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Photo by Jack GouldThe Sept. 17 meeting of the Board of Supervisors on the controversial El Toro International Airport should be remembered as the best political circus act since the county lost $1.7 billion seven years ago. Supervisor Chuck Smith started the session by offering Todd Spitzer a piece of candy but later allegedly told …
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RACHID TAHA MADE IN MEDINA BARCLAY/UNIVERSAL So-called “world music”—or, in Rachid Taha's case, the Middle Eastern rai sound—isn't usually identified with punk rock. But rai gone hardcore is the best way to describe the Algerian-born, French-raised Taha and his new CD. Rai is a popular outgrowth of traditional rhythms and lyrical styles, featuring Egyptian percussion, …
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Alabama Thunderpussy Club Mesa Saturday, June 2 So, the days of rock & roll so ball-busting you could actually feel your sperm count (or egg-production index) plummeting by the minute are over: the Club (“formerly known as,” according to a demure little flier heralding Year Zero) Mesa will still host shows, but we doubt any …
It displeases me to report that this year's DOHENY BLUES FESTIVAL—Saturday and Sunday at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point—is a relatively weak and predictable affair following a couple of years of glorious and surprising lineups. Among the treats and surprises at Doheny Fests 1999 and 2000 were Wilson Pickett, Gatemouth Brown, Koko Taylor, Etta …
Photo by Jack GouldTrojan Brand Latex Condoms sent Clockwork word on April 9 that it's coming out next month with willie wrappers to accommodate one-pump chumps and dudes swinging Louisville Sluggers between their legs. While we couldn't be happier about this revolutionary product development, it did make us wonder what kind of courage it'll take …
Photo by James BundanThey were the worst band ever. Or maybe they were geniuses. Or maybe they were just spoiled assholes—frat boys in white ties and gutter-mod garb. Or maybe they were pretty nice guys—if you ever made an effort to talk to them, and if you weren't stupid, and they weren't drunk. Because sometimes …
Illustration by Bob AulThe feds have launched an investigation into the toy rifles on Disneyland's Tom Sawyer Island following a freak accident on Jan. 21 that cost a 6-year-old North Hollywood girl most of her left index finger. It would be callous of us to say this is another example of Mickey getting the finger, …
Kyle's friends lovingly call him a pervert because, as he says with one eyebrow cocked, “Well, I am.” It's not really that he's perverted, it's that he talks about sex all the time. He talks about the sex he's had. He talks about the sex he would like to have. He talks about the sex …
Illustration by Bob AulI don't know whether you noticed, but the dreaded Y2K came and went without a hitch, despite many and myriad predictions of doom. When midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, rolled around and computers worldwide failed to explode, said doomsayers suddenly got very, very quiet. Lead pessimist Gary North (www.garynorth.com) still has his …
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