Liz Ohanesian

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Wumpskate Celebrates Six Years on Wheels

Liz Ohanesian
Tonight at World on Wheels, monthly party Wumpskate turns six. The Monday night roller disco began as a chance for industrial fans to skate to their genre favorites. Since then, though, it has evolved into an eclectic, all-age event with frequent theme nights. Last month, we headed down to Wumpskate......
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Sounds of Asteroth: The Vegas Show That Never Happened

Liz Ohanesian
For the bulk of this decade, Sounds of Asteroth has been dousing LA clubs with glitter and overtaking sound systems with a glam rock space opera filled with heartache, good times and, occasionally, even murder. Led by singer Martin Von Sexy, the collaborative project is like a Las Vegas show......
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Faith and the Muse at Dragon*Con

Liz Ohanesian
Every year, thousands of sci-fi, fantasy and related fans descend upon Atlanta for Dragon*Con. Aside from a great schedule of panelists (William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy on the same panel! Terry Gilliam!), Dragon*Con seems heavy on night time entertainment, including concerts from artists like Voltaire, Weep and LA-based Faith and......
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AC/DC in Los Angeles: Fan Footage from the Forum

Liz Ohanesian
Tonight, AC/DC plays Honda Center in Anaheim, which is about as close to Los Angeles as they will get on this tour. In case you're going and want an idea of what's in store, we've found some fan footage of the band's concert at The Forum from last December. "Back......
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Labor Day Freebies at Blue Mondays

Liz Ohanesian
For those who are feeling a little strapped for cash at the end of the holiday weekend, but still want to keep the party going, Blue Mondays just announced via a MySpace bulletin that tonight's installment of the weekly event will feature an open bar (well drinks) until 10:30 p.m......
Tim and Eric Live at Comic-Con; Credit: Shannon Cottrell

Are Tim and Eric Getting Political?

Liz Ohanesian
When Tom Goes to the Mayor premiered in 2004, it's doubtful that many would have expected creators Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim to become the cult sensations that they are today. The show, which centered around the antics of idea man Tom Peters and The Mayor of small town Jefferton,......
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Get Your Shoegaze and Nu Gaze at Violaine This Weekend

Liz Ohanesian
Last June, monthly party Violaine returned to its Chinatown digs after nearly a year-long hiatus, filling the void that had been left when host venue Roberto's temporarily stopped live entertainment. For eight years, the club named for a Cocteau Twins song has been ground zero for LA lovers of big,......
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LA Flashback: Nine Inch Nails Live at Helter Skelter

Liz Ohanesian
Tonight, Nine Inch Nails begins a streak of gigs at relatively small clubs across Los Angeles. While this may seem like a strange decision for a band at the end of a wildly successful career, Trent Reznor and company are no strangers to the LA club scene. Below, we found......
Ouran High School Host Club; Credit: Image Courtesy of Funimation.

What Do David Bowie and the Boys of Shojo Manga Have in Common?

Liz Ohanesian
After developing something of an addiction to shojo manga, Japanese comics written specifically for a female audience, this past year I became consumed by a nagging thought: Why is it that the male characters, particularly those who serve some sort of romantic purpose, all remind me of David Bowie? It......