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May 25, 2007
Dude, you're ruining your career
Does anyone recognize "Chad" from his Alltel wireless' recent spate of lame serialized commercials? He plays this sort of blond self-important dickhead behind a kiosk in the mall. His rivals, a wimpy bag of nerds representing the other wireless carriers, are always conspiring to make him stop offeri ... More >>
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September 8, 2007
Overheard in the Courthouse
"But I thought the cops couldn't hear me talk on Nextel." --Twentysomething criminal defendant, who ridiculously believed police couldn't monitor his Nextel walkie-talkie "chirp" communications, to his annoyed lawyer in an Orange County courthouse hallway, Sept. 7, 2007.
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October 25, 2007
CANCELED: Velvet Revolver in Irvine
Friday's VR show at the Verizon Wireless (Irvine Meadows) Amphitheater has been canceled due to ongoing fire-related health concerns. The show, with Alice in Chains and Sparta, was to be band's final U.S. gig before stops in Japan and Australia. A Live Nation rep said the show has been *tentatively ... More >>
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March 24, 2008
XM Merges With Sirius
Earlier today, the Justice Department approved Sirius Satellite Radio's proposed $4.59 billion (!) aquisition of satellite old-schooler XM Satellite Radio. This decision created one single US satellite radio provider. In response to questions fearing a monopoly, the Justice Dept. said " the combin ... More >>
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October 31, 2002
Victory Through Tote Bags
Earlier today, the Justice Department approved Sirius Satellite Radio's proposed $4.59 billion (!) aquisition of satellite old-schooler XM Satellite Radio. This decision created one single US satellite radio provider. In response to questions fearing a monopoly, the Justice Dept. said " the combin ... More >>
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January 16, 2009
Telcom Critics Could Have Issues With Obama Pick
A telecommunications executive today resigned from his director's seat at Newport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies to work at the White House as Barack Obama's director of presidential personnel.Obama can thus expect heavy scrutiny from net-neutrality advocates fearful of Donald H. Gips' closeness ... More >>
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January 22, 2009
Incoming: MX Live Fest with Alejandra Guzman and Aleks Syntek
Even if you're still trying to figure out last night's Lost season premiere, perhaps you can take some solace in the announcement of this Latin rock show, MX Live Fest at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on March 21. The bill includes headliner Alejandra Guzman (pictured, Google image s ... More >>
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February 25, 2009
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 >>
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March 3, 2009
Incoming: Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Let's get let's get let's get rocked. Def Leppard, Poison (pictured, duh) and Cheap Trick are coming to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on August 30. Tickets are on sale 11 a.m. this Saturday, March 7. No word on prices yet, or if the arsenal of Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels skanks ... More >>
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April 14, 2009
NKOTB!!!!!!!!!!!
The recently reunited New Kids on the Block are coming to Irvine. The question is, are you ready?The group plays July 10 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater and tickets go on sale Saturday, which means interested parties should probably start lining up asap. Now, I could go on and take all sorts of che ... More >>
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March 12, 2009
Rascal Flatts; Jessica Simpson
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Culture
September 27, 2007
Trendzilla
"These newfangled phones are incredibly handy—letting us respond to e-mails from the boss whenever and wherever we want."
Music
August 9, 2007
Travel Alternatives
Sultry Spanish Nights
Music
August 2, 2007
Extreme Projectiles
Sounds of the Underground Summer 2007 Tour
Music
May 26, 2005
WEENIES!
Sounds of the Underground Summer 2007 Tour
Music
May 30, 2002
Haiku-O-Rama!
The summer music preview!
News
September 9, 1999
No Dial Tone
Trapped in cell-phone hell
Blogs
April 27, 2009
Incoming: Snoop Dogg, Slightly Stoopid and Stephen Marley at Verizon in July
Conventional wisdom says that smoking pot makes you lazy, but here comes Snoop Dogg, back up in our area this coming July, just a little more than six months after his day-after-Christmas 2008 Glass House show. (That our Ryan Ritchie reviewed here.) The industrious young(ish) man will be coming to V ... More >>
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May 5, 2009
KROQ Weenie Roast lineup announced
The 2009 version of KROQ's annual summer blowout, the Weenie Roast y Fiesta, is hitting the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater May 16. That's like less than two weeks away, so get on it. Bands include Weezer (who still don't have or bassist Matt Sharp back in the band, even though everyone knows they sho ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
Another Day, Another Cell Tower Rejected
Joshua Peters / LunchboxUnlimitedThe proposed Woodbridge (Irvine) cell-tower mentioned in the opening to the cell-madness story in the latest Weekly has, unsurprisingly, been canned. As our story noted, residents were skeptical when T-Mobile presented its plan in an informational meeting on April 29 ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
Cell Phone Towers Make Waves, Angry OC Residents Cry Cancer
Joshua Peters / LunchboxUnlimitedThe proposed Woodbridge (Irvine) cell-tower mentioned in the opening to the cell-madness story in the latest Weekly has, unsurprisingly, been canned. As our story noted, residents were skeptical when T-Mobile presented its plan in an informational meeting on April 29 ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
KROQ's Weenie Roast
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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April 23, 2009
Is That a Cell Tower Near Your Playground or Are You Happy to See Me?
What are you doing here?UPDATED WITH COMMENT FROM THE CITY...Weekly editor Ted Kissell encountered more than the usual wet heads, skinned knees and freckled faces scooting into his neighborhood Harbour View Elementary School in Huntington Beach this morning. He also ran into parents pissed off not a ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
Cheap lawn tickets on sale today
Concert promoters LiveNation are offering a pretty good deal for upcoming shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (and other venues across the country that, if you are reading the OC Weekly, you probably don't care that much about). The catch is, it's good only today.Anyone who buys lawn tickets ... More >>
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June 24, 2009
With Arms Wide Open (Again)
A recently reunited Creed is performing Sept. 30 at Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Insert your own joke here. The show was actually announced back in April, but now it's totally official and all that.Staind opens. Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 27, at 10 a.m. through Live Nation.
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July 8, 2009
Live Nation Going 'All-In' Today
The Fray kicking back.Sure, it's fun to hate Live Nation for being a giant corporation that seems to control every big concert tour in the world, but they're making it pretty tough to do so this summer. Since starting "no service fee Wednesdays" last month, they've (as one might guess) dropped those ... More >>
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August 3, 2009
Slideshow: Saturday's No Doubt, Paramore, the Sounds Concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Andrew YoussefIt's No Doubt Central around here. Amanda Parsons threw up the setlist from Friday's show, and here are Andrew Youssef's pictures Gwen, Tony, Tom and Adrian-filled from Saturday's way beyond sold-out gig (he couldn't even stay past three songs, poor guy). Coming up: John Gilhooley's ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
Dave Matthews Band; Switchfoot
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
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October 1, 2009
Go Fest 2009
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Blogs
October 12, 2009
Judge Allows Scary-To-Parents HB Cell Tower Suit To Continue
Back in April, we brought you a heartwarming tale of civic involvement, governmental responsiveness and corporate accountability that's just the kind of thing we all thought we'd see more of in Barack Obama's America 2.0.We're talking about the case of Huntington Beach's Harbour View Elementary S ... More >>
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April 5, 2010
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 >>
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May 13, 2010
Ximena Sariñana
Detroit Bar
Music
June 10, 2010
It's Reader's Choice!
[Summer Guide] Choose your own musical adventure this summer—regardless of time, money or personal taste, we've got the concert for you
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July 29, 2010
Dramarama
The Coach House
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August 19, 2010
Dave Matthews Band
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Blogs
October 8, 2010
The Rascal Flatts Go Fest Show at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Rescheduled
Live Nation announced that due to illness, the Go Country 105's radio festival show featuring Rascal Flatts has been postponed. Previously set for Saturday, Oct. 9 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, it has been rescheduled for Sunday, Oct. 17 at Verizon W ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Giant Billboard Made of Cheese
The country that brought you Wallace and Gromit and Monty Python's Cheese Shop skit is at it again. The world's first billboard made of cheese debuted today in London's Covent Garden. Created by food sculptor Prudence Strait, the billboard featuring Speedy Gonzales will be used in British TV comm ... More >>
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July 20, 2010
Live Nation Tickets For $10--Today Only
photo by Photography by Chad SengstockIf you were dying to watch the Jonas Brothers, go to the Ozzfest and watch Dahga Bloom at the House of Blues but didn't have the cash, you're in luck. For today only, you can buy select Live Nation tickets to various Verizon Wireless Amphitheater and House of ... More >>
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December 31, 2010
OC Man Gets Huge Cell Phone Bill
T-Mobile's slogan: "Get more!"We all know that cell phone companies are making a killing nowadays.But one Orange County man probably isn't happy that he was targeted to make T-Mobile's 2010 profit margin even larger.How much was his bill one month?
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February 14, 2011
Guess Who Paid for Study Advocating Free Prepaid Cell Phones for the Poor?
A "first of its kind" study by the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC) concludes $4 billion in income could be generated for the poor by simply giving such folks free prepaid cell phones."Subsidized Cell Phones Provide Significant Economic Gains for Poor and Near-Poor Americans" singles out ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Kings of Leon Return to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in September
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyKings of Leon at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater last yearKings of Leon have confirmed a date at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with Band of Horses opening. They must like Orange County, since they were just here last year. It's their first tour since their fifth album, ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Jack's Sixth Show
Verizon Wireless
Blogs
November 15, 2011
Can You Fleece Me Now? Verizon Among Nation's Top Tax Dodgers: Report
Verizon Communications has been one of the nation's biggest tax dodgers for the past three years, according to a new report that is to be released today."Unpaid Bills: How Verizon Shortchanges Government Through Tax Dodging and Subsidies" is to be unveiled at a press conference held by the Commun ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
[UPDATED with Reports from the Two Towers] Have the T-Mobile Cell Phone Towers in Surf City Found New Homes?
Joshua PetersUPDATE, Nov. 18, 4:21 P.M.: The two meetings about controversial T-Mobile cell-phone towers that took place in Huntington Beach this week--Wednesday's at the city's Central Library, about a tower that was originally supposed to go in Bolsa View Park, and Thursday's at Harbour View El ... More >>

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