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Robert Smith

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Ron Paul Won't Legalize Marijuana -- Because He Can't

    ​As if the promise to dismantle most of the Washington-based government wasn't enough, Texas Congressman Ron Paul has also made waves in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with his maverick stance on drug policy.During his 30 years in the House of Representatives, Paul has authored ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    All Shook Down: Crystal Castles, Mistah F.A.B., and Maus Haus Rile up the Regency

    Joseph SchellCrystal Castles at the All Shook Down Music Fest​ SF Weekly's All Shook Down Fest featuring Crystal Castles, Mistah F.A.B., Maus Haus, and more August 6, 2011 Regency Ballroom [See Part I of our ASD Fest roundup, featuring Battlehooch, Richie Cunning, and Con Brio] Better than: Y ... More >>

  • Music

    August 3, 2011

    All Shook Down Isn't Your Average Music Fest

    Joseph SchellCrystal Castles at the All Shook Down Music Fest​ SF Weekly's All Shook Down Fest featuring Crystal Castles, Mistah F.A.B., Maus Haus, and more August 6, 2011 Regency Ballroom [See Part I of our ASD Fest roundup, featuring Battlehooch, Richie Cunning, and Con Brio] Better than: Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    In Print: Kreayshawn, Lil B, and the New Generation of Bay Area Hip-Hop; Our All Shook Down Fest; and More

    From SF Weekly's latest print issue: ​Insurgent Hip-Hop: Adam Giacomini remembers the very first time he heard Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci." Giacomini, known to listeners of Bay Area radio station KMEL as DJ Amen, was eating lunch one day this spring with a local hip-hop manager at Original Buf ... More >>

  • Music

    July 27, 2011

    All Shook Down Music Fest: A Guide to the Artists

    From SF Weekly's latest print issue: ​Insurgent Hip-Hop: Adam Giacomini remembers the very first time he heard Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci." Giacomini, known to listeners of Bay Area radio station KMEL as DJ Amen, was eating lunch one day this spring with a local hip-hop manager at Original Buf ... More >>

  • Music

    July 13, 2011

    Fake Your Own Death: Show Preview

    From SF Weekly's latest print issue: ​Insurgent Hip-Hop: Adam Giacomini remembers the very first time he heard Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci." Giacomini, known to listeners of Bay Area radio station KMEL as DJ Amen, was eating lunch one day this spring with a local hip-hop manager at Original Buf ... 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 >>

  • Music

    April 13, 2011

    Meet the New Morrissey: Twin Shadow (Capably) Summons Reagan-Era Pop

    ​ 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

    March 4, 2011

    Wild Nothing and Abe Vigoda Reveal Common Ancestors at Rickshaw Stop

    Abe Vigoda at Rickshaw Stop last night​Wild Nothing Abe Vigoda March 3, 2011 Rickshaw Stop Better Than: Wasting half a day and a bunch of dollars shopping for vintage 4AD vinyl. Separated by three thousand miles of flyover country and once parted by a decade's worth of musical influences, Thursda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Election 2010: Democrats Look Safe in Bay Area -- For Now

    Rep. Jerry McNerney: First off the island?​With all the sturm und drang gripping the Democratic party as the fall election approaches -- some observers are forecasting a Republican take-back of the House of Representatives, prompted by widespread anger over the economy and some of President Barack ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2010

    Pavement's Promise

    Why Malkmus and Co. still need their seminal band

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    SF's Veil Veil Vanish Celebrate CD Release at Popscene

    ​If your band traffics in '80s-indebted post-punk, it doesn't get much better than receiving a thumbs up from goth's godfather. That's what happened when local quintet Veil Veil Vanish contributed a cover of "The Upstairs Room" to the 2008 Cure tribute record Perfect As Cats. "We chose 'The Upstai ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Against all odds, a radical S.F. Republican takes on Nancy Pelosi

    ​If your band traffics in '80s-indebted post-punk, it doesn't get much better than receiving a thumbs up from goth's godfather. That's what happened when local quintet Veil Veil Vanish contributed a cover of "The Upstairs Room" to the 2008 Cure tribute record Perfect As Cats. "We chose 'The Upstai ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2009

    Eight Steps to a Better 2009

    ​If your band traffics in '80s-indebted post-punk, it doesn't get much better than receiving a thumbs up from goth's godfather. That's what happened when local quintet Veil Veil Vanish contributed a cover of "The Upstairs Room" to the 2008 Cure tribute record Perfect As Cats. "We chose 'The Upstai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    The Feinstein-Panetta Back Story

    By Peter JamisonObama's tapping of former Monterey congressman Leon Panetta for CIA director was bound to raise hackles among pols and pundits. While Panetta has that rarest of political assets -- an unimpaired reputation for probity among his colleagues and former constituents -- he has little dire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Say What? Why California Has No Corruption

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/28

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    Boys don't cry, except when it's with the Cure

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    Manic Mondays: a club for the '80s and the gays who love them

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007

    Put On This Ball and Chain For Three Nights of Social D in SF

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007

    Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Why? Rock the Lobot for AIDS Orphans Friday -- Gloomy all-Cure/Smiths/Joy Division Set Planned

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Music

    October 3, 2007

    Finntroll; Download Festival; Bill Callahan; Black Crowes; the Go-Gos

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    LoveLikeFire Added to Download Festival

    By Peter Jamison As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparis ... More >>

  • Music

    August 8, 2007

    Digitalism

    Idealism (Astralwerks)

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2007

    Placebo releases Extended Play '07

    Idealism (Astralwerks)

  • Music

    May 10, 2006

    Hip hop heroes school the new kids

    Idealism (Astralwerks)

  • Music

    January 25, 2006

    Nu Shooz

    Film School grows better as it grows older -- shoegazer comparisons be damned

  • Music

    September 21, 2005

    Split Myself in Two

    The dual personalities of Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart

  • Culture

    June 15, 2005

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    June 8, 2005

    Charlie Cox Runs With Scissors

    Confronting death, and living to joke about it

  • Music

    March 23, 2005

    I, Shit

    You and me and the Bravery, sitting around, full of it

  • Music

    February 16, 2005

    Hear This

    Moving Units have a knack for moving your unit; Silver Sunshine sounds as bright as its name

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    Ethnic Warfare

    A bitchy academic fight within SFSU's College of Ethnic Studies puts the future of the program in question

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Bouncer

    Our new music columnist looks askance at a woodsy ambient mystical gathering

  • Music

    July 28, 2004

    Shorties

    EPs are usually ignored by reviewers. Here are a few recent releases worth taking note of.

  • Music

    June 30, 2004

    Industrial Strength

    With his latest release as Tweaker, Chris Vrenna may finally outrun his Nine Inch Nails past

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    Ay dios!

    Boasting sharply written tunes and a fan in Morrissey, dios is converting the hordes with its indie rock

  • Music

    November 12, 2003

    Say Hallelujah!

    NorCal expats the Rapture and Out Hud return from NYC with a 20-year legacy in tow. Get ready to dance, punk.

  • Film

    September 10, 2003

    Below the Law

    Herod's Law skewers dirty Mexican politics

  • News

    March 12, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of March 12, 2003

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    The Revolutionary Test for Lung Cancer

    ... the medical establishment doesn’t want you to have. Yet.

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    Southern Discomfort

    Travis Somerville's paintings have been called provocative, brilliant - and racist

  • Music

    August 16, 2000

    Pop Goes the Formula

    The Knit Separates have audiences asking: What was that?

  • News

    April 26, 2000

    School of Hard Knocks

    State laws regulating vocational schools have been gutted. Disadvantaged students are paying the price.

  • Music

    February 23, 2000

    What Ails Him? online exclusive

    The Cure's Robert Smith reveals the man behind the makeup

  • Calendar

    March 31, 1999

    Night Crawler

    The Cure's Robert Smith reveals the man behind the makeup

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Reviews

    The Cure's Robert Smith reveals the man behind the makeup

  • Culture

    October 29, 1997

    Stage

    The Cure's Robert Smith reveals the man behind the makeup

  • Calendar

    January 17, 1996

    Night+Day

    The Cure's Robert Smith reveals the man behind the makeup

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