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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2010 Stories by Ian S. Port

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  The Triple Crown To Hold Big NYE Bash -- Then Close for Good

  published Dec 16, 2010

  That's right folks, the Triple Crown -- that outpost of happy-hour treats, fake leather seats, DJ nights, and big chandeliers perched on the corner of Octavia and Market -- is closing.But it's not dep... More >>

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  Ten Albums We Dug That Didn't Get Their Due in 2010

  published Dec 15, 2010

  A proposition: Finding gems of underdogs far down in the CD pile is way more fun than picking the best of anything. Look around at most Top 10 Albums lists this year, and you'll likely be bored by the... More >>

• In Print: Michael Jackson's Zombiefied Pop, and the Wanderings of Tricky

  published Dec 15, 2010

  MJ's new album: Michael promises 10 tracks of zombiefied pop, Thriller come (back) to life. According to the official Jackson website, the album is a work of "newly completed recordings." This me... More >>

• What To Get Your Local Hip-Hop DJ for Christmas

  published Dec 14, 2010

  You know you're a successful hip-hop syndicate when you have ... your own turntable slipmatsr So we gather from East Bay crew the Oakland Faders, who released these sweet 7-inch mats for sale today --... More >>

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  A Karaoke Jockey Explains Why You Must Pay Extra To Sing Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing'

  published Dec 14, 2010

  As we reported last week, San Francisco karaoke jockey Roger Niner has taken the drastic step of charging an extra fee for customers to sing "Don't Stop Believing." (We know.) Niner, a seasoned pro wi... More >>

• Richmond Rapper Y.T Flinstone's 'UpStream' Got Us Swayin'

  published Dec 14, 2010

  "They turn shades like when white people tannin'" is the line that made us chuckle 14 seconds into "UpStream," this new track from Richmond's Y.T Flinstone -- and we're not quite sure what exactly is ... More >>

• 100+ S.F. Musicians Teaming Up To Record -- and Perform -- Pixies' Doolittle

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Earlier this fall, more than 40 local musicians got together -- along with Liz Phair and Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins -- to perform the Velvet Underground's seminal debut album at Coda Jazz Suppe... More >>

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  Tame Impala Can Bend Soundwaves and Brainwaves Better Than You

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Tame ImpalaSeventeen EvergreenDecember 13, 2010@ The IndependentBetter than: Conventional uses of an oscilloscope.Tame Impala will not make you feel like you can be in a band.If you are of modest musi... More >>

• South Bay Electro-Poppers the Limousines Sign to Dangerbird Records

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Build-up an electro-pop duo with as much radio appeal as San Jose's the Limousines -- whose single "Very Busy People" got lotsa love from Live 105's airwaves -- and you're bound to get somewhere. This... More >>

• Music Links: Ash Reiter on a Cliff, Best Albums of 2010, and Lower Dens in the Mission

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Watch: Indie gloomers Lower Dens visit Different Fur studios in the Mission, Yours Truly makes a video. [Yours Truly]A Best Albums of 2010 list in no particular order -- and with actually interesting ... More >>

• Photos: Neil Young, Will.I.am, Joanna Newsom, and Stevie Wonder Hung Out in S.F. This Week

  published Dec 10, 2010

  We missed Neil Young's benefit show for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital at Nob Hill Masonic Center Wednesday night, which was too bad: Among others, Stevie Wonder, Will.I.am, Joe Montana, Colin P... More >>

• Irrefutable Proof That Local Girl K.Flay Can Rap Like a MoFo

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Whatever you think of local singer/rapper/producer/Stanford grad K.Flay -- and we haven't made up our minds yet -- you'll have to give some credit to her skills after watching her speed-rap. Girl can ... More >>

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  John Waters Explains His Love for S.F. Muni, the Roxie Theater, and Die Antwoord

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Among other things -- like making movies and stuff -- film director John Waters is known for possessing a sick affection for public transportation in San Francisco. The part-time S.F. resident is comi... More >>

• Download: Wallpaper Gets Crunk as Hell In New Song, '#Stupidfacedd'

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Ricky Reed's gone crunk, people. No, no, sorry: Hella crunk. The new Wallpaper track sounds like the drunken boasting of some sleaze-infused, booze-slammed sex addict. (Yeah, it's awesome.) Also, the ... More >>

• Download a Free Low Live EP Before Tuesday's S.F. Show

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Low's ninth album doesn't come out until next year, but here's something to hold you fans over -- and get you stoked for the somber Midwestern rock band's S.F. show next week. It's a free live EP, rec... More >>

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  Is There Actually Any Michael Jackson in This New M.J. Song, 'Hold My Hand'r

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Michael Jackson's posthumous album Michael comes out next week -- stocking bait, anyoner -- which means its time to prepare ourselves for a deluge of "Michael Jackson songs" that aren't really Michael... More >>

• Video from Last Night: The Fresh & Onlys and Lucky Dragons at the New Parish

  published Dec 09, 2010

  [No Age]Fresh & OnlysLucky DragonsDecember 8, 2010@ The New ParishBetter than: Um.Things got off to a very slow start last night at the New Parish.From what we heard, this was because a subwoofer ... More >>

• Download Three New Tracks From S.F. Wildman Bird By Snow

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Fletcher Tucker is a product of the wilds of Nothern California and the Pacific northwest, so it's not entirely surprising that his music sounds the way it does: subtle, remote, rich, contemplative. B... More >>

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  No Age Talks All Ages Venues, Substitute Teaching, and How to Be a Vegan on Tour

  published Dec 08, 2010

  One pleasure of interviewing touring bands over the phone is getting to talk to them from random places. When we spoke to No Age's Randy Randall, he was standing outside a Flying J truck stop somewher... More >>

• Trashy Hilarity: Moe Green's New Video is a Jersey Shore Mashup

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Jersey Shore is like car accidents and those fights on Jerry Springer: You can't help but look, no matter how awful, repulsive and embarrassing it is. So was it wise of rising Vallejo hip-hopper ... More >>

• In Print: Powerglove Elevates Videogame Metal, Shannon & the Clams 'Ruin Christmas'

  published Dec 08, 2010

  From SF Weekly's latest print music section:Powerglove: This is absurd, silly stuff you'd expect from a band that is, well, absurd and silly. Powerglove's repertoire consists of covers (typically inst... More >>

• The Loved Ones, a (Be)Loved '90s S.F. Quartet, Are Reuniting for One Night Only

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Local music fans seasoned enough to have accrued a significant percentage of their adolescence (or, hell, their lives) prior to the adoption of the Internet may remember the Loved Ones, a celebrated S... More >>

• Hey, All Shook Down Is Finally on Facebook. Come Say Hi.

  published Dec 07, 2010

  That headline pretty much says it all, but in case you missed it, All Shook Down (aka the blog you're reading at this moment!) now has its very own Facebook page. This is important -- perhaps not Wiki... More >>

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  A B & The Sea Recorded A 'Christmas' Song with The She's

  published Dec 07, 2010

  We've apparently reached the point where it's cool for indie-pop bands to record their own irony-free Christmas songs. The latest addition: a collaboration between local beach-poppers A B & the Se... More >>

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  Wanna Sing Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' at Karaoker It'll Cost You. (Pic)

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Guess this means it's officially time to stop believing, folks. See above for visual proof that the backlash against Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" has begun -- at least for one local Karaoke J... More >>