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December 26, 2011
The Dumbest Thing A Professional Critic Wrote in 2011
Like all noble arts, reviewing is at its heart a craft, one in which a uniquely personal impulse is worked over and given shape within the boundaries of formal constraints. Those constraints vary by the critic, of course, but the chief responsibility is a clear constant: to justify his or her subjec ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2011
S.F. Symphony Summer Conductor Michael Francis on the Joys of Performing Outdoors
Chris CristodoulouIn the conducting world, Michael Francis is a rising star. Young, talented, and armed with a devastatingly cute British accent, this is a conductor to keep an eye on. Fortunately for us, Francis will be in town this summer, conducting the San Francisco Symphony's annual summer c ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2011
R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011
Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009 Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>
Film
April 20, 2011
"African Cats": Documentary Looks at Lives of Africa's Predator Felines
Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009 Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>
Film
January 19, 2011
"The Way Back": Survival of the fittest
Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009 Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
The Horror, the Humor
Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009 Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2010
Selling Albums for $1 Will Not Devalue the 'Art' of Music -- It Will Get More People Buying It
Former Warner Music U.K. executive Rob Dickins set off a heated debate when he argued last week that digital albums should be sold very, very cheap. (Dickins suggested a price tag of about one British pound; let's just use $1 for simplicity.)His idea was simply that if you sell albums cheap enoug ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Saturday Night: Mary Anne Hobbs, Mount Kimbie, and NastyNasty Pack the New Public Works
Mount KimbieMary Anne HobbsNastyNasty(and more)September 25, 2010@ Public WorksBetter than: messing around with Reason yourself.A thousand years in the future, when live instruments are a thing of the past and music is strictly made by robots with nothing but wires and laptops, I wouldn't be ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Organ Donor
Mount KimbieMary Anne HobbsNastyNasty(and more)September 25, 2010@ Public WorksBetter than: messing around with Reason yourself.A thousand years in the future, when live instruments are a thing of the past and music is strictly made by robots with nothing but wires and laptops, I wouldn't be ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2010
Exclusive: NastyNasty's 'Lazer Soul' DJ Mini-Mix
Luba RonissNastyNastyJasper Reeder is San Francisco lazer-bass aficionado NastyNasty, a vital asset to our city's increasingly vibrant electronic music landscape. He contributes his speaker-wobbling tracks to a handful of labels, including local institution Frite Nite, and can be seen regularly r ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2010
Weekend Party Preview: DJs Benji B. and Fil Latorre
Benji B.There will likely never be a lack of DJs in San Francisco, and subsequently, there will also probably never be a lack of DJ-fronted club nights. Even if turntables were outlawed and the city's noise ordinance put a stop to all loud music after dark, it's easy to picture the innumerable se ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2010
Top Six Most Inappropriate Uses of a Song on TV, Ever
Having heard the news that Lou Reed reportedly refused to let Susan Boyle perform "Perfect Day" on America's Got Talent last week (resulting in her apparently fleeing the country in floods of tears; Reed says legal issues were to blame), we couldn't help but start thinking about the variety of so ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
We Chat with Actor Idris Elba of 'The Wire' and 'Takers', Who DJs at Vessel Tonight
Tamara PalmerIdris Elba at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco.It's not that Idris Elba doesn't appreciate the adulation of hardcore fans of Stringer Bell, the pivotal character he played on the HBO series The Wire. It's just that he's sick of still talking about it, six years after Bell's untime ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2010
Ghosts On Tape Comes Out Creepy
myspace.com/ghostsontapesf"Tropical plants and girls with the daisy dukes on." "The future and the dirty south." "Brain sandwich." These are a few of the phrases used by Ryan Merry, the DJ behind Ghosts On Tape, to describe the sounds he makes with floppy discs and turntables. Ghosts On Tape ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2009
Last Night: Noisettes at the Rickshaw Stop
Noisettes Rickshaw Stop July 28, 2009 Better than: Any show I've seen in a long time. America hasn't yet fallen under the spell of London trio Noisettes, but it's gonna happen soon. They are well known in their homeland, and their latest single, "Never Forget You," leaps out of my speakers whe ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2009
Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends
Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Slim news: In its piece on Larry Bain and Let's Be Frank at the Aspen Ideas Festival, 7x7 does stretches worthy of a bikram class. There are ... rumors that the White House could be serving the LBF dogs for their annual Fourth of July picnic. As ... More >>
Music
April 1, 2009
Magic Concept Ride
Vetiver hits folk gold on Tight Knit.
News
March 25, 2009
SF Weekly Letters
Vetiver hits folk gold on Tight Knit.
Blogs
December 27, 2008
The Top 10 Reissues of 2008
By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>
Home Entertainment
March 12, 2008
Three the Hard Way
By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>
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February 20, 2008
The Slav Trade
By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>
Blogs
December 26, 2007
San Francisco Zoo Tiger Attacks, Kills Slow News Day -- 12.26
By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>
Home Entertainment
December 26, 2007
Pause & Rewind
The best DVDs of '07 made old movies feel new again.
Blogs
November 20, 2007
Hugo Chavez "Shut Up" Ringtone: Spanish King Juan Carlos a Ringtone Hit
The best DVDs of '07 made old movies feel new again.
Music
September 12, 2007
Animal Collective's Panoramic Kingdom
A casting call of the wild
Blogs
June 11, 2007
The Pentagon's 'Gay Bomb'
A casting call of the wild
Music
January 17, 2007
Cultural caches:Battling wits with Lady Sov's "nemesis"
A casting call of the wild
Home Entertainment
January 10, 2007
Our top DVD picks for the week of January 9:
A casting call of the wild
News
January 10, 2007
Prying Eyes
A casting call of the wild
Music
November 15, 2006
Dawn of Dubstep
Will this bass-heavy dance phenomenon blow out only your speakers or will it really blow up?
Film
October 4, 2006
Life Is Sweet
Michael Apted's drama of aging approaches a half-century
Music
July 12, 2006
Shifty Kids
Playing detective with the Rakes
Home Entertainment
July 5, 2006
Bond in a Bikini
Playing detective with the Rakes
Home Entertainment
March 1, 2006
Our top DVD picks for the week of February 28
Playing detective with the Rakes
Film
November 9, 2005
Love at First Fight
This Pride & Prejudice brings fresh passion to an old love story
Film
January 5, 2005
Mute Button
Michael Keaton hears dead people living in White Noise
Calendar
December 15, 2004
Getting Layered
Art that improves in person
Year End
December 15, 2004
Dance, Dance Revolution
This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.
Culture
August 4, 2004
Murder
A shocking anti-war play whose brilliance isn't evoked by the cast
Music
November 6, 2002
Zappa and Spooky and Grainger -- oh my!
Other Minds' Eyes & Ears film festival
Culture
March 20, 2002
Blithe Spirit
Noel Coward's deliciously funny drawing room comedy has aged well
Calendar
February 6, 2002
Eurotrash
A documentary series profiles directors of classic sleaze films like The Nude Vampire and Virgin Among the Living Dead
News
July 18, 2001
Now, the Emphatic Colonic News
Chevron to Turks: Bay is pristine! GOP to pot doctor: Good job! Tenants to landlords: You're illegal! Potheads to supervisors: Like, wow -- a sanctuary!
Culture
June 21, 2000
Toy Story
The creators of Chicken Run find soul in a lump of clay
Film
November 24, 1999
Mansfield Park: Up Close and Personal
The creators of Chicken Run find soul in a lump of clay
Culture
December 2, 1998
Stage
The creators of Chicken Run find soul in a lump of clay
Calendar
October 28, 1998
Night + Day
The creators of Chicken Run find soul in a lump of clay
Music
August 21, 1996
To: j-rotten@sexpistols.com
An open letter
Film
February 21, 1996
Play Acting
Kenneth Branagh's A Midwinter's Tale is an entertaining valentine to the British acting profession
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