Liz Ohanesian

J.G. Thirlwell; Credit: Anne Katrine Senstad

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

Liz Ohanesian
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 into a cartoon for music geeks. David......
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Remember What the Dormouse Said: Mad Tea Party at Royal/T

Liz Ohanesian
View more photos in the Mad Tea Party slideshow. As the sun set over Culver City maid cafe Royal/T and the crowd of Pullip doll-clutching elementary school girls were replaced by young adults in elaborate Lewis Carroll-themed ensembles, the Mad Tea Party, hosted by local shop The Valley of the......
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Korean Pop Star BoA Attempts to Break Stateside

Liz Ohanesian
For those prone to pulling all-nighters while watching the Cartoon's Network's Adult Swim, Korean-born singer BoA (real name: Boa Kwon) rings familiar, a sweetly mature voice that drives the light electronica of "Every Heart (Minnano Kimochi)," a closing theme for the popular anime InuYasha. But that was BoA as a......

Steampunk Starter Guide: Top 5 Film and TV Series

Liz Ohanesian
digg_url = 'https://digg.com/movies/Steampunk_Starter_Guide_Top_5_Film_and_TV_Series'; Once tucked into a science fiction corner, steampunk has infiltrated the Southern California underground and nowhere was that more obvious than at last weekend's Gothla US, where belly dancers dressed as though they had stepped out of Aubrey Beardsley posters, musicians played with a neo-Victorian flair and......
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Dancing "the Dark Side" at Gothla US 2009

Liz Ohanesian
View more photos in the Gothla Belly Dance slideshow. When New Jersey-based dancer Tempest created the Gothic Belly Dance Resource in 2003 as a means to "codify" the east-meets-west, modern-meets-traditional style of dance that was developing organically across the United States, she was met with controversy. "People would say, 'This......
Venetian Snares at Darkmatter Soundsystem

Darkmatter Soundsystem Surprises LA Breakcore Fans with Secret Show

Liz Ohanesian
Since 2001, Darkmatter Soundsystem has been at the forefront of the L.A. underground, when they helped to popularize breakcore, drum 'n' bass' noisy cousin, and dubstep, locally. Over the years, they have released their own harsh-sounding and forward-minded electronic music in a variety of formats, while keeping fist-pumping dancers enthralled......