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March 17, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012
If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Coachella Lineup Announced!
Hipsters of the world unite! After a long wait, the Coachella lineup has been announced. The festival, as promised, will span six days over two weekends in April (13-15, 20-22). As usual, the festival features an indie-friendly lineup; however, there are a couple of prominent names returning to t ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Top 15 Teen Movie Music Moments
Teen movies, in general, have great music. I don't know how that is, but when you think about it, teenagers take music more seriously than any other demographic I can think of, so if you're making a movie by/for them, it's gotta have a great soundtrack. Some of the choices may be silly, but, the ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
10 Great Gay Bars in Orange County (and Long Beach)
A while back, we received instructions from the suits to put together a set of lists of the ten best in several categories. As Gustavo explained, this is meant to make our already awesome Best Of applications even more awesome...er.One of the categories was gay bars, and we all stood around sc ... More >>
Film
December 22, 2011
'We Bought a Zoo' Is an Animal House
Oh, don't be such a cynic. Matt Damon needs your love
Blogs
December 8, 2011
The Ten Most Disappointing Albums of 2011: #10 - #6
Yes, Jessi J, you made the list. Stop pouting. Tis' an exciting time of year for music critics. From January through November, carpel-tunnel prone wordsmiths like us are often faced with editorial pressure to "go easy" on certain releases. Or perhaps we are encouraged to throw praise upon hyp ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
[UPDATE: Ticket Info!] "Secret" Morrissey Show Wednesday at the Music Box
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyUPDATE, NOV. 21, 1:10 P.M.: We just received a press release confirming the show. Get more details on how to get tickets at the bottom of the post. ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 20, 2011, 1:21 A.M.: While checking out the Pixies tonight in LA, we heard whisperings of an unanno ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Social Distortion
Verizon Wireless
Blogs
October 14, 2011
Ten Musician Stamps We'd Like To See
The US Postal Service, desperate to stop 15 years of bleeding caused by email and private competitors, announced that it will soon feature living people on stamps (the post office has long had a policy of placing only the dead on postage). Of interest to this column, the USPS will consider fe ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
Piraat, Our Drink of the Week!
Written by our resident Brit, Jack Grimshaw...It was a vision from hell. For seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries, there was no sight more bowel-loosening than a horde of no-quarter-given-or-sought pirates swarming over your taffrail with cudgels, cutlasses, battle axes and bad intent. (If E ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
This Week In Food: New Slater's 50/50, Hipster Blueberry Donuts and Piraat!
It's time for our weekly round-up of all the tasty news you may have missed (see awesome popsicle to the right).Taste it all after the jump!
Food
September 29, 2011
For Luigi's D'Italia, Does Gordon Ramsay Know Best?
The Anaheim restaurant was tapped for FOX's 'Kitchen Nightmares.' Is the food now dreamy?
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August 9, 2011
[UPDATED at Finish Line:] Charity Runner Who Began Cross-County Trip in Surf City Ends in NYC
UPDATE, AUG. 9, 12:08 P.M.: Despite that rock-throwing incident in Pennsylvania last week, Brit T. Mark Allison reached Coney Island just after 2 a.m. this morning to complete a 3,100-mile charity run that began May 1 in Huntington Beach.He only missed his goal by two hours of reaching the fabled ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
What Happens When a Newport Beach Socialite Visits Santa Ana?
If you're not from Newport Beach or a KDOC-TV Channel 56 viewer from back in the days when Wally George ruled supreme and she hosted a cooking show with the late RV king John Crean, you probably don't know who Barbara Venezia is. She's a nice woman, fierce defender of Newport Beach, charity maven ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Why 27 is the Most Dangerous Age in Music; Amy Winehouse Tributes from M.I.A., Rome Ramirez and More
27 is rock and roll's most hazardous number.On Saturday, Amy Winehouse joined an exclusive club after the five-time Grammy winner was found dead in her London home at the age of 27. It is the age at which a number of pop stars have died from overdoses, suicides, murders, or in some cases, just ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Clean-Sounding Dave Green of the Filthy Souls
Dave Green of the Brit band the Filthy Souls is performing at the House of Blues in Anaheim tomorrow; he talks to OC Weekly about what his performance is like without the band and working with Bishop Lamont.
Food
June 9, 2011
Delius Restaurant Is the Real Deal
Getting to know the ambitious Signal Hill restaurant beyond the first crush
Culture
May 19, 2011
Burberry Beauty Is Berry Good
[Trendzilla] The classic British fashion house gets into the makeup game
Blogs
May 18, 2011
The Black Angels and Sleepy Sun Last Night at Detroit Bar
Kim ConlanThe Black Angels and Sleepy SunMay 17, 2011Detroit Bar, Costa MesaEveryone showed up promptly for this Tuesday night show so as not to miss Sleepy Sun and The Black Angels. Last fall, Sleepy Sun was hypnotizing a packed crowd at Spaceland (now called The Satellite) in Los Angeles. Back ... More >>
Film
May 5, 2011
'Thor' Is a Bore
But that brother from another mother sure does steal his thunder
Blogs
April 28, 2011
Tom Haverfoods Will Make You LOL
Last week while we were eating lunch, a six-year-old told me "Mustard is the opposite of ketchup". After I laughed and laughed, I realized how cogent a statement it really was. This kid should have a Twitter feed, I thought.It seems it's an idea that some fans of Parks and Recreation took and ran ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
Leaked: Britney Spears' After-Party Plans
Britney Spears has had a busy week, announcing a pair of June SoCal shows as part of her Femme Fatale tour and popping up unexpectedly at a club with Nicki Minaj, causing such a stir that six fans collapsed from hyperventilation. Not wanting to miss out on the excitement, we used our connecti ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Five Songs We'd Love To See On Glee (and Storylines to Go With Them)
Last week, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters entered into a minor public spat with Glee overlord Ryan Murphy when he announced that none of his music would ever appear on the FOX-TV hit. Grohl is not the first rock star to issue a No Glee statement to the press-- Coldplay and Guns n' Roses did th ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Finally, a Full-Length From Far*Out
Far*Out, the West Covina trio with the hard-to-look up name, formed in high school after hearing Oasis' Definitely Maybe. Now that they have a full length that they can call their own, they're celebrating with a release show at Chain Reaction on Saturday. Bassist Charles Gray tells you why you sh ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Alex Pettyfer Gets Some In-N-Out
Who's Alex Pettyfer? That's the same question I'm asking, but the E! side of the celebrity universe is pumping him up as the next It Boy--good for him.For our purposes, though, we only care that the Brit ate at In-N-Out.
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February 24, 2011
Coming to Newport Coast: Tamarind of London
The British are coming. The British are coming. And they're bringing their Indian food. Tamarind, a Michelin-starred London restaurant that also got kudos from none other than Gordon Ramsay himself, is opening at Crystal Cove Promenade in Newport Coast. In the Irvine Company press release tha ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Everybody Must Get Stoned: The Six Druggiest Rock Stars of All Time
EPA/The IndependentIn honor of Aaron Carter getting out of rehab (who, by the way, looks like absolute shit), we wondered, "Hey, just who were the most fucked-up rockers ever?" Yes, there are some very deserving people not here (David Crosby, Station to Station--era Bowie, Iggy Pop, Fleetwood Mac ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Win Tickets to See Smith Westerns at Detroit Bar
You may have heard of Chicago-based Smith Westerns from any of the big music blogs or because they are touring all around U.S. in support of their sophomore LP, Dye It Blonde (Fat Possum). Their musical influences stem from the likes of the Beatles, T.Rex and the best parts of '90s Brit-pop. ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2011
[UPDATED] Like Crazy, Latest Film From OC-Bred Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones, Is First Sundance Sale
UPDATE, JAN. 23, 2:51 P.M.: The reaction to Like Crazy getting picked up from Ben York Jones:"I'm completely overwhelmed. I don't think anyone here with the film has gotten more than an hour or two of sleep in the past 36 hours. Those negotiating were up all night doing so, and the rest of us w ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2011
Rumored Headliners for Coachella 2011
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyArcade FireThe Coachella lineup will soon be announced, but rumors are already circulating about who is headlining this year. We have some theories, but nothing is confirmed as of yet. The guessing game will continue on, and it's encouraged by the festival through many int ... More >>
Film
November 18, 2010
The End Is Near
And the kids are not all right in Part One of the Harry Potter finale
Blogs
October 15, 2010
Orange Bits: The Growlers Released a New Album, Dusty Rhodes Have Two New Songs (?) and Stereofix Asks Fans for Money
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyHere it is! The weekly list of links to music coverage (that we didn't write) around the OC music blogosphere.
Blogs
October 11, 2010
We're Coming Out: Five 'Coming Out Day' Anthems
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyAdvocates of the overturning on Proposition 8 gathered at Bixby Park in Long Beach on Aug. 4, 2010With all due respect to Ms. Diana Ross, there are more gay anthems than "I'm Coming Out." Here are five that also deserve a wave of the rainbow flag, since today is officially Comi ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2010
Irvine Botox Maker Fined $600 Million, Irvine Viagra Maker Gets Competition in a Cup
Two giant drug companies with a heavy presence in Irvine this week suffered separate blows, possibly to their bottom lines.One took a hit from the U.S. government, the other from a new wonder product out of the U.K.As part of a settlement with the Food and Drug Administration, Irvine-based Allerg ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2010
Flier of the Week: Hard Days Night at Proof Bar, Jun. 23
He might've just popped the champagne, but thanks to the strategically placed bottle between Mick Jagger's legs, this thick-lipped legend puts the "hard" in this week's Hard Days Night at Proof Bar in Santa Ana.
Blogs
June 21, 2010
Athlete at the Detroit Bar Last Night
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyAthlete AthleteJune 20, 2010Detroit Bar, Costa MesaWatch our slideshow here!The Hype: Making their first ever appearance in Orange County, London's Athlete stopped by the Detroit Bar in support of their latest album, Black Swan. Anglophile indie rock enthusiasts everywhere ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Last Night: Jamie Lidell, Solid Gold at Troubadour
The Hype: With a voice that appears to have time traveled directly from sixties-era soul, Jamie Lidell continues to amaze listeners with the idea that the voice they're hearing is coming out of a white Brit in his mid-thirties. In support of his upcoming new album, Compass (out May 18th), Lide ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2010
Fashion Tip from Far*Out
Charles Gray, bassist of Brit-pop-esque band Far*Out, shares a fashion tip: "Leave the skinny jeans for the skinny kids. I'm looking at you, chubby emo kid on the skateboard!"
Blogs
March 26, 2010
This Weekend: Many Good Bands at Detroit Bar... Plus Carson Daly People
Timothy NorrisThe Morning Benders reinterpreting The HangoverIf you're not at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa for at least one of the next three nights then, well, we just don't know what.A bold claim, but here's the evidence...
Columns
November 12, 2009
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Spicy Dama Parts
Timothy NorrisThe Morning Benders reinterpreting The HangoverIf you're not at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa for at least one of the next three nights then, well, we just don't know what.A bold claim, but here's the evidence...
Food
October 1, 2009
An Encyclopedic Beer Selection, Killer Burger Redeem the Uneven Debut of Haven Gastropub
Timothy NorrisThe Morning Benders reinterpreting The HangoverIf you're not at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa for at least one of the next three nights then, well, we just don't know what.A bold claim, but here's the evidence...
Columns
February 19, 2009
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Pinche Chesters
Timothy NorrisThe Morning Benders reinterpreting The HangoverIf you're not at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa for at least one of the next three nights then, well, we just don't know what.A bold claim, but here's the evidence...
Calendar
August 14, 2008
What Sweethearts!
Sugarlight Girls
Food
July 21, 2005
Fleeting Scallops
Riding the delicious waves of White Horses churning menu
Food
February 14, 2002
Dr. Mike
Health, thy name is hooch
Food
October 11, 2001
Nice Bangers!
Gallaghers re-defines pub food

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