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Sixth Annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Line Up Revealed

A motorcycle caravan of dozens of Hells Angels and other bikers rumbled up to the Whiskey A GoGo on the Sunset Strip yesterday to kick off a party for the announcement of the lineup for the sixth annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Hundreds of fans and members of the press gawked and took pictur ... More >>

It Can't Happen Here: Funny and Political Novels and Non-Fiction Books, or: Toward Putting the RNC in Some Perspective

If the image at extreme right makes you laugh, your mental health is better than mine, and perhaps being so darn well-adjusted means you don't need the constant reality check required by Mr. Bib in the form of journalism, essays, memoir, fiction and nonfiction, cartoons and jokes and commentaries, r ... More >>

Toxic Holocaust Really Mean It

Joel Grind plays sincerely apocalyptic thrash music

El Centro Cultural de Mexico Faces Eviction

[Mental Notes] Plus: Introducing the softer side of Rob Zombie, and NYC inmate says he shot Tupac

Rob Zombie Directs Woolite Commercial

​Zombies! Are wrinkly and stiff clothing keeping you up at night? Well, fear no more! Announcing Woolite as the official fabric softener for the sensitive skinned zombie! No, but seriously, the horror movie and metal mastermind himself, Rob Zombie, recently directed the latest commercial for Wooli ... More >>

How 'Glee' and Lady Gaga are Making Losers Cool

​Remember your first day as a freshman in high school? The unbearable weight of what seemed like countless eyes on you like a ton of fleshy bricks (ew)? That helpless feeling almost always accompanied by an urgent rush to the nearest restroom, where you strategically planned your day to avoid unc ... More >>

Soundgarden to Release First Live Album in March

​​Since the group's reunion in 2010, longtime fans of Soundgarden have clamored for new material from grunge's prodigal sons. Guitarist Kim Thayil won't rule out a new studio album, but the Seattle heroes seem to be concentrating on putting out selections from their deep vault of music from thei ... More >>

In Memoriam: Five Strange Stories Related to the Death of John Lennon

Vickie ChangJohn Lennon, 1940-1980.​Thirty years ago today, John Lennon's life was cut short by a disturbed fan while returning to his home at the Dakota on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As with any legend, countless tales--the bizarre, the depressing, the totally untrue--surround Lennon's mur ... More >>

Milo the Witch Finds Toil and Trouble at Ralphs

Milo Shiff loves his job, but hated that Halloween display enough to file a discrimination complaint

Man Convicted in AMC Theater Horror Attack Got Cruel Punishment?

Robinson: slandered?​Nathan L. Robinson is upset because he thinks a judge excessively punished his 26-year-old brother, Steven Walter Robinson, who was sentenced to prison last Friday for his hammer/knife ambush attack on two people watching a horror movie at the Fullerton AMC Theater in F ... More >>

[Feedback 2008] Long Beach's Mike Monster Isn't Just Pretending to Be Spooky

Toxic Soup du Jour

Eight to 10 years ago, when South Countians, prodded by Irvine, wanted to stop plans for a commercial airport from being built over the soon-to-be abandonded El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, they pointed to studies showing a toxic plume from years of oil, fuel and chemicals spilling onto, running o ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 10/05

AMERICA’S BROADWAY, 8pm Described as “a delightful and thoughtful collection of Broadway musical favorites,” tonight’s show is sure to please any musical fanatic. Lyceum Theater, Vanguard University, 55 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, (714) 668-6145 http://216.177.87.168/theatrearts THE CRUCIBLE, 8p ... More >>

Waiting With Red-baited Breath

Little Saigon’s latest wave of anti-communist fervor spreads beyond Viet Weekly

Memory & Manipulation

The trials of Elizabeth Loftus, defender of the wrongly accused

Not So Little Plays

The 9 Most interesting theatrical productions coming your way over the next few months

Pour It Like a Kettle

The Pop Narcotic will set you free

Barrels of Fun!

Register engages in reckless gunplay