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Brian Wilson

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Brain Wilson Is Bowling, Martin Mack's Is Back, and Radio Africa & Kitchen Readies to Open

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. S.F.'s favorite bearded pitcher is ditching his orange cleats for some bowling shoes. Inside Scoop reports Brian Wilson is now a partner/owner of Lucky Strike. While there are 21 locations of the bowling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Bernal Heights Jogger Braves Chilly Weather in Bikini

    While the latest news coming out of Occupy Oakland has kept most of us informed and captivated, a less newsworthy, yet arguably more stimulating story is arousing neighbors in Bernal Heights. The quirky pocket neighborhood known for its eerie painted pentagrams and residential Brian Wilson graffiti, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Tech Mogul Sean Parker Says He Should Be Pitied by the 99 Percent

    Sean Parker​The Occupy protesters might think they have it bad. Dealing with latrine-like encampments, tear-gas assaults, and general derision from the nation's economic and political elite is no walk in the park. But Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker has news for them: His life is pretty tou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    MC Hammer Lines Up for Ed Lee in Ridiculous Music Video Featuring Ashkon, Will.i.am, Brian Wilson, and Willie Brown

    Because only Ed Lee will restore Hammer's supply of apple butter. Or something.​ Well, "Too legit to quit" was a perfect out-of-the-box slogan for mayoral candidate Ed Lee, and apparently Bay Area rapper MC Hammer was happy to lend it to him. Hammer himself appears in this ridiculously cheesy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Brian Wilson is the New Face of Virtual Events

    ​Brian Wilson excels at plenty of things -- he knows how to both shock and entertain while maintaining his credibility. Which is why he might just be the perfect public speaker. ON24, a virtual event and webcasting S.F. company, has announced that Wilson (sans the machine) will be the first athlet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Eight Rock 'n' Roll Poop Bombs: Exploring Pop Music and Shit

    Dookie​Three of my sons have reached the age where they've begun exhibiting the symptoms of chronic privy mouth. Shakespeare relished a good poop quip every now and then (see Henry V). Ditto for Marquis de Sade and Geoffrey Chaucer. Graffiti from the buried Roman city of Pompeii featured humor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    A Liquid Preview of Jasper's Corner Tap

    Lou BustamanteKevein Diedrich, bar manager at Jasper's Corner Tap​Jasper's Corner Tap, the gastropub project in the hotel section west of Union Square, opens tonight with an impressive list of beverages. The tavern will feature 18 cocktails, 18 beers and six wines on tap. We were able to get ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Brian Wilson's Spandex Tuxedo Makes Us Feel Things We've Never Felt Before

    San Francisco's resident weirdo Brian Wilson outdid himself tonight when he strolled down the red carpet on his way into the ESPYs in a outrageous spandex tuxedo. We never knew there was such an outfit! Normal?​

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    The Undertones Blow Out The Amps At SF Popfest 2011

    Romana MachadoThe Undertones​SF Popfest: The Undertones The Mantles Melted Toys The Smittens May 27th, 2011 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: Sitting at home on a cold May night with your Raspberries mp3s and all the Debby Boone albums you can burn. Ricki Lee Jones was playing at Davies Hall, whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Brian Wilson Boosts the Air Force with Scholarship

    So good on and off the field ​While you were out cooking hot dogs and pounding cheap beers to celebrate the three-day weekend, Brian Wilson, the Giants relief pitcher, observed Memorial Day by establishing the largest Air Force scholarship in history. Wilson set up The Michael Wilson Scholarship i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Brian Wilson Is the Newest Addition at SF Zoo

    via twitter@sfzooBrian Wilson wants his treat​How much Brian Wilson is too much Brian Wilson? Apparently, there is no such thing. The San Francisco Zoo announced that it has a new hippo -- and it named him Brian Wilson. There is reportedly no resemblance between the bearded relief pitcher and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Taking Stoned Delight in Phil Spector's Wall of Sound

    ​ This week's joint: Wall of Sound: The Very Best of Phil Spector 1961-1966 ​ Behind the buzz: News from the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is usually weird enough sans dope, but the fact that the Hall took until last Wednesday to admit Darlene Love is downright surreal. A finalist since 2009, Lov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Brian Wilson Gets His Own Web Site

    Growing beard, growing fame​As we've already stated before there is seemingly no end in sight to the Brian Wilson frenzy that's captivated fans everywhere. Recently, the Giants relief pitcher was featured on the Tonight Show, donning a yachting cap with a pipe in his mouth, where he talked about g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Brian Wilson Channels Popeye on George Lopez (Video)

    After a local idiot challenged Giants bullpen ace Brian Wilson to a boxing match, we posited the question: How much Wilson is too much Wilson? We haven't reached that point yet, it would seem. As much as we're conditioned to grit our teeth as athletes attempt to behave like showbiz stars, we just ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Five Great Reissues from Last Year That You Haven't Heard Yet

    2010 continued 2009's heavy schedule of reissues, with release of spruced-up editions of Exile on Main St. and the Apple Records catalog being flogged as mainstream news items. Geezer rockers of course take this as definitive proof that today's music sucks. Premature post-postmods like Patton Oswal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    San Francisco's Political Winners and Losers

    Once again, San Francicans gave Gavin what he wanted...​With all of San Francisco's races decided, there's no excuse to not weigh in on who shat and who was shat upon in this electoral season. Other than the fact that San Francisco politics, like radium, slowly kills you over time by rotting your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    The Machine Meets The Terminator

    In which the Governator asks Brian Wilson to be on his Brain Trust​We noted earlier that even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- who grew up in an era before baseball expanded past the Mississippi (and to Austria) -- is hip to "The Machine." Schwarzenegger is also our favorite political user of Twitpic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    How to Piss Off Phillies Fans: With a Cheesesteak from Gorilla Barbeque

    Alex HochmanSmoked brisket gives Gorilla's cheesesteaks rare flavor.​Tastykakes suck. Remind any Phillies fans of that fact and any Game Five elation could quickly turn to bitter rage. Want to really make them get all Phanatic on you? Head down to Pacifica's Gorilla Barbeque. For starters, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Last Night: Roky Erickson and Okkervil River at the Fillmore

    ​Roky Erickson and Okkervil River Thursday, March 20, 2010 The Fillmore Better than: Scraping the carpet for that tab you might've dropped several years ago. Roky Erickson spent last night on stage at the Fillmore, backed by a rocking Okkervil River and an enthusiastic crowd, who cheered and sang ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    ​Roky Erickson and Okkervil River Thursday, March 20, 2010 The Fillmore Better than: Scraping the carpet for that tab you might've dropped several years ago. Roky Erickson spent last night on stage at the Fillmore, backed by a rocking Okkervil River and an enthusiastic crowd, who cheered and sang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Metallica's Hetfield Hospitalized, Spinal Tap Rolls On

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    Blau It Out Your Ear

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Smashing Pumpkins, ZZ Top, Death Cab For Cutie to Headline Bridge School Benefit 2008

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    December 5, 2007

    Cellar Beware

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Music

    October 31, 2007

    ZZ Top Returns for Your "Tush"

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2007

    CD Review: The New Pornographers -- Challengers

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Music

    July 18, 2007

    Sonic Youth and the Melvins

    Album revivalists score with the indie geeks for the Don't Look Back tour series

  • Music

    July 11, 2007

    From the Far East to the far out: Neung Phak keeps the global dance

    Album revivalists score with the indie geeks for the Don't Look Back tour series

  • Music

    May 30, 2007

    Crawdaddy! Rock

    Influential '60s rock mag returns for the 21st century

  • Music

    February 14, 2007

    Slicing the '60s

    Papercuts' bittersweet California pop

  • Music

    May 31, 2006

    The devil and death-metalheads

    Papercuts' bittersweet California pop

  • Music

    August 24, 2005

    John Vanderslice

    Pixel Revolt

  • Music

    August 3, 2005

    Hung's Jury

    William Hung is back, and here's what the artists whose songs he covered on his new CD have to say about it

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    Angels of Light

    The Angels of Light Sing Other People

  • Film

    February 9, 2005

    Deep Impact

    A documentary revisits the moment when porn went mainstream

  • Music

    December 1, 2004

    'Tis the Season ...

    ... to mangle a couple of holiday tunes and drop a few local band names

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    The Ladybug Transistor

    The Ladybug Transistor

  • Film

    October 8, 2003

    Fixin' to Die

    My Life Without Me strums lively chords in the face of death

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2003

    Who Loves Ya Baby?

    Arthur Lee celebrates 35 years of psychedelic pop

  • Music

    September 5, 2001

    Mazarin

    A Tall-Tale Storyline (spinART)

  • Music

    August 1, 2001

    Pernice Brothers

    The World Won't End (Ashmont)

  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    Adventures in Stereo

    Monomania (Bobsled)

  • Culture

    August 2, 2000

    The Talking Penis

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

  • Calendar

    January 6, 1999

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

  • Music

    November 4, 1998

    Reviews

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

  • Music

    August 12, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

  • Music

    April 29, 1998

    Reviews

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

  • Music

    February 12, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

  • Music

    June 14, 1995

    Recordings

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

  • Music

    May 31, 1995

    Recordings

    Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

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