Liz Ohanesian

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Malediction Society Turns 6 with Annual Steampunk Ball

Liz Ohanesian
On June 19, Malediction Society, the Sunday night LADEAD party at Koreatown club The Monte Cristo dedicated to darkwave, industrial and other dark alternative sounds, celebrated its sixth anniversary. As has been the case in years past, the club's anniversary coincided with its annual Steampunk Ball. Last night's party, however,......
Playing Skullgirls with Arcade-in-a-Box controllers; Credit: Shannon Cottrell

Frogger 3D and Four Other Games for Those Who Miss Arcades

Liz Ohanesian
"We are now missing the classic arcade style games," says Tak Fujii, producer of Konami's forthcoming Frogger 3D game. It was a sentiment that we heard a lot at E3 last week. Game developers, who are arguably the biggest fans of video games themselves, frequently lamented the loss of arcades......
Skullgirls; Credit: Reverge Labs

Skullgirls: The Next Big Fighting Game?

Liz Ohanesian
For more on Skullgirls, see "Skullgirls: Screenshots from the Next Big Fighting Game." Check out our E3 2011 category for more coverage from the show. See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's slideshows, "E3 2011: Day One" and "E3 2011: Day Two." Over the course of E3, there was one game......
Yoshiki on stage with X Japan at The Wiltern in Los Angeles

X Japan Releases first U.S. Single 'Jade' on June 28

Liz Ohanesian
X Japan's U.S. fans are a patient bunch. You've waited almost two decades since the band initially formed for this moment. You may have heard about the influential Japanese rock group's L.A. video shoots back in January of 2010, caught the acoustic benefit show in July of that year, the......
Butterclock with oOoOO at Killing Spree; Credit: Liz Ohanesian

Live Review: Butterclock with oOoOO at Killing Spree

Liz Ohanesian
Friday night, Butterclock and oOoOO stopped by Killing Spree, the monthly party at Medusa Lounge dedicated to dark, electronic music. The event was a good chance for local to check out two incredibly interesting, up-and-coming artists perform together. The problem was, though, if you weren't in the first couple rows,......