Subject: Cypress Hill

• Live Review: Let's Be Friends at The Vault 350 on 03/01

  Review by Jeff Phifer. Photos by Fever Dragon. First there was the Rock and Roll Circus (Cirque du Rock and Roll), then there was the Circus of the Sun (Cirque du Soleil) and now there is the Circus of the Moon (Cirque du Lune) a.k.a. “Lets Be Friends” at The Vault 350. The bands on the bill were local and well used to playing in small, darkly lit dive bar venues. Yet on Saturday they planted their sneakers on a stage fit for The Wailers, Boz Scags, Chris Isaac and Death by Stereo. Perfo

  March 3, 2008

• Behold the Stoner

  October 12, 2000

• Around and Back

  April 26, 2001

• Old School Hip-Hop: Back from the Dead

  I've been a Sirius Satellite subscriber (hello alliteration) since the night before Howard Stern broadcast his first censorship-free show. But in that time, I've come to love certain aspects of the other channels and have recommended this product to everyone from friends to my parents.Sirius and XM, its competitor, merged a few months ago after what seemed like an endless battle to turn two into one. To be honest, I didn't follow the merger as much as I should have because ultimately, I really d

  January 28, 2009

• TONIGHT: Erykah Badu at the Grove of Anaheim

  The Grove of Anaheim will surprise you sometimes. They'll go a couple weeks without too many shows of note, then they'll come at you with a bunch of stuff all at once, and you're like "hey! Grove of Anaheim! alright!" This is one of those weeks: tomorrow, Taking Back Sunday. Friday, B-Real of Cypress Hill and Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Tonight? Neo-soul progenitor Erykah Badu, pictured. Badu has won over fans, critics and whoever the people are that give away Grammy awards for more than

  June 2, 2009

• Attention: Petaluma and West Palm Beach

  Fathers, lock up your daughters: Alfunction's coming to town.It seems as if a little band named (hed) PE has upcoming shows and needs a bass player. Something about their regular bassist having work visa programs. I don't know... Anyway, like every smart set of musicians in Orange County, when stuck with this predicament, you call Alfunction.Best know as the guitarist in local rock band SiX, Mr. Function will be holding down the low end on this trip. He's got to learn something like 20 songs in

  March 4, 2009

• GZA: Wu-Tang's Genius at Work

  March 5, 2009

• Triple Threat in Newport Tomorrow: Terminator, McG and Dan Aykroyd

  Whoa, it's like the Newport Beach Film Festival is all "I'll be bawck" and stuff. Huh? What we're trying to say is, the recently concluded NBFF will be presenting a special preview screening of the upcoming Terminator: Salvation -- tomorrow night!Tickets are $20, and proceeds go to the film festival and the student governments of Mater Dei, Corona Del Mar and Newport Harbor high schools. And Terminator: Salvation director and OC native McG -- yes, that's what he calls himself -- will be at the s

  May 19, 2009

• [Locals Only] Oddity, 'Illegal Truth' (Gutter Water Music)

  July 24, 2008

• Through Ness' Eyes

  Taking stock of Social Distortion at 30

  December 20, 2007

• Kurupt 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, 2009

• Cream of Elite

  Sporting perhaps the greatest hip-hop bill ever, Rock the Bells enshrines rap's history—and foreshadows its future

  August 9, 2007

• The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever: 51 - 89

  June 26, 2003

• Fo' Sizzle!

  Summer concerts/festivals to heat the beat

  June 7, 2007

• Twenty-five Years of Reliable Service

  Sonic Youth are old yet still great

  April 26, 2007

• Beating Off

  December 14, 2000

• What Is There to Do

  FEB. 1-FEB. 8

  February 1, 2007

• Full Metal Racket

  July 5, 2007

• Get Out!

  July 6, 2006

• Get Out!

  June 15 - June 22: Os Mutantes!
  

  June 15, 2006

• Get Out!

  May 4, 2006

• Get Out!

  February 16, 2006

• Like Dogs in the Street!

  Nightlife and More:
  Aug. 25 - Sept. 1

  August 25, 2005

• Our Crowd Will Pound Your Bar

  March 10, 2005

• Joyful Noise

  December 23, 2004

• Live Previews

  December 23, 2004

• Eight Days

  November 11, 2004

• How and Why White T-Shirts Rocked

  April 1, 2004

• Going Out of My Head

  January 15, 2004

• Chaos Brings Order

  November 27, 2003

• Have Sex, Smoke Pot, Get Paid

  September 26, 2002

• Newport Beach Film Festival 2002

  April 18, 2002

• Hip Hope

  April 18, 2002

• A Thousand Carmen Electras

  December 7, 2000

• Shit People Send Me

  August 31, 2000

• Its Phallic-tastic!

  June 22, 2000

• Happy 4/20!!!!

  To boring people, April 20 means two things: the anniversary of the Columbine massacre or Hitler's birthday. To stoners, it's something way cooler.Because stoners can't agree on anything other than, yes, they should smoke another bowl, the origins of 4/20 vary. Some say it's police code. Some say it has something to do with the Bible. But again, like only stoners can, they overlook the past and keep their eyes on the prize, ie getting stoned.Now, I have something to admit. This 4/20 will be the

  April 20, 2009

• [Locals Only] I&I Have Street (and Harbor Boulevard) Cred

  August 20, 2009

• TONIGHT: Peanut Butter Wolf's 999 Tour starts with The Glass House

  ​For Chris Manak (aka Peanut Butter Wolf), the 90s will always hold a special place on his turntables. After starting his official career as a recording artist in 1990, this revered L.A. DJ/producer birthed Stones Throw Records, a premier source of eclectic hip hop culture, in 1996. Tonight, he kicks off his 999 Tour at The Glass House that pays homage to the era of G-Funk, New Jack Swing and those hip hop jams that still get the party going. It's the latest in his tradition of triple digit sh

  September 1, 2009

• Sublime Reunion Part Deux

  ​Bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh are hitting the stage as Sublime, just like they did in February. But unlike the previous gig, held at some tiny Mexican restaurant in a Nevada town no one's ever heard of, this show is actually pretty big.It's part of Cypress Hill's Smokeout, a gathering of bands, booths and most importantly, weed. The Sublime reunion might get the most attention, but the lineup is actually pretty good. Scheduled to hit the stage on Oct. 23 and 24 is Slipknot (ok, no

  September 2, 2009

• A Statement from the Estate of Bradley Nowell

  ​Just one day before a newly reunited Sublime is scheduled to play its first announced reunion gig at the Cypress Hill Smoke Out Festival, the estate of late singer Bradley Nowell has issued a statement explaining their position on the matter.Basically, they ain't happy. Nowell's wife Troy, son Jakob and father Jim explain that they are very supportive of bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh performing Sublime music, but not under the Sublime name. And with Nowell gone and new singer/guit

  October 23, 2009

• Plenty of Sublime Footage from this Weekend

  In case you didn't hear, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh reunited this weekend at the Cypress Hill Smokeout. And in case you really didn't hear, it wasn't with singer/guitarist Bradely Nowell, who passed away in 1996 from a heroin overdose. Nope, this reunion was with a new singer/guitarist -- an OC resident nonetheless -- named Rome Ramirez. Well, like everything in the mdoern era, footage of the show has hit Youtube.com. Enter "Sublime Cypress Hill" and you'll come across all sorts of clips. And if

  October 26, 2009