Mariah Carey

The Gibson Amphitheatre To Close Its Doors

The storied L.A. venue announced today that it will officially close in September following a special grand finale concert honoring its history. The full press release is available below...

What We Learned from the 2013 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

This past Saturday, award show season officially ended with the 2013 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. The 26th installment of the only award show where "kids rule," it was a star-studded night that legitimately out-shined plenty of its contemporaries. You may think we're kidding, but how many awards ... More >>

Chef Javier Plascencia Gets in Touch With His Inner Taquero at Via Mercado

"Just when I thought I was out--they pull me back in."--Michael Corleone, Godfather Part III. There has been a lot of press about the Baja Med explosion, and Baja fine dining--on both sides of the border--what really makes our hearts flutter here in the U.S. is street food. In trends, you can always ... More >>

Ask A Failed Musician: Should I Really Make That Christmas Album?

By: Daniel Hopkins[Editor's Note: Welcome to Ask a Failed Musician, in which I help struggling musicians make sense of their careers and even offer some advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for me. But then again, I was on Kimmel once, so there's that.]Dear Failed ... More >>

Michael Jackson's (and Spike Lee's) 'BAD25' Proves Your Butt Is Still His

The two-hour celebration/behind-the-scenes history of the Gloved One's 'Bad' is a bliss-out

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Brea Improv

Anepalco's Cafe Has Le Mexique

Danny Godinez's second restaurant serves Mexican meals in the French style

Jim Jeffries On Drinking and What Makes For a Great-Looking Penis

Jim Jeffries is known to speak his mind with a kick-ass accent. This X-rated Aussie comic isn't interested in offending with his "offensive" language, he's just telling his tales. Whether they are 100% true or not, those stories are just one of the many reasons we love him so much. This weekend Jim ... More >>

Damizza On Being in the Music Biz and His New Book, Guilty by Association

​ Damion Young, aka Damizza, has done it all. He started in radio when he was 12 and his drive, passion, and ambition launched one of the most interesting and diverse careers in the music industry. He's worked with legendary greats like Michael and Janet Jackson, Dr. Dre, Mariah Carey, Tupac, Bigg ... More >>

Blue Ivy Carter and Other Obscure Hip-Hop/R&B Child Names

​For those of you not in the know, or not near a TV or Internet this weekend, it finally happened: Jay-Z and Beyoncé gave birth to what is soon to be the most famous heir in hip-hop history: Blue Ivy Carter. Young Blue's middle name allegedly is for her mom and pop's birthdays (both being on the ... More >>

Science of Gingerbread

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Playground Festival at Irvine Last Weekend

Kevin Lara/OC WeeklyThe Bravery--at least they showed up!​ Playground Festival Sept. 3rd-4th, 2011 Hidden Valley, Irvine What do you get when you mix together the leisurely spirit of the long weekend with about 300 high school kids, no-show performers and about 75 bajillion OC cops? You get th ... More >>

Jeffree Star On Being Dubbed 'the Next Lady Gaga' by Akon, Why Ke$ha is Not a Singer, and Being the First Gay Artist to Work in Hip-Hop

​A few weeks ago, Akon called OC native Jeffree Star the next Lady Gaga. Akon had just signed the gay shock pop purveyor, and many critics called him delusional. Luckily, Star is used to haters. In a recent phone interview, Jeffree Star clarified what Akon meant. "I think what he meant was when Ga ... More >>

More Than 100 Visible Nipples: 30 Album Covers That Feature Our Favorite Anatomy Part (NSFW)

Apparently, no one sent Maroon 5 the memo that we're in middle of a Boob War. How do we know? Just look at the cover to the band's newest release. It features a sexy woman erotically caressing her naked body with her two pairs of arms. That's a good start. But why cover up the breasts? Where's ... More >>

Today in Music News: Shooter Jennings, Stephen King, Mariah Carey, Elvis Presley, Iggy Pop

Shooter Jennings--one of country's coolest acts--working on concept album featuring Stephen King.Mariah Carey admits to being pretty much plastered when she gave acceptance speech at Palm Springs International Film Festival. If it wasn't for pharmaceutical cocaine, Demerol and fried peanut butter ... More >>

[Trendzilla] The Sparkles Fly in Deborah Lippman's Nail Polish Line

Six Albums That Came Out on 9/11

September 11, 2001 was a lot of things, but it was also a Tuesday, meaning that it was the day new CDs were out in stores (the iTunes Store was still a year and a half away from existence--how did we survive back then?). And not just any records, but quite a few fairly significant ones. Here are six ... More >>

Last Night: Karaoke at Alex's Bar

My never-ending quest to have fun in the middle of the week led me to karaoke at Alex's Bar last night. The room wasn't packed, but there were plenty of people for a Tuesday around midnight. After watching a few decent singers romp through tunes such as "Rapper's Delight," "Seven Nation Army" and "T ... More >>

As If Padma Lakshmi Wasn't Annoying Enough, She's Getting Her Own NBC Sitcom!

In the show, tentatively titled "Single Serving", Lady Rushdie will play a woman who works "in the culinary world". It looks like she'll be leaving as host of Top Chef when the current series ends, although this has yet to be confirmed.This isn't her first acting job. Oh no. Her previous "credential ... More >>

More Michael Jackson! Memorial Participants, Plus Coverage Tomorrow

Michael Jackson: still dead. If he wasn't, there wouldn't be that public memorial tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Staples Center, and we wouldn't be here talking about it. In fact, we're going to be able to do more than just talk about it. Our guy Gabriel San Roman (check his story on new Nekromantix d ... More >>

Less Money, Fewer Hits at Midpoint of Sundance 2009

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'American Idol' 'Bikini Girl' From Not Too Far From Here

The star of tonight's American Idol eighth (I know, only eight?) season premiere of American Idol is surely Katrina Darrell, already known the world over as "Bikini Girl." That clever nickname is derived from the fact that she wore a bikini to the audition, which seems to be the only reason she made ... More >>

Musical Advent Calendar: Death Cab for Cutie, 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)'

At this point, who hasn't covered the Phil Spector co-written classic "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"? Mariah Carey sang it on her 1994 Merry Christmas album, U2 on the 1987 Christmas compilation A Very Special Christmas. Original singer Darlene Love performs the tune every year on "The Late Sho ... More >>

'You Don't Mess With the Zohan': Adam Sandler Is a Mossad Baddie Turned Stylist the Bubbes Will Love

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Bad idea: the high-heeled sneaker

Silent Night-please

An agnostic sifts through tons of bad holiday music to find a few aural Xmas treats

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"More skin doesn’t necessarily mean that you look good."

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Hello Kitty!

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If I were kiiiiing of the forrrrrest

Emancipation Proclamation

Mariah Carey

God, She's Hot

If there was no Goddess Temple of Orange County, someone would have to invent one

Here Comes the Sun King

Luis Miguel: Mexicos perpetual adolescent

Commie Girl

Of Fullerton bars and gaygaygay holiday spectaculars

Joyful Noise

Tons of tunes for your holiday mixtape

Best Shopping and Porn

Bottoms Up!

The worst in 2001 movies

Wake Me When the World Is Over

House Trance

As the Doll Hut World Turns

Creole Lady Hearing Aid

Damn Dirty Remakes

Summer flicks 2001

A Jill Scott Hearin

Hip-hop thats urban and urbane, full of love, and ready for butt-kicking

A Thousand Carmen Electras

The Limp Bizkit, Eminem after-party at the Galaxy

You! Backward-Ball-Cap Boy!

Educate yourself with some Little Milton!

Holiday in Anaheim

Notes from a week at Chain Reaction

The People Formerly Known as Fans

Faced with a lawsuit from their idol, online Prince worshipers turn the tables on the Artist