We get a lot of strange emails with some off the wall pitches, today SqueezeOC.com editor Iris Yokoi found a press release for Tigarah, the “critically acclaimed Japanese Rap Queen.”

The press release is really overly hyped, to the point where one can’t help but laugh out loud.

The highlight of the release are the supposed critic comments such as the one from the Los Angeles Times that comments that Tigarah sounds like “Gwen Stefani, Anglo-Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A., Hellos Kitty and crunk stalwart Lil’ Jon…”

Tigarah will be performing at the Avalon Hollywood (1735 N. Vine Street, Los Angeles) this Sunday, Nov. 4 at 10 p.m. with Peaches and Ton Loc as part of URB Magazine’s 150th Issue Celebration.

Here’s just a little taste of the rappin’ Japanese diva with her video “Japanese Queen.”

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- KELLI SKYE

Happy Halloween Kids!! It really is the best day of the year - too bad this Halloween falls on a Wednesday - could it be anymore in the middle of the week?Don’t let the holiday hump day get ya down, it’s not too late to go carve a pumpkin! Last night my friends and I dipped our hands into pumpkin guts, ripped them out and threw them in a bowl. It’s sounds terrible but it’s really so much fun!

As an adult, the pumpkin carving is probably the best thing about Halloween since you’re now too old to be trick-or-treating.

These are the ultra creative designs that my friends and I came up with (mine is the little bat looking one).

NOTE: This pumpkin masterpiece just came in (designed by Roxanne) and it’s awesome!!

If you have any awesome pumpkin photos send ‘em to me and I’ll post ‘em up here today!!!

-KELLI SKYE

What would Halloween be without giant bowls and bags of candy?! Whether you’re a costume wearin’ kid hitting the streets to Trick-or-Treat or a parent, anxiously waiting for your child to return home with that giant haul of treats - there’s definitely candy that scores on the “yummy” side and ones that tend to fall into the “gross” category.

We’re letting YOU decide this year’s Best and Worst Halloween candy.

Vote within the categories below or add your own to the list.

The results will appear in the Life, Etc. section of the Orange County Register on Monday, Oct. 29 and online at www.squeezeoc.com.

Want a piece of the Osbourne’s? For the right price Ozzy’s Ben Franklin-style spectacles could be all yours. The family is selling off a TON of household items including lamps, beds, mirrors, chairs and paintings.

Sharon is even auctioning off some designer dresses, jewelry and miscellaneous dinnerware. Following a nasty ATV accident - it’s no wonder that they are giving up a slew of motor sport items including dirt bikes, and four-wheelers. They’re even offering up a BATHTUB - if you can’t be a bat-head biting rockstar, you might as bathe like one!

A public exhibition will be held on Monday, Nov. 26-Thursday, Nov. 29 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The live and online auction will take place on Friday, Nov. 30 in two sessions, one at 10 a.m. and another at 2 p.m. at The Gibson Guitar Showroom, 9350 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills.

Interactive bidding will be available on juliensauctions.com.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation which provides at-home help, childcare, transportation, access to support groups and patient care services offered within Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

- KELLI SKYE

Orange County screamo-rock band Avenged Sevenfold just announced that they will be playing a free show at the Key Club in Hollywood at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20.

The set will be taped for MySpace’s “The List” which is broadcast in the videos section on the website.

The show is free, but you MUST be wearing a Halloween costume to get in. The show is first come, first in and no tickets will be made available for purchase.

The band will release a self-titled album (the follow-up to “City of Evil”) on October 30 and will be touring with Operator, The Confession and Black Tide this Fall.

The band also released it’s first single and the official version of it’s newest music video, “Almost Easy.” Check it out…

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The eccentric stand-up comedian turned actor, Dane Cook just announced his “Rough Around the Edges” Comedy Tour which makes a stop at the Honda Center on Sunday, Dec. 9. Cook is known for his wild stage humor, freakish and often, nails-on-a-chalk board style, sound effects and jokes focusing on growing up in a house of all women.

Cook has taken the leap from the small stage to the big screen, appearing in feature films alongside Hollywood heavy-hitters like Jessica Alba, Kevin Costner, Demi Moore and, dare I say, Jessica Simpson. Cooks main bread-and-butter comes from his arena comedy tours and multi-platinum comedy DVDs and CDs. He’s also a regular on the late night talk show circuit as well as the surprise guest on many nights at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood.

Tickets for the “Rough Around the Edges” comedy tour are $33-$103 and go on sale on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m.

- KELLI SKYE

If you can’t make The Used show at The Grove of Anaheim tonight at 6 p.m., come hang out with the guys at a special “After the Show Party” at The Slidebar in Fullerton.

This will be the last chance to catch the screaming rockers from Utah before they head overseas for the International Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour.

- KELLI SKYE

So what if it’s only the first week of October? Target and Kohl’s have had Halloween decor up for weeks by now. I’ll be the first to decorate my work space as well as throw a bash with a Halloween ghost piñata, make an unsuspecting dog wear a giraffe costume, and make Halloween themed baked goods and I have the photos here to prove it…

Share your Halloween photos with us by uploading them at squeezeoc.com/photos.

– KELLI SKYE

Surf City Saloon in Huntington Beach hosts the annual Miss Surf City Saloon Tattooed Lady Contest on Sunday, Sept. 30. Tattooed ladies of Orange County who are over the age of 21 are welcome to enter the event. Festival booths with various tattoo, fashion and food vendors open at 10 a.m. What would a Tattooed Lady Contest be without a complimentary keg (tapped at 11 a.m.)? Bands will be performing throughout the day, including Fono, Stink Eye, Game 7 Sudden Death, Dirtbags from the Gutter, a special guest from the Netherlands and Dare Devil Jane, the first band goes on at 11:45 a.m.

The contest will be hosted by celebrity guest, Ms. Lindsey Lou. The competition begins at 12:30 p.m. and the finalist will be announced at 6:30 p.m.

There will also be a BBQ festival at 2 p.m. and a Photo Op area opening at 4:30 p.m. for spectators to get a photo with their favorite tattooed lady.

The event will be held outdoors at Surf City Saloon, 13 Bones and one Stop Smoke Shop (18528-18582 Beach Blvd. respectively).

- KELLI SKYE

Okay so it’s not exactly Orange County, but the Glass House in Pomona (200 W. Second Street, 909-865-3802) is playing host to some really awesome up-coming shows (some of which aren’t even rolling through the O.C. so it makes the short ride to Pomona that much more worth while).

Check out some of these sweet up-coming gigs:

Sweet & Tender Hooligans
Saturday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. $15

She Wants Revenge
Friday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. $20

Atreyu with Takota
Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. $19.99 pre-sale; $23 at the door.

Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party
Sunday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m. $25

The Aggrolites
Friday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. $15.

Silverstein with From Autum to Ashes
Saturday, Oct 13, 7 p.m. $15.

New Found Glory with Senses Fail
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 20-21, 6 p.m. $22.50 pre-sale; $26 at the door.

Anti-Flag with Dead to Me
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 7 p.m. $16.

–KELLI SKYE