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    October 24, 2012

    Five Amazing Murals Honoring Departed Musicians

    The Los Angeles mural that has served as a site for Elliot Smith fans to pay tribute to the much beloved singer-songwriter has just been given a revamp, by Punk Rock Marthas -- an art-minded group of charitable folk -- who felt the mural needed a pick-me-up in honor of the nine-year anniversary of S ... More >>

  • Film

    October 17, 2012

    "Wuthering Heights": Black Like Me

    The Los Angeles mural that has served as a site for Elliot Smith fans to pay tribute to the much beloved singer-songwriter has just been given a revamp, by Punk Rock Marthas -- an art-minded group of charitable folk -- who felt the mural needed a pick-me-up in honor of the nine-year anniversary of S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2012

    Remembering Hal David, Whose Pop Lyrics Portrayed a Very Different 1960s

    Mom and Dad are baby boomers. Though they're not just any kind of boomers. They are an underrepresented type, a minority voice within their generation. My parents never liked Bob Dylan and thought the White Album was too weird. So the 1960s that Mom and Dad passed down to me was different from the o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2012

    The Beatles Played Their Final Concert 46 Years Ago at Candlestick Park -- And You Can Listen to the Whole Thing

    Forty-six years ago today, on Aug. 29, 1966, the Beatles played the final live concert of their careers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Though many of the band's most timeless songs lay ahead of them, this Bay Area live date would mark the end of the Beatles as a touring entity. Freeing themse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2012

    The Bob Marley Parasite and Other Weird Crap Named After Musicians

    If you've walked along upper Haight recently, you'll have no doubt noticed the series of tributes to much loved musical heroes who are no longer with us, lovingly arranged around single trees. Amy Winehouse recently joined Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin on that run. But tributes to musicians -- both ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2012

    Live Review, 6/23/12: The Avett Brothers Lead a Family Singalong at the Greek Theatre

    The Avett Brothers Jackie Greene June 23, 2012 The Greek Theatre, Berkeley Better than: Nearly every other folk-rock family act you'll see this year. North Carolina's Avett Brothers, arguably the most ubiquitous folk rock act in the country right now, kicked off the Greek Theatre's summer season o ... More >>

  • Film

    May 9, 2012

    "Dark Shadows": Burton and Depp Aren't at Their Best

    The Avett Brothers Jackie Greene June 23, 2012 The Greek Theatre, Berkeley Better than: Nearly every other folk-rock family act you'll see this year. North Carolina's Avett Brothers, arguably the most ubiquitous folk rock act in the country right now, kicked off the Greek Theatre's summer season o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Six Signs of Metallica's Pervasive Influence on Pop Culture

    ​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Rich Beatles Fans Will Pay Buttloads of Cash For Questionable Memorabilia

    Later this month, an amplifier used by George Harrison when he was recording Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with the rest of The Beatles is going under the hammer in London. And it's expected to sell for somewhere between $80,000 and $110,000. We wouldn't be that surprised i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Times New Viking Struggles to Follow King Tuff at the Rickshaw Stop

    Ian S. PortKing Tuff at the Rickshaw Stop last night.​ Times New Viking King Tuff Spencey Dude and the Doodles @ the Rickshaw Stop June 14, 2011 Better than: A doubleheader of Williamson-era Stooges, and then a 14-inning ball game. It seemed that most of the crowd at the Rickshaw Stop last n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Official: The Beatles Now on iTunes (Yawn)

    ​So, as expected, Apple's big announcement today is that the Beatles' music is now available on the iTunes store. The band's albums are sold whole (regular albums are $12.99; the double-length White Album is $19.99) or by individual songs, which sell for $1.29. Also for sale now are three "bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Saturday Night: Paul McCartney at AT&T Park

    Christopher Victorio​Paul McCartney July 10, 2010@AT&T Park Better than: Any live performance of Beatles songs by anyone alive. In between "woooos," "yeeee-hawws," "yay-yeahs," other assorted exclamatory noises, and turns gleefully thrusting his guitar or bass skyward, an energized Paul McCa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Ben Davila Needs to Write Songs Like a Dog Needs to be Walked

    Elysha Rom-PovoloBen Davila​Since March 2009, Ben Davila has written a song a week. Each Thursday, the 28-year-old invites everyone -- his young music students, the hapless soul miles away with no prior songwriting experience, and the members of his two bands -- to join him in posting a topical co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    True Soccer Anthems are Catchy, Curse-Laden, and Mean-Spirited

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2009

    Morrissey’s memorable concert cancellations

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Film

    September 16, 2009

    Arthouse movie listings for September 9-15, 2009

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    The Sound and the …

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2009

    In the Pool

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Sorry Bloggers - The Internet is BAD for Kids' Brains

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Toronto International Film Festival: Day 3

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Film

    May 21, 2008

    A Polish auteur -- and Mike Tyson! -- stage comebacks at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/19

    BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

  • Music

    May 14, 2008

    Clinic

    Do It! (Domino)

  • News

    February 6, 2008

    West Coast Dockworkers Dispute Could Paralyze U.S. Economy

    Do It! (Domino)

  • Film

    September 12, 2007

    'Across the Universe': Help!

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor's '60s-set musical is a bust

  • Music

    February 28, 2007

    Clinic

    Visitations (Domino)

  • Music

    January 26, 2005

    Hear This

    Radio 4's politically charged dance-punk; A Flock of Goo Goo's punk'd '80s pop; Kaki King's six-string sting

  • Film

    February 4, 2004

    Zoom Lens

    As IndieFest proves, making movies is a bitch

  • Music

    October 3, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    The Bulletproof Boat Party -- the dance club that rocks on water is still afloat after 10 years

  • Film

    April 26, 2000

    Reel World

    Life Is a Serious Business; The Bad Sleep Well

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    Reviews

    Rico Bell & the Snake Handlers' Dark Side of the Mersey, The Mekons' Where Were You?, and Stefon Harris' BlackActionFigure

  • Film

    April 21, 1999

    The Dawning of A Hard Day's Night

    Rico Bell & the Snake Handlers' Dark Side of the Mersey, The Mekons' Where Were You?, and Stefon Harris' BlackActionFigure

  • Music

    June 4, 1997

    Bubble Burst

    Rico Bell & the Snake Handlers' Dark Side of the Mersey, The Mekons' Where Were You?, and Stefon Harris' BlackActionFigure

  • Music

    March 5, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Rico Bell & the Snake Handlers' Dark Side of the Mersey, The Mekons' Where Were You?, and Stefon Harris' BlackActionFigure

  • Calendar

    December 20, 1995

    Night+Day

    Rico Bell & the Snake Handlers' Dark Side of the Mersey, The Mekons' Where Were You?, and Stefon Harris' BlackActionFigure

  • Film

    April 5, 1995

    After the Fall

    A wayward soul marches through temptation in Priest; Risk stumbles on the road to romance

  • Culture

    February 22, 1995

    Curtain Calls

    A wayward soul marches through temptation in Priest; Risk stumbles on the road to romance

  • News

    February 22, 1995

    Petal Pushers

    Orchid collectors, watch your back. Uncle Sam knows what you're up to.

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