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2010 Stories by Lina Lecaro

• DANCE CLUB PICK: HAPPY BURNER, BEARDY OR BOURGIE NEW YEAR!

  published December 30, 2010

  How to make the last night of the year not become the biggest letdown of the year? We've done countless comprehensive roundups in the... More >>

• NIGHTRANGER: 2010

  published December 30, 2010

  Was it end-of-decade (yes, 2010 was end of decade — look it up) dementia, all the Mercury retrograde cycles or... More >>

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  Top 10 WTF LA Nightlife Moments of 2010

  published Dec 27, 2010

  What a year. Looking back as we always do around this time, one thing was very clear, LA be crazy after dark! Was it end-(or beginningr)-of-decade (yup, look it up) dementia, all the mercury in ret... More >>

• 2010's Top 10 Fashion Trends In LA: Tranimals, Feathered Femmes, Wonderland Wares, And More

  published Dec 27, 2010

  For many, 2010 was a year for dressing to express, often in excess. Blending in, for the most part, was not an option when out on the town in LA. Inspired by everything from music and movies to retro... More >>

• NIGHTRANGER: NIGHT NYMPHS

  published December 23, 2010

  Do today's faux fur–collar- and bangs-sporting boho babes and skinny-jeaned hipster dudes know where they copped their looks and aesthetics... More >>

• Mick Rock's Top 10 Iconic Rock Images, with Running Behind-the-Lens Commentary (and a Few Surprises)

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Mick Rock has shot some of the most recognizable portraits in rock music history and he's got, hands down, the best name in shutterbugdom. But with a candor and style that's as palpable as any of h... More >>

• Dance Club Pick: GOODBYE, SHITS & KITTY'S

  published December 16, 2010

  Sadly, 2010 will mark the end of two of L.A.'s wildest and truly most wondrous dance clubs: Shits & Giggles and Miss... More >>

• Nightranger: CHRISTMASSIVE

  published December 16, 2010

  With a horde of holiday parties to attend the next few weeks, Nightranger has decided to be more selective with our soiree attendance this year.... More >>

• Zooey Deschanel to Play Original '60s Groupie Pamela "I'm With the Band" Des Barres in HBO Series (NSFW)

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Pamela Des Barres has been on a one-woman literary mission to change the connotations of the word "groupie" for nearly 25 years, and now, thanks to two film projects, looks like it's going to be her u... More >>

• Suck it, GWAR!: 6 (.66) Reasons Why Rosemary's Billygoat Still Rule (In Pictures)

  published Dec 14, 2010

  This past weekend's Frightmare Before Xmas show at the Dragonfly thrown by Batcave Hollywood was quite a morbid yet merry mash-up, but the horrific highlight of this holiday massacre was LA's own Rose... More >>

• Top 10 Rock Books of 2010

  published Dec 13, 2010

  With the year coming to a close, we're heading off the inevitable barrage of "best" lists coming your way with one that will actually be useful and problem solving (a holiday gift guide for the music ... More >>

• Creep Show, Peep Show

  published December 9, 2010

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• The Godfather and the Pusher

  published December 9, 2010

  Two big DJs, two big nights of dance music in Hollywood this week. Friday, Deep LA bumps it up with Frankie Knuckles, widely... More >>

• Hollywood Sleaze Palaces Closing Down, Part XIV: The Mau Maus at Paul Picasso's Peep/Art Show

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Hollywood's upscale clubsterfuck evolution continues to claim more casualties. Buzz on the streets (and blogs) is that gay stalwart The Spotlight on Cahuenga is in serious danger of closing end of th... More >>

• Craftmas- Handmade Gifts For Boozers, Tokers (And Home-Makers) This Weekend

  published Dec 02, 2010

  You're gonna be hearing about a crapload of Craft fairs in the next few weeks leading up to Christmas, but there's one this weekend that you really don't want to miss, and we're not just saying that b... More >>

• DANCE CLUB PICK: WHO LOVES THE '90S?

  published December 2, 2010

  A spanking new weekly kicks off the December dance card. Jason Lavitt's Club Beat It showed just how funky and strong for the fight '80s dance... More >>

• NIGHTRANGER: THE GIFT OF GABBA

  published December 2, 2010

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• Yo Gabba Gabba's 'Party In My City' Entertains Breeding Hipsters and their Kids ("Kidsters"r)

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Kiddie faux-hawks, fashionably mismatched tutu ensembles and tattoos (fake on tykes, real on moms and dads) swarmed upon L.A. Live in downtown this past weekend, when the trendster tyke sensation Yo ... More >>

• Live Review: Weezer's Memorable Take On "The Blue Album" Plus Giddiest Hits at Gibson Amphitheatre

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Obviously, Weezer really took the "Memories" theme of their current tour to heart. The band's two nights at the Gibson Amphitheatre this weekend not only featured giddy "greatest hits" sets followed b... More >>

• Top 10 'Punk' Moments On Film From The Authors of 'Destroy All Movies'

  published Nov 26, 2010

  According to NY music scene pioneer Richard Hell, "punk" stands for two things in our culture. First, "the possibility of pride and haven for kids rejected as worthless" and second, for "unhinged, vio... More >>

• WHO'S YOUR FOOFAH?

  published November 25, 2010

  Yo Gabba Gabba may be known as TV's hippest, trippiest kids' TV show, but you don't have to be a punky parent to know that the lessons taught by... More >>

• DANCE CLUB PICK: BLACK SATURDAY

  published November 25, 2010

  Forget about Black Friday — this week we spotlight two clubs sure to be domiciles of darkness and dance (not dollars), both on Saturday... More >>

• NIGHTRANGER: Maulings and Mohawks at the Movies

  published November 25, 2010

  According to New York music-scene pioneer Richard Hell, "punk" stands for two things in our culture. First, "the possibility of... More >>

• Allison Anders and Kurt Voss Kickstart New Rock Film, 'Strutter" -- Details From The Directors.

  published Nov 23, 2010

  Don't Knock The Rock film fest creator Allison Anders has been celebrating rock n' roll, punk, pop and folk in film with DKTR events since 2003, but music has always played a major role in her own fil... More >>

• Franki Chan Talks Check Yo' Ponytail, Steve Aoki, and The End of Electro

  published Nov 18, 2010

  In our years covering the popular dance party Check Yo' Ponytail (which started at the now-defunct Safari Sam's) we always felt the best thing about it was the mix of patrons: from ironic indie rocker... More >>