Email Author LILLEDESHAN BOSE

2011 Stories by LILLEDESHAN BOSE

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  Top Five New Year's Parties in Orange County

  published Dec 29, 2011

  So many big names, so little time. Have you ever seen this many gigantic parties in Orange County happening on the same weekendr Sure, the OC Fair's annual New Year's Eve block party is always loads o... More >>

• Drake Sings Karaoke Version of 'What's My Name' ... with a Fan!

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Oh yeah, Hollywood. While we get our Justin Bieber sightings and Kobe Bryant run-ins, we're still jaded Southern Californians. So it's really rare when we are taken off-guard by celebrities who deign... More >>

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  Top 10 Video Game Posts of 2011

  published Dec 29, 2011

  If you're a regular OC Weekly reader and a gamer, our video game writer Peter Mai is probably your hero. Our video game columnist consistently gets hundreds of thousands of page views every week with ... More >>

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  Heard Mentality's Top Posts of 2011

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Wow, 2011 sure went by fast. And while our most popular posts had all the elements that make up the Interwebz (cats, Kreayshawn and Lil Wayne all made the list) we found that our biggest hits are made... More >>

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  [UPDATED with DISCOUNT CODE] Ticket Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to Drop NYE at the Grove!

  published Dec 28, 2011

  UPDATE: if you go to dropnye.com and click buy tickets, you can enter OCWEEEKLY to get $5 off each ticket right now! Original post, Dec. 28, 8:54 a.m.: Don't have New Year's Eve plans yetr That's OK,... More >>

• The Loom's "Auld Lang Syne" Heralds the New Year

  published Dec 28, 2011

  One of our favorite discoveries of 2011, the very retro chamber-folksters the Loom, have just released their version of "Auld Lang Syne." Whyr They said, "When choosing a holiday song to record, we we... More >>

• The Biggest Music Headlines of 2011

  published December 29, 2011

  Looking back at the past year on our music blog, Heard Mentality, here's what stood... More >>

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  Five Things to Expect at Kreayshawn's Observatory Show

  published Dec 27, 2011

  5. Mixed Reviews (Mostly Bad)Despite the MTV nomination, the million-dollar record deal and the 17 million page views on YouTube of Kreayshawn's hit, "Gucci Gucci," we have yet to read a review of the... More >>

• Bon Iver Now Has a Workout DVD (!)

  published Dec 27, 2011

  The Leader-Telegram reports that Bon Iver will be in a fitness DVD created by frontman Justin Vernon's personal trainer Jeff Rogers. The two apparently met years ago in a Wisconsin YMCA where Rogers f... More >>

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  Happy Birthday Mick Jones! Five Facts You Probably Didn't Know About the Foreigner Guitarist

  published Dec 27, 2011

  So what if Foreigner's Mick Jones is the less seminal/famous Mick Jonesr The guitarist and songwriter of the schmaltzy arena-ready pop-rock band of the '70s is still making more money from Foreigner a... More >>

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  The Time Metallica Jammed Onstage with my BFFs at the Fillmore

  published Dec 23, 2011

  Last May, my besties released a wedding video to top all other wedding videos. In it, the bride (a drummer) and groom (a multi-instrumentalist) performed Metallica's "Master of Puppets" in lieu of the... More >>

• Ticket Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to the OC Fair NYE Block Party!

  published Dec 22, 2011

  What exactly is at the OC Fair on New Year's Ever Aside from the carnival rides, fireworks, food trucks and a casino, there's actually 12 (yes, 12) tribute bands, three per decade since the 1950s. Fro... More >>

• Heeeere's Lady Gaga's Christmas Present!

  published Dec 22, 2011

  What's Lady Gaga giving away this Christmasr The gift of song, of course. An outtake off Born This Way, to be exact. For free!Last night, she posted this on her Facebook account: Been racking my brai... More >>

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  The Weeknd's 'Echoes of Silence' Has Dropped; It's Fantastic

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Canadian R&B act The Weeknd (fronted by Abel Tesfaye) last night released his third mixtape of 2011 (following the critical acclaim of the last two mixtapes, House of Balloons and Thursday). The l... More >>

• Las Vegas Declares January 2 'Deadmau5 Day'

  published Dec 21, 2011

  Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman officially proclaimed January 2, 2012 as "deadmau5 Day" because that's when the electro/house DJ from Canada launches his residency at Wynn Las Vegas. (He plays at XS N... More >>

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  Black Keys' Video Appropriatedr Director Chris Marrs Piliero Says Definitely Not

  published Dec 21, 2011

  A New York artist/model/filmmaker/musician who gave herself the nom de plume Bon Jane is claiming that the Black Keys stole the idea for one of their videos without giving her credit. In a release, Bo... More >>

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  It's Friday, Friday: The Most Viewed Video of 2011

  published Dec 21, 2011

  Well, well, well. Last week we told you that Rebecca Black was 2011's most-searched subject on Google. Today we find out that the video with the most pageviews on YouTube is, of course, Rebecca Black'... More >>

• Remix Steve Aoki's Deadmeat Tour T-Shirt

  published Dec 21, 2011

  DJ/producer and celebrity friend Steve Aoki is asking designers to redesign his official "beard" t-shirt on Facebook (check out the contest here). Lest we get a slew of clown faces on this baby, you s... More >>

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  Ticket Giveaway: Kreayshawn at the Observatory

  published Dec 21, 2011

  About six months ago, Kreayshawn--white chick rapper, music video director--dropped the polysaturated video of her infectious single "Gucci Gucci" on the interwebz. Twenty-eight million views on YouTu... More >>

• Dream Theater's Woulda Coulda Shouldas Involves a Talk with Walt Disney, a Duet with Yo Yo Ma and a Cover of Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes'

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Dream Theater's latest set, A Dramatic Turn Of Events, inspired the members to talk about certain historical events they would've liked to witness, people they would've liked to meet, bands they wan... More >>

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  Free Ticket Tuesday: Australian Comedian Jim Jefferies at the Grove

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Australian comedian Jim Jefferies has been described as the "ever-more-famous angry Antipodean anarchic stand-up comedian whose sick, slick, dick-and-cunt choke-on-your-drink jokes have entertained an... More >>

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  The Hall and Oates Hotline: The Future is Here

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Because I can't count the number of times I've wanted to hear "Rich Girl" and a music player was nowhere in sight, the Hall and Oates hotline (aka "Callin' Oates") is a lifesaver.  All you have t... More >>

• Five Great New Christmas Songs You'll Want to Put on Your Holiday Rotation

  published Dec 20, 2011

  We get a lot of free music here at the Heard Mentality offices on a regular basis, but this holiday season, record labels want us the share and gift that music with impunity. Which is great, because i... More >>

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  Death by Twitter: Bon Jovi, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears and More

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Was it only yesterday that people thought Lil Kim had died instead of Kim Jong Ilr Why yes, yes it was. And thanks to the magic of the internets, that seems like a lifetime ago--certainly not the same... More >>

• Four Notable Kim Jong Il Cameos in Pop Music

  published Dec 19, 2011

  As if it weren't enough that a whole bunch of people thought Lil Kim died last night, the news that the North Korean despot Kim Jong Il passed away on a train yesterday has unfortunately only served t... More >>