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  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    R.I.P. Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys' Visual and Humanitarian Genius

    Adam Yauch, the musician and filmmaker best known as Beastie Boys member MCA, died today of the cancer he was diagnosed with in 2009. Yauch was 47.It's so easy to underrate the Beastie Boys, in part because nobody did what they did, and for so long. From fighting for their right to party to fighting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Live Review, 4/16/12: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Stays Elusive at Great American Music Hall

    By DAVID CORCORAN Godspeed You! Black Emperor Pierced Arrows April 16, 2012 Great American Music Hall Better than: Standing planted in one spot for two hours doing almost anything else. Things You Probably Didn't Learn at Last Night's GY!BE Show That You Were Thinking Maybe You Would There were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Why Musicians Matter to the Occupy Movement

    ​It's been over two weeks since the protest in SF's financial district commenced -- prompted by the occupation of Wall Street that started almost a month ago -- and four days since Oakland joined this now apparently worldwide movement. As we all know, Occupy Wall Street was outright ignored by mai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Nine They Might Be Giants Songs That Should Be Heard by People Who Think They Don't Like They Might Be Giants

    ​With the release last week of Join Us, their first album for grown-ups in four years, They Might Be Giants has managed something that few pop musicians ever pull off: still creating music of the type and caliber of what made them famous full decades after their start. The record has been hera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Why Oh Why: Souls of Mischief's A-Plus Drops Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute EP

    The music makes about as much sense as the cover art.​ Maybe there was something in his blunt. Otherwise, what the hell was A-Plus thinking? The Oakland rapper -- a member of the celebrated alternative hip-hop crews Souls of Mischief and Hieroglyphics -- just went and dropped a tribute EP cal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    America Sucks: Six Great Songs Complaining About the USA

    ​So it's almost the Fourth of July -- a day when we are all obligated to find a barbeque, pretend it's sunny, get drunker than we probably should in the middle of the day, and complain about British people. As is the case with so many national holidays, this whole deal is a pain in the ass for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Mick Jagger Forms Supergroup "Super Heavy," We're Super Embarrassed

    ​ Mick Jagger threw his name into the running for what may become the biggest supergroup of 2011, joining Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Damien Marley, Joss Stone, and A.R. Rahman, composer of the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, for what promises to be an eclectic (and hopefully not too terr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Top 6 Songs To Avoid If You Want To Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

    Are you one of those hopelessly optimistic people who decides to transform yourself into a better human every time a New Year rolls around? You may have been brimming with enthusiasm for your resolution as the clock hit midnight last Friday, but we're guessing that, by now, the cracks are probably s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Watch Alec Empire Discuss the Atari Teenage Riot Reunion

    Any child who came of age in the '90s has probably at least heard of Atari Teenage Riot. Band leader Alec Empire and his rotating crew of anarchist cronies brought their gritty, blown-out electronic speed punk (known best as 'digital hardcore' or 'breakcore') stateside from Riot's home base in Ber ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    The Thrashers: Local Fourth Graders Rock Past Curfew

    ​ One problem faces The Thrashers at the band's CD release party on Friday, Feb. 26, at Broadway Studios. "The show starts at 8 and we go on at 9:45," says keyboardist Brandon Lurie, "and that's past our bedtimes." "Not on Fridays," counters rhythm guitarist Charley Rutledge. Not many bands ha ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2009

    Kid Koala reimagines heavy rock with the Slew

    ​ One problem faces The Thrashers at the band's CD release party on Friday, Feb. 26, at Broadway Studios. "The show starts at 8 and we go on at 9:45," says keyboardist Brandon Lurie, "and that's past our bedtimes." "Not on Fridays," counters rhythm guitarist Charley Rutledge. Not many bands ha ... More >>

  • Music

    April 1, 2009

    Tom Morello and Boots Riley rage as one in Street Sweeper

    ​ One problem faces The Thrashers at the band's CD release party on Friday, Feb. 26, at Broadway Studios. "The show starts at 8 and we go on at 9:45," says keyboardist Brandon Lurie, "and that's past our bedtimes." "Not on Fridays," counters rhythm guitarist Charley Rutledge. Not many bands ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Special Guests Announced For Tom Morello's Slim's Show

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    “Not for Babies – They Can’t Read”

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Wu-Tang Clan at Grand Ballroom in Dec., Tickets on Sale this Week

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2008

    DJs dig into '90s nostalgia

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas Headline Annual Rock the Bells Festival

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Lollapalooza Lineup Kicks Coachella and SF Outside Lands Lineups in the Balls

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2007

    The Police, Daft Punk, and DethKlok Among The Top National Concerts of '07

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    CD Review: Puscifer -- V Is for Vagina

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    November 14, 2007

    Guitar Hero III Easily the Best Entry in the Franchise

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2007

    Rock the Bells, The Expendables, New Monsoon -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Saturday, August 18

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2007

    LiveFEED: Rock the Bells, 2007!

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2007

    SF Weekly and Pharoahe Monch Chop It Up About Rock the Bells, White People

    EKAphotographySomebody's Watching You: Tom Morello Back in the pre-Obama days, Tom Morello was like, the only guitar god with a conscience. While Slash and Jack White were doing bumps off of stripper tits, Morello was playing demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (with Rage Agai ... More >>

  • Music

    August 15, 2007

    For Whom the Bottom Line Tolls

    Hip hop's big Rock the Bells thinkers break free from industry shackles

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Rock the Bells Rises in SF

    Hip hop's big Rock the Bells thinkers break free from industry shackles

  • Music

    August 1, 2007

    Live review on Daft Punk/Rapture show

    Dancing robots take control from a gigantic laser pyramid

  • Music

    July 18, 2007

    Original smooth crooner Johnny Mathis returns to the stage

    Dancing robots take control from a gigantic laser pyramid

  • Music

    May 23, 2007

    The Nightwatchman

    One Man Revolution (Epic)

  • Music

    April 11, 2007

    Don't Call It a Comeback

    The Stooges succumb to The Weirdness

  • Film

    January 31, 2007

    Dissent for Sale

    Opposition is a commodity in Sundance docs

  • Home Entertainment

    November 22, 2006

    Encore Performance

    Don't fret. Guitar Hero II kills the opening act.

  • Music

    November 23, 2005

    John Cale

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  • Music

    May 21, 2003

    Accidental Tourists

    Is the Music the next big thing or just a bunch of very lucky guys?

  • Music

    April 2, 2003

    War, What Is It Good For?

    Absolutely nothing -- unless you're Clear Channel Communications

  • Music

    December 24, 2002

    Love Plus One

    Or five ways to make existing groups that much more super

  • Music

    May 15, 2002

    El-P

    Fantastic Damage (Def Jux)

  • Calendar

    August 15, 2001

    Short Takes

    The Short Attention Span Film and Video Festival. Got a minute?

  • News

    April 26, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Published April 26, 2000

  • Music

    January 26, 2000

    Clinton

    Disco and the Halfway to Discontent

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    South to the Future

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Calendar

    July 15, 1998

    Night + Day

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Hear This

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Tibetmania!

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • News

    November 5, 1997

    Letters

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Music

    September 24, 1997

    Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Music

    March 12, 1997

    Hear This

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Music

    February 12, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Military to Form PC Corps

  • Music

    May 8, 1996

    Recordings

    Military to Form PC Corps

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