As the first lady of Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder Records, electronic hip-hop artist TOKiMONSTA has been considered just one of the guys in the male-dominated genre since her competitive beat-battle days at the Project Blowed Beat Cipher in L.A. Growing up in the city's suburbs, she bought her first hi ... More >>
DJ Krush Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Mighty Better Than: Staying home to watch Blade. DJ Krush came all the way from Japan and all he got was the caprice of San Francisco's fans. The pioneering figure in Japanese hip-hop, Krush is now nearly 50. Last night he spun out ambient noise patterns and sampl ... More >>
It takes an iron will and a penchant for risk to submit to the risky calculus of the day-long music festival. In the weeks leading up to the Treasure Island Music Festival, there was no doubt that the lineup would yield something for just about any modern music fan from dreaded dubstep nodders to ho ... More >>
Stepping Stones (Sony Japan)
The Cat Club shutters its doors in style; Mezzanine hosts DJs Krush and Kittin
Japan's DJ Krush gets his abstract-electronica groove on
With their DMT project, Eddie Def and DJ Cue are trying to rewrite the rules of hip hop
Underworld brings lyrics to techno
Davis' DJ Shadow breaks it down
SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995
