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April 26, 2012
Ant-1 on Growing Up in the Local DJ Scene and Krazy Kids Radio
As a member of Krazy Kids Radio and the Ri$ky Bizne$$ Crew, local DJ Ant-1 is known for playing a broad variety of music, including '90s hip-hop and even the burgeoning trap music genre. Originally from Daly City, home to DJs like Shortkut and DJ Chicken Skratch, Ant-1 began his career in 1996 after ... More >>
Music
January 4, 2012
Better, Later, and on the Air: A Wish list for S.F. Music in 2012
As a member of Krazy Kids Radio and the Ri$ky Bizne$$ Crew, local DJ Ant-1 is known for playing a broad variety of music, including '90s hip-hop and even the burgeoning trap music genre. Originally from Daly City, home to DJs like Shortkut and DJ Chicken Skratch, Ant-1 began his career in 1996 after ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2012
In Print: A Wish List for S.F. Music in 2012, and More
From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Wish List for 2012: Optimists say that if you want to have your dreams come true, you should write them down. We frankly doubt that elucidating the things we want to happen in S.F. music in 2012 will make them come to pass. But then it's not like things ... More >>
Music
December 28, 2011
One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music
From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Wish List for 2012: Optimists say that if you want to have your dreams come true, you should write them down. We frankly doubt that elucidating the things we want to happen in S.F. music in 2012 will make them come to pass. But then it's not like things ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2011
In Print: Looking Back at the Year in Bay Area Music
From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Looking Back on 2011: A lot happened in Bay Area music in 2011 -- and not all of it had to do with a female rapper from Oakland called Kreayshawn. Remember KUSF getting shut down? Or the battle to save the Eagle Tavern? And it wasn't all sad news ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2011
In The Soul Kitchen's DJ Harry Duncan on Working With Bill Graham, His Show at Amoeba, and the Battle to Save KUSF
Harry Duncan has filled a lot of roles in his 61 years: Independent producer of black music for Bill Graham Presents; manager of artists like the Meters and Ornette Coleman, to name just a couple; original talent buyer at Slim's; and, currently, a consultant at Bimbo's 365 Club. Just a year ago, y ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2011
AnonyOps Speaks to SF Weekly, Calls Hacking Leak "Grossly Irresponsible"
Who's that guy?One of the most interesting aspects of Anonymous' BART protest Monday is the guy -- or girl -- who claims to have listened to BART's radio communications and tweeted information to the protesters doesn't even live in the Bay Area. Such is the claim of @AnonyOps, a major Ano ... More >>
Blogs
August 15, 2011
BART Website Hacked, Protest Planned for Evening Commute
Just call in sick todayThe notorious hacker group, Anonymous, breached BART's website yesterday, releasing personal information of thousands of Bay Area commuters. On top of that, the group is now warning that it will disrupt transit service tonight during the evening commute.So yeah, find a diff ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2011
BART Jams Cell Phone Service to Shut Down Protests
No-speech zone?This might just be a first in the annals of Bay Area transit agencies' political suppression (such as those annals are). BART has fessed up to jamming cell-phone signals yesterday at downtown stations in San Francisco in order to disrupt protests over the death of Charles Hill, who ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2011
FCC Narrows Inquiry Into KUSF 90.3 FM Sale
KUSF friends enjoying a gentler timeThe Federal Communications Commission has agreed to narrow its request for documents from the University of San Francisco, as the regulator investigates the transaction that turned KUSF from community radio programming to a classical music format."With this lat ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2011
FCC Scrutinizes KUSF Sale, Demands E-Mails from USF President
What did USF President Stephen Privett know, and when did he know it?The Federal Communications Commission is taking a hard look at the proposed sale of KUSF, as evidenced by a letter demanding receipts, communications, and other inside documents and correspondence among participants in the deal. ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2011
KUSF Sale: FCC Wants to Sweat the Details
Chris StevensKUSF supporters at a hearing on the station's closure earlier this year. Doesn't look like the FCC is going to just rubber-stamp USF's sale of the beloved community radio station KUSF. In a letter yesterday, the FCC's audio honcho asked to see all the documents generated in the ... More >>
Music
May 25, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Chris StevensKUSF supporters at a hearing on the station's closure earlier this year. Doesn't look like the FCC is going to just rubber-stamp USF's sale of the beloved community radio station KUSF. In a letter yesterday, the FCC's audio honcho asked to see all the documents generated in the ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2011
KUSF to Get Harold Camping's FCC License Post Rapture
Post rapture, KUSF-in-Exile will be heard in ex-Family Radio Inc. srongholds such as Europe, Asia, Russia, South America and Sub-Saharan AfricaHere is one group that will truly benefit from not being raptured. Former KUSF DJs, who lost their terrestrial radio station when the University of San F ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
Cellphone Companies Already Warn Customers of Radiation Risks
Try speaker phone ...Never one to shy away from fringe crusades, San Francisco Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) is pushing legislation to make San Francisco's law that requires retailers to inform consumers of possible risks of cellphone use, mandatory statewide.And it turns out that cellphone co ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2011
The Franchise Recap: The Boys Are Back
AuntJuli/FlickrLast night, Showtime aired the first installment of The Franchise: A Season with the San Francisco Giants, a look inside the lives and clubhouse of our defending World Series champions. The 30-minute premiere acted as preview for the series, which doesn't technically start until Ju ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2011
KUSF Still Isn't Saved; Help Support it by Seeing Economen This Friday
Minutemen tribute band Economen: Too econo to hold still.Raise your hand if you still miss KUSF 90.3 FM. Raise your hand if you still pine for the good ol' days of earlier this year, when you could turn on a radio in San Francisco and hear a DJ who was also in San Francisco playing music by peopl ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2011
KUSF In Exile Broadcast Goes Live Tonight
They're Baaaaack!KUSF In Exile goes live Saturday night at 8 p.m. with DJ Schmeejay's classical music show, featuring music by contemporary composers Luigi Nono and Gyorgi Ligeti."I think we're full steam ahead," said Howard "Schmeejay" Ryan, via telephone from new KUSF In Exile Studios in the Ba ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
KUSF Transmitter Sale Denied
The FCC is listening The Federal Communications Commission has denied the University of San Francisco's application to move the 90.3 FM dial to Marin.Now this doesn't mean that sale of the college station won't go through; the FCC has yet to consider USF's application to sell the KUSF license to ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
KUSF Volunteers Are Bringing The Bands Back; Old Programs Set to Relaunch
It's as if you never left.Listeners tuning into KUSF-archives.com can be forgiven for thinking they're living in 2010 all over again. KUSF volunteers -- yes, the same ones who are challenging the recent sale of the station -- have created a home in exile, obtaining donated streaming-audio b ... More >>
Blogs
March 3, 2011
KUSF Staff Files Petition to Block Sale of Radio Station
KUSF needs the FCC to listenWe had almost gotten used to the idea that KUSF would not longer be the indie college radio station we had known. But the station's staff reminded us this week when they filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission, officially asking it to block the sale ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2011
KUSF DJs Briefly Return to the Airwaves Today at Noon
Chris StevensThe crowd at a gathering to protest the sale of KUSF in January.For three hours today, thanks to Amoeba Music in S.F. and and college radio stations around the country, KUSF DJs will be rocking the airwaves like Jan. 18 never happened.Starting at noon, well-known KUSF DJs like Irwin, ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
USF Faculty Asks University to Cancel Sale of KUSF
Even teachers and librarians like musicThe University of San Francisco is already feeling the pressure from the community to back off the sale of the college radio station, KUSF. There have been protests, rallies, and even the city's politicians are supporting the student body in its effort get i ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2011
KUSF Needs You To Write the FCC
Only Uncle Sam can save you now....On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will likely approve a symbolic resolution opposing the University of San Francisco's decision to sell KUSF, the community-based radio station that was abruptly shut down two weeks ago. Even if the vote is unanimous, as author ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
KUSF Now Has Only 15 Listeners
Surely, she owns a computerWhen University of San Francisco officials pulled the plug on KUSF radio last week, they promised the new online format would be able to accommodate not hundreds but thousands more listeners. But just because it can doesn't mean it will. Since the station was sold and t ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
KUSF DJs and Board of Supervisors Rally To Stop Radio Station Sale
Making music outside city hall DJs and supporters wearing "Save KUSF" T-shirts joined Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi for a rally in front of City Hall this afternoon, chanting "Whose station? Our station!" and "Shame on USF!" Afterward, Mirkarimi headed into the board chambers, where he introduced a r ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2011
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi to Introduce Resolution Supporting KUSF, Rally Planned at City Hall
Gone but not forgottenSince USF officials shuttered KUSF college radio last week, volunteers and students have come up with an organized campaign to wrestle back their beloved indie station, 90.3 FM. They've garnered attention and support throughout the community with online petitions and a ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2011
KUSF Supporters Deliver Message of Frustration, Outrage to USF President
Chris StevensThe crowd at last night's gatheringOn Tuesday, the nearly 34-year-old freeform San Francisco radio station KUSF went dark after the station's FM license was sold -- without any warning for listeners and without discussion amongst station volunteers and DJs. Last night, those who felt ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
R.I.P. KUSF 90.3 FM, 1977 - 2011
These just became historical artifacts.At least two things are clear regarding the surprise sell-off and shutdown of KUSF yesterday by the University of San Francisco: First, university officials would apparently rather have $3.75 million than a radio station that served the local community ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
KUSF Volunteers Create Plan to Halt Sale of Radio Station
KUSF Students Try to Block SaleSoon after the University of San Francisco announced Tuesday it would sell radio station KUSF to a classical music network, volunteers gathered to plot a strategy to block the sale. By morning, they had come up with a tentative plan to rally support to retain 9 ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2011
University Pulls Plug on KUSF, Music Community Reacts with Horror
In a surprise move, University of San Francisco officials today yanked KUSF, its nearly 34-year-old community radio station, off the air, kicking out DJs and staff during the middle of a morning show. The FCC license for the frequency 90.3 FM was sold to an organization launching a public classic ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2010
Zynga Scams Lawsuit to Move Forward
Treacherous ground?A federal judge has found that Zynga is responsible for allegedly misleading business offers marketed to players of its popular Facebook games, setting the stage for a class-action lawsuit against the San Francisco-based company to move ahead.The plaintiff in the case, Rebecca ... More >>
News
September 22, 2010
Who cares about gas lines? Worry about killer cellphone radiation
Treacherous ground?A federal judge has found that Zynga is responsible for allegedly misleading business offers marketed to players of its popular Facebook games, setting the stage for a class-action lawsuit against the San Francisco-based company to move ahead.The plaintiff in the case, Rebecca ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2009
FCC Proposes $10,000 Fine For Pirate Cat Radio
The Mission's 13-year-old community radio station, Pirate Cat Radio, claims it has been issued a "proposed" $10,000 fine by the FCC. The station responded by issuing a press release on Halloween alerting fans to the possible FCC action, and has gone silent at its terrestrial home of 87.9 FM. DJs ... More >>
Music
February 20, 2008
The Demise of Hyphy
Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.
News
January 23, 2008
BitTorrent, Comcast, EFF Antipathetic To FCC Regulation of P2P Traffic
Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.
News
February 7, 1996
Bitch, Bitch, Bitch
Politicos, prudes, and the paranoid protest the programming heard on Bay Area radio stations to the highest authority in the land -- the Federal Communications Commission

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