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Subcultures and Identities

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Kit Quinn and Tallest Silver: The Great Pretenders

    Two of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Kit Quinn and Tallest Silver keep their legal names off the record. The best friends' fear is that, as their images circle the web, boundaries blur. Online, strangers want to g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: More Aussie Music, Boris

    KCRW Broadcast #164 for Saturday, May 12, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! R.I.P. MCA Fanatics! Hello from beautiful Western Australia! This will be the last Saturday I will be here. Soon, off to South Africa for a few shows and then, on the 26th, of this month, we will be live on the rad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: World Debut of J Mascis/Heavy Blanket Album

    KCRW Broadcast #162 for Saturday, April 28, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Down Under and 
Hard to Find Fanatics! Hello from beautiful Sydney, Australia. I am a few hours away from another show here. I have been finding some great records here that will find themselves in our upcoming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Aussie Tribute

    KCRW Broadcast #160 for Saturday, April 14, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Japanese Guitar Freaks From Outer Space Fanatics! I am Australia bound. At this moment, I am in Wellington, New Zealand with show #60 for the year a few hours behind me. I will be in Australia for quite a long sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday

    KCRW Broadcast #155 for Saturday, March 10, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Justice, Texas Style Fanatics! I am writing you from the backstage area of the House of Blues down here in Orlando FL. The next four shows are in the Sunshine State. So far, the US leg of the tour has been going ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    January 5, 2012

    Reality Bites: The Ultimate Sellout?

    Irony behind celebrating the movie as an indie classic

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    5 Standout Cosplays of 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 than others, there's no denying that cosplay has become a very important aspect of the fan convention ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Top 10 Cult Stars of 2011

    Shannon CottrellWhere's Andrew W.K. on this list?​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 event or a piece of art, that is memorable. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Cosplay Karaoke at Meltdown Comics' Nerdmelt With Dr. Strange, Lana Kane of Archer, Nicki Hunter as Lara Croft and More

    For the debut evening of Cosplay Karaoke last month, the promo literature asked, "What would Harley Quinn sing if she had a chance? What would Peter Parker belt out? You have a chance to find out as NerdMelt hosts COSPLAY KARAOKE!" and warned "YOU MUST BE IN COSTUME IN ORDER TO SING!" The rules we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Best of the Cons Part 1: 8 Standout TV Shows, Cosplays, Games and More from 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 spotted at conventions this year. This list avoids perennial favorites (i.e. Star Wars, Star Trek and D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Dragon*Con vs. San Diego Comic-Con: Which Convention Should You Attend?

    Shannon CottrellSan Diego Comic-Con 2011​For the past three years that I've been covering conventions for LA Weekly, people have been telling me to go to Atlanta for Dragon*Con. I've heard it from commenters, friends and professional contacts. There are many who believe that Dragon*Con is the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Industrial Dancer Tank9 Releases Anime Expo 2011 Video 'Dance to Space Electro'

    Shannon CottrellFilming Tank9's new Anime Expo video​For the past three years, Tank9 has been filming himself dancing with cosplayers at Anime Expo. The popular videos are filmed in some of the busiest portions of the Los Angeles Convention Center-- including the food court and the South Hall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    The Venture Bros. : Convention Do's and Don'ts for Fans

    Shannon Cottrell​See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery, "The Venture Bros. @ San Diego Comic-Con 2011." Adult Swim's cult hit The Venture Bros. was back at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Friday's panel featured show masterminds Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer along with James Urbaniak, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Chocolate Covered Cosplay Debuts at Anime Expo, Next Stop San Diego Comic-Con

    Shannon CottrellChocolate Covered Cosplay​Roughly two weeks before the start of Anime Expo, Chocolate Covered Cosplay was born. The group of six women-- Ashphord Jacoway, Neko Nivi, Ginger Burton, Angel Drake, Danielle McRae and Deanna McRae-- came together for cosplay with a purpose. "No ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Ejen Chuang Brings Cosplay in America to Anime Expo

    Shannon CottrellEjen Chuang at the book release party for Cosplay in America, May, 2010​Check out Ejen Chuang's photography in "Cosplay in America: Ejen Chuang's Portraits from Anime and Comic Book Conventions." In 2010, Ejen Chuang self-published Cosplay in America, a photography book filled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Huffington Post is Optimistically Off by Several Years in Naming its Baby Boomer Section 'Huff/Post 40'

    Wilson!​While some news organizations are known for inventing a generation every time Apple introduces a new product (the iPad generation!), there are limits. Historians William Strauss and Neil Howe have come up with perhaps the most cited and widely trusted framework: A generation is a coho ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Patton Oswalt: Geekdom's Pundit

    Wilson!​While some news organizations are known for inventing a generation every time Apple introduces a new product (the iPad generation!), there are limits. Historians William Strauss and Neil Howe have come up with perhaps the most cited and widely trusted framework: A generation is a coho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Otaku Sanctuary Presents SoCal Cosplay Ball

    Shannon CottrellGinger Burton of SoCal Cosplay Ball​See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's photo gallery, "SoCal Cosplay Ball." Back in January of 2009, when Shannon Cottrell and I covered Anime Los Angeles together for the first time, we met Ginger Burton. At the time, Burton was a student at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Saturday Night: L.A. Weekly Cover Stars Tearist, Plus La Sera, Lydia Kavina

    Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #113 for Saturday, May 7. Fanatics! Greetings from Louisiana. I am down here doing a little work with National Geographic. It's just the start of a lot of footage we will be shooting over the next several weeks all over America and abroad. It's going to be very ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Long Beach Comic Expo: Five Things We Love About Small Conventions

    See more photos in Dianne Garcia's gallery "Long Beach Comic Expo 2011." As fan conventions gain increasingly more mainstream attention, with focus leaning towards the biggest events of the year, it might be easy to forget the smaller gatherings dedicated primarily to comic books. On April 23, thou ... 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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Film+TV

    July 29, 2010

    Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Conned?

    The search for authenticity at Comic-Con 2010

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Cosplay Guide: What to Expect at Anime Expo

    Going to Anime Expo for the first time this year? If so, prepare yourself for the onslaught of cosplays. Even a diehard anime-watcher could get stumped trying to identify every character on the convention hall floor. With that in mind, we created a small sample of the titles you're likely to see rep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    WARNING : THE FOLLOWING BLURB CONTAINS SENSORY OVERLOAD

    Going to Anime Expo for the first time this year? If so, prepare yourself for the onslaught of cosplays. Even a diehard anime-watcher could get stumped trying to identify every character on the convention hall floor. With that in mind, we created a small sample of the titles you're likely to see rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Cosplay in America Celebrates the Diversity and Creativity at Anime Cons

    In 2008, photographer Ejen Chuang decided to head out to Anime Expo, which had just moved to downtown Los Angeles. He thought he would be there for just a few hours, but ended up spending the entire weekend at the anime mega-con photographing cosplayers. A year later, Chuang was setting up his porta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Cosplay in America: The Interviews

    Throughout 2009, Ejen Chuang spent five months traveling to anime conventions across the U.S. The result of his labor is Cosplay in America, a slick photography book documenting the creativity within the cosplay community. Sunday night, Royal/T will be hosting a release party for the book. Chuang a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Exquisite Mana "Le Ciel" Cosplay Documented on YouTube

    Ashley Conyers is a cosplayer who has undertaken the seemingly daunting task of transforming herself into rock star and fashion icon Mana for Seattle's anime convention Sakura-Con. Not only has she tackled the artist who popularized gothic Lolita, but she chose one of Mana's more elaborate costumes- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Shogun Vader, the Ultimate Cardboard Cosplay

    For those who look down upon the idea of using cardboard in your cosplay, we suggest checking out this ridiculously cool Shogun Vader design created by Alexander Lam. We first met Lam at Tune in Tokyo's New Year's Eve party and then bumped into him poolside at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott during ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Metalocalypse Cosplayers Found at Anime L.A. Convention

    Imagine our surprise when we walked into the Los Angeles Airport Marriott on Saturday for Anime LA and ran into Dr. Rockzo. Yes, the "rock 'n' roll clown" from Metalocalypse. Soon after, we found Dethklok lead singer Nathan Explosion and band manager Charles Foster Offdensen. We heard that Murderfac ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    NOT FOR BETTY OR VERONICA

    Imagine our surprise when we walked into the Los Angeles Airport Marriott on Saturday for Anime LA and ran into Dr. Rockzo. Yes, the "rock 'n' roll clown" from Metalocalypse. Soon after, we found Dethklok lead singer Nathan Explosion and band manager Charles Foster Offdensen. We heard that Murderfac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Best of the Fan Conventions 2009

    Photographer Shannon Cottrell and I started off 2009 with Anime L.A. and then proceeded to hit up every convention and non-con fandom event we could attend. Needless to say, it's been a whirlwind year of panels, cosplay, ball-jointed dolls and "Hare Hare Yukai" dance-offs. We decided to end the year ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    IT'S THE LOVE OF THE ART, MAN!

    Photographer Shannon Cottrell and I started off 2009 with Anime L.A. and then proceeded to hit up every convention and non-con fandom event we could attend. Needless to say, it's been a whirlwind year of panels, cosplay, ball-jointed dolls and "Hare Hare Yukai" dance-offs. We decided to end the year ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    THE LITTLE ZINE THAT COULD

    Photographer Shannon Cottrell and I started off 2009 with Anime L.A. and then proceeded to hit up every convention and non-con fandom event we could attend. Needless to say, it's been a whirlwind year of panels, cosplay, ball-jointed dolls and "Hare Hare Yukai" dance-offs. We decided to end the year ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    BEST SPOT TO SPY ON JAMES BOND

    Photographer Shannon Cottrell and I started off 2009 with Anime L.A. and then proceeded to hit up every convention and non-con fandom event we could attend. Needless to say, it's been a whirlwind year of panels, cosplay, ball-jointed dolls and "Hare Hare Yukai" dance-offs. We decided to end the year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2009

    Tim and Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job! and The Mighty Boosh: Friday Night at Comic-Con

    View more photos in the "Comic-Con Parties" slideshow. Shannon CottrellTim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! at 4th & B, San Diego Comic-Con 2009After running on very little sleep throughout a day of squeezing between throngs of people and Storm Troopers at San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Over the Weekend: Kick Out the Clots Benefit, Texas Heat at Crewest Gallery, Anime Expo 2009

    Between not buying illegal fireworks in Chinatown and enjoying the fact that we could sleep in Friday, our Fourth of July Weekend was pretty packed, with Pool party/BBQ after Pool party/BBQ to attend. In between nursing our sunburn and our hangover, we got to hit up some of the most happening event ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2009

    There's No Porn Like '70s Porn!

    Between not buying illegal fireworks in Chinatown and enjoying the fact that we could sleep in Friday, our Fourth of July Weekend was pretty packed, with Pool party/BBQ after Pool party/BBQ to attend. In between nursing our sunburn and our hangover, we got to hit up some of the most happening event ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Over the Weekend: Japanese Masquerade at Rococo Rendezvous, L.A. Weekly 30th Anniversary Party at Grammy Museum, Alexandra Gibson's Erotic Photography at La Luz De Jesus

    Every weekend in December is a reason to celebrate. Like a ticking time bomb until New Year's Eve, our Fridays and Saturdays become increasingly packed with holiday parties, special events and general year end jackassery. This weekend was no exception and we found ourselves at a masquerade ball, an ... More >>

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