Old School Hip-Hop

Large Professor: Show Preview

Watch: Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Thao Nguyen, and Mirah Cover 'Push It' on Portlandia's S.F. Live Tour Stop

Fred, Thao, and Carrie onstage in S.F.​ No, dammit, we didn't get to go to the S.F. stop of the live Portlandia, either, and in case we all need any evidence that missing it was a huge bummer, here it is: A sizzling clip of the show's co-creators and stars, Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, ... More >>

Is SpongeBob-Beating Ad Rock the Coolest Man Alive? (Why, Yes. Yes He Is.)

Don't you know that crime doesn't pay, SpongeBob?​This week, Ad Rock proved that not only is he still one of the coolest men in music, he's actually probably one of the coolest humans alive. For the record, we thought the Beastie Boys had used up their 2011 cool quota with the mind-blowing, cameo- ... More >>

Beastie Boys' Mike D Starts a Second Career as -- a Wine Blogger?

​When you're a central figure in one of the biggest hip-hop groups ever, what's the next, natural progression for your career? Wine blogging, of course! Beastie Boys' Mike D has started writing for the wine website James Suckling as a guest critic, dropping views on his favorite varietals in lieu ... More >>

The Five Dumbest Songs By Artists Glen E. Friedman Has Photographed

The Dead Kennedys, photographed by Glen E. Friedman​As you may have seen in the Nov. 3 issue of SF Weekly, legendary photographer Glen E. Friedman brought his long-running "Fuck You All" exhibit to 941 Geary this past weekend, where it will happily live for the rest of 2010. We are so thrilled we ... More >>

Stereo Total: Show Preview

The Dead Kennedys, photographed by Glen E. Friedman​As you may have seen in the Nov. 3 issue of SF Weekly, legendary photographer Glen E. Friedman brought his long-running "Fuck You All" exhibit to 941 Geary this past weekend, where it will happily live for the rest of 2010. We are so thrilled we ... More >>

Wavves' addictive surf-punk makes it king of the beach

The Dead Kennedys, photographed by Glen E. Friedman​As you may have seen in the Nov. 3 issue of SF Weekly, legendary photographer Glen E. Friedman brought his long-running "Fuck You All" exhibit to 941 Geary this past weekend, where it will happily live for the rest of 2010. We are so thrilled we ... More >>

Change the Beat

The Dead Kennedys, photographed by Glen E. Friedman​As you may have seen in the Nov. 3 issue of SF Weekly, legendary photographer Glen E. Friedman brought his long-running "Fuck You All" exhibit to 941 Geary this past weekend, where it will happily live for the rest of 2010. We are so thrilled we ... More >>

Last Night: A-Trak, Theophilus London, Treasure Fingers, Trackademicks

Angela BoatwrightA-TrakA-Trak, Theophilus London, Treasure Fingers, Trackademicks July 16th, 2009 The Independent Review by Noah Sanders Better than: Actually attending a rave in the early '90s. Last night's A-Trak show at The Independent seemed pieced together with a lingering adoration of the e ... More >>

Chela Simone Tonight at Levende

Back to Burn: Chela SimoneLevende Lounge's weekly emerging talent showcase "We All We Got" heats up tonight with an appearance by Chela Simone, one of the Bay Area's rawest female emcees. Imagine the lyrical finesse of MC Lyte with the revolutionary intellectualism of Sister Souljah--but coming fr ... More >>

Stanton Warriors

Back to Burn: Chela SimoneLevende Lounge's weekly emerging talent showcase "We All We Got" heats up tonight with an appearance by Chela Simone, one of the Bay Area's rawest female emcees. Imagine the lyrical finesse of MC Lyte with the revolutionary intellectualism of Sister Souljah--but coming fr ... More >>

Hard Truth Soldiers Tour Takes Over SF, Major American Cities

dead prezGenerally, when ASD receives a press release boasting about a show with "arguably the strongest lineup of socially-aware, hardcore hip-hop talent in recent memory," we just shrug it off as pure hyperbole (and yes, to paraphrase Harry Allen, we normally don't believe the hyperbole). But holy ... More >>

Open Mic Night Tonight Features Scarub & Eligh

Microphone Fiend: ScarubGot skills? Verses? 16 bars of punchlines? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, why not let the world know how dope/fresh/ill you are? At tonight's Open Mic Night at 330 Ritch, you'll have that chance. Sponsored by Stash Magazine (email here to sign up), the every-othe ... More >>

80's Dance Party at Minna Gallery this Saturday

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Club Six Celebrates 10 Years

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Video Fueled the DJ Star

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Mix Master Mike Helps Club 6 Celebrate a Decade of Downtown S.F. Hip Hop

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

A brief history of vocal fakery from Zapp to "Lollipop"

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Father Afrika commands large-scale musical hypnosis

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Long Island Rhymes

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Heartfelt Attack

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Common and Just Blaze Remix "The Light" in the Name of Delicious Vodka

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

MC Lyte brings the club bangers

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Getting Paid

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

The Beach Boys, Blue Scholars, Tegan & Sara -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Sunday, July 22

While the slumping economy might have you bummed this holiday season, at least you can act like you're surrounded by excess just for one night at this Saturday's 80's Dance Party at 111 Minna. Jam out to old school hip-hop and new wave, eat some free cupcakes, and even get a free 80s makeover from ... More >>

Sister Act

ESG gets the grooves going through the decades

The French and the Fuckers

ESG gets the grooves going through the decades

Mixtape Shmixtape

In which we review Yay Area mixtapes of the day

Department of What the Fuck?

Beef, it's what's for dinner: Hip hop feuds we'd like to see

Beck

Guerolito

If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: the "Rev." in Rev. Run.

Guerolito

BeatBox

The Team declares "It's Gettin' Hot"; rappers Guru and Kool Keith get smooth and batshit crazy, respectively

V/A

Monika Force

BeatBox

Doug E. Fresh brings the beat-boxing revival to the DNA Lounge; 26 Mix hosts the ultimate hip hop feud: "East vs. West."

Don't Stop

Hip hop's history

Handsome Boy Modeling School

White People

BeatBox

Hip hop harbingers Tackhead take to the Independent; French fun is the name of the game at "Diabolik."

Unfaithful

Cheating spouses, meaty film

Beastie Boys

To the 5 Boroughs

Hear This

A bite-sized installment of the large (and no doubt geek-laden) celebration of synth

BeatBox

Nookie's drum 'n' bass, the rap of KRS-One, and Portia Surreal, the topless DJ from New York

Best Selection of Old-School Adidas

Harput's

DJ Z-Trip & DJ P

Uneasy Listening, Volume 1 (Self-released)

Second-Time Strut

One of the funkiest bands ever searches for closure, two decades after its last show

SF Weekly Wammies 2000

Your choices of the top local bands

Reviews

Your choices of the top local bands

The House of Tudor

Your choices of the top local bands

The Beastie Connection

How Adam Yauch and Erin Potts conceived the all-star Tibetan Freedom Concert

Recordings

How Adam Yauch and Erin Potts conceived the all-star Tibetan Freedom Concert

Recordings

How Adam Yauch and Erin Potts conceived the all-star Tibetan Freedom Concert