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May 10, 2012
Just How Many Times Did Ska Legends the English Beat Say 'Fellator' In One Song?
By the late 1980s ska was tired and in need of a heart and lung transplant. Orange County would, in fact, become home to the biggest and most influential of so-called third wave of ska revivals (there was also one in New York) because it had two things vital to the development of any such trend: inv ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2012
Top 10 Things About Covering Music for OC Weekly
Nine years ago, I was in this wannabe new-wave band based in Santa Ana. Back then, our big goal in life was to get featured in OC Weekly. The band imploded, as bands are wont to do, way before we even got a concert listing in the Calendar section (not even a Locals Only, sob!). The funny thing was, ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2012
Ian Fowles on Joining the Aquabats and Playing Eagle "Bones" Falconhawk
Eagle "Bones" Falconhawk, known to the real world as Ian Fowles, is the newest member of the sonic shredder and Aquabats guitarist. Fowles joined the Aquabats in 2010, and the guitarist (who, FYI, is also an author) was best known as the guitarist for the hardcore punk band Death by Stereo befor ... More >>
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March 6, 2012
Aquabats: Behind the Scenes of the OC Weekly Photoshoot
Why are we so into the Aquabats? It might be because their show, which airs on the Hub Saturdays at 8 a.m., is hilarious. (Have you seen it? It would do you good to record it on your DVR.) And of course there's the fact that the members of the Aquabats are really nice guys. So, yeah, after we pu ... More >>
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March 5, 2012
The OC Music Awards Ceremony at the Grove, Mar. 3, 2012
The OC Music Awards Ceremony City National Grove of AnaheimMar. 3, 2012Judging by the throngs of people leaving their tables before the award for best video was announced, it seems I'm not the only one who found this weekend's OC Music Awards Ceremony to be a two-hour snore fest. Those of us ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2012
Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett Talks About the Aquabats (Plus: Watch the Aquabats! Super Show! Promo)
The Aquabats and Reel Big Fish have a long history together; they started out playing the same lineups in the third-wave ska revival of the '90s, and supported each other through the years. Most recently, the two bands toured together in 2010, to the delight of many fans dying to relive 1997. Wik ... More >>
Music
March 1, 2012
Reintroducing the Aquabats
Who's who in the current lineup
Music
March 1, 2012
The Mythos of the Aquabats
An origin story
Music
March 1, 2012
MC Bat Commander's Head Explodes!
Christian Jacobs' 15-year journey from leading the ultimate OC cult band to 'The Aquabats! Super Show!'
Blogs
March 1, 2012
Aquabats: Watch the Original Five Minute Pilot from 1999!
This week's cover story on the Aquabats and their new TV show for the Hub, The Aquabats! Super Show! will debut this weekend on Saturday, 8 a.m.Now, the Aquabats are no stranger to many OC fans, having been crucial part of the third-wave ska revival of th 1990s. But more than that, the band's fro ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
Aquabats' Christian Jacobs: Five Roles He Played as a Child Actor
Our upcoming cover story on the Aquabats and their new TV show for the Hub, The Aquabats! Super Show! debuting this weekend led to a ton of research on Christian Jacobs, aka MC Bat Commander, Aquabats frontman and co-creator of Yo Gabba Gabba. One of the more interesting things about him (and the ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
[UPDATED: Young the Giant Responds!] Does OC Have BO? Why Do Orange County Bands Distance Themselves?
Young the Giant tweeted at us yesterday after the blog went live. They said, "We live in the quiet hills of East LA and the label doesn't pay rent. We do. We live together and can write at will this way. We appreciate your concern but we are OC all the way. Straight Irvine OG represent." Ri ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
OC Music Awards 2012 Nominees Announced: How the Process Works
UPDATED:Yesterday we talked to the OC Music Awards about claims that the nomination process isn't exactly transparent, with some OC Music Awards Academy members also nominated as musicians in various categories (see more after the jump.) Today I got an email from Weekly reader Nathan Hoffmann, as ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Aquabats
Glass House
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February 14, 2011
What You Missed: Cougar Convention, Snoop Dogg, Bulldog Beauty Contest, Inspiration Vintage Fair, Smith Westerns, Aquabats
Jacob Khan/OC WeeklyHappy Valentine's Day! Wondering what you may have missed this weekend? There were cougars galore at the Shark Club in Costa Mesa for the first Orange County Cougar Convention, Snoop Dogg rolled through Pomona for a performance at the Fox Theater, and one dog took the crown at ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
Local Record Review: The Aquabats
Beat Blvd. is Heard Mentality's weekly review of local releases. If you're an OC musician or band with something new to offer--vinyl single, full-length album, CD, cassette--we want to hear from you! Send copies, along with any photos and PR material, to Beat Blvd., c/o OC Weekly, 2975 Red Hill Ave. ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
The Toasters
Slide Bar
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January 26, 2011
[UPDATE: Sold Out!] Coachella 2011 Lineup Revealed! Finally!
UPDATE, JAN. 26, 2:40 P.M.: It's official--Coachella tickets have sold out. Stay tuned for details on whether more will be released. ORIGINAL ITEM, JAN. 18, 10 P.M.: Forget those fake posters; it's finally here: The official lineup for Coachella 2011. After the jump, the full flier. Be war ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
OC Music Awards Nominees Are Out Now!
Dagha Bloom nominated for Best New AlbumFinally, the nomination ballots are in, and the 2011 nominees have been announced. Some artists are past winners, while other nominees are fresh faces to the OC scene. The OC Music Awards added two new categories for this year: Best Youth Artist and ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
An Interview with Aquabats Singer The MC Bat Commander
After a five-year hiatus, the perennially goofy Orange County ska-punk band the Aquabats will be releasing a new album. Unless you've been living under a rock in the interim, you know lead singer MC Bat Commander (aka Christian Jacobs) has been busy creating, writing and directing the hugely succ ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2010
The Aquabats! Reveal New Album Title and Cover Art
The Aquabats just revealed the details of their new album, Hi-Five Soup! Set for release on Jan.18, Guess who has a cameo in it? Hip-hop rapper/comedian/Yo Gabba Gabba actor Biz Markie! He does his bit in "Radio Down," which was also in the EP Radio Down! released in November.
Blogs
November 12, 2010
Orange Bits: No Doubt, The Aquabats, Local Natives
The AquabatsThis week's edition of news we didn't write involves our mainstays (who else?) the Local Natives, No Doubt's Adrian Young and Bayside...read on after the jump.
Blogs
September 23, 2010
Reel Big Fish to Tour with Goldfinger and Aquabats!
The press release called the event an "all-out bash of the ska punk titans," and we'd have to agree. In a previous interview with OC Weekly, Reel Big Fish front man Aaron Barrett said they'd performed in Brazil with Goldfinger earlier this year; it was so much fun they decided to set out and do ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
Locally Grown Finale Featuring Reel Big Fish at the Grove of Anaheim
Meg Strouse/OC WeeklyCheck out our Reel Big Fish slideshow here!Chase Long Beach, Starpool, Suburban Legends, Reel Big FishSeptember 18, 2010Grove of AnaheimThird-wave ska, that unapologetically goofy genre, was born and raised in Orange County. Turn on the radio in the mid-1990s, and there was n ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Yo Gabba Gabba Party it Up with MGMT
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyMGMT wrapped up a two-night stand at Radio City, with Tuesday's opening night documented in full by NYC Taper (download it here). Too bad they didn't tape last night's show, when, according to PopCandy, MGMT started playing Kids as the last song of their proper set. About ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010
Wavves at the Glass House Over the Weekend
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyCheck out our Wavves/Growlers/Crystal Antlers/Abe Vigoda slideshow here!Wavves/Growlers/Crystal Antlers/Abe Vigoda August 13, 2010 The Glass House The Hype: In 2004, an energetic 18-year-old named Sean Carlson pulled together the first Fuck Yeah Fest in Echo Par ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
The Aquabats
The Glass House
Blogs
August 5, 2009
TONIGHT: Aquabats, TSOL at OC Tavern
Well, how about this? A free local show tonight from two of the most prominent veteran Orange County bands. Life could be worse.It's the "Surfercross After Party," from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the OC Tavern in San Clemente, and featuring performances from the Aquabats (pictured, but you already knew ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2009
Incoming: The Casualties, The Aquabats, The Get Up Kids at the Glass House; Airborne Toxic Event at the Fox
Kristy SparrowThe Airborne Toxic Event, very clearly creating a fire hazard.As always, big things poppin' in downtown P-town.
Blogs
March 9, 2009
The Vandals, Asher Roth, More Added to Bamboozle Left
With less than a month to go before Bamboozle Left, a whole mess of new acts have been announced for the two day festival, set for April 4 and 5 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. Pleasantly, a couple of the acts are even from Orange County--like punk legends the Vandals (on April 5) an ... More >>
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August 14, 2008
Capes and Keyboards
The Aquabats
Calendar
January 10, 2008
Space  Invaders
Supernova
Music
December 27, 2007
Celebrity Fave-Raves Edition
The year in music
Calendar
November 29, 2007
Friday - 11/30
The Aquabats at the Glass House, Jersey Boys at OCPAC, Imagine Peace Vigil in Irvine
Blogs
September 6, 2007
Yo Gabba Gabba: Yo Smoka Smoka!
It has come to our attention that the more than slightly trippy kiddie show Yo Gabba Gabba! has Orange roots. Filmed in Long Beach and produced in our fair county by the folks who brought us The Aquabats, the show is filled with funky techno beats, '70s-inspired costumes, zany characters and meaning ... More >>
Music
March 1, 2007
Locals Only
Strange New World
Music
January 5, 2006
Smell the Pot Through the Monitor
John Machado, Orange County Drum & Percussion
Music
June 9, 2005
SUPER RAD FOREVER!
John Machado, Orange County Drum & Percussion
Music
March 10, 2005
Low Ball Ass Chatter
Texas is the reason
Features
June 26, 2003
The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever: 51 - 89
Texas is the reason
Music
January 17, 2002
The Really Annoying Guy
Texas is the reason
Music
August 16, 2001
Melody?!
The Voodoo Glow Skulls are all about the horns!
Music
April 26, 2001
Albino Brown
Social commentator, Radio Host/Producer (SP Radio One, The Ska Parade), Filmmaker, Breakdancer, Street Poet, Music Historian
Music
March 15, 2001
Are-Eye-Pee Are-Oh-Vee
Social commentator, Radio Host/Producer (SP Radio One, The Ska Parade), Filmmaker, Breakdancer, Street Poet, Music Historian
Unknown
December 7, 2000
Aggro-Rock Gets Aquabattered
Social commentator, Radio Host/Producer (SP Radio One, The Ska Parade), Filmmaker, Breakdancer, Street Poet, Music Historian
Unknown
May 11, 2000
THATS LOWBALLASSCHATTER TO YOU!
Social commentator, Radio Host/Producer (SP Radio One, The Ska Parade), Filmmaker, Breakdancer, Street Poet, Music Historian
Music
April 27, 2000
Pretty In Pink
Social commentator, Radio Host/Producer (SP Radio One, The Ska Parade), Filmmaker, Breakdancer, Street Poet, Music Historian
Music
March 30, 2000
Aural Reports
What's Buzzing Through the Skulls of Orange County?
Music
January 13, 2000
Bunny Moseley of the Moseleys
What's Buzzing Through the Skulls of Orange County?
Features
November 25, 1999
The Aquabats are a bunch of giddy freaks
What's Buzzing Through the Skulls of Orange County?
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