Stage listings: July 29, 2011

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

THEATER Ventura County "Black Coffee": There's been a murder at an English manor house and detective Hercule Poirot must solve the crime in this Agatha Christie mystery. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 14, Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 S. Seventh St. $18 general admission, $15 ...

Boy-Band Breakdown: Your guide to who’s who

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Everyone knows that every boy band can be broken down into five stereotypes: the bad boy, the boy next door, the dreamboat, the loner and the glue. New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, and Midnight Red are no exception. Here is our guide to who is who in each ...

Slayer raise hell on earth

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

  The mid-point of a tour is when Kerry King finally gets in a guitar groove.Not that fans would ever notice any rustiness from the goateed Slayer guitarist. He plays fast and technical enough to convince just about anyone of his immense ability, even when he hasn't found his tour ...

America bandmates mourn death of Dan Peek

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Some of you will be able to instantly sing those songs in honor of Dan Peek, one of the original members of the group America, who was found dead on Sunday at age 60 in Farmington, Mo., reports KSDK. No cause of death was mentioned.Peek formed America with former bandmates ...

Trent Reznor tells fans not to buy album

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

WENN Nine Inch Nails rocker Trent Reznor has urged his fans to pass on a reissue of the group's 1989 album. Execs at a Universal Music subsidiary decided to re-release "Pretty Hate Machine" without any remastering to digitally improve the sound quality of the original. Taking to Twitter, Reznor writes, "NIN fans, don't waste your ...