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On the Line: Dino McDonough of Slater's 50/50, Part One

​While this Forker knows she's not tall, I felt exceptionally space-efficient meeting up with Dino McDonough of the growing Slater's franchise. It's no wonder; as he's six-foot-three, I was content to sit on the raised bench in the Huntington Beach locale to conduct our interview. He's been with t ... More >>

Jerry DePizzo of O.A.R. on 'King,' Their 15th Anniversary and California

​It may be hard to believe, but O.A.R. is about to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Their latest album, King, has been one of their highest charting albums to date. As the band prepared to head out to the West Coast for the first time in over a year, we caught up with saxophonist Jerry DePizzo to ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers Reschedule Tour Due to Foot Injuries

​Red Hot Chili Peppers postponed their upcoming U.S. tour supporting their Grammy-nominated snoozefest, I'm With You, due to multiple foot injuries sustained by lead singer Anthony Kiedis. According to a statement, "Kiedis recently underwent surgery to remove a crushed sesamoid bone and correct a ... More >>

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Kinkajou From South America Somehow Winds Up in Santa Ana

Wikipedia CommonsDon't worry, this kinkajou is yawning.​Just to be clear, a kinkajou is not a sex act performed in the back alleys of Thailand. It's the South American cousin to the raccoon. And one wandering near a Santa Ana elementary school was scooped up in October.After brief stays at county ... More >>

Buck-O-Nine

Alex's Bar

This Week in Food: Bánh Mì Rants, Awesome Catfish and Kittens in Pots (But Not Cooked)!

Flickr user namillionairee​Between infographics on Flamin' Hot Cheetos and much more, it's been quite a week on your favorite infernal blog. Best of the week after the jump!

Free Ticket Tuesday: We're Giving Away Two Pairs of Tickets to See Crocodiles

Myspace.com​San Diego-based drone-pop duo Crocodiles--comprised of Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell (and sometimes accompanied by three other members)--met as teenagers in their local punk scene about 10 years ago. They became best friends and put out their debut album, Summer of Hate (Fat Possu ... More >>

The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants

But what's been unearthed reveals a culture of cruelty

The Cali Rally Paddles Through OC

The Transworld Surf magazine-sponsored, race/scavenger hunt livened up the Ritz-Carlton pool

The Thing About the North Park Music Thing

​The thing about the North Park Music Thing, explains founder Kevin Hellman, is that he wants the two-day festival in San Diego to be as regional as SXSW. And some day, maybe bigger.  "The first year it was called North by North Park, but the folks in Austin (home of SXSW) threatened to su ... More >>

Adam Lambert

Pacific Amphitheatre

10 Must-See Panels at Comic-Con

​San Diego Comic-Con is a week away, but it's not too early to start strategizing about what you should see when you're there. Especially if you've seen the size of the event's program schedule.But there's no reason to battle eye strain. We've put together a list of the 10 comic-related events to ... More >>

Los Angeles Times Spin-Off OCLNN Shuts Down

​So much for another online media empire thingy. 

Imaginary U.S. Map Leaves OC Intact

​Democrats around the nation are feeling a lot of ire at America's electoral system lately. Even though Dems have still got a 59-41 majority in the U.S. Senate, the election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown means they won't be able to get health-care reform--which was crazy-close to being p ... More >>

Over the Weekend: the Silent Comedy, Mississippi Man and Handsome G, La Cave, Costa Mesa

The Hype: After winning the "Best Pop" category at the San Diego Music Awards last year, the members of The Silent Comedy have been hard at work on a new album. For LA (formerly OC) band Mississippi Man, the completion of their album, The Snake Oil Sales Men, early last ... More >>

3-Time GOP Candidate for Congress in Court for Thefts From Hotels, Comedians, Phone Company and Mercedes Dealer

Not Deleica Holt's campaign poster but her booking photo.​Delecia Holt, 48, of Aliso Viejo, ran as a Republican in special elections to replace Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach), who left Congress in 2005 to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-San Dieg ... More >>

Long Beach Comic Con

Long Beach Convention Center

The Zeros Coming to Alex's Bar

​The original line-up of one of Southern California's first punk bands, the Zeros, is playing Alex's Bar in Long Beach Aug. 21. Before punk became synonymous with mohawks and chains, the genre was like a sped-up version of '60s bubblegum rock (basically, what the Ramones did). The Chula Vista -bas ... More >>

Water Agencies May Again Try To Wrangle Out of $204,000 Fine

Clockwork told you in May about the San Diego region staff of the state's Regional Water Control Board recommending the South Orange County Wastewater Authority--which collects, treats, reuses and disposes of waste water for 10 South County agencies--and the South Coast Water District--an independen ... More >>

Posthumous

Ska is Dead Tour

TONIGHT: Tim and Eric at the Glass House

It's here: Adult Swim's Tim Heidecker (right) and Eric Wareheim (uh, left) are performing tonight at the Glass House in Pomona; amazingly, tickets are still available.Tim and Eric are the guys behind quasi-cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor and, more recently, the sketch comedy program Tim and Eric Aweso ... More >>

TONIGHT: Midnight Hour Free at Detroit Bar (Last Chance!)

Tonight's the last night to catch OC's Midnight Hour--recently featured in our Locals Only column--for free as part of their Monday night residency this month at Detroit Bar (it's the last Monday in December, you see, it all makes sense).Also on the bill: San Diego's Dynamite Walls and another Oran ... More >>

A New Newspaper for Newport-Mesa? Really?

Newport Beach/Costa Mesa-centric blog A Bubbling Cauldron breaks news this morning that ex-Daily Pilot publisher Tom Johnson and ex-Pilot editor/LA Times journo/current Orange Coast columnist/impending book whore Bill Lobdell are teaming up to start a new community pub that will cover the two burgs, ... More >>

The Reaganomics

The Reaganomics

Last Night: Album Leaf at Detroit Bar

Review by Reza Allah-Bakhshi Album Leaf Detroit Bar February 21, 2008 Better Than: Wishing you could inherit Jimmy Lavalle's talent simply by touching him. Download: “On Your Way” vid by Album Leaf I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a rainy Thursday night than to kick back with a br ... More >>

Asameshi Maeda Honten - "Legendary Ramen Fair" in Costa Mesa's Mitsuwa Marketplace

If you are reading this after February 18th, 2008, you might as well stop: Asameshi Maeda Honten will have already packed up and left for San Diego, its next tour destination. Sort of like a band that belts out noodle soups instead of tunes, you can find this Japanese ramen shop here, at the Costa ... More >>

2007: a Comic-Con Odyssey

Or, How I learned to stop worrying and love sleep deprivation, huge crowds and wonderful toys

Comic-Con 2007: The Beginning

This is the real ghost train. San Diego, Wednesday night, downtown, after dark. All that's here is a smattering of oases of light, from cheap drug stores to greasy spoons offering a "really big Taco Plate" for $3.50. The streets, for now, are mostly empty, and those riding the trolley around you ar ... More >>

Comic-Con Survival Guide

WEB EXCLUSIVE! How to have the maximum amount of fun at Comic-Con

San Diego: Screw Trestles

San Diego has no business in San Diego County. At least, that's what their City Council seems to think. In our Best "Best of OC" Issue yet, Dave Wielenga eloquently described one of the major problems with the Save Trestles campaign: apathy. Surfers and the surf industry pay lip service to their be ... More >>

The Anti-Immigrant All-Stars--Live!

If you're not doing anything today, drive down to San Diego, where Fullerton Republican Congressman Ed Royce will chair hearings on the illegal-alien menace. Scheduled to appear, according to the Orange County Register, will be our Anti-Immigrant All-Stars, the folks (of all ethnicities, as they lov ... More >>

Get Out!

Special Summer Festival Edition: You are the star!

Ask Not for Whom the Toll Blows

San Diego wakes up, finds an Orange County freeway in its yard

Got a Minute for a State Park?

10News San Diego is my hero of the day. On April 9-10 they aired an editorial on the proposed Foothill-South (241) toll road extension. The station's vice president and general manager Derek Dalton speaks for just over sixty seconds on the Transportation Corridor Agencies' plan, the Attorney Genera ... More >>

Wave New World

!Ask a Mexican!

George Bushs Joint

Rebecca Schoenkopf takes on the presidents drug war

Irvine

You can plan cities, but you cant plan people

This weeks featured NFL game: San Diego Chargers (4-7) vs. Minnesota Vikings (7-4)

San Diego Chargers (4-6) vs. Minnesota Vikings (6-4)

Blurb-O-Matic

Sneak peeks at a season of theater that is breathtaking, passionate, entertaining!

Political Mercenary

Rise of GOP strategist signals transformation of anti-airport coalition

Between the Generations

Sexual politics and moral ambiguity take the stage

We Couldn't Find 10

Our Top 8 list of the upcoming theater season

Go Fourth

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and hate the wall