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April 20, 2012
Guardian-Examiner Headlines We'd Like to Read
We're thinking the same thing most readers are about this potential union between the historically conservative Examiner and the left-leaning Bay Guardian ... what the hell?We can only imagine what kind of headlines we might get out of this seemingly incompatible marriage. What happens when you ... More >>
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March 30, 2012
Fucked Up vs. Katy Perry: The Top Five Most Offensive Videos That Glamorize War
Fucked Up's gloriously unhinged frontman Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham got all righteous on Katy Perry's ass this week after apparently viewing the video for her "Part of Me" single. First he Tweeted: "Seeing Katy Perry as a soldier in the video for 'Part of Me' really makes me think that we need to st ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Weekend Parties: Tiger & Woods at the W Hotel, DJ Skeet Skeet at Blow Up, and More
Well, it's almost the weekend, and it's time to start figuring out what there is to do. At this point, you've probably heard all about the massive (and controversial) rave scheduled for this Saturday at the Oracle Arena, so we won't mention it. Instead, we've prepared a shortlist of four sure-fire e ... More >>
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March 15, 2012
Taylor Momsen's The Pretty Reckless: The 7 Types of People Who Will Go See Them in San Francisco Tonight
Tonight, ever-controversial rock 'n' rollers The Pretty Reckless are playing Bottom of the Hill. Say what you will about this quartet and its 18-year-old singer, Taylor Momsen -- they attract an audience way more diverse than most. In case you head down to Bottom of the Hill for the former Gossip ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
Top 5 Reasons Lady Gaga Should Move to the Bay Area
Though she was born in New York City, recent news suggests Lady Gaga might be considering a move to the Bay Area. At the end of last month, Gaga was spotted hitting the rounds of fancy restaurants in Sonoma, and (those infallible) British tabloids now claim the 25-year-old pop star is thinking about ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
The Grammys: A Timeline of Madness and Misery
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Which we're sure you know already. If you missed it, however, you may have missed some of the weirdest details. So here, for your convenience, is a timeline of events. Get comfortable, 'cause this thing was a three-and-a-half-hour carnival of absurdi ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
The Top Five Most Heinous Pop Songs of 2011
Yesterday, we gave you our votes for the top five pop songs of 2011. But to be perfectly honest, in our look back over the last 12 months, we found far more pop moments that made us want to rip our own ears off than ones that made us want to dance like small children. Here are the worst abominations ... More >>
Calendar
November 23, 2011
Calmly Manic
Yesterday, we gave you our votes for the top five pop songs of 2011. But to be perfectly honest, in our look back over the last 12 months, we found far more pop moments that made us want to rip our own ears off than ones that made us want to dance like small children. Here are the worst abominations ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Katy Perry Plays the Everyday Sweet Treat at Oracle Arena
Christopher VictorioKaty Perry at Oracle Arena last night. Katy Perry Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Cavities. Katy Perry is a piece of candy. Or perhaps a cupcake. She's a short, sweet, delicious treat that you can have every day, or at least on a fairly regular basis. She ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Things Music Critics Hate: Foster the People, Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant, Portugal. The Man, Etc.
Foster the People: Not bad. But also not that good. Music criticism is as much an affliction as an occupation -- especially these days, it's far more reliable as a sickness than a paycheck. Things Music Critics Hate is an occasional series that will attempt to diagnose and explain the broadly ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2011
R.I.P. DJ Mehdi, Prolific French Electronic and Hip-Hop Producer
DJ Mehdi, one of the leading figures in French hip-hop and electronic music over the past decade, died tragically on Tuesday at age 34. According to reports, he was on the roof of his house in Paris with friends, throwing a birthday party for fellow DJ and sometime collaborator Riton. During ... More >>
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August 15, 2011
Friday: Katy Perry Brings "Candyland" to Life at HP Pavilion (Photos)
Katy Perry at HP Pavilion on Friday night. Katy Perry Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 HP Pavilion So you thought "Candyland" was just a theme for Katy Perry's "California Gurls" video, eh? Nope -- turns out it's kind of the overriding influence for the pop princess' live show. Intrepid photographer Je ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2011
Rebecca Black Doesn't Deserve Your Bullying: An Open Letter
Jeff ReedDear bullies at Rebecca Black's middle school, The cat's out of the bag -- I know what you did. Rebecca Black won't be coming back to school anymore. And it's all your fault. She tattled on you to ABC, and now the world knows that you're meany-faces and probably have cooties. "Whe ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
The Summer Anthem: Does It Get Better or Worse with Age?
We pop music critics are wired in such a way that articulating a love for Aja and Scott Walker is significantly less difficult than articulating the love for the person we share a toothbrush with. We're a revolting phylum, I know. However, one notable exception is Rolling Stone editor Rob Sh ... More >>
Music
June 15, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
We pop music critics are wired in such a way that articulating a love for Aja and Scott Walker is significantly less difficult than articulating the love for the person we share a toothbrush with. We're a revolting phylum, I know. However, one notable exception is Rolling Stone editor Rob Sh ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2011
The Foo Fighters and Their Hilarious Ice Preferences Are Coming to Oakland This Fall
The world's foremost connoisseurs of beverage ice. We can honestly say that, until a few moments ago, we never gave any thought to the shape of the ice cubes in our drinks, much less the company that made the machine that created them. The peak of our lifetime's worth of ice-related contempla ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
A B & the Sea's "In the Sunshine" Makes a Bid for Local Song of the Summer
Last summer, A B & the Sea covered Katy Perry's "California Gurls." This year, the S.F. indie outfit apparently decided to write its own summer jam. And thanks to production by local dance-pop maven Wallpaper, theirs manages to pair the crisp catchiness of a radio-ready single with the band' ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
Gayngs at the Independent: Sexier (and Obviously Weirder) Than Your Prom
Gayngs at the IndependentGayngs White Hinterland June 1, 2011 @ The Independent Better than: Your actual prom, including the hotel room after-party Picture a prom night in the early 1990s, in a glittering hall with a live band that plays soulful, heart-thumping music, cajoling the entirety of t ... More >>
Music
May 25, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Gayngs at the IndependentGayngs White Hinterland June 1, 2011 @ The Independent Better than: Your actual prom, including the hotel room after-party Picture a prom night in the early 1990s, in a glittering hall with a live band that plays soulful, heart-thumping music, cajoling the entirety of t ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
The 5 Most Ridiculous Things Katy Perry Needs to Play Live
The Smoking Gun yesterday leaked excerpts from Katy Perry's 45-page 2011 tour rider -- the legal document that spells out all the things promoters need to provide in order for her to play live. The document includes dressing room decor requests, organic, dried, and frozen fruits (she is a " ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Metallica Fans More Likely to 'Do It' on a First Date, Dumb Survey Says
"Nice to meet you. Wanna do it?"Surprise! Metallica and Nirvana fans are more likely to have sex on a first date, while those who like Coldplay and Adele are the least likely to go all the way.Those are the findings of a not-entirely-scientific survey by online dating site Tastebuds, which matche ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
The Grammys Remove 31 Award Categories, Remain Utterly Irrational
A totem of absurdityYou might think it irrational, pointless, and shallow to waste one's energy getting upset about music awards shows, but last February's Grammy Awards filled us with such bubbling rage, we almost threw the cat at the TV. It wasn't Cee-Lo's chicken outfit that did it. It was ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Out with the Kids: Sushi at ICHI
Alex HochmanWho cares if she'll never earn an athletic scholarship? She eats shrimp heads, dammit!In my twisted little food-obsessed world, my daughters' sushi-eating exploits are just as important, if not more, than their academic achievements or athletic prowess. Your son scored two goals t ... More >>
Music
March 16, 2011
Bouncer: Switching Off Reason at Olive's Happy Hour
Alex HochmanWho cares if she'll never earn an athletic scholarship? She eats shrimp heads, dammit!In my twisted little food-obsessed world, my daughters' sushi-eating exploits are just as important, if not more, than their academic achievements or athletic prowess. Your son scored two goals t ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Bouncer Ponders Pharmaceutical Escapes at Olive's Happy Hour
The best bars in S.F. don't have to try too hard. Olive is small and artfully arrayed, like a hipster Munchkin. Bright, abstract paintings line the walls. The proprietor has put a lot of DIY love into the place, and made sure to hire friendly staffers. No fewer than three of them approached me wh ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
The 2011 Grammys, A Timeline: Lady Gaga's Boob Armor, Who Is Lady Antebellum, and What the Hell is Cee-Lo Wearing?
In which we sit through three and a half hours of Grammys twaddle, so you don't have to: 8:01 p.m.: Show opens with an Aretha Franklin montage. Okay... 8:03 p.m.: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride perform "Natural Woman" together, then take i ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
The Grammys Are Coming. Here's a Drinking Game to Get You Through Them
Yes, the Grammys are nothing more than a promo summit for what remains of our broken conglomerate record labels of yore. Columbia, EMI, Warner Bros., Capitol, Atlantic, Interscope, et al. like to believe they still hold some influence over the masses, and as long as we can sit here comfortably an ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Lil B Records a New Track Called 'Justin Bieber,' Which Was 100% Inevitable
Lil Belieber Lil B has hoes on his dick because he looks like anyone you could possibly think of. Those of us with Internet addictions know this. But somehow, Justin Bieber has gone unmentioned by the Based God up until now. Which is downright shocking, when you think about it, since both artist ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Google Doesn't Want to Help You Steal Music Anymore
via Modernhumorist.comIn an effort to deter the masses from pirating music and movies, Google has blocked certain terms related to media piracy from their instant search and autocomplete, including words like Bittorrent, uTorrent, RapidShare, and Megaupload -- all of which are Internet tools and ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
The Billboard Social 50 Proves Internet Fame Can Only Get You So Far
Bieber: Fame via YouTubeIn early December, Billboard launched a new chart called The Social 50. It factors in all the times an artist is mentioned across various social media outlets and ranks them accordingly. When I heard about this, I was expecting to see a mix of both big name artists and a ... More >>
Music
January 12, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the ~~last~~ several weeks in S.F. music.
Bieber: Fame via YouTubeIn early December, Billboard launched a new chart called The Social 50. It factors in all the times an artist is mentioned across various social media outlets and ranks them accordingly. When I heard about this, I was expecting to see a mix of both big name artists and a ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2011
Welcome to the Music Industry, 2011: Records Don't Sell, Touring Can Make Bank, and Major Labels Are (Mostly) Useless
For whatever reason, today seems to be the day that the music industry reminds us that it's still in total upheaval. Soundscan tells us that relatively few people actually bought music in 2010, unless they were fans of Eminem and Katy Perry. Dave Matthews spent the last 10 years collecting $500 ... More >>
Music
January 5, 2011
A Postcard from the Future
Or, how 2011 was the year everything changed in music.
Blogs
December 30, 2010
DJ Earworm Slams 2010's Pop Hits Into One Frankenstein of a Song
If you really hate yourself, have the world's worst music taste, or are just morbidly curious how it's possible to mix together Billboard's top 25 songs into one coherent track, you'll probably wanna give DJ Earworm's "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop The Pop)" a listen.
Blogs
December 22, 2010
How S.F. Fared on Last Night's Cupcake Wars
Food NetworkThe home team: Brandon Arnovick of Mission Minis.Having to watch Cupcake Wars made me roll my eyes as much as when my date last night said that he was noticing that cupcakes were a big deal. Ugh, please: That is so 2000 and late. The trend is as over as the FroYo yo-yo. Basical ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
Friends of Friends Taps Shlohmo for a Healthy Dose of 'Pretty Boy Swag'
L.A. label Friends of Friends has quietly been rising over the last couple of years as a notable player in the experimental electronic scene. Now, just in time for the holidays, it's dropped Pop Massacre, a new label comp featuring interpretations of wonderfully low- and middlebrow pop from a hi ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2010
The Top 8 Songs To Listen To While Punching Yourself in the Face
Dear everyone, it looks like we owe you all a huge apology. There we were last week, thinking that having a sense of humor about the fact that we live on a gigantic fault line was infinitely better than stressing ourselves out to the point of constant anxiety about the next Big One. But then our ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Best Coast Gives Voice to Real California Girls at Great American Music Hall
Best Coast Sonny and the Sunsets October 26, 2010 @ Great American Music Hall Better than: The Philadelphia Phillies, California Phillies being of the undeniable, unforgettable, fine, fresh, fierce sort. Call Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino the anti-Katy Perry, or rather t ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
The Top Six Weirdest Musical Appearances on Sesame Street
Last week, Katy Perry's cleavage got her appearance on Sesame Street canceled, due to a barrage of complaints from parents who saw the leaked clip on YouTube before it had a chance to air. We personally can't see what all the fuss is about, since Katy's breasticles looked pretty well contained to us ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Big Mouth Strikes Again
Last week, Katy Perry's cleavage got her appearance on Sesame Street canceled, due to a barrage of complaints from parents who saw the leaked clip on YouTube before it had a chance to air. We personally can't see what all the fuss is about, since Katy's breasticles looked pretty well contained to us ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2010
Watch A B & the Sea Discuss 'California Gurls' Cover, Busking Experience at All Shook Down
Moments after sunny San Francisco indie-pop quartet A B & the Sea came offstage at Sunday's All Shook Down Music Festival, we caught up with singer-guitarist Koley O'Brien for a quick chat. As the Sunday hordes roved Grant Street, Koley told us about the band's days busking on Market Street, its ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2010
Free MP3:A B & the Sea Cover Katy Perry's 'California Gurls'
A B & The Sea performing at the All Shook Down Music FestivalIn our video interview at Sunday's All Shook Down Music Festival, A B & the Sea singer-guitarist Koley O'Brien broke the news that his impressive indie-pop outfit has put together a cover of Katy Perry's "Califorina Gurls". Leav ... More >>
Music
June 24, 2009
Phoenix crafts the season’s perfect hits
A B & The Sea performing at the All Shook Down Music FestivalIn our video interview at Sunday's All Shook Down Music Festival, A B & the Sea singer-guitarist Koley O'Brien broke the news that his impressive indie-pop outfit has put together a cover of Katy Perry's "Califorina Gurls". Leav ... More >>
Music
March 11, 2009
The Lady GaGa backlash begins here
A B & The Sea performing at the All Shook Down Music FestivalIn our video interview at Sunday's All Shook Down Music Festival, A B & the Sea singer-guitarist Koley O'Brien broke the news that his impressive indie-pop outfit has put together a cover of Katy Perry's "Califorina Gurls". Leav ... More >>
Music
January 7, 2009
Eight Steps to a Better 2009
A B & The Sea performing at the All Shook Down Music FestivalIn our video interview at Sunday's All Shook Down Music Festival, A B & the Sea singer-guitarist Koley O'Brien broke the news that his impressive indie-pop outfit has put together a cover of Katy Perry's "Califorina Gurls". Leav ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2008
Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers
By Randall Roberts You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barrier ... More >>
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December 29, 2008
The Worst Lyrics of 2008: NCAA-Style Showdown
And now it's time for the "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" memorial Worst Lyrics of 2008, March Madness-style tournament, this year a terrifying mélange of appalling oral-sex requests, bargain-bin philosophies, grammatical atrocities, and cringe-inducing pillow talk. To elevate the drama, I p ... More >>
Music
December 24, 2008
The Worst Lyrics of 2008
And now it's time for the "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" memorial Worst Lyrics of 2008, March Madness-style tournament, this year a terrifying mélange of appalling oral-sex requests, bargain-bin philosophies, grammatical atrocities, and cringe-inducing pillow talk. To elevate the drama, I p ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2008
The Year in Music: 2008's Top Ten Pop Songs
By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>
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November 23, 2008
Saturday: YouTube Live
Last Night: YouTube LiveHerbst Pavilion, Fort MasonNovember 22, 2008Review by Tamara PalmerSee a full YouTube Live slideshow by Sam Heller here.Better than: Going to the dentist.Watch: The show (but don't say I didn't warn you).Remembering life without YouTube isn't easy; it has permeated our online ... More >>
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