10 Best Albums (1) 13 (2) 19 (1) 1950s (1) 1962 (2) 1965 (1) 1970 (1) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1975 (2) 1978 (1) 1980s (1) 1986 (1) 1991 (1) 1992 (1) 1996 (1) 20 Albums You Need to Buy (1) 2000 (1) 2001 recording (1) 2002 (5) 2005 (1) 2006 (4) 2007 (19) 2007 album (12) 2008 (92) 2008 Golden Globes (1) 2008 Tour (18) 2008. Read More
BLACKBEARD'S RESTAURANT: 3117 Surfside Blvd., 884-1030. Read More
Much like the Beatles' song, which says "You say goodbye, I say hello," people around the world will be saying goodbye to 2009 tonight and hello to 2010. Read More
I figure that this must be the main value of all these (decade- and) year-end lists. Read More
From the start of the year (and actually through most of 2008) the Surf Ballroom was readying itself for its much-aniticpated "50 Winters Later" Tribute. Read More
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with the Surf Ballroom & Museum, have announced that tickets for the first annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Luncheon/Fanfare Featuring the Frankie Sardo Story are now on sale for $25 each. Read More
TURMOIL AT THE TOP Capistrano Unified School District trustees vote 5-2 to place Superintendent A. Woodrow Carter on paid leave, touching off what would be a rancorous year in the 52,000-student district. Read More
Randy Cain was one of the founders of soul legends the Delfonics. Read More
I started playing shows with my band Shark? this year, and the best thing to come out of that is undoubtedly the relationships and friendships I've formed with the other struggling bands I've met and played with along the way. Read More
T ony Balbinot is a rail-thin specter, and when he picks up one of his guitars, he turns into the hardest workin' man in show business. Read More