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  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Marshmallow, PB&J, Bacon: The Extreme Vodka Taste Test

    It has been 25-odd years since Absolut Peppar and Citron entered the American market, and since then, the flavored-vodka business keeps growing, now representing a quarter of the vodka market. Lemon, cranberry, grapefruit, pear, dragonfruit -- the entire fruit aisle is now being turned into 'tinis. ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 30, 2011

    December Lit Events

    It has been 25-odd years since Absolut Peppar and Citron entered the American market, and since then, the flavored-vodka business keeps growing, now representing a quarter of the vodka market. Lemon, cranberry, grapefruit, pear, dragonfruit -- the entire fruit aisle is now being turned into 'tinis. ... More >>

  • Film

    October 5, 2011

    "The Ides of March": George Clooney for President!

    It has been 25-odd years since Absolut Peppar and Citron entered the American market, and since then, the flavored-vodka business keeps growing, now representing a quarter of the vodka market. Lemon, cranberry, grapefruit, pear, dragonfruit -- the entire fruit aisle is now being turned into 'tinis. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Cold Cave and Austra Put a Dark Chill on Summertime at Great American Music Hall

    Cold Cave at Great American Music Hall last night.​ Cold Cave Austra July 25, 2011 @ Great American Music Hall Better than: Actually trying to play dance music in a leather jacket and combat boots. The thought of a New York goth electro bedroom project producing a song called "Icons of Summe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Bob Marley's New Beverage Wants To Mellow You Out

    Get mellow?​ Everyday stresses got you slurping caffeine like a crazed fiend? Workaday lifestyle keep you so amped up that you can never relax? Do you just need a little something extra to mellow you out at the end of the day? No, we haven't switched to writing ad copy. We're just expressing ... More >>

  • Music

    May 25, 2011

    Mobb Deep's Prodigy Has More to Say Online Than in Rhyme

    Get mellow?​ Everyday stresses got you slurping caffeine like a crazed fiend? Workaday lifestyle keep you so amped up that you can never relax? Do you just need a little something extra to mellow you out at the end of the day? No, we haven't switched to writing ad copy. We're just expressing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Gavin Newsom "Blindingly Handsome" to New Yorkers

    We cannot see!​Gavin Newsom never got along with the local press, especially when asked about uncomfortable topics. Actually, he seemed to prefer to get into huffy fights with them, or attempt to bite their microphones. But the New York City press loves our ex-mayor. The New Yorker wrote a feature ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Helpful Advice for Talking Your Way into a Sold-Out Show

    ​The order of operations (or inoperation) for the desperate music fan sans concert ticket has a timeless cadence. You missed the 10 a.m. pre-sale. Craigslist is littered with gougers. The scalpers at the door are selling scraps of paper with the hand-drawn phrase "Dis tick is LGit." You've no oth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    A Critic Whines About Pazz & Jop: Why Does Consensus Feel So Shitty?

    ​Let's get this over with as quickly as possible: The results of the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll were released this week, and, to no one's surprise, it turned out that Kanye West released the most praise-winning album of 2010. Almost as expected was the conclusion that Cee-L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Five Great Reissues from Last Year That You Haven't Heard Yet

    2010 continued 2009's heavy schedule of reissues, with release of spruced-up editions of Exile on Main St. and the Apple Records catalog being flogged as mainstream news items. Geezer rockers of course take this as definitive proof that today's music sucks. Premature post-postmods like Patton Oswal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    How to Be a Tech Company for Halloween

    ​ Forget the Zuckerberg mask -- be a whole damn tech company for Halloween. Here's how. Apple How to dress: Wear all white with silver shoes. Limit your ports: No pockets, no fly. Your hair should be seamless.   How to scare people: Jailbreak your pants.   The night's over when: You call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    California Economy Among Nation's Worst, Study Claims

    Our new state seal ... or piggy?​The bad news for California: A recently released study named the Golden State's "economic outlook" to be the fifth-worst in the nation. The good news: There's always Illinois, New Jersey, Vermont and New York. Sucks to be them! Taking stock of California and surmis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Beaujolais Nouveau: Wimpy or Wonderful?

    Beaujolais Nouveau. While some Francophiles (and others) laud the fruitiness of this light young novelty wine -- released annually on the third Thursday of November -- haters find it seriously weenie. San Franciscan Lionel Lafite is a proponent. His La Provence Restaurant (1001 Guerrero at 22nd St.) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Last Night: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at The Independent

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    Of Election Nights and Comfort Food

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2008

    Pretty cult machines: NIN and Deerhunter

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2008

    Hot Topic

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Music

    February 6, 2008

    Gay and Transgender Divas Battle for Stardom in Bay Area's Ballroom Scene

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Music

    January 16, 2008

    Technicolor Schwarzenegger: Dan Deacon's new eyeball-scrambling DVD

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Kings of Commenting: The Best/Worst in SF Weekly.com Comments

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Kings of Commenting: The Best/Worst in SF Weekly.com Comments

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Kings of Commenting: The Best/Worst in SF Weekly.com Comments

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Google Web Toolkit Conference To Be Widget-licious Next Week

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    The Top 10 San Francisco Cults: You Will Read This … JOIN US!

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    Critter Goo: Trick Or Treating Will Never Be The Same

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    Critter Goo: Trick Or Treating Will Never Be The Same

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2007

    LastNight: Brian Eno’s 77 Million Paintings

    Joseph Schell​Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros September 15, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Joining a love cult.By 4 p.m. yesterday, the $10 tickets for last night's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show at The Independent had sold out. By 8:30pm, scalpers were hawking them on the street ... More >>

  • Film

    May 30, 2007

    Is There a Doctor in the House?

    Health, in life and film, dominates Cannes.

  • Music

    September 27, 2006

    Pick Up on This

    New artist alert: Glitch Mob

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    I Spy a Scandal

    Silicon Valley stalwart Hewlett-Packard is reeling, under investigation for invading the privacy of journalists and its own board members. Do you see a way out for the computing giant?

  • Music

    November 9, 2005

    The Gris Gris

    For the Season

  • Home Entertainment

    October 19, 2005

    Cape of Good Hope

    For the Season

  • Music

    September 21, 2005

    Finders, Tweakers!

    Presenting the Love Week Scavenger Hunt: because ravers aren't already stimulated enough

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    Grammar School of Rock

    Never mind the bollocks, here's $lot Ma¢hine, the newest, meanest punk band in town -- aged 12 and under

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    Divide and Convolute

    The Fiery Furnaces' Blueberry Boat has indie rockers confused: Are the brother-sister pair hacks, geniuses, or somehow both?

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Dog Bites

    The labor-intensive Mojito is reaping grim effects on bar efficiency – and patron patience

  • Music

    April 28, 2004

    Holy Grails

    Just when we thought it was safe to turn our backs on instrumental indie rock

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Good Times

    Reliving the decade we never had

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    Dog Bites

    FuckedCompany.com’s Super Happy Fun Slander Corner

  • Culture

    November 15, 2000

    The Magnificent Andersons

    Two local showings of an extensive collection provide an embarrassment of riches

  • Dining

    September 27, 2000

    Home and Away

    Cafe J

  • Film

    September 27, 2000

    Gender Bent

    Michelle Rodriguez puts the Grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

  • Dining

    September 29, 1999

    A Maki Among Maki

    Michelle Rodriguez puts the Grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

  • Calendar

    March 24, 1999

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Michelle Rodriguez puts the Grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

  • Calendar

    February 17, 1999

    Night + Day

    Michelle Rodriguez puts the Grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

  • Calendar

    November 5, 1997

    Night+Day

    Michelle Rodriguez puts the Grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

  • Music

    October 8, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Michelle Rodriguez puts the Grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

  • Music

    September 20, 1995

    Night Crawler

    Michelle Rodriguez puts the Grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

  • News

    August 23, 1995

    Navel Maneuvers

    If Adam and Eve moved to Northern California, they'd probably note on the first day that the balmy weather, inspiring vistas, and mellow vibesreminded them of Eden. On the second day, they'd pick up a copy of "Common Ground" and enroll in a self-help cour

  • News

    April 12, 1995

    The Absolutely True, Somewhat Spurious and Totally Impossible

    CONSPIRACIES BY THE BAY!!!

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