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The 20 Greatest Los Tigres Del Norte Songs of All Time: The Complete List

The very first music review I wrote for this infernal rag was 11 years on Los Tigres del Norte, the conjunto norteño group who will one day go done in history as one of the greatest musical groups of any genre or language for their brilliant fusion of politics, braggadocio, storytelling, awesome su ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Los Tigres Del Norte Songs of All Time, Nos. 20-11

The very first music review I wrote for this infernal rag was 11 years on Los Tigres del Norte, the conjunto norteño group who will one day go done in history as one of the greatest musical groups of any genre or language for their brilliant fusion of politics, braggadocio, storytelling, awesome su ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 10-1

See also:*The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 20-11*The 20 Greatest Songs of Vicente Fernández: The Complete List*Antonio Aguilar, Ranchera Legend, Gets Giant Statue of Him Unveiled in Los Angeles; His 10 Greatest Songs!*The 10 Best Songs of Ramon Ayala, Conjunto Norteño Legend and A ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 20-11

See also:*The 20 Greatest Songs of Vicente Fernández: The Complete List*Antonio Aguilar, Ranchera Legend, Gets Giant Statue of Him Unveiled in Los Angeles; His 10 Greatest Songs!*The 10 Best Songs of Ramon Ayala, Conjunto Norteño Legend and Accordion HeroTrying to explain what música ranchera is ... More >>

Anaheim is Keeping WonderCon For 2013...Suck It San Francisco

OC comic book nerds can breathe a little easier this week with the announcement that WonderCon has decided to stay in Anaheim for 2013. The event is scheduled for March 29-31.Despite over a year of vacillating over the issue, convention organizers announced on Monday that they would not be returning ... More >>

[UPDATED with Pet Industry Lobby Blasts Animal Ban:] Circus Comes to Anaheim City Hall

See Update No. 2 at the end of this post on a pet-industry lobby also having opposed the ban.See Update No. 1 on the performing animal ban proposal being pulled.ORIGINAL POST, SEPT. 25, 9:41 A.M.: In showbiz, timing is everything, which explains why Feld Entertainment is bringing the big guns to ton ... More >>

Anaheim's Political Circus

PETA-Ringling Bros. war spills into Anaheim council chambers, where a circus-animal ban is proposed

The Little People's Park Riot of 1978

The scene that set the stage for Anaheim Latinos' eternal mistrust of police

Anaheim's Tragic Kingdom

Two officer-involved killings ignite the city's long, hot summer that has been years in the making

Anaheim's Original Theme Park

Before Anaheim was invaded by Disney rodents, a large theme park was drawing crowds of up to 30,000 guests a month. Instead of a mouse, the main attraction was a human-like chimpanzee. The year was 1952, three years before uncle Walty opened Disneyland, and Dutton's Jungle Gardens sprawled across 7- ... More >>

Newport Beach Film Festival News and Notes

Random notes, observations and stuff plucked off the cutting room floor from the Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs through Thursday night.The hierarchy of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion is the main antagonist in Macky Alston's excellent documentary Love Free or Die, which is a ... More >>

Top Five New Year's Parties in Orange County

​So many big names, so little time. Have you ever seen this many gigantic parties in Orange County happening on the same weekend? Sure, the OC Fair's annual New Year's Eve block party is always loads of fun, but Tiesto is performing in Santa Ana. White Wonderland (with Paul van Dyk and Kaskade) wi ... More >>

[UPDATED: Armin van Buuren, Erick Morillo Announce Cancellation of Monster Massive Date] Where the Hell Is Monster Massive Going to Be Held?

​UPDATE: Armin van Buuren and Erick Morillo just announced the cancellation of their Oct. 29 appearances at Monster Massive 2011 on their websites. Read about it here.Oct 12, 2011, 4:12 a.m.: Go Ventures posted an update on Monster Massive's Facebook page around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. This is not th ... More >>

Foo Fighters Performing at BlizzCon

[Mental Notes] Landmark Long Beach record store to close

Dave Gibbons Is a Church Misfit

Newsong was on its way to becoming Orange County's next big megachurch—then its pastor decided to pull back and go small

Paul Frank Pancake Mix Delicious (And Yes: It has Some Bananas)

​I'm weeks late on my post about the Natural Products Expo that happened at the Anaheim Convention Center, but I did want to mention the following since I had it for breakfast: pancake mix endorsed by OC's own Paul Frank.The fashion maven announced his foray into the world of breakfast last year, ... More >>

What You Missed: Kush Expo, Misfits, OC Rollergirls and More

​What'd you miss this weekend? We were all over the place: The Kush Expo, Kub Lucky and the Fearless Friends Tour (separate events, naturally) in Anaheim, Misfits in Santa Ana; OC Rollergirls bout at the Rinks in Huntington Beach; Andy Irons' memorial and paddle-out at the pier. Info and more phot ... More >>

Disney's Hotel-Workers' Union Is Still Trying to Bring Down the Mouse

After some two-and-a-half years of stalled negotiations and street theater, a new labor deal still seems like Fantasyland

The Feast Days of Summer

And Winter and Fall and Spring! Where to eat, drink and be merry during the most important holidays

As Register Questions His Conservative Cred, Moorlach Defends Doubts About OC Fair Deal

​Following an Orange County Register opinion piece that took direct aim at the conservative cred of local Republican politicians who opposed selling the Orange County Fairgrounds to the highest private bidder, one of those called-out has fired back.Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach, writing i ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Comic-Con Shouldn't Move to Anaheim or LA

Flickr user Official Star Wars blogWill San Diego have to say good-bye to this?​If you've been to Comic-Con International in San Diego any time recently, you know the score: it's crowded. Way, way crowded, crowded to the extent that it's not even really fun to walk around the exhibit hall because ... More >>

The 10 Greatest Journalism Stories EVER

​Reporter Conor Friedersdorf got quite a bit of media play last month for his roundup of the best journalism stories he heard, watched or read in 2009. Really interesting list, but what none of write-ups mentioned is that Friedersdorf is an OC native, raised in Newport Beach (if I remember correct ... More >>

Release Date for Slash's Debut Solo Album Revealed at NAMM

When they trotted Slash out at the Marshall Amplification exhibit around 12:30 p.m. today at the NAMM trade show, which is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center and wraps Sunday, throngs of fans elbowed their way toward the star, snapped pictures and observed that his trademark top hat seemed ... More >>

Taylor Swift, Yoko Ono, Quincy Jones Help Kick Off NAMM Trade Show in Anaheim

The 2010 NAMM Show, which is expected to draw nearly 1,500 exhibiting companies, opens today with multitudes of instrument/products retailers, manufacturers and every leathery-faced, longhaired dude who ever sold you a guitar while telling you about how his band had a record deal but something went ... More >>

2010 Namm Show At-a-Glance

Prepping for the NAMM Show, Jan. 14-17, Anaheim Convention Center

​Miles of exhibits featuring the shiniest new gear plus concerts and ample star power have us all giddy about the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show taking place January 14 through 17 at the Anaheim Convention Center. As most people reading this already know, it's pretty much the ... More >>

Nothing to "Klingon" in New "Star Trek" Movie

If your TV is on the fritz, you didn't pay your cable/satellite bill or you're just one of those Communists who does not watch the tube, you may not have heard there is a new Star Trek movie opening today and, according to one Weekly Trekker at least, it's a solid effort.But some die-hards do have s ... More >>

Hoopty Doo

The 76 Classic

To Do Tonight 7/17

OPEN JAM NIGHT, 9 p.m. More fun than closed jelly. Perq's 117 Main St. Huntington Beach CA 714-960-9996 THE WAILERS; EEK-A-MOUSE; PATO BANTON, 7 p.m. For heightened acoustics, smoke pot before entry. Pacific Amphitheatre Orange County Fairgrounds, Fair Dr. Costa Mesa CA 714-740-2000 JOBING.COM CA ... More >>

Hot Models

National Train Show

To Do Tonight 7/8

THE HAPPY SHOW, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. The Happy Show! Really. Can you afford to miss this? Grand Central Art Center 125 N. Broadway Santa Ana CA 92701 714-567-7233 L.A. DANCE MAGIC NATIONAL FINALS, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Featuring the Xtreme Dance Challenge and over $25k in prizes. Anaheim Convention Center ... More >>

What you missed over the weekend: Part VI

NAMM 2008 came and went, with fans and music celebs flooding the Anaheim Convention Center. Weekly web photographer Christopher Victorio dropped by the madhouse on Saturday and ran into folks from Slipknot, Megadeth, Queensryche, Motley Crue and even Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood. Photos ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 01/18

NAMM SHOW 2008, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only the mother of all music geek gatherings. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim VIXEN DEN NIGHT CLUB, 9 p.m. The Basement Lounge's new lesbian night premieres. The Basement Lounge, 149 Linden Ave., B-100, Long Beach THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, 9 p.m. Catch Mi ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 10/03

6TH ANNUAL “HAUNTED FULLERTON WALKING TOURS,” 6pm Get in the spirit of Halloween by taking some time to tour the spookier parts of Fullerton. Make sure to call and reserve a spot on the tour as reservations are required. The tours run every Wednesday and Thursday until November 9. Fullerton Mus ... More >>

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Ho, Ho, Ho

Jermaine Dupri? Exactly

The Big Nowhere

Why does so much good music come from this place?

Does Martin Brown Hate Jesus?

No and other quick answers to questions we asked about the Orange County Music Awards!

This Monkeys Gone to Heaven

The rest of us are stuck here

Dont Bitch, Vote Kucinich!

OC activists rally to underdog candidate

Son of Scary

Evil spawn of OCs Scariest People

Eating Responsibly

A guide to union dining in OC

When Prison Guards Attack!

In Anaheim, screws say screw you to prison privatizers

Polka Politics

The evolution of Los Tigres del Norte

Strangers With Cande

How sweet rave promoters B3Cande are

Whats Your NAAM?

Freebies for the Rich

Garden Grove hoteliers got millions in free land

30 Years of Rocking in Place

How not to become a star

In the Shadow of the Mouse

A Selected OC Rock History Time Line