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Courtney Love

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    The Top 10 Best Music Biopics

    The news that Alan Rickman will be portraying Hilly Kristal in a new CBGB biopic half excited us, then half scared us yesterday. He'll be good, but Lordy, who is going to play Debbie Harry? And The Ramones? Those are big shoes to fill... So we comforted ourselves with this -- a list of our top 10 fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Hit So Hard: Hole Drummer Patty Schemel on the '90s Revival, Courtney's Antics, and the New Film About Her Life

    [Editor's note: Matt Momchilov plays in an S.F.-based, all-gay Hole tribute band called Butthole. He seemed like the perfect person to interview original Hole drummer Patty Schemel about the new documentary covering her life, so when we were pitched this story through a friend of Momchilov's, we too ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    The Tupac Hologram Is Terrifying and Distasteful. Let's Stop This Madness Now.

    On Sunday, April 15, 2012, the world officially entered science fiction-land. Sure, iPods are pretty futuristic, GPS is spy magic from space, and we all have stupidly intelligent phones now, but nothing has felt quite as much like living in a Buck Rogers episode than when Tupac got resurrected in ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Based on the New Revelations About Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain is Freakin' Amazing

    ​So, after two years and one month of speculation, and thanks to Maer Roshan's new e-book, Courtney Comes Clean, we just got a few steps closer to finding out why Frances Bean Cobain filed a temporary restraining order against her own mother, Courtney Love. According to legal statements ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Is Courtney Love Mentally Ill?

    ​In case you missed it, last Saturday, while performing at Brazil's SWU festival, Courtney Love had a minor meltdown after an audience member repeatedly held up a photo of Kurt Cobain. "I don't need to see a picture of Kurt, asshole!" she yelled. "And I'm going to have you fucking removed if you ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2011

    Still, Silent, Sexy – and Unsettling

    ​In case you missed it, last Saturday, while performing at Brazil's SWU festival, Courtney Love had a minor meltdown after an audience member repeatedly held up a photo of Kurt Cobain. "I don't need to see a picture of Kurt, asshole!" she yelled. "And I'm going to have you fucking removed if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Can Twitter Land You In Court?

    ​I saw recently in the news that Courtney Love is being sued for tweeting. Could that happen to me, even if I don't have a lot of followers? If so, how can I avoid that?~Avoiding a TwasuitWell first, for those not intimately tracking Courtney Love's every electronic move like I am, let me provide ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2010

    Nerf Herder: Show Preview

    ​I saw recently in the news that Courtney Love is being sued for tweeting. Could that happen to me, even if I don't have a lot of followers? If so, how can I avoid that?~Avoiding a TwasuitWell first, for those not intimately tracking Courtney Love's every electronic move like I am, let me provide ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2010

    Predictions for San Francisco 2011

    ​I saw recently in the news that Courtney Love is being sued for tweeting. Could that happen to me, even if I don't have a lot of followers? If so, how can I avoid that?~Avoiding a TwasuitWell first, for those not intimately tracking Courtney Love's every electronic move like I am, let me provide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Monday's Pick: M.O.T.O., Midnight Creeps, Sharp Objects, The Spurts at Elbo Room

    The Midnight Creeps' Jenny Hollywood​M.O.T.O.Midnight CreepsSharp ObjectsThe SpurtsElbo Room9 p.m., $6Camps that teach young women how to rock are certainly commendable, but it's a safe bet Jenny Hurricane learned the old-fashioned way: by simply watching Iggy Pop. The Midnight Creeps frontwoman p ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2010

    Hole returns amid all that Courtney confusion

    The Midnight Creeps' Jenny Hollywood​M.O.T.O.Midnight CreepsSharp ObjectsThe SpurtsElbo Room9 p.m., $6Camps that teach young women how to rock are certainly commendable, but it's a safe bet Jenny Hurricane learned the old-fashioned way: by simply watching Iggy Pop. The Midnight Creeps frontwoman p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Hole to Headline BFD 2010 (along with Deftones, Silversun Pickups, More)

    photo by Stacy Schwartz for City Pages Courtney Love fills the Hole once more​Live 105 just announced its 2010 lineup for its big summer fest, BFD, and the band on the bill most folks will be talking about--for better or for worse--is Hole. Yup, Courtney Love and Co. will be one of the headliners ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Maus Haus

    ​Like many of San Francisco's best acts, Maus Haus is tough to pin down stylistically. The group's idiosyncratic lyrics are matched with orchestral electronic arrangements reminiscent of Krautrock, Bollywood soundtracks, and Brian Eno's best work. The group's upcoming release, Sea-Sides, like its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    New Hole Single: A Fuck You to Trent Reznor

    Stacy SchwartzHole at Spin's recent SXSW party​The latest Hole single off the upcoming Nobody's Daughter, "Samantha," includes all that early Courtney Love rage in the chorus. What starts as a power ballad about a girl who wants to "wrap her legs around this world" takes a sharp turn as Love yells ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    The Pack's Lil B Releases Printed Collection of Text Messages

    ​Who says you need a lot of words to put a book together? The Pack's Lil B has a new printed release out today, a publication whose focus is keeping rap music "positive." Comprising "text messages and emails to his thousands of fans and friends," the $26.99 Takin Over  aims to send a message ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    2008 Music Awards Program

    ​Who says you need a lot of words to put a book together? The Pack's Lil B has a new printed release out today, a publication whose focus is keeping rap music "positive." Comprising "text messages and emails to his thousands of fans and friends," the $26.99 Takin Over  aims to send a message ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2008

    DJs dig into '90s nostalgia

    ​Who says you need a lot of words to put a book together? The Pack's Lil B has a new printed release out today, a publication whose focus is keeping rap music "positive." Comprising "text messages and emails to his thousands of fans and friends," the $26.99 Takin Over  aims to send a message ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2008

    Hearts and Minds

    ​Who says you need a lot of words to put a book together? The Pack's Lil B has a new printed release out today, a publication whose focus is keeping rap music "positive." Comprising "text messages and emails to his thousands of fans and friends," the $26.99 Takin Over  aims to send a message ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2007

    Queen of Rock Sluttitude in SF Tonight (Friday)

    ​Who says you need a lot of words to put a book together? The Pack's Lil B has a new printed release out today, a publication whose focus is keeping rap music "positive." Comprising "text messages and emails to his thousands of fans and friends," the $26.99 Takin Over  aims to send a message ... More >>

  • Music

    July 25, 2007

    Groupies

    The view from Jimmy Page's pants: groupies claim their 15 minutes

  • Home Entertainment

    February 15, 2006

    Grind It Out With Pam

    The view from Jimmy Page's pants: groupies claim their 15 minutes

  • Home Entertainment

    January 25, 2006

    Exit the Matrix

    The Matrix: Path of Neo is more chop suey than chopsocky.

  • Music

    June 15, 2005

    Hear This

    Electrelane proffers that come close/go away rock; punk paragons the Leaving Trains do the "all original members" thing

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Shop Till You Drop

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

  • Music

    October 23, 2002

    Who's That Girl?

    Pushy's Madeline Minx wants to be both Madonna and Woody Allen

  • Music

    September 25, 2002

    Sophisticated Boom Boom

    S.F.'s Famous Burlesque Orchestra provides a safe haven for punks, gorillas, and other odd characters

  • Culture

    August 28, 2002

    Unhampered by Sanity

    Here's a plot for you: Courtney Love meets the ghost of an avant-garde German baroness whose husband also shot himself

  • Calendar

    February 28, 2001

    Love and Rockets

    "Tough Love II"

  • Music

    July 14, 1999

    Veterans' Affairs

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Film

    February 24, 1999

    Y1981

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Calendar

    December 9, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Culture

    May 27, 1998

    Stage

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Music

    April 1, 1998

    Reviews

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Music

    March 18, 1998

    Reviews

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Music

    March 11, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Calendar

    March 4, 1998

    Night Crawler

    Imperial Teen has shrugged off its Bay Area rock past, a potentially disastrous tour with Marilyn Manson, and mastered the art of the pat answer

  • Music

    February 25, 1998

    Love Hate

    Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem

  • Music

    January 21, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem

  • Music

    November 26, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem

  • Calendar

    March 26, 1997

    Night+Day

    Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem

  • Calendar

    August 7, 1996

    Night+Day

    Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    Letters

    Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem

  • Music

    March 20, 1996

    Love Sick

    Sleater-Kinney's Call the Doctor painfully dissects physical and emotional boundaries

  • Calendar

    February 28, 1996

    Night+Day

    Sleater-Kinney's Call the Doctor painfully dissects physical and emotional boundaries

  • Music

    January 3, 1996

    Albums

    Sleater-Kinney's Call the Doctor painfully dissects physical and emotional boundaries

  • Music

    January 3, 1996

    The Sound vs. Fury

    The secret success of 1995's rhythm nation

  • Music

    January 3, 1996

    The Book of Lists

    SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

  • Music

    August 23, 1995

    Samples

    SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

  • Calendar

    August 2, 1995

    Night+Day

    SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

  • Music

    July 19, 1995

    Samples

    SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

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