And here it is. The vocal talent show that America neither needed nor wanted. The only talent involved that we actually wanted to watch (Lionel Ritchie) is no longer part of the show, but we're ready ...
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Mark Lanegan BandWednesday, May 23, 2012Great American Music HallBetter than: Staying at home and thinking about death.Mark Lanegan plays in the dark. Literally. A blue light here, a red one there, an...
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The problem with being famous and getting special treatment everywhere you go is that you sometimes forget that rules actually apply to you. Yes, music stars, we know you think you're more important t...
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Remember when all cocktails came in dainty, little, precious pieces of glasswarer Well, those days are on the way out, thanks to a new trend creeping into every corner of the city right now -- the mas...
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Humans will always enjoy reflecting their musical tastes via the medium of their clothes. And fashion lunatics will tell you that suffering is all part of being beautiful. But if you want to see out o...
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The news that Alan Rickman will be portraying Hilly Kristal in a new CBGB biopic half excited us, then half scared us yesterday. He'll be good, but Lordy, who is going to play Debbie Harryr And The Ra...
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It should have been obvious to us all for years. In 2007's "The Ocean", Against Me! vocalist, Tom Gabel sang "If I could've chosen, I would've been born a woman..." Most listeners at that time took i...
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Over two shows last night and Monday, The Voice finally concluded and crowned a winner. As already discussed, we're weren't thrilled with the choices for finalists this year, but loved one of them (Ju...
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In all likelihood, you've spent the weekend doing exactly the same thing we did -- trying to come to terms with the loss of Adam "MCA" Yauch and getting together with friends for Beastie Boys parties ...
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Tonight, the Black Keys are playing the Oracle Arena in Oakland. Did you know they were that big nowr We kind of thought they'd be a Fox Theater band forever. Especially since there are so many damn b...
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Last night, the finalists for NBC's The Voice were finally decided upon, and it was an odd show from the beginning. This thing started on a... really, really low note actually, with finalist from last...
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As you are no doubt already aware, the members of LMFAO are complete and utter imbeciles. So the news that they are "thinking about" making a movie should horrify us all to our very core. Know this, e...
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandTuesday, April 24, 2012HP Pavilion, San JoseBetter than: Every other crowd surfer that has ever landed on us.You know how people throw the word "epic" around t...
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On May 9th, Iggy Pop is releasing his latest album. Woo-hoo! But wait. Simmer down. The record is called Apres and it will be comprised mostly of French cover versions -- Edith Piaf and Serge Gainsbou...
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The second episode of Girls aired on HBO Sunday night (we wanted to wait for the second one before we gave a verdict) and, franklyr We freakin' love this thing! Whole-heartedly! Lots of other critics ...
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On Sunday, April 15, 2012, the world officially entered science fiction-land. Sure, iPods are pretty futuristic, GPS is spy magic from space, and we all have stupidly intelligent phones now, but nothi...
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Refused
The Hives
The Bronx
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The Warfield, San Francisco
Better than: Listening to metal at Ikea.
For the uninitiated amongst you, know this: Refused changed everything. F...
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You may have noticed in the last couple of weeks that Axl Rose is running amok all over the press again (it's been a while, Axl, thanks for coming back to us). Not only have there been reports that --...
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As American cities go, San Francisco is certainly one of the easiest to be vegetarian or vegan in. Proof of this is the wealth of restaurants and cafes serving, not just veggie options, but a whole va...
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If you're a regular viewer of Saturday Night Live, chances are high that you found yourself confused and aghast last weekend, when the show's musical guest turned out to be British boy-band sensation ...
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As musical pairings go, they don't come much more oddball than Mastodon with Feist. But -- we can't quite believe it either -- on Record Store Day (April 21st), the unlikely collaborators are releasin...
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