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Jim Lindberg's 2008 book Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life described how the Lindberg, the man who sang "Fuck Authority" for the punk rock band Pennywise, raised three daughters. It was such an ... More >>
KROQ'S ALMOST ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS LINEUP RELEASED Maaan, we're good. When we released our almost-sure prediction for the... More >>
HARLEQUIN DINNER PLAYHOUSE, 1974-1989Orange County was the epicenter of dinner theater in the 1980s, and the Harlequin... More >>
"It's where local bands go to die." At least, that's what people used to say about Santa Ana's Galaxy Concert Theatre, with its... More >>
The homemade fan video for Jacuzzi Boys' song "Glazin'" blew our minds when it came out last week, what with its vajazzly arts-and-crafts disguises on vaginas singing as aliens, Santa Claus, Kareem Ab... More >>
One of our favorite contemporary music video directors, OC native Chris Marrs Piliero, is giving away a ton of ultra cool music memorabilia from videos he directed. The contest is open on his site, ma... More >>
Maaan, we're good. When we released our almost-sure prediction for the 22nd Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas lineup last week, we said that Night 1 on December 10th will likely include Jane's Add... More >>
While people around the world are celebrating This is Spinal Tap hero Nigel Tufnel's day (yes, we expect to be greeted by "But this goes up to 11!" everywhere), we're rooting for the underdog a... More >>
UPDATED, NOV. 10, 9:08 A.M.: $7,000 goal reached as of 9 A.M.--$7,184! ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 8, 10:35 A.M.: Jack Grisham, T.S.O.L. frontman, Weekly coverboy--is following up his first novel An American ... More >>
Dear God, thank you for free shows that you actually really, really, really want to go to. Sailor Jerry and LA Record are presenting all of Hunx and his Punx shows in Southern California (well, Palm ... More >>
Melody Kohn (guitar/vox) and Kendall Brinkley (drums) make up the Long Beach duo Lazy Mary creating double trouble at the Scripps College-sponsored AthenaFest, a punk rock music festival featurin... More >>
Bai Ling is usually more known for more mundane acts that wouldn't necessarily get the Chinese actress in a music blog, such as, say, posing naked and shoplifting magazines, but a few days ago she rel... More >>
The online music-journalism archive Rock's Backpages is 10 years old this month. If you've never heard of the site, it's probably because a) you're not a music geek or b) you don't want to have to pay... More >>
SOCIAL D, BAD RELIGION HEADLINE GV 30Goldenvoice—the company that produces Coachella,... More >>
File this under well, at least it's better than endorsing car insurance. According to Women's Wear Daily, Iggy Pop is the new face for Paco Rabanne's latest men's and women's fragrances--called Black... More >>
TMZ is reporting that rap legend Heavy D, one of the most influential rappers of the '90s, died today. Born Dwight Arrington Myers, Heavy D was rushed to an LA hospital around noon today and was... More >>
While anxiously waiting for this year's Coachella lineup annoucement (okay, fine, it doesn't usually come out until January but you never know), we decided to troll the message boards for lineup wishl... More >>
What does it mean when Radiohead confirms the first 10 dates of its forthcoming 2012 U.S. tourr It can only mean the dates--mostly East Coast and Midwest stops--will be a precursor to their Coachella ... More >>
We like the Jacuzzi Boys' music and all, but we didn't know the Miami band could inspire such devotion. Apparently, guitarist/vocalist Gabriel Alcala, drummer Diego Monasterios and bassist Danny Gonz... More >>
UPDATE, NOV. 7, 9:52 A.M.: Founder Gary Tovar explains the lineup in a statement: "The artists and lineup for these special shows were chosen to reflect the bands that embraced and were instrumental i... More >>
Update: Our sister paper Minneapolis City Pages has an interview with the gas station manager who discovered Cory Smoot dead and called 911. "It really, really shook the band," says Dan Anderson. "Pre... More >>
Shonen KnifeNov. 3, 2011Alex's Bar, Long BeachShonen Knife's been playing incredibly cute and powerful punk music since 1981. That's not an easy combination, so when the all-girl Japanese trio hit Lon... More >>
It's been a while since we've heard from our former cover boys Thrice, who are coming back to town to play a couple of hometown shows next week. Today, they dropped their video for "Promises." The so... More >>
Here's the fascinating thing about Rebecca Black's "Friday," written and produced by Patrice Wilson for Ark Music Factory. When it was released as a single last March, no one knew that all the haterad... More >>
Amanda Palmer, while annoying, is probably the luckiest chick in the world. She's dating sci-fi/fantasy author Neil Gaiman, for one. She's friends with Moby and Stephen Merritt from the Magnetic Fiel... More >>
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