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2011 Stories by Rae Alexandra

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  The Top Five Most Heinous Pop Songs of 2011

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Yesterday, we gave you our votes for the top five pop songs of 2011. But to be perfectly honest, in our look back over the last 12 months, we found far more pop moments that made us want to rip our ow... More >>

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  The Top Five Pop Songs of 2011

  published Dec 28, 2011

  2011 was the year Beyonce got knocked up, Lady Gaga arrived at the Grammys in an egg, and a soul singer from London took over the world. Tomorrow we'll be bitching about the worst pop moments of the y... More >>

• Top Six Christmas Songs That Don't Actually Suck

  published Dec 23, 2011

  That's right, folks. It's the rarest of things -- a Christmas song that doesn't make you want to vomit, or jam sharp pencils into your ear-holes. Finding one of these gems is like stumbling across a w... More >>

• Kreayshawn: Show Preview

  published December 28, 2011

  Basic bitches, watch your backs, and white girl mobs, get your Minnie Mouse ears at the ready, because the Bay Area's favorite designer-dissing... More >>

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  Top 10 Dive Bars in San Francisco

  published Dec 21, 2011

  These days, what qualifies as a dive bar in San Francisco is contestable. We realized, researching this list, that diviness seems to be in the eye of the drinker. For us, a dive is a bar that has been... More >>

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  Six Reasons We're Really Glad Jon Bon Jovi Is Not Dead

  published Dec 21, 2011

  Earlier this week, you may have seen the online rumor -- clearly started by some evil, ungrateful little trolls -- that Jon Bon Jovi was dead. Before we knew it, the news had spread all over Twitter, ... More >>

• Dir En Grey: Show Preview

  published December 21, 2011

  You know how the rest of the (non-English-speaking) world is totally willing to listen to American music even though they don't always... More >>

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  Live Review: Tori Amos Makes a Beautiful Storm in Oakland's Paramount Theatre

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Tori AmosFriday, Dec. 16th, 2011Paramount Theatre, OaklandBetter than: Everything you remember her doing in the '90s.Disclaimer: I have not followed Tori Amos in recent years. I was a huge fan of her ... More >>

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  A Second-By-Second Breakdown of the Worst Christmas Music Video Ever Made

  published Dec 16, 2011

  In case you missed all the twinkling lights and massive, decorated trees everywhere, the holiday season is well and truly upon us. And, as you already know, that means it's also the season for awful, ... More >>

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  Michael Jackson's Hair Gets Turned into a Roulette Ball (We're Not Kidding)

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Yesterday, we had to walk away from our desks and go and sit in a darkened room for an hour to mourn the fact that exploitative, sick-fuck-dom just got taken to a whole new level by three separate gro... More >>

• Lagwagon: Show Preview

  published December 14, 2011

  The Bay Area was the center of the mid-'90s punk explosion. Not only did we birth the big three — Green Day, Rancid, NOFX — but San... More >>

• David Fincher Directs The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo -- Expect Serious Darkness

  published Dec 09, 2011

  You will have no doubt already heard that the much-anticipated English-language version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is out later this month (Dec. 21, to be precise), based on the first of Stie... More >>

• Five Reasons Tyler, the Creator Suuucks

  published Dec 09, 2011

  The first time we saw Tyler the Creator's video for "Yonkers," we were totally blown away. It was sharp, it was dark, it was infectious, it was crazy different. We immediately got all excited abo... More >>

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  An Open Letter to Lady Gaga About Gay Rights, Bullying, and Generally Being a Badass

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Dear Lady Gaga, We heard you were at the White House yesterday, meeting with one of Barack Obama's senior political advisers, to talk about bullying prevention. We think that's really cool. We're pret... More >>

• Live 105's Not So Silent Night: Show Preview

  published December 7, 2011

  It's quite simple really — if you have the opportunity to be in Florence Welch's vicinity while she's singing, you should always, always... More >>

• Rich Beatles Fans Will Pay Buttloads of Cash For Questionable Memorabilia

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Later this month, an amplifier used by George Harrison when he was recording Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with the rest of The Beatles is going under the hammer in London. A... More >>

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  Wilson Phillips' Still Holding On Represents the Worst of Music and Television in 2011

  published Nov 30, 2011

  Unless you are a blogger who subjects yourself to terrible television for a living (like me), you probably didn't bother tuning in last Sunday for the premiere of Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On,&nb... More >>

• Nickelback's Chad Kroeger Is Officially Less of an Asshole Than He Used to Be

  published Nov 23, 2011

  Chances are you hate Nickelback -- or at least profess to. Have you ever met anyone who told you they liked Nickelbackr I haven't. But somebody, somewhere is buying their records. If they weren't, the... More >>

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  The Stop Online Piracy Act: The Owner of San Francisco's Burning House Records Explains His Support

  published Nov 22, 2011

  You've probably heard some rumblings about the Stop Online Piracy Act recently. And in all likelihood -- especially if you watch major news channels like CNN -- it's probably all sounded pretty bad an... More >>

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  Is Courtney Love Mentally Illr

  published Nov 18, 2011

  In case you missed it, last Saturday, while performing at Brazil's SWU festival, Courtney Love had a minor meltdown after an audience member repeatedly held up a photo of Kurt Cobain. "I don't need to... More >>

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  How To Be a New Band in SF (Without Immediately Breaking Up)

  published Nov 16, 2011

  You've never heard of Brightlighters because they've only been a band for five months. But this San Francisco trio -- vocalist/guitarist Travis Busse, vocalist/bassist Matt Cline and drummer Nate Blau... More >>

• R. Kelly Previews New Music, Remains Completely Hilarious

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Remember when Dave Chappelle did his "(I Wanna) Pee On You" skitr The one that provided us all with huge laughs at the expense of R. Kelly, after the singer was accused of peeing on, and having sex wi... More >>

• The Six Greatest Britpop Songs You Don't Remember

  published Nov 09, 2011

  Damon Albarn this week told Britain's NME that Blur has been practicing and recording together again. The band's guitarist, Graham Coxon, told the magazine the same thing back in February. C'mon fella... More >>

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  The FBI Classifies Juggalos as a Gang (of Idiotsr)

  published Nov 04, 2011

  Well, it's official. According to the FBI's National Gang Threat Assessment for 2011, Juggalos -- those loud-mouthed, clown-faced, Insane Clown Posse-loving idiots -- are a real live gang. They're lis... More >>

• Divorces Galore: Eight Musical Couples We Wish Were Still Together

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Since Monday, media everywhere has been agog at the news that Kim Kardashian and her husband of just 72 days are getting divorced. If you ask us, that union was doomed from the get-go. Anyone who watc... More >>