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  • Blogs

    March 17, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    The 13 Worst Songs to Listen to While High

    In the world of random audio hallucination, there's the shit and then there's, well, shit. While I own some terrible stoner tunes, mere good taste, as everyone knows, goes for little in a world of thin walls, car audio, American Idol, and an ongoing '90s revival. Drunk or sober, bent or straight, l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Consciousness vs. Sex: Jean Grae and the Plight of the Underground Female Rapper

    Jean Grae​ Jean Grae, who performs tonight at the New Parish, is a very talented rapper. That's not just a very talented female rapper, but a very talented hip-hop artist who deserves to be considered on nothing more than her own lyrical merits, and shouldn't be given some sort of a rap pass d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Rethinking Tyler, the Creator's Goblin: Why It May Be One of the Year's Best

    ​I know. You're sick of reading about the little shit. So am I. What I couldn't have known during my miserable first run through Goblin is that I wouldn't be sick of listening to it as July approaches. Not by a long shot, not nearly as much as I thought I'd be when I slogged and blogged my way thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Before Kreayshawn: 10 Underrated and/or Forgotten Female MCs

    Kreashawn: Oakland's latest female rap sensation.​Last week, around the fifth time someone sent me a link to Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci," I started having a feeling toward the diminutive rapper that was not entirely positive. This discomfort grew a few days later, when she reportedly signed a $ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Rick James' Estate Follows Eminem's Lead, Sues UMG Records for "Cheating Artists"

    Worth every penny ​Universal Music Group is back in court after a new class-action lawsuit states that the record-label company is ignoring a court order and refusing to pay its artists royalties as owed.The estate of R&B artist Rick James is suing UMG, claiming that the music-recording compan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Rick James' Estate Suing Universal Music Group for "Cheating Artists" out of Royalties

    Pay up.​Rick James' estate is suing his former record label for allegedly paying far fewer royalties than it says it's owed.In a class-action suit filed in San Francisco, the "Super Freak"'s estate claims Universal Music Group is cheating artists out of "tens of million dollars" every year by givi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Lady Gaga as a Mom, Graham Nash Loves Eminem, Tune-Yards' Cool New Video, and More

    Graham Nash doesn't like much new music, but guess who he does like? Eminem. [SF Gate]The new video for Tune-Yards' "Bizness" is amazing. [The Bay Bridged]

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    Hudson Mohawke: Show Preview

    Graham Nash doesn't like much new music, but guess who he does like? Eminem. [SF Gate]The new video for Tune-Yards' "Bizness" is amazing. [The Bay Bridged]

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    The 2011 Grammys, A Timeline: Lady Gaga's Boob Armor, Who Is Lady Antebellum, and What the Hell is Cee-Lo Wearing?

    In which we sit through three and a half hours of Grammys twaddle, so you don't have to: 8:01 p.m.: Show opens with an Aretha Franklin montage. Okay... 8:03 p.m.: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride perform "Natural Woman" together, then take i ... More >>

  • Music

    February 2, 2011

    Roach Gigz: Show Preview

    In which we sit through three and a half hours of Grammys twaddle, so you don't have to: 8:01 p.m.: Show opens with an Aretha Franklin montage. Okay... 8:03 p.m.: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride perform "Natural Woman" together, then take i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Opinions About Opinions: Parsing the Year in Pitchfork Ratings

    "Proclivity," eh?​They say any publicity is good publicity. It just might work for Ghostland Observatory, whose album Codename: Rondo got the lowest Pitchfork rating of 2010, clocking in at 1.5 out of 10. What, you may wonder if, like me, you never listened to it, was so irksome to the tastemaking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Welcome to the Music Industry, 2011: Records Don't Sell, Touring Can Make Bank, and Major Labels Are (Mostly) Useless

    ​For whatever reason, today seems to be the day that the music industry reminds us that it's still in total upheaval. Soundscan tells us that relatively few people actually bought music in 2010, unless they were fans of Eminem and Katy Perry. Dave Matthews spent the last 10 years collecting $500 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    But You Can't Stay Here: Seven Songs for S.F's New Sit/Lie Law

    Move it or lose it, sister​ In the aftermath of last week's elections, Measure L, the controversial initiative that would -- nay, will -- make it against the law to clutter San Francisco's public thoroughfares with shiftless human litter between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., has finally squeaked into the l ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2010

    Stopping piracy: How ultracheap downloads could save the music industry

    Move it or lose it, sister​ In the aftermath of last week's elections, Measure L, the controversial initiative that would -- nay, will -- make it against the law to clutter San Francisco's public thoroughfares with shiftless human litter between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., has finally squeaked into the l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    How To Understand Rap (the Book!)

    Rapping paper -- by rappingpaper.co.uk​Just what does 50 Cent mean when he raps "I done come up and I ain't changed" in "In Da Club"? What is Eminem talking about when he says he's "on a search to crush up a milkbone?" And to what is 2Pac referring with the term "paper"? We can help.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    'The Flower,' the Cutest Pro-Marijuana Video You'll See Today

    Politics -- cute, and with a kickin' beat...​Perhaps you never thought a disarmingly cute video of anthropomorphic blobs getting stoned and drunk could be a political statement. Yet, you also probably never thought you'd get to vote on marijuana legalization, either. Click on the link to watch the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Why The Critics Are Wrong: Rap Albums You Probably Don't Know But Should, Part II

    ​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. Here's an alternative to the critical consensus on rap. Yesterday, we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Rap Albums You Probably Don't Know But Should, Part I

    Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heard​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. T ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2010

    50 Cent is the last of the millionaire rappers

    Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heard​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Track of the Day: Jern Eye

    Jern Eye​San Francisco's BOAC has a number of notable remixes and tracks that he's produced on his Web site. He's tackled hip-hop's titans (his version of Eminem's "Crack a Bottle" sounds so much fiercer than the original) and worked with indie faves (Sunspot Jonz and Luckyiam). I'm really digging ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    Bobby Ray’s alter egos duke it out

    Jern Eye​San Francisco's BOAC has a number of notable remixes and tracks that he's produced on his Web site. He's tackled hip-hop's titans (his version of Eminem's "Crack a Bottle" sounds so much fiercer than the original) and worked with indie faves (Sunspot Jonz and Luckyiam). I'm really digging ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2009

    Eminem

    Relapse (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

  • Music

    April 22, 2009

    Asher Roth

    Asleep in the Bread Aisle (SchoolBoy/SRC/Universal Motown)

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Girl Talk

    Asleep in the Bread Aisle (SchoolBoy/SRC/Universal Motown)

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    Beat Box

    Asleep in the Bread Aisle (SchoolBoy/SRC/Universal Motown)

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2007

    Make. It. Stop. (Bangles)

    Asleep in the Bread Aisle (SchoolBoy/SRC/Universal Motown)

  • Music

    November 8, 2006

    Boss S-O-V

    Lady Sovereign conquers America, yeah?

  • Film

    August 9, 2006

    Baby Steps

    Dancing teens trade moves, find love in a sweet backstage drama

  • Music

    May 31, 2006

    Hip Hop's International Overflow

    The world according to Tigarah

  • Music

    April 26, 2006

    Mates of State

    Bring It Back

  • Music

    April 19, 2006
  • Music

    November 23, 2005

    Department of What the Fuck?

    How Martha Stewart's three-CD (plus recipes!) Holiday Collection made a believer out of me

  • Film

    November 9, 2005

    Bum Rap

    50 Cent wants to be an actor ... but he's not

  • Music

    June 29, 2005

    Nobody Listens to Techno

    Why San Franciscans are suffering from a case of technophobia

  • Summer Guide

    June 29, 2005

    Bang Thy Head Carefully

    A survival guide for the summer's more vigorous music festivals

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    Messy Marv

    Bandannas, Tattoos & Tongue Rings

  • Music

    January 19, 2005

    Atmosphere

    Headshots: Se7en

  • Music

    June 2, 2004

    D12

    D12 World (Shady/Interscope)

  • Music

    May 26, 2004

    The Streets

    A Grand Don't Come for Free (Vice)

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2003

    Lovely Hula Hands

    Island boogie hits S.F.

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Chingy

    Jackpot

  • Music

    April 2, 2003

    Roots Radical

    Rocker-T wants to unite roots reggae's spirituality with dancehall's hedonistic swagger

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Shop Till You Drop

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

  • Music

    October 16, 2002

    The New Britpop

    The Streets' vision of working-class England is full of beats, birds, and brandy

  • Music

    October 9, 2002

    Wobbly

    Wild Why (Tigerbeat6)

  • Music

    September 18, 2002

    Cold Chillin'

    Hip hop's Atmosphere hails from an unlikely place -- Minnesota

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    The FCC wants to shut down "Your Revolution"

    The revolution will not be televised, or broadcast, or even relayed via smoke signals.

  • Music

    January 3, 2001

    Peace Out

    The members of gay act Rainbow Flava don't want to change hip hop -- they just want some respect

  • Music

    November 22, 2000

    Pop Philosophy

    Great pop songs; pop dance clubs; song of the week

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