Subject: Jimi Hendrix

• Nixon called Warren Commission "a hoax"

  The vaults of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and John Lennon COMBINED got nothing on those fab Nixon tapes -- now on their way to Yorba Linda! Recent listenings revealed that: * The Dick referred to the Warren Commission report that concluded Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone killing JFK as "the greatest hoax that has ever been perpetuated." * After Arthur Bremer in May 1972 failed in his attempt to assassinate presidential candidate George Wallace, Nixon told his chief of staff HR Haldeman and special

  May 15, 2006

• Voo Doo Burlesque Show Opening At The Basement

  Saturday night was the opening of Voo Doo, a new club-show-concoction at the Basement Lounge in Long Beach. Advertised as a “burlesque show” to begin at 11 p.m., I brought my friend Angie who is a burlesque dancer herself, that way I could get an opinion from a professional’s point of view. So here comes midnight looming dangerously close, I’m two Lemon Drops in, and so far it looks like just another night at the underground lounge (which is actually pretty happening). “Do you know

  July 3, 2007

• Last Night: The Bravery's Secret Show at Spaceland

  Review by Andrew Youssef The Bravery, Wild Sweet Orange and The Dead Trees at Spaceland March 18, 2008 Better Than: Seeing the actual Wyld Stallons from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure since the secret show was billed as such. Download: "Believe" from their Myspace page. Fresh off an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Bravery stopped by Spaceland for a secret show to a capacity crowd of 260 diehard fans. The Bravery is touring behind their recently released album “Th

  March 19, 2008

• CD Review: WWE The Music Volume 8 (Wal-Mart Exclusive Version)

  Music critics occasionally venture a crack at reviewing WWE music compilations, but they often miss the mark, because you simply cannot just act as if this is some regular compilation CD and assess the songs simply as songs. Not for the most part. But to explain, I need to back up a little bit... There are different kinds of WWE compilations. The basic type is usually, but not always, entitled "WWE the music volume whatever." The tracks on them are mostly superstar ring entrance music, which is

  April 4, 2008

• Nautical by Nature

  Blank Blue's Elvin Estela, right, picks five watery/blue classics (and is Joni Mitchell pissed). In this week's Sprawl of Sound column, I review Blank Blue's Western Water Music, Vol. II. I had hoped to include a list of the duo's favorite albums with the words “blue” or “water” in their titles, or those with strong allusions to those qualities. Unfortunately, BB's instrumentalist/producer Elvin Estela didn't get the list to me in time for the print edition, but thanks to the generou

  May 8, 2008

• Creepy, Squirming Larvae

  May 3, 2001

• The Best OC Cover/Tribute Band...Any Votes?

  As tragically bad or corny as some might be, good cover bands (or tribute bands, whatever) are the salt of the earth. You take a group of reasonably talented musicians who all love one band enough to copy their songs for a room full of drunk people that could never afford tickets to see the real thing. Or maybe it's a Jimi Hendrix type of  scenario where no one will ever get to see the real thing again. In that regard, it's hard to say no to a night out rocking to live music from the artist

  March 12, 2009

• King of Hearts

  December 25, 2008

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Jaime Hendrix?

  November 20, 2008

• [Trendzilla] Summer-Music-Festival Hippiewear

  June 26, 2008

• [Aural Reports] Guitarist Neal Adams Has a Riff for Every Occasion

  May 29, 2008

• Blue Blood & Guts

  The Upper Crust’s Hard Rocque Has Ignoble Intentions

  October 18, 2007

• Sprawl of Sound

  Miles Above: The Complete On the Corner Sessions Documents One of the Greatest, Most Controversial Albums Ever

  September 20, 2007

• Cosmic Children

  August 30, 2007

• Daydream Believer Nation

  Some of the Monkees' prefab music-by-committee attains classic status

  August 9, 2007

• New Reviews

  We Recommend:Arctic Tale, Becoming Jane, Bourne Ultimatum and No End in Sight

  August 2, 2007

• The Dead Shall Rise

  September 4, 2003

• Highs, Lows & Heavenly Blows

  More than three decades on, Sly & the Family Stone stand fresh

  April 5, 2007

• No Sir, I Don't Like Him

  March 15, 2007

• Love Is Dead

  August 10, 2006

• Don't Need a Cure

  July 20, 2006

• Library Music

  April 13, 2006

• Almost Hendrix

  March 30, 2006

• 120 Percent

  February 23, 2006

• This Week in Devil Music

  December 29, 2005

• Yoo Doo Right

  October 6, 2005

• Sunny Link Wray

  June 30, 2005

• Jimmy Smith

  February 17, 2005

• The Big Nowhere

  Why does so much good music come from this place?

  November 18, 2004

• Cool Bucky

  December 11, 2003

• The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever!: 1 - 50

  June 26, 2003

• For the Love of Dewey

  June 5, 2003

• DJ Soluz

  January 9, 2003

• Aint Love Grand?

  October 3, 2002

• Hope They Die Before They Get Old

  June 27, 2002

• Letters

  April 18, 2002

• O, Brother, Wheres Thou Art?

  November 15, 2001

• Stimulating!

  May 17, 2001

• Quiet Genius, Damn Loud Guitar

  May 17, 2001

• George Fryer

  October 5, 2000

• Pretty In Pink

  April 27, 2000

• Inquiring minds want to know . . .

  December 23, 1999

• Call Me Jesus Rasta

  June 17, 1999

• Classical Punk

  November 26, 1998

• Happy 4/20!!!!

  To boring people, April 20 means two things: the anniversary of the Columbine massacre or Hitler's birthday. To stoners, it's something way cooler.Because stoners can't agree on anything other than, yes, they should smoke another bowl, the origins of 4/20 vary. Some say it's police code. Some say it has something to do with the Bible. But again, like only stoners can, they overlook the past and keep their eyes on the prize, ie getting stoned.Now, I have something to admit. This 4/20 will be the

  April 20, 2009

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Disney's Mexican Heritage?

  June 25, 2009

• Mike Hynson, Co-Star of 'The Endless Summer,' Resurfaces With Tales of the Brotherhood

  July 9, 2009

• Ang Lee Ruins Woodstock

  August 27, 2009

• Legends of Rock Festival

  September 17, 2009

• Eight Questions with D-Strutters

  ​Long Beach has a lot of bands, but none of them exemplify pure rock 'n' roll as well as D-Strutters. The group--singer/guitarist Joe Roads, guitarist George Velvet, bassist Tony and drummer Heath--leave all pretense behind for a straight-ahead bombastic blast like the Stones would be writing if they weren't 90 years old.  If you don't know them, now you do, because here's an interview with Roads. If you can't catch D-Strutters Friday at the Slide Bar, you're in luck because they're also

  October 6, 2009