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The Funniest Billboard Music Awards Tweets

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KROQ Weenie Roast Heats Up Irvine

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The Skeletones Will Out-Skank You

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The Rolling Stones Triumph at Honda Center

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Telling Your Friends You Have Cancer

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Devendra Banhart Comes Back Strong to OC

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Andy Grammer Tells Us About His Struggles

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Orange Bits: Slayer, Adolescents, Pete Yorn, The Wandering Tree

By Mi Tran Fri., Apr. 8 2011 at 8:59 AM

Categories: Orange Bits, music, music news

Orange Bits is back! In this weekly roundup of all OC-related music news, band members are donating a guitar, antidrug voice-overs and what goes on in the life of a punk-rock parent.

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Adolescents, music, news, Orange Bits, Pete Yorn, Slayer, The Wandering Tree

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Orange Bits: The Growlers Recognized By The Black Keys, Jesse Rich Memorial, Pithy Sweet's New EP and More

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Dec. 17 2010 at 6:07 PM

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Tom Maxson

In this week's addition of news we didn't write, you can purchase Pithy Sweet's new EP, or listen to Andrea Babinski of Dusty Rhodes and the River Band's new holiday tune.

Check it out after the jump.

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Black Keys, Jesse Rich, Pithy Sweet, The Growlers

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Orange Bits: Young the Giant Recognized by Amazon, Jameson, Clint Black, and The New Limb

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Dec. 10 2010 at 8:06 AM

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Jameson

We're at the home stretch of 2010 and Christmas is rapidly approaching; local bands are also "winning best of 2010 contests" left and right. (See: Young the Giant and Walter Trout.) Also, several bands such as Jameson and Melanoid are getting in the Christmas spirit by playing a toy drive benefit at the Gypsy Lounge.

After the jump, check out our compilation of music stories we didn't write this week.

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Canvas, Charity Swim, Clint Black, Color Theory, Gypsy Lounge, Honeypie, Jameson, Melanoid, Michael Ubaldini, Michelle Rosabal, The New Limb, Walter Trout, Young the Giant

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Orange Bits: Stacy Clark, Lights Over Paris, the Steelwells

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Dec. 3 2010 at 4:16 PM

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The Steelwells

In this week's edition of news we didn't write, we have the Steelwells, Stacy Clark, Lights Over Paris and more...

If you ever wanted to know more about Fullerton's the Steelwells, here is a nifty new video interview from USFTV. [YT]

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Crystal Antlers, lights over paris, Stacy Clark, steelwells

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Orange Bits: Buy Dusty Rhodes' Synthesizer, Led Zeppelin, I Hate You Just Kidding's Paranormal Encounter

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Nov. 26 2010 at 5:53 PM

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Get your hands on Dusty Rhode's tasty synth

This week's edition of news stories we didn't write:

Buy a piece of Dusty Rhodes- their Prophet 5 synthesizer is now for sale on eBay. Perfect for if you are planning on creating a River Band cover band after they break up. [eBay]

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Orange Bits: Coachella Rumors, This Week in Ska, and a Very FYF Xmas

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Nov. 19 2010 at 1:59 PM

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The Growlers

And in this week's edition of news stories from other sources, we have:

Souncheck speculates that Coachella may continue with their pattern of naming classic rock legends as headliners for 2011. Rumor has it that The Rolling Stones have been offered $5 million for a top spot at the upcoming festival and a deal is "nearly sealed." [OCR]

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Avi Buffalo, Cat Party, coachella, FYF, Growlers, Hello Goodbye, I and I, no doubt, Starpool, Tijuana Panthers.

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Orange Bits: No Doubt, The Aquabats, Local Natives

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Nov. 12 2010 at 1:45 PM

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The Aquabats

This week's edition of news we didn't write involves our mainstays (who else?) the Local Natives, No Doubt's Adrian Young and Bayside...read on after the jump.

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A Dying Breed, Akorn Entertainment, Aquabats, Bayside, Local Natives, Media Blitz, No Doubt, The Steelwells

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Orange Bits: Local Natives, Tiger Army and the Director of Black Keys' Music Video,

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Nov. 5 2010 at 1:03 PM

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Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly

Chris Marrs Piliero talks to the Register, Local Natives talk to Interview. Here's the local music news we didn't cover this week.

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DJ Dan Sena, local natives, Nick 13, Pawn Shop Kings, the black keys, The Fallen Stars, Tiger Army

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Orange Bits: Shakira, Nickelback, Chrissie Hynde and Local Natives On Tour

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Oct. 29 2010 at 8:08 AM

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Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly

From interviews with Chrissie Hynde to Shakira shaking things up in Anaheim here's the local music news we didn't cover.

An actual music review of Shakira's hip shaking at the Honda Center involves commentary on her weight ("thinner than usual") and how she "tore off pieces of clothing." Um... (Jezebel would probably approve of OC Weekly's benign slideshow and footage of her impromptu parking lot performance.) [OCR]

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Bob Becker, Chrissie Hynde, Fearless Records, Nickelback, Shakira, The Colourist, The Local Natives, Union Line, We are the Pilots

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Orange Bits: Dusty Rhodes, Tenacious D, Jimmy Buffett

By Taylor Hamby Fri., Oct. 22 2010 at 1:43 PM

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Luke Holwerda/Phoenix New Times

Jimmy Buffett

Here's what we didn't write about this week in Orange County music news. Aside from perhaps Dusty Rhodes, much of the leftover news this week is about old guys. Enjoy!