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March 25, 2014

Inspiring Story of Anaheim's First Children's Orchestral Program in 30 Years

In times of economic hardship, it is a given that school arts programs are the first to get the shaft. Naturally, the three R's are paramount, and, typically, sporting events are shown greater respect due to the social customs that accompany their practice; however, it is tragic that the arts, which offer the greatest contributions …

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March 19, 2014

Tequila Sugars Might Actually Be Good for You: Study

Lime prices got your love for tequila on the low? Well, maybe this will encourage you to imbibe a little bit more of American's first agave liquor: According to researchers in Mexico, agavins, a sweetener that can be derived from the stem of the agave plant, helps reduce weight and control blood sugar. ] That's …

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March 17, 2014

Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Workers Charged with Killing Their Manager During Robbery

While we hear at Taco Bell Crime of the Week headquarters love to focus on the silly and crazy when it comes to crime at America's largest Mexican fast-food chain, some incidents are so horrific that we have to devote the column to them. And that's the case this week, with the news coming out …

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March 16, 2014

Where We Read Your Dreams: Listening to the Imagination on (Where Else?) KPFK

Recent especially terrific listening at the only really people-powered media out there inspires this morning's blog. Mr. Bib probably should have timed this celebration of So Cal Pacifica Radio KPFK 90.7 FM to appear during the recently concluded fund drive, but there's no reason you can't demonstrate your good taste, solidarity, stubborn insistence by going …

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March 4, 2014

Top 10 Grindcore Bands

The subgenre of extreme metal known as 'grindcore' combines the speed and aggression of hardcore punk, with the brutality of death metal. There are blurry lines that separate death metal, grindcore, and thrash metal and even black metal; some bands certainly overlap these genres. What sets grindcore apart mostly is how bands push the limits …

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February 24, 2014

Rhys Darby's Comedy Career is Cleared For Take Off

Over here in the states, we know actor, comedian, and New Zealand native Rhys Darby best for his role of Murray on Flight of the Conchords. But when you see this man grab a mic and hit the stage, his stand-up chops definitely make him a lead character. When Rhys comes to the Brea Improv …

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January 27, 2014

NAMM 2014: Five Unusual Finds on the Showroom Floor

If NAMM is a veritable candy store for musicians, this feral blogger spent the weekend looking for the black licorice–and I managed to find a few oddities on the convention floor. See also: Protestors Outside NAMM Encourage Attendees to Boycott Guitar Center ] Specialty drum keys These bad boys will give drummers, tired of being …

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January 21, 2014

Buy Your Tickets for Artopia 2014 Today for the Presale Special!

Our readers know how much we like to party, and we especially like it when they come party with us! This week, you can purchase presale tickets to our annual Artopia event, a sexy feast for the eyes and the belly. ] Last year's event, held at the Yost Theater, was a smashing success. We …

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January 20, 2014

Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Medieval Sword Fight Turns into Drug Deal Gone Bad

There's been many a bizarre crime at Taco Bells over the course of this column's history, but this one may be a first: victims of a robbery claim they had gone to a Taco Bell parking lot to practice their medieval swordplay. Then, it turns out these errant knights were actually there to sell pot …

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January 19, 2014

Grinding, Sharpening an Axiom: War is Still the Health of the State:

Randolph Bourne died in the Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918. He is a hero of mine, a disabled, disfigured genius truth-teller. Robert Scheer, another heroic journalist, activist, articulator of the truth, was born in the Bronx, as he is fond of reminding the snotty upper-class assholes with whom he spars (and always carefully demolishes) every …

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January 15, 2014

Jack Grisham of TSOL's Latest Book, 'Code Blue,' Addresses Teenage Angst, Necrophilia

Before we begin our conversation, TSOL frontman/author/OC Weekly columnist Jack Grisham jokingly asks, “Is there anything we have to talk about that I can't talk about with my daughter?” The topic of the day was Code Blue, Grisham's third and latest book on all the typical issues that arise within the confines of a high …

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January 3, 2014

Orly Taitz “Evidence” of Obama's “Black Racist Regime” Pulled from White Supremacist Site

Orly Taitz, the Rancho Santa Margarita-based Queen of the Birfers, has lately taken to calling out the “black racist regime” of Barack Obama and Eric Holder, with her “demand” for “impeachment hearings” for the country's attorney general based on “evidence” from a white supremacist website. Taitz's latest online rant came before Fourth District Court of …

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