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November 15, 2006
Congrats To KUCI And Cold War Kids...
..for honorable nominations in this year's Plug Awards. Wha Plug? Indie backpatters sez: PLUG is different from all of the institutional accolades for the music industry – the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, GRAMMY Awards, Teen Choice Awards, MTV Music Award ... More >>
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February 11, 2008
The Grammys: Drunk on Winehouse
Every year the Grammy Awards ceremony proves—among other things—how far out of step my tastes are with mainstream music, a state of affairs with which I came to terms, oh, in the early '80s. It also reveals the dearth of imagination/adventurousness of the nominating committee. Most of the music ... More >>
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February 12, 2009
I Love You Porgy
Ella
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September 5, 2008
Kaba Modern to Perform at the VMA Pre-Show
Though UC Irvine-based hip-hop dance troupe only placed a disappointing third (when evvveryone knew they should have at least been second—c'mon America!) in the debut season of MTV's Best American Dance Crew, they're back for another competition: The chance to present at Sunday's Video Music Awar ... More >>
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November 10, 2008
Tickets for KIIS 102.7 FM Jingle Ball Going Fast
As far as these things go, the lineup for this year's "KIIS 102.7 FM Jingle Ball," Dec. 6 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, is fairly impressive. And by "these things," of course I mean a concert where pre-fab, manufactured teeny bopper acts perform 15 minute sets in the name of promoting a radio stat ... More >>
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December 4, 2008
LowBallVideoChatter: LynnMarie & the Boxhounds, "Squeeze Box" (plus Grammy rant)
God, I hate the stupid fucking Grammy Awards, an annual music industry wank-off that I've seriously been railing against ever since I was 12 -- in 1980, the year wus-pop icon Christopher Cross swept all the big awards, beating out classic recordings like Pink Floyd's The Wall (which somehow flew und ... More >>
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December 5, 2008
On-Sale Saturday: LL Cool J, Bone Thugs, More
Not a ton of stuff this week--but we've already had Britney Spears and Snoop, so what more do you want? There are some good new ones: the ridiculously ripped LL Cool J, for instance. Find 'em after the jump!
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April 2, 2009
OC Music Awards
Not a ton of stuff this week--but we've already had Britney Spears and Snoop, so what more do you want? There are some good new ones: the ridiculously ripped LL Cool J, for instance. Find 'em after the jump!
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January 23, 2009
Luke Allen Responds to This Week's 'Sound Guy' Column
In this week's Sound Guy column, I talk about the OC Music Awards showcases, and discuss how the lineups have been rather similar, genre-wise. Luke Allen, the head of the OC Music Awards, emailed me back with these thoughts, which I think were worth sharing: I hear you on the similarity of the arti ... More >>
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June 2, 2009
TONIGHT: Erykah Badu at the Grove of Anaheim
The Grove of Anaheim will surprise you sometimes. They'll go a couple weeks without too many shows of note, then they'll come at you with a bunch of stuff all at once, and you're like "hey! Grove of Anaheim! alright!" This is one of those weeks: tomorrow, Taking Back Sunday. Friday, B-Real of Cypres ... More >>
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February 9, 2009
Watch Ikey Owens (and the Rest of the Mars Volta) Win a Grammy
The Mars Volta--featuring Long Beach's Ikey Owens, of Free Moral Agents and Look Daggers, on keyboards--won the "Best Hard Rock" Grammy last night for "Wax Simulacra." Since the Grammys only show a handful of the awards on the telecast (there are a lot of Grammys, like a lot) their award was accepte ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
[Sound Guy] The OC Music Awards Push the Envelope
The Mars Volta--featuring Long Beach's Ikey Owens, of Free Moral Agents and Look Daggers, on keyboards--won the "Best Hard Rock" Grammy last night for "Wax Simulacra." Since the Grammys only show a handful of the awards on the telecast (there are a lot of Grammys, like a lot) their award was accepte ... More >>
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January 22, 2009
[Sound Guy] Digging Who's Onstage at OC Music Award Showcases—and Wondering Who Isn't
The Mars Volta--featuring Long Beach's Ikey Owens, of Free Moral Agents and Look Daggers, on keyboards--won the "Best Hard Rock" Grammy last night for "Wax Simulacra." Since the Grammys only show a handful of the awards on the telecast (there are a lot of Grammys, like a lot) their award was accepte ... More >>
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January 15, 2009
All in the Family
Debby Boone
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October 30, 2008
Ruling and Regulating
Warren G
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July 24, 2008
Silver Streak
Emmylou Harris
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April 26, 2007
Sitting There On the Group W Bench
The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour
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April 12, 2007
Soul Stirrers
Soweto Gospel Choir
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January 11, 2007
Underdogs
The Family Stone with Sly Stone
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August 3, 2006
Trendzilla
Grayed-out black jeans
Culture
April 20, 2006
Me Talk Pretty Sunday
An Evening With David Sedaris
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March 25, 2004
Does Martin Brown Hate Jesus?
No and other quick answers to questions we asked about the Orange County Music Awards!
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November 28, 2002
Jazz Is Not a Dirty Word
John Pizzarelli: People not stupid
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April 4, 2002
Not Unlistenable
The 2002 Orange County Music Awards
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April 26, 2001
Stone Temple Doll Hut?
The 2002 Orange County Music Awards
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March 15, 2001
Don't You Know Me?
The 2002 Orange County Music Awards
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February 17, 2000
Sex, Smoke and Shyness
Diana Krall gets big
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December 2, 1999
Teddy Morgan Is Easy on the Ears
And Sleepy La Beef is about to lose control, and we think we like it
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June 17, 1999
Hes Big in Germany
Game musician Tommy Tallarico hopes a Grammy will make him big in the U.S.
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July 9, 2009
The Motels
The Coach House
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September 14, 2009
Incoming: The Big Pink, Le Loup at Detroit Bar
Tom BeardThe Big Pink, lovin' life.If you're not still reeling from the OMG TOTALLY SHOCKING AND CONTROVERSIAL MTV Video Music Awards (that Kanye West, will he ever learn?), you might be pleased to hear about some neato shows coming our way in the near future, featuring bands that may not be feat ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
Kanye West and Lady Gaga Set to Bring VMA Controversy to Anaheim
Chris VictorioHeard anything about Kanye West lately? The usually reserved rapper/producer/tireless self-promoter has uncharacteristically made a tiny amount of headlines these last couple of days, but you've probably missed them. (Seriously, though, it must be weird to be called a jackass by the ... More >>
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September 16, 2009
Kanye West Photoshop Craze in Full Effect
Move over, lolcats. The hot new Photoshopped macro thing is all about Kanye West, playing off the infamous Taylor Swift Incident (TM) at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. You can find dozens of such images--of wildly varying degrees of funniness--right here. It's weird how many of them have to do ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Travis Barker: More Hip Hop than Hip Hop
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has had plenty of side gigs over the years. Box Car Racer and 44 both featured other Blink members, while a duo called TRV$DJAM included his friend Adam Goldstein. Known as DJ AM, Goldstein, of course, was with Barker in a Learjet crash that killed four people in ... More >>
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September 24, 2009
Dance Music Pick of the Week: Morgan Page (Tonight!) at Code
For too long DJ culture has been reclusive and wary of the mainstream. It's an understandable stance: After disco sucked, core dance music went underground, burned by its flirtation with the charts and subsequent bashing. Generations beyond disco, many spinners still take the underground stance, ... More >>
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September 14, 2009
Before It Gets Old: Kanye Interrupts Obama
Sure, you're probably already way beyond sick of hearing about Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards (or possibly just sick from Lady Gaga's fake blood-stained performance, but we thought it was pretty rad). But this mash-up video by "freeyourpixels," briefly exploring the heretofore unknown conn ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
The Wizard of Oz
Art Theatre
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January 4, 2010
Tomorrow: OC Music Awards Kick Off, Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa
San Juan Capistrano ensemble the Union Line, which thrilled a seriously packed Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest on Dec. 17 with summery vocal harmonies and a boisterous horn section, is scheduled to perform at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa Tuesday as part of the 2010 OC Music Awards debut showcase. It's fre ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Last Night: OC Music Awards Showcase, Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa
The Hype: The OC Music Awards has to be one of the cooler things going on around here. From now until the big bash March 6 at the Grove of Anaheim, it features a slew of free weekly showcases featuring the county's best bands. Tuesday's roster included the Union Line, which won an OC Music Award las ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
'Glee' Star Matthew Morrison Collabs with 'NSync's JC Chasez on Upcoming Solo Album
www.myspace.com/gleeonfoxAccording to MTV News, Glee star/OC native Matthew Morrison just teamed up with boy band alum JC Chasez on one of the tracks for his solo album.Morrison (who plays glee club coach Will Schuester on the show) plans to drop his solo effort next year. "I ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
OC Music Awards Announce Live Showcase Series and New Submission Categories
Can you believe the OC Music Awards is celebrating its 10th anniversary? The newest season kicks off on Jan. 4, and as usual, there will be seven weeks of free showcases at different venues around OC. Today, they announced the Best Live Band and Best Live Acoustic Showcase series (see the schedul ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
WTF of the Week: The Grammy Noms
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyEminem, nominated for 'Recovery'WTF:Despite the fact that the way the world listens to music has changed radically over the past decade, the Grammys ostensibly continue to reward bands based on a model en vogue 50 years ago. This year's list of nominees reflects that ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Arcade Fire Win Album of the Year in a Shocker
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklySurprisingly, The Suburbs by Arcade Fire won album of the year for the 53 Grammy Awards last night. Shocked? We are, too. They beat out Lady Antebellum's Need You Now, Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster, Eminem's Recovery and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. The Grammys seemed to get ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
OC Music Awards Acquired by PR Firm
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyJustin Sane of Avenged Sevenfold accepting an award at the 2011 OC Music Awards for Best AlbumToday the ACE Agency announced it acquired the OC Music Awards. The Santa Ana PR/events company is taking over from producer Luke Allen (who owns rehearsal studio Gemini Stu ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
OC Music Awards Acquired by PR Agency
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January 4, 2012
OC Music Awards 2012 Nominees Announced: How the Process Works
Aquabats were nominated for Best New AlbumUPDATED:Yesterday we talked to the OC Music Awards about claims that the nomination process isn't exactly transparent, with some OC Music Awards Academy members also nominated as musicians in various categories (see more after the jump.) Today I got an em ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Five Local Bands Who Should Be Huge in 2012
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyYoung The Giant wins the prize for the breakout band of Orange County in 2011. Turn on an alt-rock station, google the word "young," and ask Morrissey who his favorite new band is and you'll have your answer--2011 belonged to Young the Giant. "Cough Syrup" was probably only sec ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
[UPDATED with Protest and After Party] Musicans Call Out Elimination of Grammy Award Categories as Racist
UPDATE, FEB, 6, 1:56 P.M.: Presente.org and Grammywatch.org, which has its own petition in circulation, are joining forces in calling for a protest this Saturday over the slashing of Grammy Award categories. The Facebook page for the protest, which encourages supporters to bring their instruments ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Railroad to Alaska
Tiki Bar
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February 9, 2012
Five Most Skewed Moments In Grammy History
This Sunday night, the Grammy Awards will once again be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 54th version promises to be an eventful night with confirmed performers like The Beach Boys, Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, the night promises to b ... More >>
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