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Les Paul

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    L.A. Rocker Hanni El Khatib on Why Karaoke Terrifies Him More Than Performing

    Los Angeles rocker Hanni El Khatib comes off like a badass. Car crashes adorn his release covers, his songs are inspired by '50s blues and '60s garage, and in at least one tune ("You Rascal You," a cover), the song's narrator stalks an adulterer with murderous intent. Khatib's image -- that of a my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Iggy Pop on Making Kill City, Life in '70s Los Angeles, and the Jim Jarmusch Stooges Doc

    Earlier this year, before Iggy Pop was aware that he'd broken his foot during a Stooges show in Romania, he had a delightful, cuss-filled conversation with us from his home in the Cayman Islands. Afterward, when Pop found out that his foot was seriously busted, the band rescheduled its S.F. dates to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Ke$ha Kills Modesty, Subtlety with a Glitter Gun at the Warfield

    Richard HaickKe$ha at the Warfield​ Ke$ha May 4, 2011 @ The Warfield Better than: Dudes who look like Mick Jagger Ripped tank tops barely concealing black bras. Gold-sequined skirts. Fishnet tights. Tousled blonde locks. Eyeliner thick as warpaint. Fuzzy cat-ear headbands. Hand-drawn dollar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Billie Joe Armstrong's New Signature Guitar Is an Attempt to Rewrite Green Day History

    The offending axe.​Billie Joe, say it ain't so!​Other than the Les Paul -- an iconic six-string now far more famous than its namesake -- signature model guitars are generally an exercise in cynical maneuvering and kitschy accessories, put out by instrument companies aiming to capitalize on the l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Learn How To Not Be a Shitty DJ at Red Bull Music Academy Next Week

    ​Oh, so  you got Serato,  Ableton, and/or your dad's Les Paul, and now you think you're the man (or woman)? You think you're ready for the stage? For a band? For a DJ contest? You think you actually need that Soundcloud account that no one actually listens to?Yeah right.You don't know sh ... More >>

  • Music

    March 2, 2011

    You're Okay, Computer: Laptops and Vocals Make for Futuristic Pop with Feeling

    ​Oh, so  you got Serato,  Ableton, and/or your dad's Les Paul, and now you think you're the man (or woman)? You think you're ready for the stage? For a band? For a DJ contest? You think you actually need that Soundcloud account that no one actually listens to?Yeah right.You don't know sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    10 Signs the Band You Are About to See is Going to Suck

    Fuckthatband.com​Sometimes at a show you have a feeling -- a hunch, a gut instinct, a fucking prejudice -- and the feeling is right. "This show is going to suck," you think, when some greasy waif takes the stage wearing rhinestone-studded shades and a turquoise-sequined cumberbund, then yanks a po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    R.I.P. Les Paul (1915-2009)

    The Legend: One of Gibson's signature Les Paul guitars​ The Associated Press has reported  that guitar innovator Les Paul  died today at the age of 94, from pneumonia-related complications. Paul helped to popularize the electric guitar in the 1940s, and his use of multitracking, overd ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2007

    They Don't Really

    The Legend: One of Gibson's signature Les Paul guitars​ The Associated Press has reported  that guitar innovator Les Paul  died today at the age of 94, from pneumonia-related complications. Paul helped to popularize the electric guitar in the 1940s, and his use of multitracking, overd ... More >>

  • Music

    January 24, 2007

    Robbers on High Street steal from the NY sound

    The Legend: One of Gibson's signature Les Paul guitars​ The Associated Press has reported  that guitar innovator Les Paul  died today at the age of 94, from pneumonia-related complications. Paul helped to popularize the electric guitar in the 1940s, and his use of multitracking, overd ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2004

    Snake Charmers

    These Arms Are Snakes transforms smart, pummeling rock into a near-death experience.

  • News

    January 7, 2004

    Guitar Dreams

    Adrian Freed's decades-long desire to marry music and technology is finally going public. Will anyone listen?

  • Music

    January 30, 2002

    Sound Advice

    Punk goes to the Dogs, and Stephanie Galetti succumbs to darkness.

  • Music

    December 19, 2001

    Kevin Salem

    Ecstatic (Future Farmer)

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    SF Weekly Wammies 2000

    Your choices of the top local bands

  • Music

    May 19, 1999

    Reviews

    Your choices of the top local bands

  • News

    March 6, 1996

    White Trash Nation

    The stereotype may be racist and classist, but that hasn't kept a generation from embracing the white trash aesthetic -- a disposable culture populated by trailer parks; junk cars; big hair and gaudy makeup; loud, angry music; and empty beer cans -- and i

  • Music

    July 26, 1995

    Sticky Fingers

    The Six Finger Satellite swindle

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