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Lincoln Movie Not as Honest as Abe, Says UCI Professor and Expert on South Jon Wiener

Disney opened Lincoln in 11 theaters on Nov. 9, expanded Steven Spielberg's historical saga to more North American theaters the next two weekends and now plans to go even wider thanks to more demand than there are movie seats.A UC Irvine history professor who caught the flick believes past and futur ... More >>

'Ornette: Made In America': The Shape of Docs to Come

Shirley Clarke's jazz classic broke ground still untraveled

[UPDATED with Raves:] Songs for Amy Makes Curtain Call at Newport Beach Film Fest--and Muldoon's Irish Pub

UPDATE, MAY 3, 4:07 P.M.: The full review of Songs for Amy from Jodi Coker:Poor Sean O'Malley (Sean Maguire) just can't let go of Amy (Lorna Anderson). You grieve along with him as he works out his emotions through song. Meanwhile, Amy has moved on to a new boyfriend she's not really connecting wit ... More >>

The OCeeker: Calvary Chapel, the Mothership, and the Chuck Smith Death Watch

​Chuck Smith is dying. While this is good news for Smith (for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord!), it's terrible news for those at Calvary Chapel who have pinned their blessed hope on being raptured away with an icon of American evangelicalism and the chief cornerstone ... More >>

Eight Worst Hip Hop Collaborations

​Last week, Cypress Hill released their single "Roll It, Light It" with  dubstep sensation Rusko,  and it wasn't pretty. This is not what hip-hop needed. With rap trending on a horrible downward spiral, we thought it would be a good time to name our eight worst hip-hop collaborations.

Five Album Covers Disney Should Turn Into T-Shirts

​Let me bring you up to speed: Disney recently began selling t-shirts on their online store that feature a design that is a creative nod to the cover art of Joy Division's 1979 debut Unknown Pleasures (see above).Certain people (i.e. music snobs and people who are still upset with Ian Curtis ... More >>

Bai Ling Has a Song Out, and It's Called 'Rehab'

www.officialbailing.com​Bai Ling is usually more known for more mundane acts that wouldn't necessarily get the Chinese actress in a music blog, such as, say, posing naked and shoplifting magazines, but a few days ago she released a track called "Rehab" that people have been comparing to Bjork and ... More >>

Yoko Ono Going Loco, Again

​More than 31 years years after an assassin's bullet felled John Lennon, his wife is still trying to control his career. Today, Exclaim reported that Yoko Ono, in a move worthy of the Disney legal gestapo, has assembled her henchman to put the smack down on Scottish bar owner Mike Craig.

Big In Japan Feat. Cibo Matto, Yellow Magic Orchestra and Yoko Ono Last Night

​Big In Japan Featuring Cibo Matto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Buffalo Daughter June 26, 2011The Hollywood Bowl Despite the huge, sophisticated venue, Big In Japan had all the trappings of a cheesy cultural show at Little Tokyo: paper lanterns lined the walkways; cherry blossoms were project ... More >>

Men at Fingerprints Last Night

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​MenFebruary 3, 2011FingerprintsClick here to see the photos!There's not much on the walls and all the merch that isn't CDs or vinyl is nowhere to be found, but if you squint long and hard enough you can see that the new Fingerprints location near the intersection of ... More >>

OC's Scariest People

Crypt from the headlines, here are our annual 31 flavors of fiendishness

Lennon Scholar Jon Wiener's Top Five John Lennon Songs

​Had four gunshot wounds not claimed the life of John Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980, the prolific singer-songwriter would have enjoyed his 70th birthday tomorrow. The former Beatle was murdered outside of the apartment complex he shared with Yoko Ono almost 30 years ago by Mark Chapman, but his musi ... More >>

More Than 100 Visible Nipples: 30 Album Covers That Feature Our Favorite Anatomy Part (NSFW)

Apparently, no one sent Maroon 5 the memo that we're in middle of a Boob War. How do we know? Just look at the cover to the band's newest release. It features a sexy woman erotically caressing her naked body with her two pairs of arms. That's a good start. But why cover up the breasts? Where's ... More >>

Lady Gaga Performing at One of the Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band Concerts

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyLady Gaga at the Staples Center Aug. 11​MTV reports that Lady Gaga is going to perform at one of the Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band concerts taking place at the Orpheum Theater in LA on Oct. 1 and 2 to celebrate what would've been John Lennon's 70th birthday on Oct. 9.A ... More >>

Taylor Swift, Yoko Ono, Quincy Jones Help Kick Off NAMM Trade Show in Anaheim

The 2010 NAMM Show, which is expected to draw nearly 1,500 exhibiting companies, opens today with multitudes of instrument/products retailers, manufacturers and every leathery-faced, longhaired dude who ever sold you a guitar while telling you about how his band had a record deal but something went ... More >>

Another Conspiratorial Twist In the Seemingly Never-Ending Story of Steve Rocco

Cutting Edge

Meredith Monk

Yer Art

The Art of John Lennon

Just Another Bloody Sequel

Filmmakers of Vietnam-era DISSENT documentaries see parallels to Iraq War

Magical History Tour

Lennon rock doc is both poignant and topical

Get Inside!

Your three-month forecast of the summers top movies

Anarchy in the U.K.

The Wachowskis prosecute their Vendetta

In the Presents of Greatness

What to buy for the person who knows everything

Hot and Nonstop

Now boarding: B-52 Kate Pierson

More Tampons, Please!

Sometimes, whimsy is its own reason for being

Crybaby

Dont Be That Guy

A brief guide to first dates

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Buddy Loves Paul

But he hates Paul.

When Words Collide

Cha communicates failure to communicate

Plain-Wrap Punk

Hank III gets Punk

And Goulet gets ghoulish

No Justice, No Pece

Another Pece film fest, with typical triumphs and troubles

Bush 2000 Shocker!

Candidate mum as his old mans foundation hassles OC patron saint

THATS LOWBALLASSCHATTER TO YOU!

Bigger Than the Beatles

UC Irvine professor Jon Wieners fight for John Lennons FBI file reveals something ugly about democracy in America

The High Llamas & Sonic Youth

Thanks for Sharing!

Now shut up, and let me tell you about Doheny Days, the Dub All Stars, X and a birthday party

Not Whimsy

Barbara Spring does loneliness, bitterness well