "Trouble for Nora" with Mitch Mitchell of "The Jimi Hendrix Experience." She sings with Jeff Goldblum and you can catch her show Saturday nights at Canter's. She is also a promoter, actress, writer and inventor. Her company, Do Monkey Productions, booked the historical punk rock TV show, "New Wave Theater." She has been published in Buzzbin Magazine and has a regular column in Rock City News. Recently she has created Tequila Tattoo Cream and opened The Punk Rock Museum to bring old friends together for art, music , and culture. It is located at KGB studios and curates special events all over Los Angeles in Pop up form. The museum has also contributed art to Pershing Square and Tequila hopes to curate more events for the city that she loves. www.lapunkmuseum.com

Kraftwerk in 3D at the Hollywood Bowl

This is the end of a very hot California summer. Where better to enjoy it than under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl? I inherited two tickets to the Kraftwerk show last Sunday from some friends. I was thrilled. My companion, Rudi, is tall, handsome, … Continue reading

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Black Sabbath at the Hollywood Bowl 9/19/2016

When I was 13, I became a Black Sabbath fan. My parents, nice Baptist people, were outraged but that just made it all the better. After years of listening to James Brown and Aretha Franklin 24 /7 , I finally … Continue reading

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Naked Statue of Donald Trump Erected in Five US Cities

Thursday morning, naked statues of Donald Trump appeared in LA, San Francisco, Cleveland, New York and Seattle. The statue, titled “The Emperor Has No Balls” was created by acclaimed haunted house sculptor, Ginger, and commissioned by an artistic collective known as INDECLINE. … Continue reading

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Interview: Thorsten Schütte, Director of “Eat that Question”

Tequila Mockingbird chats with Thorsten Schütte, Director of The Zappa film “Eat that Question”  How long are you in the states? I was here for two weeks, and I am traveling to San Francisco, New York, and then we stay in … Continue reading

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HR Pufnstuf Visits the Shag Store!

Cult artist Shag has created a new 20-color hand-pulled silkscreen print called, “Puf’s Place,” populated with favorite characters like Dr. Blinkey, Ludicrous Lion, Cling and Clang enjoying the beat of The Boids. Shag invited HR Pufnstuf and his creators, Sid and Marty … Continue reading

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Robert Williams at Home

Saturday night, Robert Williams will be hosting his Vault Event at Resident LA to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Van’s shoes. They will be unveiling shoes with Williams’ designs. In addition, OFF! and Meatbodies will be performing live. You may recall … Continue reading

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Third Thursdays on Pico

Twilight Time Art Walk on Pico Blvd covers about one and half blocks of newly developed shops and galleries, and features food trucks, DJs and antique shops. John Hicks of Ahhd Art also painted a mural across the street and had a … Continue reading

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Attila Keeps Punk Rock’s Eternal Flame Glowing

Attila still has a hairdressing salon on the corner of Fairfax and Melrose. He has been cutting the hair of the underground rock stars of Los Angeles for the last thirty years. He even cut Dee Dee Ramone’s hair. Attila was the star … Continue reading

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Film Review: Anarchy, Directed by Phil Strongman

“Art is dead, do not consume its corpse” – Anarchy Hotel Shangrila owner and art patron Tamie Adaya hosted the LA premiere for the documentary “ANARCHY” as a part of BritWeek. The documentary focuses on Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, two … Continue reading

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