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Buddy Holly

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    April 27, 2012

    La Santa Cecilia Mash Up '80s Hits Like "Tainted Love" and Traditional Latin Elements

    La Santa Cecilia represents a generation of genre-mashing Latino musicians raised in Los Angeles. Their preferred forms of expression remain the Latin American realms of boleros, rancheras, cumbias and salsa; nevertheless, they expand far beyond them. The band possesses an impressive talent for inte ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 26, 2012

    Lookmatic Is Spec-tacular

    [Trendzilla] Whether you need glasses or just use them to look cool, this website sells them cheap and cool

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Fall Out Boy Fail: Buddy Holly Tribute is Overproduced and Kitschy

    ​With what would have been Buddy Holly's 75th birthday fast approaching, record companies are predictably shifting to tribute mode and cashing in. Late June witnessed the release of Fantasy Records' compilation Rave On Buddy Holly, which featured covers of the rock pioneers songs by Paul McCartney ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2011

    Hanni El Khatib Is a Rock & Roll Schizo

    One side revved-up rock, one side heartbroke soul

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Weezer at the Pacific Amphitheater Last Night

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly Click here to see more images.​WeezerAugust 4, 2011Pacific AmphitheaterSo that was weird.Seeing front man Rivers Cuomo run, jump and dance around; start and finish the set in the audience; sing a track off Pinkerton; touch his band mates ... it was a different Weezer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Taco Bell Crime of the Week: The Ol' Throw-a-Brick-Through-a-Window Trick!

    ​I thought using bricks as weapons during stick-ups went away with the Edsel. But that's not what happened in Texas last week.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Weezer at the Gibson Amphitheater Over The Weekend

    Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyJorge Garcia makes a cameo at Weezer's first night in LA​Check out our Weezer slideshow here!WeezerNovember 26, 2010Gibson AmphitheaterUnderstandably dubbed the "Memories" tour, Weezer dug up plenty of memorable older tunes to go along with a tidal wave of flashbacks at the ... More >>

  • Music

    August 19, 2010

    Weezer and Antoine Dodson . . .

    [Mental Notes] . . .Top our list of Reasons We Love the Internet

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    EXCLUSIVE: Weezer Cover Boy Jorge Garcia Gives Us His Top Five Weezer Songs

    ​On Monday, Weezer dropped the news that Jorge Garcia, more recently known Lost's Hurley, was on the cover of their eighth album. Is it weird to have my boyfriend's face on the cover of Weezer's new album titled Hurley? Yes. Is it also awesome? Yes.   ​"I'm excited to know that t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Taco Bell Crime of the Week!

    ​If someone rear-ends you while driving, you usually stop and get the person's insurance information. If someone rear-ends you while in a Taco Bell drive thru, RUN! That is, SPEED OFF! At least this is the lesson learned from--where else?--Texas.

  • Music

    July 1, 2010

    Shooter, Straight Up

    Shooter Jennings lives up to his father's legacy by not doing what's expected of him

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    April 15, 2010
  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival at OC Fairgrounds

    Andrew YoussefNOFX performing SundayClick for slideshows of Day One, Day Two and Day Three.The Hype: Three days of tattoos, punk, metal, rockabilly and skateboarding descended upon the OC Fairgrounds under the umbrella of the Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival Friday through Sunday. The l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Q&A: Girls Front Man Christopher Owens Says He's "Changed a Lot"

    Christopher Owens, singer/songwriter for the San Francisco band Girls, which performs Monday at Detroit Bar, has captured the fancy of rock critics looking to tout the Next Big Thing. Despite my general leeriness of buzz bands, I found Album, the group's debut, to be a winning set of songs built on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Three (Relatively) New Albums to Look Out For

    ​Girls AlbumAlbum is a seemingly pill-popping-induced record that has its ups and downs--just like life, and just like pills. Girls are a San Francisco two-piece made up of Christopher Owens and Chet JR White. Now, there's no doubt that Album is made from the churning aftermath of a terrible break ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Incoming: The Raveonettes at Detroit Bar

    ​The Raveonettes are gracing us with their presence once again this year at the Detroit Bar. The Danish duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo, makes music that can be described as a graceful, but highly destructive hurricane--a whirling sound with feedback and overloaded guitars... a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Last Night: Blink-182, Weezer at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

    Andrew YoussefNo, you da man.​Last Night: Blink-182, Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine; September 17, 2009.Better Than: Growing up.Hostile Territory: Blink-182 is doing a huge promotion with the T-Mobile Sidekick, and advertisements were plastered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Carrie Brownstein Calls Weezer the 'Ultimate Novelty Band'

    Former Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist Carrie Brownstein has a blog on NPR called Monitor Mix (stick with me), and yesterday she called out Weezer for being "the ultimate novelty band." Specifically, she targeted two of their new songs, "I'm Your Daddy" and "The Girl Got Hot," which the band debuted ... More >>

  • Music

    January 15, 2009

    Crickets Drummer Jerry Allison Prepares for the 50th Anniversary of the Day the Music Died

    Former Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist Carrie Brownstein has a blog on NPR called Monitor Mix (stick with me), and yesterday she called out Weezer for being "the ultimate novelty band." Specifically, she targeted two of their new songs, "I'm Your Daddy" and "The Girl Got Hot," which the band debuted ... 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 >>

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2008

    Starry 
Night

    Don McLean

  • Music

    May 31, 2007

    Alt-Rock Adorables

    The Ravenoettes

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    September 28, 2006

    Supplementary Discography

    Bands the Cold War Kids never heard but could have: loose songs by righteous outsiders with scuffy guitars

  • Music

    March 30, 2006

    1994 All Over Again

    Ozma take you back to the future

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2006

    We Agree with Hugh Hewitt--But He's Still an Ass

    Uber-blogger/radio host Hugh Hewitt doesn't like a lot of things: liberals, liberal journalists, liberal movies, liberal societal mores--and now, liberal oldies. Hewitt tells readers on Jan. 3 that KRTH-FM 101.1's Top 300 Songs of All Time countdown over the New Year's weekend was the "Worst Top 300 ... More >>

  • Food

    September 22, 2005

    JC Fandango

    Uber-blogger/radio host Hugh Hewitt doesn't like a lot of things: liberals, liberal journalists, liberal movies, liberal societal mores--and now, liberal oldies. Hewitt tells readers on Jan. 3 that KRTH-FM 101.1's Top 300 Songs of All Time countdown over the New Year's weekend was the "Worst Top 300 ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2005

    Hes Having Much More Fun

    Uber-blogger/radio host Hugh Hewitt doesn't like a lot of things: liberals, liberal journalists, liberal movies, liberal societal mores--and now, liberal oldies. Hewitt tells readers on Jan. 3 that KRTH-FM 101.1's Top 300 Songs of All Time countdown over the New Year's weekend was the "Worst Top 300 ... More >>

  • Film

    July 21, 2005

    All This Useless Beauty

    Arty Last Days misses out on Cobains populist passion

  • Film

    February 17, 2005

    Dangerous Games

    Bahman Ghobadis Turtles Can Fly

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Live Previews

    Bahman Ghobadis Turtles Can Fly

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    September 23, 2004

    Live Previews

    Bahman Ghobadis Turtles Can Fly

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    August 12, 2004

    Letters

    Bahman Ghobadis Turtles Can Fly

  • Culture

    June 24, 2004

    Shelter

    Rat Hunting at the Redneck Ranch

  • Columns

    April 1, 2004

    Etheridgicity!

    Bonus: All the dives we love to love!

  • Music

    February 19, 2004

    Her Tang is Fantastic!

    I left Vegas for Alexs sweet, sweet Tang

  • Columns

    January 8, 2004

    Letters

    I left Vegas for Alexs sweet, sweet Tang

  • Music

    May 29, 2003

    Give the Cowboys Some Acid

    I left Vegas for Alexs sweet, sweet Tang

  • Music

    February 6, 2003

    How Swede It Is

    Five bands besides Laura Lee

  • Music

    July 25, 2002

    Straight From the Heart

    What the world needs now is Jackie DeShannon

  • Music

    February 14, 2002

    Angry Folks

    What the world needs now is Jackie DeShannon

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    Big Bang of Joy

    What the world needs now is Jackie DeShannon

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Fallin' Down Like Hail

    Handicapping the Long Beach Blues Fest

  • Music

    July 12, 2001

    Hootenanny Hoedown

    Handicapping the Long Beach Blues Fest

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    There He Goes Again

    Marshall Crenshaw is my favorite waste of time

  • Music

    October 12, 2000

    Eeeeeee!!!

    Pudgy, once-cute teen idols invade Cerritos!

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Willie NileBeautiful Wreck of the WorldRiver House Records

    Pudgy, once-cute teen idols invade Cerritos!

  • Music

    July 6, 2000
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    July 6, 2000

    Fight Night!

    Chicks, violence, implants and fists of fury!

  • Music

    May 11, 2000

    What's Humming Through the Skulls of Orange County

    Chicks, violence, implants and fists of fury!

  • Music

    March 23, 2000

    Masters of Snore

    Chicks, violence, implants and fists of fury!

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