Thin Lizzy

Hey, Metal Scene: Where's All the Black People?

Why it's still misunderstood by most African-Americans

Hey Metal Scene, Where's All the Black People?

By: Nicholas Pell Long Beach-based metal band Hirax has a unique sound, blending the galloping beats of the new wave of British heavy metal with the intensity of thrash. Katon W. De Pena's operatic and aggressive vocals lead the way. Since 1984 De Pena, who is 49, has fronted the legendary thra ... More >>

The Shrine

Alex's Bar

Audacity Gets Wiser

OC's prepubescent punk rockers grow up

The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

Jock Jams-Free 2011 NFL Kickoff Playlist

​Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams, Jr. really wants to know. The 2011 NFL regular season kicks off Thursday night, when the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers host the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field. Apparently, for cities with a pro football team, this is a pretty ... More >>

JEFF The Brotherhood: A Children's Jazz Odyssey of Super-Frankenstein-Party Music

Beka Cope​Yes, they're brothers and no, neither is named Jeff. Instead, Jamin (drums) and Jake (guitar / vocals) Orrall of JEFF The Brotherhood picked a name out of thin air to go with the heavy Wipers-guitar-meets-Thin Lizzy-rhythms songs they use to turn punk houses and rock clubs inside out for ... More >>

Thin Lizzy Guitarist Gary Moore Dead at 58

​According to Rolling Stone, guitarist Gary Moore, who jammed with Thin Lizzy and had a solo career, died Sunday at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, Spain.[More details to come.]

The OC Music Awards at the Lab Last Night

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Click here to see the slideshow!OC Music AwardsJan. 26, 2011The Lab, Costa MesaLast night saw round two of the Best Live Acoustic Act category, and the competition was hit or miss. Of the five groups who performed, only two stood out.  Here's the breakdown.

FYF Fest @ Los Angeles State Historic Park Over the Weekend

Mary Bell/OC WeeklyThe Rapture closed out the festival​Check out our FYF Fest slideshow here!FYF FestLos Angeles State Historic ParkSeptember 4, 2010Don't let anyone mislead you about  FYF Fest. It was not held in the shadow of downtown Los Angeles. The daylong  celebration of all thing ... More >>

And you thought "Chinese Democracy" took a long time

More than three decades after recording their debut record, Detroit garage/proto-punk trio Death is finally releasing their album.The band is/was(?) comprised of three brothers: guitarist David, bassist/singer Bobby and drummer Dannis Hackney. And yes, they are black, but by brothers I mean they sha ... More >>

Hedonistic Hardcore Band Annihilation Time Coming to Pound Pomona

Crate Expectations

The Crate Kings site is a national treasure. Scratch that: it's an intergalactic treasure. Somebody (or a team of individuals perhaps) with a lot of time on his hands and the kind of obsessiveness I admire almost more than anything else in the world encoded to MP3 snippets of 300 breakbeats that for ... More >>

Beyond Budokan

Big Business: Death On Four Legs

Lullabies for the Deranged

Wallow in the mire of the years best scuzz rock

Independence Day

Ten great CDs that will blow you away no matter your definition

Get Out!

June 15 - June 22: Os Mutantes!

Get Out!

Party's Over!

Two Days in the Valley

Coachellas always gritty and stinky and yet were still going. Again

Get Out!

Hard Gay
Nightlife and more: Jan. 12 - Jan. 19

Kick Ass, Dont Sell Out

Katon W. De Pena

Dinosaur Jr.

With Drunk Horse, Alaska!

Serpents Tongue

Grappling with Hot Snakes

Heart In Darkness

Ted Leo: Get up and be it

Spinal Tap, Minus Irony

Screwed Every Day!

Why Punk Had to Happen (Reason No. 8235G)

Time Has Come Today

Motorhead and Alison M. Rosen: Separated at birth?