Subject: Sunset Strip

• Convention of horrors

  I should have known better. Years of Comic-con attendance have taught me that geek-convention faux pas 101 is to show up late and somehow expect you'll be able to get inside quickly. True, I had overslept, and the fact that the FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS convention was being held at the "Burbank Airport Marriott Hilton" was confusing—do I look for a Hilton or Marriott logo? And once the place was found, the Scottish parking-lot attendant had bad news. "Yu guys haf teken oop all the space

  May 21, 2007

• To Do Tonight - 01/02

  ELVIS AT THE CONTINENTAL ROOM, 9 pm The holidays are gone, but the King and his impersonators are forever. The Continental Room, 115 W. Santa Fe. Ave., Fullerton SOCIAL DISTORTION WITH ANGEL CITY OUTCASTS, 7:30 pm If you didn't catch 'em last night, try this evening before Mike Ness and the gang head over to the Sunset Strip HOB. (They'll be back at the Anaheim venue on the 15th.) House Of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim ANAHEIM DUCKS VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS, 7 pm Start the year righ

  January 2, 2008

• Anger Is a Gift

  November 25, 1999

• The Rock Star Track

  July 27, 2000

• Deep Doo-doo

  June 22, 2006

• [CD Review] The Bronx, 'The Brox III' (White Drugs Records)

  November 13, 2008

• 1989 Calling

  Nine Inch Nails and the original lineup of Jane's Addiction are touring this year. What are the odds that Bush I gets back in office and the Menendez brothers get adopted by a new family just so they can kill them too?In all seriousness, I've never quite understood the appeal of either band. I saw NIN once. It was about three years ago and my best friend from high school was playing guitar. The show was better than I thought it would be and it made me wonder why Trent Reznor relies so heavily on

  February 17, 2009

• Last Night: Raphael Saadiq at House of Blues

  Last Night: Raphael Saadiq at the House of BluesBetter Than: Trying to fill up a car from the 60s with today's gas prices.Download: Don't download shit, buy the damn album (The Way I See it)Toss Raphael Saadiq's latest album, The Way I See It into any CD player and most people are quick to call it a throwback. Delicately places strings, Stax-esque soul claps and an over all retro-sexy, "grown-folks" vibe swoons and swirls in the echoed, analog bliss of every track. If you didn't know any better,

  March 3, 2009

• Blake Miller of Moving Units Lives the Best of Both (Indie and Electronic) Worlds

  January 22, 2009

• Mötley Crüe Stage a Mötley Crüe Broadway Musical in the Inland Empire

  July 31, 2008

• [CD Review] Melvins, 'Nude With Boots' (Ipecac)

  July 10, 2008

• No Big Payout for the Laguna Art Museum's 'Las Vegas Diaspora'

  March 27, 2008

• The General Store

  Trading posts, purveyors of fine goods & services, skilled tradesfolk, trinkets, gewgaws & sundries
  

  September 20, 2007

• Aural Reports

  Empire of Empowerment: Artistdriven's Corey Katouli has a marketing plan for you

  June 21, 2007

• Such Nice Boys!

  September 30, 1999

• Love Is Dead

  August 10, 2006

• Sam's Club

  February 16, 2006

• Endangered Species

  February 17, 2005

• Best of OC 2004: Part 4

  October 21, 2004

• This Godhead Life

  March 25, 2004

• Pushing Kinda Sorta Hard

  November 6, 2003

• Rolling on the Hooker Bus

  February 27, 2003

• Aint Love Grand?

  October 3, 2002

• Old Man, Take a Look at Yourself

  April 4, 2002

• All Rise Together

  January 17, 2002

• Hookah Party!

  July 12, 2001

• First-Stage Alert

  April 6, 2000

• No Doubt

  March 2, 2000

• Viva Vasquez!

  October 14, 1999

• Woodschlock OC

  August 5, 1999

• Hey, Mom, Im a Rock Star

  July 29, 1999

• Letters

  April 29, 1999

• Venus Infers Score Another Opening Gig with Peter Murphy

  Huntington Beach's Venus Infers are not exactly new to having cool things happen to them as a band--they've gotten a ton of local awards and acclaim, placement on TV shows and some prime gigs supporting big names. But they're still assuredly psyched about this: opening up for former Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy tonight at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip.We got word from VI singer and guitarist Davis Fetter late yesterday afternoon, so things must have gone well Monday night at the House

  June 10, 2009

• What Do Pope, Larry Flynt, Mission Viejo Shoppers Have in Common?

  Media reports that as many as 16 actors and actresses in the adult entertainment industry recently tested positive for HIV have prompted new calls for legislation requiring condom use in all porn videos shot in California. Opponents to condom use include the multi-billion dollar adult entertainment industry, the Roman Catholic Church and visitors to The Shops in Mission Viejo. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hosted a press conference, protest and rally Monday night in front of Larry Flynt's

  June 16, 2009

• Dance Music Pick of the Week: Charles Feelgood at Focus (With MP3 Link!)

  BY DENNIS ROMEROListen/download "Charles Feelgood vs. Michael Jackson" here.Revealing a favorite DJ can date you like an exotic entertainer who plays Bon Jovi for her pole-dancing finale. (She thinks she's rocking out like it's 1988 on the Sunset Strip, but she's really putting on a sad bio-drama.) Likewise, sometimes it's embarrassing to admit that my favorite spinners--John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, DJ Dan--all made their first splashes deep within the Clinton era. Kids raised on Steve Aoki, A-

  July 1, 2009

• Fifty Bucks Gets You Alotta Shows with New Live Nation Deal

  ​Concert promoter Live Nation has a pretty sweet deal on the table. For $49.99, people who purchase something called a "Club Passport" get admission to all shows at a few local venues (including the Anaheim House of Blues) for the remainder of the year. When you consider your average ticket costs $20 and it's the middle of September, this ain't such a bad deal.Supposedly, if a show is sold out and you are a member, you're in. Of course, there are steps one has to take in order to ensure a spot

  September 17, 2009