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  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots Panel Discussion - Grammy Museum - 4/26/12

    Maybe it was the fact that we had to sit in downtown rush-hour Los Angeles traffic before we got to the Grammy Museum. But probably, it was the fact that we pressed through such a long, shitty day because the light at the end of the tunnel was the knowledge that after trying for so many damn years, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Five Most Whitewashed Reggae Songs Ever

    These days, reggae evokes images of hippies, dreadlocks, good ganja and good vibes, but the genre, which developed from ska, mento and R&B music in the 1960s, wasn't always a college dorm room staple. Maybe it was Eric Clapton's 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" that helped white p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Ten Questions with That Metal Show's Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson

    ​I grew up in a town where almost every kid wore a jean jacket and worshiped at the altar of Ozzy Osbourne. KNAC blared from garages and Skid Row was played over the loudspeaker at our city's annual carnival. Needless to say, I know a thing or two about metal, which might have something to do with ... More >>

  • Music

    January 26, 2012

    Bleeding Through Show Their Lighter Side

    [Locals Only] Hardcore? Maybe hardcore humor!

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Sting at the Wiltern Theatre Last Night

    Andrew YoussefSting at Verizon Amphitheatre on June 16, 2010 (No photos allowed last night)​StingNovember 29, 2011The Wiltern TheatreAfter arresting fans across the world with a stellar reunion of The Police and a symphonic summer tour in 2010, Sting has returned for a "Back To The Bass" tour for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Fred Durst, Now with Sitcom! (Called 'Douchebag,' Cough Cough)

    ​ According to Rolling Stone, Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst is developing an autobiographical sitcom called "Douchebag," news that prompted dozens of showbiz bloggers to declare it the most accurate sitcom title ever.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Ten Musician Stamps We'd Like To See

    ​ The US Postal Service, desperate to stop 15 years of bleeding caused by email and private competitors, announced that it will soon feature living people on stamps (the post office has long had a policy of placing only the dead on postage). Of interest to this column, the USPS will consider fe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2011

    Miss Dakota & the Burlesque All Stars

    Commonwealth Lounge

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Top Five Worst Black Rappers Ever

    ​I bet seeing Chuck D's photo below the headline "Top Five Worst Black Rappers Ever" almost made you shit your shorts, huh? Believe me, I love Chuck D. I just put him up there to grab your attention.Remember when I wrote this post about the top five worst white rappers ever? And then remember how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Heidi Montag Gets a Food Show?!

    WikiMedia Commons​These days, it seems the more annoying you are on reality TV, the more likely you are to score your own show. Syfy gave Marcel from Top Chef an entire hour of television with his Quantum Kitchen, despite being reviled by his peers and most of the viewing public. And now VH1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    TGIF: Ice Cube, Studio K Reunion, Fitz and the Tantrums and More!

    ​Ahhh, the weekend, finally. From local bands to a nostalgia trip at Knotts' Studio K and Ice Cube at the Grove--there's never enough time to do everything you want.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Laguna Beach, The Hills Star Audrina Patridge Gets Her Own Show

    Audrina has reason to smile​There's more great news for 24-year-old Yorba Linda (or Placentia, depending on the source) native Audrina Patridge.Patridge, who appeared on MTV's Laguna Beach and The Hills, is being called a "breakout star" by heavyweight television producer Mark Burnett and thus is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Five Songs (Possibly) Angrier Than Mel Gibson's Voicemails

    Not too heroic nowadays, are we?​Oh, Mel Gibson. Every day this week, we've been treated to snippets of your terrible temper and your sick and twisted thoughts via your ex-girlfriend's recordings of your phone conversations. Even a New York Times columnist weighed in, saying your "guttural sounds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2010

    DragonForce Wants YOU!

    Todd Owyoung​DragonForce. They're as epic as their name sounds. They're what you would get if you could combine Dethklok, Katamari, and Journey. And they're getting all Rockstar on your double bass petal, dropped-tuned ass... 

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2010

    What You Missed: OC Music Awards, Millenia Dance Studio Grand Opening, Ray J at Sutra

    Chris VictorioDusty Rhodes and the River Band accept their award for Best Live Band. Hell yeah!​What'd you do this weekend? We started out by attending the OC Music Awards on Saturday night. After months of nominations, showcases and finals, it's over--for now! The Orange County music scene conver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Who Else Did Ryan Jenkins Need to Kill to Rank Higher on List of TV Bombs and Blunders?

    Buena Park Police Dept.The late Ryan Jenkins​At No. 30 on the list of "TV's 50 Biggest Bombs and Blunders" in the Jan. 29 issue of Entertainment Weekly is "Casting Ryan Jenkins on Megan Wants a Millionaire (VH1, 2009)":The hiring of the 32-year-old contestant--who hanged himself soon after police ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    OC Christmas Treasure: No Doubt covering 'Oi to the World' in 1995 and 2001

    Mere months after the release of No Doubt's 1995 breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom, the Gwen Stefani-led band performed December 19 at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas. People were likely thrilled by "Just a Girl" "Spiderwebs" and "Don't Speak" but the real highlight of their set came via a collabo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Slideshows: Street Scene, Def Leppard, More

    Beth Stirnaman​Do you not know Chromeo by now? Really? Well, that's them up there, playing Street Scene in San Diego this past Friday night. They were awesome. Also awesome: Beth Stirnaman's photographs from day one and day two of the festival. It was like Coachella, but less people, not as many b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    VH1 Dumps Reality Show With Contestant Who is "Person of Interest" in Jasmine Fiore's Murder

    "Megan Wants a Millionaire" . . . but not that badly.​VH1 announced today it is postponing any future airings of the reality show Megan Wants a Millionaire after contestant Ryan Alexander Jenkins was named a "person of interest" in the choking murder of Jasmine Fiore, the 28-year-old swimsuit mode ... More >>

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    No Doubt and OC Weekly: Intertwining Fates!

    "Megan Wants a Millionaire" . . . but not that badly.​VH1 announced today it is postponing any future airings of the reality show Megan Wants a Millionaire after contestant Ryan Alexander Jenkins was named a "person of interest" in the choking murder of Jasmine Fiore, the 28-year-old swimsuit mode ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Incoming: The Donnas at Alex's Bar

    All-female hard rockers the Donnas seemed like a possible next big thing circa their 2002 album Spend the Night, and radio hit "Take It Off." It was like their years of hard work since their 1997 self-titled debut (and buzz-building records like Turn 21 and Get Skintight) was finally paying off! Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    To Do Tonight - 3/24

    Shaoling Temple Kung Fu Monks Team, 7 p.m.Witness Venerable Grand Monk Master Shi Yong Xin and the Shaoling Temple Kung Fu Monks Team as they "hi-ya!" their way into your heart.Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA; 714-567-3600Magnolia, 7:30 p.m.Bring a chair or blanket an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2008

    Yes to Complexly Rock Honda Center Aug. 20

    Set aside your negative bias toward Yes—and while you're at it, lose your knee-jerk hatred of prog rock. Yes fuckin' rock—albeit in a long-winded, redonkulously complex manner. And Chris Squire's bass playing? Completely slaughters Les Claypool's. Ask Squarepusher. He'll vouch for me. As thos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2008

    Last Night: Circle Jerks, Hit Me Back at the Glass House

    Review by Waleed Rashidi Circle Jerks, Hit Me Back at the Glass House, Pomona Friday, January 25, 2008 Better than: Spending all night watching VH1 Classic — though hey, that's a pretty close second right there. Download: "Deny Everything." Sometimes you just gotta wonder — where's the real ... More >>

  • Film

    December 20, 2007

    DVD-ish

    Singular Sensation

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    “The Efron Scandal” Gets Internet's Panties in a Bunch

    Wayne and Zac: brothers from other mothers, fo' sheezy. Have you read Ben Westhoff's “The Efron Scandal” feature yet in this week's OC Weekly? Dozens of thousands of 'net surfers have (enough—30,000 and counting—to crash our site, temporarily). Among those readers are those who work for ver ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 15, 2007

    Trendzilla

    Small, yappy dogs

  • News

    December 28, 2006

    The Zeitgeist

    OCNYE

  • Music

    December 7, 2006

    VH1 Is a Joke

    Public Enemy

  • Film

    November 9, 2006

    Burning the Yule Log

    OnDVD: The Junkys Christmas

  • Film

    September 28, 2006

    Magical History Tour

    Lennon rock doc is both poignant and topical

  • Film

    September 15, 2005

    Video Killed the Video Star

    DVD spotlights that music-channel rarity: the music video

  • Unknown

    July 14, 2005

    Hunger Strike

    DVD spotlights that music-channel rarity: the music video

  • Unknown

    June 2, 2005

    This Week In Nightlife

    JUNE 2 THRU JUNE 9:
    MEET A NEED

  • Culture

    August 5, 2004

    Wont Stop Till We Get Enough

    Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story

  • Music

    July 15, 2004

    Sibling Revelry

    The Finn Brothers in a crowded house

  • Features

    January 1, 2004

    2003 Soundtrack

    The Year in Music

  • Music

    July 17, 2003

    Bella Donna Groupies

    Memories of a Stevie Nicks fan

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    OC Weekly Marks the Passing of . . .

    Memories of a Stevie Nicks fan

  • Music

    October 10, 2002

    My Elvis Weighs a Ton

    Public Enemy: still angry after all these years

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Good Ol Guitars

    Public Enemy: still angry after all these years

  • Columns

    April 11, 2002

    Dude, Wheres My Envelope?

    And white dopes are punks

  • Music

    April 4, 2002

    VH1 Says Were Hip!

    Which means Orange County must be finished

  • Culture

    December 20, 2001

    Behind Behind the Music

    Bold As Love

  • Music

    November 15, 2001

    Station to Station

    Bold As Love

  • Music

    March 29, 2001

    Welcome to Schmoozeville

    Relishs 29-hour drive as a career metaphor

  • Unknown

    December 28, 2000

    This Months Gratuitous No Doubt Items

    Relishs 29-hour drive as a career metaphor

  • Music

    December 14, 2000

    Sizzo

    What the hell are you listening to?

  • Music

    August 24, 2000

    Behind the Music

    What the hell are you listening to?

  • Music

    August 26, 1999

    Even Old Englishmen Still Get Wood

    Levi Dexter and Mike Stax abide and endure

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