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May 7, 2012
Flying Lotus Owns the Night at 1015 Folsom
Low End Theory featuring Flying Lotus 1015 Folsom Friday, May 4, 2012 Better than: The same party without Flying Lotus? The first time I ever went to Low End Theory was at its Los Angeles residence, at The Airliner. If you've been to that venue, then you know the incongruous situation of the party ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Live Review, 2/2/12: Shabazz Palaces Mellow Out Yoshi's
Shabazz Palaces at Yoshi's last night. Shabazz Palaces Yoshi's S.F. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 Better than: Expecting a Digable Planets reunion. I won't lie: if I wasn't sure what to expect of Shabazz Palaces. I secretly hoped I might witness a Digable Planets revival at the very least. There ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Naturally, Drake's Video for 'The Motto' Has Pissed Off Some Bay Area Rap Fans
Rap star Drake's new video for his single "The Motto" was shot largely in the Bay Area -- and has already inspired a slew of civilian reaction videos from around the world. Chief among the complaints are the sartorial choices of Drake and his guest star Lil Wayne -- namely a cheetah-print puffy jack ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2011
Watch: Drake Drives Through San Francisco and Oakland in 'The Motto'
Young MoneyDrake pals around with E-40 and Mistah F.A.B. in "The Motto."Canadian rapper/pop star Drake just dropped the video for his single "The Motto," featuring labelmates Lil Wayne and Tyga. It's the third single from Drake's second album, Take Care, which debuted at No. 1 last month with ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Das Racist Interview: "As Long as We're Getting Paid, I'm Not Really Mad at Whatever People Want to Call It"
Das Racist performs tonight at Ruby Skye. Das Racist wants to be taken on its own terms. Sort of. The Brooklyn-based trio consisting of Himanshu "Heems" Suri, Victor Vazquez, and hypeman/ "spiritual advisor" Ashok Kondabolu has spent more time discussing the group's motivations, identity, and ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Bump & Grind: The Top Five Pregnant Performances
What the hell is up with the tabloids and pregnancies? Usually when a lady celebrity has so much as a big lunch, or gets photographed from a bad angle, they announce that an offspring is probably imminent. And here's Beyonce Knowles, being totally upfront about her and Jay-Z's baby-to-be, rubbing ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2011
The Game's The R.E.D. Album: A First Listen
The Game needs no introduction. The man who was kicked out of G-Unit and made a whole album about whinily stalking ex-benefactor Dr. Dre has most recently performed two actions: 1) Releasing a diss track called "Uncle Otis," whose targets include Tyler, the Creator; and 2) releasing a collab ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne: A First Listen
Have we been waiting for this? Who knows -- even big fans of Jay-Z and Yeezy know they never shut up for too long. Big-budget collab albums we know aren't Jay-Z's strong suit (Unfinished Business? Collision Course?). And judging by the awful "H*A*M" (now a bonus cut) and the mesmerizing "Ot ... More >>
Music
June 22, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Have we been waiting for this? Who knows -- even big fans of Jay-Z and Yeezy know they never shut up for too long. Big-budget collab albums we know aren't Jay-Z's strong suit (Unfinished Business? Collision Course?). And judging by the awful "H*A*M" (now a bonus cut) and the mesmerizing "Ot ... More >>
Music
May 25, 2011
Mobb Deep's Prodigy Has More to Say Online Than in Rhyme
Have we been waiting for this? Who knows -- even big fans of Jay-Z and Yeezy know they never shut up for too long. Big-budget collab albums we know aren't Jay-Z's strong suit (Unfinished Business? Collision Course?). And judging by the awful "H*A*M" (now a bonus cut) and the mesmerizing "Ot ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
In Which We Attempt to Review Lil B's New 676-Song Mixtape, and Only Partially Succeed
Three download files, a Word doc of tracklisting, and 676 songs: Lil B's insane new mixtape.He claims to be Justin Bieber's cousin. He only has sex in space (or Japan). He samples Coldplay, Arcade Fire, and Radiohead several times each. He has eight different songs called "Suck My Dick." He's Lil ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
P. Diddy Is Here To Help You Celebrate V. Didday with 'LoveLOVE vs. HateLOVE'
Rap impresario and motivational speaker Sean "Puff 'P. Diddy' Daddy" Combs wants you to have a festive, funky, and above all, thought-provoking Valentine's Day. Which is why he and his femmetourage Dirty Money have just released the eminently Kierkegaardian LoveLOVE vs. HateLOVE mixtape, a handfu ... More >>
Music
January 26, 2011
Breezy at the Top: Trackademicks might be the next king of Bay Area hip-hop
Rap impresario and motivational speaker Sean "Puff 'P. Diddy' Daddy" Combs wants you to have a festive, funky, and above all, thought-provoking Valentine's Day. Which is why he and his femmetourage Dirty Money have just released the eminently Kierkegaardian LoveLOVE vs. HateLOVE mixtape, a handfu ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2011
Evolution's Nuts: Darwin Deez Drops Rap Mixtape, Plays Hemlock on Friday
Fell in love with this fish who got caught in my mesh / Yo, she burned my scene up like David Koresh Maybe my bullshit detector has plutonium batteries, but I'm not so sure I trust Darwin Deez. I've read a lot about how he's the new hotness, a genius of musical invention, number ten on the NME' ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Friday Night: L.A. Fave Low End Theory Comes to S.F., Gives the City Exactly What it Needs
Low End Theory S.F., with Daedelus, Baths, Gaslamp Killer and moreJanuary 21, 2011@ 103 Harriet Better than: Suffering through a pack of smelly trustafarians to hear some heavy bass. Let me waste no time getting to the point: Low End Theory SF is everything I've wanted a hip-hop/dubst ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy Has Literally Never Heard of Train
Think he's heard of Lil Wayne?Well here's a gem from this week's Pop Quiz interview in the SF Chronicle: When Chronicle music critic Aidin Vaziri makes a witty aside in an interview with James Murphy (who is performing at Treasure Island this weekend, as you may have heard), it comes out that the ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2010
Download A Rare!!! Mixtape!!! From Bay Area Crazy Person Lil B
Just... wow.I think we can all agree that Berkeley-based loudmouth Lil B is full of surprises: last week he released a splashy watercolor Hallmark card of an album called Rain In England; this week he's dropping MF Based, a "rare" (how does that work, exactly?) mixtape of half-baked freestyles de ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2010
Exclusive: DJ White Mike's 'Lights and Sounds' Mix
'Lights and Sounds Mixtape' ArtworkSan Francisco's DJ White Mike is the man behind this 40-minute mixtape of club-ready sonics, which he calls Lights and Sounds. We've certainly featured Mike and his Get Loose! shindig before, but this upbeat DJ set is something a tad different from the mixm ... More >>
Music
September 15, 2010
Dom: Show Preview
'Lights and Sounds Mixtape' ArtworkSan Francisco's DJ White Mike is the man behind this 40-minute mixtape of club-ready sonics, which he calls Lights and Sounds. We've certainly featured Mike and his Get Loose! shindig before, but this upbeat DJ set is something a tad different from the mixm ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2010
New York Restaurant Owner Trademarks 'Chairman Bao,' Tells S.F. Truck to Change Its Name
Uh-oh. First the Chairman Bao truck loses its starting chef/operator Eric Rud. Now the New York restaurant owner accusing the S.F. food truck of stealing the name has succeeded in obtaining a trademark for it. Eddie Haung, owner of BaoHaus, whose braised pork-belly bao ― the Chairman Bao ― lo ... More >>
Music
August 18, 2010
Rock the Bells 2010: Classic performances of hip-hop albums
Uh-oh. First the Chairman Bao truck loses its starting chef/operator Eric Rud. Now the New York restaurant owner accusing the S.F. food truck of stealing the name has succeeded in obtaining a trademark for it. Eddie Haung, owner of BaoHaus, whose braised pork-belly bao ― the Chairman Bao ― lo ... More >>
Music
August 11, 2010
Nas and Damian Marley show the wrong way to Africa
Uh-oh. First the Chairman Bao truck loses its starting chef/operator Eric Rud. Now the New York restaurant owner accusing the S.F. food truck of stealing the name has succeeded in obtaining a trademark for it. Eddie Haung, owner of BaoHaus, whose braised pork-belly bao ― the Chairman Bao ― lo ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2010
Review and Download: Curtains' 'The Dissertaion (The Wu Thesis)'
The past month has been a pretty great one for rap. New Orleans weed aficionado and sometime Lil Wayne sidekick Curren$y released Pilot Talk, featuring a terrific single, "The Day," where Jay Electronica waxes "young, black, intelligent, elegant, blasé," and Mos Def sounds like his jaw is still ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
Oakland Faders' DJ Platurn on Why Song Requests Suck and the Rise of Bottle Service Hip-Hop
www.sfstation.comHave you ever wondered just how much it pisses off a DJ when you request your favorite guilty pleasures all night? What actually happened to the hyphy movement? What sets Drake out from all the rest? DJ Platurn of the Oakland Faders gave us his candid thoughts on these topics and ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Last Night: Frightened Rabbit at the Fillmore
Frightened Rabbit Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The Fillmore Better Than: Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre, and Lil Wayne. In a recent blog entry, Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit lamented his own "certain brand of self-deprecation," and joked that becoming a professional rapper would allow him to exp ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2010
Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Maus Haus
Like many of San Francisco's best acts, Maus Haus is tough to pin down stylistically. The group's idiosyncratic lyrics are matched with orchestral electronic arrangements reminiscent of Krautrock, Bollywood soundtracks, and Brian Eno's best work. The group's upcoming release, Sea-Sides, like its ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Behind the Beat with DJ Dials (Change the Beat, Soundpieces)
Never let it be said that Noah Bennet Cunnigham is lazy. His hustle knows no bounds. He DJs, designs airport art installations, produces tracks, and manages our premiere glitch-hop outfit, Lazer Sword. As DJ Dials, he explores the depths of futuristic booty tunes and next-level bass music with ed ... More >>
Music
March 10, 2010
SXSW 2010 Showgoers' Guide to Bay Area Acts
Never let it be said that Noah Bennet Cunnigham is lazy. His hustle knows no bounds. He DJs, designs airport art installations, produces tracks, and manages our premiere glitch-hop outfit, Lazer Sword. As DJ Dials, he explores the depths of futuristic booty tunes and next-level bass music with ed ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Patterson-Kinch Collaboration Like Some Monster Hip Hop Mashup
Manresa's David Kinch and Coi's Daniel Patterson are uniting for a splashy dinner Feb. 8 at Coi (373 Broadway at Montgomery). Guests will nibble seven courses ($195 for the spread), with proceeds to benefit the training of the next U.S. Bocuse d'Or representative hoping to slice, dice, and reduce in ... More >>
Music
December 30, 2009
Listomania 2009: Unintentional Lyrical Hilarity
Manresa's David Kinch and Coi's Daniel Patterson are uniting for a splashy dinner Feb. 8 at Coi (373 Broadway at Montgomery). Guests will nibble seven courses ($195 for the spread), with proceeds to benefit the training of the next U.S. Bocuse d'Or representative hoping to slice, dice, and reduce in ... More >>
Music
September 23, 2009
Just Tweet It
Wallpaper.’s Eric Frederic is an unstoppable viral music producer. But can the incessant songwriting, video blogging, and booty tweeting make him a star?
Blogs
June 29, 2009
Never Can Say Goodbye
Michael Jackson in 1987 I'm not trying to be cynical or morbid here, but Michael Jackson's death was the best thing to happen to him in years. In death, Michael lives on forever. He has now joined the ancestors, among them musical icons like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jacki ... More >>
Music
June 24, 2009
Phoenix crafts the season’s perfect hits
Michael Jackson in 1987 I'm not trying to be cynical or morbid here, but Michael Jackson's death was the best thing to happen to him in years. In death, Michael lives on forever. He has now joined the ancestors, among them musical icons like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jacki ... More >>
Music
May 27, 2009
The Roots discuss hip-hop’s second jazz age
Michael Jackson in 1987 I'm not trying to be cynical or morbid here, but Michael Jackson's death was the best thing to happen to him in years. In death, Michael lives on forever. He has now joined the ancestors, among them musical icons like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jacki ... More >>
Music
February 25, 2009
Lily Allen
It's Not Me, It's You (Capitol)
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February 10, 2009
Global Drum Project Snags World Music Grammy
Global Drum Project Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart didn't invent world music. But he was among the first to take it out of the hands of ethnomusicologists and into the clutches of pop culture. Eighteen years ago, Hart and tabla titan Zakir Hussain won the first World Music Grammy for ... More >>
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October 29, 2008
Border Beats
Global Drum Project Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart didn't invent world music. But he was among the first to take it out of the hands of ethnomusicologists and into the clutches of pop culture. Eighteen years ago, Hart and tabla titan Zakir Hussain won the first World Music Grammy for ... More >>
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August 8, 2008
Last Night: KMEL Block Party at Oracle Arena
Global Drum Project Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart didn't invent world music. But he was among the first to take it out of the hands of ethnomusicologists and into the clutches of pop culture. Eighteen years ago, Hart and tabla titan Zakir Hussain won the first World Music Grammy for ... More >>
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June 4, 2008
Black Stars:
Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Out Here)
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May 30, 2008
Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Disco Shawn
Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Out Here)
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May 21, 2008
Reports from the Road: Bun B's "II Trill" release party
Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Out Here)
Music
April 9, 2008
Cat Power Under the Covers: A Listening Party with Jukebox Muses
Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Out Here)
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January 30, 2008
Vallejo Rapper Soldier Hard Brings Home Iraq's Harsh Realities
Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Out Here)
Music
October 31, 2007
Is Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah as Dumb as He Sometimes Acts?
Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Out Here)
Music
October 3, 2007
Chamillionaire
Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)
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September 18, 2007
CD Review: Kanye West -- Graduation
Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)
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September 12, 2007
Kanye West
Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)
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September 10, 2007
The 50 Cent Interview with SF Weekly
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October 25, 2006
Trash queens reign at Cinch
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