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Brandon Andreen, OC Contestant on The Bachelorette, Made a Bomb Threat in His Past

Brandon Andreen, a Costa Mesa painting contractor better known to the nation as a contestant on The Bachelorette, made a bomb threat to a General Motors plant eight years ago. ABC isn't commenting about the, uh, bombshell, so for now we are to assume the 26-year-old is still in the running for Desir ... More >>

[Exene Says . . .] Part Two of 'I Had a Dream That I Woke Up, But It Was Too Late!'

[Editor's Note: Our esteemed punk-rock columnist Exene Cervenka wanted to share a short story. Since most everything she does is badass, we figured this would be no different. The first part ran in last week's issue.] Her friends told her she spent too much time online. She followed YouTubers and b ... More >>

Why Indie Music Has Taken Over Your TV

TV-music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas talks about small bands making big dollars in primetime

Cypress Trips the Car Electric

If the 75 or so cars that pulled into a massive Cypress parking lot Sunday seemed unusually quiet, that was by design. Electric car drivers, makers and enthusiasts gathered at the Mitsubishi Motors North America headquarters for Orange County's National Plug In Day celebration.

Brandi Carlile Explains Why She Had to Record Her Latest Album in the Middle of the Woods

See Also:*Duran Duran Speaks: John Taylor Says Twitter Helped Bring Their Fanbase Back to the '80s*Bloc Party Speaks: Why Bringing Their Guitars to HARD Summer is a Gutsy Move*Hank III Doesn't Aim to e Legendary, Just Original It's been a good year for Brandi Carlile. She's got a new record, and sh ... More >>

[UPDATED with Correction:] Revenge of the Electric Car ALREADY ROLLED Into Long Beach

​CORRECTION, DEC. 12, 9:50 A.M.: No, it was not a bank of dead batteries that prevented filmmaker Chris Paine and his new documentary Revenge of the Electric Car from showing up as advertised (by . . . gulp . . . me) at the Art Theatre in Long Beach Sunday. As it turns out, that event was Dec. 4. ... More >>

[UPDATED] Shane Sheckler, Superstar Skateboarder Ryan's Brother, Popped for DUI

Randy and Shane Sheckler​UPDATE, FEB. 10, 11:15 A.M.: Guess what I just pulled out of my spam folder? It's apparently a letter from Shane Sheckler's father, Randall A. Sheckler.The communique begins, "Hey Matt Douche Bag Coker . . ."If I had nickel!The full letter, followed by my thoughts, after t ... More >>

John Campbell Explains His Car Industry Conflict-Of-Interest Flip Flop

​Kudos to D.C. newspaper the Hill for asking U.S. Representative John Campbell the question that's been in the back of our minds ever since we read that the Office of Congressional Ethics was investigating him: Didn't Campbell, a former car salesman and auto executive, do a 180 on own conflict-of- ... More >>

[UPDATED:] DA Sues Toyota

UPDATE: The Orange County District Attorney's Office this morning stepped up pressure on Toyota, unveiling a consumer complaint hotline, an online complaint form and access to its first civil complaint against the automaker (details after the jump) . . . Courtesy of Elizabeth JamesThis is where Eliz ... More >>

Obama, Economy, War, Swine Flu, Iran Election Crack Alamanac's Top 10 News Topics of 2009

Here are The World Almanac and Book of Facts Top Ten News Topics of 2009:​1. Obama Presidency Begins. With the U.S. at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barack Obama swearing in as the nation's 44th president Jan. 20 in Washington, DC.her ... More >>

All Sides Love Telling Illin' Cali to Pound Sand

Finally, an issue has come along that has united people of all political stripes all over the country: the U.S. Government's refusal to bail out California (at least for now). Most bloggers used today's Washington Post story as a jumping-off point to analyze the development. While they were all over ... More >>

Garden Grove, Foothill Ranch Dealers on Chrysler Shitcan List

As part of bankruptcy proceedings today, Chrysler LLC says it wants to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships, including Union Dodge in Garden Grove and Urban Automotive Group in Foothill Ranch. In its motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Chrysler said sales are too low at m ... More >>

Prius Drivers Have Discovered the Hybrid Car Can Take Them On an Unexpected Adventure

Battle Between Register Execs and Peons Takes a Spanish Turn

Clockwork feels obliged to point out the latest comments left on our recent blog posts about the continuing turmoil within the Grand Avenue headquarters of the Orange County Register.HorneTo recap, it all started with our March 9 "Publisher to Register Employees: Let Them Eat Hawaiian Bread," which ... More >>

Hugh Hewitt Says "Tit" on the Air?

Sorry for not reporting as diligently on O.C. conservative yakmouth Hugh Hewitt as I did last year, but got a gem for you: yesterday, I do believe Baby Hewie said "tit" on the air!!!The context: Hewie was interviewing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich near the 3 p.m. hour, mostly so the two ... More >>

Lady Killer

An OC jury ponders this question: Who is the right-handed man who murdered Minnie Smith?

Back behind the wheel

Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Mainplace Mall

Seemed like a good idea at the time . . .

!Ask a Mexican!

'Mexicans consume Chevys like mezcal'

OC Drivers on the Pipe

According to the for-profit Orange County Automobile Dealers Association, the top new retail car and truck registrations this year through May: Toyota: 29.3% GM: 12% Honda: 11.5% Ford: 9.7% DaimlerChrysler: 6.3% Nissan: 5.6% According to the nonprofit Environmental Defense, the percentage of ... More >>

All Charged Up

Who Killed the Electric Car? filmmaker Chris Paine turned anger to action

Rock on to Electric Car Avenue

In yesterday's thrilling Clockwork, we shared the weirdness that ensued after we interviewed Who Killed the Electric Car? writer-director Chris Paine, when we discovered during the entire chat our Los Angeles Times was open, unbeknownst to lil' ol' us, to an Associated Press story with the headline: ... More >>

Change in the air?

This is certainly a refreshing development, although the participation of a gubernatorial candidate smacks of political posturing. NEW REPORT ON COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA, ELSEWHERE TO FIND WIDE DISPARITY IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSES; INVESTORS WILL PUSH POOR-PERFORMING FIRMS TO SHAPE UP NEWS ADVISOR ... More >>

Yule Log!

Any Bad Times Are now Behind You

Etnies’ new boardsports art gallery is more proof the genre has arrived By Theo Douglas

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Next Stop: Immobility

An A to Z Guide to Surviving the Death/Pause/Sunshine of the CenterLine

The Times, They Are A-Samening

KC and the Sunshine Band: a light that will never go out

Best of OC 2004: Part 5

Jaramillo Busted

Announcement pending on charges against ex-No. 2 man in OC Sheriffs Department

Mr. Big Mouth

In the Haidl gang-rape case, the Sheriffs No. 2 digs himself deeper

American Bigmouth

The right, and even some on the left, would love to shut up Michael Moore. But he aint budging

Real Men Make Furniture

Diary of a Mad County

Dude, Wheres My Electric Car!?!

Can one activist fight off Detroit, Japan, Big Oil and the Bush administration to keep EVs alive?

Fighting Ire With Ire

Michael Moore says the right things the wrong way

Oh, Death!

The year that sucked

Surf City Gets New Launderer

Past fines dog council-hired lobbyist

OnStar Trek

Where in the hell would you go today if you could afford to go there?

Death Trap

OnStar Trek

Where would you go today if you could afford to go there?

Hes One Bad Cat

Frank Potenza is a great guitarist

Ho Chi Minute Rice

Congress debates trade with Vietnam, Little Saigon goes shopping

Welcome to Virtual U

Why is cyberspace sucking the college experience into a black hole? 'It all comes down to money'

Life of Riley

Questioning the canonization of former supervisor Tom Riley

Kill A Gay Man And Go Free

Homosexuality and justice in Orange County