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  • Music

    January 12, 2012

    The B-52s haven't stopped partying since 1976

    And they're still rocking that lobster

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    New Artists Just Added to SXSW's 2012 Lineup

    Mary Bell/OC WeeklyDelta Spirit at BuskerFest in Long Beach in 2010​South By Southwest revealed a whole slew of new acts confirmed to play at official showcases during the annual music and film conference in Austin. This is the third list of musicians to be released. The venues and dates they ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    Walking Sleep

    The Prospector

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    'It's the End of R.E.M. as We Know It'--2,070 Sites Used This Joke Today

    ​Maybe it took R.E.M. half of their 30 years together as a band to formally announce their breakup because they were afraid of what would happen. Yup, when the Athens, Ga. band called it quits yesterday, 2,070 articles on Google used a play on the band's 1987 hit "It's the End of the World (As We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Anyone Else Suffering from Real Housewives Overload?

    ​Michael Vulpo poses an interesting questions on Neon Tommy (the USC Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism news site):Are there too many Real Housewives?That is, has Bravo's Real Housewives franchise that was born in March 2006 with the premiere of The Real Housewives of Orange County ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    No U2 Means No Interpol: Interpol Tour Built Around U2 Dates Postponed

    Lilledeshan Bose​[Via Consequence of Sound]Since U2 canceled their North American tour due to Bono's back injury, Interpol also had to postpone a few headlining shows originally scheduled around the band's opening dates for U2.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Incoming: The Whigs at Detroit Bar

    ​On the heels of yesterday's radtacular announcement that !!! (Chk Chk Chk) are coming to Detroit Bar on September 28, the westside Costa Mesa venue hits us over the head with another awesome show. This time it's the Whigs on November 18. Yeah, that's the same Whigs that's been touring with Kings ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2009

    Folk Duo Azure Ray Hold On to Their Once-Dormant Partnership

    ​On the heels of yesterday's radtacular announcement that !!! (Chk Chk Chk) are coming to Detroit Bar on September 28, the westside Costa Mesa venue hits us over the head with another awesome show. This time it's the Whigs on November 18. Yeah, that's the same Whigs that's been touring with Kings ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Last Night: The Kooks, The Whigs at the House of Blues

    Last Night: The Kooks and The Whigs at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Oct. 27, 2008. Better Than: Joining the fledgling Modern Whig Party. William Henry Harrison, they ain't! Download: This Kooks cover of "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John from early this year. I'm not an eavesdropper in gener ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2008

    Crystal Antlers Score EW Mention

    Long Beach's Crystal Antlers, who this year already netted an 8.5 on Pitchfork for their self-released EP (which was subsequently sntached up by Touch and Go) and just last night played the Bowery Ballroom in NYC as part of the CMJ Music Marathon, saw their good buzz streak continue with a mention i ... More >>

  • Music

    September 11, 2008

    The Whigs Remind Us That Great Bands Still Come From Athens, Georgia

    Long Beach's Crystal Antlers, who this year already netted an 8.5 on Pitchfork for their self-released EP (which was subsequently sntached up by Touch and Go) and just last night played the Bowery Ballroom in NYC as part of the CMJ Music Marathon, saw their good buzz streak continue with a mention i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2008

    Last Night: Nine Inch Nails @ the Forum

    Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at the Forum September 6, 2008. Better Than: destroying your musical instruments at home. Download: The whole new Nine Inch Nails album "The Slip" for free The Nine Inch Nails "Lights In The Sky" tour descended upon the Forum to a hometown crowd eager to soak up the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Dark Meat at Vestal Watch Tonight

    This almost just in: Extravagantly entertaining psych-rock eccentrics Dark Meat fly in from Athens, Georgia to play Vestal Watch tonight. (Dunno if all 17 members will make the trip.) Travis Keller of Buddyhead will be DJing some rock tuneage and there'll also be a preview of Vestal's fall/holiday l ... More >>

  • Music

    May 8, 2008

    Dark Meat Bring Their Brain-Frying Spectacle to Southern California

    This almost just in: Extravagantly entertaining psych-rock eccentrics Dark Meat fly in from Athens, Georgia to play Vestal Watch tonight. (Dunno if all 17 members will make the trip.) Travis Keller of Buddyhead will be DJing some rock tuneage and there'll also be a preview of Vestal's fall/holiday l ... More >>

  • Music

    May 8, 2008

    Old New Wavers the B-52s Will Kick Sass at the Anaheim House of Blues

    This almost just in: Extravagantly entertaining psych-rock eccentrics Dark Meat fly in from Athens, Georgia to play Vestal Watch tonight. (Dunno if all 17 members will make the trip.) Travis Keller of Buddyhead will be DJing some rock tuneage and there'll also be a preview of Vestal's fall/holiday l ... More >>

  • Music

    April 6, 2006

    Library Music

    Plugging the holes in your record collection: Sibylle Baier's The Colour Green

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    The End of the World as . . . Well, You Know

    REM: Vote change, not continuance

  • Music

    September 19, 2002

    Loud Into Quiet

    The metamorphosis of Azure Ray

  • Music

    July 18, 2002

    Love American Analog Set Style

    More or less straight-edge pop pretty boys from Texas

  • Music

    January 31, 2002

    New Music

    More or less straight-edge pop pretty boys from Texas

  • Music

    January 25, 2001

    Pomonamania!

    More or less straight-edge pop pretty boys from Texas

  • Features

    November 2, 2000

    31 Scariest People in OC

    More or less straight-edge pop pretty boys from Texas

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    The Opposite of Getting Real

    Nashville Pussy keep it nuts

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    Our Annual South by Southwest Report

    Nashville Pussy keep it nuts

  • Music

    June 10, 1999

    Pumped-up Shuffledown!

    Nashville Pussy keep it nuts

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