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April 26, 2008
The Reg-O-Meter© -- Week Ending April 26
MONDAY, APRIL 21: ●What’s the big news today from the Reggie’s crack team of community reporters? In Yorba Linda, “A 4- to 6-month old black puppy was found on Arroyo Street the afternoon of April 15.” Ummm . . . any sleazy goings-on out in Rancho Santa Margarita? “A local homeowners a ... More >>
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March 4, 2009
Wener Watch: Compound Sentences Galore!
We've all heard that there's an elegance in simplicity. Well, all of us except for the Orange County Register's music critic/blogger Ben Wener, apparently.Here's the opening paragraph to his nearly 900-word (!) review of U2's latest, No Line on the Horizon. Bring a bookmark:"It's been streaming fr ... More >>
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April 8, 2009
Wener Watch Wednesday: Wener Strikes Again!
First, major props to OC Register music writer Ben Wener for having such a great sense of humor about the original Wener Watch. He's a good sport!That being said, last week Wener returned to his old habits of writing really, really, really long opening paragraphs that are all one giant sentence (I'v ... More >>
Music
August 24, 2000
Behind the Music
First, major props to OC Register music writer Ben Wener for having such a great sense of humor about the original Wener Watch. He's a good sport!That being said, last week Wener returned to his old habits of writing really, really, really long opening paragraphs that are all one giant sentence (I'v ... More >>
Music
April 10, 2003
Sublime! Ridiculous!
First, major props to OC Register music writer Ben Wener for having such a great sense of humor about the original Wener Watch. He's a good sport!That being said, last week Wener returned to his old habits of writing really, really, really long opening paragraphs that are all one giant sentence (I'v ... More >>
Music
May 4, 2006
Mediocre? You Can't Be Serious
In defense of Coachella
Music
March 25, 2004
Does Martin Brown Hate Jesus?
No and other quick answers to questions we asked about the Orange County Music Awards!
Columns
April 10, 2003
Stuck in the Middle With You
Awards, violence, preening, bickering!
Unknown
April 10, 2003
Download o' the Week
Awards, violence, preening, bickering!
Columns
July 19, 2001
If I Were Gordon Dillow
How to write geriatric!
Music
December 10, 1998
What's it like to be a big-time music writer at a major metropolitan newspaper?
45 Months in the Life of a Register Rock Critic
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January 15, 2010
OC Register Thinks Avenged Sevenfold Could Replace 'The Rev' with 4-Year-Old
Orange County Register Pop Music critic Ben Wener writes that Avenged Sevenfold might wanna consider a 4-year-old to replace drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan. That's right. Less than three weeks after the extremely talented musician died in his Huntington Beach home, Wener has suggested a substitute ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Orange Bits: All the OC Music News You Should Have Read this Week
Flickr user robotography.There are publications other than Heard Mentality writing about music in Orange County. Please don't read them. Just kidding! Please do. But please also check in every Friday for our round-up of the most interesting links from the local blogosphere in the p ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Orange Bits: Lilith Fair, Billy Kernkamp, Pacific Amphitheatre and More
Meg Strouse / OC WeeklyEmmylou Harris at Lilith.This week in local music coverage that isn't ours: Lilith Fair gets positive-yet-bored reviews, Billy Kernkamp gets real, big-name touring acts get money problems.
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August 5, 2010
Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' Goes to No. 1 on Billboard 200
Billboard reports that Huntington Beach natives Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare debuted at No. 1. It's the band's first No. 1 album, and it bumped down Eminem's Recovery, which spent five weeks at No. 1. It's also Avenged Sevenfold's highest charting record; its 2007 debut peaked at No. 4.
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October 8, 2010
Local Music News Links: Tom Petty, Rascal Flatts, and Other Oldtimers
Christopher VictorioPetty, pleaseAnother week, another list of links to music coverage around the OC music blogosphere.

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