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(100) Days of Summer Movies

Like a High-Heeled Moonwalk

Listomania 2009: Unintentional Lyrical Hilarity

Top 10 Onstage Gaffes of 2009

We'll admit there's more than a little schadenfreude going on in this list of the best onstage gaffes of 2009. But why else would Al Gore have invented YouTube if not to feed our obsessive need to see celebrities get taken down a peg? Here with, our favorite of the year's music-related missteps, cau ... More >>

Hilton Gets Booked

Soul Slam IV: Prince vs. Michael Jackson

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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. Li ... More >>

Everybody Gets a Sign!

Fuck Vampires

Charlie Horse

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 o ... More >>

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 pr ... More >>

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). Tu ... More >>

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, Cha ... More >>

Adele-icious

Akon

Freedom (Konvict/Universal Motown)

Tony Tony Tony

Apocalypse Whatever

Ben Stiller's Hollywood sendup lacks firepower.

Sergio Mendes

Encanto (Concord)

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

Summer Grows Up

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

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

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

Support Group

The year's best characters

Van Halen HellBeast Slouches Toward HP Pavilion

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

JUSTICE Up For MTV Award: Tweens Discover Coke

Mark Ronson by Michael D. Ayers

Coming Soon

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

Woman's Glib

The awful truth about Nancy Meyers

Get Inside!

Your forecast of the summer's top movies

Behind the Muzak

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

John Cale

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Color Bind

What's black and white and red all over? Sin City, pal.

John Legend

Get Lifted

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

From Major to Minor

Why the best films of 2004 look like indies but aren't

Crash and Yearn

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

Brandy, Brandy, Brandy, I Can Let You Go

Afrodisiac

Summer Film Previews

Best Sneering Sports Guy

Gary Radnich

Hear This

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

Apology Accepted

You may be an unwitting Barry Bonds apologist. Take our quiz and find out!

Fallen Angels

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

Think Different

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

My Favorite Year

It's easy to be positive about the upcoming year in local film

Shop Till You Drop

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

Persistent Visions

This season's cinema demands attention