93-549: Bolt on Neck is a collaboration album between guitarist Buckethead and That 1 Guy , collectively calling themselves Frankenstein Brothers. The album was originally only available on tour as of September 17, 2008 and sold at Buckethead shows, and released online at TDRS Music as of December 1. The album cover has been listed in The Wolf's Top 10 of 2008, stating "The artist does a good job of blending simplicity and subtlety, ending with
186-411: A Guitar Player magazine contest. It was a runner-up, with editors writing: An astonishingly skilled guitarist and bassist, he demonstrates post- Paul Gilbert speed and accuracy filtered through very kinky harmonic sensibilities. His psychotronic, demonic edge is very, very far removed from the clichés of classical metal and rock. A real talent to watch, also known as "Buckethead." In the same year,
279-465: A KFC bucket on his head, sometimes emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in block letters. This is accompanied by an expressionless plain white mask inspired by the 1988 slasher film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers . He also incorporates nunchaku and robot dancing into his stage performances. Buckethead stays in character in performances and interviews, and does not appear without some sort of mask. Buckethead
372-433: A Michael Myers -like white mask. The bucket idea came later that night while eating chicken: I was eating it, and I put the mask on and then the bucket on my head. I went to the mirror. I just said, 'Buckethead. That's Buckethead right there.' It was just one of those things. After that, I wanted to be that thing all the time. In October 2017, Carroll gave a rare out-of-character interview discussing all ranges of his life,
465-400: A bit later, and he's wearing this green fucking Martian's-hat thing! I said, 'Look, just be yourself.' He told me his name was Brian, so I said that's what I'd call him. He says, 'No one calls me Brian except my mother.' So I said, 'Pretend I'm your mum, then!' I haven't even got out of the room and I'm already playing fucking mind games with the guy. What happens if one day he's gone and there's
558-484: A cattle route for the main industry of the Rancho. Since its time as a parcel of the enormous Spanish land grant, Huntington Beach has undergone many incarnations. Once it was known as Shell Beach, the town of Smeltzer, and then Gospel Swamp for the revival meetings that were held in the marshland where the community college Golden West College stands. Later it became known as Fairview and then Pacific City, as it developed into
651-601: A collaboration with Les Claypool from the band Primus , titled Monsters and Robots —currently the best-selling album of his career. The album includes the song " The Ballad of Buckethead ", for which his first music video ever was made. Buckethead began three new projects that year, the first being the band Cornbugs , a collaboration with actor Bill Moseley , drummer Pinchface , and later keyboardist Travis Dickerson . Another project, Cobra Strike with an album called The 13th Scroll , featured Pinchface, Bryan "Brain" Mantia , DJ Disk , and Bill Laswell . Buckethead also began
744-549: A collaboration with actor Viggo Mortensen , whom he first met through a recording project called Myth: Dreams of the World in 1996. Together they released One Man's Meat , One Less Thing to Worry About , and The Other Parade . Buckethead contributed to the 1999 album Devil Dub by the San Francisco Bay Area band Ben Wa consisting of "Dr. Ware" and "House"(Limbomaniacs, Tommy Guerrero , Buckethead's Giant Robot, MCM &
837-471: A collection of 49 short tracks, Bermuda Triangle , and finally, Electric Tears , a calming album that is similar to his earlier release, Colma . When Laswell was not able to play with Praxis at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival, Les Claypool asked to jam with Brain, Bernie Worrell, and Buckethead, forming a new supergroup called Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains . The jamband experiment
930-545: A creation that could be stared at throughout the entire length of the album." This article about a 2000s experimental rock album is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead , is an American guitarist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative and virtuosic electric guitar playing. Buckethead's extensive solo discography currently includes 31 studio albums. In 2011, Buckethead began releasing albums in
1023-459: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, 22.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.4% was from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
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#17328949304421116-663: A law firm representing Huntington Beach sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Santa Cruz T-shirt vendor. A settlement was reached in January 2008, which allows the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau to retain the trademark. The downtown district includes an active art center, a colorful shopping district, and the International Surfing Museum . The Huntington Beach Pier stretches from Main Street into
1209-482: A lot of time at Disneyland. Carroll began playing guitar at the age of 12. He learned to play from an elderly man down his road. He is quoted saying that he became serious a year later after moving from Huntington Beach, California , to Claremont . His playing improved with lessons from various teachers at a local music store. His early teachers included Max McGuire, Johnny Fortune, Mark Hammond, Pebber Brown, Joey Tafolla , and Paul Gilbert . In 2003, Buckethead played
1302-410: A male householder with no wife present. There were 4,386 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 504 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 18,489 households (24.9%) were made up of individuals, and 6,527 (8.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55. There were 48,218 families (64.9% of all households); the average family size
1395-489: A move that would see the start of a four-year long collaboration with the keyboardist. Buckethead's band Thanatopsis would also release Anatomize that year. In 2007, Buckethead released an unprecedented amount of new material. In February, a box set titled In Search of The , containing 13 albums of original material, was released. It was handcrafted, numbered, and monogrammed by Buckethead and contained over nine hours of music. A regular solo album, called Pepper's Ghost ,
1488-519: A note saying, 'I've been beamed up '? Don't get me wrong, he's a great player. He plays like a motherfucker." Ozzy Osbourne , Revolver . In 2005, Buckethead released the album Enter the Chicken through Serj Tankian 's record label, Serjical Strike . The album features Tankian himself, Maximum Bob (of the Deli Creeps ), Death by Stereo singer Efrem Shulz , Bad Acid Trip and others. It
1581-534: A pricey import, the record received positive reviews and earned some attention. At about this time, Buckethead fell into the orbit of prolific bassist/producer Bill Laswell , himself an occasional Zorn collaborator; Buckethead was introduced to Laswell by Limbomaniacs drummer Brain , who gave Laswell a video of Buckethead playing in his room. Buckethead soon became Laswell's second staple guitar player, besides Nicky Skopelitis . In 1992, Buckethead, with Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell , Bootsy Collins , and Brain, formed
1674-476: A second rental bicycle model that will be marketed to resort locations across the globe starting in 2009. The Bureau now has dozens of other licensed products on the market from Surf City USA soft drinks to clothing to glassware. As of April 2008, the Bureau had more than 20 licensing partners with over 50 different products being prepared to enter the market over the next 18 months. Four of the Bureau's registrations of
1767-579: A second studio album that year, Giant Robot , which features many guest appearances by artists such as Iggy Pop and Bill Moseley . The name of the album came from the Japanese series Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot , of which Buckethead is a fan. He also released two other albums with Praxis , their second and third studio efforts: Sacrifist and Metatron . In 1995, Buckethead did not release any solo albums but collaborated with several artists like Jonas Hellborg and Michael Shrieve ( Octave of
1860-531: A tourist destination. In order to secure access to the Pacific Electric Red Car lines that used to criss-cross Los Angeles and ended in Long Beach, Pacific City ceded enormous power to railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington , and thus became a city whose name has been written into corporate sponsorship, and like much of the history of Southern California, boosterism . The original Huntington Beach Pier
1953-457: A tribute to all his early teachers as the Deli Creeps played a show at Styles Music's 25th anniversary. He then began making demo recordings of both his playing as well as his writing styles, which would later be released in 2007–2008. The Buckethead persona came to be when Carroll saw the 1988 slasher film Halloween 4 and was inspired by the film. He went out right after seeing it and bought
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#17328949304422046-486: Is Buckethead's most precious personal project, so he won't record or release it until he knows he is ready. Also in 1997, Buckethead continued to contribute to movie soundtracks, appearing on Beverly Hills Ninja and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation , the sequel to Mortal Kombat . Further releases were Arcana's second and final studio album Arc of the Testimony in which he played with noted drummer Tony Williams and
2139-523: Is actually a sand bar fronting the Bolsa Bay and Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve. The Orange County run Sunset Marina Park next to Huntington Harbour is part of Anaheim Bay . It is suitable for light craft, and includes a marina, launching ramp, basic services, a picnic area and a few restaurants. The park is in Seal Beach , but is only reachable from Huntington Harbour. The Sunset/Huntington Harbour area
2232-558: Is marked by its leaning toward more traditional song structures while still featuring typical Buckethead guitar skills. " We Are One " was released as a single and also appeared on the soundtrack of Masters of Horror . " Three Fingers " was used for the soundtrack of the horror movie Saw II . The final track, "Nottingham Lace", was first made public via his home page and soon became a concert staple and one of his most popular songs. Buckethead also released two further solo albums in 2005, Kaleidoscalp and Inbred Mountain —the latter being
2325-670: Is patrolled by the Orange County Sheriff 's Harbor Patrol. The harbor entrance for Anaheim Bay is sometimes restricted by the United States Navy , which loads ships with munitions at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station to the north of the main channel. The 2020 United States census reported that Huntington Beach had a population of 198,711. The population density was 7,360.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,841.9/km ). The racial makeup of Huntington Beach
2418-466: Is the youngest of five siblings along with Lynn, Lisa, Lori, and John. His father was the athletic director at Damien High School in La Verne, California from 1973 until his retirement in 2013. Carroll grew up in a Southern California suburb near Disneyland . In his youth he was an introvert and spent most of his time in his room with books, games, martial-arts movie memorabilia, and toys. He also spent
2511-502: The Deli Creeps was also recorded. Also in 1996, several Sega Saturn television ads featuring a screaming mask-like face pressing through the blue orb of the Saturn logo was released, with music by Buckethead. In 1997, Buckethead began working on the album Buckethead Plays Disney , but the album has not yet been released. According to his Web page: This highly anticipated album, once listed in an Avant catalog, has yet to be completed. It
2604-571: The Red Hot Chili Peppers . The band eventually ended up with Arik Marshall , and later Dave Navarro . After some legal complications with Sony Music Entertainment , Buckethead decided to release his 1994 album Dreamatorium under the name of Death Cube K (an anagram ). Death Cube K is a separate entity that looks like a photographic negative version of Buckethead with a black chrome mask, like Darth Vader. This apparition haunts Buckethead and appears in his nightmares. Buckethead released
2697-599: The poverty line , including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. Huntington Beach sits above a large natural fault structure containing a critical supply of natural oil . Huntington Beach has an off-shore oil terminus for the tankers that support the Alaska Pipeline . The terminus pipes run inland to a refinery in Santa Fe Springs. Huntington Beach also has the Gothard–Talbert terminus for
2790-410: The supergroup Praxis . Their first album, Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) , released the same year, was well received. The project was Bill Laswell's concept, and has since involved other guests such as Serj Tankian of System of a Down , among many others. Buckethead participated in every release except the initial 1984 release and Mold (1998). In 1993, Buckethead auditioned to play for
2883-498: The underground music communities has steadily increased. He frequently performs at festivals and in clubs nationwide and often tours as the feature performer. The year 2004 saw the release of three new studio albums: Island of Lost Minds , which was his first tour-only album being later re-released by TDRS Music; Population Override , a blues-rock tour de force with Dickerson; and The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell , considered his heaviest effort to date. The latter includes " Spokes for
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2976-560: The "Pike" series, mini-albums usually around 30 minutes in length, each with a sequential number similar to a comic book . As of October 2024, Buckethead has released 662 Pike albums, including almost 300 live recordings. Buckethead has also released seven studio albums under the alias Death Cube K (an anagram of Buckethead). He has released collaborative albums with Brain , Travis Dickerson , Melissa Reese , Viggo Mortensen , Shin Terai , DJ Disk , Bootsy Collins , That 1 Guy and albums with
3069-581: The 5-CD box set Monolith , which consisted of one unbroken track per CD. During 2007, Buckethead also collaborated and appeared on numerous albums with other artists. The sequel to Chicken Noodles (a collaboration with Travis Dickerson ), simply called Chicken Noodles II , was issued by TDRS in December. A live record by Praxis , titled Tennessee 2004 ; the third album with Shin Terai , called Lightyears ; and another album with drummer Bryan Mantia , called Kevin's Noodle House , were also released through
3162-478: The Buckethead character, his parents' deaths, his health problems, and how he copes with overcoming fear. During the podcast, he revealed he has been diagnosed with the potentially life-threatening condition of heart arrhythmia . He stated he had a cardiac ablation performed and uses medicine to control the problem. In 1988, after leaving the band Class-X, Carroll entered a home recording of his song "Brazos" into
3255-589: The Holy Innocents ). He also contributed to several movie soundtracks, such as Johnny Mnemonic and Mortal Kombat . Later, in 1996, Buckethead released his solo album The Day of the Robot with the help of English producer DJ Ninj and Laswell, plus another album with Brain and keyboardist Pete Scaturro on the small Japanese label NTT Records, called Giant Robot . Both albums were printed only in small quantities and are collectors' items now. A second demo tape by
3348-462: The Housing Element Law. The state was seeking both penalties and injunctive relief. In addition to relief, the state was seeking the suspension of the city’s permitting authority and mandating the approval of certain projects. The state filed a motion on June 22, 2023, to dismiss the city’s federal lawsuit. As of November 15, 2023, a federal judge has dismissed Huntington Beach’s lawsuit against
3441-494: The Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau filed four applications to register the " Surf City USA" trademark in November 2004. The idea was to market the city by creating an authentic brand based on Southern California's beach culture and active outdoor lifestyle while at the same time creating a family of product licensees who operate like a franchise family producing a revenue stream that could also be dedicated to promoting
3534-602: The Monster). Buckethead achieved a higher public profile as lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004. He recorded the often-delayed album Chinese Democracy with the band and appeared live on stage in 2001 and 2002, including Rock in Rio 3 , MTV 's Video Music Awards , and parts of the Chinese Democracy Tour . His guitar solo on " There Was a Time " received acclaim, with several publications listing it amongst
3627-585: The Orange County portion of the pipeline running from the Chevron El Segundo refinery. On October 3, 2021, an oil spill was reported where, "Officials warned of a potential ecological disaster after more than 120,000 gallons of oil leaked from an offshore rig and began washing up on beaches in Southern California as workers tried to contain the spill. The leak was reported Saturday afternoon, with
3720-528: The Pacific Ocean. The popular End Cafe located at the end of the pier, was destroyed during a storm in 1983, and was rebuilt and reopened on September 20, 1985. The End Cafe closed in 1988 when another storm destroyed the end of the pier. A Ruby's Diner was at the location from 1996 until 2021. The location was briefly occupied by Bud & Gene's, a casual pop-up seafood restaurant that opened in July 2022. This
3813-518: The Sky , and toured it in North America. In an interview with Revolver , Ozzy Osbourne said that he had offered to have Buckethead play guitar in his band at Ozzfest , but changed his mind after meeting with him and realizing that he would not remove his costume: "I tried out that Buckethead guy. I met with him and asked him to work with me, but only if he got rid of the fucking bucket. So I came back
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3906-498: The U.S. Coast Guard stating that the slick was about three miles off Newport Beach. Katrina Foley, an Orange County supervisor, tweeted that the oil spilled from Platform Elly, operated by Beta Offshore, a Long Beach unit of Houston -based Amplify Energy ." Reports of tidal wetlands have been damaged, "The spill had reached the Talbert Marsh and some environmentally sensitive wetlands areas by Sunday morning. It will take time to know
3999-576: The Wheel of Torment ," for which Syd Garon and Eric Henry made a music video based on the famous triptychs by Hieronymus Bosch . Buckethead also recorded the final two albums by the Cornbugs , Brain Circus and Donkey Town as well as another release with Viggo Mortensen called Please Tomorrow and a second with Shin Terai , titled Heaven & Hell . C2B3 also released their only album, The Big Eyeball in
4092-403: The album Population Override that Buckethead released in 2004. In 2006, the cross-console video game Guitar Hero II was launched, featuring Buckethead's song " Jordan " as an unlockable bonus track. Although the song has been performed live in the past, the video game version is the only known studio recording of the song. When playing it live, Buckethead would almost always simply perform
4185-548: The albums The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock and Crime Slunk Scene , both sold on his tours but later sold on the TDRS Music website. The last album has the song "Soothsayer (Dedicated to Aunt Suzie)"; this song (along with "Jordan" and "Nottingham Lace") is one of his most popular songs and is often played live. Buckethead released his final compilation album with the band Cornbugs , called Celebrity Psychos . He also released an album with Travis Dickerson , called Chicken Noodles ,
4278-432: The bands Praxis , Cornbugs , Science Faxtion , Guns N' Roses , Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains , and Deli Creeps , in addition to many other collaborations with bands and artists. From 2000-2004, Buckethead was a lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, recording on the long-delayed Chinese Democracy (2008) album and performing with the band on the first legs of the accompanying tour . Buckethead performs wearing
4371-755: The beach-focused events, the Fourth of July parade has been held since 1904. The Huntington Beach Film Festival takes place every February. The Pacific Airshow (originally known as the Breitling Huntington Beach Airshow, then the Great Pacific Airshow), featuring the Breitling Jet Team and the United States Air Force Thunderbirds , is held each October. During the winter, the annual Cruise of Lights Boat Tour
4464-591: The best solos of the decade. Despite being a member of GN'R, Buckethead released his sixth studio album, called Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse in 2001, and also his only EP , called KFC Skin Piles . He also released two albums with his band Cornbugs , and a third under his 'Death Cube K' pseudonym. In 2000, Buckethead released the second and last album by Cobra Strike, called Cobra Strike II - Y, Y+B, X+Y . He joined two new projects during this period. The first
4557-632: The borders with Westminster and Seal Beach. Huntington Beach contains a major installation of Boeing , formerly McDonnell-Douglas . A number of installations on the Boeing campus were originally constructed to service the Apollo Program , most notably the production of the S-IVB upper stage for the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets. While Huntington Beach retains its 15-year trademark of Surf City Huntington Beach,
4650-402: The boundary of the cool summer Mediterranean climate on the west coast of North America , except for elevated portions in the southern end of the state. The climate is generally sunny, dry and cool, although evenings can be excessively damp. In the morning and evening, strong breezes often reach 15 mph (24 km/h). Ocean water temperatures average 55 to 65 °F (13 to 18 °C). In
4743-574: The brand and city. A ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released on May 12, 2006, awarded three trademark registrations to the Bureau; nine additional trademark registrations have been granted since this time and ten other Surf City USA trademarks are now under consideration. One of the first products the Bureau developed to promote its brand was the Surf City USA Beach Cruiser by Felt Bicycles in 2006. The product has sold out every year in markets worldwide and created demand for
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#17328949304424836-478: The city limits from October 2021 to 2029. Huntington Beach's lawsuit describes overturning the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) which determines how housing needs are allocated. Huntington Beach council members have argued that local zoning should be left in control of the state. The state had submitted and amended a complaint as of April 10, 2023, arguing that the city is in violation of
4929-404: The city was 79.2% White , 0.8% Black or African American , 0.7% Native American , 9.3% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 5.8% from other races , and 3.9% from two or more races. 14.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 73,657 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had
5022-410: The community adjacent to Huntington Harbour), which is in the 562 area code . Huntington Beach has a borderline semi-arid / Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification : BSk/Csb ), gradually changing for the second to the west and south due to its low precipitation. Although areas such as Huntington Central Park and northern Bolsa Chica usually fall into the first climate type, thus being
5115-774: The events at Huntington Beach take place on the beach during the summer. The U.S. Open of Surfing is featured on the south side of the pier. Huntington Beach is a stop on the AVP beach volleyball tour. A duathlon (swim/run) hosted by the Bolsa Chica & Huntington State Beach Lifeguards takes place in July, early at dawn. The race begins at the Santa Ana River Jetties and ends at Warner Avenue, Bolsa Chica State Beach . Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguard day camps are held which teaches pre-adolescents and adolescents ocean swimming, running, and first-aid medical knowledge. In addition to
5208-489: The extent of the damage but officials said some birds and fish have been found dead. Huntington State Beach is home to a number of species of birds, including gulls, willet, long-billed fletcher, elegant teens and reddish egret, which are rare on the West Coast, according to Ben Smith, a biologist and environmental consultant for the county." As of 2007 the city was discussing closing off Main Street to cars from PCH through
5301-450: The first album as a solo artist released on the label TDRS Music. Both albums originally were sold exclusively at concerts and only later got an official release through the label's website. Buckethead released albums with other bands that year: with Cornbugs , he released two compilation albums, called Rest Home for Robots and Skeleton Farm . Gorgone's self titled album was released that year' itself based upon recording sessions from
5394-467: The first ever "official" biography of/by the artist. Later that same year, he announced the release of the album called Albino Slug (a tour-only CD until official release on December of the same year). Along with this album, he appeared on the album The Dragons of Eden , with Dickerson and Mantia, and in collaboration with That 1 Guy as the Frankenstein Brothers , an album called Bolt on Neck
5487-614: The land. This results in overcast and foggy conditions in May and June. Between Downtown Huntington Beach and Huntington Harbour lies a large marshy wetland, much of which is protected within the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve . A $ 110 million restoration of the wetlands was completed in 2006. The reserve is popular with bird watchers and photographers. South of Downtown, the Talbert, Brookhurst and Magnolia Marshes, which lie across
5580-548: The local mineral rights. The company is wholly owned by the Chevron Corporation . At one time, an encyclopedia company gave away free parcels of land (with the purchase of a complete set for $ 126) in the Huntington Beach area. The lucky buyers got more than they had bargained for when oil was discovered in the area, and enormous development of the oil reserves followed. Though many of the old reserves are depleted, and
5673-495: The long-awaited album Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) in Japan. The album had actually been recorded in 2005, but had to be put on hold when the original label went bankrupt. That year Buckethead released From the Coop through the label Avabella (where he released Acoustic Shards ), consisting of the demos Buckethead gave to Jas Obrecht back in 1988. This CD also included
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#17328949304425766-506: The magazine's editor, Jas Obrecht, came to know of Buckethead when Carroll and his parents left a demo recording at the magazine's reception desk for Obrecht. Impressed with this demo, he rushed into the restaurant where Buckethead and his parents were having lunch and encouraged him to make the most of his talent. They soon became friends. In 1989, a song called "Soowee" by Buckethead got honorable mention in another song contest. In 1991, Buckethead moved into Obrecht's basement. The song "Brazos"
5859-681: The most populous beach city in Orange County, and the seventh most populous city in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area . Located 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles , it is bordered by Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area on the west, the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Westminster on the north, by Fountain Valley on
5952-576: The nickname "Surf City". The Tongva village of Lupukngna was located in what became Huntington Beach, with an approximate location near the Newland House Museum . The nearby village of Genga , shared with the Acjachemen , was located across the Santa Ana River in what became Newport Beach and Costa Mesa . The main thoroughfare of Huntington Beach, Beach Boulevard , was originally
6045-489: The northeast, by Costa Mesa on the east, and by Newport Beach on the southeast. Huntington Beach has a long 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, excellent surfing , and beach culture. Swells generated predominantly from the North Pacific in winter and from a combination of Southern Hemisphere storms and cyclones in the summer focus on Huntington Beach, creating consistent surf all year long, hence
6138-555: The one-off project Pieces , with Brain . Two live albums by Praxis, called Transmutation Live and Live in Poland (featuring recordings from European concerts) were also issued. Death Cube K released an album that year called Disembodied . In 1998, Buckethead released Colma , an album dedicated to his mother, who at the time was suffering from colon cancer . A compilation album by Praxis called Coll ction also came out that year. In 1999, Buckethead released his fifth album,
6231-460: The population. The Census reported that 189,102 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 487 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 403 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 74,285 households, out of which 21,922 (29.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 36,729 (49.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7,685 (10.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,804 (5.1%) had
6324-458: The price of land for housing has pushed many of the rigs off the landscape, oil pumps still dot the city. Huntington Beach was primarily agricultural in its early years with crops such as lima beans, asparagus, peppers, celery and sugar beets. Holly Sugar was a major employer with a large processing plant in the city that was later converted into an oil refinery. The city's first high school, Huntington Beach High School , located on Main Street,
6417-439: The retail shopping and restaurant areas, making it a pedestrian-only zone. Other shopping centers include Bella Terra , built on the former Huntington Center site, Pacific City, and Old World Village , a German-themed center. Several hotels have been constructed on the inland side of PCH within view of the beach, just southeast of the pier . Huntington Beach contains a small industrial district in its northwest corner, near
6510-473: The state over housing mandates. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 31.9 square miles (82.6 km ). 26.7 sq mi (69 km ) of it is land and 5.1 sq mi (13 km ) of it (16.10%) is water. The entire city of Huntington Beach lies in area codes 714 and 657 , except for small parts of Huntington Harbour (along with Sunset Beach,
6603-411: The state sued Huntington Beach for failing to comply with state housing regulations. The suit brought by the state argued that the city’s ban on the processing of Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) applications violated state housing laws. The city responded with a countersuit that argued it is not subject to state housing laws. The state law required Huntington Beach to zone for 13,368 units to be built inside
6696-508: The street from Huntington State Beach, had restoration completed in 2010. The northern and southern beaches ( Bolsa Chica State Beach and Huntington State Beach , respectively) are state parks. Only the city maintains the central beach (Huntington City Beach). Camping and RVs are permitted here, and popular campsites for the Fourth of July and the Surfing Championships must be reserved many months in advance. Bolsa Chica State Beach
6789-407: The summer, temperatures rarely exceed 85 °F (29 °C). In the winter, temperatures rarely fall below 40 °F (4 °C), even on clear nights. There are about 14 inches (360 mm) of rain, almost all in mid-winter. Frost occurs only rarely, on the coldest winter nights. The area is annually affected by a marine layer caused by the cool air of the Pacific Ocean meeting the warm air over
6882-503: The trademark are now on the principal register and the remaining ten trademark applications are expected to follow. The Bureau is actively considering registration of the Surf City USA trademark in several different countries and anticipates a growing market for its branded products overseas in coming years. An ongoing dispute between Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz, California over the trademark garnered national publicity in 2007 when
6975-536: The verse and chorus of "Jordan" before transitioning into the next song. However, the Guitar Hero II version contains a special solo created specifically for the game. Also the same year, Buckethead released two DVDs, titled Young Buckethead Vol. 1 and Young Buckethead Vol. 2 , featuring rare footage from 1990 and 1991. The DVD also contains three complete Deli Creeps shows, a sound check, backstage footage, and solo footage of just Buckethead. He also released
7068-634: The year, called Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot and Cyborg Slunks . The latter again came in both a hand-drawn limited edition and (some weeks later) as a normal CD. Buckethead wrote three songs dedicated to Aunt Suzie in 2006-07: the aforementioned "Soothsayer" (Crime Slunk Scene), "Aunt Suzie" (Cyborg Slunks), and "Sail On Soothsayer", (Decoding The Tomb Of Bansheebot). As Death Cube K , Buckethead released two albums in 2007: an album called DCK, limited to 400 hand-numbered copies and released in August; and in December,
7161-408: The year. That same year, it was revealed that Buckethead joined a project by the name of Science Faxtion , a band featuring bassist Bootsy Collins and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia , with Greg Hampton supplying lead vocals. Their first album, called Living on Another Frequency , was delayed several times and was finally released in November 2008. On January 1, 2008, the band Praxis released
7254-562: Was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 115,470 people (60.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 73,632 people (38.8%) lived in rental housing units. During 2009–2013, Huntington Beach had a median household income of $ 81,389, with 8.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line. At the 2000 census, the population density was 7,183.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,773.6 inhabitants/km ). There were 75,662 housing units at an average density of 2,866.8 per square mile (1,106.9/km ). The racial makeup of
7347-445: Was 126,591 (63.7%) White (59.2% Non-Hispanic white ), 2,291 (1.2%) African American , 1,293 (0.7%) Native American , 26,346 (13.2%) Asian , 603 (0.3%) Pacific Islander , 15,689 (7.9%) from other races , and 25,898 (13.0%) from two or more races. There were 39,457 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (19.9%). The 2010 United States Census reported that Huntington Beach had a population of 189,992. The population density
7440-588: Was 3.07. There were 39,128 people (20.6%) under the age of 18, 15,906 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 54,024 people (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 53,978 people (28.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 26,956 people (14.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. There were 78,003 housing units at an average density of 2,446.5 per square mile (944.6/km ), of which 44,914 (60.5%) were owner-occupied, and 29,371 (39.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
7533-419: Was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 76,527, and the median income for a family was $ 94,597. Adult males had a median income of $ 50,021 versus $ 33,041 for adult females. The per capita income for the city was $ 40,183. About 5.1% of families and 7.8% of the population were below
7626-422: Was 7,102.9 inhabitants per square mile (2,742.4/km ). The racial makeup of Huntington Beach was 145,661 (76.7%) White , 1,813 (1.0%) African American , 992 (0.5%) Native American , 21,070 (11.1%) Asian , 635 (0.3%) Pacific Islander , 11,193 (5.9%) from other races , and 8,628 (4.5%) from two or more races. There were 32,411 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (17.1%). Non-Hispanic Whites were 67.2% of
7719-471: Was built in 1904 and was a 1,000-foot-long timber structure. Huntington Beach was incorporated on February 17, 1909, during the tenure of its first mayor, Ed Manning. Its first developer was Huntington Beach Company (formerly the West Coast Land and Water Company), a real-estate development firm owned by Henry Huntington. The Huntington Beach Company is still a major land-owner in the city, and owns most of
7812-536: Was built in 1906. The school's team, the Oilers, is named after the city's original natural resource. Meadowlark Airport , a small general-aviation airport, existed in Huntington Beach from the 1940s until 1989. Huntington Beach Speedway , a racetrack designed for midget car racing , existed from 1946 until 1958. In 2023, Huntington Beach became involved in a lawsuit against California governor Gavin Newsom. In March 2023,
7905-402: Was credited by Guitar World as "ushering in [a] new era of virtuosity" while ranking the release of his 1992 debut album Bucketheadland the 45th greatest moment in electric guitar history. The magazine has also listed him among the "25 all-time weirdest guitarists" and the "50 fastest guitarists of all time". Brian Patrick Carroll was born on May 13, 1969, to Tom and Nancy Carroll; he
7998-412: Was demolished in 1986. The list of artists who performed there includes BB King , Janis Joplin , Jerry Garcia , Merl Saunders , Steve Martin , Charles Bukowski , The Ramones and Stevie Ray Vaughan. According to Huntington Beach's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top ten private employers in the city are: BJ's Restaurant & Brewery is also based in Huntington Beach. Many of
8091-587: Was eventually released on the 1991 demo tape of his band Deli Creeps , titled "Tribal Rites", and again as bonus material in Buckethead's Secret Recipe DVD in 2006. Luke Sacco was his teacher. In 1991, Buckethead contributed to Derek Bailey 's Company project alongside, among others, John Zorn and Alexander Bălănescu , resulting in a triple album called Company 91 . After his first two demo tapes, called Giant Robot and Bucketheadland Blueprints , Buckethead released Bucketheadland on John Zorn 's Japanese Avant record label in 1992. Though available only as
8184-498: Was released in March. A disc of acoustic improvisations called Acoustic Shards was also released, becoming the twentieth studio album that the artist had released so far in his solo career. In midyear, he reissued his demo tape Bucketheadland Blueprints , with two alternative album covers: a special edition with a hand-drawn cover made by him, or a standard edition with the original cover art. In October, he released his final two albums of
8277-538: Was released. That 1 Guy and Buckethead toured together through fall 2008, playing songs from this album. Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California , United States. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington . The population was 198,711 as of the 2020 census , making it the fourth most populous city in Orange County,
8370-622: Was short lived, and Bud & Gene's was replaced in August 2023 by the Broad Street Oyster Company. Huntington Beach is home to the Newland House Museum , Huntington Beach's oldest home built in 1898. The downtown district was also the home of the Golden Bear from 1929 to 1986. Originally a fine dining restaurant opened by Harry Bakre in 1929, the Golden Bear became a nightclub in 1963 and hosted famous-name entertainment until it
8463-571: Was somewhat erratic in its last year, despite contractual obligations. According to an interview with Rose, he seemingly 'left' the band in January 2004 without telling anyone, and 'rejoined' in a similar manner in February. "His transient lifestyle has made it impossible for even his closest friends to have nearly any form of communication with him whatsoever." In March 2004, Buckethead left Guns N' Roses. His manager cited Guns' inability to complete an album or tour. Since that time, his cult following in
8556-399: Was successful enough to do some further live dates. Later, in 2003, marking the release of his tenth studio album, Buckethead released the sequel of his debut Bucketheadland , simply called Bucketheadland 2 . Together with actor Viggo Mortensen , he did Pandemoniumfromamerica , and with Thanatopsis, its second release, called Axiology . Buckethead's relationship with Guns N' Roses
8649-487: Was the progressive rock band Thanatopsis (named after a poem by William Cullen Bryant ) with Travis Dickerson and drummer Ramy Antoun; this group went on to release four albums. Some Thanatopsis material has also appeared on albums released by Buckethead and Dickerson. Buckethead's second side project during this period was with Bill Laswell and Japanese producer Shin Terai , released as the album Unison . In 2002, Buckethead released three studio albums: Funnel Weaver ,
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