Subject: The Beatles

• Beatallica: Because the Beatles & Metallica Need the Money

  Ever wonder what Beatles songs done in Metallica's heavy, hyper style would sound like? Me neither. But the clever buggers in Beatallica thought this would be a smashing concept; hence the forthcoming release of Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band (out July 10 on Oglio Records). The group consist of Jaymz Lennfield, Grg Hammetson, Kliff McBurtney and Ringo Larz. They put the pun in punishment. As is the case with most of these novelty projects that aren't Spinal Tap, the song titles are the m

  June 18, 2007

• The Monkees' "Porpoise Song (Theme From HEAD)" Vs. The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever"

  With chatter about the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's and "Strawberry Fields Forever"/"Penny Lane" single and reissues of two of the Monkees' best albums (Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.) fresh in my mind, I am compelled to compare two of the best songs by these iconic pop groups via the magnetic charm of YouTube. The Monkees' "Porpoise Song" (written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King) is some kind of ultimate watery bliss pop hatched from cynical music-biz vets looking t

  August 17, 2007

• Melvins, Detroit Bar, October 24, 2007

  Melvins' Buzz Osborne, redefining "hair metal." I'll make this brief because intern Alex Vallejo will be posting a more exhaustive report later today, but I just wanted to say that underground-metal masters Melvins came, saw and conked our noggins with their patented planet-shifting sound. No surprise there. However, what was surprising was Melvins' cover of the Beatles' “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” which they dispensed with poker faces and terseness early in their hour-plus set. Of the bi

  October 25, 2007

• Jewboy Salvation

  November 20, 2003

• Swan Song

  July 13, 2006

• To Do Tonight 12/8

  Film screening of A Hard Day's Night, 6 p.m.Beatles mania all over again.Bay Theater - Seal Beach, 340 Main St., Seal Beach, CA 562-431-9988Annual Xmas Party and Customer Appreciation Night, 9:30 p.m.Christmas time is here. Drinks and laughs and cheer.The Gypsy Lounge, 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste. 3A, Lake Forest, CA; 949-206-9990A Charlie Brown Christmas, 8 p.m.Featuring the David Benoit Quartet and the Asia America Youth Orchestra. Price: $ 20- $45Cerritos Center, 12700 Center Court Dr., Cerri

  December 8, 2008

• The Fab Four

  April 9, 2009

• Mods and Rockers

  January 29, 2009

• By the Board

  July 10, 2008

• Shout Wipes!

  June 12, 2008

• [Locals Only] The Fling

  May 1, 2008

• 49th State Blues

  Portugal. The Man Prove That Alaskans Got Soul to Burn

  November 8, 2007

• Locals Only

  We Hope You Have Enjoyed the Show: Pepperland Music at 25

  September 27, 2007

• Let Them Die!

  May 23, 2002

• How Swede It Is

  February 6, 2003

• Records That Changed My Life

  June 27, 2002

• Hot Rods Are In

  September 15, 2005

• Hits!

  Rhino Records

  February 1, 2007

• Hits!

  December 21, 2006

• Hits!

  April 27, 2006

• Library Music

  April 13, 2006

• "I Really Do Like Everything"

  December 15, 2005

• Dead Hot Crazy

  November 24, 2005

• Scourging: the Only Word

  The week in nightlife and more: Sept. 1 - Sept. 8

  September 1, 2005

• HiTS!

  June 9, 2005

• This Week In Nightlife

  June 9, 2005

• Joyful Noise

  December 23, 2004

• Lets Roll

  December 2, 2004

• Pepperland Music

  October 28, 2004

• My Day In The Life

  September 30, 2004

• Heir Guitars!

  November 20, 2003

• More Backyard Trash Fires!

  July 10, 2003

• Beatlemaniac

  October 31, 2002

• P

  October 24, 2002

• Buddy Loves Paul

  May 9, 2002

• Courting Disaster

  February 7, 2002

• Bye, George

  December 13, 2001

• One More Hard Days Night

  January 11, 2001

• Val Garay, Laguna Beach-Based Superproducer

  August 10, 2000

• Starflyer 59, Sparklejets U.K. & The Relatives

  December 16, 1999

• All Organic Stuff, Straight Out of the Ground!

  August 12, 1999

• Live(ish) from Coachella: Paul McCartney Plays Nearly his Entire 50-year Catalogue

  Hey, so sorry for not being very update-y last night: my iPhone's Internet apparently decided that we were no longer on speaking terms, and I didn't have any time to make it over to the LUXURIOUS PRESS TENT! because I was too busy seeing shows, man. So allow me to make up for lost time here.Paul McCartney closed down last night, of course. Oh boy did he. He played for two and a half hours (maybe closer to 2:40?), which I think is actually pretty typical for his recent solo shows, but an eternity

  April 18, 2009

• OC Turns Brit as 'BritWeek' Begins

  Is Tony Blair a Freemason? The video above seems to think so. Oddly, some evidence behind the claim is provided by Martin Short, although it is unclear if he was doing so as himself, Jiminy Glick, Ed Grimley, Katharine Hepburn or Jackie Rogers Jr. What is as clear as London fog is the freewheelin', possibly Freemasonin' former prime minister arrives in Beverly Hills Tuesday evening for a private gala kicking off BritWeek, which is more like "BritMonth" considering the range of events and acti

  April 20, 2009

• Play That Riff...Literally

  Fu Manchu guitarist Bob Balch has a website devoted to music lessons. Now, that in itself isn't newsworthy, but I did a little snooping and realized he's really onto something.   Anyone who ever took a lesson knows how boring they are. A 14-year-old wants to learn Metallica riffs (at least I did), not pentatonic, major and minor scales. Balch seems to know this and has set up videos by musicians from bands such as Fu Manchu (duh), the Dwarves, Helmet, TSOL, Torche, Monster Magnet, the Dicki

  May 13, 2009

• 100 Worst Album Covers

  July 31, 2008

• 100 Worst Album Covers

  August 6, 2009

• The Beatles: Rock Band Out Now

  ​Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month (and if you have been, is the rock renting? Cuz I could use a cheaper place), you know that today -- 9/9/09 -- marks the official release date of The Beatles: Rock Band.That's right folks, the music industry sucks so hard that not only is it relying on the Beatles to generate some cash, it's relying on a freakin' video game with the Beatles in it to generate some cash.As someone over the age of 25 with hobbies, I've never played Guitar

  September 9, 2009

• Dana Point Art Festival

  October 8, 2009

• Crime Time: F-Bombers, Tiki Takers, Beatles Fans, Creepy Molesters and Tawny Kitaen on the Loose

  FACES OF TAWNY Actress, ex-Anaheim Angel wife, car hood buffer, supposedly reformed druggie and all-around hot mess Tawny Kitaen is shown on a February 2004 Weekly sex issue cover (left); in a booking photo from her April 2002 assault on then husband Chuck Finley in Newport Beach (top right); and writhing in the famous Whitesnake video of 1987. See her latest brush with the law under Saturday, Sept. 26.​It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more Tawny Kitaen arrests

  September 29, 2009

• Before It Gets Old: Guitar Hero: The Beatles

  OK, so the jokes in this video will surely fly over the heads of all but the most ardent rhythm game enthusiasts, but there are a ton out there at this point, so I feel pretty secure in posting this. Tomorrow is Beatles Day across the globe--what with the much anticipated release of not only The Beatles: Rock Band, but also the entire remastered Beatles catalog and the Stereo and Mono boxed sets. Everyone seems to agree that The Beatles: Rock Band is much more "Norwegian Wood" than "Yellow Subma

  September 8, 2009