Email Author Ian S. Port

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• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 23, 2011

  "The Pomplamoose Revolution"

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2012 Stories by Ian S. Port

• In Her Right Place

  published May 9, 2012

  Back in 2010, Bethany Cosentino demonstrated that even as a member of the aw-shucks indie rock club, it was possible to become a near-cultural... More >>

• Yes, the Warriors Moving to S.F. Would Mean a Big New Concert Arena in the City

  published May 23, 2012

  San Francisco is so tiny, dense, and developed that the only way to put a new stadium here is to build one on top of some piers over the bay. Okay, so that's not a huge surprise. But building a gian... More >>

• Top 10 Best Classic Albums to Name Yourself After

  published May 23, 2012

  Led Zeppelin II has perished. Not the album, of course, but the man: 64-year-old Illinois resident George Blackburn legally renamed himself Led Zeppelin II last fall as an ode to his favorite album o... More >>

• Lil B Issues Classical Album, Wants You to Actually Pay For It

  published May 23, 2012

  Having harangued the rap establishment to an extent that he could no longer be ignored or dismissed, Lil B is moving on to new territories. The next genre ripe for his ad-libbed, self-obsessed, endle... More >>

• No Longer a Joke, S.F.'s Still Flyin' Turns Out a Seriously Gorgeous Indie-Pop Album

  published May 22, 2012

  Having had dozens of synth-pop bands who ape the sounds of the '80s for one long, lame "ironic" joke, there's now another good one doing it for serious. And S.F.'s Still Flyin' even started as a gag ... More >>

• Five Things To Sort of Like About Kreayshawn's "Breakfast (Syrup)"

  published May 22, 2012

  In the video for new single "Breakfast (Syrup)" Kreayshawn the rapping eyelash awakens to find her kitchen taken over by raucous youngsters bathing each other in syrup while attempting to cook pancake... More >>

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  Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Performs at Mark Zuckerberg's Wedding

  published May 22, 2012

  Yes, really: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performed over last weekend at Mark Zuckerberg's wedding. What this TMZ video would lead us to believe was later confirmed by People. And while we're usu... More >>

• Watch: Hopie Spitshard Gets Stalked, Kills the Beat on "No Chase"

  published May 21, 2012

  If certain other Bay Area-repping female rappers don't quite live up to ideas of what an MC should be, there's always Hopie Spitshard. The Filipino-born female is a graduate of U.C. Hastings law scho... More >>

• Willie Nelson Says Pot Saved His Life

  published May 18, 2012

  Willie Nelson, king hippie of country music and walking THC repository, was recently asked a question about legalizing marijuana. And guess whatr He's for it. The fact that ol' Willie thinks weed o... More >>

• Phillip Glass and Joanna Newsom Plan Benefit Show to Help Henry Miller Library

  published May 18, 2012

  In addition to being a living monument to American writer Henry Miller, Big Sir's Henry Miller Memorial Library hosts numerous events near and dear to the hearts of Bay Area cultural types. Later thi... More >>

• When Main Attrakionz and Dominant Legs Get Remixed Together, Good Things Happen

  published May 18, 2012

  Dominant Legs: Sweetly chiming San Francisco indie-pop. Main Attrakionz: Stony Oakland "cloud rap." In the balkanized, pre-millenial music world, never would these twain have met. But 2012, smooth in... More >>

• Occupy This Album Is as Massive and Inconsistent as Occupy Itself

  published May 15, 2012

  Remember all the hand-wringing last year over the so-called disappearance of protest musicr As the Occupy movement hit its peak, capturing the attention of the country, commentators and older musician... More >>

• R.I.P. Donald "Duck" Dunn: The Bass That Held Stax Soul Together

  published May 15, 2012

  There's a glorious sense of mystery, a rightfully rarefied air, reserved for the masters of American soul. It's not just that the genre is called "soul," although that's got to be part of it. The gre... More >>

• Naytronix: Show Preview

  published May 16, 2012

  Oakland's tUnE-yArDs have become a critical favorite and an international sensation, but the group's bassist (and band leader Merrill Garbus'... More >>

• Best Coast Finds Its Right Place, the Second Time Around

  published May 16, 2012

  Back in 2010, Bethany Cosentino demonstrated that even as a member of the aw-shucks indie rock club, it was possible to become a near-cultural... More >>

• Watch: S.F.'s Still Flyin' Gets Spooky in the New Video for "Spirits"

  published May 11, 2012

  Pretty much every song on S.F. outfit Still Flyin's new album, On a Bedroom Wall, conjures ghosts of the '80s. But none do so quite as literally as this new video for "Spirits," an uptempo, get-on-th... More >>

• I Love This City Festival Moved to Shoreline From AT&T Park Parking Lot

  published May 11, 2012

  Well, it appears that the parking lots surrounding AT&T Park won't be the site of a new mega-rave in San Francisco after all. Citing "production challenges," the organizers of the I Love This City Fe... More >>

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  Live Review, 5/10/12: Dead Milkmen Decimate Slim's in First S.F. Show in 17 Years

  published May 11, 2012

  The Dead Milkmen Terry Malts Thursday, May 10, 2012 Slim's Better than: Mall-punk. Some mosh pits are sloppy, some mosh pits are scary, and some mosh pits are absolutely freaking gleeful. The one t... More >>

• Listen: SF's YR SKULL Drops "Canyons" Ahead of This Friday's Free Show

  published May 09, 2012

  S.F. producer/DJ YR SKULL -- known in real life as Drew Marcogliese -- has been making a name for himself at local shows for a while now. He's also a resident at the free Push the Feeling party at Un... More >>

• Why We Still Need the Black Keys

  published April 25, 2012

  White people can't play the blues. Granted, some black people can't play it, either. But most new blues these days is played by white people... More >>

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  The 10 Best Quotes from Steve Albini's Ask Me Anything on Reddit

  published May 08, 2012

  Today, cranky lord of the mixing board Steve Albini submitted himself to an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. This means that random users asked him random questions for a few hours, and he gave responses a... More >>

• Watch: Hussyclub's 'Straight Girl' Is a 3-D Queer Mindfuck

  published May 08, 2012

  A guarantee: This will be the most San Francisco music video you watch all day. Put out by a local queer electronic pop group called Hussyclub, "Straight Girl" is a fierce come-on purred by singer ... More >>

• Concert Fans: Nob Hill Residents Would Like to See Less of You

  published May 08, 2012

  [Post updated 3:35 p.m. on 5/8/12; see below] Over the last few years, concert promotion giant Live Nation has hosted an increasing number of concerts at San Francisco's Nob Hill Masonic Center. The... More >>

• The Voice Finale: Dear TV-Watching America, Chris Mann Is Too Dull Even For You

  published May 08, 2012

  Granted, the show is called The Voice, thus emphasizing contestants' ability to sing; and granted, Chris Mann can expertly render notes given to him on a sheet of music, which many others (probably in... More >>

• Live Review, 5/4/12: The Black Keys Get Swallowed Up By Oracle Arena

  published May 07, 2012

  The Black Keys Arctic Monkeys Friday, May 4, 2012 Oracle Arena Better than: The sound of a Guitar Center inside a parking garage. Maybe the Black Keys just aren't an arena band. Sure, the Akron b... More >>