Category Archives: News & Sports

Tiki Oasis 19 “Catch the New Wave” was the Crown of Creation: Saturday Chicks and Cars

I arrived at the Crowne Plaza Hotel with Tiki Oasis already in full swing on a Saturday afternoon in San Diego. Since Wednesday the party had been in full tilt, and wouldn’t be letting up until Sunday evening. I was … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Under the Radar 2 (More Rarely Seen, Forgotten or Hard to Find)

“Putney Swope” (1969, Vinegar Syndrome) A black advertising executive (Arnold Johnson) remakes his company into a counterculture engine (“Truth and Soul, Inc.”) that skewers social and political hypocrisy with its no-holds-barred commercials. Satire from Robert Downey, Jr’s father, Robert Sr., … Continue reading

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‘Nothing Cheezy’ is a Maximalist Art-Inspired Pop-Up Popping Up in DTLA

On Tuesday I joined Lowbrow artist Anthony Ausgang, his wife, Dr. Liz Koskenmaki, Liz Trillo and a number of the featured artists at the “Nothing Cheezy” media night preview. The exhibit is an interactive, light-hearted mockery of pop-ups that is … Continue reading

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Celebrate the Unveiling of Dolores Huerta Square

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Taco Bell is Opening a Hotel in Palm Springs This Summer Because Why Not

Following on the heels of Taco Bell’s Las Vegas wedding chapel and a fashion collaboration with Forever 21 that featured such sartorial innovations as a bodysuit mimicking a Taco Bell hot sauce packet, the faux Mexican food purveyors have announced … Continue reading

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Remembering Roky Erickson July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019

Hearing about Roky’s passing today brought to mind “If You Have Ghosts,” his 1981 single from “The Evil One.” Much of Roky’s catalog was divided between the melancholy and the macabre, but “Ghosts” touches on both in that fragile and … Continue reading

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LA Through a Cracked Lens: Mourners Gather at John Singleton’s Star on the Walk of Fame Today

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KLOS and Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival 2019 Sunday: Viva the Lucha Libre Forever!

Sunday came soon enough with the promise of more great music and Lucha Labre shenanigans. While I had missed the thrilling and comedic antics of Saturday, I keenly set my sights on wrestling, as it is the perfect celebration of … Continue reading

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KLOS and Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival 2019 Sunday (Day 2): Come Out and Play!

Music makes the people come together but not before a little craft beer tasting that will make the people more attractive. On my meanderings, I found that Brew Brothers’ Hef was refreshing and Brewheim Beer Makers’ Red was a sassy … Continue reading

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KLOS and Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival 2019 Saturday: You Can’t Stop the Rock!

Kicking off the summer early KLOS & Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco and Music festival warms up Southern California with not one, but two days, of craft beer, tacos, and badass music! The combination of Lucha Libre, tacos and music was … Continue reading

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