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The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 20-11

See also:*The 20 Greatest Songs of Vicente Fernández: The Complete List*Antonio Aguilar, Ranchera Legend, Gets Giant Statue of Him Unveiled in Los Angeles; His 10 Greatest Songs!*The 10 Best Songs of Ramon Ayala, Conjunto Norteño Legend and Accordion HeroTrying to explain what música ranchera is ... More >>

The Long Bus Ride of the Soul in 'The We and the I'

For NYC teens, Michel Gondry's film goes round and round

Charles Phoenix Brings Brea Retro Disneyland

Charles Phoenix's slideshows of found photos from kitschy '50s and '60s always seem to sell out but there are still tickets out there for March 16-17 "Retro Disneyland Slide Shows" at the Curtis Theatre in Brea."Festive dress is encouraged but not expected," says your gentle host.

Long Beach Lunch: Rocco's Deli Italiano

Gruff New Yorker attitudes don't last long on the laid-back, breezy streets of Long Beach, but there is always room for a cured-meat-filled, Italian-style sandwich with some East Coast sass. Signal Hill's Rocco's Deli Italiano just opened a second location in the East Village Arts District, and its ... More >>

Anaheim PD's Confidential Action Plan for July 29 Protests: Have Undercover Cops, Feed Tired Officers with Fancy Food, and Let the City Burn

Click here for our Anaheim police shooting and subsequent desmadre archivesLike the good Boy Scouts they are, Anaheim cops were über-prepared two weeks ago when protesters, angered by the officer-involved shooting deaths of Manuel Diaz and Joel Acevedo, announced they would demand justice on July 2 ... More >>

Why Do Mexicans Rape So Much?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And why do they always yell, 'Cu-le-ro' at bands they love?

Dr. Robert Sears Takes on Both Sides of the Great Vaccination Divide

The author of 'The Vaccine Book' presents his own alternatives to the CDC-recommended schedules kenneth m. ruggiano

[UPDATED w/ Photos of Cameras] Sister of Martin Hernandez Says DA Office Told Her Mother There's No Surveillance Footage of Fatal Shooting

Click here for our Anaheim police shooting archivesUPDATE, JULY 27, 2:37 P.M.:  The fatal officer-involved shooting in an alley that ended the life of Martin Angel Hernandez earlier this year provoked differing accounts from the community and the Anaheim Police Department simmering tensions tha ... More >>

New Account Emerges of How Martin Angel Hernandez Died at the Hands of Anaheim Cops

​Less than a mile away from the Anaheim GardenWalk, hundreds of community residents gathered at Ponderosa Park for a march and protest Saturday night. Their concerns were not that of a hotly contested tax giveaway for a future hotel development project in the city, but an Anaheim police officer-in ... More >>

Mysteries of Brea Canyon: Portola Expedition

​If you've ever sped north through Brea Canyon Road on your way to the 57 freeway, or less likely to Diamond Bar, you've noticed a few things: massive oil derricks standing like silent sentinels along the cliffs, flotsam and jetsam dumped in the surrounding foliage, and flattened road kill. But th ... More >>

Moby Gets to DJ at a KCRW Halloween Event Instead of Monster Massive

[Mental Notes] Avicii, another DJ, won't be coming to OC either

America to Sting: Cancel the Fall Tour

​ Earlier this week, Sting announced his Back to Bass Tour, a series of intimate performances marking the 25th anniversary of his solo career (a boxed set, Sting: 25 Years, arrives on the 27th). As long-time Sting detractors, we greeted this news with alarm - another year, another shitstorm of St ... More >>

Five of the Strangest Food Items in Video Games

​Food: It's an essential part to sustain most living beings, and it is no exception to the world of video games. Since the very beginning, food has been an integral part of video game design. Items such as pixelated health packs, hearts, and fruits have been iconic items that heal players and can ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Car Repossession That Shifted into Police Standoff Ends

​UPDATE: See end of post for formal charges filed against  Bernard Veldhuizen . . .Frustrated by the economic forces piling against him, 46-year-old Bernard Veldhuizen of Tustin allegedly took repossessee-on-repo-man violence to a new level. After barricading himself in his home for 11 hours, ... More >>

Charles Phoenix’s Retro Disneyland Slide Show

Crowne Plaza Resort

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Over the Weekend: Long Beach Comic Expo

Albert ChingAnd the award for "best iconic comic book convention photo" goes to...​Click here for the slideshow! Four-and-a-half months after the inaugural Long Beach Comic Con, the organizers of the event (check out our interview here) saw fit to whet comic book fan appetites with the one-day Lon ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Because You're Ugly: A.P.C. Basement Sale

​Fave French brand A.P.C. will be hosting a basement sale this weekend. Though the label has only (somewhat) recently opened up a west coast location, their one and only Californian retail location is still  in LA--but trust us when we promise that it's worth the drive.From a Trendzilla publi ... More >>

Go Rilla! Gallery in Santa Ana Closed?

​After a late night-ish trip to the Barnes and Noble in Santa Ana the other day (is there any cooler Tuesday night activity?), I made a distressing discovery: it looks like Go Rilla! Gallery across the street from Main Place mall in Santa Ana with a downstairs vinyl toy shop called Go Zilla!, has ... More >>

John Reis Is Among Familiar Faces With His Latest Project, the Night Marchers

Incoming: Bajofondo, The Bronx at the Glass House

Couple new shows coming to the Glass House in luxurious downtown P-town, like South America's Bajofondo (pictured). Having a bad day? Just say "Bajofondo!" Cheered you up, huh?

Last Night: Burlesque Body at Continental Room

Last Night: Burlesque Body starring Miss Dakota and Quetzal Guerrero and The WarriorsBetter Than: The shame of withdrawing strip-club money from an ATM on a Wednesday.There were lots of things I could have done on a Wednesday night: read a good book, work on my next story, see a live band, etc. Of c ... More >>

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Mummy,' 'Fifth Element,' 'Network,' More

Robert Schimmel

Beach Break: Pump It Up

The Grunion Gazette and Press Telegram have been be trumpeting the success of the water department's quick fix for the estimated 90,000 gallons of polluted storm drain water being pumped directly into Alamitos Bay (widely known for its poor water quality) every day. Too bad the victory over the pol ... More >>

Harald Martin: Mexican Lover?

Turns out everybody's favorite Mexican-suing, rape-victim-blaming, Zapatistas-supporting school trustee is actually Anaheim's only defender of poor, hopeless Mexicans--and he's getting hell for it. At least that's how Harald Martin describes himself. In a long, rambling letter sent last Friday to an ... More >>

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Ferraras beloved New York, this time via Rome

Guilty of Being Goth Behemoths

Type O Negative test positive for skeletons

Diary of a Mad County

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London Fog

Woody Allens second straight English excursion is a failed return to comedy

Activists Emerge From Their Foxholes

An Aaron Haley just emailed us the following: Hello, I am hoping someone from the OC Weekly would cover our local 9/11 truth event in Huntington Beach. It will be an outdoor screening of 9/11 films including discussion. This is a very local event, the first of it's kind in Huntington Beach. It will ... More >>

Environment and Sports

Environment & Sports

Criticize Larry Agran, Go to Jail

Irvine's Rules of Ethical and Open Governance would restrict criticism of politicians, passing of "GO", collection of $200

Beverly Center? Weve Got Two of Those!

And we know how to use them

Give Him Some Water so He Wont Die

South By Southwest by OC Weekly

The Curtain Strikes Back

Meson G Shows LA How We Do it in the Culinary OC

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks

The Hives: Not new, not favorite

I Want to Be Americano

Hey, baby. Its the Fourth of July

Youre So Gay You Probably Think This Short is About You

Fest expands gay-cinema offeringswith some positive results

Letters

Episode 13

Pitches Aint Shit

Rethinking Bringing Down the House

Stoned and Dethroned

Bloody Tube Steak and Cherie Blair

Gaga over black pudding and the PMs wife

All That Scratchings Making Me Bitch

Scratch barely scratches the surface

Poor Mexico

The country where hope died

Real Purty

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