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Norway

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe: "The Worst Thing Is You Don't Exist Anymore"

    Anton Newcombe is ready to do his interview, but he's not truly ready to do his interview until he reaches back to grab his red aviator sunglasses. Once he's suited up, then we're set, and this Newport Beach native who can trace his family's local history back to the days before farms turned into pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    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 >>

  • Music

    March 29, 2012

    Ghost Town Jenny Misses the OC

    [Locals Only] OC native Kim Kylland relives her childhood while visiting but won't move back

  • Columns

    January 12, 2012

    Why Doesn't Mexico Participate in the Olympics

    [¡Ask a Mexican!!] And why do some Mexicans hate their dark skin?

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Charlie Murphy Talks Strippers, Acid Trips and Kissing Babies

    ​If you think that you know Charlie Murphy from his entertaining and hysterical stories from the Chappelle show, think again. Charlie has a ton of huge movies under his belt, a stand-up career that's been entertaining crowds worldwide for over ten years, and this Thursday through Sunday, he is bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    New Artists Just Added to SXSW's 2012 Lineup

    Mary Bell/OC WeeklyDelta Spirit at BuskerFest in Long Beach in 2010​South By Southwest revealed a whole slew of new acts confirmed to play at official showcases during the annual music and film conference in Austin. This is the third list of musicians to be released. The venues and dates they ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 6, 2011

    When Should You Use Usted instead of Tú?

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] And are the letters in this column real?

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

    Peter Bjorn and John Can Laugh at Themselves

    Despite their sometimes melancholy tunes, the Swedish group have a sense of humor about their place in the musical universe

  • Film

    March 24, 2011

    'Miral' Shows Off Its Muddle-East Politics

    Style, but little substance in Julian Schnabel's Palestine plea

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Anthrax's Scott Ian to Skip Touring Due to Birth of First Child

    ​Scott Ian, Anthrax's rhythm and lead guitar player, just announced he's not going to be touring with the band he formed 30 years ago due to the upcoming birth of his first child. He said, "This decision to miss these shows was a deeply personal one. I co-founded this band July 18, 1981, and for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2010

    Dimmu Borgir

    Fox Pomona Theater

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Blonde Redhead at the Glass House Last Night

    Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklySee more photos from Blonde Redhead here.​See the full slidshow here!Blonde RedheadNovember 15, 2010The Glass HouseA dimly lit stage with flickering light bulbs perfectly set the stage for Blonde Redhead. Supporting their new album Penny Sparkle, the subtle surge of synthes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    ​Headline: Police: 77-Year-Old Woman Assaulted, Robbed in South Coast Plaza Parking LotComment by TROJAN714: Sanctuary City trash spilling over into other areas. It's time that Lawful Citizens took their cities back from these Thugs. Maybe an Open-Carry law would slow this stuff down. I read ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Around the World in Seven Venues, at Filter's Culture Collide Festival

    ​Cloning won't be necessary to see every band participating in the Culture Collide Festival in Los Angeles. Through some organizational tic-tac-toe, a number of the acts play multiple shows over the next four days scattered around the east side. Despite the abundance of gigs, those who don't stra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    3 of Top 10 Most Wanted International Fugitives Hail From Orange County

    ​Long before the Interwebs were awash with lists like "Top 10 Squeaky Cat Toys" and "Top 25 Geeky Video Game Comic Book D&D Tie-Ins," the FBI was issuing its top 10 lists of most-wanted criminals.Perhaps you've even seen them at the post office.The long arm of the bureau extends beyond the 50 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Hot Club of San Francisco

    Carpenter Performing Arts Center

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Researchers: Cell Phones and Brain Tumors Are a Bad Connection

    ​Keep those Blackberries pushed up tightly against your heads, Christmas shoppers: a very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia shows no link between cell-phone use and brain tumors.Reuters has the skinny.The findings validate what UC Irvine medical researchers have been sayin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2009

    Eight Questions with Katon W. De Pena of Hirax

    Hirax with Katon De Pena, third from right.​Interviewing Hirax singer Katon W. De Pena is sort of a waste of time. You see, journalists (me) are supposed to find news and then announce said news to readers (you). But I shit you not when I say that everyone knows De Pena and De Pena knows everyone. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    TONIGHT: Ida Maria at Detroit Bar

    Out-of-nowhere pop sensation Ida Maria plays Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa tonight.Well, not really "out of nowhere." She's from Norway. And, as usual those wily Brits were ahead of the curve with this one, as hits like "Oh My God" and "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" have been big the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    Ida Maria

    Detroit Bar

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    First Crop of SXSW Acts Announced, OC/LB Bands Conspicuously Absent

    A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    [CD Review] Nelly, 'Brass Knuckles' (Derrty Ent, Universal)

    A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 31, 2008

    'Ground Us': Utopias of Sponge and Cardboard at the Huntington Beach Art Center

    A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

  • Features

    April 17, 2008

    Hotter Than the Temperature at Coachella? Black Lips, Animal Collective, Duffy and 43 More

    A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 21, 2008

    [¡Ask a Mexican!®] Why Does Mexico Have Such a Hard Time Getting Its Act Together?

    A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

  • Film

    November 8, 2007

    DVDish

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! The Kids Were Alright

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Hindsight

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Third Annual ‘Shared Visions Art Exhibit’

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Friday's Headlines & Surprises: Why Did the Mayor Quote Mein Kampf at South Coast Plaza?

    Look! Up in the Sky! It's SuperFascist! Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor jumped into a phone booth, ripped off his Orange County Sheriff greens and donned something that would make him, at least outwardly, a man of substance: a fine suit, tie and shiny shoes. Yep, yesterday at a ceremony to celebrate ... More >>

  • Music

    October 11, 2007

    Sprawl of Sound

    From '90s Detroit to '00s Bergen, Via Long Beach: Majesty Crush’s Sole Music, The Scando-Retro-Future of Rock

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Sprawl of Sound

    Heavenly Beats, Demonic Metal, Slack Clergy: Absorbing Seattle’s Decibel Festival, Assessing Disney’s HOB Flub, Heeding Lazy Preacher

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Computer Camp and Disco Balls

    Norway’s Datarock Create Dance Anthems for Geeks and Freaks

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2006

    Obscene

    Mewling and puking aside, babies are usually good news, but a new report from Save the Children makes for grim reading. Tom Tomorrow, the great cartoonist (whose work can be found weekly in the Weekly), gets to the straight to heart of the matter on his blog, This Modern World: "... this is fucking ... More >>

  • Film

    April 20, 2006

    Go Ask Alice

    First-time actress at 77 bares all about Apart From That

  • Columns

    March 23, 2006

    !Ask a Mexican!

    Do Mexicans make better soldiers and Marines?

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    The Midnight Nambla

    Turbonegro arent gaytheyre just really, really good-looking

  • Film

    February 19, 2004

    Cold Feet

    Coping with uncertainty in Scandinavia and Hollywood

  • Columns

    December 11, 2003

    LOVE THAT BOB

    Coping with uncertainty in Scandinavia and Hollywood

  • Culture

    November 6, 2003

    Of Ice and Men

    SCRs Terra Nova

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Mayhem in Santa Ana

    Alleged anti-Christian hate crime may have Norwegian roots

  • Columns

    January 23, 2003

    Hoochie Who?

    Hoochie coo!

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Victory Through Tote Bags

    Hoochie coo!

  • Features

    May 30, 2002

    War! Huh?

    Welcome to the summer of love at a theater near you

  • Food

    May 23, 2002

    Iron Barista

    Competitors test their beans

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Searched and Seized

    Competitors test their beans

  • Film

    March 29, 2001

    500 Ficks in Five Months

    The fast life of a film-fest screener

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Revenge of the Archies!

    Pop bands rule at the IPO

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Cash Cow!

    Make money or unplug your computer

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Making Copies

    The menace threatening the global entertainment industry? Linux users!?

  • Features

    July 29, 1999

    The Ugly Reality

    Ugly Duckling learns a beautiful lesson about the universality of alcohol and skanks

  • Features

    July 29, 1999

    Clams

    And other realities of life on the road

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