International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Tonight Only! Wild Goose Tavern Donates 100% Taco Tuesday Food And Drink Sales For Tornado Relief

Have you been to Wild Goose Tavern yet? Here's the best excuse yet to go, like, now!

10 Punk Albums to Listen to Before You Die

Coming up with 10 punk albums to listen to before you die is a lot harder than you'd think. For starters, it's a morbid thought, which makes you start asking yourself why in the hell you're thinking about punk albums when you're only gonna die, so who cares? Second, the best material of many (if n ... More >>

Reading, Writing and Registering: Mr. Bib Goes All Civic on You!

With springtime arrive the starter tomato plants at Home Depot, the County worker with frisky young mosquito fish for the bathtub pond, the cheerful UPS man with delivering new books, and the democratic parade that is the renewed political season, with signature gathering and voter registration and ... More >>

Audacity Gets Wiser

OC's prepubescent punk rockers grow up

Online Fund Started for Carpenter-Olivo Family That Lost Everything in Orange Fire

​Last Friday, grandmother Patricia Carpenter, mother Shannon Olivo and her children--17-year-old Jonathan, 13-year-old Ariana and 6-year-old Jacob--lost everything when fire destroyed their mobile home in Orange. That includes clothing, household items and even Christmas presents. Currently, the f ... More >>

OC (Hearts) Japan

House of Blues

Tonight: Baja Sharkeez Newport Beach Fundraiser for Japan

​The always loud and festive Baja Sharkeez Newport Beach is stepping up to help the Japan relief effort by hosting a silent auction and raffle tonight from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. There's some serious loot up for bidding--Lakers and Angels tickets, autographed Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings equipmen ... More >>

Black Eyed Peas, Blink-182, Simon Cowell and More Host Benefits for Japan Via Shows, T-Shirts, Albums, Vids, Tweets

​In the wake of the unfathomable disaster in Japan, musicians are showing their support through benefit shows, merch and other creative endeavors, rallying fans to help the country. Their efforts can make a real impact--Gaga's Japan-relief wristbands raised $250,000 in just 48 hours.  Here's ... More >>

Gravure Idols Studio Hopes to Relieve Japanese Stress with Proceeds from Thai Relax and Other Racy Titles

​Studio Happy Chicken Pink is one of the leading producers of videos of Japanese gravure idols--models who pose in swimsuits, lingerie and schoolgirl uniforms and leave little to the imagination in doing so.In Japan, Studio Happy Chicken Pink and its gravure idols have a legion of fans, so to hono ... More >>

Japan Quake Disaster Raises Fears and Charity in OC

Photo by Airman John D. Partlow/U.S. Air ForceDisplaced commercial airline passengers take shelter inside Taiyo Community Center on Friday.​Those following the epic horrors playing out across the Pacific are aware that the 8.9 magnitude earthquake has been officially declared the worst catastrophe ... More >>

Alexis Bellino of Real Housewives Offered Tips to Keep Her Kids From Drowning

​We told you here how The Real Housewives of Orange County reality spouse Alexis Bellino and her husband nearly lost their twin baby girls to the Balboa Bay Club pool Fourth of July weekend.The Bellinos and their kids grace the July cover of OC Parenting Magazine, and one hard-hitting question thr ... More >>

Local Muslims Step Up to Help Haiti

American Red CrossA Haitian man in temporary shelter receives earthquake relief in a box.​Orange County Muslims on Friday plan to ship out to Haiti a 40-foot container full of clothes, medicine, medical equipment, bottled water and other basic necessities.

Operation Band Aid at City Place in Santa Ana

​Though much of the devastation has disappeared from the headlines, we're glad to see that OC business owners and musicians are still drumming up support for the devastated communities in Haiti as they struggle to rebuild after experiencing a massive 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12.Inspired by the star- ... More >>

Slideshow: Busta Rhymes at Flight

Nytehype and Sullen Clothing presented Busta Rhymes last night at Flight in Huntington Beach for a free show to benefit the Red Cross' relief for Haiti. Thousands of dollars were raised at the door for the free show that featured the hip-hop artist. The quick 30-minute show included "Arab Money," "P ... More >>

40 in 4 Haiti Releif Fundraiser

El Dorado Park

More O.C. Restaurants Offering Haiti Relief

Daily Grill's Fresh Fruit Cobbler​ More restaurants came out in force this week to announce support for Haiti relief. To see the last list CLICK HERE. Here's the newest bunch. The Cellar -- January 24-31 will be their Haitian Relief Week where all profits from the week's take will be donated to ... More >>

O.C. Restaurants Donating Proceeds to Haiti Relief Effort This Week

​A few O.C. restaurants are taking this week to help charities with the Haiti earthquake disaster by donating a portion if not all their proceeds. Here are three notables. Anaheim White House -- On Friday, January 22, starting at 7 p.m., guests making a minimum $25 donation will enjoy a dinne ... More >>

Loretta Sanchez: "American Hero"

​Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) is an "American Hero."

Weekly Papermates Are All Over Haiti Earthquake

Matthew Marek/American Red CrossA Haitian boy injured in the earthquake is helped by a Red Cross worker.​One good thing about having a Mothership lording over this and other alternative-media outlets around the country is the ability to instantly access coverage to major news events in the backyar ... More >>

Safe, Secure Sites to Donate to Haiti Quake Relief

A lot of relief groups have and will be appealing for donations to help earthquake-rattled Haiti. The Pan American Development Foundation--an independent, non-profit organization that creates public-private partnerships to assist the least advantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean--is enc ... More >>

Disaster Preparedness Academy

Anaheim Convention Center

Has the Decline of the Register Created Space for Nonprofit Site the Voice of OC to Put Down Roots?

Survivors Relive Killer Laguna Canyon Mudslide for TV

The amazing--and tragic--experiences of Laguna Canyon residents one fateful night 11 years ago are relived in a new episode of the Weather Channel's Storm Stories Sunday at 5 p.m. Narrated by Jim Cantore, Storm Stories chronicles the true stories of survivors and rescuers battling amazing weather ev ... More >>

Angel Stadium: a Most Fitting Place to Learn CPR

Given the crap falling on people at the Big A and the deaths at the stadium or immediately upon leaving there, is there a more fitting place in Orange County to host Saturday's Super CPR Day, one of the nation's largest cardio pulmonary resuscitation training events? Prolly not.More than 2,000 peopl ... More >>

Old Punks With Spunk

This could be the last go-round for the Circle Jerks—really

OC Weekly's Fire Forum (Updated)

In the wake of the deadly, devastating fires burning from Ventura County down to San Diego County, one can't help but feel for the victims. OC Weekly and LA Weekly have teamed up to give a voice to these victims as well as those close to them. Below, we have provided an area for you to share your ... More >>

Bloodsgiving

Cystic Fibrosis Blood Drive

The Feminine Mystique

How Mika Miko carve out their pony thrash

Goat Sucking

The Legend of Chupacabra

Baby Killer Redux

Orange County's diaspora of ethnicities is finally coming together against a common foe: whitey. On Saturday, Anaheim's Little Gaza played host to a protest against the ongoing Israeli destruction of Lebanon, as well as US support for Israel's efforts. Some went so far as call the Israelis baby-kill ... More >>

American Women and Children First

There were an estimated 25,000 Americans in Lebanon, and an estimated 30,000 Canadians. But when the cruise ship Orient Queen departed the port of Beirut towards the safety of the island of Cyprus it was U.S.A. all the way. Anywhere from 1,100 to 1,800 Canadians, all told to assemble for evacuation ... More >>

Get Out!

May 25 - June 1: Heaven and Back

Get Out!

Party's Over!

Our Vagetarian in Washington

A bumper crop of bad news!? Thanks, Bush!

Out of the Light We Begin

Interminably Thermals

This Week in Frenching

Wank Bush Out of Office!

Grant Morrison tells you how

Give Blood, Replenish with Merlot

How to live during the summer of our discontent

Weaponless Warrior

Newport Beachs Radhika Sainaths War on Terrorism

Diary of a Mad County

Accidental Art

High Cost of Freedom

Patriotism means opening your wallet

Radiation Vibe

The Great Escape

WideScreen fest lets you stop thinking for a few hours

United We Brand!

So a priest, an imam and a Buddhist guy make a long-distance phone call . . .

Hair Band Moments

No Gay Blood, Please

Crisis or not, only straights can donate to the Red Cross

Hope for Humanity

Few play with their food as well as Pinot Provence

Mo' Monica

Whos afraid of the ladies who lunch?

Santa Claus is Coming to Town . . . for Blood!