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  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    The Best Of Coachella: Sunday, April 22, 2012

    See also: Our Complete Coachella CoverageBy the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more or less learned to ignore the dust and the heat. Here are our intrepid writers' favorite things about the final hours of the 2012 event.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Five Most Skewed Moments In Grammy History

    ​This Sunday night, the Grammy Awards will once again be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 54th version promises to be an eventful night with confirmed performers like The Beach Boys, Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, the night promises to b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    David Guetta Is the First DJ to Have His Handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

    ​See also: 3hree Things: Holiday Shopping for THAT DUDE David Guetta is the first DJ to have his handprints immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The French native, whose mystical ability behind the booth has the power to reconnect the continents, was recognized this weekend by the iconic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Legendary Vibraphone Player Roy Ayers On Being One Of The Most Sampled Artist in Hip-Hop

    Roy Ayers​A music veteran whose legacy stretches from jazz to hip-hop, Roy Ayers is a legendary vibraphonist who, after a career in jazz, shifted to funk, R&B and even a bit of disco. His résumé includes collaborations with Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, the soundtrack to the Jack Hill ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Game On

    Rapper Game establishes his place in the hip-hop heirarchy with 'R.E.D. Album'

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Top Five Asian-American Rappers

    Last month, OC Weekly's Justin Shady created a list of the Top Five Worst Black Rappers and Top Five Worst White Rappers. The following is a list of five Asian-American rappers or rap groups who have found moderate to great success in crossing the color line of hip-hop. Like the two previous lists, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Road Trip Soundtrack Recommendations

    Here's a gratuitous road trip photo, care of whatsisface...​Summer means barbecues, beaches, sleeping in and wearing next to nothing, but the best part of the season is the annual road trip (although, seeing people wearing next to nothing is a close second) taken by many across the vast country of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Who's Bashing Bieber? A Celebrity Checklist

    ​ Along with the unrequited love of a billion tweens, Justin Bieber has earned equally intense scorn from parents sick of hearing "Baby," mischievous 6th graders trying to wind up smitten classmates, and overreaching critics who laughably equate Bieber's popularity with the crumbling of Western ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Remembering Nate Dogg: Tweets and Tracks From Collaborators 50 Cent, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, the Game, Xzibit and Daz Dillinger

    ​Long Beach native Nate Dogg passed away last night, and although he had been battling serious health problems after suffering from a massive stroke in December 2007 (he was left paralysed on one side of his body and was then struck by a second stroke in September 2008), the news was a shock to ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Top Five OC Artists to Follow on Twitter

    These days, you can't go online without reading about Kanye West letting fans know about his latest drama, or 50 Cent on either how lonely he is or his hilarous racist rants--all on Twitter. And while no local artist is as candid as Kanye or Fitty, here are some of the best OC acts to follow on Twit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Just in Time for Your Halloween Mix: 'Like a G6' Remixed by 50 Cent and Three 6 Mafia

    Far East Movement​It's not enough that our boys from Far East Movement have been rockin' the No. 1 spot on Billboard and iTunes for weeks now; they're also getting remixed by big names such as 50 Cent and Three 6 Mafia.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    50 Cent Has Too Much Time on Twitter: Photoshops Himself as Hitler, Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and Hannibal Lecter

    OMG OMG What does it all mean? Exploring the wonders of his Twitter/Twitpic account, 50 Cent today Photoshopped himself in photos of nefarious world villains, with only these explanations as captions: "Twitter will never be the same Don't miss it" or " 50 will not let up 12pm tomorrow Total mayhe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Cee Lo Green's Viral "Fuck You" Officially Out Tomorrow

    www.myspace.com/ceelogreen​You'd think that the shock value of the word "fuck" would diminish by now, but it hasn't. Take, for example, Cee Lo Green's viral video for "Fuck You," which is the first single off his first solo album in six years, "The Lady Killer," out Dec. 7.Maybe it's because it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Crepe Truck To Debut This Week

    CrepesBonaparte.com​It seems every week sees a newfangled food truck. This week is no exception. On Thursday, March 4th, Crepes Bonaparte, already a fixture at the Anaheim Farmers Market, will debut their own (wait for it) food truck named "Gaston". And it'll be cookin' up crepes with equally f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    This Week in Food

    bsx @ flickr.comSam Adams Utopias 2009​50 Cent gets his draws in a bunch when Taco Bell "asks" him to change his name to "70 Cent" to promote its new low-priced menu items.Is Tustin's Total Wine & More having a ghost problem? Then what's Dan Aykroyd doing there?Do breakfast at Huntington Beach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2009

    Taco Bell Crime of the Week!

    ​To show ustedes how out of it I am in the world of modern-day rap, the following story from the New York Post will show a company that has always been good with its hoaxes, and a rapper who's full of his overrated self:Rapper 50 Cent will cost you more than a taco. The rapper, whose real name is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Release the Sounds: 50 Cent, 'Before I Self-Destruct'

    ​The cover of this album kinda says it all. 50 Cent's empire is crumbling. Some would say it's been a long process beginning around about 2007. You can almost time it with the public's growing disinterest in the record industry's profits.  Since the less-than-stellar release of his last album ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Five Regrettable Music/Video Game Moments

    ​Motörhead are currently on tour (including a stop at the House of Blues in Anaheim), they also play a role in upcoming action/adventure game Brütal Legend, out next week on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 (we got a chance to play it at Comic-Con this year, it's a fun, straight-forward beat 'em up wi ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    [CD Review] Rick Ross, 'Deeper Than Rap' (Maybach Music Group/Poe Boy/Def Jam)

    ​Motörhead are currently on tour (including a stop at the House of Blues in Anaheim), they also play a role in upcoming action/adventure game Brütal Legend, out next week on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 (we got a chance to play it at Comic-Con this year, it's a fun, straight-forward beat 'em up wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    50 Cent's performance at Bamboozle Left: Some thoughts

    Like most people who saw the bill for Bamboozle Left when the new additions were announced last month, there was one name among the list of nonsensical sentence fragments (sorry, band names) that stuck out no matter who you came to see....50 Cent?WTF?! Yeah, you all thought it, don't lie. I did too. ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 12, 2009

    [Trendzilla] The Twin Towers of Fashion

    Like most people who saw the bill for Bamboozle Left when the new additions were announced last month, there was one name among the list of nonsensical sentence fragments (sorry, band names) that stuck out no matter who you came to see....50 Cent?WTF?! Yeah, you all thought it, don't lie. I did too. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    The Vandals, Asher Roth, More Added to Bamboozle Left

    With less than a month to go before Bamboozle Left, a whole mess of new acts have been announced for the two day festival, set for April 4 and 5 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. Pleasantly, a couple of the acts are even from Orange County--like punk legends the Vandals (on April 5) an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2009

    Unknown bands battle to break out at Bamboozle Left

    This weekend, while your band is hot boxing in the drummers van, it might be worth while to put down the bong and see what more enterprising young rockers are doing. Chain Reaction in Anaheim is giving local acts a chance to take the main stage at the 2009 Bamboozle Left Festival. This Sunday, seven ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Play On, Playah

    The Game

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Taking Back Sunday, Deftones, Added to Bamboozle Left

    We told you earlier in the week about headliners 50 Cent and Fall Out Boy being added to the Bambooze Left lineup, and now, guess what: there's even more bands!You can "Tell All Your Friends" (ahaha, get it?) that Taking Back Sunday will be playing on Sunday, April 5. So will the Deftones. You remem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    50 Cent, Fall Out Boy, to Headline Bamboozle Left

    We talked about the Bamboozle Left lineup a couple of weeks ago, but something seemed to be missing--namely, headliners. It's a situation that's been remedied through an announcement via Live Nation today: We've got Fall Out Boy (pictured) on Saturday, April 4, and 50 Cent on Sunday, April 5. FOB ma ... More >>

  • Music

    December 18, 2008

    Who Wins In the Worst Lyrics of 2008 Tournament? You Do

    We talked about the Bamboozle Left lineup a couple of weeks ago, but something seemed to be missing--namely, headliners. It's a situation that's been remedied through an announcement via Live Nation today: We've got Fall Out Boy (pictured) on Saturday, April 4, and 50 Cent on Sunday, April 5. FOB ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    LowBallVideoChatter: Mediocre Chinese Hip-Hop

    I'm not sure what I think about this Chinese hip-hop video from an act called T.H.P., other than the fact that it's depressing how they take the worst elements of the worst contemporary American hip-hop videos and duplicate them, as if all those Jay-Z and 50 Cent clips were pieces of highly conceptu ... More >>

  • Music

    August 21, 2008

    Rapper The Game Doesn't Care About Success. He Just Wants Everyone to Care About Him

    I'm not sure what I think about this Chinese hip-hop video from an act called T.H.P., other than the fact that it's depressing how they take the worst elements of the worst contemporary American hip-hop videos and duplicate them, as if all those Jay-Z and 50 Cent clips were pieces of highly conceptu ... More >>

  • Music

    January 31, 2008

    Billion Dollar Babies

    Rappers' billfold braggadocio is getting ridiculous

  • Music

    October 25, 2007

    Hits!

    Secondspin

  • Music

    September 13, 2007

    CD Review

    Kanye West, Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Culture

    January 25, 2007

    Trendzilla

    Trendy disposable stuff

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    O Say Can You . . . What?

    Home of the Brave is not what Francis Scott Key had in mind

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2006

    U Shoulda Seen Him On Billboard!

    Abstract Workshop's flagship rapper Jud Nester debuts magic track "U Shoulda Seen Her On Myspace" at #4 (!) on this week's Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales chart way above other new singles by Young Jeezy (#17) and Eminem/50 Cent/Lloyd Banks/Cashis (#26) and Fat Joe (#36)! Plus Jud come ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 26, 2006

    You, Me, 50 Cent, and Everyone We Know

    If you can read this Six Degrees of Separation review, were connected

  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    Get Out!

    Book a Jacuzzi
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    October 6, 2005

    Stacks the Vinyl Authority

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    October 6, 2005

    Chirp Where You At

    Oct. 6 - Oct. 13

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    July 21, 2005

    Music Revolution

    Oct. 6 - Oct. 13

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    July 21, 2005

    KILL YOUR FANS

    July 21 - July 28

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    June 30, 2005

    LOWBALLASSCHATTER

    July 21 - July 28

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    April 7, 2005

    Virgin Megastore Costa Mesa

    July 21 - July 28

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    February 17, 2005

    Stacks the Vinyl Authority

    July 21 - July 28

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Best Music Writing 2004

    Special web Exclusive Anthology

  • Web

    February 26, 2004

    Hard Cell

    Slider cell phone owners try to phone it in

  • Music

    September 25, 2003

    KaZaA Kiddie Porn?

    Slider cell phone owners try to phone it in

  • Culture

    February 20, 2003

    Goth Not

    Slider cell phone owners try to phone it in

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