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The Five Must-See Shows in OC This Weekend

Friday, June 14 The Thermals The Constellation Room After 11 years, Portland trio The Thermals are starting to get some of the attention they deserve. Their latest release and Saddle Creek Records debut Desperate Ground came out in April with a positive reaction from music critics and almost eclips ... More >>

The Five Best Shows in OC This Week: The Black Keys, Girl Talk

Monday, October 8The Black Keys Honda Center Very rarely does a musical duo produce a sound so dynamic and soulful that listeners mistake them for a quin- or quartet, but that is exactly the mistake one makes when first hearing the Black Keys. The Ohio band comprised of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) ... More >>

Star Trek's Galileo Seeks Out New Life and New Civilizations ... in Santa Ana

A Santa Ana movie prop company has gone where no Santa Ana movie prop company has gone before.Propworx Inc. on Dyer Road recently won an auction for the Galileo shuttlecraft from the original Star Trek, according to Starfleet International, the world's largest and oldest fan club forever geeked by ... More >>

Newport Beach Ranks 3rd Among American Cities That Most Value Sex

​Newport Beach ranks third among American cities where adults most value sex in a relationship.So that's why our hook-up ads sell so well!By the way, this wasn't some crappy greeting card company survey.

The Black Keys Vs. Nickelback and The Death of The Rock Feud

​This week, Pat Carney of The Black Keys 'apologized' to Nickelback regarding his 'controversial' yet true comments about the Canadian quintet. In my eyes, the drummer of the Akron-bred band had no reason to apologize, true or not true. Over the past decade or so, rock (not hip-hop, which deserves ... More >>

[UPDATE] Jani Lane of Warrant, R.I.P.

​UPDATE, 5:41 P.M., AUGUST 12, 2011: Sebastian Bach has issued a response. Check it out after the jump. ORIGINAL POST, 10:40 P.M., AUGUST 11, 2011: TMZ has reported that Jani Lane, former lead singer of the glam metal band Warrant, was found dead at a Woodland Hills Comfort Inn on Thursday evening ... More >>

Falling Still: 'Orange County is Kind of Mid-Westy'

​LA trio Falling Still create straightforward rock that evoke '90s grunge. Playing at the Juke Joint in Anaheim tomorrow, we talked to them about upcoming projects, moving from Akron, Ohio and what OC is like to them.

Record Review: Black Keys, 'Brothers'

​The Hype: Though it's terribly cliche to describe a band's new album as their "most anticipated to date," few phrases can really describe the curiosity behind the latest output from guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney of the Black Keys. Especially when you consider how much ext ... More >>

Five Good Reasons to Get Acquainted with Mr. Gnome

​A weird band name usually has one of two effects on the average, unsuspecting music buff. Either A: You hear it once and burst out laughing, and think, "They can't possibly be any good," and never give it another thought; or B: you still laugh, but you think, "They can't possibly be any good--or ... More >>

Dear and the Headlights Aim to Keep Moving

Hotter Than the Temperature at Coachella? Black Lips, Animal Collective, Duffy and 43 More

Coachella lineup announced

Via Coachella.com: FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend yo ... More >>

Canadian Collectives

Do Make Say Think

Transitive Verbs and Gay Marriage

A fantasy in which our culture gets some real values

THE WAR IS OVER. STOP FIGHTING

The truth about de-evolution: It was true

The Rhinestone Cowboy

David Allan Coe, 1939-2019

Whats Inside a Band?

The lost years of the Cramps

Non-Fortunate Son:

John Fogerty should be bigger than Neil Young

Ask Coach McKnight

Barrels of Fun!

Register engages in reckless gunplay

Feet, Meters, Rellenos

How to measure a Mexican restaurant

Meaty Byproducts

Pondering the German festival and knee-high socks