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​Orange County's own Feeding People have found their way onto the soundtrack of FX's newest drama series American Horror Story. "Big Mother," off of their debut self-titled LP will be featured on tonight's episode "Halloween: Part 1."
It's a catchy, stomp-happy tune that briefly diverts into a distorted circus theme--perfect for a scene with intensity. The debut LP off Fullerton's Burger Records has received notable attention from the local press and now apparently from music directors for cutting-edge drama networks too.
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According to Rolling Stone, Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst is developing an autobiographical sitcom called Douchebag, news that prompted dozens of show-biz bloggers to declare it the most accurate sitcom title ever.

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​If there was one good cause to reunite for--that is, other than the fans, of course--it's Yo Gabba Gabba!. Rocket From the Crypt singer John Reis posted this awesome photo on his official Facebook account Friday, along with this caption:

AP-ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT REUNITE! apparently no one got the email invites to witness the sole reunion performance of the defunct San Diego rock n roll band Rocket From The Crypt. The band played a surprisingly tight and choreographed show on the set of Nickelodeon's children show Yo Gabba Gabba. The unfortunately small audience (about five to ten 3 year olds) did not hamper the bands energy as they played favorites from their first 4 LP's. One attendee was overheard saying " I'm thirsty". When asked about future Rocket performances the band answered, " No. We are only interested in playing to audiences of 5 to 10 people between the ages of 3 to 6. Although we were surprisingly tight and choreographed , we will most likely never play as a band ever again.

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​From the Real Housewives of Orange County to the Irvine Improv, you can catch OC's sexiest couple Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley doing what they do best--laughing at life. If you are a fan of the show (and don't want to admit it) or just happen to be a fan of comedy in general, this one night show promises to be one you can't miss! And if you're worried that the night will be lacking in laughs, don't! There will be some "real" comics on hand to bring even more funny so whatever you are doing, get your tickets now to see "Keeping it Reality," get some laughs, and have the chance to have some questioned answered by the stars themselves!

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There's a fine line between overexposure and striking when the iron is hot. Apparently, we are all about to find out where that line is for Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All as the LA rap  collective and television network Adult Swim announced today that a show entitled Loiter Squad is set to begin airing in 2012.

The program is described as a "15 minute live-action show that features sketches, man on the street segments, pranks and music from Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All" and will be produced by Dickhouse Entertainment, the people who brought us Jackass and all those other MTV shows that try really hard to be Jackass but aren't.More >>

​UPDATE, JUNE 22, 6:30 P.M.: Cho, choreographer of Monster MG, has issued an apology to Matt "Dumbo" Ngyuen, crew leader of Poreotics. See end of post to read the statement in its entirety.

ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 16, 2011, 8:35 A.M.: A few days ago, the internet started buzzing that Poreotics--the season five champs of America's Best Dance Crew on MTV with Westminster roots--had an original routine lifted by Monster MG, a Korean crew appearing on Korea's Got Talent.

Watching the clip, yeah, it's hard to deny the serious similarities, but are there any hard feelings? Poreotics member Justin "Jet Li" Valles says the group is more flattered than anything else:  "Imitation is the greatest form of flattery--and we're pretty flattered."
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On June 22, rapper/singer Cee Lo Green will debut his television series Talking to Strangers on Fuse TV. According to Pop & Hiss, the program will follow a standard talk-show format focused on interviews and performances à la The Johnny Cash Show. Featured guests will include Lupe Fiasco, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and TV on the Radio.More >>

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Bringing joy to grown men who collect action figures, the German shock rock band Rammstein is touring North America for the first time since 2001.

Although they play a generic strain of industrial metal, Rammstein makes up for their sonic deficiencies with an outlandish stage show of blinding pyrotechnics, exploding dildos, and creepy fascist imagery that the band takes dead serious but the rest of us recognize as a bi-curious derivation of Alice Cooper's old shtick.

To mark their return to the U.S., Rammstein will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday May 19, right before their concert the next night at L.A.'s Forum.

Aside from how a band that hasn't appeared stateside in a decade can still command huge concert audiences, the question we have is how Rammstein will adapt their grand, fiery spectacle to the punier scale of a late night talk show.

To find out, we made a few calls and obtained a chat transcript between Stu Wickens, a Kimmel production staffer, and Hanz Köhler, tour manager of Rammstein.

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​ Last week, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters entered into a minor public spat with Glee overlord Ryan Murphy when he announced that none of his music would ever appear on the FOX-TV hit. Grohl is not the first rock star to issue a No Glee statement to the press-- Coldplay and Guns N' Roses did the same before him (Coldplay's Chris Martin, ever the Brit pushover, eventually relented).

With the Foo Fighters songbook currently unavailable to Murphy, we suggest five hit songs for the show and include story lines to accompany each. More >>

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Mark McGrath accepting the Orange County Impact Award with his band Sugar Ray at the 2010 OC Music Awards

​​Midlife is rarely kind to anyone, most of all rock stars. For every fortysomething badass like Dave Grohl, there are hundreds of mopes from the alternative-rock era sprawled on the fringes of relevance like wads of blubber decomposing in the sun. More >>