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March 12, 2009Elton John and Billy Joel
March 26, 2009Congrats To KUCI And Cold War Kids...
..for honorable nominations in this year's Plug Awards. Wha Plug? Indie backpatters sez: PLUG is different from all of the institutional accolades for the music industry – the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, GRAMMY Awards, Teen Choice Awards, MTV Music Awards, etc. etc. Those are all devoted to recognizing the mainstream hits. Very rarely do these honors reach, let alone embrace, independent music or the community of artists and fans who now represent mo
November 15, 2006The Police, Ted Danson Tour World
I watched the 49th Annual Grammys just long enough to see the Police jam out an extended version of "Roxanne" and Tony Bennett throw out an awkward plug for Target. I couldn't really ask for any more. As far as the actual awards go, the Dixie Chicks were the night's big winners, taking home five awards including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Makes you wonder where the industry was a few years ago when the band was having its albums steamrolled. But the highlight of the night was far a
February 12, 2007Slayer Give Good Head... Protection
Southern Cali thrash-metal legends Slayer are branching out into motorcycle-helmet designing. Working with O'Neal USA, the band known for classics like Reign in Blood and South of Heaven and being sampled by Public Enemy on "She Watch Channel Zero?!" lent their memorable artwork to the RockHard line of helmets, which go on sale Feb. 25. Remember, God Hates Us All, so best wear something that's gonna protect your noggin while riding your boss hog. You can read the full press release after the
February 4, 2008The Grammys: Drunk on Winehouse
Every year the Grammy Awards ceremony proves—among other things—how far out of step my tastes are with mainstream music, a state of affairs with which I came to terms, oh, in the early '80s. It also reveals the dearth of imagination/adventurousness of the nominating committee. Most of the music that charts and excites people of mainstream sensibilities just strikes me as bland and insipid. Must be the way I'm hard-wired. I like weird, edgy shit, generally speaking, the sort of stuff the powe
February 11, 2008Kanye West LA Date Announced
Recently crowned Grammy Award-winning rapper/producer Kanye West will be performing at LA's Nokia Theatre April 21. Joining him on the Glow in the Dark Tour are Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna and N.E.R.D. Tickets go on sale Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. And are available at Ticketmaster locations and www.ticketmaster.com; 213.480.3232; 714.740.2000. Employees at Nokia reportedly have begun stocking up on Vaseline in order to ease entry of Kanye's ego into the venue. YouTubeage for youse:
February 12, 2008Photos: Jill Scott at the Grove of Anaheim on 02/12
Jill Scott - whose song "Daydreamin'" (with Lupe Fiasco) just won her another Grammy in the R&B category - took her vocal chords to Anaheim last night. 'Twas lovely but so loud that our photographer hid in the venue's Tea Rose Room, where he found some older ladies kicking back with some wine and watching the live feed on the flat screens. (Er, CV, doesn't that defeat the purpose of being at a live show?) More photos by Christopher Victorio behind the cut.
February 13, 2008Video Savant: Deodato's “Also Sprach Zarathustra”
Welcome to Heard Mentality's newest regular feature, Video Savant. It will appear every Tuesday, if all goes according to plan and YouTube keeps delivering the audio/visual goods. Video Savant's concept is simple: I scour the vast cyber tundra (mostly the beneficent expanses of YouTube) for unusual and excellent music-oriented videos and then comment on them, for your edification and entertainment. The goal is to expand your musical horizons in weekly increments, so that in good time you can
February 19, 2008Another Chris Gaffney memorial show in Long Beach next Wednesday
A second memorial/tribute show for OC-born-and-raised musician Chris Gaffney, who passed away last week from liver cancer, has been announced. In addition to this Sunday's wake at the Doll Hut in Anaheim, this new one will take place next Wednesday, April 30, at the Cellar nightclub in downtown Long Beach (201 E. Broadway, on the Promenade; 562-495-9000; all-ages; free admission). Doors at 3 p.m., with live music starting at 6 p.m. Several bands will be playing, but one of them isn't supposed t
April 23, 2008I Love You Porgy
February 12, 2009Dropping Some NYC
January 18, 2001LowBallVideoChatter: LynnMarie & the Boxhounds, "Squeeze Box" (plus Grammy rant)
God, I hate the stupid fucking Grammy Awards, an annual music industry wank-off that I've seriously been railing against ever since I was 12 -- in 1980, the year wus-pop icon Christopher Cross swept all the big awards, beating out classic recordings like Pink Floyd's The Wall (which somehow flew under the radar of crotchity Grammy voters to score an Album of the Year nomination) and the Clash's London Calling (which wasn't nominated for a single damned thing. The Clash were finally given an hono
December 4, 2008TONIGHT: 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, 2009Before It Gets Old: 'I'm On a Boat'
The best televised musical thing to happen this weekend, other than maybe a (very) pregnant M.I.A. performing at the Grammys. The Lonely Island's Incredibad album comes out tomorrow!
February 9, 2009Watch Ikey Owens (and the Rest of the Mars Volta) Win a Grammy
The Mars Volta--featuring Long Beach's Ikey Owens, of Free Moral Agents and Look Daggers, on keyboards--won the "Best Hard Rock" Grammy last night for "Wax Simulacra." Since the Grammys only show a handful of the awards on the telecast (there are a lot of Grammys, like a lot) their award was accepted in front of a rather sparse crowd. But hey, it's a Grammy! And they beat Judas Priest and Motley Crue. That's right. Judas Priest and Motley Crue were up for the Best Hard Rock Grammy. In 2009. Yup.
February 9, 2009To Do Tonight - 3/3
Zappa Plays Zappa 2009, 7 p.m.Maybe Moonunit and Dweezil will be there!House of Blues,1530 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, CA; 714-778-2583Tony Bennett, 8 p.m.The jazz crooner who sold more than 50 million records, won 15 Grammys, sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" makes a rare appearance in Long Beach.Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA; 562-436-3636You Wont Part with Yours, Either: Robert Perine and the Fender Guitar, 1957-1969, First Tuesday, Wednesday of every month, 12-4 p
March 3, 2009M.I.A. Added to Coachella!
Saturday at Coachella--already considered weak by many in the blogosphere due to the Killers as headliners and then compromised further after Amy Winehouse had to drop out due to work visa issues--has gotten a boost. M.I.A., who just gave birth to a boy last month days after performing on the Grammys, is going to get right back into it with her third Coachella set on Saturday, April 18 (she previously was at 2005 and 2008's festivals). Rad.
March 20, 2009Letters From OC Weekly Readers
March 19, 2009Estelle
March 5, 2009[Sound Guy] The OC Music Awards Push the Envelope
March 5, 2009Rejoycifying!
January 22, 2009Pluck Off
November 27, 2008Ruling and Regulating
October 30, 2008Maroon Attacks
September 11, 2008Totally Wired
September 4, 2008Mayor McCheese
July 24, 2008Silver Streak
July 24, 2008Back Since November
January 10, 2008Eazy Does It
December 6, 2007Soul Stirrers
Soweto Gospel Choir
April 12, 2007This Week in Nelson Mandela’s House Band
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April 12, 2007Highs, Lows & Heavenly Blows
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April 5, 2007Chicks Flick
OnDVD: Shut Up & Sing
February 22, 2007Underdogs
The Family Stone with Sly Stone
January 11, 2007Get Out!
May 11, 2006The Year in Diary of a Mad County
Worst. Year. Ever!
December 29, 2005Now With Less Edward James Olmos!
March 10, 2005Don't You Know Me?
March 15, 2001Teddy Morgan Is Easy on the Ears
December 2, 1999Hes Big in Germany
June 17, 1999RIP Koko Taylor
The Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor, passed away Wednesday in Chicago due to complications following a May 19 surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed. She was 80 years young.The woman born Cora Walton was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1997, was nominated for eight Grammys and one won in 1985. Her final show was May 7 in Memphis. If you've got to have a last performance, Memphis is a pretty damn good spot for that sort of thing. I saw Taylor once. It was at the Long Beach Blues Fest
June 8, 2009The Mariachi Divas Continue the Genre's Evolution
June 18, 2009Smokey Robinson
July 9, 2009Take a '90s Music Trivia Quiz
Click here to take a '90s music trivia quiz. The entire three rounds take less than five minutes. I scored a 22860. I missed three questions, all of which I'm proud of not knowing: The song for which Whitney Houston won her first Grammy; the title of Shania Twain's second record; and something about a soundtrack. I hate soundtracks. PS I'm 29. Pop music from my teenager years is being wrapped and sold as nostalgia. Man I'm old.
July 30, 2009Buddy Guy
August 6, 2009Lil Wayne
August 13, 2009[CD Review] Various Artists, 'New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets' (Arsenal/Justice Records)
August 13, 2009Arrested Development
August 20, 2009Gwar
November 19, 2009
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