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December 9, 2011
10 Actually Good Songs on Metallica's Despised Load and Reload Albums
It's not that bad. Really. As we celebrate Metallica's 30th Anniversary, it's time to reexamine a popular mindset among critics and fans of the most enduringly popular band in metal history: Many believe that that all four of Metallica's 1980s albums were unimpeachable classics, and that afte ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Metallica Turns 30 with Ozzy, Danzig, Rob Halford, and a Roomful of Fanatics
Metallica performing with Glenn Danzig Friday night at the Fillmore. Metallica (plus guests) Dec. 9 and 10, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Turning 30 alone, we're assuming. The birthday party for the biggest metal band in the world came to its finale this weekend with classic songs and surp ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
R.I.P. Rapper Special One, of Oakland Duo Conscious Daughters
Special One (left) and CMJSpecial One, a rapper in the East Oakland hip-hop duo the Conscious Daughters, passed away on Saturday. Initial reports say the woman born Karryl Smith was found dead at her apartment by her rhyming partner CMJ (Carla Green); according to Green, the cause of Smith's ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Assessing Metallica After 30 Years and Four Nights at the Fillmore
Special One (left) and CMJSpecial One, a rapper in the East Oakland hip-hop duo the Conscious Daughters, passed away on Saturday. Initial reports say the woman born Karryl Smith was found dead at her apartment by her rhyming partner CMJ (Carla Green); according to Green, the cause of Smith's ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Freestyle Fellowship: Show Preview
Special One (left) and CMJSpecial One, a rapper in the East Oakland hip-hop duo the Conscious Daughters, passed away on Saturday. Initial reports say the woman born Karryl Smith was found dead at her apartment by her rhyming partner CMJ (Carla Green); according to Green, the cause of Smith's ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Lagwagon: Show Preview
Special One (left) and CMJSpecial One, a rapper in the East Oakland hip-hop duo the Conscious Daughters, passed away on Saturday. Initial reports say the woman born Karryl Smith was found dead at her apartment by her rhyming partner CMJ (Carla Green); according to Green, the cause of Smith's ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
"Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey": Sweet Documentary Remains Frustratingly Impersonal
Special One (left) and CMJSpecial One, a rapper in the East Oakland hip-hop duo the Conscious Daughters, passed away on Saturday. Initial reports say the woman born Karryl Smith was found dead at her apartment by her rhyming partner CMJ (Carla Green); according to Green, the cause of Smith's ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
The Year in Music Booze: Six Artist's Beverages That Made 2011 One Long Hangover
Rock 'n' roll culture died in 2011. It's got nothing to do with your opinion of Bon Iver, but everything to do with Rolling Stone. The former leading voice of modern music upheld its immaculate reputation this year... by starting an official wine club. It's filled with bottles branded with imagery f ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Marissa Nadler on Funding Records with Kickstarter, Sexism in Music, and Being Shy
"The real Marissa is filled with passion," she says. "I'm fiery, not celestial." By CHLOE ROTH Massachusetts-based songwriter Marissa Nadler performs this Sunday, Dec. 18, at Cafe Du Nord with local songstress Emily Jane White. We caught up with Nadler while she was working on a mysterious v ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
R.I.P. Warren Hellman, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Founder and Eccentric Banjo Player
Jay BlakesbergWarren Hellman at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Warren Hellman, the billionaire banjo-picker and eccentric who founded the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival, lost his battle with leukemia on Sunday. He was 77. Hellman was a successful investment banker a beloved philant ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
"Blek le Rat: 60/30": Street Art's Godfather on S.F., Banksy, and His Legacy
Jay BlakesbergWarren Hellman at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Warren Hellman, the billionaire banjo-picker and eccentric who founded the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival, lost his battle with leukemia on Sunday. He was 77. Hellman was a successful investment banker a beloved philant ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
SF's Coo-Yah DJs on Misconceptions About Dancehall and Reggae, and Why It's a Great Time to Buy Records
Daneekah and Green B.In the male-dominated world of DJs, local selectors Green B. and Daneekah have managed to tilt the spotlight toward the ladies with their dancehall releases and long-running reggae party Coo-Yah. The two met one day on Haight Street while flyering for separate parties, a ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Heroes, Villains, and Puppets
Daneekah and Green B.In the male-dominated world of DJs, local selectors Green B. and Daneekah have managed to tilt the spotlight toward the ladies with their dancehall releases and long-running reggae party Coo-Yah. The two met one day on Haight Street while flyering for separate parties, a ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
The Top Five Pop Songs of 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 year, but today, here are our favorite pop hits from 2011. 5. "Till The World Ends," Britney Spears ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
The Selecter DJ Kirk on the Sweater-Funk Parties and What's Missing in Current R&B
Soul and funk guru The Selecter DJ Kirk has been dubbed the unofficial mayor of San Francisco by friends and peers. Born and raised in S.F., he is recognized for his all-embracing knowledge of soul music through the decades, his extensive record collection, and for producing events like Soul ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Trombone Shorty on New Orleans Attitude, Growing Up With Hip-Hop, and Covering Lil Wayne
Trombone Shorty plays Friday and Saturday at the Fillmore. "I've been hearing hip-hop music since I was born." So says Trombone Shorty, the brass-playing band leader who grew up in the Tremé district of New Orleans' 6th Ward and has already amassed a Grammy nomination for his debut jazz albu ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Banana-Sam, Adorable Squirrel Monkey, Stolen from S.F. Zoo
Did we mention he's on a special diet?The San Francisco Zoo is scrambling to track down the person or people who brazenly stole an adult squirrel monkey from the zoo overnight. According to Tanya Peterson, executive director of the zoo, the monkey thieves cut through the outside gate of the zoo, ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Banana-Sam, Stolen Monkey, Communicates to his Fans via Twitter
He's back!Banana-Sam, the squirrel money that was snatched from the San Francisco zoo last week, is getting a fresh start in 2012. The 2-pound primate was found roaming Golden Gate Park over the weekend, and is now resting at his more secure home at the zoo. The 17-year-old monkey is currently no ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Idle Warship: Show Preview
He's back!Banana-Sam, the squirrel money that was snatched from the San Francisco zoo last week, is getting a fresh start in 2012. The 2-pound primate was found roaming Golden Gate Park over the weekend, and is now resting at his more secure home at the zoo. The 17-year-old monkey is currently no ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Banana-Sam's Brethren: Other Memorable Human-Zoo Creature Interactions
The zoo has Banana-Sam back in hand...The disappearance -- and all-too-convenient return -- of purloined San Francisco Zoo squirrel monkey Banana-Sam turned the eyes of the world toward San Francisco and its simian population. It seems the 2-pound monkey is unharmed after an unscheduled captivity ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Banana-Sam: Cops Asking Questions After Zoo Claimed "No Questions Asked"
The zoo said no questions asked. But for the police, this was not a case of monkey-see, monkey-doThe San Francisco Zoo may have made a monkey out of the man who graciously returned Banana-Sam, the celebrity critter who was brazenly snatched from the zoo on Friday. Just a few hours after the squir ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Why Do People Hate Kreayshawn So Much?
This week, NYC rapper Azealia Banks called Kreayshawn a "dumb bitch." The outburst was prompted by Kreayshawn putting a link to Banks' "212" video on Twitter, via a porn website. We understand why a serious lady rapper would be offended by forcibly being associated with pornography, but obviousl ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Van Halen, Including David Lee Roth, Will Play Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion in June
You have a few months before the local concerts to try and perfect Van Halen's jump.The incomparable frontman David Lee Roth is on board both for Van Halen's 2012 North American tour -- which stops in the Bay Area in June -- as well as the band's forthcoming album A Different Kind of Truth, t ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
The Nuns' Jennifer Miro: An Appreciation By Jack Boulware
Jennifer 'Miro' Anderson, 1957-2011. By JACK BOULWARE [Editor's note: Jack Boulware is the co-author, with Silke Tudor, of Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day.] If we're talking the birth of B ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Prince Paul's "Negroes on Ice" Wants the Rap World to Take a Joke
Jennifer 'Miro' Anderson, 1957-2011. By JACK BOULWARE [Editor's note: Jack Boulware is the co-author, with Silke Tudor, of Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day.] If we're talking the birth of B ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Noise Pop 2012 Lineup: The Flaming Lips, Sleigh Bells, Bob Mould, and More Added
The Flaming Lips: Ringing in Noise Pop's 20th year. The final More additions to the lineup for Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary festival were released moments ago, and they were worth the wait: Topping the 2012 bill are the Flaming Lips -- who also played Noise Pop in '98, just before finding a ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Wu-Tang Clan: Show Preview
The Flaming Lips: Ringing in Noise Pop's 20th year. The final More additions to the lineup for Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary festival were released moments ago, and they were worth the wait: Topping the 2012 bill are the Flaming Lips -- who also played Noise Pop in '98, just before finding a ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Craig Finn's Clear Heart Full Eyes: A First Listen
If I may make two predictions about Clear Heart Full Eyes, the solo debut from combustible, fan-friendly Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn, they are that: 1. It's not going to save rock 'n' roll. 2. It's not going to be a meta-narrative about how it doesn't save rock and roll. If the last Ho ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Goodbye, Lookout! Records: A Tribute in 10 Songs
You may have heard over the last few days that Berkeley's Lookout! Records -- one of the world's most treasured punk rock labels, and the place that Green Day got its start -- is closing for good, back catalog and all. If you were a punk rocker in the '90s, this news feels a little bit like losing a ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
NOFX's Fat Mike on Taking Drugs, Being a Father, and Joining the Mile High Club
NOFX, with Fat Mike second from left. You may not have been alive in 1983, when punk rock icon NOFX was started in Berkeley. That was nearly 30 years ago, after all, and the world was a very different place: Ronald Reagan was president, "big" East Bay punk bands like Rancid or Green Day didn' ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
The Eight Most Memorable Pop Culture References on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
The rap game -- well, any game -- could use more people with the ambition of the RZA and the ability to make good on it. The man born Robert Diggs is more than an MC, a producer, and an actor. His resume also includes "DICTATOR" in big, bold letters: When the Wu-Tang Clan was just a bunch of ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
This Land is Our Land
The rap game -- well, any game -- could use more people with the ambition of the RZA and the ability to make good on it. The man born Robert Diggs is more than an MC, a producer, and an actor. His resume also includes "DICTATOR" in big, bold letters: When the Wu-Tang Clan was just a bunch of ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Stretch Armstrong on the Demise of FM Radio and the Inanity of Celebrity DJs
One half of the Stretch and Bobbito Show on New York's WKCR through the '90s, DJ/producer Stretch Armstrong has played an essential part in the integration of hip-hop into mainstream radio. A fixture in the '90s hip-hop scene, he used media outlets such as mixtapes and radio programs to launc ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
There's No Trans Like PubTrans
One half of the Stretch and Bobbito Show on New York's WKCR through the '90s, DJ/producer Stretch Armstrong has played an essential part in the integration of hip-hop into mainstream radio. A fixture in the '90s hip-hop scene, he used media outlets such as mixtapes and radio programs to launc ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Instrumental Hip-Hop Sucks. Ban It Forever.
RJD2 Instrumental hip-hop should be banned. It's the banal, meandering stepchild of hip-hop. It's a front-runner for the dubious honor of being the world's most snooze-inducing form of music. And, shockingly, there are still producers and fans who insist on validating it like it's anything bu ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
V-Nasty Wants to Flip Her Rough Background into a Rap Career
RJD2 Instrumental hip-hop should be banned. It's the banal, meandering stepchild of hip-hop. It's a front-runner for the dubious honor of being the world's most snooze-inducing form of music. And, shockingly, there are still producers and fans who insist on validating it like it's anything bu ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Pretty, Funny
RJD2 Instrumental hip-hop should be banned. It's the banal, meandering stepchild of hip-hop. It's a front-runner for the dubious honor of being the world's most snooze-inducing form of music. And, shockingly, there are still producers and fans who insist on validating it like it's anything bu ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
The Top Five Most Bizarre Superbowl Halftime Shows
Oh, the hallowed and hyped Superbowl halftime show. This Sunday, we will bear witness to the unholy alliance of Madonna, M.I.A., and Nicki Minaj performing together, which will be -- well, beyond interesting, we're not quite sure. Sometimes, though, the stars align and something truly magical hap ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Veteran Rappers: Do You Really Need to Continue Making New Records?
KRS-One: Great live, but the records aren't what they used to be.There was a time, back in the late '80s, when the legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One was a candidate for the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time. Twenty-five years later, though, the self-anointed Blastmaster's latest long-player, ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Eight Taylor Swift Lyrics as Good as Any in Country Music
Professionally styled but still totally like you.Smart people I know have argued that Taylor Swift is not a country singer. That argument demonstrates little understanding of country music or of Taylor Swift. It's rooted, I suspect, in a belief commonly held by smart people who don't care f ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Tonight: Psych-Soul Outfit Harry and the Hit Men Perform the 1967 Stax Revue Concert Live
Otis Redding onstage at the Stax Revue concert in Norway, 1967.In 1967, iconic Memphis soul label Stax took some of its best artists -- Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, and more -- on a tour of Europe. The trip put a racially integrated band and some of the era's most feve ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Arthouse Movie Listings February 8-14, 2012
Otis Redding onstage at the Stax Revue concert in Norway, 1967.In 1967, iconic Memphis soul label Stax took some of its best artists -- Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, and more -- on a tour of Europe. The trip put a racially integrated band and some of the era's most feve ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Meet Linda Chorney, the Unknown Singer-Songwriter Who Got a Grammy Nomination
Linda Chorney, whose Grammy nomination has outraged some in the Americana community. By J. POET The Grammy Awards usually generate an tidal wave of press releases aimed at congratulating the usual superstars for their achievements. This year, there was a refreshing bit of controversy when si ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Awkward! The Top Five Most Uncomfortable Grammy Moments
This Sunday, Rihanna and Chris Brown are both going to be present at the always-prestigious Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. It's been just three years since they both were forced to drop out of the show last minute, due to Brown having beaten the crap out of Ri-Ri on their way over. We kno ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
The Grammys: A Timeline of Madness and Misery
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Which we're sure you know already. If you missed it, however, you may have missed some of the weirdest details. So here, for your convenience, is a timeline of events. Get comfortable, 'cause this thing was a three-and-a-half-hour carnival of absurdi ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day Warning: These Five Love Songs Are Not About Loving People
Rob Sheffield's book, Love Is a Mix Tape, meticulously details the many categories of the medium: The Party Tape; The Walking Tape; You Broke My Heart and Made Me Cry and Here Are Twenty or Thirty Songs About It. But there's not a thing in it about Valentine's Day mix tapes. You know, those ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
The Top 10 Worst Film Performances By Musicians
By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO Rock star, singer-songwriter, producer, interior designer -- now we should add thespian to the many creative hats sported by Lenny Kravitz, who performs tonight (Feb. 14) at the Fox Theater in Oakland. In keeping with the family business -- his mom was the late Roxie Roker, a.k ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
In Print: Exploring Bhi Bhiman's Funny, Compassionate Folk Songs
Bhi BhimanBhi Bhiman: It might surprise anyone who's heard his booming tenor of a voice, but San Francisco singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman didn't always want to be a musician. His first chosen profession? Comedian. Which goes some way toward explaining the sharp humor in his lyrics. "I tried to ... More >>
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