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new music, yacht rock and peep surgery
recent experiments in listening to the same songs over and over and over (and over) again have proven that the following songs have pay little (to no) heed to the law of diminishing returns (which i actually know nothing about, having slept through an entire semester of a.p. economics in high school): destroyer's "painter in your pocket" and kenny loggins' "i'm alright". now, those i've talked to about this have completely ignored my musings on destroyer (citing lack of familiarity) and claimed
March 2, 2006more new music, shows next week, shotgunning beers
acting on a tip from my very good pal harris (all-around sexy kid and one-half of local up-and-comers senior recreation), i purchased kelley stoltz's below the branches off iTunes about 25 minutes ago (having made an unrelated purchase of guided by voices' bee thousand--i lost my old copy--15 minutes prior). so far, i can tell dude's going to be my new favorite obsession, seeing how he's equal parts brian wilson, emmitt rhodes and richard swift. annnnnnd the beautiful last track, "no world like
March 3, 2006Sanchez: Whore or not? Colbert decides.
Truthy and hard-hitting as ever, last night Stephen Colbert took on the burning question: is OC Congressional Rep. Loretta Sanchez a whore? You can find his answer (no) here. Look for Last Night's Highlights, and scroll down to California Values Watch: Sanchez. Those interested in Stephen's answer and his explanation of how the question started burning in the first place-- as well as those who want to know which Hilton sister Sanchez is most like-- better hurry. The video's available at the
February 8, 2007Radiohead to Release New Album, Shift Paradigm (Possibly)
October 1, 2007Celebrate Record Store Day April 19
Currently on the endangered species list: your local record store. (You remember those, right?) In a valiant attempt to raise awareness of their existence and importance (and perhaps move some stock), hundreds of independently owned music emporia throughout North America are celebrating Record Store Day by holding special events and sales Friday April 19. Close to OC, Long Beach's Fingerprints and LA's Amoeba are participating. I highly recommend frequenting a shop or two Saturday and showin
April 18, 2008Matt Costa on Morning Becomes Eclectic
Huntington Beach's Matt Costa will be performing live on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" today at 11:15 a.m. Tune in to 89.9 FM, or if you're stuck at work, you can listen online at kcrw.com. For iTunes users—aren't we all?—there's a link embedded in the "Radio" section of iTunes. Costa will also be playing a couple of sorta-hometown shows this weekend: Saturday at the El Rey and Sunday at the Glass House. Saturday's long sold-out but head over to Pomona to get your fix before Costa and
May 14, 2008Last Night: Look Daggers, LD & Ariano @ The Prospector in Long Beach
Last Night: Look Daggers, LD & Ariano @ The Prospector in Long Beach 5/29 Better Than: Being a San Antonio Spurs fan last night Nothing caps off a Thursday night like a swirling mix of basketball, break beats and booze. Hell, it’s a good night if you can manage to enjoy even one of those things. And the Look Daggers' show at The Prospector in Long Beach delivered on all three. Sure, the Lakers’ Western Conference clincher over San Antonio was over way before sound check, but plenty of regu
May 30, 2008Last Night: MC Chris, Totally Michael, Sirah at Chain Reaction
Last Night: MC Chris, Totally Michael and Sirah at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, Oct. 21, 2008. Better Than: All three of the "Star Wars" prequels. Sorry, "Revenge of the Sith" apologists. Download: Totally Michael's self-titled debut, released last week and on iTunes. MC Chris isn't a fan of the "nerdcore" label that's followed him throughout his career. Writing at length on the subject in his MySpace blog, he essentially doesn't want to be the figurehead of any movement, or associated with the
October 22, 2008Stephen Colbert on This Fall's New Albums
From last night's "Colbert Report": Stephen takes on Evolver by John Legend, That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy by Toby Keith, and of course, the once-elusive, now-ubiquitous Chinese Democracy. Sure, it's just a thinly veiled plug for his Christmas special on Sunday, but it's worth it for the iTunes cover flow-esque intro alone.
November 21, 2008On Blast record available at iTunes
Long Beach's On Blast recorded a full-length album a few months ago. I was one of the lucky ones to get a copy and right away I knew it was good. I also knew if the songs got to the people, the band would have a pretty good chance at making some waves. Well, people, here's your chance.The 12 songs are available at iTunes for $9.99. Thank me later.
June 2, 2009On Blast record available at iTunes
Long Beach's On Blast recorded a full-length album a few months ago. I was one of the lucky ones to get a copy and right away I knew it was good. I also knew if the songs got to the people, the band would have a pretty good chance at making some waves. Well, people, here's your chance.The 12 songs are available at iTunes for $9.99. Thank me later.
June 2, 2009Another Show Announcement! Britney Spears in Anaheim
Britney Spears, an American popular music singer you may be passingly familiar with, is going back on tour--"The Circus Starring Britney Spears"--with a stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim on April 19. It's her first arena tour in five years, her press release kindly informs us.The tour is named after her new album, Circus, in stores (a non-iTunes, physical place where they sell CDs...weird, right?) today. Also today? Britney's 27th birthday! Have a good one, Brit. I'm sure there's many years of
December 2, 2008Five Ways To Survive the Current Economic Crisis
BY COLE HADDONThese are tough economic times, what with the depression that's being driven by the housing crash, and skyrocketing unemployment. It's damn near impossible in such a climate to enjoy or even splurge on our hobbies and passions. Who can afford those New Kids on the Block tickets or iPods jam-packed with soundtrack-baiting Killers tracks when they can't even make their rent? Well, because care about your need to rock, we've come up with a few suggestions on how you can survive the cu
January 16, 2009Absorbing 'Death Magnetic,' Metallica's Latest Badass Opus, Entirely in Video-Game Form
September 25, 2008New Digital-Only Japanese Motors EP Released Today
Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors have been as popular lately as the Octomom has been unpopular, selling out theaters across the country with their sweet opening gig on Modest Mouse's current tour. They continue their momentum today with a new digital-only EP, Perception of Reality, available now on iTunes and the link. The three tracks go for $1.99, and include acoustic takes on two songs from their 2008 self-titled debut--"Spendin' Days" and "Better Trends"--and a demo version of "Bummin' Out." See
March 3, 2009Crystal Antlers Debut Full-Length Now Available on iTunes!
Based on the strength of their six-song EP (entitled, uh, EP), Long Beach's Crystal Antlers were signed to Chicago's Touch and Go, the same label that helped bring the world the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and TV on the Radio. So given that, you can imagine how hotly anticipated (so hot!) their first full-length record, Tentacles, is among discriminating music lovers. Though the physical album (yes, those still exist) doesn't hit stores (yes, those still exist too, at least for now) until April 7, you can g
March 9, 2009The Long, Slow Death of CDs Continues, But There Are Bargains to Be Had!
Compact discs have lasted nearly three decades--first on the market in October 1982!--but their farewell tour is hitting another stop, as Borders is dropping their stock of CDs (and DVDs).
March 31, 2009Today: New Lady Sovereign
Yes, more Lady Sovereign news from me. Why? Because she rules. That's why.Her latest disc is called Jigsaw and it's out today. You can buy it at these things called record stores or do what everyone else in 2009 does and get it at iTunes. Either way, I'm pretty sure the songs are the same.The first single, "So Human," charted in the UK. Come on Americans, let's help out the biggest midget in the game. Buy that shit.
April 7, 2009[Locals Only] Audacious and Precocious
March 26, 2009Albert's Favorite Things: OC Weekly's Music Editor Discusses How He Wasted His Life This Year
December 18, 2008Detroit Bar-Bound the 88's Songs Have Been Used on TV Almost That Many Times
November 6, 2008[Aural Reports] KUCI DJ Arthur Galestian Spins You Right 'Round With 'Division of Hardcore Samples'
September 11, 2008[Game On] From Wii Speak to 'Final Fantasy,' E3 Lets Gamers Glimpse at Their Next Obsessions
July 24, 2008[Locals Only] Cursed Chimera, 'The Great Caldune'
June 26, 2008[Summer Guide] 18 Essential Songs of Summer
June 12, 2008The Mellow Show
May 1, 2008[Locals Only] Review of Map's Regrets, Silhouettes, and Distractions
February 14, 2008Hit Tingles
Crinkle your nose to Colbie Caillat's bubbly folk-pop
January 31, 2008Aural Reports
21st-Century Java Man: Chuck Daar's diverse music has a caffeinated mind of its own
December 20, 200710 Crucial Music Websites
November 15, 2007Mike Conleys 7 Favorite Things
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September 20, 2007Kurupt Young Gotti
Kurupt, a solo rapper and one half of Tha Dogg Pound, released an iTunes-only mix yesterday. It's called Tha Penagon, Vol. 1 and based on the track list, it's sounds very promising.Guests include B-Real (from Cypress Hill), Gail Gotti, Killah Priest, Roscoe, A Dub, Gillie Da Kid, Teknizzle, Nas and Prodigy. For those who like to sample before they buy, there are a few tracks on Kurupt's myspace page. Click here for that.
April 15, 2009Trendzilla
November 24, 2005MP3 the Easy Way
Indie music retail gains momentum online
July 5, 2007Aural Reports
Empire of Empowerment: Artistdriven's Corey Katouli has a marketing plan for you
June 21, 2007[Locals Only] Set to Sea Sail Across the History of Emo
April 16, 2009Local Hip-Hoppers Speach Impediments Keep On Movin' Despite Obstacles
April 16, 2009CD Review
The Appearance, Lost in Aurora (Adrenaline)
April 26, 2007Cherub Rock
A toddler and her dad road-test alt-lullabies
March 29, 2007Trendzilla
April 27, 2006Get Out!
April 27 - May 4: the Slaughtahouse
April 27, 2006Sin, Soul & Salvation
February 24, 2005[Locals Only] Yellow Red Sparks Are Traditionally Good
April 30, 2009New Wilco Record Streaming as We Speak!
There's still more than a month before Wilco's seventh studio album, bearing the cleverly minimalist title of Wilco (The Album), is "properly" released. That date's June 30.But you can listen to the latest from the Chicago band right now on their official Web site, in an attempt to curtail those cursed pirates (not Somali one, music ones). I'm listening to it for the first time now, and I like how you can't skip around tracks, it just streams the whole thing start to finish. The one (?) downside
May 14, 2009Paste Magazine Asking for Donations
It's hard out here for a music writer--Paste, a monthly focusing on Americana, roots and what's generally considered "adult album alternative" music, is asking for donations in order to help stay afloat.Donate some fundulation at this link here, and you'll get more than 70 rare track from some typical Paste artists: Neko Case, Cowboy Junkies, Matthew Sweet, etc. (That's like, $70 on iTunes!) There are also some fabulous prizes in the offering, to be given away via random draw from those that don
May 15, 2009VIDEO: Stacy Clark Song in Canadian Palm Pre Commercial
Normally, a television commercial hyping the Canadian release of a cell phone that's been out in America for nearly two months wouldn't be that big of a deal, but it is when the spot uses music from one of our local Orange County artists. It's "Touch and Go" by singer/songwriter Stacy Clark, a song from her new EP that will be on iTunes next week. She recently wrapped recording a new album up in Venice, and I was able to stop by the studio to hear some tracks (they were cool). We first wrote abo
September 1, 2009Six Albums That Came Out on 9/11
September 11, 2001 was a lot of things, but it was also a Tuesday, meaning that it was the day new CDs were out in stores (the iTunes Store was still a year and a half away from existence--how did we survive back then?). And not just any records, but quite a few fairly significant ones. Here are six.Bob Dylan, "Love and Theft"Dylan's 31st studio album, but the second of three late-career masterpieces released in the late '90s and early '00s (sandwiched between 1997's Time Out of Mind and 2006
September 11, 2009New Thrice Album 'Beggars' in (Physical) Stores Today
Beggars, the sixth studio album from Irvine's Thrice is out in stores today. Well, "real" stores. Like, ones with doors that you can walk into. ("Physical retailers," "brick and mortar," whatever you want to call them.)
September 15, 2009Ranking Owl City Among Rock's Most Egregious Ripoffs
Pamela LittkyThere are many reasons to dislike Owl City, the electro tweepop project spearheaded by Owatonna, Minnesota 23-year-old Adam Young. For one thing the moniker is horrible. You can name yourself after a town or a continent - say, Boston or Chicago or Europe - but you can't name yourself after a city with the word "City" in the title. That's why there are no bands named "New York City" or "Oklahoma City." The fact that it's a pretend city makes it worse.
October 20, 2009Wax On, Wax Off: Surfing, Violence and You (Pt. 2)
Flickr user MikeBaird I've continued to ask local surfers to share their thoughts and experiences on surfing-related violence in Orange County. Here are some additional thoughts that have come in since yesterday: "Orange County is just as bad as anywhere else. Some 40 year old man tried to drown me at the [Huntington] Pier when I was 16. I dropped in on him and called him a kook, but I was just a kid." "It seems like there is a link between poverty and violence and we live in a bubble
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