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George Harrison

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2007

    I'm Obsessed With This Song (For the Time Being)

    "Wintertime in Hollywood" by the Lovetones is not the type of song that normally takes hostage of my internal jukebox in 2007, but it's been doing just that for the last two days. Its full, chiming guitars, swooping bass line, mellifluous white soul vocals and profound tone of bittersweet wistfulnes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    Wu-Tang Clan Sample Beatles (Legally!), Set Tour Dates

    Pitchfork reports that Staten Island hip-hop superheroes Wu-Tang Clan have become the first group to clear a Beatles sample legitimately. The George Harrison-authored “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” will appear in “Gently Weeps,” off the Wu's forthcoming album The 8 Diagrams (now pushed fro ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 3, 2002

    Oh, Death!

    The year that sucked

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    The Pissed Off One

    I got my taxes done yesterday. After paying $1,300 last year, this year I should feel lucky getting away with somewhere near the $700 mark. Of course, it cost me $400, so I guess I still lose. And just like last year, I got real angry thinking about how hard I work and how much the governmen ... More >>

  • Music

    January 15, 2009

    [CD Review] Animal Collective, 'Merriweather Post Pavillion' (Domino)

    I got my taxes done yesterday. After paying $1,300 last year, this year I should feel lucky getting away with somewhere near the $700 mark. Of course, it cost me $400, so I guess I still lose. And just like last year, I got real angry thinking about how hard I work and how much the governmen ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 16, 2008

    [¡Ask a Mexican!®] Jumping to Conclusions

    I got my taxes done yesterday. After paying $1,300 last year, this year I should feel lucky getting away with somewhere near the $700 mark. Of course, it cost me $400, so I guess I still lose. And just like last year, I got real angry thinking about how hard I work and how much the governmen ... More >>

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Troubadour of Perception

    Folk-rock icon Donovan's music continues to raise consciousness

  • Film

    January 31, 2008

    [DVDish] Donkey Punch

    Reviews of The King of Kong, Monty Python's Life of Brian: The Immaculate Edition, King of California, and Automatons

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    CD Review

    Recoil, subHuman (Mute)

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    No Sir, I Don't Like Him

    Eric Clapton polls low

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    In the Light

    Blank Tapes take the dark out of night

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    Joyful Noise

    Tons of tunes for your holiday mixtape

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    Koopers Kool

    But Blood, Sweat & Tears make me so very cranky

  • Features

    October 30, 2003

    Best Entertainment, Nightlife and Music

    But Blood, Sweat & Tears make me so very cranky

  • Music

    July 17, 2003

    Stifled No More

    Alls well in Bangleland

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    Jew or Not a Jew?

    The case against David Lee Roth

  • Columns

    April 3, 2003

    Make Love, Not War

    I confess . . .

  • Music

    January 16, 2003

    Redd Kross

    I confess . . .

  • Features

    December 19, 2002

    Hillside Strangers

    Trabuco Canyon monks brace for major changes to their quiet lives

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Beatlemaniac

    Mike LeFebvre hopes you enjoy the show

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

    P

    Mike LeFebvre hopes you enjoy the show

  • Columns

    December 13, 2001

    Bye, George

    Harrison is still here if well hear him

  • Film

    January 11, 2001

    One More Hard Days Night

    The Beatles before Paul died

  • Columns

    February 15, 2001

    Must-See MTV

    The Beatles before Paul died

  • Features

    October 26, 2000
  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Laguna on Acid

    The Great Hippie Christmas Invasion of 1970

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2009

    Live(ish) from Coachella: Paul McCartney Plays Nearly his Entire 50-year Catalogue

    Hey, so sorry for not being very update-y last night: my iPhone's Internet apparently decided that we were no longer on speaking terms, and I didn't have any time to make it over to the LUXURIOUS PRESS TENT! because I was too busy seeing shows, man. So allow me to make up for lost time here.Paul McC ... More >>

  • Music

    October 1, 2009

    [CD Review] The Shaky Hands, 'Let It Die' (Kill Rock Stars)

    Hey, so sorry for not being very update-y last night: my iPhone's Internet apparently decided that we were no longer on speaking terms, and I didn't have any time to make it over to the LUXURIOUS PRESS TENT! because I was too busy seeing shows, man. So allow me to make up for lost time here.Paul McC ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    Today in Music News: Kid Cudi, John Lennon, Christina Aguilera, 'American Idol'

    LAPD assholes hold Kid Cudi at gunpoint "in a case of mistaken identity."John Lennon's star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame--thought to be stolen--has been relocated next to George Harrison's, Ringo Starr's scheduled to join February 8.TMZ makes big deal of Christina Aguilera fender bender in West Holl ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    Guitar Hero Duane Eddy Returns to OC for Rare Appearance in Anaheim

    LAPD assholes hold Kid Cudi at gunpoint "in a case of mistaken identity."John Lennon's star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame--thought to be stolen--has been relocated next to George Harrison's, Ringo Starr's scheduled to join February 8.TMZ makes big deal of Christina Aguilera fender bender in West Holl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    A Gimmick From Record Stores and Slayer on Black Friday? No Way!

    ​Thanksgiving, Schanksgiving. As a music geek who lives to shop, Black Friday gimmicks are near and dear to my heart.This year has a bunch of Black Friday gimmicks that sound pretty interesting.

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Record Stores Hold Nationwide Vinyl Sale on Black Friday; Here's a Handy List of Local Participants

    John Gilhooley/OC WeeklyFingerprints Record Store​A few weeks ago, the people behind Record Store Day announced their plan to host "Back to Black Friday," where indie music stores will be carrying exclusive and limited vinyle and CD releases by Metallica, U2, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Heartbre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic! Favorite Food-Themed Song?

    ​Sorry, folks: I answer what people ask. And while I have in the queue preguntas about sausage, chocolate, Aliso Viejo restaurants (or, rather, the lack of) and other more pressing issues, I couldn't help but like the query sent by Ramón:So, what's your favorite food-themed song?Hmm. I'm not sure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Sweet Limited Edition Releases for Record Store Day

    ​Record Store Day is like Christmas in April for both fans and independent record shops. Fans make pilgrimages to local shops seeking limited edition releases, free shows, band signing, bonuses, sales and if you're lucky, free food. The releases are hyper-limited--smaller stores may only get one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Five Ways to Celebrate Leo Fender's Birthday!

    ​It's sort of mind bending to think that the county responsible for nurturing the careers of such establishment-defending squares as Richard Nixon, Mike Carona and Deborah Pauley also produced a prolific harbinger of rock & roll. We speak of course of Leo Fender, instrumental creator of the St ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2011

    Trevor Hall Is Enlightened

    [Locals Only] Living with monks (not named Thelonious) has made the singer/songwriter a wiser man

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2011

    Leon Russell

    The Coach House

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Five Funky Covers of 'Feelin' Alright'

    ​Guitar slinger Dave Mason first found fame as a member of British rock group Traffic. In the half-decade that followed, he popped up on Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower" and George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, but his most lasting legacy has been his song "Feelin' Alright." Alth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    They Might Be Giants at UCLA Royce Hall Last Saturday Night

    Matt Smith / SF WeeklyThey Might Be Giants live at the Filmore in November​ They Might Be Giants Royce Hall, Los Angeles Jan. 28, 2012 It's a special kind of when-did-I-get-so-old moment when a band you grew up with celebrates its 30th anniversary. In all fairness, They Might Be Giants as we've k ... More >>

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