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  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    R.I.P. Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, 1948-2012

    While previous diagnoses of the death of disco have come off as somewhat premature in the wake of countless rivals, it now seems we're a step closer to a definite end. Donna Summer, the vocalist known as the "queen of disco," has died of cancer at the age of 63. A five-time Grammy award winner, her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    The Top 15 Most Cocaine-Influenced Albums of All Time, Nos. 15-11

    "Cocaine," as Rick James famously said, "is a helluva drug." Yup: The white powder's effects have left an influence that's both sublime and downright hideous on decades of pop music. So what happens when you give already-famous musicians a quick burst of energy, ego, paranoia, and euphoria? Most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Signal to Noise: 10 Tracks from Forward-Thinking Local Producers

    San Francisco hasn't exactly been a hotbed of activity for cutting-edge dance music in the past 10 years. The city still has a ways to go, but the past year or so has seen the rise of a crop of producers that are breathing new life into the Bay Area music scene. Here are 10 tracks from local produce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Lost in the Night: Lights Down Low Throws a Modern Massive at Public Works

    Derek OppermanDanny Daze at work​ Lights Down Low's Six Year Anniversary Public Works Feb. 17, 2012 Better Than: Bizarre forms of enthusiasm. Is anybody else fascinated by the recent arrival of megaparties? It feels like every weekend there are more crazed promoters dumping money into incre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Q&A: Hieroglyphics' Casual on Being a '#RapGod' and Battle-Rapping in Middle School

    Casual​ For his latest project, the Oakland-raised rapper Casual has anointed himself a rap god. It's a lofty and arrogant title, but one that the Hieroglyphics crew's undisputed battle champ has earned the right to coin, having now clocked up a near-20-year recorded career with new album He T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    The 10 Best Dance Tracks Of 2011

    Julio Bashmore killed it in '11​ It's been a good year for dance music in the Bay Area. Last week, we took a look at the 10 best releases from local producers. This week, we've turned our attention towards the year's biggest dance tracks. These are the tunes that have kept San Francisco's mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Forget Iron Maiden for Babies, or Mozart -- Raymond Scott Still Has the Best Lullaby Record

    ​Last night, as I put our 23-month-old twins to bed and flipped on A Child's Gift of Lullabies, or Sleepytime Lullabies, or Sing Me to Sleep, or Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fat Joe, or Baby's Dental Drill from the Pure White Noise series, or whatever the heck CD is sonically drugging ... 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 30, 2011

    All Shook Down Music Fest: Featuring S.F.'s Maus Haus

    Maus Haus​ This is the part where we say, "You haven't heard Maus Haus yet?" We'd point out that this S.F. outfit is at the forefront of the local weirdo synth-dance-pysch-pop scene, but there really aren't enough groups that sound like Maus Haus to constitute a scene. These guys are pretty m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    KBLX Brings a Not So Quiet Storm to Sleep Train Pavilion

    Charlie Wilson and his winged angel dancers.​KBLX Stone Soul Concert Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ Sleep Train Pavilion Better than: Not hollering and dancing for nine hours KBLX 102.9 FM has long been known as the "Quiet Storm," but until we attended the Stone Soul Concert on Sunday, we had no ide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Friday Night: Phenomenauts Lead a Locally Grown Geek-Punk Freakshow at Rickshaw Stop

    Phenomenauts at Rickshaw on Friday. Pics by Chris Trenchard.​PhenomenautsTornado RiderManzanitaBobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggetsJanuary 7, 2010@ Rickshaw StopBetter than: Middle Earth's music scene.The upshot of the live music malaise in early January is without a doubt the spotlight inh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Ten Albums We Dug That Didn't Get Their Due in 2010

    A proposition: Finding gems of underdogs far down in the CD pile is way more fun than picking the best of anything. Look around at most Top 10 Albums lists this year, and you'll likely be bored by the (admittedly warranted) sameness. Glaze over at our Top 10 soon (there will be some surprises!) but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Afrika Bambaataa on the Origins of Hip-hop, the Perfect Beat, and His Most Treasured Record

    Afrika Bambaataa​For those who haven't heard of Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of hip-hop, his resume looks something like this: 1969-1971: Warlord, Black Spades, Bronx River Houses, Bronx NY. Responsibilities included: Tagging turf; crossing enemy lines to forge relationships with other gangs ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    Saturday Night Fever Indie Division

    How the hipster set learned to shake their skinny jeans.

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Exclusive: NastyNasty's 'Lazer Soul' DJ Mini-Mix

    Luba RonissNastyNasty​Jasper Reeder is San Francisco lazer-bass aficionado NastyNasty, a vital asset to our city's increasingly vibrant electronic music landscape. He contributes his speaker-wobbling tracks to a handful of labels, including local institution Frite Nite, and can be seen regularly r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Weekend Party Preview: Disco Love and Cosmic Dance

    Jonas Reinhardt​This weekend we suggest you get soaked in the potential sauna of Underground S.F.'s oft-smokin' dancefloor with a handful of disco's most dedicated lovers, and go on a cosmic journey with a few of San Francisco's retro-minded music-makers. Just remember: Having fun is all up to y ... More >>

  • Music

    August 4, 2010

    Seu Jorge and Almaz create beautiful samba-pop

    Jonas Reinhardt​This weekend we suggest you get soaked in the potential sauna of Underground S.F.'s oft-smokin' dancefloor with a handful of disco's most dedicated lovers, and go on a cosmic journey with a few of San Francisco's retro-minded music-makers. Just remember: Having fun is all up to y ... More >>

  • Music

    June 30, 2010

    Town Techno

    League510's high-energy, synth-fueled hip-hop.

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Exclusive: DJ Mini-Mix From Bookworms

    ​Nicholas Dawson has been hard at work for over five years on the musical project Bookworms. In that time, Dawson has churned out a couple of EPs and the full-length LP The Hidden Staircase on Solos Records, in addition to remixing local favorites Mi Ami and Lemonade. His style is hard t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Five Opening Bands to Catch This Week

    Trevor TraynorRichie Cunning ​With SF Popfest firing up this Thursday -- and spring tour season in full-bloom -- show-goers should anticipate plenty of hot opening bands this week. Here are five that deserve a solid effort on your part to get there early. Remember, you'll have the whole summer to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    What To Do? Tuesday's Pick: Alps of New South Whales

    ​Alps of New South Whales @ the Hemlock Australia's Chris Hearn has long made music as Alps, although he's currently going by Alps of New South Whales. The name is a play on the Aussie state of New South Wales, where he's based, and is also the name of his third album. Incidentally, every track o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    Whaling Vessel

    ​Alps of New South Whales @ the Hemlock Australia's Chris Hearn has long made music as Alps, although he's currently going by Alps of New South Whales. The name is a play on the Aussie state of New South Wales, where he's based, and is also the name of his third album. Incidentally, every track o ... More >>

  • Music

    September 9, 2009

    With The 8-bit Album, the Weezer tribute goes vintage.

    ​Alps of New South Whales @ the Hemlock Australia's Chris Hearn has long made music as Alps, although he's currently going by Alps of New South Whales. The name is a play on the Aussie state of New South Wales, where he's based, and is also the name of his third album. Incidentally, every track o ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2009

    Farewell to Oreo

    ​Alps of New South Whales @ the Hemlock Australia's Chris Hearn has long made music as Alps, although he's currently going by Alps of New South Whales. The name is a play on the Aussie state of New South Wales, where he's based, and is also the name of his third album. Incidentally, every track o ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2009

    Mexican Institute of Sound: the best of Latintronica

    ​Alps of New South Whales @ the Hemlock Australia's Chris Hearn has long made music as Alps, although he's currently going by Alps of New South Whales. The name is a play on the Aussie state of New South Wales, where he's based, and is also the name of his third album. Incidentally, every track o ... More >>

  • Music

    January 28, 2009

    The Body Electric

    Lindstrøm's cosmic aerobics.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Romanowski

    You looking for someone to DJ your next dub club night, hip-hop birthday party, or disco bar mitzvah? DJ Romanowski has, oh, 15,000 slabs of vinyl in his collection to choose from. Those records have informed his life not only making and spinning music, but also as a visual artist. He says his libr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJs AC and Allan

    You looking for someone to DJ your next dub club night, hip-hop birthday party, or disco bar mitzvah? DJ Romanowski has, oh, 15,000 slabs of vinyl in his collection to choose from. Those records have informed his life not only making and spinning music, but also as a visual artist. He says his libr ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    Flight of the Conchords tap into music career comedy

    You looking for someone to DJ your next dub club night, hip-hop birthday party, or disco bar mitzvah? DJ Romanowski has, oh, 15,000 slabs of vinyl in his collection to choose from. Those records have informed his life not only making and spinning music, but also as a visual artist. He says his libr ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2008

    Jeremy Jay: spare songs spotlight teen-idol vocals

    You looking for someone to DJ your next dub club night, hip-hop birthday party, or disco bar mitzvah? DJ Romanowski has, oh, 15,000 slabs of vinyl in his collection to choose from. Those records have informed his life not only making and spinning music, but also as a visual artist. He says his libr ... More >>

  • Music

    November 28, 2007

    Brooklyn's Dynamite 18-Piece Disco Band Emulates the Muppets

    You looking for someone to DJ your next dub club night, hip-hop birthday party, or disco bar mitzvah? DJ Romanowski has, oh, 15,000 slabs of vinyl in his collection to choose from. Those records have informed his life not only making and spinning music, but also as a visual artist. He says his libr ... More >>

  • Music

    September 19, 2007

    Motor and Guns 'n' Bombs: greasy hump-tech for your body-pumping pleasure

    You looking for someone to DJ your next dub club night, hip-hop birthday party, or disco bar mitzvah? DJ Romanowski has, oh, 15,000 slabs of vinyl in his collection to choose from. Those records have informed his life not only making and spinning music, but also as a visual artist. He says his libr ... More >>

  • News

    June 27, 2007

    Unpaid in Full

    How musician royalties are being pocketed by SoundExchange

  • Home Entertainment

    December 7, 2005

    Our top DVD picks for the week of December 6.

    How musician royalties are being pocketed by SoundExchange

  • Music

    November 23, 2005

    America's first true hard-rock god, and Canada's one true electronica nut case

    How musician royalties are being pocketed by SoundExchange

  • Home Entertainment

    November 23, 2005

    Our top DVD picks for the week of December 6.

    How musician royalties are being pocketed by SoundExchange

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2004

    Best Dressed

    Couture breezes through downtown S.F.

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    House of Tudor

    Bobby Conn serves up Serge Gainsbourg by way of Motörhead, all while chastising Dubya

  • Music

    January 7, 2004

    House of Tudor

    The godfather of hip hop graces S.F. with his presence, as do some Filthy Thieving Bastards

  • Music

    September 18, 2002

    House of Tudor

    A rap-war documentary, the old new wave, and Gypsy-fied French noir

  • Music

    February 27, 2002

    House Of Tudor

    Adult.'s dispassionate synth-pop, and Si*Se's diaphanous trip-hop

  • Music

    October 24, 2001

    Father Figure

    Oakland DJ Moda plays proud papa to local audiences, deck jockeys -- and his career

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    Ladytron

    604 (Emperor Norton)

  • Music

    March 29, 2000

    Various Artists

    Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music, Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

  • Music

    May 5, 1999

    The Re-Rebirth of Cool

    Jonah Sharp, aka Spacetime Continuum, strives to uncover the meeting point of jazz and techno

  • Film

    September 2, 1998

    Depth Charge

    Jonah Sharp, aka Spacetime Continuum, strives to uncover the meeting point of jazz and techno

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Reviews

    Jonah Sharp, aka Spacetime Continuum, strives to uncover the meeting point of jazz and techno

  • Music

    April 8, 1998

    Whipping Post

    Jonah Sharp, aka Spacetime Continuum, strives to uncover the meeting point of jazz and techno

  • Music

    September 10, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Jonah Sharp, aka Spacetime Continuum, strives to uncover the meeting point of jazz and techno

  • Music

    November 15, 1995

    Recordings

    Jonah Sharp, aka Spacetime Continuum, strives to uncover the meeting point of jazz and techno

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