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The Big Mistake Bands Are Making With Facebook

By: Jessica HopperAre you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is ... More >>

Why Street Teams Are Nothing But "Proactive Litter"

By: Jessica Hopper Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She i ... More >>

Ask Fan Landers: Either She's Your Girlfriend or Your Roadie, Not Both

[Editors Note: Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you st ... More >>

Vincent Valdez's MySpace Stupidity Cost Him 10 Years in Prison

Yums​Vincent Julian Valdez's stupidity on MySpace cost him 10 years in a California prison.In 2007, the trigger-happy Santa Ana hoodlum with the Thug Family Life (T.F.L.) gang obviously didn't get the memo concerning stealth.Valdez attempted to reduce his potential prison exposure after committing ... More >>

Justin Timberlake to Hold Office in Irvine?

[Mental Notes] Pop star buys a piece of the old-school Internet. Plus, Paul Leary on Rome Ramirez

Justin Timberlake Buys MySpace; Will We Be Having Justin Sightings in Irvine?

​Yes, you read that right. Justin Timberlake is bringing MySpace back, after it was revealed that Timberlake was a key player behind the $35m deal for the original social networking site.The weirdest thing about this is that Timberlake played Facebook investor Sean Parker in the movie The Social ... More >>

Pithy Sweet Get Psyched Up

[Locals Only] The Fullerton band on MILFs, milk and MySpace

Richard Alan Chaney Gets 9 Years for Pulling "Haidl Maneuver" and Other Sex Acts on Teens

​Richard Alan Chaney has been sentenced to nine years in state prison for sexually assaulting 14- and 17-year-old girls he met on MySpace and Stickam.com. The 25-year-old Costa Mesa resident pleaded guilty to oral copulation of a minor under 16, contacting a child with the intent to distribute p ... More >>

Faraway Boys Call It Quits

MySpaceBarely knew ye and all that good stuff.​Dang it. Shortly after they played one of the Weekly's Locally Grown concerts and got a mention in the this week's cover feature about Orange County's music scenes, South-County rockabilly artists the Faraway Boys have decided to hang up their guitars ... More >>

Watch A New Video From Neon Indian, Then Go To The Detroit Bar Tonight

MySpace / Dagny Piasecki​Unlike all the other fans of "chillwave king" Neon Indian, you, dear OC resident, actually have a choice. You can either watch the video of the  "Sleep Paralysist" single on Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound imprint, which came out  AOL today, or you can go see t ... More >>

Show Announcement: Vampire Weekend, Fox Theater, Pomona

Those Paul Simon worshipping rockers Vampire Weekend will wrap a hectic U.S. tour with a pair of SoCal dates including an April 14 gig at Fox Theater in Pomona. The NYC band's new album Contra, due out January 12, is streaming on their MySpace page. Yeah, it's another iteration of Graceland--but a ... More >>

Orange County Skinhead Murdered in Monrovia--Why?

Anyone care to tell us what the N and S tattoos on Gentile stand for?​Last week was a tough one for Orange County's tight-knit, methed-up skinhead community. On Friday, of course, three members of the Candy-Ass Gang pleaded guilty to attempted murder with hate crime enhancements. Last Tuesday, 22- ... More >>

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House of Blues

Got a Black Flag Tattoo?

​If the answer to that question is yes, then do you want to be in a book? Because if you do, you can. According to a Myspace bulletin posted by former Black Flag singer Ron Reyes, a book of people with the Black Flag bars is in the works. Here's what Reyes typed:"so I got a friend on Myspace who i ... More >>

[Locals Only] Iodine 69 Are Chemically Balanced

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Chain Reaction

TONIGHT: Oliver Jane, Dash Jacket and Camp Out at Blue Laguna in Laguna Beach

​We heart South County's Oliver Jane here on Heard Mentality--check out our recent Locals Only on the troupe if you're skeptical--so the news that they're not planning on playing any shows in a while is disheartening for suresies. But that hiatus won't start until after tonight's show at the Blue ... More >>

CNN is a Punk Rocker

sepiamutiny.com​Someone forwarded me this article on Muslim punk in the United States. I read it and think you should too.A major focus of the story is a Boston/NYC group called the Kominas, which I learned from reading means "the scumbags" in Punjabi. The article is pretty good and makes the Komi ... More >>

VIDEO: New Song by the Jakes

Newport Beach five-piece talented-beyond-their-years the Jakes have weathered the loss of keyboard player Ehson Hashemian, and continue to rack up fans and acclaim, generally standing out as "the" Orange County band to watch; the one most likely to break out into the mainstream, and soon. They're on ... More >>

TONIGHT: Tyler Weinrich at Chain Reaction

Publicity photos are more powerful than you might think--I had never heard of Sacramento's Tyler Weinrich before today. and I probably would have never bothered to check out his music, at least at this point in time, if not for that amazing picture. More to the point, I'm intrigued by all the tantal ... More >>

Bands Needed for Anaheim Venue

I got this MySpace message about a venue in Anaheim looking for bands. Seeing how I'm not in a band, it doesn't apply to me. But it might to you. Or maybe your friends. Either way, if this turns out bunk, don't come crying to me. If it's legit, I accept cash and the occasional check.  

Listen to Taking Back Sunday's New Album Before their Grove Show Next Week

OK, so Taking Back Sunday are playing the Grove of Anaheim a week from today, June 3. Their new album, the appropriately titled New Again, comes out the day before. That doesn't really give you a lot of time to get to know all those new songs before the show. Bummer, right? Or is it? Well, helpfully ... More >>

THIS WEEKEND: Final Saturday of SoCal Rocks 2009

Also happening this weekend is the last installment of SoCal Rocks 2009, which has been taken place at Sachi's in Long Beach the past two Saturdays. A veritable plethora of bands are scheduled for this Saturday, including Orange County's Entice, who we wrote about earlier this week. Check the event' ... More >>

The Prospector: Truth In Advertising?

The Prospector in Long Beach is a cool place: good shows, good folks, good fun. But it seems that they're not above false advertising. Shame. Terrible, terrible shame.In a shocking bit of chicanery, they posted a MySpace bulletin late this afternoon, saying only "KARAOKE TONIGHT WITH REID AND WADE!! ... More >>

Sublime video from Saturday night

A guy can't take a shit these days without someone posting it on YouTube the next day. That being said, here are some clips from the Sublime reunion show Saturday night in Nevada with new singer Rome. According to his MySpace page, he's from Newport Beach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrkfVlCM_SA

TONIGHT: Crown City Bombers at the Continental Room

Though as you can see from the image to the left, spelling might not be the Continental Room in Fullerton's strong suit, they're still reliable when it comes to putting on a good show. Especially on an eerily quiet night like this, when there really doesn't seem to be much else going on (what's up w ... More >>

[Sound Guy] Digging Who's Onstage at OC Music Award Showcases—and Wondering Who Isn't

[Locals Only] Midnight Hour

The Prospector Accepting Toy Donations

Long Beach's The Prospector--who are playing host to Tijuana Knife Fight, Chotto Ghetto and Killer Dreamer tomorrow--are accepting donations of new (new, not that broken Teddy Ruxpin you've been hanging on to for some reason)  toys on behalf of local children's shelters.So, if you're checking o ... More >>

Because You're Ugly: Obey and RVCA Warehouse Sales!

We don't get too many (good) sample/warehouse sales around these parts, so prepare yourselves: It's time again for RVCA and OBEY's respective giant holiday sample sales. Starting this Friday, the masses will once again line up around the block at OBEY's Santa Ana warehouse and RVCA's Costa Mesa he ... More >>

Pre-Thanksgiving Bash at Detroit Bar Wednesday

The day before Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Eve, as I oh-so-cleverly like to call it), is typically one of the busiest bar nights of the year. It makes sense: No one has to work the next day, people are in town, wanna get away from their families and turn to the sweet, sweet solace of the bottle. So i ... More >>

Because You're Ugly: Even More Sales

Favorite Huntington Beach-based website, 80spurple.com, has announced their Purple Friday sale with everything at 25% off with the coupon code: "the purps." Use your discount to finally get those designer shades you've been lusting after (80s Purple carries everything from Tom Ford and Ray-Bans to ... More >>

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Ingrid Michaelson

Prepare to 'Thrill the World' in Irvine

Looking for a way to capture "Filipino inmate" chic? Why not Thrill The World today, and participate in an "annual worldwide simultaneous dance of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller.'" Alright, sold. Events are planned all over the world, for the second year in a row - 95 cities, 13 countries - including ... More >>

[Hits!] This Week's Top-Selling Records at Bionic Records, Cypress

[Locals Only] Gross Urge

305 reasons to attend Newport Beach Film Fest 2008

Though the official schedule of films for the Newport Beach Film Festival is expected out tomorrow, there is one we can confirm right now: 305, subject of a recent OC Weekly cover feature, will be showing on April 28th at 9:30 p.m., as confirmed recently on the movie's official MySpace page. Most of ... More >>

Blank Blue Announce Album Release Date

Blank Blue: Blissin' up. On May 6, Ubiquity Records will release Blank Blue's debut album, Western Water Music II. This is good news because, among other things, Blank Blue—the recording project of soulful Long Beach musicians Elvin “Nobody” Estela and Niki Randa—were named the Weekly's B ... More >>

[Aural Reports] Tunes Are San Clemente Singer/Songwriter Mark Siet's Drug of Choice

Memorial & Wake for Mike Conley Today

All info from a MySpace bulletin posted about Mike Conley by DJ Poppa of the Double Fisted Underground/Suck My Disco crew: Memorial: 4pm Sunday Brookhurst Street & Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach At The River Jetties You can enter the beach one block north of Brookhurst Street @ Magnolia Str ... More >>

Local Surfer Dane Williams Found Dead

Dane Chandler Williams, also known as "Downtown Dane" for his ubiquitous presence in downtown Huntington Beach, was found dead in San Diego. He was in town on a company trip, having worked as an intern for Hurley since October. His body was found wrapped in a blanket in an alley in Chollas Creek. W ... More >>

The Year in Horror Bonus Quotes - Lucky McKee and Nathan Baesel

Sometimes you get way more good quotes than you can use in a story, and such was the case with my year in horror piece in today's issue. Here in cyberspace, we have a lot more room, so enjoy these bonus interviews. LUCKY MCKEE, director of MAY and THE WOODS on the year in horror Honestly, I didn't ... More >>

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Magic Lantern

Hasta La Muerte

Vintage thrash metal is back with a vengeance, and it’s speaking Spanish

Sol-T Makes URB's Next 1000 List

LA-based mag URB has included Orange County MC/producer Sol-T in its notorious Next 1000 feature. Sol puts a fresh, funny and raunchy spin on old-school hip-hop, both on the mic and the MPC2000. You can read the blurb (as well as the recent OC Weekly feature on him) on his MySpace page. Sol-T pla ... More >>

Music Editor Seeks Heavy-Metal Thunder, OC-Style

It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

WEB EXCLUSIVE!: The Year In Unfair Shares

In the Mailbag: Richard Swift

It's no secret that I love Harry Nilsson a lot. A lot a lot. And so it is that I hear traces of him in just about everything, from Madman Moon to Kelley Stoltz (if you look beyond the obvious Brian Wilson presence) to, now, Richard Swift. Swift's latest, Dressed Up for the Letdown (out February 20 ... More >>

The Streets of San Francisco

Expanded for Web! Filmmaker points camera at citys unseen side and strikes a universal chord

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