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Last Night: The Rosebuds at the Independent

The RosebudsNovember 24, 2008The IndependentWords by Melissa BaronBetter Than: Staying at home and lamenting that Gossip Girl isn't on this week.Listening to the Southern drawl of Rosebud's lead male vocalist Ivan Howard summoned up images of big backyard BBQs, little forest animals and some good ol ... More >>

Last Night: The Virgins at Popscene

The Virgins Popscene/ 330 Ritch Street December 18, 2008 Better Than: Your first time. Maybe. Review by Tamara Rosado  Photos by Tamara Rosado and Scott Vallor Provocative name--check. Ironic, 80's-style videos featuring writhing models that look as though they've stepped out of an American ... More >>

Last Night: Matt & Kim at Cafe Du Nord

Matt and KimMonday, February 2, 2009 Cafe Du NordBetter Than: Matt & Kim is the BEST thing to happen to Monday since Gossip Girl!My whirlwind romance with Matt & Kim began at one of Seattle's many always-all-ages, volunteer-run music spaces. They played a small stage, crowded by some-20 atte ... More >>

Sk8ter Boi

Gus Van Sant returns to disaffected youth and shoestring budgets in Paranoid Park.

Sonic Youth massages the past

Gus Van Sant returns to disaffected youth and shoestring budgets in Paranoid Park.

Renaissance Man

Gus Van Sant returns to disaffected youth and shoestring budgets in Paranoid Park.

Ten Bands That Have Rocked 90210 - Then and Now

With the return of The CW's humdrum spin-off soap 90210 this week (March 9), we guilty-pleasure seekers are likely to be treated to a season of catfights, trysts, and--most importantly--new music cameos. Like its contemporaries Gossip Girl and The OC, the new 90210 has made an obvious effort ... More >>

Metric

With the return of The CW's humdrum spin-off soap 90210 this week (March 9), we guilty-pleasure seekers are likely to be treated to a season of catfights, trysts, and--most importantly--new music cameos. Like its contemporaries Gossip Girl and The OC, the new 90210 has made an obvious effort ... More >>

What to Do? Wednesday's Pick: Metric at the Fox

​Thanks to an appearance in Zombieland (as well as showing up in Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, and a popular soccer videogame), "Gold Guns Girls" has given Metric's year-old Fantasies a second wind. So the Canadian indie-pop act is back on the road supporting its first album since 2005's Live It Ou ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

​Thanks to an appearance in Zombieland (as well as showing up in Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, and a popular soccer videogame), "Gold Guns Girls" has given Metric's year-old Fantasies a second wind. So the Canadian indie-pop act is back on the road supporting its first album since 2005's Live It Ou ... More >>

Q&A: Do Magic Bullets Sound More Like The Smiths or The Pretenders?

David Bornfriend​ When music director Alexandra Patsavas picks an indie band for The O.C., Gossip Girl or most recently, the Twilight soundtrack, a rise in its fame is practically guaranteed. When she listed San Francisco's Magic Bullets as one of her favorite bands and featured its music on Goss ... More >>

Paradise Found

David Bornfriend​ When music director Alexandra Patsavas picks an indie band for The O.C., Gossip Girl or most recently, the Twilight soundtrack, a rise in its fame is practically guaranteed. When she listed San Francisco's Magic Bullets as one of her favorite bands and featured its music on Goss ... More >>

The Top 6 Most Self-Conscious TV Show Appearances By Musicians

This past weekend, with the release of The Social Network movie, Justin Timberlake proved to the world, yet again, that he is just as good at acting as he is at making really high-pitched noises, moving his body in a rhythmic manner and cultivating enough curly hair to restock Cher's wig closet. If ... More >>

Rapper Lyrics Born pays for his art by selling songs to ads and TV shows

This past weekend, with the release of The Social Network movie, Justin Timberlake proved to the world, yet again, that he is just as good at acting as he is at making really high-pitched noises, moving his body in a rhythmic manner and cultivating enough curly hair to restock Cher's wig closet. If ... More >>

Tales of Strange Romance: Stories of Single Life in San Francisco

This past weekend, with the release of The Social Network movie, Justin Timberlake proved to the world, yet again, that he is just as good at acting as he is at making really high-pitched noises, moving his body in a rhythmic manner and cultivating enough curly hair to restock Cher's wig closet. If ... More >>

Taylor Momsen Gives Lapdance on Stage, Becomes Even More Depressing

​Holy crap, is there a teenager on Earth more depressing than Taylor Momsen? Earlier this week, not content with parading her emaciated body around, dressed only in underwear and stripper shoes, she got some fans (all female, all young) to get up onstage with her while she performed with her ... More >>

Does Reality Television Help Viewers Lose Weight?

Could this be you if you watch The Biggest Loser?​For all the studies showing that watching reality television -- OK, all television -- makes us fatter, a new research study whose findings were just reported on Salt, NPR's new food blog, suggests that one kind of reality TV could help you lose wei ... More >>

Year in Film: Ten Films We Can't Wait to Watch in 2012

Could this be you if you watch The Biggest Loser?​For all the studies showing that watching reality television -- OK, all television -- makes us fatter, a new research study whose findings were just reported on Salt, NPR's new food blog, suggests that one kind of reality TV could help you lose wei ... More >>