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  • Blogs

    May 21, 2007

    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 Ai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    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 he ... More >>

  • Features

    November 25, 1999

    Anger Is a Gift

    Rage Against the Machine

  • Features

    July 27, 2000

    The Rock Star Track

    For Giant Sucking Sound, gigs are for kicks

  • Film

    June 22, 2006

    Deep Doo-doo

    A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde are after your money again

  • Music

    November 13, 2008

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

    A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde are after your money again

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    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 N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 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 ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2009

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

    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 ... More >>

  • Music

    July 31, 2008

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

    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 ... More >>

  • Music

    July 10, 2008

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

    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 ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 27, 2008

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

    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 ... More >>

  • Features

    September 20, 2007

    The General Store

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

  • Music

    June 21, 2007

    Aural Reports

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

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Such Nice Boys!

    Suddenly famous, the guys in Lit figure out how to mix high-octane success with being as nice as they ever were

  • Music

    August 10, 2006

    Love Is Dead

    Arthur Lee, R.I.P., again

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Sam's Club

    Twenty years ago, Safari Sams owner Sam Lanni had his dreams crushed by Huntington Beach. Now hes got a new dream on Sunset Boulevard

  • Columns

    February 17, 2005

    Endangered Species

    The Crazy Horse is demolished, the Golden Bears Rick Babiracki passes on

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 4

    The Crazy Horse is demolished, the Golden Bears Rick Babiracki passes on

  • Film

    March 25, 2004

    This Godhead Life

    Getting too close to Rodney Bingenheimer

  • Music

    November 6, 2003

    Pushing Kinda Sorta Hard

    Sky Saxon & the Seeds live the myth

  • Columns

    February 27, 2003

    Rolling on the Hooker Bus

    One night at Rodmans

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    Aint Love Grand?

    Arthur Lee is Free and says youll get your moneys worth

  • Music

    April 4, 2002

    Old Man, Take a Look at Yourself

    CSN&Y: The new radicalsonly old!

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    All Rise Together

    OCs first real independent hip-hop label is all about friends helping friends

  • Food

    July 12, 2001

    Hookah Party!

    Smoky flavors at Open Sesame

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    First-Stage Alert

    The Clear aint smoggy

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    No Doubt

    Like Anaheim, superstardom is a weird place to come from

  • Culture

    October 14, 1999

    Viva Vasquez!

    Like Anaheim, superstardom is a weird place to come from

  • Music

    August 5, 1999

    Woodschlock OC

    Jejune/The Siren Six!/Neve/Buck
    Chain Reaction
    Friday, July 23

  • Features

    July 29, 1999

    Hey, Mom, Im a Rock Star

    On tour with a wildly famous Orange County band

  • Columns

    April 29, 1999

    Letters

    On tour with a wildly famous Orange County band

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 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.) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Q&A: Marko DeSantis of Sugarcult

    ​Ever since forming in Santa Barbara a decade ago, Sugarcult has issued the kind of smart power pop that never really goes out of style. The band became stars of the modern rock scene while playing the main stage of Warped Tour in 2004. Green Day then chose Sugarcult to be the opening act for ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2010

    Rodney Alcala's Murderous Romp Through Polite Society Brings Him to an Orange County Courtroom Again

    ​Ever since forming in Santa Barbara a decade ago, Sugarcult has issued the kind of smart power pop that never really goes out of style. The band became stars of the modern rock scene while playing the main stage of Warped Tour in 2004. Green Day then chose Sugarcult to be the opening act for ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2010

    Black Apples March to the Beat of Double Drummers

    The 4 members of the Black Apples = 2 drummers + 3 singers + 2 guitarists + 1 bassist. You do the math

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    At Last! Someone Holds Benefit Shows For The Gulf Coast Oil Spill

    ​Just last week, we were wondering where the musical benefit shows for the oil spill were. Well, someone's finally come up with something, and it's pretty big. On July 1, music venues all over the country will hold concerts and donate all their ticket sales to benefit those directly impacted by th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Drummer Alex Kirst of the Nymphs/Iggy Pop Band Dead at 47

    ​Alex Kirst, former member of seminal LA glam rockers The Nymphs and, later, longtime drummer for Iggy Pop's band, died tragically Jan. 13. According to The Desert Sun, Kirst was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Cathedral City, Riverside County. The Nymphs had their heyday in the late '80s and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    Rock of Ages

    Segerstrom Center for the Arts

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    The Sunset Strip Music Festival Begins and Ends With Mötley Crüe

    ​Mötley Crüe is kicking off the three-day Sunset Strip Music Festival on Aug. 18 with a special tribute at the House of Blues. They're going to be presented with the Elmer Valentine Award for their contributions to the history of The Sunset Strip. The City of West Hollywood will also recogniz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Today has Been Declared Mötley Crüe Day in West Hollywood

    ​Today the City of West Hollywood will declare August 18, 2011 Mötley Crüe Day, and honor the originaly partying hair metal band as the 2011 recipients of the "Elmer Valentine Award" for their contributions to the history of The Sunset Strip.The award ceremony at the House of Blues will kick off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    [UPDATED with Ex-Veep's "Arrest":] Dick Cheney Greeted by Protesters at Nixon Library

    ​UPDATE, SEPT. 8, 9:56 A.M.: As Dick Cheney was lauding his profound role in Bush administration wars on terror, the Geneva Convention and the U.S. Constitution before a polite Nixon Library crowd Wednesday evening, he was "arrested."Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans rose from her chair in the East ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Mac Miller: Five Ways to Pre-Game Before His Show

    ​Mac Miller's affinity for Chuck Taylors and alumni status with Taylor Alderdice's Pittsburgh high school might have you believe that he's a part Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang crew, the truth is Miller and Khalifa couldn't be further apart. Although they both launched their careers with Pittsburgh-bas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the Beastie Boys Announced as 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

    ​Los Angeles bands Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers top the list of inductees for the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it was announced early Wednesday morning. Guns N' Roses, later dubbed "The World's Most Dangerous Band," emerged on L.A.'s rock scene in the mid '80s. Within a few ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Guns N' Roses at the Forum Last Night

    Andrew Youssef​Guns N' Roses The Forum 12/21/11 This isn't your older brother's Guns N' Roses, and hell, they aren't even MY Guns N' Roses, but they're not trying to be nor do they give a shit what you and I think. Last night at the Forum, Axl Rose and the latest incarnation of GN'R took the stag ... More >>

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