When FIDLAR hit the Observatory stage for Burgerama in March, they weren't quite sure what to expect. They'd played some of their best shows at that venue, but as part of such a deep lineup, the band weren't sure how many fans were there for them. By the time the foursome finished a whirlwind 40-minute […]
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Jake Hyman Of Freelance Whales Talks New Album, Channeling His Inner Justin Bieber
With the release of their first album since 2009 and their second overall, it's safe to say that New York City's Freelance Whales are going to have a busy remainder of 2012. Currently on tour, the band will be playing at The Observatory on Wednesday night. Like most bands used to shitty east coast weather, […]
Let's Talk About the Crazy Names For Musician Fan Bases, Like “Beliebers”
Wannabe singer Amber Rose calls her female fans “Rosebuds” and her male fans “Rosestuds” See Also:*Miley Cyrus Calls Anaheim Resident a “Fucking Creep” on Twitter*Octomom Releases New Topless Album Cover for 'Sexy Party'*Christina Aguilera and YUM! Brands Team Up to Fight Hunger. Seriously? As Jerry Seinfeld might say: What's the deal with all these crazy […]
Adventure Club
The woob woob base and distorted robotic sound of Dubstep music is finding its way into everything from our car stereos to our commercials. Like Beatle Mania of the '60s, Dubstep comes to us from across the pond, infesting our airwaves and influencing everyone from Nicki Minaj to Justin Bieber. Canadian Dubstep duo Adventure Club, […]
Justin Bieber Gets into the Dubstep Game With New Single “As Long As You Love Me”
Justin Bieber and Big Sean walk into a room and say,”Let's make a dubstep track”–it sounds like the start to a bad joke, but unfortunately it's true. On the recently-released track “As Long As You Love Me,” the Biebs attempts to woo little teen hearts with a slow-burning club music concoction that starts by repeating the […]
Take a Whiff of YACHT's Electropop Perfume
Nearly all the musicians and singers who have their own perfumes and colognes are the heavily branded, planet-sized entities you'd expect to support such a thing: think Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Beyoncé. Recently, electro-pop duo YACHT joined this elite club. The Los Angeles-based band—whose name is actually an acronym for Young Americans Challenging High […]
Is This The Moment Justin Bieber Becomes A Man?
For those of you not in the know, this past weekend up at the Commons in Calabasas, teen idol Justin Bieber allegedly punched a photographer. Yes, that's right, you read correctly. The Biebs, that little squeaky-clean fella who once caused a riot at Roosevelt Field in Long Island because he didn't show for an appearance, […]
Justin Bieber and Five Other Musicians with Jesus Tattoos
So Justin Bieber gets a Jesus tattoo and the whole world goes crazy, citing its provenance (a Rubens painting of Jesus called Ecce Homo, which dates back to 1610) and importance (the Beebs has always invoked his Christian faith). But Jesus statues are nothing new for pop stars–check out our list of musicians with Jesus […]
Five Disney Tweens to Become the Next Selena Gomez in 2012
If there's one thing we learned in 2011, it's that Selena Gomez is one of a kind. SIKE! She's a product of the Disney “empire” and if there is one thing we know, it's that Disney pumps out the singing talents of kids faster than Kim Kardashian switches athletes. It's just how it goes. Disney […]
Death by Twitter: Bon Jovi, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears and More
Was it only yesterday that people thought Lil Kim had died instead of Kim Jong Il? Why yes, yes it was. And thanks to the magic of the internets, that seems like a lifetime ago–certainly not the same day that Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi was reported to have died, in a website called […]
Justin Bieber Is Officially the Most Searched Musician Of 2011
Bing.com, Microsoft's search engine, recently compiled its 2011 search trends for musicians and came up with some interesting results. Their list of the top ten most searched musicians is entirely made up of femme powerhouses (Who run da world?), save for the top slot, which was nabbed by Justin Bieber (get it, girl). Biebs stole No. 1 […]
Weird Al Yankovic: Beyond the Music
Weird Al Yankovic is usually called a parody artist, but to describe him as just that negates his greatness. Yankovic, after all, creates comedy gold using other people's songs—but he's also an accomplished singer and songwriter who produces original music. Just recently, he added another bullet point to his résumé: children's-book author. When I Grow […]
Justin Bieber, You Are Not Alone: 4 Baby Daddy Dramas in Music History
Poor Justin Bieber–the 17-year-old isn't even legal to bone yet, and already there's a lady claiming that he's the father of her baby. Meet 20-year-old (uh, statutory rape, or at least a misdemeanor in California, anyone?) Mariah Yeater, the classy broad whose claiming to have taken the heartthrob's virginity backstage at his show via unprotected […]
Justin Bieber Gets Grills, Fans Freak the Fuck Out (One Threatens to Kill Herself)
Grillmaker Ben Baller yesterday posted that Sean Kingston asked him to make grills for Justin Bieber. “Luckily I had my grill mold kit inside my car… I knew it was only a matter of time before I got to link with Bieber…. I have made jewels for Paris, Kim K, Tom Cruise, Drake, Michael Jackson, […]
Five Things You Didn't Know About 'Ladies Love Me,' Chris Brown and Justin Bieber's Mixtape Collaboration
So you can now download Chris Brown's 21-song mixtape Boy in Detention (here), which not only features Swizz Beatz, Kevin McCall, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa, but also Shawty Mane, Justin Bieber's rapping alter ego, in a song called “Ladies Love Me.” Obviously you don't need me opining on the qualities of the actual product (me […]
Selena Gomez (with a Surprise Appearance by Justin Bieber!) at the Pacific Amphitheatre Last Night
Check out our slideshow here! Selena GomezJuly 24, 2011Pacific Amphitheatre First things first: It took 40 minutes to drive five miles through Costa Mesa, which can only mean something big was going down at the OC Fairgrounds. Yes, the OC Fair brings its share of a-holes on the road surrounding the venue, but tonight it […]
Justin Bieber in OC: Surprises Diggy Simmons and LilTwist at the House of Blues
These surprise visits are getting to be a regular occurrence. First it was eating at Chick-Fil-A in Laguna Niguel. Then it was the Biebs popping into the normally 21-over La Cave to sing with Ernie Halter. Now we find out that Justin Bieber was at the House of Blues in Anaheim last Sunday to show […]
Planking Fail by Katy Perry; Other Celebs Show Her How its Done
Katy Perry tweeted a picture of her planking on a yacht on the Fourth of July. Except she was doing it wrong (legs and head down, hands by your side!) and subsequently got a lot of flak for it on the Interwebz. To show her how its done, we complied a list of celebrities who […]
Google's a Belieber: Watch the Justin Bieber Chrome Commercial
Google Chrome today released the Justin Bieber ad that illustrates how the browser can contribute to viral teen stardom via YouTube, GMail and more. It's not as much of a tearjerker as the one with Lady Gaga, but it's better than hhe fake Justin Bieber ad that came out this early this week. Heh. Watch […]
Top 5 Musicians Vs. Projectiles Incidents
Down and Delirious In Mexico City author Daniel Hernandez wrote in his Intersections blog about a recent onstage confrontation between banda queen Jenni Rivera and a fan who allegedly threw a beer at her. The singer had the suspected offender come face-to-face with her during the Puerto Vallarta concert. What ensued was worthy of a […]
Biebs at La Cave (It's Not a Joke)
JUSTIN BIEBER AT LA CAVEYes, Justin Bieber was at La Cave last week with Selena Gomez, to surprise singer/songwriter Ernie Halter, who performed at the Costa Mesa spot. Bieber had covered Halter's song “Come Home to Me,” so he drove down from LA to join Halter onstage. Here's the big question: How did the 17-year-old […]