Australia

Day Around The [fucking] Bay -- Sorry Frownie Face Edition

John Wesley Harding, You Am I, Oh No! Oh My! -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Wednesday, July 18

UnderSkatement Film Festival Flips-In, Flips-Out at Victoria Theatre 12/1

Today's Bogus Study: Depressed Women Have More Sex

MP3 of the Day: The Drones

Cut Copy Brings Dance Party to the Fillmore in March

Australia has brought us the likes of talented actors, delicious Fosters beer, Men at Work, and now infectious 80s new wave-inspired dance music. Cut Copy sound like New Order from down under, and will surely test the dance floor at the Fillmore March 12. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, Nov. 16 at ... More >>

"Magic Trick" by Anthony Lister at Fifty24SF in February

From New York City by way of Australia, Anthony Lister's artworks are coming to Fifty24SF gallery. Magic Trick is his latest solo exhibition, displaying his interpretation of how the constant bombardment of media affects viewers. His broken, abstract creations explore the darker side of both heroes ... More >>

Chatterbox

From New York City by way of Australia, Anthony Lister's artworks are coming to Fifty24SF gallery. Magic Trick is his latest solo exhibition, displaying his interpretation of how the constant bombardment of media affects viewers. His broken, abstract creations explore the darker side of both heroes ... More >>

Wine Bar of the Week: Wine Jar

More than half the 50 wines on the list are served by the glass or half-glass

Track of the Day: The Drones

Despite having a name that could set S.F.'s noise nerds in a tizzy, Australia's Drones are an indie rock band. But they're a damn good one, especially when frontman Gareth Liddiard is unwinding one of his heavily accented, highly tortured yowls over a mess of noisy guitar riffage. (Think an early, s ... More >>

Somewhere Over the Date Line

Welcome to Baz Luhrmann's not-quite-marvelous land of Oz.

Discord Down Under

Welcome to Baz Luhrmann's not-quite-marvelous land of Oz.

The Black Balloon

Welcome to Baz Luhrmann's not-quite-marvelous land of Oz.

Rated X-static

Welcome to Baz Luhrmann's not-quite-marvelous land of Oz.

South Food & Wine Bar's Australian Food Overthought, Overwrought

Mixed messages from the first outpost of contemporary Aussie cooking in S.F.

Repertory Film Listings

Mixed messages from the first outpost of contemporary Aussie cooking in S.F.

Repertory Film Listings

Mixed messages from the first outpost of contemporary Aussie cooking in S.F.

Repertory Film Listings

Mixed messages from the first outpost of contemporary Aussie cooking in S.F.

Letters to the Editor

Week of 7-18-2007

Radio Birdman: still tuned into the good shit

Week of 7-18-2007

The Dramatists

The Drones restlessly mine betrayal

In the Club

Moscone gets green

Reps Etc.

Moscone gets green

Architecture in Helsinki

Fingers Crossed

BeatBox

Veteran drum 'n' bass duo LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad roll through town for another "Progression Session."

Reps Etc.

Veteran drum 'n' bass duo LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad roll through town for another "Progression Session."

Past Pooches

The history and mystery of dogs

The Go-Betweens

Bright Yellow Bright Orange

Reps Etc.

Bright Yellow Bright Orange

Reps Etc.

Bright Yellow Bright Orange

Letters to the Editor

Pulling the Plug on Electric Cars; Hypocrisy, Pro and Con; God, More Letters

Mixed Up

Ninna

Looking for Laughs

Comedian Neil Hamburger's career is one big joke

House of Tudor

Comedian Neil Hamburger's career is one big joke

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Comedian Neil Hamburger's career is one big joke

Guerilla Funk Releases Two New Albums

Hard Truth: T-K.A.S.H. in AustraliaThough the postponement of the Hard Truth Soldiers Tour--featuring acts signed to Paris' Guerilla Funk label, along with national artists like Pete Rock, dead prez, Planet Asia, Immortal Technique and Kam--was disappointing, that hasn't deterred the indie label f ... More >>

Cheap Thrills

Hard Truth: T-K.A.S.H. in AustraliaThough the postponement of the Hard Truth Soldiers Tour--featuring acts signed to Paris' Guerilla Funk label, along with national artists like Pete Rock, dead prez, Planet Asia, Immortal Technique and Kam--was disappointing, that hasn't deterred the indie label f ... More >>

Congratulations, San Francisco -- Tens of Thousands of Out of Towners Feel We're 'Happy'

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

En Garde!

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

Slumberland Records Anniversary

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

Kill the Frogs Before It's Too Late: Message to San Francisco

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

The Black Ryder Hasn't Made Any Deals With the Devil -- Yet

The Black Ryder performs Thursday at Popscene​Having recently toured the U.S. with The Cult -- almost immediately after moving to Los Angeles -- Australian-born outfit The Black Ryder will play its first-ever West Coast headlining show this Thursday at Popscene. Multi-instrumentalists and vocalis ... More >>

Just Boxers — No Briefs

The Black Ryder performs Thursday at Popscene​Having recently toured the U.S. with The Cult -- almost immediately after moving to Los Angeles -- Australian-born outfit The Black Ryder will play its first-ever West Coast headlining show this Thursday at Popscene. Multi-instrumentalists and vocalis ... More >>

Miami Horror Thinks American Culture Is Strange, Is Not That Into the '80s

Miami Horror sheds some light​Everyone's talking about Miami these days, whether it be the electronic show to end all --  Ultra Music Festival -- or how horrible the Miami Heat is playing. Break out of those mundane conversations and introduce your ears to Australian band Miami Horror, k ... More >>

Who Do You Want to Be Today?

Miami Horror sheds some light​Everyone's talking about Miami these days, whether it be the electronic show to end all --  Ultra Music Festival -- or how horrible the Miami Heat is playing. Break out of those mundane conversations and introduce your ears to Australian band Miami Horror, k ... More >>

Eating With Family Makes You Skinnier, Eating Sugar Makes You Fatter

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. Family meals matter. Healthday reports on a new meta-analysis study that found children who ate with their families tended to be less overweight (and, not coincidentally, less prone ... More >>

Seven Brainy Movies for the Summer

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. Family meals matter. Healthday reports on a new meta-analysis study that found children who ate with their families tended to be less overweight (and, not coincidentally, less prone ... More >>

Occupy Melbourne Uses Tent Monsters to Evade Police

Meanwhile, in Australia, Occupy protesters have come up with a more choreographed way to escape police.

De La Paz's Shark Senesac On the End Of Coffee

​​In an effort to chart the ever-expanding specialty coffee scene in the Bay Area, we've been engaging a selection of local coffee personalities to pick their brains about why coffee and why now. Today we talk with Shark Senesac of De La Paz Coffee.---You're in the process of opening a new ... More >>

Satellite Nations Welcome

​​In an effort to chart the ever-expanding specialty coffee scene in the Bay Area, we've been engaging a selection of local coffee personalities to pick their brains about why coffee and why now. Today we talk with Shark Senesac of De La Paz Coffee.---You're in the process of opening a new ... More >>