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2011 Stories by Rae Alexandra

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  Sunday: The Lemonheads Take Us Back to Our Teen Years (Confusion and All) at the Independent

  published Oct 31, 2011

  The LemonheadsOct. 30, 2011The IndependentBetter than: Having to build a flux capacitor to get back to "the good old days."For Lemonheads fans, there's little more tantalizing than the prospect of hea... More >>

• An Open Letter To Ryan Gosling (Because We Love His Band)

  published Oct 28, 2011

  Dear Ryan Gosling,Gosh, you're handsome. When you made that Notebook movie, we kind of dismissed you as a teen heartthrob (even though your beard was hard to resist), and left it at that. And now here... More >>

• Here's Duck Sauce's New, NSFW Video for "Big Bad Wolf," and Six Other Videos in Which the Human Face Is Absolutely Terrifying

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Yesterday, Billboard.com asked its readers if they thought Duck Sauce's new video, for the track "Big Bad Wolf", was the most disturbing video of 2011. Well, we've just had a look -- and while it's de... More >>

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  Britney and Rihanna Debut New Videos -- and Anti-English Sentiments

  published Oct 21, 2011

  This week, both Rihanna and Britney Spears debuted gritty videos for their latest singles. In Rihanna's "We Found Love", we see the singer exploring sex, drugs, and horrible apartments. In Britney's "... More >>

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  How To Be in Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend's Music Video (Without Looking Like an Idiot)

  published Oct 19, 2011

  We've all been there. You're at home, doing the dishes or washing the dog, and in swans your famous partner and demands that you be in their latest music video. Nightmare, ehr We understand that this ... More >>

• Friday: Ryan Adams Makes 'Em Laugh -- Really -- at the Herbst Theatre

  published Oct 17, 2011

  Ryan AdamsOct. 14, 2011The Herbst TheatreBetter than: Half the shows currently on Comedy Central.Ryan Adams songs often sound like an actual heart cracking under the weight of too much loss and confus... More >>

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  Why Musicians Matter to the Occupy Movement

  published Oct 14, 2011

  It's been over two weeks since the protest in SF's financial district commenced -- prompted by the occupation of Wall Street that started almost a month ago -- and four days since Oakland joined this ... More >>

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  Bump & Grind: The Top Five Pregnant Performances

  published Oct 12, 2011

  What the hell is up with the tabloids and pregnanciesr Usually when a lady celebrity has so much as a big lunch, or gets photographed from a bad angle, they announce that an offspring is probably immi... More >>

• Seek the Booty: 10 Artists to See at Treasure Island

  published October 12, 2011

  The Treasure Island Music Festival is one of the Bay Area's best live music events, and to celebrate its fifth anniversary, this year's lineup... More >>

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  How the iPod Sucked All the Joy Out of Listening to Music for Me

  published Oct 07, 2011

  In case you missed it, Bjork just became the first artist ever to release an album as a series of apps. Depending on your perspective, you're either breathless with the futuristic, multi-media innovat... More >>

• Top Five Reasons P. Diddy Is Hilarious Now

  published Oct 05, 2011

  Earlier this week, Rolling Stone our colleagues at L.A. Weekly reported that an ex-LAPD detective has implicated Sean Combs in Tupac's murder. Greg Kading apparently asserts in a new book th... More >>

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  Why Punk Rockers Make Great Parents

  published Sep 30, 2011

  This fall, an exciting documentary is hitting movie theaters. It's called The Other F Word, and it's about punk rock; it's about family; and it's about a plethora of life's awkward questions including... More >>

• The X Factor Makes Its US Debut, Crazy People Get Humiliated

  published Sep 23, 2011

  So, this week The X Factor -- Simon Cowell's new reality show/ singing competition -- arrived on U.S. screens for the first time, and we've already had two nights of occasionally exciting, often harro... More >>

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  The Top 10 Hottest Men in Grunge

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Sure, it was the era of long, dirty hair and wearing long johns to the bar -- but '90s grunge sure did throw up some eye candy. Here, to honor the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind, as well as C... More >>

• Two Door Cinema Club: Show Preview

  published September 21, 2011

  Rock 'n' roll needs more gingers, but the luscious locks of Two Door Cinema Club frontman Alex Trimble aren't the only reason to get... More >>

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  Hey, When Did Metallica's Lars Ulrich Turn into a Cool, Funny Guyr

  published Sep 16, 2011

  Over the years, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich just hasn't done a lot of things to make people like him. Let's recount: he's often an obnoxious interviewee; he pulls some of the most annoying faces in ... More >>

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  Ke$ha's Top 10 Best Outfits Ever

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Ke$ha plays Oakland's Fox Theater tonight, and if it's anything like her show at the Warfield earlier this year, everyone is in for a massive, glittery, fantastically chaotic treat. Aside from everyth... More >>

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  Friday: The Kills Keep Their Distance at Oakland's Fox Theater

  published Sep 12, 2011

  The KillsSeptember 9, 2011Fox Theater, OaklandCheck out more photos in our slideshow.Better Than: Being at an actual fashion show."Is it me, or were they coked up to the eyeballsr I thought he was gon... More >>

• Michael Jackson News: Jury Selection in the Conrad Murray Trial Is Not Actually News

  published Sep 09, 2011

  So the big music news doing the rounds yesterday was that -- gasp! -- jury selection has commenced in the upcoming Michael Jackson involuntary manslaughter case! Wow! Yes, truthfully we're as curious ... More >>

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  The Six Best James Bond Themes Ever, In Honor of Adele's Forthcoming Contribution

  published Sep 07, 2011

  So, rumors continue to circulate that Adele will be responsible for the next James Bond theme -- hell, she practically admitted it on a British talk show a few days ago. We think this is fantastic new... More >>

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  Why Did Jack White Collaborate With the Misogynistic Insane Clown Posser

  published Sep 02, 2011

  Jack White is a man we like. We like the White Stripes, we like the Dead Weather -- hell, we even like bits and pieces of what The Raconteurs have done (yes, they're boring occasio... More >>

• Fleet Foxes: Show Preview

  published September 7, 2011

  Watching a neo-folk band in Berkeley ordinarily means spending the evening watching students get stoned and rubbing up against piles of... More >>

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  Secrets of the Fillmore Kitchen: The Vines Spit out Their Food, Chefs Are Assholes, and George Thorogood Eats Vegetarian

  published Aug 31, 2011

  All Shook Down has been trying for weeks to find someone who works in a venue kitchen to dish the dirt about band riders and rude customers. We found them to be a remarkably insular bunch (not a Gordo... More >>

• Peaches: Show Preview

  published August 31, 2011

  As the Queen of Kink and figurehead for fatherfuckers everywhere, Peaches still inspires jaws to drop wherever she goes, whatever she... More >>

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  Cyndi Lauper, Gay Rights Advocate: A Moment Of Appreciation

  published Aug 26, 2011

  Cyndi Lauper, she's so unusual -- that hasn't changed since she released her debut album of the same name in 1983, rightr Well, guess whatr Cyndi Lauper is so unusual that she just went and put her mo... More >>