Feeling Lucky: Chris IsaakIf you've been wondering where local-boy-gone-pop-star Chris Isaak has been, the answer is, just about everywhere. In a career that's had more legs than ZZ Top in '83, Isaak's gone from an up-and-coming Rockabilly crooner/Elvis impersonator, to Big Time hitmaker ("Wicked Game"), to TV and film star. If there's one thing Isaak embodies, it's retro cool, and just when you thought we'd never see another musical variety show that wasn't "American Idol"-derived (rememb
Viva La Oakey: Paul Oakenfold10. In the late '70s, at the age of 21, Paul Oakenfold snuck into Studio 54 and met Cher and Donald Trump. 9. While living in New York, he was influenced by house music pioneer Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage. 8. In the '80s, he served as A&R for the UK's Champion records, where he signed Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince and Salt-n-Pepa. 7. In 1985, he went to Ibiza and brought the "balearic trance" sound back to England. 6. In the late '80s, he was a pionee
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Sadly, you won't find this title at the San Francisco Public Library. But you will find the album Mind Control by Stephen Marley.The San Francisco Public Library's planned celebration of "Banned Books Week" -- and online links to the sorts of literature that librarians elsewhere have been compelled to remove from circulation -- provide an opportunity for local folks to feel good about ourselves. Harry Potter promoting blasphemy? A kiddie book about gay penguins causing an uproar? The Kite