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Beck (Musician)

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    R.I.P. Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys' Visual and Humanitarian Genius

    Adam Yauch, the musician and filmmaker best known as Beastie Boys member MCA, died today of the cancer he was diagnosed with in 2009. Yauch was 47.It's so easy to underrate the Beastie Boys, in part because nobody did what they did, and for so long. From fighting for their right to party to fighting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Live Review, 4/17/12: Pulp Makes the Class War Sexy at the Warfield

    Pulp Tuesday, April 17, 2012 The Warfield, San Francisco So, last night, on the 29th anniversary of the release of their first record, svelte glammy/chatty Britpop heroes Pulp stormed the Warfield, where they played the shit out of their best singles and album tracks, stuck around for two encores a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Outside Lands 2012 Lineup: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Skrillex, Jack White, Foo Fighters, and More

    Outside Lands just released the lineup for 2012, its fifth year -- and it's a big one. Headliners include Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Skrillex, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Justice, Beck, Sigur Ros, and more. The festival takes place in Golden Gate Park Friday through Sunday, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    The Top 5 Weirdest Woody Guthrie Covers

    By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora opened up the archives of her father's copious amounts of unreleased material to Billy Bragg and Wilco back in the late '90s, the union produced two Mermaid Avenue albums chock full of the late Okie's unrecorded lyrics set to new music. The re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Here Is Video of Arcade Fire's Entire Set from the Bridge School Benefit

    Arcade Fire's Win Butler at Bridge School yesterday.​ Missed Bridge School? We did, too. But now, instead of sighing deeply and conjuring overly rosy daydreams of what we missed by skipping the trek down to Mountain View this past weekend, we have YouTube to actually show it to us. After the j ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Sound and Vision: The year Outside Lands stumbled

    Arcade Fire's Win Butler at Bridge School yesterday.​ Missed Bridge School? We did, too. But now, instead of sighing deeply and conjuring overly rosy daydreams of what we missed by skipping the trek down to Mountain View this past weekend, we have YouTube to actually show it to us. After the j ... More >>

  • Film

    May 5, 2010

    "October Country": Days of the living dead

    Arcade Fire's Win Butler at Bridge School yesterday.​ Missed Bridge School? We did, too. But now, instead of sighing deeply and conjuring overly rosy daydreams of what we missed by skipping the trek down to Mountain View this past weekend, we have YouTube to actually show it to us. After the j ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Concert preview: Atoms for Peace

    Arcade Fire's Win Butler at Bridge School yesterday.​ Missed Bridge School? We did, too. But now, instead of sighing deeply and conjuring overly rosy daydreams of what we missed by skipping the trek down to Mountain View this past weekend, we have YouTube to actually show it to us. After the j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    What To Do? Monday's Pick: MGMT

     MGMT @ the Fillmore MGMT's Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden willed themselves to fame with "Time to Pretend," the biggest movie-trailer indie crossover hit since "Paper Planes." Now they want us to know that they can play with that popularity. The chewy new Congratulations isn't at all ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2010

    Concert preview: MGMT

     MGMT @ the Fillmore MGMT's Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden willed themselves to fame with "Time to Pretend," the biggest movie-trailer indie crossover hit since "Paper Planes." Now they want us to know that they can play with that popularity. The chewy new Congratulations isn't at all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Track of the Day: Broken Bells (Danger Mouse and James Mercer)

    Mike MantinJames Mercer​What happens when you get a little Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley) in your James Mercer (The Shins)? Going by the sound of the first track to be released from this partnership, "The High Road," it sounds a little something like Beck, another indie/alt rock artist Danger Mouse ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2009

    Holiday in Cambodia

    Mike MantinJames Mercer​What happens when you get a little Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley) in your James Mercer (The Shins)? Going by the sound of the first track to be released from this partnership, "The High Road," it sounds a little something like Beck, another indie/alt rock artist Danger Mouse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    Outside Lands, News & Booze, Rock Make Street Fest: Your Monday Morning Hangover

    Mike MantinJames Mercer​What happens when you get a little Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley) in your James Mercer (The Shins)? Going by the sound of the first track to be released from this partnership, "The High Road," it sounds a little something like Beck, another indie/alt rock artist Danger Mouse ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2008

    My Morning Jacket

    Evil Urges (ATO)

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    Money With Price of Admission to Alameda County Fair

    Evil Urges (ATO)

  • Music

    March 28, 2007

    Harmonic Convergence

    The Bird and the Bee's cinematic pop

  • Music

    December 6, 2006

    Forro in the Dark

    Bonfires of Sao Joao (Nublu Records)

  • Music

    November 2, 2005

    Don't Ask Why?

    Yoni Wolf's Elephant Eyelash announces a new direction for the hip hop innovator

  • Music

    October 12, 2005

    Worldly beats abound in S.F. this week: Halou, Gilles Peterson, One Block Radius, and the Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie

    Yoni Wolf's Elephant Eyelash announces a new direction for the hip hop innovator

  • Music

    May 11, 2005

    Hear This

    Tom Russell pays homage to "real goddamn American character"; Dengue Fever takes you to Cambodia and back

  • Music

    April 20, 2005

    Getting to Know Him

    Indie rock's patron saint Gary Wilson emerges from the underground after a 25 year absence

  • Music

    January 7, 2004

    Hear This

    Haircuts, hipster cred, psychosis: Ima Robot's got more to offer than "Black Jettas."

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Adam Green

    Friends of Mine

  • Music

    March 26, 2003

    A Band of Bees

    Sunshine Hit Me

  • Music

    February 12, 2003

    Hear This

    Smokey & Miho's delightful re-creation of Brazilian bossa nova pop

  • Music

    October 2, 2002

    Boom Bip

    Seed to Sum (Lex)

  • Music

    September 25, 2002

    The Monster Mash-up

    2 Many DJ's is never enough

  • Music

    August 21, 2002

    Fog

    Fog (Ninja Tune)

  • Music

    March 6, 2002

    Longitudes and latitudes

    Asian directions in sound; heavenly lawlessness.

  • Music

    January 30, 2002

    Notes From the Underground

    The Cave-ins' indie rock debut sounds mighty familiar -- but in a good way

  • Music

    October 31, 2001

    Mushroom

    Foxy Music (InnerSPACE)

  • Music

    September 26, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    Damned; Money Mark Nishita; Cousteau; Nigel Peppercock

  • News

    September 26, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Attack and Counterattack; All the World's a Stage; Feedback; Janet Jackson, Defender of Justice; Correction

  • Music

    January 10, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    The '80s Are Back; Vacation Music

  • Music

    May 10, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    eX-Girl; Blues Fuse; Grrlyshow

  • Music

    March 15, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    Ledenhed, Big Lou's Polka Casserole, "Revealing Bodies," Wisecräcker,

  • Music

    February 16, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    April 21, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Calendar

    December 16, 1998

    Night + Day

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Film

    December 9, 1998

    Second Time Around

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Reviews

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    January 28, 1998

    Reviews

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Tibetmania!

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    November 12, 1997

    'Sticks and Stones

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    November 5, 1997

    Riff Raff

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    August 27, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    "Man's Ruin Showcase," Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Cave Catt Sammy, Out of the Gate: Heyday Records Bay Area Sampler

  • Music

    March 19, 1997

    Suburban Renewal

    Pavement vs. Poison in the burbs

  • Music

    July 12, 1995

    Smell the Magic

    Taking a whiff of the Stinky Puffs

  • Music

    April 5, 1995

    Recordings

    Taking a whiff of the Stinky Puffs

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