An Interactive Musical Version of ‘Stranger Things’ Exists. And It’s Awesome. November 5, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) Photo: Bryan Carpender The folks behind L.A.'s Unauthorized Musical Parody Of... series is at it again, this time with a spoof of the hit supernatural drama Stranger...
Great L.A. Eats: Fall 2018 November 4, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) Now that we're well into fall and less concerned with swimsuit selfies, it's time to indulge in some good grub, some tasty bites, some delectable goodness...After all, 'tis...
Vulture Festival is Coming to Los Angeles! October 31, 2018 by Ariel Paredes Vulture Festival Presented By AT&T: at Milk Studios on May 19, 2018 in New York City. Vulture's own motto is “Devouring Culture," so it’s only right for the New York Magazine...
‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Arrives in Southern California October 25, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) PHOTO: Jason Niedle If the success of Kenneth Branagh's big-screen remake of Murder on the Orient Express was any indication last year, audiences are still craving for a...
New York Comic-Con 2018: ‘Gods,’ ‘Good,’ and Goldberg October 9, 2018 by Adrienne McIlvaine (@mizocty) It takes a lot to get me to drag myself to Midtown at 10am on a Saturday morning. Specifically, it takes a New York Comic-Con panel on the upcoming Amazon series Good...
OUT ON THE TOWN: Brunch, Boots, and Bites October 7, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) "You'd show up to the opening of an envelope." This is something I've been told whenever I respond to friends' questions about my social calendar. (It also happens to...
‘Bridesmaids’ Gets the Unauthorized Musical Parody Treatment September 19, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) Bridesmaids, the 2011 comedy blockbuster starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and a slew of funny ladies who are now household names, has landed for an encore run at L.A.'s...
The Mayfair Hotel: A New Staycation Spot for L.A. Creatives September 16, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) Most writers in Los Angeles will tell you that it's sometimes hard to find the perfect spot to get the creative juices flowing, to finish that script, to meet that...
Berlin’s Hotel Zoo is Simply Wunderbar September 5, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) 2019 will mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, that defining symbol of the Cold War that physically and ideologically separated the German city for...
An American in Paris, Part 2: Beef, Bicycles, and Blomet August 10, 2018 by Hiko Mitsuzuka (@TheFirstEcho) After consuming a variety of crepes, fromage, and escargot throughout Paris, my culinary adventure finally brought me to the arches of the Marché Saint-Germain, where I...
