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    May 1, 2012

    The Alarm's Great Rock & Roll Swindle Reaches Silver Screen via Wales and Costa Mesa

    While attending Estancia High School in Costa Mesa during the 1980s, Jim Cooper loved the punk-influenced North Wales band the Alarm, which broke up in 1991.Reading the Los Angeles Times in 2004, Cooper discovered Alarm frontman Mike Peters pulled a hoax on the record industry. An idea for a movie w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    The Jackson Are Touring This Summer. Are You Kidding Me?

    When is a reunion not really a reunion? When the principal member of a band doesn't participate (or, in this case, is dead), then it can't really be called a reunion without insulting your fans, right? Common sense would normally dictate yes, but in the case of the Jacksons, that apparently doesn't ... More >>

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    March 8, 2012

    Festival of Whales

    Dana Point Harbor

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Hospital Workers Get Sent To Disney School to Learn Customer Service Skills

    Health in WalesWill these be our new doctors? ​Here's further proof that we live in a Disney world. No, not Disney World, the Orlando theme park, but a world run by the Disney megacorporation.  Kaiser Health News reports that a growing number of hospitals are turning to the Mouse for hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    'Will' & Kate Souvenir Coffee Mug: Honest Mistake, Brilliant Scheme--Or Something Else?

    ​Like LiLo court coverage, details on the nuptials of the century are all but impossible to avoid in the news. One detail, however, managed to slip under the radar of salesmen trying to make a fast pound. Those precious mugs of Kate Catherine and her man-who-would-be-king, William, feature his bro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Why Can't We Have Café Gourmand in OC?

    Flickr user handyandy88​On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to meThree small desserts, two tiny spoons and a minuscule cup of coffee.Orange County, the time has come for you to embrace the Gallic wonder known as the café gourmand, or as we say in American, the dessert sampler.

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Los Campesinos!

    The Glass House

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    First Crop of SXSW Acts Announced, OC/LB Bands Conspicuously Absent

    A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Celtic Christmas

    A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Show Announcements: Fishbone, Reel Big Fish, More

    There are some new concerts coming our way, and it's a great time to be alive if you enjoy bands that have the word "fish" in their name.

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Plow Boys (and Girls)

    Los Campesinos!

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008

    A rugby fan with real balls - though not lately

    Super Bowl weekend ... no better time to acknowledge the ultimate, all-time, over-the-top act of devotion to one's team. Oakland Raider hardcore sociopaths with their frothing-at-the-mouth, kick-the-crap-out-of-the-visiting-fans rabidity? Not even close. Green Bay/Minnesota/any cold-weather-team s ... More >>

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    Behind the Music

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    Bush, Burns or Burns

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    Dead Hot Crazy

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    January 22, 2004

    High Frequency

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    April 17, 2003

    Room for Improvement

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    Heart Beatings

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    Letters

    The Good Girl is bleak fun, Blood Work is just bleak

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    Glamour Guys of Geezer Gulch

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    April 13, 2000

    He Gets on Your Nerves

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