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Songs With Grammatical Errors We Just Can't Overlook

Yes, we are aware artists use poetic license when they are writing lyrics, but that doesn't prevent us from getting irritated when we hear grammatical errors over the radio waves. Below are ten songs with lyrics that set off our inner grammar-police sirens:

Aerosmith - Staples Center - December 3, 2012

Aerosmith Staples Center 12/3/12 As electrifying of a performance Aerosmith threw down at the Hollywood Bowl four short months ago, it's not surprising they'd be back for another one so soon. After all, arena-sized venues are their natural habitat. Staples Center was buzzing as a huge LCD screen ... More >>

Iron Maiden - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - 8/9/12

Iron Maiden Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 8/9/12 See Also: *Aerosmith at the Hollywood Bowl *Van Halen at the Honda Center *Quicksand at the Glass House Southern California is a second home for the British based heavy metal legends, Iron Maiden. Their classic live album, Live After Death was recor ... More >>

Aerosmith - Hollywood Bowl - 8/6/12

Aerosmith Hollywood Bowl 8/6/12 See Also: *Aerosmith Take A Break Fighting Amongst Themselves To Record A New Album *Long-Awaited Aerosmith Due in 2011?*TV on the Radio - Huntington Beach Pier - 8/3/12 [Updated w/ Video] Rock superheroes Aerosmith played a show for the ages last night at the Holl ... More >>

No Doubt Tapped For iHeart Radio Festival, Releases Sneak Peek of New Video for 'Settle Down'

There's plenty of joy to go around for No Doubt fans this week. Recently, it was announced that the iconic OC-bred troupe was picked to perform during the first night of the iHeart Radio festival in Las Vegas, held at the MGM Garden Arena on Sep. 21-22. It's the band's first show in a while and come ... More >>

Top 10 Rock Star Backup Vocal Collabortions

Every now and then, rockstars align to bring us a classic we never saw coming. No matter what the genre, you have plenty of examples of two (sometimes three or more) powerhouses coming together to back each other up with a set of voices that are usually so different that they sound like they were ma ... More >>

Top Five Hits: Pepperland Music in Orange

Here are the top five this week from Pepperland Music, 850 N. Tustin St. in Orange, (714) 639-0909.This week's top seller is still the latest Jack White album, Blunderbuss, which came out over a month ago.

Kiss and Motley Crue: Five Things They Have In Common (Aside From an Irvine Tour Stop on August 14)

​In what's sure to be one of the biggest rock spectacles of the summer, Kiss and Motley Crue announced that they'll be hitting up over 40 cities on their No Fake Bullshit Tour. If you didn't know, in 1983 Motley Crue opened for Kiss on their Creatures Of The Night tour. The two legends are set to ... More >>

Latin Alternative Explosion: Probable or Inevitable?

Sicilia WolfLatin Alternative Songstress Carla Morrison​ The music is great and the demographics are there for the taking, so is it only a matter of time before a Latin Alternative explosion occurs Stateside? Producer and songwriter Desmond Child weighed in with his opinion in a recent Al Borde pi ... More >>

Top 10 Musical Moments in Video Games

Aerosmith's Revolution XThis week, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place in Los Angeles, drawing fanfare and hype across the gaming world. The three-day trade fair is open to only vendors and developers, but it provokes the kind of suspense Apple fans feel before a major Steve Jobs annou ... More >>

Aerosmith Take Break From Fighting Amongst Themselves to Record New Album

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Like your funny-but-often-embarrassing uncle, Aerosmith only come around to visit once in a blue moon. However, every time they do, it's memorable for better or for worse.  It's been seven long years since the group's last album, the covers collection Honkin' on ... More >>

Five Songs We'd Love To See On Glee (and Storylines to Go With Them)

​ Last week, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters entered into a minor public spat with Glee overlord Ryan Murphy when he announced that none of his music would ever appear on the FOX-TV hit. Grohl is not the first rock star to issue a No Glee statement to the press-- Coldplay and Guns n' Roses did th ... More >>

[UPDATED: Steven Tyler Confirms Album] Long-Awaited Aerosmith Album in 2011?

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyAerosmith concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on July 29, 2010​​UPDATE, 2:05 P.M., Jan. 17: Steven Tyler reiterates that, even though he is a judge on American Idol, he will record an album with Aerosmith soon. He informed the public that he will head ... More >>

20 Best Concert Photos of 2010

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyAerosmith​It's terribly difficult to condense a whole year of spectacular concerts into 25 photos, but here we are: OC Weekly's best concert photos of the year. If you missed these shows, relive the moment through our slideshows.1. Aerosmith Aerosmith was a spectacle ... More >>

Steven Tyler New 'American Idol' Judge

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​MSNBC reported yesterday that Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is the new American Idol judge, although Fox officially says "no comment."   Apparently negotiations were finalized late last week, meaning Tyler got his request for a top-notch wardrobe and makeu ... More >>

What You Missed: Aerosmith, Christopher Lawrence, U.S. Open of Surfing Opening Day, Sublime

John Gilhooley/OC Weekly​Monday, Monday: What'd you miss this weekend? We visited Sutra and the Verizon Wireless on Thursday night for some Christopher Lawrence and Aerosmith (respectively!). Then Sublime and the Dirty Heads played at the Pacific Amphitheater on Saturday night. And, of course, the ... More >>

Aerosmith, Cheap Trick at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Last Night

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Check out very cool images from our Aerosmith slideshow here (including a great shot of Tyler's footwear of choice).Aerosmith and Cheap TrickJuly 29, 2010Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterIt was hard to decide with whom to be more disappointed--the rock band 20 years past ... More >>

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Record Review: Stone Temple Pilots, 'Stone Temple Pilots'

​The Hype: Before the recent revival of Stone Temple Pilots, some may have been happy to let the band wander into the pages of rock-n-roll history. But nine years and several side projects after their underwhelming 2001 release, Shangri-La-Dee-Da, the grunge gods of yesteryear emerge wielding ... More >>

Today in Music News: Rage Against the Machine, Simon Cowell, Steven Tyler, F.B.I. confirms Michael Jackson's alien ancestry

Rage Against the Machine tops U.K. chart with the classic 1992 single "Killing in the Name," pissing on Simon Cowell's parade.Speaking of Satan, is Simon Cowell leaving American Idol? Will the show go away, too? Maybe there is a God.Steven Tyler admits to popping pills, returns to rehab, and pledg ... More >>

It's a Stevie Wonderful Life

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Today in Music News: The Strokes, She & Him, Flaming Lips, Aerosmith

While frontman Julian Casablancas serenaded the good people of Southern California this past month via his residency at the Downtown Palace Theater, it appears other members of his band the Strokes were making plan to regroup, return to stage and studio.She & Him to release Volume Two! And my ir ... More >>

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 >>

Aerosmith; ZZ Top

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Free Crap That Came In The Mail: Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith

​A lot of times "Free Crap That Came In The Mail" is just taking shots at easy targets. Why not? It's, you know, easy. But this installment is actually something sort of cool, that I probably would have otherwise ignored if not for the fact that it (you guessed it) came in the mail.

ZZ Top to Make Up for Canceled Aerosmith Tour with House of Blues Date

​ZZ Top hasn't made it last for 40 years in the music biz by not knowing how to please their fanbase. So it stands to logic that in light of last week's cancellation of the remainder of Aerosmith's tour--where ZZ Top were the featured opening act--the classic rock trio has announced their on tour, ... More >>

Outgoing: Aerosmith Cancel Remainder of their Summer Tour

​Sorry, classic rock fans. Steven Tyler falling off the stage in a much-publicized incident at a concert last week in Sturgis, South Dakota means that Aerosmith has to cancel the remainder of their summer tour with ZZ Top. Logically, this includes the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine date s ... More >>

Cheap lawn tickets on sale today

Concert promoters LiveNation are offering a pretty good deal for upcoming shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (and other venues across the country that, if you are reading the OC Weekly, you probably don't care that much about). The catch is, it's good only today.Anyone who buys lawn tickets ... More >>

Hate Service Fees? Live Nation Has You Covered! (For One Day, At Least)

It's easy to hate on Live Nation, but they've been involved in some alright stuff lately, like the Blink 182 lawn seats that cost $20, straight-up--inclusive of parking and service fees and all that yakkety yak. The latest is "no service fees Wednesdays," which will run throughout the summer and sta ... More >>

Re-drawing the Line

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The Wildbirds and the Growlers, Detroit Bar, August 6, 2007

The Wildbirds With their lean, snake-hipped, bejeaned bodies, lank hair and chiseled features, the Wildbirds have the classic 1975 rock look down pat. And their music follows suit: unapologetic rock and roll that screams Ford administration Rolling Stones/Aerosmith/Tom Petty. “421” is a hit si ... More >>

CD Review

Patton Oswalt, Werewolves and Lollipops (Sub Pop CD/DVD)

Highs, Lows & Heavenly Blows

More than three decades on, Sly & the Family Stone stand fresh

Get Out!

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Best Hot Bartender

Cheryl at Rock's Cocktail Lounge

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The Weekly falls all over itself singing the praises of local thespians

Grass Skirts Optional

At this years OC Weekly Theater Awards starring George W. Bush. Maybe.

Medium-Cool

Surprising revelation in Leonard adaptation: The Rock

In the Midnite Hour

Thee Midniters never cared for ethnicityothers did

Aerosmith and Shakespeare together at last

Theater notes

Conflict-of-Interest Summer Theater!

Go to my festival. See my play. Read my column

Have Jarana, Will Travel

Quetzal find success making money for others

SK8ER BOI

Nix!

One week in unbelievably wretched music

Rock & Roll Ass Love

No Goon Rants

Slash thinks Carters still prez, rocks on!

Real American Graffiti

Rhino exhumes the scariest rock of the 1950s, buries Alice Cooper

Knock 'Em Down

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