Category Archives: Books

Movies: Satan Wants You

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Editor

“Michelle Remembers” is a book published in 1980 that claims to recount a woman’s recovered memories of childhood Satanic abuse. I read the book when I was in 8th or 9th grade. Even at that age I was dubious about … Continue reading →

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Recommended Rock Reads Of 2024

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Bob Lee

Hollywood Dream – The  Thunderclap Newman Story by Mark Ian Wilkerson (Third Man Press, available October 1). This is an exhaustively researched history of a band whose actual lifespan was stunningly brief, while creating ripples that reverberate to this day. Who … Continue reading →

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Come on Down to Wacko this Afternoon to Get a Signed Copy of Bowlarama!

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Elise Thompson

Wacko has always been a fun place for parties and book signings. Come on down today to grab yourself a copy of “Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling” by Chris Nichols with Adriene Biondo. Why not pick up an extra … Continue reading →

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Tiki Oasis Part 2 Saturday Photo Gallery

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Editor

On Saturday there were book signings, workshops, art, shopping, parades, DJs, and pool parties galore!

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John Waters Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!!!

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Brian Donnelly
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2023 Tiki Oasis Weekend

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Elise Thompson

Written by Dave Arnson The cult of Tiki is an intriguing one, one of disposable income and alcoholic hedonism coupled with an artfully fantastical version of a faux- Polynesian paradise. These elements all come together once a year (for over … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Changed” by Tom Cantor

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Else Evil E Duff

If you got an unsolicited copy of the book “Changed” by Tom Cantor in the mail, you are not alone. Many months ago this 85-page, 31-chapter, exclamation mark intensive, large print autobiography of “One Man’s Journey from Lost to Defiled … Continue reading →

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“I Could Not Believe It: The 1979 Teenage Diaries of Sean DeLear” Book Launch this Thursday!!!

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Judy Ornelas Sisneros

Stories Bookstore and The Wrinkle Room host the book launch of “I Could Not Believe It: The 1979 Teenage Diaries of Sean DeLear” this Thursday, June 1. The long anticipated and just released explicit diaries of our homegrown punk, queer, … Continue reading →

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It’s smooth sailing for THE WRINKLE ROOM’S tribute to Sean DeLear at the Zebulon Café

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Judy Ornelas Sisneros

THE WRINKLE ROOM finally had it’s biggest event yet last Sunday night, March 26, at the Zebulon Café in Silver Lake. This particular TWR event was held to celebrate our much beloved gender bending queer, punk, performance artist and now … Continue reading →

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Krampus L.A. is Back this Year at the Philosophical Research Society!

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Elise Thompson

Krampus Los Angeles has teamed up with Christina Ward and Christina Linhardt to bring Krampus Night 2022 to The Philosophical Research Society in Los Feliz. Taking place on Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the event will feature … Continue reading →

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