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Weekly reader Suzanne Broughton recently penned a response to the death knell of the OC Post (a.k.a. its marriage to the Irvine World News) and was nice enough to let us republish it. See more of Broughton's work on her blog, Emphasis Mine. The big news here in Orange County is the OC Post married …
Letters may be edited for clarity and length. E-mail to le*****@******ly.com, or mail to Letters to the Editor, c/o OC Weekly, 1666 N. Main St., Ste. 500, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Or fax to (714) 550-5908. ORANGE YOU GLAD WE HAVE GUSTAVO? It's such a shame that so many people of Mexican heritage made so …
Here's the perfect gift for that dude/dudette with an Apple logo tattoo or a closet full of Atari T-shirts: Mark Richards' Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers. Check out the slide show—and take care that you don't get any on your keyboard, geek. Tip: My Seattle techno DJ/producer homie Jerry Abstract
Letters may be edited for clarity and length. E-mail to le*****@******ly.com, or mail to Letters to the Editor, c/o OC Weekly, 1666 N. Main St., Ste. 500, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Or fax to (714) 550-5908. ORANGE YOU GLAD WE HAVE GUSTAVO? It's such a shame that so many people of Mexican heritage made so …
Afrika Bambaataa—pioneering hip-hop DJ and founder of the Zulu Nation—will perform (in DJing mode) at Detroit Bar on Friday Feb. 22. The only man to collaborate with James Brown (“Unity”) and John Lydon (“World Destruction” as Time Zone), Bambaataa is revered for his eclectic DJ sets and for exerting a positive force in the Bronx's …
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Los Angeles producer Daedelus' newest side project is FMB (Fire Magic Blood), featuring Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra) and Taz Arnold. They've just posted a brief NSFW track (“Obama,” for clarity's sake) that bluntly urges you to vote for Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton beat him in yesterday's California Democratic primary, so the song's political usefulness leaves something …
Photographer Jack Gould hung out at Pangea with the Dems last night, then visited Obama headquarters and this parking lot in Westminster near Assemblyman Van Tran's event (which he couldn't find). Check his photos out over here.
Last night was a celebration of Weekly favorites and new friends at the Prospector in Long Beach. “Locals Only” alum Mikey B. (Le French Kanadian) is in town doing his thang to support his M For Montreal gig and paired up with the Weekly’s own Kevin P. bringing another great Pull Your Pants Up night …
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The “No on Measure D” sign on a fenced-off area of the City Place lofts in North SanTana. City Place's developer? Robert Bisno, who gave $40,000 to the Yes on Measure D efforts. Not only does God have a sense of humor, he protects it via the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
Chris Prevatt stands inside Pangea in SanTana with a smile and a hand-free cell phone. He's one of the guys behind The Liberal OC, the lefty component to Orange County's political blogosphere. Pangea is hosting a poll-viewing party for Democrats tonight, and Prevatt is going to report live from here while others file across the …
THE FACTORY READINGS, 8 p.m. Poetry, art, and a chick with a guitar. The Gypsy Den, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana TJ MILLER, 8 p.m. Feel free to shout an odd profession during Miller's improvisation. He's an expert. Irvine Improv, 71 Fortune Dr., Irvine LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MEETUP, 7 p.m. Election …
Phil Nisco and Chris Alfaro of Free the Robots/The Crosby. Please. Open. Via this video of a Free the Robots practice session for their NYC show. Plus, you get some Big Apple footage. Progress definitely has been made at The Crosby, the venue that, we predicted back in September, would revolutionize Santa Ana nightlife. So, …