Email Author Liz Ohanesian

2011 Stories by Liz Ohanesian

• Heavy Metal Cover Superstar Stacy E. Walker on Working as an Artist's Model

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Read more in "Kevin Eastman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-Creator, Takes Over Meltdown Comics for 35 Days." See more photos in "Kevin Eastman @ Meltdown Comics." Stacy E. Walker has done a lot of ... More >>

• 5 Standout Cosplays of 2011

  published Dec 27, 2011

  See more photos in "2011: The Year in Cosplay." Read more in this years "Best of the Cons," Part 1 and Part 2 and "Top 10 Cult Stars of 2011." While some conventions attract more people in costume th... More >>

• Nero - The Music Box - 12/22/11

  published Dec 23, 2011

  Nero (DJ Set) The Music Box 12-22-11 See also: Photos from Friday night's set. Better than... Listening to Nero's new CD. Earlier this month, Cherrytree Records released in the U.S. the hard copy... More >>

• Top 10 Cult Stars of 2011

  published Dec 22, 2011

  I had the chance to interview quite a few people this year. Some were famous. Others weren't. However, most of this year's interviewees had a few things in common. They all created something, be it an... More >>

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  Extreme Futurist Festival: TED Conference for the Counterculture

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Dr. Kim Solez is on a mission. The renal pathologist and University of Alberta professor is currently working to make the lectures from his course "Technology and the Future of Medicine" available to ... More >>

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  Best of the Cons, Part 2: The Top Southern California Conventions of 2011

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Read more in "Best of the Cons Part 1: 8 Standout TV Shows, Cosplays, Games and More from 2011." Is Southern California the land of the superfanr Maybe. At the very least, it's the land of the fan c... More >>

• 6%DOKIDOKI Designer Sebastian Masuda Celebrates the Work of Illustrator Rune Naito at Royal/T

  published Dec 12, 2011

  See more of Shannon Cottrell's photos in "Rune Boutique World Debut Party @ Royal/T." Rune Naito was a Japanese illustrator whose depictions of cute, fashionable girls during the mid-20th century mad... More >>

• Revenge of the Gay Nerds

  published December 1, 2011

  Tired of scouring convention exhibit halls for the one booth that focuses on LGBT comics? Annoyed with the lack of panels on queer issues in... More >>

• Kevin Eastman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-Creator, Takes Over Meltdown Comics for 35 Days

  published Dec 08, 2011

  There has been a lot of activity in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle world lately. Last summer at San Diego Comic-Con, Nickelodeon announced that a new TV series starring Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangel... More >>

• Bent-Con: Bringing LGBTQ Comics and Genre Entertainment to Los Angeles

  published Dec 05, 2011

  "Bent-Con started out of a desire of a bunch of a queer geeks who were tired of going to cons and being the niche within the niche within the niche," says Sean Holman, who organizes the convention tha... More >>

• The Problem Solverz Creator Ben Jones: Using Video Games 'Like Religion'

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Ben Jones doesn't like nostalgia. "I hate those wedding DJs who have mash-ups of two songs from your childhood and it's totally wrong," says Jones. "However, I do want to be like the Geto Boys, usin... More >>

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  Porter Robinson: The Libertarian Dubstep Guy

  published Dec 01, 2011

  See also: *In Defense Of "Fratstep:" An Open Letter To James Blake *Wait, Now Korn Invented Dubstepr! It's fair to say that most political nerds don't know what dubstep is. But last month libertarian... More >>

• Loscon 38: Robots, Filking and a Look at the Work of Philip K. Dick

  published Nov 28, 2011

  Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, a small conference room in the basement of the LAX Marriott filled to the brim. The science fiction fans attending this year's Loscon crowded together in... More >>

• Zedd - Dim Mak Sunday - 11-27-11

  published Nov 28, 2011

  Zedd Dim Mak Sundays 11-27-11 Better than... bottle service. Last summer, Zedd hit L.A. to warm up the crowd when Deadmau5's Meowingtons Hax tour hit the Palladium for a few sold-out nights. He retu... More >>

• Best of the Cons Part 1: 8 Standout TV Shows, Cosplays, Games and More from 2011

  published Nov 25, 2011

  There are still a few more conventions left for 2011, but it's not too early to begin the countdown of the best of the superfan scene. This week, I'm counting down a few of the most popular trends spo... More >>

• Sweet Streets 2011 Show Sets Stage for My Little Pony Collaboration

  published Nov 21, 2011

  See more photos from Shannon Cottrell in "Sweet Streets at WWA Gallery." In just three years, Sweet Streets has become one of the most anticipated events for L.A. fans of Japanese street fashion. The... More >>

• Roy Ayers, J. Rocc, Thundercat - Exchange LA - 11/17/11

  published Nov 18, 2011

  See Also:*Thundercat Emerges With His Debut, Co-produced by Flying Lotus Homage: Roy Ayers, J. Rocc, Thundercat Exchange LA 11/17/11 Better than...Organizing my vinyl collection. In the break betwe... More >>

• Asia-Vu

  published November 10, 2011

  Fashion, film and fights are just part of the agenda this weekend at Pacific Media Expo. The annual, three-day convention focuses on a cross... More >>

• Art of Akira's Joe Peacock on What Might Go Wrong with Hollywood's Stab at the Anime Classic

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Though talk of a Hollywood-made version of Akira has been around for years, it's been all the buzz amongst fans of the classic manga and anime since the project was greenlit last month. Unfortunately,... More >>

• Pacific Media Expo Introduces Asian Ball-Jointed Doll Programming to the Convention

  published Nov 14, 2011

  See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery, "Pacific Media Expo 2011." Sunday afternoon at Pacific Media Expo, a small room on the second floor of the LAX Hilton was filled with a handful of people... More >>

• Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011 - Rave 18 Movie Theater - 11/10/11

  published Nov 11, 2011

  See also: *Hatsune Miku: Her Best Fan-Generated Videos *Live review of Hatsune Miku in Los Angeles *More photos of Hatsune Miku live in L.A. *Hatsune Miku/Hello Kitty collaboration, Miku-Kitty, appear... More >>

• Put Down Your Comic Book, There's a New Convention in Town

  published November 3, 2011

  It doesn't matter what your pop culture obsession is, Comikaze will have something for you. The new convention launches this weekend with a host... More >>

• Four Things to Love About Patrick Warburton

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Patrick Warburton has a knack for scoring roles that foster pop culture obsession. Back in the 1990s, he played Elaine Benes' boyfriend, David Puddy, on Seinfeld. He went on to star in the short-live... More >>

• John Acquaviva

  published November 3, 2011

  Though he's not a household name, John Acquaviva is one of the most influential figures in dance music. In 1989, he and pal Richie Hawtin founded... More >>

• Comikaze Expo 2011: First-Time Convention Brings Big Names, Big Crowd

  published Nov 07, 2011

  See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's slideshow, "Comikaze Expo 2011." Jhonen Vasquez, creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Invader ZIM, is working with L.A.-based animation studio Titmouse on ... More >>