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Ahhh Orange County. We might be known for our beautiful weather, pristine coastlines, and gorgeous people but we are soooo much more than that! Orange County is also the stomping grounds of some of the funniest comedic talent. With that said, we thought we'd do a little bragging on some of O.C.'s finest so you can get familiar and maybe do a little bragging of your own!

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Brett Byers

​This year's sold out Ultra Music Festival at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida brought out 165,000 attendees from all over the world ready to enjoy their favorite EDM DJs and producers. Now that it's come and gone and we've nursed our epic hangovers let's take a look at the top 10 best and worst dressed party goers.

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We're on the fence about Katy Perry in "E.T."

​Every year, the MTV Video Music Awards give the best music videos of the year with a statuette. But personally, we think its way more fun to laugh at the stupid ones. So this year, for your amusement, Heard Mentality will recognize the worst music videos made in 2011 (gold statuettes are, unfortunately, not included).

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​As I mentioned once before, there's a shitload of really, really bad and annoying music out there. The music released in 2011 is no exception (No hate to Kreayshawn, but "Gucci Gucci," anyone?). Whether it's overexposure, repetition, or just a terrible melody, each of the songs below are some of the most grating tunes to be released in 2011.

A quick caveat: I realize that there is a lot of top 40 on this list--that isn't because I dislike top 40. But frankly, when the radio is saturated with a certain song, you're more likely to realize how goddamn annoying it is faster than some indie number that plays once in a blue moon. (But trust me, had Tame Impala's "Solitude is Bliss" been released in 2011, it would've topped the list--nothing is more annoying than a hipster who brags about how much he enjoys his own pretentious company.)

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​Every year, a shit load of music drops. Some of it's good, most of it's bad, but it's almost impossible to sift through it all to find the juicy stuff without experiencing autotune-induced madness.

Relax. We've done the heavy lifting for you. Sorting through the mess of music released this year, we pulled our favorite five up-and-comers of 2011 from across a variety of musical genres.  2012 is the year of genre-pushing, so ring in the New Year with some soon-to-be classics, and a couple ditties that will leave your ears (and your head) confused. That's a good thing. 

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Bon Jovi, which plays the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday and Saturday, has a gift for big guitar hooks and sing-along choruses. Their songs are so catchy enthusiasts gleefully embrace some pretty laughable lyrics. Check out these beauties.    

1. "As the words slipped off my tongue, they sounded dumb / If this old heart could talk, it'd say you're the one," from "Misunderstood."

2. "With an ironclad fist I wake up / And French kiss the morning," from "Bed of Roses."

3. "And as my broken heart lies bleeding / You say true love it's suicide," from "I'll Be There For You."

4. "And like a blind dog without a bone / I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone," from "Who Says You Can't Go Home."

5. "I'm a fighter, I'm a poet, I'm a preacher / I've been to school and baby, I've been the teacher," from "Lay Your Hands on Me."

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The John Mayer interview published in the March edition of Playboy will go down as perhaps the greatest display of douchery in the history of pop culture. The media immediately jumped on such deplorable statements as "nigger pass," "my dick is sort of like a white supremacist" and sex with Jessica Simpson "was like crack cocaine." But there's so much more! Here are 10 quotes, in addition to the toxic bombs previously mentioned, that will make you want to throw a rock at Mayer's strangely elevated hairdo.More >>

Editor's Note: Having spent hours perusing the Heard Mentality archives for a Concert Year in Review feature running in the print issue that streets Jan. 1, I compiled a Top 10 list of the coolest shows to come through Orange County in 2009. I'm posting one per day for the rest of the year. 

Andrew Youssef

Emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate immediately proved impressive with their renewed musical chemistry. Singer-guitarist Jeremy Enigk slashed out the power chords, and lead guitarist Dan Hoerner interweaved grabby riffs while bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith interlocked as a gnat's-ass-tight rhythm section.

Click to read entire review.

Click to read earlier Top 10 Orange County Concerts of 2009 entries.

Editor's Note: Having spent many hours perusing the Heard Mentality archives for a Concert Year in Review feature running in the print issue that streets Jan. 1, I compiled a Top 10 list of the coolest shows to come through Orange County in 2009. I'm posting one per day for the rest of the year.  

Andrew Youssef

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails

Rather than close with the dark and depressing "Hurt," Nine Inch Nails issued a killer "Head Like a Hole," which became a massive sing along during the anthemic chorus. Savvy move by Trent Reznor, the reformed drug abuser who nowadays appears as disciplined as all those "pigs" and subservient "fuckers" he screams about. Jane's Addiction brought jammy, earnest hard-rock and the mega-watt star power of maniacal Perry Farrell.

Click to read entire review.

Click to read earlier Top 10 Orange County Concerts of 2009 entries.