Last Night’s Party and The Cobra Snake

Last Night’s Party and The Cobra Snake are go-to sources for nightlife documentation

Given the over-saturated celebrity gossip market (who can really keep with US Weekly, Star, InTouch, Life & Style, Access Hollywood, Extra, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider?), many trendsetters we’ve talked to have said they’re tired of hearing the same celebrity gossip and seeing the same red carpet photos in so many different outlets. Photo blogs offer an alternative, thus the phenomenon of sites such as Last Night’s Party and The Cobra Snake. Through these sites, viewers can vicariously “experience” the hipster nightlife scene, which, to some, is way more intriguing that picking up a copy of US Weekly. (This probably has something to do with the fact there’s unspoken requirement of being a) exceptionally attractive b) eccentrically attired or c) a combination of both in order to be photographed and posted to the sites.)

LNP’s specialty is capturing racy poses and “pin-up” girls, while The Cobra Snake’s emphasis is on the music and fashion scenes. Although Last Night’s Party is based primarily in New York and The Cobra Snake’s home turf is LA, these paparazzos frequently travel to where the action is, such as the VMAs in Miami. The men behind these sites , wig-wearing Merlin Bronques of Last Night’s Party and Boca grandpa-meets-70s gym class-clad Mark Hunter of The Cobra Snake, have even become minor celebrities in their own right, making them Gen Y Patrick McMullans. Hunter has a column in the LA Weekly, a book deal, and reported reality show interest from the producers of The Real World and The Simple Life. There’s even a weekly, Vice-style critique of the site’s subjects called Blue States Lose on blog Tale of Two Cities. Sign them up to cover your event now.

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