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November 30, 2012By: Daniel Hopkins[Editor's Note: Welcome to Ask a Failed Musician, in which I help struggling musicians make sense of their careers and even offer some advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for me. But then again, I was on Kimmel once, so there's that.]Dear Failed ... More >>
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May 7, 2012One of our Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week "winners" . . . Claudio Huerta Martinez, Accused of Sex with Little Girl, Beats Stiff Competition for Week's Ugliest Mug. . . could be spending the rest of his life in prison. Claudio Huerta Martinez, 45, of Santa Ana, was convicted last week of forcing a 7 ... More >>
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December 28, 2011UPDATE, DEC. 28, 11:48 A.M.: The woman beaten to death Christmas morning--allegedly at the hands of her husband--has been identified as Zazell Preston. An Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) statement on today's arraignment of William Wallace (pictured at right) also mentions the coup ... More >>
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December 23, 2011The holidays are definitely at Disneyland Resort, and I stopped into the park Friday to take in the sights.Luckily for you, I also captured a bunch of said sights with my camera and then turned them into two slideshows for you: one showing the holiday decorations, the other showing the holiday tr ... More >>
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December 22, 2011What's Lady Gaga giving away this Christmas? The gift of song, of course. An outtake off Born This Way, to be exact. For free!Last night, she posted this on her Facebook account: Been
racking my brain on what to get Little Monsters for Christmas!! I
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December 20, 2011We get a lot of free music here at the Heard Mentality offices on a regular basis, but this holiday season, record labels want us the share and gift that music with impunity. Which is great, because if you're anything like me, you're a sucker for good Christmas songs but don't always know how to ... More >>
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December 16, 2011Jeffrey Ross is best known as a shit talker. A master roaster, if you will. Rather, "The Roastmaster General." With a hilarious book under his belt, "I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges," Jeff is all that and then some. With upcoming projects like a movie starr ... More >>
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December 16, 2011KarlingChristmas with KarlingWhite Trash RecordsKarling, aka Karling Abbeygate, is the subject of our Locals Only column this week, so it's only right to talk about the album itself that she's just released. Frankly, if more Christmas albums had kicking originals like "Christmas Party" and ... More >>
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December 15, 2011[Mental Notes] Plus, 'Slayer Bob' lights up your holidays
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December 23, 2010[Trendzilla] And it'll even look like you planned it all along
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December 23, 2010What the warm tropical storm taketh, the cold winter storm giveth.Snow Summit in Big Bear, which had to close Monday because warm rains washed away the snow that had been sticking to the slopes, reopens today thanks to the severe storm that wreaked havoc on Orange County Wednesday.
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December 22, 2010Myspace.comLong Beach-repping pop-rockers the Bumpers groove out on "I Need My Baby by My Side." This original tune is a sort of '60s garage-pop ditty by way of lo-fi, with a delicious melody and sweet backing vocals. It tells the sad tale of a young man facing a lonely Christmas in the LBC, ... More >>
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December 16, 2010Myspace.com(Click on the band's picture to hear their new holiday tune!) This year, a few OC/LB bands have come together to provide us with a smokin' holiday soundtrack called the White Elephant Mix. Eclectic Long Beach rockers Moonshine and the Drugs sing "Sloppy Joe Santa" about ... More >>
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December 16, 2010Jennie Warren(Click on the band's picture to hear their new holiday tune!) This year, OC/LB bands have come together to provide us with a smokin' holiday soundtrack called the White Elephant Mix. Two Guns--comprised of Kevin Poush, Aaron Bradford, Brad Lindsay, Harris Pittman and Gabe P ... More >>
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December 13, 2010Flickr user peterjbaerI wanted a Voltron. A real Voltron with the die-cast pieces of the five individual colored Lions that made up Voltron. You could snap them together and then go around defending the galaxy. I wrote to Santa Claus and asked for it; I even forbore from torturing my little siste ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
It has become a holiday tradition: each December a police helicopter circles Harbor View Elementary School in Corona Del Mar, lands on the school grounds and out pops Santa and Mrs. Claus to the hoots, hollers and cheers of excited boys and girls ready to be given candy canes a ... More >>
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December 2, 2010From South Coast Repertory to the Cabrillo Playhouse in San Clemente, a ranking of the best and the worst Christmas plays this holiday season
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It won't get the press or audience of Christmassy shows such as SCR's A Christmas Carol. or the Maverick's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, but the Hunger Artist Theatre's production of Peter Barnes' The Spirit of Man, might actually come closer to capturing some sense of genuine humanity t ... More >>
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December 1, 2010 www.rooney-band.comRooney's still touring Eureka, their latest set, and just announced a February headlining tour with Eisley and The Chapin Sisters. If you're a fan, tickets are available today at
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November 26, 2010Unlike Adam Sandler's now-classic Chanukah song, Matisyahu's take on Chanukah wasn't made to be funny. (No mention of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock here.) "Miracle," now on iTunes, could be the holiday's new pop anthem for the Jewish persuasion--it's synthy, happy and upbeat--exactly what you want y ... More >>
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November 19, 2010It's not quite Thanksgiving yet, but it's time to start turning our thoughts towards the holidays. Get a jump on your holiday shopping by picking up unique, one of a kind handmade goodies for your friends and family at one of the upcoming Patchwork craft fairs!
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