Duran Duran

CD Review: VHS or Beta -- Bring on the Comets

CD Review: Duran Duran -- Red Carpet Massacre

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Last Night: Cut Copy at the Fillmore

Cut CopyThe FillmoreThursday, March 12, 2009Review by Melissa BaronBetter Than: Doing homework. Not as good as watching The Office.Hey Cut Copy, Duran Duran called and they want their catalog back. Some critics argue that music, much like fashion, comes in cycles. The same ideas, beats, and rhythms ... More >>

DJs dig into '90s nostalgia

Cut CopyThe FillmoreThursday, March 12, 2009Review by Melissa BaronBetter Than: Doing homework. Not as good as watching The Office.Hey Cut Copy, Duran Duran called and they want their catalog back. Some critics argue that music, much like fashion, comes in cycles. The same ideas, beats, and rhythms ... More >>

More Is Less

Crowded Fire's latest tries too hard to be funny and deep.

Yumiko Kayukawa at the Shooting Gallery

Wolves and tigers and otaku sex objects, oh my!

Tall Paul delivers towering dance floor jams

Wolves and tigers and otaku sex objects, oh my!

The Blow and the Bootie

Wolves and tigers and otaku sex objects, oh my!

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 1

Wolves and tigers and otaku sex objects, oh my!

Hear This

VHS or Beta are set on disintegrating the dance floor; Blue Merle equals Coldplay plus an electric mandolin

Twin Lesbian Duo From Canada!!!!

Tegan and Sara's delectable pop makes lazy headline writers look stupid

Marrying the Mainstream

White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.

Ill Communiqué

A couple of former punks score a bull's-eye with Poison Arrows, their punk-inspired non-punk debut

A Bus Trip

Affirmative-action Adventures

Fanning the Flames

In-your-face flamenco

Blitzkrieg Pop

Punk has crossed over from underground filth to mainstream fluff, and Vendetta Red suggests that its music is the bridge

Letters to the Editor

Week of February 5, 2003

Malled

Our correspondent tries to keep from being trampled by the seniors who walk, very early in the morning, at Serramonte Center

House of Tudor

A rap-war documentary, the old new wave, and Gypsy-fied French noir

Rikke's Angels

They're young, beautiful corporate headhunters for the high-tech industry. How have they survived the crash of 2001? Simple: By partying like it's 1999.

House Of Tudor

Silke Tudor sings the praises of punk rock karaoke, swoons over the Faint, and revels in girlhood

Retro, Active

The music of yesteryear isn't just a stack of records for country-rock's Mover -- it's a way of life

Very Glitter

Drawing on a wealth of rock 'n' roll relics, the glam-rockers in Vue finally get their act together

Riff Raff

Morrissey Gets Colored Black on the Outside, Because Black Is How He Feels on the Inside

Riff Raff

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

House of Tudor

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Night + Day

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Riff Raff

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Reviews

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

The House of Tudor

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Pew's Anatomy

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Night Crawler

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Night+Day

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Night Crawler

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Night+Day

(Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

Cheap Musical Thrills

Give your ears — and your wallet— a summer treat.

Which Duranie are you — 25 years later

Give your ears — and your wallet— a summer treat.

Last Night: Duran Duran at the Fillmore

Chrissy LoaderDuran DuranTuesday, July 7, 2009The FillmoreBetter than: Watching Michael Jackson's memorial service on your laptop.Last night, the Fillmore felt like a giant bachelorette party that just happened to have some dudes at it. Women in their 30s and 40s were pressed in toward the stage in ... More >>

Mission Bay 'Jump Man' a Fit Fixture

Joe EskenaziChris "Jump Man" "Wilson​It takes a lot to get noticed in this city, be it leaping out from behind a bush to carrying a sign related to 12 galaxies. But if you do anything for an hour a day, five days a week, for a year -- pretty soon people will start watching you. And that's the case ... More >>

Ten years of music videos: A treadmill, a stanky romance, and a YouTube dream

Joe EskenaziChris "Jump Man" "Wilson​It takes a lot to get noticed in this city, be it leaping out from behind a bush to carrying a sign related to 12 galaxies. But if you do anything for an hour a day, five days a week, for a year -- pretty soon people will start watching you. And that's the case ... More >>

Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Blood and Sunshine

Geno Valle​Like peanut butter and jelly, and chips and salsa, it's fun putting complimentary elements together. Blood and Sunshine are no exception. Combing their backgrounds of shoegaze and electronica, the duo of Joseph Macrino (vocals, guitar, Omnichord) and James Brennan (vocals, synth, machi ... More >>

Yeasayer pushes into new weird pop

Geno Valle​Like peanut butter and jelly, and chips and salsa, it's fun putting complimentary elements together. Blood and Sunshine are no exception. Combing their backgrounds of shoegaze and electronica, the duo of Joseph Macrino (vocals, guitar, Omnichord) and James Brennan (vocals, synth, machi ... More >>

"Take Me Home Tonight": Coke-Fueled '80s Nostalgia

Geno Valle​Like peanut butter and jelly, and chips and salsa, it's fun putting complimentary elements together. Blood and Sunshine are no exception. Combing their backgrounds of shoegaze and electronica, the duo of Joseph Macrino (vocals, guitar, Omnichord) and James Brennan (vocals, synth, machi ... More >>

Meet the New Morrissey: Twin Shadow (Capably) Summons Reagan-Era Pop

Geno Valle​Like peanut butter and jelly, and chips and salsa, it's fun putting complimentary elements together. Blood and Sunshine are no exception. Combing their backgrounds of shoegaze and electronica, the duo of Joseph Macrino (vocals, guitar, Omnichord) and James Brennan (vocals, synth, machi ... More >>

Saturday Night: Duran Duran Incites Girl Panic, Covers Lady Gaga At The Fillmore

Romana MachadoDuran Duran​ Duran DuranApril 16, 2011@ The FillmoreBetter than: A sacred why, a mystery gaping inside.A line outside the Fillmore that stretches up Geary Boulevard is no great marvel on a foggy Saturday night. One snaking a left turn up Steiner and across O'Farrell, one long double ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Romana MachadoDuran Duran​ Duran DuranApril 16, 2011@ The FillmoreBetter than: A sacred why, a mystery gaping inside.A line outside the Fillmore that stretches up Geary Boulevard is no great marvel on a foggy Saturday night. One snaking a left turn up Steiner and across O'Farrell, one long double ... More >>

Yeasayer Provide A Memorable Departure From Indie Rock Monotony, Smith Westerns, Not So Much

Joseph SchellChris Keating of Yeasayer​Yeasayer Smith Westerns May 26, 2011 @ The Fillmore Better Than: Every other afternoon set at the Pitchfork Music Festival Indie rock bands like Yeasayer are a dime a dozen on the modern touring circuit. Feel like augmenting the typical guitar, bass and ... More >>

The Six Best James Bond Themes Ever, In Honor of Adele's Forthcoming Contribution

Future Bond singer?​So, rumors continue to circulate that Adele will be responsible for the next James Bond theme -- hell, she practically admitted it on a British talk show a few days ago. We think this is fantastic news, because the last few have been either remarkably unmemorable (Chris Cornell ... More >>

Treasure Island Day One: Chromeo and Cut Copy Get the Wild Crowds Moving

Christopher VictorioChromeo at Treasure Island on Saturday​ Cut Copy Chromeo Death From Above 1979, Battles, Dizzee Rascal, YACHT, The Naked & Famous October 15, 2011 Treasure Island Music Festival Better than: Any wanna-be Studio 54 club experience The genius of Treasure Island Music Festiv ... More >>