Kevin Lyman

OC Punk Community Launches a Benefit Concert to Help China White Guitarist Frank Ruffino

Frank Ruffino, the guitarist for China White, is in serious trouble. Recently released from the hospital after months in intensive care, the Huntington Beach axeman braces for a miracle. About four years ago, the 51-year-old was diagnosed with liver problems, a biproduct of years of hard drinking, ... More >>

Sixth Annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Line Up Revealed

A motorcycle caravan of dozens of Hells Angels and other bikers rumbled up to the Whiskey A GoGo on the Sunset Strip yesterday to kick off a party for the announcement of the lineup for the sixth annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Hundreds of fans and members of the press gawked and took pictur ... More >>

No Doubt In Their Own Words

An oral history of OC's greatest band and their newest album, 'Push and Shove'

Just a Girl: Crushing on Gwen Stefani in the Early Days of No Doubt

See Also: *No Doubt Talk About Being Rockstar Parents*Happy 25th Anniversary, No Doubt! A Look at the First Show's Venue, Lineup, Flyers and Benefit--And Where Everyone is Now*Tony Kanal Talks About No Doubt's New AlbumNo Doubt is back with a retro-new wave album called Push and ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour's Kevin Lyman: "I think the brand new bands like Matt Toka, Hyro Da Hero, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, and this great little band Cherry Bomb are the ones to look out for"

At the Vans Warped Tour official kick-off party and press conference at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles last week, creator Kevin Lyman marveled, "It's really cool--18 years and people still care!" Back in 1995, Lyman started the Warped Tour and showcased bands like No Doubt and Sublime. Today the ... More >>

Happy 25th Anniversary, No Doubt! A Look at the First Show's Venue, Lineup, Flyers and Benefit--And Where Everyone is Now

​Twenty five years ago today, No Doubt played their first show at Fender's Ballroom in Long Beach, opening for ska legends the Untouchables. (They played second among 14 bands.)According to the No Doubt fansite Beacon Street Online (who first published the poster today), the band's official site m ... More >>

Gary Tovar Has His Goldenvoice

The iconic concert production company birthed Coachella, helped punk-rock luminaries early in their careers—and isn't done yet

Free Filtered Water at Every Warped Tour Stop

​Last year, a 26-year-old man died at the Warped Tour stop in Kansas. At the time, the death was rumored to have been caused by dehydration, partly due to the fact that water is $4 per bottle at the Warped Tour. In response, for the 2011 festival, which kicked off in Texas this weekend, Warped To ... More >>

Ska Parade's Tazy Phyllipz Remembers Bradley Nowell

Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell, who died 15 years ago this month, left behind a legacy that is intrinsically tied to Long Beach and the rest of Orange County. This week's cover story pays tribute to the man who put Garden Grove on the map, who sang about the perils of date rape and invented the s ... More >>

All Is Quiet on U2's Planned Dates

[Mental Notes] Also, more concert cancellations, Rage against Arizona, and Minus the Bear show review

Four Country Throwdown Dates Canceled

www.myspace.com/ericchurchCountry singer Eric Church: still singing at Irvine's Country Throwdown​The Country Throwdown Tour is cancelling four upcoming shows: Houston on June 9, Dallas on June 10, San Diego on June 17 and Phoenix on June 18. Tickets from the Houston, Dallas, San Diego and Phoenix ... More >>

Weenie Roast Lineup Doesn't Suck

[Mental Notes] Also: Buzz about the Golden Bear, the Dirty Heads' no. 1 hit and how you can get on the warped tour next year

Warped Tour Founder Offers Performance Slot to 2011 OC Music Award Winners

If only Dusty Rhodes and the River Band had waited a year to win OC Music Awards Best Live Band award.​Even though it's way to early for us to start thinking about the 2011 OC Music Awards, we recently got word of a special offer made by Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman that involve ... More >>

Jonathan Rach's Documentary Reveals the True Side of the Warped Tour

Is the Pomona Stop on the Vans Warped Tour Mosh Ado About Nothing?

Punk Rock Gets Malled to Life

Twelve years on, Vans Warped Tour goes through a difficult adolescence

Sometimes the Lion

Band manager John Reese fought his way to the top

'Noise and Chaos'

Relish on the road with Warped