By: Mike Madriaga Breakin’ with Olympic prospects @ Kearny Mesa/Old Town Breakdancing will be an official sport at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and local b-girls and b-boys have been practicing breakdance maneuvers in hopes of repping Team USA. Throughout the county, breakers are “spontaneously” linking up via “social media,” according to b-girl Melissa Adao, […]
By Mike Madriaga The original story was published in the print edition of the San Diego Reader on June 24, 2021[/caption]Throughout the month of June, pop-rapper and reggaeton songstress Becky G has tweeted and TikTokked while “drippin’” with Dime Optics, the sunglass/eyeglass brand she signed on with during the pandemic. Some ‘90s hip-hop heads say […]
By Mike Madriaga A sense of elation followed by pride broke out among San Diego hip-hoppers and sneakerheads last month when Lincoln High alumnus, Norman Powell, signed a sneaker deal with AND1. “Powell is currently the only San Diego-born player with his own shoe,” said local hip-hop head and sneaker dealer Dante Rowley. “Powell signing […]
Nikki from Lemon Grove makes money in not-so-orthodox methods. “I’ve had a few people come to me that have giant fetishes,” she says, “which is basically the idea of a giant woman stepping on, eating, or messing with very tiny people. Think the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Folks have contacted me to make […]
By Mike Madriaga On December 9, Andreas Stevens cruised his forest green 1972 Chevy “boogie van” out to Perry’s Cafe in San Diego, for “Vans and Coffee,” a monthly (every second Sunday) vintage van gathering organized by Stevens and his buddy Mik. “‘Boogie van’ is a way to describe a custom van done in […]
“I will not spend a single moment in line at Comic-Con 2018” So said John Shand. “Never again.” It’s safe to say that most Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018 attendees will be stuck in long lines; some will sleep in 24-hour-plus lines. But not Shand. He has been attending the annual pop-culture multimedia show at […]
Memes are usually captioned photos or short repetitive videos that go viral and transform to amuse, inspire, humor, or mystify people. A meme can also be only text that convey how the meme-poster feels at the time, although those aren’t as popular. “Sad my friend and fashion model is in jail in Thailand now,” read […]
Parked outside of the House of Boxing venue on September 30 was a 1935 San Diego police paddywagon with two guys holding faux tommy guns. One guy was wearing a classic zoot suit, the other, Lester Gutierrez, was decked out in 1940s attire. “We did have an incident with a gentleman [at 7:30 p.m.],” Gutierrez […]
“¡Wow! Míralos”, dijo Mad Mike, mientras calificaba la competencia de Bikini Contest en el Extreme Autofest. Como muchos recordarán, Mike es parte del programa “Pimp My Ride”, que se transmite por MTV. Por lo anterior es fácil adivinar que Mike es bueno evaluando la carrocería de los coches y las curvas de las chicas. “Echa […]
“This year we expect a slow quinceañera season, it’s going to be tough,” said Marco Salcedo from Chula Vista. Salcedo said that there were about 300 visitors at his Quinceañeras Magazine Expo event on Sunday (April 30) held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel Del Mar. This is his 12th year promoting events to connect the vendors and the […]
By Mike Madriaga “I seen about 15 to 20 [cholas] in the park that day,” said Jesse Amaro, after he posted a photo of four girls wearing men-fitted khaki pants walk past him, “you don’t see the chola look very often nowadays.” Others that attended the 47th Chicano Park Day on April 22, saw many […]
A fictional steampunk character from 1890 roams our campus; his name is Col. Malcolm Weatherby. Richard Ferrell is a 39-year-old San Diego Community College District Police officer that attended the Gaslight Gathering during a recent weekend — in full steampunk fashion. The steampunk term was coined in 1987 when author K.W. Jeter combined the two words […]
By Mike Madriaga “I started as a cha-cha at a tattoo shop in Ensenada, Mexico,” joked April Hernandez, as she traces the art on her client’s shoulders at the 3er Expo Tattoo in Mexicali. “And little by little by watching, I learned the art of tattooing.” April may be small in stature, but her unique […]