Email Author TAYLOR HAMBY

2011 Stories by TAYLOR HAMBY

• Steampunk: History Beyond Imagination

  published October 13, 2011

  Some of us may wish we were born in a different era, yet can't imagine life without our iPhones, cars, or flushing toilets. These conflicted... More >>

• Pablo Francisco

  published December 29, 2011

  Pablo Francisco may not be a household name, but the people in his stand-up act are. He impersonates Michael J Fox, Jerry Springer, Christopher... More >>

• This Week In Food: Gratuitous Use of the Fuck Word, Beer is the Fountain of Youth!

  published Dec 30, 2011

  So it looks like the Dec. 16 edition of This Week in Food offended a reader. I regurgitated a post Michelle did about a nifty little website called "Where the Fuck to Drink." Because the work fuck and... More >>

• The Aggrolites' Jesse Wagner: 'We have an Aggrolites App out for iPhone...I use it for show dates myself'

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Los Angeles band the Aggrolites (famous for popularizing "dirty reggae") rang Orange County into the New Year in 2011, and now they're back to celebrate the first moments of 2012 with fans in Long Bea... More >>

• Allagash Curieux, Our Drink of the Week!

  published Dec 30, 2011

  The Allagash Brewery of Portland, Maine has combined two drinks that aught be kept separate in a night's worth of drinking, according to conventional alcoholic wisdom; tripel ale and bourbon. Good thi... More >>

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  Rogue's Tribute to Voodoo Doughnut: Bacon Maple Ale

  published Dec 28, 2011

   rThe Rogue Ale Brewery of Newport, Oregon has created a trifecta of culinary trendiness: Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale. The concept works on so many levels: Gourmet donuts are en vogue, and Ro... More >>

• Josh Fischel

  published December 22, 2011

  Josh Fischel is playing a homecoming show after touring around half of the globe this year. He just returned from a New Zealand tour—and a... More >>

• The Ultimate Bearhug Are Pretty Tight

  published December 29, 2011

  When Doll Knight, 20, first met Barrett Johnson, 34, she thought he was a jerk. Despite her hasty judgment, the duo worked on the song "Paper... More >>

• This Week In Food: The Racist Chinese Restaurant in Dubai, The Holiday Bruxie and Eating Baby Jesus

  published Dec 23, 2011

  A very merry Christmas to you and yours from us here at OC Weekly! Enjoy all of the highlights from Stick A Fork In It this week in this blog entry and we'll see you after the holidays!Contraband will... More >>

• The Crystal Method

  published December 15, 2011

  Earlier this year, Metallica and Lou Reed made an album together. The sheer ludicrosity of their pairing was either going to make it amazing or... More >>

• Adam Carolla Hates the Holidays

  published December 8, 2011

  The holidays are not that funny. Christmas with the Kranks? No thanks. Adam Sandler's Hanukkah animated flop, Eight Crazy Nights? Sorry, Adam, you... More >>

• This Week In Food: Sushi Documentary, Where The Fuck To Drinkr and Beer Nog

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Why yes, that is Vincent Van Gogh's Stary Night made out of salts and spices. Read all about this masterpiece and others in this week's edition of highlights from the blog. Michelle helped us figure ... More >>

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  Holiday Gift Guide: Handmade Food-Related Gifts

  published Dec 16, 2011

  For your holiday-shopping needs, we've gathered some handmade food gifts that will make you go "yum" or "huhr" (above).Fork ScarfrOur fellow forkers can show off some Stick a Fork In It pride with thi... More >>

• Metalachi Love Boobs

  published December 15, 2011

  "It might be good to title your article, 'Boobies,'" El Cucuy, trumpet player, says. "And your first sentence would be boobs." Breasts,... More >>

• Sean Wheeler on Being a Crybaby and How They Turned X's John Doe into a Fan

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss represent two eras of punk rock. Schloss gained his punk success in the early stages of the Los Angeles scene as a bassist for the Circle Jerks. Wheeler is the rowdy fr... More >>

• This Week In Food: Gustavo's New Book, Best Chocolate Chip Recipe Ever, And Portola Coffee Lab

  published Dec 09, 2011

  What with our early deadlines crunch and best stuff of 2011 lists soon to be popping up on our blogs, the Weekly is about ready to wrap up the year. But we still have three weeks of the year of the Ra... More >>

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  Etsy: We Sift Through the Crap and Find Twelve Really Cool Gifts

  published Dec 08, 2011

  As we circle the parking lots, wait in the never-ending lines, push through an ungodly amount of people, we might ask ourselves, "Why do we even have to give gifts for Christmasr" It's a fusion of sev... More >>

• Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss Play Punk-Rock Spirit Music

  published December 8, 2011

  Let's get something out of the way: Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss were both in influential punk bands—Throwrag and Circle Jerks/Joe... More >>

• Dream Theater

  published November 24, 2011

  When you see Dream Theater live, this is what you're not going to get: a performance less than two hours in duration or a stage full of longhairs... More >>

• New Artists Just Added to SXSW's 2012 Lineup

  published Dec 06, 2011

  South By Southwest revealed a whole slew of new acts confirmed to play at official showcases during the annual music and film conference in Austin. This is the third list of musicians to be relea... More >>

• The Swell Season

  published November 24, 2011

  Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová of folk duo the Swell Season are no strangers to film. Audiences fell for the pair in 2007's Once,... More >>

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  Lovely Bad Things: 'We Almost Got Murdered In Washington'

  published Dec 02, 2011

  FacebookrThe Lovely Bad Things are featured in this week's print edition in our Local's Only column. You can read the article here, but to catch you up to speed: the quartet based out of La Mirada are... More >>

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  Delirium Noel: Our Drink of the Week!

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Ah, Christmas. It's the time of year when every business known to man vies for your Jesus money. They pull out their big guns of gimmicks and faux frenzies.Thanksgiving dinner is now a meal you have t... More >>

• My Morning Jacket at the Gibson Amphitheatre Last Night

  published Dec 02, 2011

  My Morning Jacket is unlike any other band. They demonstrated their uniqueness at the Gibson last night. They had light shows worthy of Muse, jam sessions worthy of Phish and headbanging worthy of Met... More >>

• The Lovely Bad Things Are Good Company

  published December 1, 2011

  How to describe the appeal of the Lovely Bad Things? You kind of have to be there. Sure, the infectious tunes on their albums Shark... More >>