We're pretty shameless with out drinking habits here at the Weekly. It's something we tend to have in common with out readers and the people we party with. One thing we can all agree on is the significance of what it means to pop open an icy tall boy of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Whether you're an old school punker who was guzzling this bargain brew before it was cool, or a new jack hipster looking to save some cash and borrow some caché,  a can of PBR doubles as both a beverage and conversation piece. And if you slam a few two many, it can also be the rocket fuel for the kind of drunk and stupid behavior we love to take photos of. For all those reasons, we decided to show you just how much you all really love the aluminum, red, white and blue by showcasing a gallery full of the best PBR drinking shots we could find from recent years. Check out some choice shots after the jump.
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GBH at the Observatory

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The Decemberists

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If you've somehow managed to avoid the Internet entirely for the last week or so, you probably don't know how bad your musical taste really is. Hate to break it to you, but all those bands you love so much--Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, the Decemberists, Wavves--turns out not only are they unoriginal hipsters, but they're just, well, kind of annoying. So says our sister paper L.A. Weekly, anyway. And in more ways than one, we tend to agree with them. After all, how many of us have finally realized the top 20 bands in our Spotify playlists sound like the same five acts repeated over and over with different members that look like Buffalo Exchange threw up all over them? In the spirit of angering a few Millennial keyboard warriors before their first morning sips of chai tea, we invite you to see where your favorites stack up on this viral canon of the top 20 worst hipster bands. Click here to see the slideshow. Happy trolling!

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You guys said you were gonna catch me!

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We tried to warn you that things would get grimy inside Gnarmageddon II, the epic sequel to one of OC's most ambitiously DIY punk/ hardcore fests. Many of you didn't listen, which is why you'll probably find yourself in our latest slideshow being stomped and sweated on by a cavalcade of savage bands like Negative Approach, Stalag 13, Knife Fight and Trench Rot--and many more acts with equally terrifying names. The near-capacity crowd at the Observatory in Santa Ana last Saturday wasn't there to mess around. Only one year after Gnarmageddon creators Jason Schwartz (of OC punk act Media Blitz) and Brad Greenberg turned their pothead pipe dream into an actual hardcore happening, it seems that there's no turning back. Things are only going to get gnarlier. Our photographer Chad Sengstock was there to catch all of the brutal highlights and beatdowns.

Christopher Victorio

We go to Hootenanny to get NUTS!

So you've been a tough guy all year long and it's finally time to prove why you deserve to sport those lip piercings and grammatically incorrect back tattoos. Where do you go to assert your dominance? Why, the Hootenanny of course! And when you get there, your take-no-shit mentality will certainly earn you some attention--the kind that comes with plenty of sucker punches and elbows to the groin. For those interested in customizing their Hootenanny experience on July 7 with a fight story to remember, our staff writer Josh Dulaney lets you know exactly what it takes to piss off a greaser, a bro and anyone who listens to music with the word "billy" attached to it. Check out the slide show and enjoy an old-school beat down on us.

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Kobayashi with Dexter Holland. Click here to see more photos from the event.

Yesterday afternoon, Dexter Holland's Gringo Bandito hot sauce hosted a taco throwdown challenge at Fred's Mexican Café in downtown Huntington Beach. Competitive eaters chowed down on stacks and stacks of tacos for a $5,000 prize--the occasion also marked competitive-eating legend Takeru Kobayashi 's return to American competitions. Who went home a winner? Click here to see more photos and find out. More »

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​Comic-Con's come and gone this year, but what kind of alt publication would we be if we didn't give your our annual 25 hottest girls in costume this year? By the way, we heard Adrianne Curry was made to cover up her awesome Aeon Flux costume under threat of getting kicked out for sluttiness...check that out after the jump as well.More »

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Arctic Monkeys performed at the Fox Theater Pomona on June 2, 2011. Click here to see more images!

​We've pulled together the very best concert shots from June 2011 for your viewing pleasure. After the jump: Awesome pictures from Peter Bjorn & John, Weenie Roast (Bad Religion, Foo Fighters, Strokes and more), Youth of Today, the Tubes, Dusty Rhodes & the Riverband, Buzzcocks, U2, Florence & the Machine and much, much more.More »

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Plagued by controversy, Electric Daisy Carnival surged onwards--and Las Vegas was its next stop. 80,000 ravers from all over the country hit  EDC at the Las Vegas Speedway with Bass Nectar, Empire of the Sun, Benny Benassi, David Guetta, AfroJack and MSTRKRFT over the weekend. And on the following pages? EDC's 25 hottest gals. Yay.

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• Electric Daisy Carnival - Day 1
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• Dallas Observer's 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival slideshow

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Robyn, Coachella 2011. Click here to see more.

​We've got images from day one up, including a repeat appearance by a certain Danny DeVito. Aw. Click here to see the slideshow.