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Kanye West Says He's Like Picasso. Here Are 5 Equally Egomaniacal Musicians

Well, it's been a few months, so we shouldn't be all that surprised but Kanye West's ego has been running amok again. This time the behemoth emerged while West was onstage in Paris last Saturday, and said: "No matter how they try to control you, or the motherfucker next to you tries to peer pressure ... More >>

It's 12-12-12, So Here Are Some "12" Songs to Soundtrack Your Day

Welcome to 12-12-12, everybody. Since there won't be another one for 100 years, and since we'll all likely be dead by the time that one happens, we thought it'd be nice to have a special soundtrack for the day -- especially since climate change will have completely destroyed the Earth in a century, ... More >>

5 Musicians Who Believe in Alien Life, Other Than Shaun Ryder

Shaun Ryder: ex-Happy Mondays vocalist, frequently-intoxicated loudmouth, and a man embodying so much English working class swagger, he makes Liam Gallagher look like a pansy. Mr. Ryder is an unforgettable character, but not someone you'd think about leaving in charge of documentary programming. So ... More >>

Five Amazing Murals Honoring Departed Musicians

The Los Angeles mural that has served as a site for Elliot Smith fans to pay tribute to the much beloved singer-songwriter has just been given a revamp, by Punk Rock Marthas -- an art-minded group of charitable folk -- who felt the mural needed a pick-me-up in honor of the nine-year anniversary of S ... More >>

Probably Fake John Lennon Sidewalk Signature Persists on San Francisco Corner

The folks over at Uptown Almanac point our attention to a sidewalk square that was possibly -- but likely not -- signed by John Lennon. For some reason, the city seems to be going to great lengths to protect the square of sidewalk in question, at least if the picture above is any indication. Unfort ... More >>

The Tupac Hologram Is Terrifying and Distasteful. Let's Stop This Madness Now.

On Sunday, April 15, 2012, the world officially entered science fiction-land. Sure, iPods are pretty futuristic, GPS is spy magic from space, and we all have stupidly intelligent phones now, but nothing has felt quite as much like living in a Buck Rogers episode than when Tupac got resurrected in ho ... More >>

Six Children of Music Legends Whose Own Music Doesn't Suck

You may have heard this week that Paul McCartney's son, James, wants to get together with the children of John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr and be a Beatles: Next Generation band. Truthfully, that might be one of the saddest and most desperate concepts for a musical project we've ever he ... More >>

Rich Beatles Fans Will Pay Buttloads of Cash For Questionable Memorabilia

Later this month, an amplifier used by George Harrison when he was recording Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with the rest of The Beatles is going under the hammer in London. And it's expected to sell for somewhere between $80,000 and $110,000. We wouldn't be that surprised i ... More >>

How Your Favorite Musicians Will Die

Monte "M-Dog" Talbert-- the "Teach Me How To Dougie" guy-- was recently gunned down in a drive-by in South Central L.A.. The "Teach Me How To Dougie" guy! Shot and killed! That's crazy. How many famous musicians have we lost to unusual deaths? A lot. Biggie and Tupac. John Lennon. Dimebag Darrell. A ... More >>

The Cars Drive 'Em Wild at The Fox

Richard HaickThe Cars in Oakland on Friday​The CarsMove Like This TourMay 13, 2011@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Getting a wisenheimer brainstorm The vibe on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland early Friday evening came as late vindication of John Lennon's Hard Day's Night quip "the older ... More >>

How To Survive Thanksgiving: A Guide in 7 Songs

Dear turkeys, we're sorry. Seriously. This is a really bad time of the year for you guys and we feel terrible about not being able to really do anything about your plight and everything. But hey, everyone else, we know you're also having a stressful time of it (what with dealing with your family and ... More >>

John Lennon's Untold Bay Area Connection

John Lennon would be 70 tomorrow, were he still alive. And today, on the eve of Lennon's would-be birthday, The Bay Citizen's Scott James broke the story of a heretofore untold connection that Lennon and Yoko Ono had with the Hong family in San Mateo, whose modest home they stayed several times duri ... More >>

The Man Behind the Scenes

Top Six Most Inappropriate Uses of a Song on TV, Ever

​Having heard the news that Lou Reed reportedly refused to let Susan Boyle perform "Perfect Day" on America's Got Talent last week (resulting in her apparently fleeing the country in floods of tears; Reed says legal issues were to blame), we couldn't help but start thinking about the variety of so ... More >>

Openers: Get There Early For The Dead Trees

​Rock 'n' roll isn't as complicated as the hyphen-happy critical world makes it out to be. For all the differences alleged between, say, the blues-rock of The Rolling Stones and the alt-rock of Pavement, a prefix-less guitar band can show how similar those styles really are. The Dead Trees are jus ... More >>

Harpoons and Harbingers

This fall, visual artists bite, reflect, and cannibalize.

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Last Night: Vincent Gallo, Sean Lennon, Bob Weir at Red Devil Lounge

​Vincent Gallo, Sean Lennon, Bob Weir, & The Ghost of a Saber Toothed TigerWednesday, Aug. 12, 2009Red Devil LoungeBetter than: Getting what you expected, every time. Going to a Vincent Gallo show is a bit like dropping money into one of those claw arcade games. You pay the fee and hope to gra ... More >>

"Susan O'Malley: You Are Exactly Where You Need to Be"

"Susan O'Malley: You Are Exactly Where You Need to Be"

Instant Karma: Man Blocking Handicap Ramp Cited -- Then Busted For Outstanding No-Bail Warrant

Sir, you're blocking a ramp ... and you've got too many damn knives ... and a warrant. We're going downtown.Instant Karma's gonna get you/Gonna knock you right on the head/You better get yourself together/Pretty soon you're gonna be dead.-- John LennonThe San Francisco Police Department -- perhaps a ... More >>

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Going Dutch: Kassys' Kommer at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Life During Wartime

Imagine Seeing John Lennon's Piano. 'Cuz That's the Only Way You're Going to See it.

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