Justin Timberlake

The Top Five Most Bizarre Superbowl Halftime Shows

​Oh, the hallowed and hyped Superbowl halftime show. This Sunday, we will bear witness to the unholy alliance of Madonna, M.I.A., and Nicki Minaj performing together, which will be -- well, beyond interesting, we're not quite sure. Sometimes, though, the stars align and something truly magical hap ... More >>

MySpace Says It's Bringing TV to the Web -- But It Isn't

​Specific Media, now the owners of MySpace, took Justin Timberlake on stage with them Monday night at the Consumer Electronic Show, and with a lot of fanfare, they announced ... essentially nothing. The purported big news is that MySpace is revolutionizing television by bringing it to the Web an ... More >>

Vegan Hanukkah, Year End Animal News, and Beyonce is Partially Vegan!?

​ • Beyonce is preggers and so she's eating a vegan diet. Or is it, a partially vegan diet? Which is what EVERYONE ON EARTH EATS. It's like, did you eat anything that wasn't a steak today? Unless it was an egg milkshake, you're partially vegan! Welcome to the club, asshole! • Need some last m ... More >>

MC Hammer, Brian Wilson, Other Non-San Francisco Voters Shill for Ed Lee

By now you may already be recovering from watching the Ed Lee music video featuring MC Hammer, Brian Wilson, Ashkon, Willie Brown and others. The video was funded in large part by Hammer's good pal and right-wing piñata du jour Ron Conway, as well as Sean Parker (who you may recall having paranoid ... More >>

The 10 Greatest Music Video Babes of All Time

From the dawn of the music video, there has been the music video babe. Perhaps she's the star of the video, perhaps she's a backup dancer, maybe she just looks longingly at a musician. Most of the music is terrible, a lot of the videos are insipid, and yet somehow these women make it all worthwhile ... More >>

How To Be a Sound Guy (Without Electrocuting Anyone)

So you wanna be a sound guy? Get paid to go to all those shows? Control how everyone in the room hears the band? Sounds pretty sweet, huh? Bay Area native Nick Malgieri has been doing sound since he was 15 years old -- for clubs, festivals, conferences and, oh, yes, churches. He currently works as a ... More >>

Justin Timberlake: Top 5 Ways He Can Save MySpace

New media mogul?​Justin Timberlake's newly announced ownership stake in MySpace is without doubt the coolest thing to happen to the ailing social network in some time. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. just sold MySpace, which it acquired six years ago, at a $545 million loss. But new owner Specific Med ... More >>

Top 5 Ways Justin Timberlake Can Save MySpace

Don't fret, Justin -- we can help.​So now Justin Timberlake -- unequivocal hearthrob, former member of N*Sync, and pop prodigy -- owns a stake in MySpace. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sold the ailing social media site yesterday to Specific Media at a $545 million loss. Figuring Timberlake and Speci ... More >>

"Bad Teacher": Unfunny Comedy Shows Women Can Be Terrible, Too

Don't fret, Justin -- we can help.​So now Justin Timberlake -- unequivocal hearthrob, former member of N*Sync, and pop prodigy -- owns a stake in MySpace. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sold the ailing social media site yesterday to Specific Media at a $545 million loss. Figuring Timberlake and Speci ... More >>

The Top Five Weird And Wonderful Music Scenes Championed By Diplo

The second installment in the Blow Your Head compilation series, released today, underscores Diplo's status as the world's most persuasive musical archaeologist. Released on Mad Decent, the record label run by the DJ, producer, and former darling of M.I.A., it focuses on the newly-created sub-genre ... More >>

Early Summer Movie Guide: What to See, When to See It

The second installment in the Blow Your Head compilation series, released today, underscores Diplo's status as the world's most persuasive musical archaeologist. Released on Mad Decent, the record label run by the DJ, producer, and former darling of M.I.A., it focuses on the newly-created sub-genre ... More >>

It's Always Sexy Time: Sassy Explains How to Be a Garage Rock Goddess

​Photo by Neil MotteramTrixie Delicious and Kitty Largewood of Sassy have traveled the world, getting by on their sultry rock 'n' roll sass and raw talent. But between road stints, they're always happy to boom-swagger-swagger-boom back to Oakland and San Francisco, respectively. On the eve of the ... More >>

Turn, Turn, Turn

​Photo by Neil MotteramTrixie Delicious and Kitty Largewood of Sassy have traveled the world, getting by on their sultry rock 'n' roll sass and raw talent. But between road stints, they're always happy to boom-swagger-swagger-boom back to Oakland and San Francisco, respectively. On the eve of the ... More >>

Who Paid $40,000 on eBay for Justin Bieber's Dead Hair?

Daniel Ogren​America, you've GONE TOO FAR. It's one thing for you to make an American-health-care-hating Canuck our national obsession. But to pay $40,000 for some of Justin Bieber's hair scraps is crossing the line. I've had enough!

Stopping piracy: How ultracheap downloads could save the music industry

Daniel Ogren​America, you've GONE TOO FAR. It's one thing for you to make an American-health-care-hating Canuck our national obsession. But to pay $40,000 for some of Justin Bieber's hair scraps is crossing the line. I've had enough!

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 >>

For Next 17 Years, Call Backstreet Boys A 'Man Band'

​For all you doubters: Backstreet's back, alright? Next week the Boys are heading west to perform at San Francisco Pride and the Warfield Theater. If you asked the guys, though, they'd tell you they were "Never Gone" and "Unbreakable." (Yes, we're reading straight from some of their recent album ... More >>

Now That's What I Call Crap: Music Detritus That Needs To Go

​ Sometimes one man's junk is just, well, junk.Zambaleta, a Mission-based nonprofit world music and dance school, hosted a flea market last Saturday for musical equipment and records. People sometimes regret throwing out music and memorabilia when nostalgia hits 40 years down the line and Davy ... More >>

The 10 Worst Fashion Trends of the Decade

People made so many mistakes this decade. So many. In fact, the entire "retro" movement that defined the past ten years in fashion has been a willful refusal to learn from the fashion errors of the past, and instead recycle and exacerbate them (hippie head bands, we're talking about you). The a ... More >>

Which Duranie are you — 25 years later

People made so many mistakes this decade. So many. In fact, the entire "retro" movement that defined the past ten years in fashion has been a willful refusal to learn from the fashion errors of the past, and instead recycle and exacerbate them (hippie head bands, we're talking about you). The a ... More >>

Last Night: Mirah at Bimbos 365

Liz HaleyMirahTuesday, April 7, 2009Bimbos 365Review By Melissa BaronBetter Than: I mean, what else could you possible have to do on a cold and drizzly Tuesday night?It's easy to forget that Bimbo's is such a classy venue. You walk through the doors and everything shines in gold and velvet. The bath ... More >>

Justin Timberlake('s Company) in South Park? OMG!

Perhaps you've heard of Justin Timberlake? The singer/dancer/actor added record industry mogul to his brand when he launched a joint venture with Interscope Records called Tennman Records. But that whole label thing's kinda gone to pot nationwide in the past couple years, and Timberlake's company ha ... More >>

Tuesday Night: Keys to the City at the Independent

Keys to the City The Independent Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2009 Notes by Jackie Lopez The Independent was chilly on the inside Tuesday night. The venue had left the doors wide open and it just wasn't packed enough for the crowd to steal some body heat from others in attendance. Still, a good number showed u ... More >>

mixtART Exhibit at Giant Robot Premieres this Weekend

Keys to the City The Independent Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2009 Notes by Jackie Lopez The Independent was chilly on the inside Tuesday night. The venue had left the doors wide open and it just wasn't packed enough for the crowd to steal some body heat from others in attendance. Still, a good number showed u ... More >>

The Cataracs have the fans, lack the lyrics

Keys to the City The Independent Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2009 Notes by Jackie Lopez The Independent was chilly on the inside Tuesday night. The venue had left the doors wide open and it just wasn't packed enough for the crowd to steal some body heat from others in attendance. Still, a good number showed u ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Rebel Girl's DJ China G

Keys to the City The Independent Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2009 Notes by Jackie Lopez The Independent was chilly on the inside Tuesday night. The venue had left the doors wide open and it just wasn't packed enough for the crowd to steal some body heat from others in attendance. Still, a good number showed u ... More >>

A heavy metal snob separates the shredders from the posers

Keys to the City The Independent Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2009 Notes by Jackie Lopez The Independent was chilly on the inside Tuesday night. The venue had left the doors wide open and it just wasn't packed enough for the crowd to steal some body heat from others in attendance. Still, a good number showed u ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Wallpaper

Keys to the City The Independent Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2009 Notes by Jackie Lopez The Independent was chilly on the inside Tuesday night. The venue had left the doors wide open and it just wasn't packed enough for the crowd to steal some body heat from others in attendance. Still, a good number showed u ... More >>

Summer Grows Up

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Best Albums of 2007 — SF Weekly's David Downs

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Mightier than the Sword: Black Cobra slays

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

CD Review: Duran Duran -- Red Carpet Massacre

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Kiss My Bass

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

CD Review: 50 Cent -- Curtis

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

The Bravery Far from Bold

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

Paris Hilton's Jail Guard Wins SF Drag King Contest

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

JUSTICE Up For MTV Award: Tweens Discover Coke

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

Pigeon John, Marc Broussard, Bowling For Soup -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Thursday, August 16

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

This Is Their Brain on Drugs

Cassavetes Jr. and Justin in a box Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

Sleuthing the View from the top

Cassavetes Jr. and Justin in a box Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Trash queens reign at Cinch

Well, lots of things, actually

Way Out of Sync

Well, lots of things, actually

Cock Party?

Question for Jordan Knight: Was the Block those New Kids were on located in the Castro?

Pop Goes the World

Will Schwartz and Hey Willpower want you to think about why you like pop, or, barring that, get your booty bouncin'

Cliché-Free Zone

Don't expect to see bling at the S.F. Hip Hop DanceFest

Har Mar Superstar

The Handler

Best Cross-Genre DJ Night

"Frisco Disco"

Best Rock-Music Club DJ

Neil Martinson

Of Love and Natalise

She dreams of being the next Janet Jackson, but she's just a Stanford grad who sings syrupy pop, looks absolutely fab, and makes local teens swoon.

Which, come to think of it, may be enough, for everyone involved.