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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

• Why Doesn't MTV Play Music Videos Anymorer Brian Firenzi Knows Why (Hint: It's Filesharing)

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Maybe you remember the hilarious video we (and lots of others) posted earlier this week, in which a (fake) MTV executive answered a question that bugs many of us: Why doesn't MTV play music videos any... More >>

• Camper Van Beethoven Would Like All the "Northern California Girls" to Come Home

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Camper Van Beethoven has a message for all you wayward Northern Californians: Come the hell home! The band's upcoming album, La Costa Perdida (out Jan. 22), is named after the wild stretch of coast a... More >>

• Lauryn Hill Announces Intimate Show This Weekend at the Independent

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Gotta love Lauryn Hill's penchant for last-minute announcements. The beloved and mercurial R&B singer will be in town next week for a show Nov. 19 at the Fox Oakland with Nas, but that won't be her on... More >>

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  Three Ways Green Day Has Become Metallica

  published Nov 13, 2012

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• Latyrx: Show Preview

  published November 14, 2012

  Born out of the lauded Northern California hip-hop collective Solesides — the same group that produced DJ Shadow and Blackalicious... More >>

• Jazz Mafia 12-Year Anniversary: Show Preview

  published November 14, 2012

  They wrote the world's first hip-hop symphony and performed it at the Monterey Jazz Festival. They held a regular Tuesday night gig at an S.F.... More >>

• Five Great Neil Young Covers For His 67th Birthday

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Today, November 12, is the birthday of one Neil Young, gifted songwriter, whiny singer, killer guitar player, and longtime Bay Area resident. In celebration of the man's 67th, we rounded up some of th... More >>

• Watch: Nasty 'MTV Exec' Explains Why MTV Doesn't Play Music Videos Anymore

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Remember when MTV's name was a straightforward summary of what the network showed, and not a cruel joker Remember how long you've been bitching about thatr Well, prepare to get skewered. In this YouT... More >>

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  Christopher Owens Debuts Solo Album Lysandre at the Lodge, 11/9/12

  published Nov 10, 2012

  Christopher Owens Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 The Lodge In his first public performance since leaving the celebrated local rock band Girls, Christopher Owens debuted his new solo album, Lysandre, at an inti... More >>

• Watch: Ramon and Jessica Report "The Beginning of the End of the Empire" in Gorgeous A Capella

  published Nov 09, 2012

  It's hard to say what's better about this new video for Ramon and Jessica's "The Beginning of the End of the Empire": the song itself, which is a gorgeous a capella tune carried through lovely verses ... More >>

• The Five Silliest Stories From Dirty Ghosts' Tour Diary (So Far)

  published Nov 09, 2012

  There really is nothing like the great big American road -- and nothing like a bunch of crazy rockers from San Francisco telling their traveling stories to put it in perspective. After playing Noise P... More >>

• Beer and Music: The Bay Brewed Blends Some of the Best of Both

  published Nov 09, 2012

  Since events that mix cool music with fancy things to put in your body (like food or booze) are increasingly going to become the norm in S.F. -- this being a trend we're somewhat conflicted about -- w... More >>

• Watch: DaVinci's "In My City" Is a Gorgeous Bit of Hometown Boosterism

  published Nov 08, 2012

  Days after San Francisco's own DaVinci dropped a brand-new album for free -- the dense and delightful The MOEna Lisa -- here's a new video for the bumpin' track "In My City," which might be the best ... More >>

• Check Out Muni Defender Simon Timony's Metal/Punk Band, Gaviotas

  published Nov 08, 2012

  Remember that big Muni bus that got torched while we were all out celebrating the Giants' World Series winr Well, it didn't go up in flames without a fight: 28-year-old S.F. native Simon Timony tried ... More >>

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  Big Boi's Day in the Bay: Apple, Twitter, and Popeye's Chicken

  published Nov 08, 2012

  Daddy Fat Sacks, aka Big Boi, aka one-half of OutKast, was in the Bay Area yesterday -- and because the Bay Area is what it is, we can pretty much follow his day on Twitter. In fact it looks like the ... More >>

• Lil Debbie and Riff Raff's "Michelle Obama": The Election Party Goes Dumb

  published Nov 07, 2012

  Okay so maybe our brains are ruined from imbibing too much cablehead punditry and other toxic substances during election fever last night. But this new song/video from Kreayshawn affiliate/White Girl ... More >>

• DaVinci Drops Free New Album The MOEna Lisa, Continues to Be Underrated

  published Nov 06, 2012

  Regular readers will doubtless know DaVinci, the under-appreciated Fillmore District rapper whose work has long stood out among the eager crop of local MCs. Over two records so far -- 2010's The Day T... More >>

• Hear This: Maus Haus' Slow-Rumbling "Hey Jean"

  published Nov 06, 2012

  Dark-hued S.F. electro-rockers Maus Haus are back with Light Noise, a brand-new record on brand-new local indie-electronic imprint Lavis Habits. And today we're premiering the song "Hey Jean," a slow-... More >>

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  Jens Lekman Remembers His Last Big U.S. Election For the Fillmore Adorers, 11/5/12

  published Nov 06, 2012

  Jens Lekman Taken By Trees Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: Watching last-minute punditry. Jens Lekman is onstage at the Fillmore, dressed like a Swedish man impersonating an American ... More >>

• Japandroids: Show Preview

  published November 7, 2012

  How much noise can two people make? Don't answer until you've seen Japandroids, a Vancouver rock duo whose joyous, room-filling fury... More >>

• Rupa and the April Fishes: Show Preview

  published November 7, 2012

  Rupa and the April Fishes is one of those Bay Area groups that's been around for years, and never quite gotten its due. But that may be... More >>

• 247 Reasons To Go See Jens Lekman Tonight at the Fillmore

  published Nov 05, 2012

  No one writes songs like Jens Lekman, the baby-faced Swedish singer-songwriter who's headlining the Fillmore tonight. Lekman expresses his heartsickness in details so personal and minute that his song... More >>

• FIDLAR's "Cheap Beer": Put Down Your Beer Pretensions Alreadyr

  published Nov 02, 2012

  Kids today don't want your over-hopped IPAs, your precious Belgian tripels, your chocolate-oatmeal-pumpkin-wheat-bran-stouts. No sir. The kids -- well, L.A. skate-punks FIDLAR, anyway -- want just che... More >>

• Clyde Stubblefield, the "Funky Drummer," on Playing With James Brown and Getting Sampled By Hip-Hop Greats

  published Nov 02, 2012

  There's a special show going down at Mezzanine this Saturday, Nov. 3, for the opening of S.F. Funk Fest: It's a mini-reunion of sorts for the musicians who used to play with soul godfather James Brown... More >>

• Watch: Richie Cunning's "City Boy" Makes Chop-Suey Out of "Don't Stop Believing"

  published Nov 01, 2012

  "I've done shows so packed, I crowd-surfed to the bar/ I've done shows so wack, I left the merch in the car." So here's Richie Cunning, hard-grindin' S.F. rapper extraordinaire, back with "City Boy,"... More >>