Subject: Kelly Clarkson

• David Archuleta

  March 12, 2009

• Live Review: Lemonheads at Galaxy Theatre

  Sat., Nov. 18: Too bad there's already a Best of the Lemonheads album on the shelves, and badder still that it was compiled by Atlantic Records (and not lead Lemonhead, Evan Dando): tonight's set would have made an epic greatest hits tracklist. Tunes from Come on Feel laid like cozy bed buddies with favorites off It's a Shame About Ray ("Turnpike Down," "Alison's Starting to Happen," "Rudderless") and Car Button Cloth ("If I Could Talk I'd Tell You"), saving just enough room for new numbers li

  November 20, 2006

• Public Enemy American Idol No. 1

  Over at her Deadline Hollywood Daily column, Nikki Finke charts all the controversies swirling around American Idol contestant Tom Lowe. Her piece begins: American Idol 6 would be nothing without its controversy. The latest: 28-year-old ex-British boy-band'er Tom Lowe is the target of not just one but four controversies, which is a rarity even for that Fox show. Allegations include that Lowe is too successful, or too well-connected, to compete fairly on the show. Then there's the fact this runn

  February 13, 2007

• Kelly Clarkson Cancells Tour

  June 15, 2007

• Last Night: Night Marchers @ Alex's Bar

  Better Than: Whatever else you could have done on a Tuesday night. Download: "I Wanna Deadbeat You" from the official Night Marchers Myspace page. So… I've got this part-time job where, in three years, I haven't worked one second of overtime. Until last night. This meant having to scramble to get to Alex's Bar in time to see opening act Los Mysteriosos, which just so happens to be bar owner Alex Hernandez's group. I don't make a habit of getting to shows earlier enough to catch the first ba

  September 3, 2008

• Get a Little Weird

  This week in nightlife and more
  Sept. 15 - Sept. 22

  September 15, 2005

• Low vs. Diamond and Barcelona Bring Their Tour to Costa Mesa

  In the most awesome co-headlining tour since 2004's "The Independent Tour" with Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken, buzz-building Seattle-originated bands Low vs. Diamond (who were here last month opening up for Santogold) and Barcelona are currently on the road together. Cool, right? What's cooler is that said tour is coming to Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa on Dec. 9. That's pretty soon! Tickets are $10, and on sale now right here. Opening up on this date is Orange County's The Shys. Here's the video

  November 18, 2008

• [Summer Guide] Twenty Summer Shows That Should Be Fun (Or Fun to Make Fun Of)

  June 4, 2009

• Incoming: Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, More at KIIS-FM Wango Tango

  KIIS-FM held their December "Jingle Ball" concert at the Honda Center, and they're returning to Orange County for their spring "Wango Tango" concert, happening May 9 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. It's an equally impressive pop-filled lineup, featuring among others, as you've no doubt guessed from this picture, Kelly "surely not tired by now of people talking about her weight" Clarkson. I've had "My Life Would Suck Without You" in my head all morning, so surely this announcement is a sign

  March 23, 2009

• Videos come back to MTV

  Well, kinda...For those who can stay up late, MTV has announced a novel concept called AMTV. The show, which airs from 3-9 a.m. Monday through Thursday, does nothing but air music videos for six hours. Call me crazy, but this might be the start of something new. I mean, I could even see this expanding into hours when people are actually awake.I'm not sure if AMTV is going for something particular because two nights ago I saw Billy Idol's "White Wedding" followed by some Kelly Clarkson song. Some

  April 2, 2009

• Acts Shaping Up for the OC Super Fair

  OMG. Fairs and Kelly Clarkson, two of my favorite things, together at last on July 23. What a day.The lineup for acts for this year's OC Super Fair is shaping up, and if you like nostalgia, well, this is the event for you! Other than Ms. Clarkson, it's pretty much all oldsters: Hearts, Moody Blues, Duran Duran (awesome, yes, but still old), etc. Sure, it's a fair, what do you expect, blah blah blah, but some of my best music memories came from the Arizona State Fair: Bob Dylan in 2002 (OK, he's

  April 7, 2009

• Letters

  'What is this nonsense? Geek goes to San Diego+geek buys toys=cover story?'

  August 16, 2007

• Daydream Believer Nation

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

  August 9, 2007

• Ask Cannibal Corpse!

  December 5, 2002

• Just Like Us!

  Anyone can be an American Idolbut a star? Not so much

  August 24, 2006

• Get Out!

  May 11, 2006

• Get Out!

  December 15, 2005

• Get Out!

  Kill them all
  

  December 8, 2005

• Ordinary Girl

  September 1, 2005

• Scourging: the Only Word

  The week in nightlife and more: Sept. 1 - Sept. 8

  September 1, 2005

• Virgin Megastore

  January 13, 2005

• TOMORROW: Wango Tango at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

  It's, apparently, radio station concert season--tomorrow at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine is KIIS-FM's Wango Tango show, featuring pop luminaries as illustrious as Kelly Clarkson herself (pictured); next Saturday at the same venue is the Weezer-fronted KROQ Weenie Roast.The Black Eyed Peas, whose lovably inane single "Boom Boom Pow" (the latest in a number of lovably inane singles by them) has been on top of the Billboard chats for like 87 weeks in a row, are headlining. Also playing:

  May 8, 2009

• Slideshows: Wango Tango at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Grand Duchy at Detroit Bar, Good Foot! at Que Sera

  It was a busy weekend in OC Weeklyville, but what else is new? Here's some of the cool stuff we were at the past couple days:Wango Tango at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater: Black Eyed Peas! (Pictured.) Kelly Clarkson! Flo Rida! Lady Gaga! Somewhat inexplicably, All-American Rejects! Chris Victorio hung tough Saturday at the former Irvine Meadows, coming back with these pics of the aforementioned currently hot pop superstars. Imagine that crowd. Yeah.Grand Duchy at Detroit Bar: Former Pixies frontm

  May 11, 2009

• Drummer Josh Freese Sells Himself, Famous Friends, Dinner at Sizzler to Promote His New Album

  June 25, 2009

• Slideshow: Kelly Clarkson at the Pacific Amphitheater

   Ah, yes, the only American Idol winner that ever mattered--not to mention the only one we don't hate--Kelly Clarkson visited the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa last night. It was beautiful, it was crowded, there was plenty of kettle corn and beer strewn about... and photographer Chris Victorio was there, naturally. Click here to see more photos from the night. 

  July 24, 2009

• Listen to the Band: Rock Bottom

  Taylor Herron photography​It's always interesting to hear people say the good hip hop doesn't exist in Orange County. It's a rather defeatist attitude. Don't you know all you have to do is turn over the right rock to find what you need? In this case, the Lake Forest emcees of Rock Bottom are just one example of the goodness you can find underground. This saliva slanging set of artists (emcees pictured left to right: Bumps the GooseGot, Elephant Pelican and Innate) are always on the move, so yo

  September 30, 2009