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JANUARY 1: HOSTING A PARTY AT HOLLYWOOD BAR SINISTER, GOTH ALTERNATIVE NIGHTCLUB! BEST LA EVENTS, LOS ANGELES NEW YEAR’S PARTIES. CUTIE FRASH CYBER CLOTHING.
Warning: nightcrawl alert! The day after New Year’s Eve, Sebastiano and I are hosting a party at LA’s spookiest nightclub, Bar Sinister in Hollywood.
Two indie-alternative bands are performing that night: Julien-K and The Dreaming. There will be fetish playroom stations, Goth EBM Industrial deejays, and copious amounts of absinthe… who’s ready to join us??
WHAT: La Carmina & Sebastiano Serafini — party at Bar Sinister
WHEN: Saturday, January 1st, 2011, 10:30pm to late. (Please note this is the evening of Jan 1st, NOT New Year’s Eve)
WHERE: Bar Sinister, 1652 N Cherokee Ave (between Hollywood and Selma), Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $16.50 advance / $20 at the door / $5 off with a MySpace flyer. Bring your receipt and ID (18+).
HOW TO BUY: Go to the Bar Sinister site, scroll down to Jan 1st and click Buy Now for advance tickets. Or just show up and get tickets at the door.
So excited to party with you on Jan 1st! Please save the date and tell all your Los Angeles friends. We promise not to bite… unless you want us to…
Now, what should you wear to our Goth Alternative party? Something dark and space-alien always works. In Osaka, I visited Cutie Frash, a Japanese brand that combines traditional Japanese garment forms with cyber futuristic materials and details.
The designs are intricate and intriguingly conceptualized.
I wore an Ozz On purple dress for the Australian travel TV show I hosted — a similar cyber-futuristic Japanese brand.
As I mentioned in the past, Osaka’s alt fashion stores are spread throughout Shinsaibashi. There’s no Closet Child (secondhand heaven), but I stumbled upon a small shop for used Lolita Gothic clothing, near Cutie Frash in Americamura.
Also nearby: Algonquins. The pink and black diamond is unmistakable.
The Osaka boutique carries the same items as in Tokyo. Want more photos and reports of Japan’s coolest shops? Please visit my Tokyo and Osaka shopping guide and Shinsaibashi store map.
So, who’s coming to party with us in Hollywood on the first day of 2011? Please spread the word about our event. We hope to see you there!
PS: If you’re interested in working with me and Sebastiano in LA (Dec 28-Jan 10, paid gigs only), please email La Carmina.
Japanese Word of the Day: Fukitsuna = Sinister
Song of the Day: Julien K – Kick the Bass (One of the bands performing at our Hollywood party!)
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JAPAN NIGHTLIFE, BEST NIGHTCLUBS & BARS IN TOKYO: CHRISTON CAFE THEME RESTAURANT, DECADANCE BAR, GOTH EBM INDUSTRIAL PARTY MIDNIGHT MESS.
Brace yourself for a long, decadent post — featuring poodles, DJ SiSEN, cake-throwing, and tying up innocent girls!
Last August, I hosted and coordinated (with Naomi) a Dutch Pepsi TV program in Tokyo. I took the crew to designer Kenzo’s birthday party at Decadance Bar, and EBM Industrial nightclub Midnight Mess. I haven’t been able to show you these wild photos until now…
Creepy cats Lolita dress: Innocent World, from Closet Child
Cut-out boots: Yosuke, on sale at Marui One. The very last pair, and in my size!
Blue plush poodle: Jesus Diamante, from Closet Child. Yes, I still buy stuffed toys.
Makeup: “Undead Stepford Wife.” Freaky.
At Decabar, we were welcomed by the smiling, painted faces of Coco and Preta Porco. We spoke to one of the musicians from 101A (they are wonderful live performers, as you may recall from my review).
We interviewed Kenny Creation (remember his Steampunk interview?) and Tokyo Decadance organizer Adrien le Danois.
The drink of the night, as always, was absinthe. And the food? Birthday cake — splattered into Kenzo’s face.
Mana of Moi dix Mois was there. Sort of.
I love how drinking absinthe is a necessary aspect of my job. The TV crew stumbled after me to Midnight Mess, where I reunited with my spooky family. Kana gave me a cute-faced bread charm. Every time I see Comte de Sang, he has a new tongue ring.
Backstage with DJ SiSEN, Raisu, and Midnight Mess creator Maya. The Dutch TV host, Bo, borrowed my Atelier Pierrot dress for the night. Later, Maya lent her a red corset.
Selia sang Baroque opera and played the harp — heavenly.
What goes on in the VIP room? “Hail Satan!”
Spreading the Devil’s message.
Goth girls, boys, and in between.
Bo hadn’t explored the Gothic scene before, but gets into the spirit of the evening. Rowr.
Mistress Maya and her friend put on an elegant, otherworldly rope tying performance.
Amiyu and Luke Chaos dance to DJ SiSEN’s incredible set. Even my poodle got on the dancefloor.
So many scary individuals are Leos with birthdays in August. (Me, Yukiro, Comte de Sang, Raisu, Kenzo-A…) The Midnight Mess family chipped in and got us birthday cake, flowers and champagne! We made a toast on stage and shared the food/drinks with everyone at the party.
It’s fun to introduce international TV crews to our Halloween world. If you want to hire us Pirates (as tour guides, consultants, coolhunters, TV hosts and production coordinators) — visit our site and send us a message in a bottle!
If you’re brave enough, we’ll even arrange for you to get tied up and dominated.
Daylight breaks, and the vampires scuttle home to hide under the bedsheets.
Anyone in Tokyo this XXX-mas? On December 25th, Midnight Mess is having † Nightmare After X’mas † party, featuring Chaos Royale — come and bring your friends! Tokyo Decadance also takes place at J-Pop Cafe Shibuya that night. For addresses, RSVP, maps and more, please read my Tokyo club guide.
Aren’t Tokyo Goth parties out of this world? Would you submit to Mistress Maya’s whip?
Japanese Word of the Day: Koibito = Sweetheart, loved one
Song of the Day: Kiss – I Was Made for Lovin’ You (Australian 12 inch disco version — Italo fantasy heaven!)
LA CARMINA
