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Blogs
March 28, 2011
Japan Nite 2011 at The Viper Room: Presenting 5 Japanese Bands You Should Hear Right Now
Shannon CottrellLolita No. 18See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Japan Nite with Mo'Some Tonebender, Lolita No. 18, Zukunasisters, Hystoic Vein and Josy."Read more about Japan Nite in Siran Babayan's post "SXSW Recap: Japan Nite Raises Money for Earthquake Relief." For the past fi ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Retna and El Mac's Latest Mural: Stealth Advertising at Its Graffiti Best
While you were sleeping, or maybe it was just us, Retna and El Mac threw up another masterpiece in Westlake. The mural has been complete for over a week now, but LA Weekly was there as the first sketches went down at MacArthur Park Primary Center, courtesy of Procter and Gamble. Photo courtesy of R ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
JR Throws 'Westside' Hand Sign on East Wall of Bristol Hotel for 'The Wrinkles of the City'
Peeking up between buildings on the corner of S. Olive and 8th , "Westsiiiide" represents on the east wall of the Bristol Hotel. Living in LA, we know the origins of this iconic hand sign. Have we been desensitized to the gang connotations over the years after seeing it in 20-odd years of music vide ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
From Silver Lake to Venice, JR Makes Tracks
Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." For locations of "The Wrinkles of the City" pieces, see our Google map. Shannon CottrellJR in Silver LakeSilver Lake just added another hipster to the neighborhood in the form of an ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Street Artist JR Does L.A.:Faces pop up on buildings from Venice to downtown
The following story on JR is from the print edition of LA Weekly, out now. See our "JR in L.A." archive for more details and check out our Google map if you want to see JR's work in person. Maybe you've noticed that Los Angeles is a flurry of street art activity lately, with Banksy up for an Oscar ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
JR Returns Downtown, Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to 3rd Street and Poodle Parlour
Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." For locations of "The Wrinkles of the City" pieces, see our Google map. Shannon Cottrell"The Wrinkles of the City" on 3rd StreetJR heads back downtown and stages his most inventive co ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
JR Stops on Street Art-Heavy Melrose Ave. Across From Fairfax High School
Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." For locations of "The Wrinkles of the City" pieces, see our Google map. Shannon CottrellA dark, wall-sized glare that assails passersby with an awkward eye, a handlebar mustache and p ... More >>
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February 20, 2011
JR on Alameda Street: 'The Wrinkles of the City' Appear at MOCA and Angel City Brewery
Shannon CottrellJR's "The Wrinkles of the City" at Angel City BreweryJR simultaneously tackles his biggest walls yet for his LA "Wrinkles" project. We're at two spots on Alameda, with Little Tokyo bustling about around us. Looking like an official city works team outfitted in yellow rain gear ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
JR's 'The Wrinkles of the City' Heads Downtown to 4th Street
Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." "The weather is with us today," exclaims JR as he readies the next sheet of A3 for posting. LA Weekly arrived at his third location for "The Wrinkles of the City," LA edition, and was greete ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles
Maybe you've noticed that L.A. is a flurry of street art activity lately, with Banksy up for an Oscar and all. However, there is another stealth creative foreigner in line for King of L.A. this week. JR, the 27-year-old Parisian artist/activist brings his method of colossal, office park-sized Xeroxe ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
The Fabulous Life of Lisa Nguyen: Friends Pay Tribute to a Young Artist
What can you learn about a person from a picture? We asked this question at The Fabulous Life of Lisa Nguyen, a tribute art show that took place at California State Long Beach's Werby Gallery on Sunday, February 6. Shannon Cottrell We didn't personally know Lisa, a Long Beach graphic designer ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2011
Behind the Scenes with Cirque Berzerk at Club Nokia
Anticipation was high as we headed down to Club Nokia to meet with members of Cirque Berzerk, the dark and wonderfully twisted circus troupe that won praise and scores of new fans in 2009 when they performed at L.A. State Historic Park. After seven weeks of rehearsals, they were now a little more th ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2011
Eight Reasons We Love Anime Los Angeles
Over the past few years, Anime Los Angeles has become a special convention for us. It was the first convention one of us attended and, after that, the first Shannon Cottrell and I covered together. This year, it became the first con where we sat on panels. Shannon Cottrell We think ALA, as i ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2011
Anime Babes from Sailor Moon to Rei Ayanami: This Isn't Cosplay, This Is Burlesque
See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Devil's Playground Presents Anime Babes." Over the course of the past two years, we've seen the burlesque performers from Devil's Playground channel fan favorite characters like Link and Zelda (Video Game Girls), Catwoman (Comic Book Vixens), and, of c ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Are You Going to Anime LA? Here Are the Panels Where You Can Catch Us
Are you going to Anime L.A. this weekend at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott? If so, you can catch your LA Weekly convention team, that's Shannon Cottrell and I, on two panels Friday afternoon. Shannon CottrellInside Anime L.A.,
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December 31, 2010
Street Art, Travel Posters and Burlesque: Our Favorite Star Wars Finds of 2010
If the fact that we have a Style Council category devoted specifically to Star Wars weren't already an indication, we have a confession to make. A few of us on this arts/pop culture blog team are Star Wars fans. We've been known to spend hours looking at fan art online and chasing down cosplayers at ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Best of the Cons 2010
From internationally known events like San Diego Comic-Con and Anime Expo to smaller, single-franchise conventions like Power Morphicon and MacrossWorld to non-con events like the L.A. screening of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, there was no shortage of fan gatherings in Southern California t ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Diamond Gal Circle Brings Cute and Sexy Japanese Street Fashion to Los Angeles
See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Gal Crazy at Holiday Hot Mess." Tuesday night, the gals took over Royal/T, the Culver City maid cafe/art gallery, for Holiday Hot Mess. Hosted by Diamond Gal Circle and Tune in Tokyo, the event focused on the Japanese subculture known as gyaru, or gal. ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Tiki Lovers Draw Inspiration from Gilligan's Island at The Tonga Hut
Gilligan's Island only ran for three seasons, but the show about castaways on a (usually) deserted island where they could make anything except for a boat to leave said island is a hallmark of U.S. pop culture. Shannon Cottrell"Kona Envy" by Jason Sallin Back in November, The Tonga Hut hoste ... More >>
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November 26, 2010
What's Your Favorite Sanrio Character (That Isn't Hello Kitty)?
For more from Small Gift, check out "Kitty in Pink: Sanrio's '80s Prom," "Sanrio Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary with 'Small Gift'" and "Sanrio Meets Fight Club in Peekaboo Monster's Installation for Small Gift." Hello Kitty might be the most famous Sanrio character, but she certainly isn't the onl ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Nine Reasons The Venture Bros. Season Four Finale Blew Our Minds
We were Venture Bros. fans long before last weekend (and have the toys to prove it), but if there was anything that reaffirmed our belief that The Venture Bros. is the animated series that everyone should be watching, it was last Sunday's finale for season four. For fans of the show, this was a hig ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Bwana Spoons Takes on Kenner's Star Wars Toys in Spoonful of Star Wars
See more photos in "DesignerCon @ Pasadena Convention Center." The first thing we noticed when we walked around the Pasadena Convention Center for DesignerCon this year is that there was a lot of Star Wars. From Free Humanity's posters to Super7's Super Shogun Stormtrooper, there was no question th ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
Free Humanity's Thought-Provoking Star Wars Street Art at DesignerCon
Booth 105 at DesignerCon was a little different from most of the vending stations at last Saturday's toy and art convention when we passed it. There was no one standing behind the table to answer questions or sign autographs, no huge crowd looking for discounted items. There was, however, a lot of t ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2010
Baby the Stars Shine Bright and Alice and the Pirates Announce New Anime Collaboration at Pacific Media Expo
Check out more of our PMX coverage in "Pacific Media Expo 2010" and "Innocent World Makes U.S. Convention Debut at Pacific Media Expo." By: Liz Ohanesian and Shannon Cottrell One of the first things that you will learn when you ask someone about Lolita is that it isn't cosplay. However, the dist ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Innocent World Makes U.S. Convention Debut at Pacific Media Expo
See more photos in "Pacific Media Expo 2010." Fans of Lolita fashion had a treat in store last weekend when Innocent World made it's first U.S. appearance at Pacific Media Expo Designer Yumi Fujiwara was on hand to show the label's latest offerings and meet fans. Shannon CottrellYumi Fujiwara of I ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Sanrio Meets Fight Club in Peekaboo Monster's Installation for Small Gift
L.A.-based artist Peekaboo Monster has neighbors who make soap. He wanted to include soap in his work for Small Gift, Sanrio's 50th anniversary art show currently running at Santa Monica Barker Hangar. But how was he going to combine the two? Shannon Cottrell Fight Club, of course. "Honestly ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Macross World Convention Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary (and Lynn Minmay's Birthday) at UCLA
By early Sunday afternoon a small meeting hall hidden deep in a cluster of brick buildings on UCLA's campus, was full. Singer Mari Iijima, who voiced Lynn Minmay in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (both the original Japanese series and, much later, ADV's English-language dub), performs work fr ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Vaux Swift Birds Flock to Chimney in Downtown Los Angeles
Last Friday, people of all ages and zip codes gathered to witness the roosting of the Vaux's swifts in the chimney of an abandoned building located off Broadway and Fifth Street. The swifts have been stopping in Los Angeles for quite a few years as they migrate down to Guatemala for winter. "Birds ... More >>
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September 26, 2010
X Japan Launches First North American Tour at The Wiltern
See more images from X Japan's historic show in "X Japan @ The Wiltern." Saturday night, X Japan played The Wiltern. It was a night of firsts, as it was both the band's first proper concert in Los Angeles and the first stop on their first North American tour. Considering that the Japanese hard rock ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Diggnation's Alex Albrecht Celebrates Wrap of Directorial Debut, 'Neverland'
Last Friday we headed down to Beverly Hills Tanzore Restaurant & Lounge to celebrate the wrap of Alex Albrecht's directorial debut film "Neverland" which was born out of collaboration with Scripped.com and crowdfunded through IndieGoGo. Shannon CottrellDirector Alex Albrecht and Producer Meg Campbel ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
L.A. Weekly Photographer Shannon Cottrell Featured Artist in Sweet Streets Group Show
See more photos in "Sweet Streets II @ Gallery Nucleus." Shannon CottrellYume Ninja with Shannon Cottrell's photograph "Shades of Red" Last Saturday, the second installment of Sweet Streets, a large group show featuring works inspired by Japanese street fashion, opened at Gallery Nucleus in A ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Cool Costumes, Props and Memorabilia from 'Resident Evil: Afterlife,' 'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Return of the Jedi' and More up for Auction
Saturday morning at 11 a.m., Premiere Props will be hosting a massive prop and costume auction that will be broadcast live on its site. The centerpiece of the auction is the collection of items from Resident Evil: Afterlife, including what Dan Levine of Premiere described as "hero props," items that ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2010
Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes of Buff Monster's New Solo Show, "Beyond the Pink"
Not too long ago, Buff Monster was in Bristol, U.K., where his painting "Happy Pink Explosion" is now part of the City Museum and Art Gallery's permanent collection, working on a mural for the "Art from the New World" exhibition. Afterward, he traveled through London, Berlin and Paris, finding inspi ... More >>
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August 30, 2010
Power Rangers Fans and Stars Gather for Power Morphicon
See more photos in "Power Morphicon: Celebrating 17 Years of the Power Rangers." We had no idea what to expect when we first arrived at Power Morphicon Saturday afternoon. There wasn't a huge crowd of people hanging around outside the venue, no visible sign from the street that there was any kind o ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2010
Celebrating 'Manly Pursuits' Neo-Victorian Style at Muse 'til Midnight
Check out more of Shannon Cottrell's photos in "LACMA's Muse 'til Midnight Gets Neo-Victorian." Known for his portraits and, specifically, his realistic approach of depicting the male body, Thomas Eakins championed the use of photography and motion capture photography as an aid to painting. Right n ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2010
Inside Misha's Studio: Where Hello Kitty Meets 'Ghost in the Shell'
Artist Misha works in a home studio filled with collectibles-- shelves lined with Ghost in the Shell figures, Sanrio accessories, Gloomy Bear goodies and lots of small toys that she has accumulated over the years. Amidst the hodgepodge of cute, pop culture references, she paints adorable girls with ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Artist Robert Vargas Brings Charcoal Portraits to mr. BLACK LA
Out on on the patio of Hollywood club Bardot during Tuesday night party mr. BLACK LA, Robert Vargas was creating a charcoal portrait of club promoter Luke Nero. Dressed in a tux, with a mouse-ear hat and white gloves, Nero sat as still as one could with a bustling club crowd surrounding him. Vargas ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Comic-Con 2010, Day 1: Street Fashion in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
Convention fashion isn't all cosplay and oversized Batman t-shirt. Check out what people were wearing in and around the San Diego Convention Center on Day 1 of Comic-Con. Shannon Cottrell Cassie Carpenter, Los Angeles Outfit: Urban Outfitters blazer, high wasted sailor shorts, black fanny pac ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Exclusive Toys and Prints: What You'll Find Inside Comic-Con's Exhibit Hall
Wednesday night, we tried to work our way through the exhibit hall at the San Diego Convention Center. But Preview Night for Comic-Con isn't terribly different from most other nights at the mega-convention. It's crowded, loud and every few seconds you're bound to see something else that grabs your ... More >>
Blogs
July 10, 2010
Picks from San Diego Comic-Con's Saturday Schedule: Futurama, Peter Bagge and Zombies
Check out our picks from Comic-Con's Thursday and Friday schedules. Saturday marks the 36th annual Comic-Con Masquerade, a massive costume contest where contestants will compete in categories like "Most Humorous," "Best Original Design" and "Best Re-creation." If there's anything we learned from ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Top 10 Memorable Cosplays of Anime Expo
Check out more photos in "Anime Expo 2010: Thursday, Day One," "Anime Expo 2010: Friday, Day Two," and "Anime Expo 2010: Saturday, Day Three." For Fourth of July weekend, tens of thousands of anime fans headed downtown to the Los Angeles Convention Center for Anime Expo. Many of them were in cospla ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
This Weekend, 'The Fempire Strikes Back' at the Music Box Theater
Last January, we saw a small show at Bordello from burlesque troupe Devil's Playground that parodied Star Wars. It sort of blew up. Courtney Cruz and her gang of entertainers took the extravaganza to The Music Box for an encore performance early last spring. Then the Devil's Playground founder was p ... More >>
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July 5, 2010
'Hetalia' Draws Legions of Fans at Anime Expo
Hetalia was everywhere at this year's Anime Expo, from cosplay gatherings to artist alley booths to panel sessions. A satire that started out as a web comic and soon became a series of five-minute anime episodes, this relatively new franchise is a phenomenon within the fandom. When Funimation annou ... More >>
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July 4, 2010
Adult Swim to Air More Episodes of Bleach Beginning in August
Saturday morning at Viz Media's Anime Expo panel, the manga and anime company reiterated an earlier convention announcement that Adult Swim will begin airing more episodes of Bleach, the anime responsible for many an AX cosplay, on August 28. The popular series will continue beginning with Episode 1 ... More >>
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July 3, 2010
'Trigun: Badlands Rumble' to Screen Saturday at Anime Expo
Check out photos from Anime Expo in Shannon Cottrell's slideshows "Anime Expo 2010: Thursday, Day One" and "Anime Expo 2010: Friday, Day Two." Trigun: Badlands Rumble will make its English subtitled premiere Saturday at Anime Expo, Funimation representatives announced Friday at the convention. The ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Antonio Villaraigosa Visits Anime Expo, Fans Ask Why
Early Thursday afternoon, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appeared at Anime Expo to announce that the annual mega-event will return to Los Angeles Convention Center through 2013. Shannon Cottrell
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