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  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    Check Out These Winning Anti-Bullying Videos Made by Awesome Kids

    The votes are in and the District Attorney has announced the winning videos of the "Bye Bye Bullying" contest for San Francisco students. With the obvious goal being to increase public awareness about bullying among students, a total of 58 videos were submitted from students all over the city, inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2012

    Chilly Gonzales the Musical Genius on Failure, Satire, and Working With Drake

    You may know him as Feist's or Peaches' producer. Or perhaps you read about him in the Guinness Book of World Records, in which he holds the title for longest piano solo (27 hours, to be precise). If you're a fan of Drake, then you've heard him playing piano on "Marvin's Room." You could have seen h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2012

    Tell Your Fat Kid to Walk to School Today

    Forcing an American kid to put the remote down and exercise is like telling a public nudist to put his penis away. But study upon study assures us that we're all fat -- and we're packing on the pounds by the minute. So here's a novel idea for all you kids out there: Get off your lazy, indulgent rump ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2012

    Stop Bullying, Get a Free iPad

    San Francisco's District Attorney is trying to give kids something to do besides pick on each other. In honor of National Anti-Bullying Prevention Month, District Attorney George Gascón is working with the community to launch "Bye Bye Bullying," a video contest for students of local middle- and hig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2012

    Apple Updates iTunes, Offering Possible Relief to Music Fans Everywhere

    The computer giant named after a piece of fruit announced a shiny new iPhone 5 in San Francisco today, one that comes with a .5-inch larger screen, better camera... and blah. Doubtless people are most excited (or not!) about the new iPhone, but for music fans -- at least those of us still bound to v ... More >>

  • News

    August 22, 2012

    iPads for School Lunches: SFUSD Woos Applicants with Prizes

    The computer giant named after a piece of fruit announced a shiny new iPhone 5 in San Francisco today, one that comes with a .5-inch larger screen, better camera... and blah. Doubtless people are most excited (or not!) about the new iPhone, but for music fans -- at least those of us still bound to v ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 22, 2012

    Broke, but Not Broken

    The computer giant named after a piece of fruit announced a shiny new iPhone 5 in San Francisco today, one that comes with a .5-inch larger screen, better camera... and blah. Doubtless people are most excited (or not!) about the new iPhone, but for music fans -- at least those of us still bound to v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2012

    Clown Unknowingly Had Steve Jobs' Stolen iPad

    If you weren't already freaked out by clowns, you may be now. Kenneth Kahn, aka Kenny the Clown, a Fisherman's Warf icon and onetime aspiring mayor, is in trouble with the cops once more. But this time, it's not for his alleged Ed Jew antics or for juggling fire on a skateboard. No, this time, Kenny ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2012

    Top 5 Free Food-Related Games for Your Smartphone or Tablet

    Food games have come a long way since we were shooting bison on the Oregon Trail. A few days ago SFoodie shared the news that Zynga has released ChefVille, a new Facebook game where you can build your own restaurant, cook recipes for friends, and take cooking lessons. We're not social gamers, but we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2012

    Amanda Palmer's NSFW "Want It Back" Video: The Naked Truth Is Not Necessarily Sexy

    This Friday, Amanda Palmer -- the boob-showing, armpit-hair-wearing, theatre-loving cabaret-rock misfit who might be reinventing the music industry one tweet at a time -- is coming to play a show in San Francisco. It's sold-the-fuck-out, of course (you can catch her again Sept. 26 at the Fillmore) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2012

    Cash Only Pot: Credit Cards No Longer Accepted at Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

    High FICO score be damned: Your credit is no longer any good at California medical marijuana dispensaries, whose accounts with credit-card processors have been canceled, thanks to pressure from the federal government.Merchant services providers -- the intermediaries between retailers and credit card ... More >>

  • News

    June 20, 2012

    One Last Score: Music Center of San Francisco to Close

    High FICO score be damned: Your credit is no longer any good at California medical marijuana dispensaries, whose accounts with credit-card processors have been canceled, thanks to pressure from the federal government.Merchant services providers -- the intermediaries between retailers and credit card ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2012

    Music Center of San Francisco to Close After 60-Plus Years

    In a sad note for the city's music lovers, yet another brick-and-mortar niche wonderland is readying for its swan song. Music Center of San Francisco, the place to obtain a trove of scores and the musical instruments and other accoutrements with which to play them, will close its doors at the end of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2012

    The Venerable Music Center of San Francisco Is Approaching its Final Note

    In a sad note for the city's music lovers, yet another brick-and-mortar niche wonderland is readying for its swan song. Music Center of San Francisco, the place to obtain a trove of scores and the musical instruments and other accoutrements with which to play them, will close its doors at the end o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Gwar's Oderus Urungus on Eating Crack, Dining on Mexicans, and Cultivating STDs

    It must be difficult being billions of years old and living amongst the repulsive society of the human species, but our interview with Gwar frontman Oderus Urungus reveals that he has found certain simple pleasures to temper his hatred. The extraterrestrial heavy metal legend loudly snorted and burp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Apple Users to Protest Apple Store ... and Buy the iPad3

    ​They might love Apple products, but they sure hate the way they are made. Apple fans across the nation are planning a protest Friday outside retail stores, including San Francisco's downtown location, demanding better working conditions at oversea factories. Apple consumers have been rather criti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Is "i" the New "Mc"? The Rise of the iRestaurant

    ​Two weeks ago, the Weekly reviewed iSkewers, a now three-month-old restaurant serving skewers and dumplings in the Outer Sunset. iSkewers (2407 Judah) opened in the same month as iThai (720 Post) and iCreation (1139 Taraval), and there's also a new iDumpling in Redwood City. This week, a tea-and- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Help S.F. Band Dominant Legs Recover Their Stolen Gear (and Lucky Giants Sweatshirt)

    One of our favorite local guitar-pop bands, Dominant Legs, is on tour now with Eleanor Friedberger. Unfortunately, on Wednesday, while the band was in Portland, a large amount of musical instruments, computer equipment, and clothes -- including frontman Ryan Lynch's lucky '87 S.F. Giants sweatshirt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Barnes & Noble Takes on Amazon in Tablet Wars

    ​A quick scan of this New York Times blog post is all one needs to conclude that Barnes & Noble faces a major challenge against Amazon in the tablet wars. Start with the picture, depicting B&N CEO William Lynch standing in front of a giant graphic showing that the Kindle Fire looks bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Guess What Beatles Song the Flaming Lips Will Play in Tribute to Steve Jobs

    The Flaming Lips​ The O Music Awards -- MTV's online-streaming attempt to honor the world where music in 2011 lives and dies -- are Monday. Did you previously care? No? Well perhaps you will upon hearing that the Flaming Lips will pay a heartfelt tribute to Steve Jobs in the form of a Beatles ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    The Flaming Lips​ The O Music Awards -- MTV's online-streaming attempt to honor the world where music in 2011 lives and dies -- are Monday. Did you previously care? No? Well perhaps you will upon hearing that the Flaming Lips will pay a heartfelt tribute to Steve Jobs in the form of a Beatles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

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

    ​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 innovation of it all, or -- if you're like me -- it kind of makes you want to stick your head in a bucke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    We Will Miss You Dearly, Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs, Apple founder, computer visionary, and music technology innovator, died today at age 56. His impact on many field of music technology is incalculable. Among many innovations, Jobs gave music fans the iPod, the iTunes store, the iPad, and the dedicated attention of one of the world's mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    SFoodie Readers Get 35% Off Posh Street Eats Event

    Nagashi somen from Ame restaurant​Street Eats Benefit Gala Where: Ferry Plaza When: Sept. 18, 6-10 p.m. Cost: $125 to $225, with 35% discount for SFoodie readers A couple weeks ago, I mocked the Street Eats Benefit Gala, an all-you-can nosh event to benefit the charity OneVietnam. I called O ... More >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Nagashi somen from Ame restaurant​Street Eats Benefit Gala Where: Ferry Plaza When: Sept. 18, 6-10 p.m. Cost: $125 to $225, with 35% discount for SFoodie readers A couple weeks ago, I mocked the Street Eats Benefit Gala, an all-you-can nosh event to benefit the charity OneVietnam. I called O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    House Producer MK on Sharing the Stage with a Sibling, His New Record Label, and Producing for Pitbull

    ​DJ/producer Marc Kinchen, aka MK, aka the 4th Measure Man, has been topping charts since the early 90s, with his signature vocal house tracks and remixes for artists including Betty Boo and Celine Dion. Though he is mostly known as a house producer, Kinchen has also shaped the dark sounds of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Apps Food Trucks Love, Coffee's Strange New Bug-Fighting Properties

    ​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Food Truck Technology. Mashable has a post up about apps that food trucks and popups are using. The programs, most of which work on smart phones of tablets, range from the popular ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    SF Pride: Lawyer Threatens YouTube Videographer Over Shooting Clip

    They already have no money. They don't need bad press, too​We knew SF Pride was in deep financial trouble. So if the organization sees fit to shake someone down for $10,000, every little bit helps. Media connections between Pride and Saturday's Market Street shooting spree have prompted the nonpro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Unborn Babies Found with Bt, David Chang Picks iPads Over TVs

    ​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Farming pays? According to an article in the Bay Citizen, despite a drought and a recession, California farmers earned record profits from 2007 to 2009, provoking an uptick in far ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Here's What Would Happen if You Remade Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day" in S.F. Today

    Angry Birds on the iPad. Does this look familiar?​ We can say with near-total confidence that Jello Biafra will hate the people in this video. You tech-employed, indie-pop loving Twitter users might just love it, though. This none-too-subtle advertisement for a new wireless speaker is a music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    iPhone Users Are Being Overcharged, Lawsuit Says

    Call your lawyer​If you were ever on the fence about whether to buy an Android or an iPhone, here's something that might be the deciding factor: AT&T is possibly overcharging iPhone and iPad users by as much as 300 percent. According to a new class action lawsuit filed in Oakland, customers cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Yep, Apple Is Watching You

    What do they know about you?​Is Apple stalking you? The answer is yes. Yes, it is. And that's supercreepy.But hey, this is America: We should be used to Big Brother watching us by now. A new report claims that anyone who owns a iPhone and iPad is being recorded by Apple. Writers Alisdair Allan and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Apple Asked to Scrap Apps That Help Users Evade DUI Checkpoints

    What does your app tell you?​Earlier today, SF Weekly told readers about the controversial gay-cure app that's put Apple at the center of an uncomfortable high-tech debate about religion and gays. Now, U.S. lawmakers are challenging the company to scrap another iPhone app -- one that alerts users ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Sunday: Oakland Rapper Too $hort Makes His Fillmore District Debut at Yoshi's

    Tamara PalmerMartin Luther and Too $hort.​Too $hort March 6, 2011 @ Yoshi's SFBetter than: Listening to a studio gangster who's behind closed doors getting his booty all spanked up.He staked a permanent place for Oakland on the international rap map over a more than 25-year career, but T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Reboot: New App Helps Us to 'Unplug" From Technology

    there is an app for this​It's a sad commentary when we need an app to remind us to "unplug" from technology.In a bicoastal effort, two nonprofits are asking San Franciscans to dump their cell phones, computers, and iPads for one day this weekend and get back to the good old days of live conversati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    The Limousines Pack Popscene to Celebrate Their New Record Deal

    The Limousines at Rickshaw Stop last night.​The Limousines February 4, 2011 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: Watching sweaty wannabes dance on the speakers. Popscene's usual underage crowd got aggressive battling to the front of the crowd last night, snagging spots to block others' view of the Limou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    iPad and iPhone Users Sue AT&T for Overbilling Customers

    Small phone, huge bill​iPad and iPhone users might want to take a quick look at their phone bills -- they could be getting ripped off. In a class action lawsuit filed last week in San Francisco, millions of iPad and iPhone users are suing AT&T for overbilling customers and overstating web traf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Sure, You Can Make An Entire Song on the iPhone, But It Will Probably Suck

    Not your path to musical greatness, if this song is any indication.​An Israeli duo calling themselves Ilan & Sipo have posted a video on YouTube showing off a song they made entirely with an iPhone. Aside from the final Pro Tools session, every last note, effect, filter and vocal recording was ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2010

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from this week in S.F. music

    Not your path to musical greatness, if this song is any indication.​An Israeli duo calling themselves Ilan & Sipo have posted a video on YouTube showing off a song they made entirely with an iPhone. Aside from the final Pro Tools session, every last note, effect, filter and vocal recording was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Official: The Beatles Now on iTunes (Yawn)

    ​So, as expected, Apple's big announcement today is that the Beatles' music is now available on the iTunes store. The band's albums are sold whole (regular albums are $12.99; the double-length White Album is $19.99) or by individual songs, which sell for $1.29. Also for sale now are three "bo ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    ​So, as expected, Apple's big announcement today is that the Beatles' music is now available on the iTunes store. The band's albums are sold whole (regular albums are $12.99; the double-length White Album is $19.99) or by individual songs, which sell for $1.29. Also for sale now are three "bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2010

    SFO to Offer Free WiFi

    Mercury News is reporting that San Francisco International Airport will offer free WiFi come September 1st, joining other Bay Area airports Mineta San Jose International and Oakland International which offered the free service as a way of attracting passengers.

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Foxxconn Protestors Flashmob San Francisco Apple Store

    A crowd of at least 100 people gathered outside the Union Square Apple store yesterday evening for what may be the first large scale American protest of Foxxconn, a Chinese factory that produces iPads and iPhones.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    You've Got Fail: iPhone OS 4 Slow to Load During Jobs' Keynote (PIC)

    We're sitting on the floor of Moscone West watching the multiple live blogs of the Steve Jobs' keynote on our iPad, iPhone, and MacBook simultaneously. Apparently we're not the only ones who have failed this morning at the WWDC launch of the iPhone 4, among other things. According to TechCrunch's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Watch Out S.F.: Bloomberg Announces Startup Investment, Doesn't Tell Arrington to F*ck Off

    Photo via MG Siegler/Flickr​ Dispatch from NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt The mayor made a stop at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City 10 minutes ago. Here's what we learned: --Firstmark Capital is investing $300,000 in MyCityWay, which created the app NYC Way, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Apple May Lift Free Speech Limits on Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Mark Fiore

    Less than a week after he won the Pulitzer prize for editorial cartoons -- making him the first recipient of journalism's Big Prize among online cartoonists -- Mark Fiore is getting a second shot at creating an iPad app from Apple, which had previously shunned his work because it lampoons public fig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Twitter, Now Filling Its Own Hole

    Image via Ben Metcalfe​ In what turned out to be a benchmark day for mobile clients, Twitter just announced that they've acquired Tweetie, a leading iPhone app run by just one guy, Loren Brichter.From Loren's blog: I've had the privilege of working with the folks at Twitter from the outside as the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    iPillow: Mom Lovingly Crafts iPhone Pillow for Son

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  • News

    February 3, 2010

    I, Tablet

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  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    iPad App (Request) of the Week: Pictory

    Whether or not the newly launched device will accommodate its own camera, the iPad's emphasis on consuming content in magazine-like fashion means that sites rich in immersive visuals are likely to see a renaissance. Pictory, which features compelling sets of crowd-sourced and curated photo selection ... More >>

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