Richard Simmons

The Top 5 Worst Birthday Songs Ever

So, 2 Chainz and Kanye West just saw fit to join forces to write a birthday song. Called "Birthday Song". What the ball-sack were they even thinking? It's a well known fact that there are only three birthday-related songs in the history of music that are actually good. One is Loretta Lynn's "Happy B ... More >>

Celebrity Muscle

5 Reasons We Would Eat Schweddy Balls ... Ice Cream

It's hard not to get excited about a new Ben & Jerry's flavor, particularly the creative names, including Cherry Garcia and Half Baked. B&J's newest release is making headlines with its name: Schweddy Balls. The thought of American youngsters asking mom and dad if they can have a scoop of Sc ... More >>

Boys IV Men Don't Need No Stinking Laptops

Boys IV Men​If your Friday nights consist of body-slamming on the dance floor while pounding shots to bass-heavy beats, you'll almost certainly enjoy San Francisco's Boyz IV Men. With song titles such as "The Bomb Dot Com," there's pretty much no question about this outfit's party credentials ... More >>

Love is Chemicals: Like a Party of Sea Gods or Snake-Oil Salesmen

love is chemicals presents the Secret Satan covers show at the Hemlock tonight​ Off-kilter indie-pop quartet Love is Chemicals is a group of expert multi-taskers. Between organizing tonight's Secret Satan show at the Hemlock and arranging more sharp-edged guitar pop for their upcoming album, ... More >>

Last Night: Artie Lange Leaves ‘Em Laughing at the Masonic Center

Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone

SF Weekly Music Awards 2007 Program

Test My Balls of Fury

Answer all correctly and win a Def Leppard album

Reeferzilla Meets NIMBY-Ra

And unfortunately it's not science fiction. It's San Francisco politics, and the winner used some interesting jujitsu.

BeatBox

Greg Davis and Signer bring tweaked beats to the Hemlock; All-star DJs show up for "Get Selected!," an SF DJ competition

BeatBox

Cunning linguist Radioactive drops by "Tru Skool"; Philly's King Britt heats up Club Six; and Mark Farina and Derrick Carter double-team the decks at Mezzanine.

Play Rotorecall

Have fun with democracy, before it has fun with you

Why? / Odd Nosdam

Split EP! (Anticon)

Theater of the Inevitable

Beach Blanket Babylon, Shear Madness, Tony n' Tina's Wedding

Bluesman's Blues

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

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Taking Howard Stern Seriously

Klump, Gump, and Chump

The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.