Cool stores in Hollywood – Posers – Hollywood
December 21, 2011
As anyone knows that has been up to Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, the place is a mix of eclectic shops yet one store that is a must go to is Posers Hollywood. Sure, we do need to fully disclose that they are a Big Wheel advertiser, however you will quickly determine that there is no bias here, just go to the store and see for yourself that the place has the best selection of everything you would want. Read more
CicLAvia – Bike Event – Los Angeles, CA
October 9, 2011
CicLAvia means “bike way” in Spanish. About 30 years ago Ciclovía originally started in Bogotá, Colombia which was a weekly street closure event…. and NOW Los Angeles. Sunday's event would mark the 3rd one of these that has been held since it's inception in 2010. There really is no official starting place or finish to this bike event, participants pretty much join the fun wherever they want along the 10 mile route. For many though, they considered the starting point of the event to be at the corner of Melrose and Heliothope where Read more
L.A. Derby Dolls – at The Doll Factory – Los Angeles, CA
April 20, 2011
It's nearly halfway through the 2011 season of the L.A. Derby Dolls roller derby league as Sirens face Fight Crew in the Doll Factory.The hand-built Doll Factory is in Historic Filipinotown with an understated exterior that’s easily missed. But once inside, the venue is much larger than it looks. There are food trucks, merchant booths, a beer and wine bar, a live band and more. Read more
Too Fast To Live To Young To Die Art Exhibit – Selections from California Punk – At Subliminal Projects – Los Angeles CA
February 25, 2011
This past Friday marked the opening reception of the “Too Fast To Live, To Young To Die” exhibition over in Echo Park at the Subliminal Projects Art Gallery. The torrential downpour that soaked Los Angeles for much of the weekend could not stop the droves of Punks and art enthusiasts who braved the bitter cold and massive down pour of rain to see some of the genre’s finest examples of art from the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Read more
Circus of Horrors – St Valentines Massacre – at The Music Hall – Aberdeen, UK
February 14, 2011
Circus of Horrors is now in its 15th year and it was the first time I'd gone to see it, so really didn't know what to expect. The show was full of weird and wonderful acts. Some were definitely more weird than wonderful! The show started in St Remy Asylum in Paris in the year 1890. Dr Haze and the Interceptors Read more
American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History with author Steven Blush – at Book Soup – Hollywood, CA
February 3, 2011
While many have seen the movie American Hardcore, the book behind the movie was first published in 2001 and author Steven Blush has now updated that book to a second edition. Book Soup in Hollywood which is truly one of the last great book stores left hosted a panel discussion in conjunction with the release of American Hardcore, second edition. Read more
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