Irvine City Council is Scared of the Big Bad Vans Warped Tour

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This is a place for families, not a haven for the great unwashed!
Just days before the Vans Warped Tour steamrolls into the Great Park, Irvine City Council members are jumping up to say "not in my backyard!"

Following Tuesday's council meeting, it was reported that council members representing the safest city in America are having some serious objections to the festival, held on June 21. Councilman Jeffrey Lalloway apparently used his ace Googling skills to look up festival headliners like Anti-Flag, and found the band's songs like "Fuck Police Brutality" to be offensive. 

"That's crossing the line," Lalloway says. "We need to have a family friendly venue out there."


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Bon Iver's Grammy: Worst Idea Ever

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Not because Justin Vernon and company don't deserve recognition (he does, their songs are beautiful), but because all the awards have done is give us more fodder for the hipster morass.

Sure, a bunch of people couldn't pronounce it right and even more ignorant folks thought the band name was "Bonny Bear," but should we really be subject to more wannabe-viral videos that aren't even funny? OK, it's a little funny. But maybe the actors should really figure out how the band name is pronounced (Bohn eee-vair) before they go live. See what I mean after the jump.

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Bob Dylan's Birthday: Who Cares?

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So it's Bob Dylan's 70th birthday. For some, it's one of those annual affairs on a par with the great holy days of the year: Christmas, Easter, MLK's Birthday, Ramadan. Don't act like it isn't. For decades Robert Zimmerman has been looked upon as a deity.  Most fans of rock & roll (at least the ones I meet) seem to be card carrying congregants in the church of Dylan. But just call me a non-believer.  More »

OC Register Article on Factory Records Has Best. Lede. Ever. LOL.

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Miguel Vasconcellos
Dave James of Factory Records

We're not even going to say anything about how OC Register published a story on vinyl records making a comeback, five days after we put the same story on our cover (Revinylized, by Brandon Ferguson) on the same people, and photographed by a former OCR photographer.

All I'm saying is the story "Where vinyl is king and The King is still alive" by David Whiting has the best lede ever.

In our rush to move forward we sometimes behave as if nostalgia is bad. So let's be bad to the bone.



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Why Your Local Band Hates You

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Your local band doesn't like you. For a society which readily bends over at the altar of hero worship, this is a bitter pill to swallow.  Though it's painful, the truth will set you free. Here's a quick list of the reasons your local band hates you and why you should stop giving them free post-show hand jobs:

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Today's Concert-Going Lesson: Don't Buy Tickets Off Scalpers

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According to the LA Times, a woman from Hermosa Beach who allegedly sold dozens of fake tickets to a Lady Gaga concert on Craigslist has been ordered to pay at least $7,000 in restitution.  
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In Memoriam: Five Strange Stories Related to the Death of John Lennon

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Vickie Chang
John Lennon, 1940-1980.
Thirty years ago today, John Lennon's life was cut short by a disturbed fan while returning to his home at the Dakota on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As with any legend, countless tales--the bizarre, the depressing, the totally untrue--surround Lennon's murder.

In memory of one of the greatest songwriters and musicians ever, we've compiled a list of five strange stories linked to the death of Lennon. Shine on!  

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Detroit Bar Finally Meets Web 2.0

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You may have noticed that Detroit Bar's website has a new look. The background isn't beige anymore, and the information for their shows isn't in a flyer format (in a "cool in 1998" way). Plus, it doesn't take forever to load. The best part? You can share information about the shows via Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites.  

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Three Products Ke$ha's Selling in the 'We R Who We R' Video

[via Idolator]

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Ke$ha's new video is set in an gritty, urban, '80s Mad Max glitter fest where people are partying and drinking all night long.

Obviously, dirty isn't the most unusual part of Ke$ha's aesthetic, but random product placement in videos are a new thing (at least for her). See if you'll buy what she's pimping aside after the jump.

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In Her Satin Tights, Wonder Woman Fights the Five Dumbest Reactions to Her New Clothes

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DC Comics/Don Kramer and Michael Babinski
Sometimes it's hard to be a Wonder Woman.

You're a positive female role model, you starred in your own TV show, and you've saved the world at least a dozen times. But the minute you change your "signature look," every hypocritical jerk who said you looked like a slut in your old star-spangled swimsuit can't wait to go all Simon Cowell on your pants-wearing ass. 

Thanks to DC Comics deciding to change her costume, Wonder Woman hasn't had this many people talking about her since Joss Whedon's failed attempt at writing and directing a feature film on the Amazon (or since we gave a shout out to Lynda Carter's patriotic boobs). Because the Intertubez encourages--nay, demands--that people post their ignorant, ill-considered and uninformed opinions as fast as they can enter them into their Word Press accounts, this super fashion faux pas has been an exquisite showcase for the finest examples of head-up-the-ass typing--or in one case, broadcasting--the 21st century has ever seen.

Here are the five stupidest reactions to Wonder Woman's new costume that I found online.

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