Subject: Celebrity News

• JUSTICE Up For MTV Award: Tweens Discover Coke

  August 21, 2007

• Britney's 'Blackout' Tuesday Somehow Different from Blackout Wednesday, Thursday, Friday...

  October 29, 2007

• Van Halen HellBeast Slouches Toward HP Pavilion

  November 1, 2007

• Heath Ledger Dead at 28 - Gals (Dudes too) at SF Weekly Gasping, Demanding 'Why!?'

  January 22, 2008

• Obama and Hip-hop: Better than "Beef"?

  EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedOur shoulder-brushin', fist-bumpin' POTUS in Oakland, 2007 For a long time, hip hop debates have tended toward the tawdry and tabloidesque--i.e., Is Kanye Gay?; Is Alicia Keys creepin' with Swizz Beats?; Joe Budden vs. Saigon, T.I. vs. Mysonne, Charli Baltimore vs. Lil' Kim, Lil Kim vs. Faith Evans, 50 Cent vs Everybody; Is LL Cool J Gay?; Stop Snitching: pro or con?; Are Video Vixens Hip-Hop's 5th Element?; Is Busta Rhymes Gay?, etc. While we'

  February 3, 2009

• It's Our Prerogative To Spoil The Bobby Brown Book

  (This fan-created photo graces the pages of Bobby Brown's unauthorized biography, and is apparently a true statement) Warning: This post contains spoilers of Bobby Brown: The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But . . . , the "un(authorized)? biography" by Derrick Handspike (Down South Books). Turn away now if you intend to read this book about the former Mr. Whitney Houston and R&B star, but if you want to save money and precious moments of your life, neither of which I can ever get back, re

  February 13, 2009

• 10 Music Stars Who'd Make Great Soap Stars

  Paula AbdulAs people turn away from soap operas in droves, daytime television continues to pull out the dramatic stops in order to keep afloat in the recession. But if Days of Our Lives or All My Children wants a bit of a buzzy boost that a fictional transsexual rock star just cannot provide, the producers should consider hiring one of these music stars, who all seem to have the soap opera mentality coursing through them: 10. Paula Abdul The pop star turned American Idol judge began her aspiring

  March 26, 2009

• RU Sirius Releases New Book on Drugs and Music

    Rudy Rucker Yes, He Is: RU SiriusEccentric oddball and author RU Sirius --best known as onetime Editor of cyberpunk bible Mondo 2000-- has just released a new book, "Everybody Must Get Stoned: Rock Stars on Drugs." Sirius calls the book, which details the drug-induced exploits of such noted artists as Keith Richards, Bob Marley, and Paul McCartney and includes a chapter on rap stars and steroids, "a funny, tragic, silly and occasionally lucid piece of excellent trash," while

  April 13, 2009

• Adele-icious

  January 28, 2009

• Akon

  Freedom (Konvict/Universal Motown)

  December 31, 2008

• Tony Tony Tony

  November 5, 2008

• Apocalypse Whatever

  Ben Stiller's Hollywood sendup lacks firepower.

  August 13, 2008

• Sergio Mendes

  June 25, 2008

• On His New Record, Ne-Yo Saves Some R&B Hits for Himself

  May 14, 2008

• Summer Grows Up

  The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

  May 7, 2008

• Kanye, Jay-Z, Mary J., and Rihanna clamor for diva status

  April 16, 2008

• Support Group

  The year's best characters

  December 26, 2007

• Mark Ronson by Michael D. Ayers

  July 4, 2007

• Coming Soon

  The summer season always brings out the worst in Hollywood, but there are also gems to be found

  June 13, 2007

• Woman's Glib

  The awful truth about Nancy Meyers

  December 6, 2006

• Get Inside!

  Your forecast of the summer's top movies

  June 28, 2006

• Behind the Muzak

  What do you mean you didn't keep score while watching the Grammys? We did.

  February 15, 2006

• John Cale

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  November 23, 2005

• Color Bind

  March 30, 2005

• John Legend

  February 9, 2005

• Imposter Impersonator

  Things get ugly when Infiltrator is unmasked at a celebrity impersonator convention, but all ends well when fake Arnold Schwarzenegger marries faux Shania Twain

  January 5, 2005

• From Major to Minor

  December 22, 2004

• Crash and Yearn

  Howard Hughes gets what he wants, in this case a fun and loving biopic

  December 15, 2004

• Brandy, Brandy, Brandy, I Can Let You Go

  Afrodisiac

  June 30, 2004

• Summer Film Previews

  May 26, 2004

• Best Sneering Sports Guy

  Gary Radnich

  May 19, 2004

• Hear This

  Back with a new album, Wu Tang Clan's Method Man stops in San Francisco before taking over Hollywood.

  April 21, 2004

• Apology Accepted

  March 24, 2004

• Fallen Angels

  Charlie's high-flying heroines kick ass, but not the sequel syndrome

  June 25, 2003

• Think Different

  Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?

  May 28, 2003

• My Favorite Year

  January 1, 2003

• Shop Till You Drop

  Forget Kurt Cobain's Journals, and try Eminem's To-Do Lists instead

  December 18, 2002

• Persistent Visions

  This season's cinema demands attention

  May 15, 2002

• Hunger Strike

  Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

  December 5, 2001

• Guard Yourself

  December 27, 2000

• Social Grace

  October 25, 2000

• A Quality Year

  After years of creative drought, inspiration was again in long supply

  December 29, 1999

• Riff Raff

  August 4, 1999

• Charlie Horse

  May 6, 2009

• Fuck Vampires

  June 10, 2009

• Everybody Gets a Sign!

  June 24, 2009

• Last Night: Michael Jackson R.I.Party in Alamo Square

  Michael Jackson R.I.PartyThursday, June 25, 2009Alamo SquareBetter than: Hiding from the cops in the woods on nights when Michael Jackson didn't die.There are times when you really appreciate living in a city--because it means there's an instant crowd willing to gather for any momentous occasion. Like the night when Obama got elected (Drinking to Hope!). Or the night when a pop music legend is found dead (Drinking to Lost Youth). Those are the times when you need to be together with your random

  June 26, 2009

• 15-Piece Michael Jackson Tribute Show July 11 at Slim's

  Last weekend passed with plenty of Michael Jackson tributes, from DJs to foodies alike. But this is the first report we've gotten of a full (and by full, we mean 15-piece) band performing the King of Pop's classic hits. On Saturday, July 11, Neverland: A Tribute to the  King of Pop!  will present MJ's songs from the stage at Slim's. The group formed in March of this year, and includes a horn section and four vocalists, as well as lots of songs that you've spent the past week hearing bl

  June 29, 2009

• Chron Clueless About the Current State of Radio

  Radio GaGa? No, Lady Gaga Interesting article on Bay Area radio Music Directors in today's Chron. When I say interesting, it's because the information presented runs counter not only to what's currently happening with the commercial radio industry, but is written in such a way to suggest that writer Aidin Vaziri is completely clueless to this discrepancy. In fact, this article is more notable for what it doesn't tell you than what it does: it doesn't mention that most, if not all MDs on Clear

  June 30, 2009

• Soul Slam IV: Prince vs. Michael Jackson

  September 16, 2009