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WE BREAK DOWN our List of the TOP 10 BIGGEST TIKI MOMENTS OF 2024

January 14, 2025
James Frye

Wow, what a year! 2024 has come and gone, filled with landmark Tiki anniversaries, passings, new…

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HOW TIKI IS GAINING MAINSTREAM ATTENTION AT WONDERCON & COMIC-CON

January 8, 2025
Trader

BY JAKE JERELE We’re not talking classic, mid-century Tiki here—this is all about “a certain type”…

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OUR TOP 10 BIGGEST TIKI MOMENTS OF 2024

January 3, 2025
James Frye

As we jump into 2025, let’s pause for just a second to look back at 2024,…

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HUGE NEWS! Trader Vic’s Is Returning to Los Angeles in 2025

November 26, 2024
James Frye

Talk about your Tiki Atomic bomb of an announcement! According to LA Magazine, the legendary TRADER…

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Adrian Eustaquio (Inside the Desert Oasis Room) Gets His Head Shrunk at The Golden Tiki

November 15, 2024
James Frye

Shrunken heads in Vegas! This week at the Freaks Tiki Bar, our special guest is Adrian…

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THE ROAST OF SVEN KIRSTEN at EXOTIKON 2024!

June 14, 2024
James Frye

Exotikon 2 in Los Angeles held a special roast of the godfather of tiki himself, SVEN…

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THE DEATH OF CRITIKI — AND THE CONTINUING ARGUMENT ABOUT ‘APPROPRIATION’

September 27, 2022
James Frye

Last week, I discovered that the super-popular Tiki website critiki.com had ceased operations. Long known for…

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Oceanic Arts Bids a Final Aloha at Closing Night Event

April 19, 2022
James Frye

The tiki torches are finally going dark. The Godfathers of Polynesian Pop and exotica, LeRoy Schmaltz…

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TONIGHT! We Say Goodbye to Oceanic Arts With a Grand Finale Party!

April 16, 2022
James Frye

This final evening of celebration at Oceanic Arts is about the infamous theme park, “THE TIKIS”.…

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Why Is The Opening of Ft. Lauderdale’s Mai-Kai Such a Big Deal?

January 23, 2022
James Frye

A lot has been made about the impending closure and subsequent “saving” of Fort Lauderdale’s historic…