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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Seven Sins: A True Crime Anthology from Village Voice Media is Out to Slay You

    Every week, writers for OC Weekly and our parent company, Village Voice Media, produce elegant magazine-style feature writing--a gritty portion of which comes in the form of true-crime stories. Now VVM has collected some of its best recent true-crime yarns into an ebook: Seven Sins: A True Crime Ant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Jose Alday, Seal Beach Jailer, Gets 2 Years for Taking Cash, iPad, Cell Phone Bribes from Inmate and Having Steroids and Meth Pipe

    The last time we checked in with Jose Alday--in December--the Santa Ana 33-year-old was pleading not guilty to accepting bribes from an inmate as a jailer in Seal Beach's for-profit city jail.What a difference five months make, as Alday pleaded guilty to taking money and an iPad in exchange for lavi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Seal Beach Jail Guard Guilty of Accepting Bribes Is Going to Prison

    Orange County prosecutors won convictions today against a Seal Beach City Jail guard who accepted bribes--including an iPad--from an inmate and his family.Jose Alday, a 33-year-old Santa Ana resident, will be shipped to a California prison for two years and is permanently banned from ever again hold ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    iPad App Pours Out Real Beer!

    There are iPad and iPhone apps that aren't worth the space on your device, let alone 99-cents. But then there those that (if it were real and not a magic trick) would be the killer app of the century. To the amazement of customers at a brewhouse in Munich, this app turns pixels to a seemingly an inf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Washed Out, Memoryhouse - The Observatory - 5/6/12

    Washed Out and Memoryhouse The Observatory May 6, 2012 A Sunday following a major drinking holiday isn't the best time to put on a show. The day is meant to be spent recovering, nursing whatever remnants of a hangover are left from the night before. Apparently, someone forgot to mention this to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    3hree Things: Must-Haves For Unapologetic Baseball Geeks

    Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.If you're a baseball superfan like me, your GeekMeter™ has probably been in the red since Spri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    OCDA Charges Former Fullerton Police Officer with Destroying Evidence

    ​And the bad news just keeps rolling in for the Fullerton Police Department. Today the Orange County District Attorney's Office charged 41-year-old former FPD officer Thomas Mater with one misdemeanor count of destroying evidence relevant to the in-custody death of Dean Gochenour.  On April 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Burger King Introduces Apple-Topped Burger in Japan

    ​If it would seem a bizarre coincidence that Burger King in Japan is introducing a grilled apple-topped burger the same week Apple unveiled its new iPad, it probably is. But that isn't stopping a few bloggers to make the enticing connection, especially because BK Japan also named a Whopper after W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Four Big Facts The Daily Got Wrong In Its History of the Burrito

    ​Here's to hoping my Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America is hitting the cultural caliente list at the right time--and it is, if you go by recent histories on Mexican food published by mainstream publications. I know Smithsonian Magazine is working on something because they called me for c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    The Best Musician Signings And Events At NAMM

    ​With today being the official kickoff of the NAMM convention, expect Anaheim to be flooded with musicians instead of the usual Disneyland crowd. That being said, below are some of the best signings and events of the next few days, beginning this afternoon).

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    TopBrewer: A Revolutionary iPhone-Controlled Coffee Faucet

    ​There are things you want, and there are things you need, but some products cross into the very special territory of want-need-now.   TopBrewer, developed by Denmark-based Scanomat, is an awe-worthy coffee machine built like a sleek faucet. It can produce four cups of coffee in a minute ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Gustavo's Top 5 Restaurants of 2011!

    ​And I'll end our year-end write-up of lists with this! If it skews a bit toward the Latino side, it's because that's where some of the most exciting cooking was happening in Orange County this year. Enjoy!

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    [UPDATED with Not-Guilty Plea:] Jose Alday, Seal Beach Jailer, Charged with Accepting Bribes, Having 'Roids and Meth Pipe

    ​UPDATE, DEC. 28, 5:51 P.M.: Seal Beach city detention officer Jose Alday pleaded not guilty at his arraignment today.He has a pre-trial hearing scheduled Jan. 4.ORIGINAL POST, DEC. 28, 1:46 P.M.: A Seal Beach city jailer has been charged with accepting bribes, including an iPad and money, in ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West at Staples Center Last Night

    Christopher Victorio​Jay-Z and Kanye West Staples Center December 11, 2011 From the Givenchy-designed gold cover to lyrics dripping with foreign luxury brand references like "Hublot" and "Margiela" to the video in which they chop up a $350,000 Maybach for giggles, Jay-Z and Kanye West's albu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    The Ten Most Disappointing Albums of 2011: #10 - #6

    Yes, Jessi J, you made the list. Stop pouting. ​Tis' an exciting time of year for music critics. From January through November, carpel-tunnel prone wordsmiths like us are often faced with editorial pressure to "go easy" on certain releases. Or perhaps we are encouraged to throw praise upon hyp ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2011

    The Queen's Gallery

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  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Evan Kleiman Releases "Easy As Pie" App for iPhone, iPad

    Photo by Christopher VictorioEvan with some random weirdo...​At last week's KCRW-SaFII Happy Hour at Memphis, Good Food host Evan Kleiman gave everyone an exclusive announcement: she was about to release her own app for the iPhone/iPad universe.Called "Easy as Pie," the app would feature videos an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Five iOS Games That Made Me Ignore This Year's Greatest Games

    ​It's that time of the year again. During the tail end of each other, video game developers release their biggest games in order to catch the high potential of sales during the holiday season. This can be a great or daunting time for hardcore gamers. On the plus side, there are a ton of great game ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

    Apple.comSteve Jobs, 1955-2011​The Associated Press is reporting that Apple computers co-founder Steve Jobs has died.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Seven Bizarre Steve Jobs Memorial Items on eBay

    ​And the ambulance chasers are off: Just hours after the death of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was announced, eBay is already filled with dozens of "memorial items."Your always expected T-shirts and stickers are there, sure, but what about a domain name going for $14K? Or an iDead decal for your bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Three Reasons the Michael Jackson Trial App Feels So Wrong

    ​So yes, there is such as thing as a Michael Jackson Doctor Trial App, a mini "media center for the iPhone and iPad and Android devices." Released by Fox Television Stations, the app includes live video of the trial proceedings, recorded local news segments, photo galleries and biographies of thos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Become a Falling Still Fan to Win an iPad

    ​Remember Falling Still? The band from LA that compared Orange County to the Midwest? Well, they're running a iPad promotion for the next two weeks. Anyone who likes, follows, or shares their Twitter and Facebook pages are automatically entered to win an iPad. The winner will be announced on Aug. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Ex-Cop's Sad Saga Points to Problems with Pill Popping Police . . . and Fullerton PD?

    ​The Orange County Register has a detailed story on a pill-popping Fullerton police officer whose career ended when internal affairs investigators showed up at his Seal Beach apartment and found empty pill bottles and a cop so high he could not speak without slurring.The Reg tells the Todd Alan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Kelly Janeth Mejia, Fullerton Cop, Placed on Paid Leave for Alleged Theft of iPad in Miami

    ​Fullerton police officer Kelly Janeth Mejia was arrested last month for allegedly stealing an iPad from another traveler at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Miami International Airport.This week, the six-year veteran of the department was placed on paid administrati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    New Snoop Dogg Video Made on iPad App

    ​Pan Asian girl band Blush--til now relatively unknown--is creating a viral buzz, thanks to a song called "Undecided" with guest stylings from Snoop Dogg, and a video made entirely on the iPad Brushes app made by Taptrix. 

  • Film

    June 16, 2011

    'The Real World': Midtown

    Or 'Survivor'. Or '(Head for) The Hills.' As the industry panics, the NYT gets its own reality show

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Top 8 Music Tech Gifts for Father's Day

    ​Father's Day is around the corner, and if you're like us, you're just now realizing it. It's okay--you still have time, and OC Weekly is here for you. We decided to make it easy on you and show you some of your options, ranging from simple vinyl record frames to high-tech speaker systems and tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    E3 2011: Hands On With Nintendo's Newest Console, the Wii U

    Peter Mai/OC Weekly​Only hours after the official announcement of their newest gaming console, Nintendo opened the doors to their booth and allowed attendees of the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo to get their hands on the Wii U. Don't let the name fool you. This is not a mere update to their p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    iPhone App Helps You Navigate Asian Markets

    ​We've sung many praises for our trusty Asian grocery stores--locally, we've got 99 Ranch, Freshia in Tustin, Mitsuwa in Costa Mesa, Thai & Laos Market in Anaheim, all treasure troves of wildly flavorful ingredients at affordable prices. But for the amateurs, or even experienced shoppers, navi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2011

    iPad-Equipped Restaurant Opens Tomorrow in Torrance; Cerritos in the Fall

    ​Our sister blog Squid Ink and other LA food sites have been writing about Stacked for months. The hook of the restaurant is that each table is equipped with an iPad from which you order and customize your burgers, pizzas and salads via dragging the ingredients on Apple's tablet computer. You pay ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2011

    Santa Ana Institute of Sound Aren't Kidding Around

    [Locals Only] UCI student Victor Vasquez's ensemble of high-school musicians get ready to bring an avant-garde multimedia piece to the stage

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Bottle-Your-Own-Olive-Oil Store Opens at The Irvine Spectrum

    ​Why yes, it is an olive oil and vinegar store at the Irvine Spectrum.  Anne Marie was actually the one who noticed it, being the intrepid explorer she is.Open last week, the store, is sort of like a gourmand's Sweet Factory, where you can mix and match flavors of oil and have it bottled on- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Five Search Features Yelp Should Add Instead of "Hipster"

    ​So news is going all around that Yelp added "Hipster" to its possible categories for a location's ambiance (which spelling is correct again?), and the first reaction that came to my mind is "redundant." Isn't Yelp the epitome of hipsterdom, of a sea of shallow reactions and It buzz, with the crea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    CHART: Sony NGP Vs. Nintendo 3DS Vs. the iPhone 4

    ​Within the span of a single week, Nintendo and Sony have set the stage for the latest video-game-system war: the Nintendo 3DS vs the Sony NGP.The two systems are vastly different from each other, and each will appeal to a completely different audience. The Sony NGP (cheesily short for next genera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Gorillaz, Yeasayer, Lupe Fiasco and More Give the Gift of New (And Free!) Music

    Myspace.com​Hot artists from Gorillaz to Lupe Fiasco are releasing new material. The cool part? The songs will be available online for download, and the cost ranges from totally free to "name your own price." These artists are among the most creative and challenging in popular music today, so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    White Elephant Mix: Dustin Kensrue of Thrice

    Myspace.comThis year, OC/LB bands have come together to provide us with a smokin' holiday soundtrack called the White Elephant Mix. Dustin Kensrue, vocalist/guitarist of Irvine's post-hardcore heroes Thrice, switches gears for a straightforwardly jangly take on "Blue Christmas." Longtime Thrice fans ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    White Elephant Mix: Moonshine and the Drugs

    Myspace.com​(Click on the band's picture to hear their new holiday tune!) This year, a few OC/LB bands have come together to provide us with a smokin' holiday soundtrack called the White Elephant Mix. Eclectic Long Beach rockers Moonshine and the Drugs sing "Sloppy Joe Santa" about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Orange County Register Owner Freedom Communications' Papers, TV Stations for Sale

    ​Update, November 18, 5:20 p.m.: A media industry watcher suggests Freedom Communications may have a strategy behind what would seem to be a counter-intuitive move to sell the modern-day equivalent of buggy whips, daily newspapers."Might the strategy be to sell some of the properties, keep othe ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 14, 2010

    More Bookish Than You

    [Best of OC 2010] Sé Reed's 10 OC Survival Tips

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Mishka the Husky Sings on the iPad, Probably the First Dog to Sell a Song on iTunes

    ​Remember Mishka the Husky? She was really good at saying "I love you," and is probably the most famous dog on the Internet. She has a Twitter account, a YouTube account, a Facebook fan page (with 20,621 fans), has appeared on TV with Kelly Ripa and Bette Midler--and is now probably the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Dreaming of the Parts of Freedom CEO Mitch Stern's Interview That Weren't Print to Fit

    ​Now that he's unloaded the U-Haul and settled into his new office in Irvine, Freedom Communications CEO Mitch Stern sat down for an interview with a reporter from his media company's flagship newspaper, the Orange County Register.This is important to Grand Avenue wags as Freedom emerges from banr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Patriot Fame: 10 Captain America Moments That Make Us Proud to be Americans

    Marvel/Marco Djurdjevic​Captain America has had a tough past five years. He led the losing side of a civil war, was murdered (well, not really, but everyone thought he was dead), and when he finally returned, he found out that Chris Evans is set to portray him in a movie next year.But that's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Forgotten Amid the Apple iPad Hype

    Photo by David Bacon​Somehow this must have slipped by amid all the hoopla for the Apple iPad: hours were so long and conditions were so bad for Chinese workers making the gizmos that some committed suicide.That was the motivation behind a protest in front of Apple's flagship San Francisco store o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    This Week in Food

    Grace Le​ Lion burgers, teriyaki and bars--OH MY!!Find out more about what you missed this week in Stick a Fork In It.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Introducing the iGourmet

    Flickr user idiolector​The New York Times broke the news in a blog today that Gourmet magazine, famously edited by Ruth Reichl after her stint as the restaurant critic for the Gray Lady and infamously closed down by its parent company Condé Nast, is back.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Slayer Now Has Pinball App for iPhones

    ​Here's a more passive way to celebrate Slayer than having a slay-in: Play the Slayer pinball game. The highlight of Slayer: Pinball Rocks is a skull that eats your ball and spits it out through its eye socket. Yummy.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Gettin' Made: Hip to Get Square

    Three cheers to past Gettin' Made featured artist Stephanie Han Windham for posting a link to the new Square card reader on her Facebook page. This little gadget and the accompanying credit card processing app could very well revolutionize the way indie crafters operate at shows. (At the very l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Bacon: The Real Kindle Killer

    dave77459/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Not the new Apple iPad​The Apple iPad comes out in two days! Excited? Or do you like bacon more than newfangled tablet computer technology? Let your voice be heard at iPadBacon.com, which asks the all important question: which do you prefer, the iPad or fatty, salty, sm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Wahoo's Chinese New Year Video?

    Wahoo's Chinese New Year Free Gift from Wahoo's Fan on Vimeo.This Wahoo's Fish Tacos video isn't nearly as funny as that Hitler/iPad spoof using footage from Downfall. It's not even close. But what's weird is that although it's clearly a commercial, it doesn't seem to be directly attributable to t ... More >>

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