Arcata

Man of the Year: Marvin Chavez

Beach Blanket Stinko

Corky's fight to keep our ocean clean

Freeeeeeaky!

Big Business ram metal up your alimentary

Homage to Catatonia

Landford Wilsons Redwood Curtain

Venus Infers Roam Around Northern California with the B-52s

​It's easy to hate Venus Infers. Out of any yet-unsigned Orange County band, they get the most awards (three trophies at the OC Music Awards earlier this year), the most critical acclaim (just check out all the quotes on their MySpace, and, yes, a plurality of them are written by me), getting the ... More >>

Don't Start a Riot

Fourteen years after Bradley Nowell's tragic death, Sublime (With Rome) are back and headed for a town near you

[UPDATED:] Will OC's Pot City Roll Into Surf City?

​UPDATE: As expected, the Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday night to annex Sunset Beach (updates throughout) . . . What's apparently Orange County's marijuana capital is one step closer to being part of Huntington Beach, which takes a dim view of the devil's weed. (At least officially ... More >>