Caroline Ryder

Viva Stilettos

Dear All, I am in Mexico — wish you were here — on a small island called Isla Mujeres, a half hour boat ride from Cancún. There are lots of Americans and taco stands everywhere. It feels kinda like being in L.A. except for the rain and the mosquitoes. I......
Fop rock: Prince Poppycock

Club Dandy

Watching ruffle-shirted fops in Louis XIV wigs and white face powder march through a 99-cent-store parking lot in East Hollywood, scaring the bejezus out of the local street homeless as they go, is just one of the many fun things about Club Dandy. Along with the chance of finding a......
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Paxilback – It's An L.A. Story

Here's how the story goes. A boy moves to L.A. from Brooklyn. Let's call him Daniel. Daniel Stessen. Why not. And let's imagine he looks something like this:  Daniel Stessen writes book of poems called More Lonely Than Alone, all about making out with midgets in Brooklyn (among other things). Daniel Stessen......
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Musicians Get In Free At Safari Sams

Sam Lanni, the owner of Safari Sams in Hollywood, has decided to let musicians see shows in his club for free. Here's an excerpt from the SS website: And so to the policy change i opened with. It is painfully obvious that musicians in Los Angeles need to get out and see......