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Bryan Adams

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Fujiya & Miyagi on Writing Songs About Child Stars, Soccer Players, and Boredom

    By his own admission, David Best isn't all that great of a singer. As the voice of the Brighton, England-based four-piece Fujiya & Miyagi, Best provides a careful, static presence that works in conjunction with his band's Krautrock-indebted post-punk. He eschews wild notes or anything complicated, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    The Summer Anthem: Does It Get Better or Worse with Age?

    ​We pop music critics are wired in such a way that articulating a love for Aja and Scott Walker is significantly less difficult than articulating the love for the person we share a toothbrush with. We're a revolting phylum, I know. However, one notable exception is Rolling Stone editor Rob Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Six Songs That Really Should Have Been Nominated For an Oscar

    It's Oscar week! Woo! And in the spirit of these prestigious awards, we'd like to present some past soundtrack moments that also deserve to have a light shined on them for enhancing moments of true cinematic genius. We've selected only the finest -- songs of strength, purpose, guts and, above all, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Bringing Up Baby: Totally Kosher

    ​ Since finishing his album Soft Outfit at the beginning of the year, the quirky, 27-year-old Berkeley-based artist Mark E. Deutsch has made music that is kosher in every sense of the word. Saying shalom to his newborn nephew, Chayim, Deutsch composed an ethereal song cycle called Song for the Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Last Night: Bryan Adams at the Palace of Fine Arts

    Bryan AdamsPalace of Fine ArtsDecember 2, 2008Notes by Janine KahnPhotos by Jenn "Hiku" WongBetter than: Listening to the same songs on some mellow FM station on that long LA-to-SF drive.I don't want to think about the number of children that were probably conceived with Bryan Adams crooning in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    Bay to Breakers, Tree Show IV, Oyster Fest and The Dirtbombs - Your Monday Morning Hangover

    Bryan AdamsPalace of Fine ArtsDecember 2, 2008Notes by Janine KahnPhotos by Jenn "Hiku" WongBetter than: Listening to the same songs on some mellow FM station on that long LA-to-SF drive.I don't want to think about the number of children that were probably conceived with Bryan Adams crooning in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2008

    Last Night: Bryan Adams at The Independent

    Bryan AdamsPalace of Fine ArtsDecember 2, 2008Notes by Janine KahnPhotos by Jenn "Hiku" WongBetter than: Listening to the same songs on some mellow FM station on that long LA-to-SF drive.I don't want to think about the number of children that were probably conceived with Bryan Adams crooning in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced: Includes Madonna, Leonard Cohen and John "Douchebag" Mellencamp

    Bryan AdamsPalace of Fine ArtsDecember 2, 2008Notes by Janine KahnPhotos by Jenn "Hiku" WongBetter than: Listening to the same songs on some mellow FM station on that long LA-to-SF drive.I don't want to think about the number of children that were probably conceived with Bryan Adams crooning in the ... More >>

  • Music

    November 7, 2007

    Swedish Indiepop Crooner Jens Lekman's World of Sound

    Bryan AdamsPalace of Fine ArtsDecember 2, 2008Notes by Janine KahnPhotos by Jenn "Hiku" WongBetter than: Listening to the same songs on some mellow FM station on that long LA-to-SF drive.I don't want to think about the number of children that were probably conceived with Bryan Adams crooning in the ... More >>

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    Lemmon

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    May 26, 2004

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    November 5, 2003

    True Grit

    With its latest album, Death Cab for Cutie reclaims the word "indie"

  • Film

    May 15, 2002

    Persistent Visions

    This season's cinema demands attention

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    May 15, 2002

    Just Say "Super-Size It!"

    Summer 2002 sees the little guys getting up to a lot of big things

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    November 21, 2001

    Holiday Highlights 2001

    Holiday Event Lisitngs

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    January 10, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    The '80s Are Back; Vacation Music

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    September 8, 1999

    Commercial Success

    Off pop music's radar for eight years, San Francisco's Voice Farm has slipped into the background of background music

  • Music

    January 13, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Off pop music's radar for eight years, San Francisco's Voice Farm has slipped into the background of background music

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    August 13, 1997

    Night Crawler

    Off pop music's radar for eight years, San Francisco's Voice Farm has slipped into the background of background music

  • Music

    May 28, 1997

    Recordings

    Off pop music's radar for eight years, San Francisco's Voice Farm has slipped into the background of background music

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