Jeff Chang

What To Do? Monday's Pick: Believer Art Issue Launch Party

​Believer Art Issue Launch Party @ Electric Works Jeff Chang makes you cry; so does Greil Marcus. But in the new Believer Art Issue, plenty of the other contributors make you laugh and smirk and grin and have other reactions as well. Peter Blegvad as interviewed by Franklin Bruno had us fist-pump ... More >>

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Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle Starts Tomorrow

Yes, He Can: Estria​ The fascinating subcultural (and frequently subterranean) world of graffiti art surfaces this week, as the third annual Estria Invitational Battle, organized by Bay Area spraycan art legend Estria (in conjunction with Marc Bamuthi Joseph's Living Word Festival), gets unde ... More >>

Will Vibe Reboot Digitally?

It's Up to Q: Quincy Jones From NYC tipsite Idolater comes this  interesting tidbit (thanks to SFW Music Editress Jen Maerz for passing it on): One day after Vibe magazine announced 50 employees would be laid off and print operations would cease, founder (and Michael Jackson producer) Quincy ... More >>

Break/s It Down

Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/27

The Demise of Hyphy

Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.

His Writing Technique is Unstoppable

Brian Coleman gets hip hop's golden years on the record

Who Killed It?

Nas and the right wing vie for the heart of hip hop

Misc. Reviews

Jeff Chang's Total Chaos

Out of the Shadow

The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

Journalism 101

Dear Reactionaries: If you think the New Times merger spells trouble for local music, read this column

Scrawlin' Out

Local hip hop gets an online boost from a selection of top-notch blogs

BeatBox

Behold, a slew of amazing DJs coming to San Francisco this week: Kool Herc, Roni Size, and Richie Hawtin

Quannum Mechanics

The amazingly true tale of the Bay Area's greatest hip hop success story

Don't Stop

Hip hop's history

Music Awards Nominees

BeatBox

Nookie's drum 'n' bass, the rap of KRS-One, and Portia Surreal, the topless DJ from New York

The Laws of Entropy

Davis' DJ Shadow breaks it down