Past Stories
Suicide Silenced?
Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence (Facebook Suicide Silence)
Riverside Metalcore Band Suicide Silence frontman dies from motorcycle injuries
Heavy music fans everywhere are devastated by the recent death of Mitch Lucker, the ene...
Free Smoothies from Panda Express
Fri, Nov. 2
While it may be true that Panda Express is one of the furthest things from actual Chinese food that you can eat, sometimes the restaurant gets it right. This Friday, the company will be testing its new…
“Straps & Stripes”
Thru Wed, Nov. 7
Wearing a red Angel’s baseball cap with the radio tuned to the latest game is how Leigh Salgado gets her amazing abstract art work done, but it’s not the ordinary art most of us are used…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/11/1
NOCHES CON RITMO
Dancing has de-evolved quite a bit since the heyday of “couples” dancing, but a few styles still keep it alive. Latin dances for instance are the perfect way to groove with someone else a...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Several attendees at the Riverside Community Review Commission meeting criticize an episode at the Riverside City Council meeting 24 hours before, when Riverside police handcuffed 60-year-old Karen Wright,...
Anything Goes
Photo by Isaac James Creative
Thru Sun, Nov 18.
Prepare yourself for a blast-from-the-past performance when Cole Porter’s musical Anything Goes hits the Candlelight Pavilion. This classic boy-meets-girl tale will take you on...
A Legend is Corn
Kentucky’s marijuana underworld ends up going bust in The Cornbread Mafia
Nobody likes a snitch.
Nobody wants to hear the words “I’m telling!” because it ruins a good time. It halts the fun. It quashes camaraderie. Oka...
Red Hot
No longer a D-lister, Kathy Griffin’s earns an A+
Kathy Griffin has been taking her clothes off lately. A lot. On Late Night with David Letterman. On the cover of her new video. On New Year’s Eve in Times Square…
King of the Calzone
The Red Tomato brings Italian food to the Empire with a Middle Eastern twist
It is hard to decipher the puzzle that The Red Tomato represents. On the one hand, it’s one of those family-owned, family-operated, red-checkered ta...
Flying High
Denzel takes on his most daring role as a drug-fueled pilot in Flight
Whip Whitaker is the kind of guy who lives life in a perpetual swagger. He sleeps with incredibly beautiful women, drinks people under the table and snorts&h...
Final Word
What’s that sound? It could be your bank account getting sucked dry by bank fees.
And it’s not just your bank, Sunshine. Every bank everywhere is reportedly taking a pork chop out of your piggy bank.
ATM surcharges—the fe...
Lost Realities
MEMBERS: Cristoval Simonian (lead vocals/guitar), Juan Cortes (rhythm guitar), Richard Elias (drums) and Juan “Grass” Marquez (bass).
CITY OF ORIGIN: Ontario.
KINDRED SPIRITS: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Blac...
A Thing That Just Fits
Photo by Pamela Littky
Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown form one super trio
There’s not much of a chance you’re going to hear Sam Brown take the mic on a Divine Fits song anytime soon. The drummer, for…
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: After a year in Spain, I speak more-than-decent Spanish, and I want to get a job in the nonprofit field where I can put it to use and pursue social justice and all that. Thing is, my Spanish…
Victimless Crime?
In an effort to target sex traffickers, Proposition 35 brings protection—and problems?—to the table
A vote for “yes” on Proposition 35—also known as the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act—seems as s...
Disrespect Your Elders?
There are certain kinds of people you have to look at and just wonder how their minds work. Murrieta resident Janice Susan Deutsch, 47, might serve as a stunning local example. She was arrested and charged last month with great...
Life’s A Risk
FIDLAR showcases its love of drugs and skating at Pappy & Harriet’s
The world of four beer-fueled musicians playing a show in the depths of the desert can be summed up by their band name; F*%k It Dog, Life’s A…
Sadistic Rapist Cop Anthony Orban Kills Self in Jail
It can be a scary thing when we hear about cops who are just as prone to violent behavior as some of the most hardcore criminals. When you get into the details like those in the case of Anthony Nicolas Orban, one has…
