Email Author VICKIE CHANG

Awards

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published January 15, 2009

  "Skitch in Time"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published June 25, 2009

  "Pay for Play"

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2007 Stories by VICKIE CHANG

• Because You're Ugly: Blacklava

  published Sep 10, 2007

  A long-lost friend recently showed up on my doorstep with a gift in hand: this slogan Tee by Torrance-based Asian American clothing line, Blacklava. The shirt's a spin on those mind-numbing "Everyb... More >>

• Because You're Ugly: Valentino

  published Sep 04, 2007

  The 75-year-old Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani, better known as just Valentino, has announced he will be stepping down at the company he founded over 45 years ago after just one more season. Th... More >>

• Because You're Ugly: Origami Jewelry

  published Aug 28, 2007

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• Matt Costa at Detroit, 8/26

  published Aug 28, 2007

  And now for the something-like-43rd time Matt Costa's been mentioned in the Weekly: What's there left to sayr On Sunday night, the Detroit Bar was packed. And it wasn't really for their usual Ka... More >>

• Because You're Ugly: A Discourse on the Man Purse

  published Aug 24, 2007

  Friend: i ALMOST am THIS CLOSE to wanting a man purse a la Tumi Friend: AND I WANT TO WEAR IT ON MY SHOULDER Friend: ALMOST Me: well, it looks like a duffle bag. Me: that's not so bad. Me: would... More >>

• Moz & Marr Turn Down $75,000,000 for Smiths Reunion

  published Aug 23, 2007

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• Because You're Ugly: Polyvore!

  published Aug 22, 2007

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• Because You're Ugly: Drop-Crotch Pants

  published Aug 16, 2007

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• Because You're Ugly: The Hit Bag

  published Aug 13, 2007

  You know, I was never one for "It" bags. They're in one second, out the next, and the only ones who can manage to get on the waiting lists (imagine waiting months in advance to drop $1200+) are celebr... More >>

• Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces

  published Aug 10, 2007

  Huntington Beach's Matt Costa may just be the most marketable, popular act out of Orange County since... well, No Doubt. And that's not a bad thing, either. Signed to Brushfire Records, Costa's latest... More >>

• Harry Potter and the Fanboysandgirls

  published Jul 11, 2007

  Disclaimer: On the insistence of my best friend, I attended a midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night at the Irvine Spectrum. Five full theaters had sold out, and ther... More >>

• Coachella: Day Two.

  published Apr 29, 2007

    Hauled ass to catch Roky Erickson (and the Explosions) at 3:50 PM (it was a long night, okayr) in the Gobi Tent, while juggling a case of (his) hay fever, which consequently triggered (his) as... More >>

• Andrew Bird.

  published Apr 29, 2007

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• And!

  published Apr 29, 2007

    The bassist for The Good, the Bad and the Queen: Paul Simonon (of the Clash!), wielding his bass guitar like a tommy gun, seemed to pose for the cameras as much as possible. Even Damon Albarn ... More >>

• The Good, the Bad and the Queen.

  published Apr 29, 2007

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• During Arcade Fire.

  published Apr 29, 2007

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• 100%

  published Apr 28, 2007

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• Coachella: Day One.

  published Apr 27, 2007

  It was a 100 degrees out this afternoon, it took me 45 minutes to find a space and park (real helpful employees out here), 15 to locate press will call and enter then maybe another five to situate whe... More >>

• My Morning Jacket at HOB Anaheim, 01/05/07

  published Jan 09, 2007

  I haven't been excited by any music in a long, long time. Wait, wait. Was that pretentious enough for your Nor Well, how about this: I haven't been excited by any new music in a long, long time. B... More >>