Mary Grace Cerni

'90s ravers; Credit: Michael Tullberg

The Evolution of Rave Fashion

When deciding what to wear to a rave, it helps first to consider your objective: Do you want to look hot? Dress for the weather? Express your personal style? Or should your outfit simply complement the drugs you plan to do? Since raves kicked off in late-1980s England, fashion trends have......
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Why the Katy Perry Movie Is a Classic

Ah, July 2012. A time when we thought it was still slightly possible that Mitt Romney would be our next president. But something equally unlikely happened that month: The Katy Perry hagiography, Katy Perry: Part of Me, came out, and it was amazing. No seriously, hear us out......
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This Guy Played Will Ferrell's Jazz Flute Solo in Anchorman

Katisse Buckhingham starred as the kid who gave Alyssa Milano a hickey on Who's the Boss. It gets better: He also played flute and saxophone on The Chronic. Actually, it gets even better than that: He recorded Will Ferrell's jazz flute solo in Anchorman. (The scene is below.)......
Wildcat! Wildcat!; Credit: Mary Grace Cerni

The Band That Succeeded Almost By Accident

The members of Wildcat! Wildcat! sound like a choir of indie rock angels. Their self-titled EP, released this summer, features delicate harmonies, subtle bass lines, and flurries of playful keyboards. The group released a pair of tracks on SoundCloud early last year, and played a show not long after at......
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Why Is Rave Fashion Such a Disaster?

Anyone who's been to giant electronic dance music parties knows that "rave fashion" is something of an oxymoron. Traditionally, raves are a space people can be free to wear whatever they want. That's great! Except, not really, because it makes horrible fashion mistakes acceptable. And so you see Rastafarian colors......
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Lorde – The Fonda – 9/24/13

The Fonda 9-24-13 Better than: Most anything you've ever heard from a 16-year-old girl. Every iPhone in the house was up and Instagramming when Lorde began to sing the first few lyrics of her hit song "Royals." Her performance of the minimalistic, bass-pounding jam was exceptional; the only thing that......
A glimpse of the crowd at Nocturnal Wonderland; Credit: Timothy Norris

The Best and Worst of Nocturnal Wonderland 2013

On Saturday, Nocturnal Wonderland was hosted for the first time at San Bernardino's San Manuel Amphitheater, the largest outdoor amphitheater in the United States. Good thing too, as Nocturnal, the biggest party thrown by L.A.'s Insomniac Events, was absolutely massive. The venue was thus well suited to accommodate the thousands......
Scene from the Mad Decent block party; Credit: Timothy Norris

Mad Decent Block Party – L.A. Center Studios – 9-14-13

Mad Decent Block Party L.A. Center Studios 9/14/13 Better than: Decent At the L.A. stop for the annual Mad Decent Block Party on Saturday, there was more booty shakin' and molly poppin' than you could shake a giant foam finger at. This year marked the festival's 2nd run at L.A......
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Dillon Francis' Five Funniest Vine Videos

When Dillon Francis, a 25-year-old local EDM producer you may have heard of, isn't making beats, he's harassing people, harassing his cat, or carrying on conversations with the television. Fortunately, he captures it all on Vine. Here are his five best short videos. See also: Our Dillon Francis video......