Email Author LILLEDESHAN BOSE

2010 Stories by LILLEDESHAN BOSE

• Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife

  published December 30, 2010

  We Twittered, shared and reposted all these stories ad nauseam in 2010—for a good reason. This year, on our Heard Mentality blog and... More >>

• RIP, Jesse Rich

  published December 16, 2010

  Jesse Rich, singer/guitarist of Orange County’s Broken Bottles, died of a drug overdose on the evening... More >>

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  Heard Mentality, Now on Facebook!

  published Dec 14, 2010

   Now that we have a page on Facebook, it will be so much easier for you all to find out what's going on in the OC music scene and beyond!What will you get out of being our Facebook friendr Our e... More >>

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  'Jersey Shore' Special on Free Ticket Tuesdays: Five Pairs of DJ Pauly D Tickets!

  published Dec 14, 2010

  You know you want them. We're giving away five pairs of tickets to Jersey Shore star Pauly D's fist-pumping DJ set at the Grove on Saturday, Dec. 18--you know, just in case you can't witness him at Ti... More >>

• Kitties Never Grow Old! The Best Music Related LOLCats of 2010

  published Dec 14, 2010

  LOLCats may be uber 2007, but where do you go when you're feeling the holiday doldrums and need to get entertainedr This year, LOLCats put an emphasis on music and cats. Check out how these kittens kn... More >>

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  20 Best Concert Photos of 2010

  published Dec 14, 2010

  It's terribly difficult to condense a whole year of spectacular concerts into 20 photos, but here we are: OC Weekly's best concert photos of the year. If you missed these shows, relive the moment thro... More >>

• Trent Reznor Snags Golden Globe Nomination for 'Social Network' OST

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Seems like Trent Reznor is already prepared to go Hollywood, way before his sci fi cable TV show gets airtime. According to Billboard, Reznor and collaborator Atticus Ross were nominated for Best Orig... More >>

• Free Christmas Songs From Los Campesinos and More

  published Dec 13, 2010

  So Los Campesinos made a Christmas song that is all kinds of awesome called "Kindle a Flame in Her Heart." Download it after the jump, along with other indie tunes we found. Los Campesinos: "Kindle a ... More >>

• Cumbia-Style 'All Apologies' by Velorio

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Velorio covered Nirvana's classic "All Apologies" at the Juke Joint in Anaheim this weekend. According to our resident cumbia expert Gabriel San Roman, "Usually cumbia songs are mashed up on a System ... More >>

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  Christmas at the Snoopermarket: Five Best Items to Give From Snoop Dogg's Store

  published Dec 13, 2010

  If  you recall, it was Snoop Dogg's dream to have a chain of grocery stores called Snoopermarkets everywhere. In the meantime, he' has the Snoopermarket, an online store that sells more musician-... More >>

• Twitter Me This: #FatIndieBands

  published Dec 10, 2010

  What's trending on Twitter todayr Fat Indie Band Names. According to Huffington Post, it began with comedy writer Todd Levin's tweet last night:rTo wit, we have some local favorites and other hilariou... More >>

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  Paul McCartney Sings Original 'Yesterday' Lyrics--'Scrambled Eggs'--with Jimmy Fallon

  published Dec 10, 2010

  rLast night Paul McCartney was on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show, where talked about using placeholder lyrics to remember the song "Yesterday" when he was working on it. The catchphraser "Scra... More >>

• Watch Dr. Dre's Latest: 'Kush' ft. Snoop Dogg, Akon

  published Dec 10, 2010

  It's interesting how this video gives you a feeling of stillness within chaos; "Kush" looks like its shot in downtown LA, at a party scene at the Mayan. There are the mandatory endorsement scenes (HP ... More >>

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  Michael Jackson's Latest Video, 'Hold My Hand feat. Akon,' Was Filmed in Tustin and Other MJ Trivia

  published Dec 09, 2010

  "Hold My Hand," the first single off Michael Jackson's posthumous release, Michael (set to drop Dec. 17), is exactly what you would expect from a posthumous video by the King of Pop that has Akon in i... More >>

• New Kids on the Block + Backstreet Boys at the Honda Center July 6

  published Dec 08, 2010

  A second show was just added to the New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys co-headlining tour--including a July 6 concert at Honda Center in Anaheim. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Dec. 11 at noon, s... More >>

• Aretha Franklin Diagnosed with Cancer

  published Dec 08, 2010

  According to Pollstar, Aretha Franklin's family confirmed that the diva has cancer that is possibly inoperable. Franklin went through surgery last week for an undisclosed illness and had canceled all ... More >>

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  Hit the Eastside of the LBC

  published December 9, 2010

  Due out in March 2011 is Snoop Dogg’s 11th studio album, Doggumentary Music, titled as such because, as he said in a statement,... More >>

• Weird In OC

  published December 9, 2010

  South of LA, shows are amazing but not spectacular—it’s unusual to see movie stars or celebrity special guests who are de rigueur... More >>

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  Daft Punk 'Derezzed' Video for Tron: Compare Official Versions

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Yesterday, Daft Punk released the official video for "Derezzed," as a companion piece to the Tron: Legacy soundtrack  Like everything connected to this movie, the video is super cool; unlike the... More >>

• Recording Studio Discount via Bad Religion/Circle Jerks' Greg Hetson

  published Dec 08, 2010

  The studio co-founded by punk guitarist Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Redd Kross, Bad Religion) and record producer/musician Steve Kravac (MXPX, Pepper, Seven Seconds, Less Than Jake, Tsunami Bomb) just... More >>

• Why is a Reissue of Tim Buckley's Debut so Excitingr

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Tim Buckley was 19 when he recorded his self-titled debut in 1966. It was a work that was delicate and emotional; Buckley's tenor paved the way for all sensitive singer-songwriter types ever after. ... More >>

• Proof: Social Distortion on TV for the First Time in 30 Years

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Last week Social D announced that they were going to be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!--yes, a TV show--for the first time in their 30-year career. Last night, it finally happened. (Like we said bef... More >>

• Free Ticket Tuesday: Too $hort at the Grove

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Just in case you didn't know that Too $hort had a dollar sign in his name waaaaaay before Ke$ha was even a zygote in her Auto Tuning producer's eye, we're giving away a LOT of tickets to Too $hort's c... More >>

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  Ten Most WTF Music Stories of 2010

  published Dec 07, 2010

  We twittered, shared and reposted all these stories ad nauseum in 2010--for a good reason. This year, trashy viral videos made more of an impact than the Grammys, and Antoine Dodson was more memorable... More >>

• Three Indie Covers of 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel' that Should be on Repeat this Entire Season

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Christmas songs are generally cheesy and lame, so when you find one that is beautiful and touching, one that makes the hairs on the back of your neck go up, you should automatically save it in your qu... More >>