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Elton John

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2012

    Music at Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee Concert: Six Things All Americans Should Know

    Dear Americans, as a British person, I feel I ought to explain a few things about the lunacy of the last four days. If you watch any sort of news whatsoever, you saw a series of increasingly bizarre things taking place in London over the weekend -- including a concert outside Buckingham Palace on Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Before Iggy Pop: Five Artists' Memorable And/Or Awful Attempts to Sing in French

    On May 9th, Iggy Pop is releasing his latest album. Woo-hoo! But wait. Simmer down. The record is called Après and it will be comprised mostly of French cover versions -- Edith Piaf and Serge Gainsbourg songs included. We applaud Iggy's ongoing enthusiasm for multi-culturalism and bilingual experim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    How To Be a Sound Guy (Without Electrocuting Anyone)

    So you wanna be a sound guy? Get paid to go to all those shows? Control how everyone in the room hears the band? Sounds pretty sweet, huh? Bay Area native Nick Malgieri has been doing sound since he was 15 years old -- for clubs, festivals, conferences and, oh, yes, churches. He currently works as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Six Extremely Weird Cover Songs, Featuring Bill Shatner, Dolly Parton, and ... Pat Boone?

    Between Miley Cyrus covering Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and now Ben Folds covering "Sleazy" by (our guilty pleasure du jour) Ke$ha, we felt it was only appropriate this week, that we compile some other unexpected covers. Here are six of the weirdest we can think of. 6. Sonic Youth do ... More >>

  • Music

    March 16, 2011

    Girl Talk's Greg Gillis Says Irony Is a Waste

    Between Miley Cyrus covering Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and now Ben Folds covering "Sleazy" by (our guilty pleasure du jour) Ke$ha, we felt it was only appropriate this week, that we compile some other unexpected covers. Here are six of the weirdest we can think of. 6. Sonic Youth do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    In Print: Girl Talk vs. Irony and the Eagles, Warpaint's Fleet-Footed Psychodrama, and More

    Girl Talk​Girl Talk: At the center of the stage is a sweaty dude leaning intently over a laptop. Surrounding him is a forest of half-naked young people writhing to a mix of Notorious B.I.G. rapping over Elton John's "Tiny Dancer." This is the spectacle at a Girl Talk show, where Pittsburgh native ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Week in Gay: Ted Haggard is Bisexual and Anderson Cooper has a 'Companion'

    Coming after cousin Geri​This edition of The Week in Gay is a potpourri (either a miscellaneous collection of stories or a mixture of dried flowers and spices) of four categories - plus an extra special bonus!Included are updates on the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, the latest stories from San F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Harvey Milk's Camera Shop Defiled, and Other Outrages

    WWHD?​There's an emerging pattern in Gayville lately. It's not a new thing -- not new to the gays or the general population either for that matter -- but it's still disconcerting. It's called whorishness.Does everything good have to be sold out, watered down, or compromised? The Human Rights Campa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Silk Nog, Blogger Blowout, and Vegan Las Vegas!

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • First things first, Silk Nog is baaaaaack! "The bitch is back" is a phrase I reserve for two things: Elton John and Silk Nog. Both are creamy, spicy goodness, music to my ears and mouth, respectively. In fact, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Bridge School Benefit 2010: Buffalo Springfield, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, More

    Buffalo Springfield​LiveNation today announced the lineup for this year's Bridge School Benefit -- Neil Young's annual show for the school he helped found for his son -- and, well, wow: In addition to the regulars, the classic '60s outfit Buffalo Springfield is reuniting for the show, minus t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Swimmin in Baked Beans

    Buffalo Springfield​LiveNation today announced the lineup for this year's Bridge School Benefit -- Neil Young's annual show for the school he helped found for his son -- and, well, wow: In addition to the regulars, the classic '60s outfit Buffalo Springfield is reuniting for the show, minus t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Kanye West on Twitter: Top 8 Things We Want Kanye's Buying Advice On

    Kanye and his crew looking ready to dispense some buying advice.​Dear Kanye,In the approximately thirty-four days, five hours and seventeen minutes since you joined Twitter, you have taught the world great deal -- about yourself, about life, and even sometimes about music. But the rarest wisdom ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    A National Tour of 10 Strange Musical Sandwiches

    ​Music celebrities continue to be a fertile source of inspiration for sandwich makers across the nation. Behold some incredibly strange examples of a growing art form; call it an iTunes eatlist. The star: Lady Gaga The sandwich: Fried cod sticks, avocado, roll The location: Hapa Ramen, San F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    This Week: Ariel Pink's Rent Bill, Paul McCartney's Guitar Player, and Mob Figaz' Spiritual Side

    Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti​In the print section this week, Dan Weiss finds out why Ariel Pink is happy to discuss his personal finances but not his personal life, and discovers the dude has a penchant for saying too much. Meanwhile, David MacFadden-Elliott talks to longtime Paul McCartney Band ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    North Beach's Plastic Pizza Spinning Master

    Sunny weather brought the regulars flocking to Washington Square Park in North Beach: hippies strumming guitars, transients smoking bud, young people sunbathing with their noses buried in books. Then we spotted this guy from a distance. It took us a second to realize what we were witnessing: The d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Meet the Plastic Pizza Spinning Master of North Beach

    Sunny weather brought the regulars flocking to Washington Square Park in North Beach yesterday afternoon: hippies strumming guitars, transients smoking bud, young people sunbathing with their noses buried in books. Then we spotted this guy from a distance. It took us a second to realize what we we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Excavating Mortadella: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

    ​Friday, October 2, 2009 Yeah, we like the sandwiches at Boccalone Salumeria, too. But stopping there is like downloading a Scissor Sisters CD and thinking you're done, without ever tasting vintage Bowie or Sir Elton in the days when, you know, he was fun. Get schooled in the antecedents of t ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2009

    Games Beatles fans play: The Fab Four’s amusement oeuvre

    ​Friday, October 2, 2009 Yeah, we like the sandwiches at Boccalone Salumeria, too. But stopping there is like downloading a Scissor Sisters CD and thinking you're done, without ever tasting vintage Bowie or Sir Elton in the days when, you know, he was fun. Get schooled in the antecedents of t ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 29, 2009

    Rent Boy Ave: A Fairy's Tale confronts realities of urban life, '90s-style

    ​Friday, October 2, 2009 Yeah, we like the sandwiches at Boccalone Salumeria, too. But stopping there is like downloading a Scissor Sisters CD and thinking you're done, without ever tasting vintage Bowie or Sir Elton in the days when, you know, he was fun. Get schooled in the antecedents of t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Fair Use

    ​Friday, October 2, 2009 Yeah, we like the sandwiches at Boccalone Salumeria, too. But stopping there is like downloading a Scissor Sisters CD and thinking you're done, without ever tasting vintage Bowie or Sir Elton in the days when, you know, he was fun. Get schooled in the antecedents of t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    Drink Up

    ​Friday, October 2, 2009 Yeah, we like the sandwiches at Boccalone Salumeria, too. But stopping there is like downloading a Scissor Sisters CD and thinking you're done, without ever tasting vintage Bowie or Sir Elton in the days when, you know, he was fun. Get schooled in the antecedents of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    TiVo Alert: Dysfunctional Family Re-Opens Fancy-Schmancy Restaurant

    By Meredith Brody You may have noticed that there's precious little new stuff to watch during the holidays - a period which The New York Times describes as "a profound holiday slumber of repeats and musical specials." But we can't even find any musical specials, and are reduced to re-watching A Co ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2008

    Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

    Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2008

    Photos: Elton John at the Honda Center on 4/19

    Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

  • Music

    January 9, 2008

    Bouncer gets caught by the cops

    Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2007

    Last Night: One Tribe Nation at the Boom Boom Room

    Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

  • Music

    June 20, 2007

    It's so easy being green: Jim Henson's lasting music legacy

    Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

  • Culture

    January 18, 2006

    Defanged

    Like Anne Rice's novels, Lestat employs metaphysical chest-beating at the expense of storytelling

  • Music

    December 21, 2005

    Christmas for in-betweeners at the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge

    Like Anne Rice's novels, Lestat employs metaphysical chest-beating at the expense of storytelling

  • Music

    August 10, 2005

    ODB

    A Son Unique

  • News

    April 27, 2005

    Gang Today, Hair Tomorrow

    The Suey Sing Boys of Oakland were a bunch of low-level Chinese-American thugs. Then 10 of them became high-fashion hairstylists.

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    Elliott Smith

    From a Basement on the Hill

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    The City That Would Be King

    To maintain its natural position atop the local political food chain, San Francisco must be benevolent, as well as strong

  • Music

    July 21, 2004

    John Frusciante

    The Will to Death

  • Music

    May 5, 2004

    William Hung

    Inspiration

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    Vienna Teng

    Warm Strangers

  • Culture

    February 11, 2004

    The Lion King

    It's a visual feast -- with appalling songs by Tim Rice and Elton John

  • Music

    September 3, 2003

    OK Then

    Why Pansy Division still matters -- and not just to suburban kids

  • Music

    March 13, 2002

    Music Lesson

    At Noise Pop, Alex Chilton proves you can be a fucked-up rock star and survive

  • Music

    November 7, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    Rocketman in flight

  • Music

    September 26, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    Channeling stupidity, and exploding nicely

  • Culture

    August 15, 2001

    Aida

    Disney does Aida

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    Bad to The Bone

    With an unorthodox take on classic rock, The Bone has become the Bay Area's newest radio sensation

  • Music

    November 4, 1998

    Reviews

    With an unorthodox take on classic rock, The Bone has become the Bay Area's newest radio sensation

  • Music

    October 14, 1998

    SF Weekly's Wammies '98

    With an unorthodox take on classic rock, The Bone has become the Bay Area's newest radio sensation

  • Music

    February 18, 1998

    Riff Raff

    With an unorthodox take on classic rock, The Bone has become the Bay Area's newest radio sensation

  • Film

    June 18, 1997

    Love! Valour! Queer Cinema!

    A guide to the Lesbian and Gay Film Fest

  • Calendar

    March 20, 1996

    Slap Shots

    A guide to the Lesbian and Gay Film Fest

  • Calendar

    March 6, 1996

    Slap Shots

    A guide to the Lesbian and Gay Film Fest

  • Music

    December 6, 1995

    Samples

    A guide to the Lesbian and Gay Film Fest

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