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The Venture Brothers

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Pulp - The Fox Theater - 4/19/12

    Pulp The Fox Theatre 4/19/12 See also: The Pulp Revival Continues With Eve Wood's Documentary The Beat Is Law Better than...watching cell phone videos from Pulp's New York and San Francisco shows. Jarvis Cocker, the charismatic frontman of British pop band Pulp, talks a lot in between songs. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Stan Lee Has His Own Convention Now: Stan Lee's Comikaze

    For more coverage visit our post on last year's event, "Comikaze Expo 2011: First-Time Convention Brings Big Names, Big Crowd" and check out photos from Comikaze Expo 2011. It's official. Comikaze Expo, the new pop culture fan convention that took the Los Angeles Convention Center by storm last fa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Jackie Kashian: The Dork Forest

    For more coverage visit our post on last year's event, "Comikaze Expo 2011: First-Time Convention Brings Big Names, Big Crowd" and check out photos from Comikaze Expo 2011. It's official. Comikaze Expo, the new pop culture fan convention that took the Los Angeles Convention Center by storm last fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2012

    Adult Swim Takes Over Gallery 1988, From The Venture Bros. to Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    See more photos in "The Best Art Inspired by Adult Swim." Gallery 1988 has hosted plenty of group shows that explore the influence of pop culture. From video games to cult films, Garbage Pail Kids to Watership Down, artists have come together at the Melrose Ave. space with a mission to transforms w ... 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

    December 15, 2011

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

    Shannon CottrellHatsune Miku in concert at Anime Expo​ 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 superfan? Maybe. At the very least, it's the land of the fan conventions. Trying to hit up ever con in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Four Things to Love About Patrick Warburton

    ​ 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-lived, yet beloved live-action adaptation of The Tick. More recently, you can hear his deep, boom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

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

    Shannon CottrellTitmouse animation panel at Comikaze​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 a few new projects. The catch is that he ... 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 17, 2011

    How Many Adult Swim Musical Tie-Ins Can You Name?

    MC Pee Pants​Adult Swim is integrating all sorts of hip music folks into its late-night shows: Odd Future shot a pilot for the cable channel, and word is that Major Lazer has something in the works. But the cutting-edge programmers have long been musically inclined. MC Chris came to prominen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    The Pulp Revival Continues With Eve Woods' Documentary The Beat Is Law

    Screen shot from The Beat Is LawJarvis Cocker on stage at Glastonbury​On August 10, L.A. Pulp fans gathered at Cinefamily for a sold-out screening of The Beat Is Law: Fanfare for the Common People, part of this year's Don't Knock the Rock film festival. The movie is Eve Wood's follow-up to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Effin with Tonight: New Parody of Late Night Talk Shows Stars Patrick Warburton and Host of Celebrity Impersonators

    Shannon CottrellThe writers and cast of Effin with Tonight​ Patrick Warburton is no doubt a familiar name for TV viewers. The deep-voiced actor, who currently appears on CBS's Rules of Engagement, played David Puddy on Seinfeld, The Tick in the short-lived live action show of the same name and ... 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 8, 2011

    San Diego Comic-Con Announces Friday, July 22 Schedule: Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, Chris Elliott, Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day and More

    Shannon CottrellDoc Hammer and Jackson Publick with amazing Venture Bros. cosplayers at SDCC 2010​San Diego Comic-Con just posted it's panel schedule for Friday, July 22. For fans of Adult Swim's cult favorite series, The Venture Bros., you'll want to mark this down (and prepare to get in line ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Jackie Kashian Discusses The Dork Forest Podcast Performance at Meltdown Comics' NerdMelt

    ​ We're dorky for the hilarious comedy of Jackie Kashian, who brings her podcast The Dork Forest to NerdMelt at Meltdown Comics on Thursday, July 7, with guests Dana Gould and James Urbaniak. While on vacation in Australia, she kindly A'ed our Q's. Congratulations on 45 episodes of The Dork ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Make Us Laugh, Funny Girl! Jackie Kashian

    ​ We're dorky for the hilarious comedy of Jackie Kashian, who brings her podcast The Dork Forest to NerdMelt at Meltdown Comics on Thursday, July 7, with guests Dana Gould and James Urbaniak. While on vacation in Australia, she kindly A'ed our Q's. Congratulations on 45 episodes of The Dork ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    James Urbaniak: Dr. Red Herring

    ​ We're dorky for the hilarious comedy of Jackie Kashian, who brings her podcast The Dork Forest to NerdMelt at Meltdown Comics on Thursday, July 7, with guests Dana Gould and James Urbaniak. While on vacation in Australia, she kindly A'ed our Q's. Congratulations on 45 episodes of The Dork ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Five Nerd Heroes From LA Weekly's New People Issue

    Patton Oswalt and Grumpus​ LA Weekly's brand new People Issue, out on newsstands Thursday, has enough nerd heroes to fill a whole, err, nerds don't know sports. But they do like systems and categorization, and so we put them in a list: 5. James Urbaniak

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Artist Luke Chueh Talks 'Possessed,' Sanrio, Anime and The Venture Bros.

    If you live in L.A., you might think that Luke Chueh is everywhere. The local artist with an international reputation has had, he estimates, ten solo shows in the city (his latest, Contemptorary ran at Corey Helford Gallery in February). He's been in countless group shows, from the Cannibal Flower e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Thrilling Adventure Hour Interviews: Ben Acker and Ben Blacker

    For more than five years, Thrilling Adventure Hour has been bringing L.A. a dose of "old-time radio." Well, sort of. Created by writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, Thrilling Adventure Hour is actually a stage show done in the style of radio. In other words, you're watching actors on stage in front o ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Carlos Ramos: From Stanley Kubrick to David Bowie

    Last summer, Carlos Ramos embraced his love of Stanley Kubrick's film in his show "Kubrick" at Bergamot Station's Copro Gallery (see "Carlos Ramos Reinterprets Stanley Kubrick's Greatest Film Moments"). While working on that show, a new inspiration hit him-- David Bowie. Shannon CottrellCarlos Ramos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick and the Cult of 'The Venture Bros.'

    The Venture Bros., which begins the second half of its fourth season Sunday night at 11:30 on Adult Swim, is a curious show. It hasn't won the awards that Robot Chicken and The Boondocks have. It didn't spawn a rock band with a Billboard top 20 album like Metalocalypse did. It doesn't have the super ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Scott Pilgrim vs. The Venture Bros.

    When we first saw this mash-up of Scott Pilgrim and The Venture Bros. floating around on Twitter, it made our day. The piece was created by Annie Wu, a Baltimore-based artist and recent graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, as part of a contest Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley held ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    July 29, 2010

    Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Conned?

    The search for authenticity at Comic-Con 2010

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    The Five Best Street Marketing Campaigns at San Diego Comic-Con, 2010.

    Bill Jensen​ Street marketing is tough. You have to grab a person's attention, get something in their head or their hands, and most importantly, get them to remember what you are pitching for more than three seconds. Tough. But try getting attention when you are standing next to a Stormtrooper ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    'The God Machine' Creator Chandra Free Talks Comic-Con and 'Star Trek'

    In The God Machine, Chandra Free's characters deal with love, loss and the supernatural all within the context of a goth underground. The forthcoming graphic novel follows the psychological and emotional journey of Guy Salvatore following the death of his girlfriend, Sith. The complex story is made ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Picks from San Diego Comic-Con's Friday Schedule: Adult Swim, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Archer and More

    Friday, June 23 is Star Wars Day at San Diego Comic-Con. Bring a lightsaber. SDCC announced its Friday schedule this morning. Even if you're one of the few that isn't into Star Wars, there will be plenty to do. Here are our picks from the schedule. Feel free to leave your own in the comment section. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2010

    Dana Snyder and Andy Sipes to Launch Web Series on AdultSwim.com

    Adult Swim is set to release an original weekly web series from Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies) and Andy Sipes (Minoriteam, Saul of the Molemen, Code Monkeys) this August on AdultSwim.com. Shannon CottrellDana Snyder live​

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    The Venture Bros. Action Figures and Bobble Heads Coming Soon

    At long last, the geek gods have smiled upon fans of The Venture Bros. Today, Adult Swim announced that the cult hit TV series, which wraps underground music and pop culture references into an action-based storyline, is collaborating with L.A. toy company Biff Bang Pow! to create a line of bobble he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    When Fandoms Collide: Nine Great Pop Culture Mash-Ups

    Just because we seem to be constantly listening to music and hitting up concerts here at West Coast Sound doesn't mean that we aren't also reading comic books or taking nights off to re-watch Star Wars Episodes IV-VI. So, when our interests collide, be it in song or on the small screen, we get a lit ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Eight Great Reasons Why Goth Clubs Are the Only Place to Spend Halloween

    Check out more photos in Erin Broadley's "Grimm Fairytale Ball" slideshow. Some photos are NSFW. Erin Broadley​You can pack thousands of scantily clad party people into a theater and give them Deadmau5 and Justice, but no mega-party can compare to goth clubs during this spookiest of holiday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Echo and the Bunnymen Plays Ocean Rain Tomorrow

    Echo and the Bunnymen "Seven Seas" Tomorrow night, Echo and the Bunnymen will be at Nokia Theatre complete with an orchestra at which time they will be playing Ocean Rain. All of it. It will be epic.

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    The Venture Bros.' Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick Talk Favorite Music

    Shannon Cottrell​Sunday night at midnight, The Venture Bros. returns to Adult Swim for another season of mad scientist and supervillain misadventures. While we have heard bits and pieces about what to expect for the upcoming episodes at Comic Con, when LA Weekly caught up show architects Jacks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Comic-Con 2009: Exclusive Photos and Interview with Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer of The Venture Bros.

    Shannon CottrellDoc Hammer and Jackson Publick of The Venture Bros.​It's incredibly difficult to avoid being sucked into the cult of The Venture Bros. From its overt homage to Johnny Quest and comic book culture to its subtle references to post-punk music to JG Thirlwell's driving score, the A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    It's Venture Time: Composer JG Thirlwell Talks Venture Bros. Score

    Anne Katrine SenstadJ.G. Thirlwell On the surface, The Venture Bros. is a blatant, and extremely funny, parody of Hanna-Barbera's classic Johnny Quest with elements of Fantastic Four and James Bond thrown in for good measure. Watch a few episodes, though, and the popular Adult Swim series morphs int ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    June 1, 2006

    Smokey and the Bandit: Special Edition

    Anne Katrine SenstadJ.G. Thirlwell On the surface, The Venture Bros. is a blatant, and extremely funny, parody of Hanna-Barbera's classic Johnny Quest with elements of Fantastic Four and James Bond thrown in for good measure. Watch a few episodes, though, and the popular Adult Swim series morphs int ... More >>

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