Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!

With all of the adoring fans and success that Zane Lamprey has had over the years with Three Sheets, Have Fork, Will Travel, and Drinking Made Easy, one might wonder why any TV network would keep us from being able to witness what we love watching him do the most--drink his ass off. Well, travel around the world and drink to be more exact. The bad news? That is what's happening. The good news? Zane and his team have taken matters into their own hands and with a little help from Kickstarter, they are creating a new drinking excursion on a global level called Chug.

For the show, Zane will hop aboard a train with his passport in hand to travel and learn about the drinking rituals and cultures from the locals and if you want to see this action take place like we do, you can help make it happen. And let's be real, who doesn't want to see Lamprey try to keep his balance on a train? With ten days to go on his Kickstarter campaign and a wide array of bonuses if you decide to back the project, we decided to get Zane to sing for some extra dollars. Too be more specific, we wanted to see what he's learned over the years so we picked Lamprey's boozy mind for his, "Top 5 International Chugging Songs." Hiccup, Enjoy!

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When opposites attract, they can make a perfect 10.

Getting a married couple to work together on a project in perfect harmony can sometimes be easier said than done. Especially when both of them are used to the spotlight. Chances are after a while the act will wear off and you can expect them to be at each other's throats once or twice an hour. But when it comes to comedians Ralphie May and Lahna Turner, it just doesn't happen. When I was invited to sit in on the Perfect 10 Podcast believe me, I genuinely expected to witness at least one little squabble to break out. But honestly, it didn't happen once.

Usually the duo record their hit podcast (named "Perfect 10" because that is what they look like visually standing next to each other, a 1 and a 0) at their home, but this weekend they spent it at the Brea Improv. Even after a long weekend filled with six shows and being that it was Mother's Day, they were still up for taping this episode that will be called, "Hacks N Sacks." Produced by the equally hilarious Danny Lobell, while Ralphie was doing time on stage killing the crowd, I met up with Lahna and Danny in the green room (which is actually red) and chatted it up with both of them while we waited for Ralphie to finish.

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Jena Ardell

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Every band has "hits," the songs they have to play in concert or no one will pay money to see them. Alkaline Trio is no different.

Thanks to nine studio albums, including My Shame is True (released today), singer/guitarist Matt Skiba, singer/bassist Dan Andriano and drummer Derek Grant have a plethora of tunes that are damn-near guaranteed to make any set list, which means there's a good chance you'll hear "Radio," "Nose Over Tail," "Clavicle," "'97," "This Could Be Love," "Mercy Me," "Crawl," "Cringe" and "Bleeder." While there's nothing wrong with these (in fact, they are some of the band's best material), there are also a bunch of songs that rarely -- if ever -- get played. But they should.

There's no way of knowing what we'll hear from My Shame is True, but "Kiss You to Death," "Young Lovers" and "Until Death Do Us Part" are bona fide awesome and are worthy of replacing the oft-played "She Took Him to the Lake" and "Private Eye." And, if we are lucky, the addition of new material might force the band to dig into its catalog to pull out a few oldies-but-goodies.

So, here, in no particular order, are six songs that should be added to the band's set list when they kick off their upcoming tour at The Observatory on April 25.

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Dish Nation

I truly love radio. They'll have to carry me out of this motherfucker.

As the leader of the "Frank Army," Frank Kramer's devoted fans count on his quick wit, his mind that seems to stay forever on the dirty side, and his ability to be brutality honest in the most charming of ways. With Heidi by his side, this unflappable duo riff effortlessly like a married couple that somehow still enjoy being together after all of these years. The secret of this team's success? As Frank put it, "Heidi is one of the strongest women in radio. As far as being animated and being responsive, you throw her anything and it's like tennis. I'm just bringing the balls." For the last six months from 6am-10am "The Heidi & Frank Show" has been entertaining the masses on KLOS and when I had the chance to go into the station and watch these two in action, I jumped at the chance.

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Picture this. It's the mid 2000's, and the south has been steadily drawing out the blueprint for street music in the 21st century. Records in Young Jeezy's early canon such as Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 and T.I.'s Trap Muzik have all but literally set in stone the commandments for how music from 'hood should sound in this age. If you're a rapper and you want to base the part you play on what goes on in the trap, you have to be intimidating, you have to be true to your word, and most importantly your flow has to sound menacing over drums that resemble rattlesnakes and bass that blows out strip club speakers. And then, Atlanta's Gucci Mane & DJ Burn One release the the 25-track mixtape Chicken Talk and everything is turned upside down. Now, the playing field is spread wide open for levels of weirdness and eccentricity that don't usually come along with teardrop tattoos and cocaine trafficking. More »

Above & Beyond

Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamäki

Due to the multiple sub genres of electronic dance music and the amount of decades in which this type of music has been produced, it's almost impossible to pick the top 10 albums of all time. The old school ravers and elitist will argue the importance of including a lot of the pioneers, but the last thing we need is another throwback 1990s list. Yet with the rising popularity of "EDM" (which is just a fancy word we use to encompass all the complex genres of dance music) it's only natural that the demand for such a list exists.

It's difficult to make this list relevant today because most DJ's produce singles without ever having a full-length album or after only releasing an EP - think Avicii and "Levels." Additionally some of the greatest albums are actually compilations or filled with remixes such as Sasha's Involver. So though we know that any top 10 list is stepping into the boundaries of controversy, we couldn't help and compile our top 10 EDM albums to listen to before you die. Who knows, maybe in between all of the untz untz and and wobbly bass lines you might actually fall in love like we did.

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Eric Prydz & Audrey Napoleon - Yost Theater - 8/16/2012
Above & Beyond's Tony McGuinness Shares Why He Loves SoCal
Nero on EDM Naysayers, Clubbing and the Possibility of Another Track With Skrillex

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ASAP Rocky in the midst of one of the best performances of Coachella 2012

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Courtesy of Ted Maider

Asaf Borger aka Borgore

Electronic dance music events are a flourishing business these days and the amount of parties going on from week to week has become quite excessive. But in December, it gets even crazier. Trust us when they say there are no silent nights during the EDM holiday season.Yet in between Christmas parties, maxing out credit cards and spending quality time with your loved ones it becomes important to budget your partying wisely. Looking for something to do after that awkward holiday office party? Or that late-night neighborhood caroling session? We took the time to sort through the abundance of world renowned DJs rolling through town this December to pick the top five EDM events you just can't miss!

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*Mark Farina & Colette - Focus' 9 Year Anniversary - 6/26/12
*Boys Noize Talks New Album, Working With Snoop Dogg and Skrillex
*EDC 2012: Arty Says There's No Euro Comparison to EDC (Russian or Otherwise)

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Coming up with 10 punk albums to listen to before you die is a lot harder than you'd think. For starters, it's a morbid thought, which makes you start asking yourself why in the hell you're thinking about punk albums when you're only gonna die, so who cares?

Second, the best material of many (if not most) punk bands is featured on singles, not full-length records. That's why you won't see Minor Threat on this list because even though they are punk rock royalty, their sole album (1982's Out of Step) isn't as good as their EPs. Or, on the flipside, you got a band like Red Cross, whose first EP is
unfuckwithable, but EPs aren't albums and therefore not included in this list.

That said, there are still plenty of full-length punk records that everyone should most definitely hear and more than likely own.

Here, in no particular order, are 10.

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*10 Jazz Albums to Listen to Before You Die

*Top 25 Greatest OC Bands of All Time

*Top 10 Band Wally George Band Interviews From the Hot Seat

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