Kenny Loggins

Catch a ride on the ridiculous: Yacht Rock hits S.F.

Dominique Leone

Dominique Leone (Strømland)

Please Rock the Yacht

What Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, and the rest of the world's yacht rockers have to teach us

Dance Dance Revolution

You might find "Footloose" a funny name, but its dance festival is impressive

U.S.A.-holes

Team America takes no prisoners and spares no swear words

Kung Pao Chuckling

A San Francisco holiday institution for Jews and their alienated friends

"Crappy Records"

Zagat's new "music guide" is absurd, but its "format" offers a "nice way" to review "lame albums."

Angel of Theft

A high-flying New Age company is grounded amid allegations that its main financial backer embezzled $4.5 million from UCSF

You're Mired in Controversy, Charlie Brown

Who really played behind Vince Guaraldi on the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas?

Slap Shots

Who really played behind Vince Guaraldi on the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas?

Yacht Rock party

Who really played behind Vince Guaraldi on the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas?

The Top 5 Creepiest Depictions of Exercise in a Music Video

First of all, let's just say "Go Giants!" We're so proud of our boys for making it to the play-offs, and are hoping and praying they can whoop Philly's ass and take us to the World Series. As usual though, all this gleeful anticipation got us thinking about music videos - sporty ones. Then we found ... More >>

Six Songs That Really Should Have Been Nominated For an Oscar

It's Oscar week! Woo! And in the spirit of these prestigious awards, we'd like to present some past soundtrack moments that also deserve to have a light shined on them for enhancing moments of true cinematic genius. We've selected only the finest -- songs of strength, purpose, guts and, above all, a ... More >>

Mountain Winery 2011: Huey Lewis! Grace Potter! Neko Case! Yacht Rock!

The Mountain Winery​Sorry for all the exclamations, but there's a lot of shows here we're going to make our parents take us to. The Mountain Winery recently announced its schedule for 2011, and there are some most notable artists coming. Among them, a five-day period this September in which b ... More >>

Five Songs That Should Have Been Nominated For an Oscar This Year

​Really, Academy? Only two nominations for Best Original Song this year? And they're both from children's movies? Because there were so many songs on your shortlist (39, to precise), and because only songs that score an average of 8.5 out of 10 from your voters can get nominated, you basically jus ... More >>