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Thrash Metal band Exodus Banned From House of Blues Anaheim

If you were at the March 22, stop of the 3rd annual Metal Alliance Tour, you might have noticed that one thrash metal band was not the bill at the House of Blues in Anaheim. As it turns out, we can blame the Disney Corporation for that. Northern California thrash metal band Exodus now finds itself ... More >>

Huntington Beach's Poseidon Mis-Adventure

When it comes to Surf City's controversial desalination project, The Orange County Register is a brine spectator

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 >>

Octomom Nadya Suleman Banned by Celebrity Boxing; Celebrity Jousting Now on Speed Dial

Professional boxers who have been banned include the famous and unknown: Muhammad Ali, Luis Resto, Paul Griffin, Dong-Kih Choc, Nadya Suleman.Yep, you read that right, La Habra's Octomom has been banned "from any future Celebrity Boxing matches," informs CEO Damon Feldman in an email.

Ron Paul Delegates' Lawsuit Over Intimidation Linked to Mitt Romney is Tossed ... For Now

Federal judge David O. Carter in Santa Ana today dismissed the lawsuit accusing Republican officials and especially Mitt Romney supporters of thwarting Ron Paul's bid for the party's presidential nomination.However, the Clinton appointee did leave the door open for an amended complaint.

Young the Giant Are OC's Next Great Band

The Irvine's quintet are house-hunting, but not ready to leave us just yet

A Star Is Bared in 'Magic Mike'

Channing Tatum shows his skin-first strengths

[UPDATED with More Delegates Join Revolt:] Is a GOP Goon Squad Intimidating Ron Paul Delegates into Voting Romney at Convention?

See update at end of this post about 40 more national convention delegates seeking to join the 123 who have filed suit and "hundreds more" possibly ready to do the same. ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 13, 12:39 P.M.: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is using violence, intimidation and ballot stuffing t ... More >>

DJs We Can't Wait to See at Coachella

Morgan Page April 13, 2012While in Miami for Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival I got to catch up with Grammy nominated producer/DJ Morgan Page. Page was nominated for an International Dance Music Award in Miami for Best American DJ and Best Progressive Track for "In the Air" with Sult ... More >>

Man Overboard's Chain Reaction Show is Sold Out, But You Can Still Watch It TONIGHT

​Don't cry if you didn't get a Man Overboard ticket to the Chain Reaction show tonight in Anaheim. Thank your technology gods, because the band is streaming the show on ElectricVenue.com. Fans can log in at http://www.electricvenue.com/#/man-overboard-show/4559960491and watch the show for $2.99.&n ... More >>

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax

[Web Exclusive!] Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend

Van Halen Announce Tour Dates: Staples Center on June 1, Honda Center June 12

​Van Halen finally announced their tour dates today, and it is massive. The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced the dates at an intimate performance in New York's Café Wha?. The tour will begin on Feb. 18., with Kool & The Gang joining Van Halen for select tour dates. And as the ... More >>

Five Platters of Raunchy Food Blues

Bo Carter​As we discovered in an earlier post, many songs about food are mostly about trying to get laid but it would appear for a lot of early blues musicians every song about food was about sex. Now perhaps it's just my prurient imagination and I'm misinterpreting these great blues classics but ... More >>

We're Calling It Now: Radiohead Is Headlining Coachella 2012

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​What does it mean when Radiohead confirms the first 10 dates of its forthcoming 2012 U.S. tour? It can only mean the dates--mostly East Coast and Midwest stops--will be a precursor to their Coachella appearance on two weekends this April, since there are no West Coast date ... More >>

Eat Here, Not There: Cuban Sandwiches

ProfessorSalt.comDeSimone's Cuban Sandwich​ Can you get a proper medianoche sandwich in Orange County? Orange County, Florida certainly. Here in our Orange Acres? Not so many places make this specialty. You know where you can easily find one? Quiznos. No, really, stop laughing. In this edition, w ... More >>

Matt & Kim Stage Diving at a Venue Near You

​Matt & Kim are well-known for their high-energy shows and positive vibes, but their recordings and performances never preach or cloy. They're all smiles on stage, and even the most cynical of listeners can't help but feel propelled by their warmth and good feelings. Equipped with synthesizer ... More >>

Young the Giant Performing at the VMAs

​Young the Giant are the home boys that sneakily made good--Morrissey loves them, they've played the Weenie Roast, are opening for Incubus on tour this year...and today MTV announced that Young the Giant will make their VMA performance debut at the 2011 Video Music Awards. The lineup for VMA perf ... More >>

Peter Newen, Surf City Cutter, Wins Big at First Plastic Surgery Awards

​They give awards to movie stars, schoolteachers and even rodeo ropers, so why not your friendly neighborhood cutter?Why not, indeed. They handed out hardware to plastic surgeons Saturday night in Las Vegas, site of the first Aesthetic Awards.The big winner of the night hailed from Orange County.

Patrick Rue Is the Brue-master

From a Placentia industrial park, Patrick Rue and his Bruery have revolutionized craft-beermaking in Southern California

R.I.P., Macho Man Randy Savage: Five Best Moments of His Rap Career

​According to TMZ, Macho Man Randy Savage died today in a car accident in Tampa, Florida. Florida Highway Patrol says Savage was "driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler when he veered across a concrete median through oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a tree."The wrestling legend born Randall Ma ... More >>

Demo of Micro Championship Wrestling: 'I Was Never Into Music Until I Started Deejaying at Strip Clubs'

Demo!​ We recently caught up with Demo, "the Worlds Smallest Wrestler," from Micro Championship Wrestling to ask him what he like to do when he's not kicking large amounts of ass in the ring. He is going to be performing tonight at the Galaxy Theatre alongside Middle Class Rejects--after the jump, ... More >>

Sanrio.com and Select Boutiques Donating Net Proceeds to Japan Disaster Relief Tomorrow

​It's now the world's most famous mouthless white cat's turn to help out Japan: Tomorrow, Sanrio.com and select participating boutique locations will donate all net proceeds toward Japan disaster relief.The company (whose stateside headquarters is housed in Torrance) seems to be following in the f ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Benny Hinn and Paula White Deny Affair

​SECOND UPDATE: Benny Hinn, End-Times Cultist? Click here for the details. UPDATE: Hinn's new message to followers: I am not having an affair and send me $2 million. (details at end of post) . . .Televangelist Benny Hinn, who resides behind gates in Dana Point and has a church and television studi ... More >>

Ronnie's Kids

Today, 'amnesty' is a dirty word. So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

Amid Bad Ticket Sales, Lilith 2010 Looks For Free Labor A Social Media Ambassador

www.lilithfair.comNorah Jones was supposed to play five Lilith dates in August; her management says the shows have been cancelled​Reports all over the Interwebz say that Sarah McLachlan's all-female music festival Lilith Fair, now simply called Lilith, is quietly cutting more dates from the tour ... More >>

Jack Johnson Announces Tour Dates, 98 Percent of Orange County Celebrates

Christopher VictorioJack Johnson, wearing a Save Trestles T-shirt, performing at the Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on August 29, 2008.​​Chief mellow music maker Jack Johnson has announced a new slew of tour dates for his upcoming To The Sea Tour, spanning from early July on the East Coast ... More >>

Taco Bell Crime of the Week!

​The Taco Bell crime of the week that's getting the most attention is Miami Dolphis star linebacker Joey Porter getting arrested outside a location for DUI; the crime that's probably the most hilarious happened in Charlotte and involved masked men robbing a spot for food (what methed mind thought ... More >>

Top 10 Orange County Concerts of 2009, No. 1: No Doubt, July 31, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine

Editor's Note: Having spent hours perusing the Heard Mentality archives for a Concert Year in Review feature running in the print issue that streets Friday, I compiled a Top 10 list of the coolest shows to come through Orange County in 2009. Here's No. 1. I caught No Doubt perform in Tampa, Fla., in ... More >>

Road Sores: Thrice Checks In

Welcome to Road Sores, Heard Mentality's newest feature, where bands on tour will guest blog about life on the road, photos, videos, what that smell is coming from the corner of the van, what they're listening to, or whatever the hell it is they feel like talking about that day. This week: Thrice.&n ... More >>

Dishney: The Princess and the Frog (And the Controversy)

Matt Stroshane/Disney Parks​So when Disney announced some months ago their plans to release a full-length feature done the "old-fashioned way"--meaning 2D--who wasn't excited? While Pixar's miraculously long lasting hit parade have been major crowd pleasers, a return to the Broadway-style musicals ... More >>

Warped Tour to Launch in Pomona This Year, Lineup Announced

For the third straight year, the Vans Warped Tour--46 dates in 2009-will be kicking off at the Pomona Fairplex, this time on June 26. Pre-sales for tickets start April 1 (not a prank), with the "regular" on-sale date being April 18. They've also announced the list of bands performing, though we don' ... More >>

Incoming: No Doubt Returns to Orange County! Eventually.

Full tour dates have finally been announced for archetypal OC success stories No Doubt's tour with Paramore--we've known for a while that they were going on tour at some point and the first date would be May 3 at the Bamboozle Festival in NJ, but now we've got the whole sched, and the three month-is ... More >>

Ho, Ho, Oh No-- It's Disney

You may believe there's a little bit of Santa Claus in all of us, as long as we keep the spirit of the Christmas season alive in our hearts. If you do, you better not mention that to Disney, because according to the BBC, some of the company's mouse-eared bah-humbuggers are claiming that Disney owns ... More >>

Diary of a Mad County

Jan. 4 to Jan. 10. And tired.

The Only Canvas That Bleeds

Laser removal specialists and tattoo artists love the skin youre in

Diploma MillKill? No, Shill!

Reg embarrasses itself with Corinthian Colleges story

If They Have a Plane, I Hope It Crashes

Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower gives back to the kids

Love Hurts

SCRs Anna In the Tropics

Speaking in Tongues

Jeff Blitzs addictive Spellbound

Letters

In the Closet With the Blues

Keb Mo aint pretty no mo

Taco Hell

Activists call off Taco Bell boycott following terrorist attack

Planet RTH

The greatest blues show in the universe. Plus, Ode to Nugent

Tight Like That

Discovering Americas filthy little (recorded) secret

Going Ballistic

Headlines from around America

The Super Bowl Edition

This Weeks Super Bowl Matchup: Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants

Our Annual South by Southwest Report

Modern Medicine

Amazingsurgeries.com plays hide the virtual salami

Dennis the Menace to Society

Surveillance Sorority

Behind the cams at Voyeur Dorm