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Marvin Gaye

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Signal To Noise: Five New Tracks You'll Be Hearing on San Francisco Dancefloors

    Twenty-twelve has been a good year for dance music so far. It's only March, and San Francisco's club scene has been moved by a variety of new sounds coming from all over the world. This week we're taking a look at some of the finest new releases of the past couple weeks. Here are five cuts that we t ... More >>

  • Film

    February 15, 2012

    Arthouse Movie Listings February 15-21, 2012

    Twenty-twelve has been a good year for dance music so far. It's only March, and San Francisco's club scene has been moved by a variety of new sounds coming from all over the world. This week we're taking a look at some of the finest new releases of the past couple weeks. Here are five cuts that we t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    R.I.P. Rapper Special One, of Oakland Duo Conscious Daughters

    Special One (left) and CMJ​Special One, a rapper in the East Oakland hip-hop duo the Conscious Daughters, passed away on Saturday. Initial reports say the woman born Karryl Smith was found dead at her apartment by her rhyming partner CMJ (Carla Green); according to Green, the cause of Smith's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Lights Down Low Closes Out 2011 with Benoit & Sergio and a Massive Crowd

    Kahley Avalon Emerson​ Lights Down Low presents No Regular Play and Benoit & Sergio Public Works Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 Better than: The Pet Shop Boys' video for their cover of the Village People's "Go West". So far, Lights Down Low has had a long and wild run. Started at the height of the mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    The Top 10 New Jack Swing Anthems of All Time

    This Thursday, one-time New Edition member and new jack swing icon Johnny Gill will be performing a set at Yoshi's. Credited as the creation of Teddy Riley, new jack swing saw R&B vocals being fused with uptempo beats coated in the bumptious attitude of hip-hop. At the subgenre's height in the '90s, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Before Lil B's I'm Gay: Five Great Hip-Hop Homages to Marvin Gaye

    ​When it comes to creative career moves, the rapper Lil B usually blazes his own distinct and very often quirky path. But his decision to re-up the cover art of Marvin Gaye's I Want You album for his own I'm Gay project taps into hip-hop's long and lustrous admiration for the music of Marvin. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Lil B Goes Gaye (Happy!) with New Album Art

    No, not that gay!​ Inciting outrage, death threats, and -- at least for us -- wry chuckles, the controversial Berkeley rapper Lil B has named his upcoming album I'm Gay. Despite his past threat to rape Kanye West and jokes that he was a homosexual, B says the title is about happiness and the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Meet the Bloggers: Tamara Palmer

    Douglas ZimmermanTamara Palmer.​You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Tamara Palmer Beats: Street food, underground dining, restaurants Tamara Palmer is the first t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 22, 2010

    Lonely holiday: Grillade finds soul in a Christmas song

    Douglas ZimmermanTamara Palmer.​You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Tamara Palmer Beats: Street food, underground dining, restaurants Tamara Palmer is the first t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    In Print: Adam Stephens' Near-Catastrophe, and the Soulful Holiday Sounds of Grillade

    ​From SF Weekly's latest print music section:Broken, Not Shattered: Adam Haworth Stephens awoke to shouts. His drummer, Omar Cuellar, was at the helm of their tour van, yelling that the vehicle carrying Stephens' band and its gear was sliding out of control on ice and snow somewhere on Inters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Outside Lands Day Two: Al Green, The Devil Makes Three, and A Mass of Humanity

    ​Outside Lands Day Two Sunday, August 15, 2010 Better than: watching bootleg videos of the gig on YouTube at home by yourself. Open-air music festivals are as much about atmosphere as they are bands. At Outside Lands Day Two, this meant The People -- aka the plebs, the great unwashe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    Smooth and Smokey

    ​Outside Lands Day Two Sunday, August 15, 2010 Better than: watching bootleg videos of the gig on YouTube at home by yourself. Open-air music festivals are as much about atmosphere as they are bands. At Outside Lands Day Two, this meant The People -- aka the plebs, the great unwashe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Evidence Clearly Points to Margaritas in Haight Street Scene

    Joe EskenaziThe dots have been connected...​A Dozen years ago, I stumbled across a telltale scene in my apartment. A pair of voices emanated from the shower, my room was, literally, fogged up, condom wrappers littered the floor, Marvin Gaye played on the sound system, and a bone dry bottle of wine ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    10 Artists with Gimmicky Names Worth Hearing

    (Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2009

    History as predicted by Inauguration Day's #1 hits

    (Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Top 10 Albums That We Hope Will Actually Come Out in 2009 (But Probably Won't)

    (Dr. Dre might need an intervention in order to release his long-awaited Detox album)With the music industry in a continued state of shambles, even the average consumer is starting to understand that it's a risky venture to release an album and that this holds true for newcomers as well as those who ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2009

    Rap and Bullshit

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Music

    July 30, 2008

    Bunny and Soul

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Photos: Week on the Street (Part 2)

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Music

    July 9, 2008

    Children’s music aims for the sophisticated tykes

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Rare Sly Stone, Soul Music Film Clips at SF Public Library

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    My Tunes: Juanita More!

    Drag queen, She-J, and nightlife entertainer

  • Music

    September 12, 2007

    MC Lyte brings the club bangers

    Drag queen, She-J, and nightlife entertainer

  • Music

    August 8, 2007

    Kelly Rowland

    Ms. Kelly (Columbia)

  • Music

    June 27, 2007

    The Call of Katrina

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band gives sonic insight into New Orleans' stormy history

  • Music

    February 21, 2007

    Noise Pop Tip Sheet

    Dump the Dandy Warhols for Dead Meadow

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    It Was a Year Of ...

    Well, lots of things, actually

  • Culture

    October 4, 2006

    Taming of the Shrew

    An attempt at a hip interpretation of a classic becomes a goofy parody

  • Home Entertainment

    December 14, 2005

    Our top DVD picks for the week of December 13

    An attempt at a hip interpretation of a classic becomes a goofy parody

  • Dining

    October 19, 2005

    Heart and Soul

    A Southern standby helps bring buzz back to the revitalized Octavia Boulevard

  • Music

    August 24, 2005

    Northern California Dreamin'

    The Phoenix theater is the best clubhouse a local music scene could ever have

  • Music

    July 13, 2005

    I Ain't No Holocaust Girl

    Shuffleboard at the El Rio and why calling your boss a Nazi is passé

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2005

    In Verse

    Chronicling the beautiful world

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2004

    Once More Again

    If you thought the '60s band Love should have been famous, here's a second chance

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    Al Green

    I Can't Stop

  • Music

    September 24, 2003

    Hear This

    Seeking an experienced live band? The Blind Boys of Alabama boast 60+ years of show-stopping soul.

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Terence Trent D'Arby

    Wild Card

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Jukebox

    The Ha-Ra

  • Culture

    March 26, 2003

    War on War Songs

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • Music

    January 22, 2003

    Various Artists

    Black & Proud Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Horror heaven, soulful documentaries, and organ-drenched boogie

  • Music

    December 23, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    Horror heaven, soulful documentaries, and organ-drenched boogie

  • Calendar

    November 25, 1998

    Night & Day

    Horror heaven, soulful documentaries, and organ-drenched boogie

  • Music

    July 22, 1998

    Reviews

    Horror heaven, soulful documentaries, and organ-drenched boogie

  • Music

    May 13, 1998

    What Does Your Soul Look Like

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    September 10, 1997

    Soul Searching

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    June 4, 1997

    Recordings

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    February 12, 1997

    Hear This

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    July 17, 1996

    For the Love of Cheese

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

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