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 […]
“We gave Snoop Dogg some Tokyo OG [a marijuana strain] and he enjoyed it,” says Heidi Rising, the general manager of the Point Loma Patient Consumer Co-Op. On August 27, the Grammy-nominated rap star dropped by the pot dispensary to sign autographs for the hundred or so fans who had lined up in the parking […]
Escrito por Mike Madriaga para la revista Car Culture en 2016. Scroll down to view the article in English. Hace poco más de dos años presentamos un Hot Wheels, escala 1:1 que era una reproducción del casco de Darth Vader. Este vehículo causó sensación en la Comic Con, celebrada en San Diego. El 22 de […]
“Four Corners of Death” popped up when a City College alumna posted a photograph on Instagram hamming it up with Rosario Dawson. On May 27, at 4:30 p.m., approximately 60 to 70 people converged on the corner of the Imperial and Euclid avenues in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Many of his supporters were holding […]
The children in Tijuana could hear the loud motorcycles from across the border coming in. On the morn of On Dec. 14, over 300 toys, bikes, and soccerballs were loaded into a truck at the San Diego Harley Davidson shop on Morena Boulevard. Approximately 200 bikers from all groups escorted the truck down Interstate 5. […]
I’ve been following Too Short since I was hella young, and tonight, after listening to his raps about bosses, biatches, and Oakland, his music never gets dated. Even his newer music (2012) is reminiscent of his slower, old-school, heavy bass drops that we bumped in our whips in the ’90s. The entertainment was simple: girls […]
Last October, the Concourse Center in San Diego was the 4th stop of the Body Art Expo tour. It’s an ongoing “About the Artist, for the Artist” exposition that travels to various cities to unite world-famous tattoo artists and up-and-comers and piercers with collectors looking to get new ink or piercings on the spot. […]
By Mike Madriaga The American flag barely moved on August 2. The sound of thunder wasn’t from the gloomy skies above but from a caravan of motorcycles here in town for national Bikers for Christ weekend. “Close to 400 bikes showed up to our gathering this day,” said Pastor Z, the organizer of the meeting […]
Father Joe’s Villages is said to be one of the larger providers of food and shelter to the homeless in San Diego, California. In 2009, the organization’s public-relations department requested Mike Madriaga to create a “Mother’s Day” commercial. Mike utilized the Final Cut Pro and Photoshop programs to create a 30-second commercial that aired […]