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May 10, 2012
Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Comes Out as Transgender; Internet Explodes with Support and Shock
It should have been obvious to us all for years. In 2007's "The Ocean", Against Me! vocalist, Tom Gabel sang "If I could've chosen, I would've been born a woman..." Most listeners at that time took it as a statement of solidarity with women from a vocalist who made a career out of being vocally poli ... More >>
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April 4, 2012
Is Neil Young Working on a High-Quality Digital Music Service?
Earlier this year, rock legend Neil Young made some waves in the tech world when he blasted the thin, tinny sound quality of MP3s, arguing that digital music distribution is "degrading music, not improving it." "The MP3 only has 5 percent of the data present in the original recording," Young said a ... More >>
Music
March 21, 2012
Wallpaper.: Show Preview
Earlier this year, rock legend Neil Young made some waves in the tech world when he blasted the thin, tinny sound quality of MP3s, arguing that digital music distribution is "degrading music, not improving it." "The MP3 only has 5 percent of the data present in the original recording," Young said a ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
A Charlie Brown Christmas Composer Vince Guaraldi's Heirs Suing for $2M in Unpaid Royalties
Given the time of year, you've probably seen -- and heard -- A Charlie Brown Christmas recently. The 1965 animated TV special's celebrated soundtrack was performed by noted San Francisco jazzman Vince Guaraldi's trio, and recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. But for the pianist and composer's c ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
The Year in Music Booze: Six Artist's Beverages That Made 2011 One Long Hangover
Rock 'n' roll culture died in 2011. It's got nothing to do with your opinion of Bon Iver, but everything to do with Rolling Stone. The former leading voice of modern music upheld its immaculate reputation this year... by starting an official wine club. It's filled with bottles branded with imagery f ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Wine Clubs Are the Coffin Nails of Rock 'n' Roll
Remember the good old days, when wine clubs were exclusively the pastime of pretentious assholes/your parents? Those days are over: Rolling Stone magazine just announced its own scheme to sell bottles of fermented grape juice to baby boomers with nothing better to blow their pension checks on. So w ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Finding Redemption in the Horrors of Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu
Don't Kill Lulu Yet: No, there is not one conventionally good song on Lulu, the 87-minute, hyped-to-infinity, Frankenstein's monster of Lou Reed babble and Metallica chug that came out the day after Halloween. Not really. This is a batch of 10 challenging pieces that average more than eight m ... More >>
Music
September 7, 2011
'Slightly Damaged': A Conversation with Iggy Pop
Don't Kill Lulu Yet: No, there is not one conventionally good song on Lulu, the 87-minute, hyped-to-infinity, Frankenstein's monster of Lou Reed babble and Metallica chug that came out the day after Halloween. Not really. This is a batch of 10 challenging pieces that average more than eight m ... More >>
Music
August 3, 2011
All Shook Down Isn't Your Average Music Fest
Don't Kill Lulu Yet: No, there is not one conventionally good song on Lulu, the 87-minute, hyped-to-infinity, Frankenstein's monster of Lou Reed babble and Metallica chug that came out the day after Halloween. Not really. This is a batch of 10 challenging pieces that average more than eight m ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
The 10 Greatest Music Video Babes of All Time
From the dawn of the music video, there has been the music video babe. Perhaps she's the star of the video, perhaps she's a backup dancer, maybe she just looks longingly at a musician. Most of the music is terrible, a lot of the videos are insipid, and yet somehow these women make it all worthwhile ... More >>
Music
June 22, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
From the dawn of the music video, there has been the music video babe. Perhaps she's the star of the video, perhaps she's a backup dancer, maybe she just looks longingly at a musician. Most of the music is terrible, a lot of the videos are insipid, and yet somehow these women make it all worthwhile ... 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
May 6, 2011
One '90s Reunion That Won't Happen: The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins in 1990. Sigh. This '90s revival thing is off the hook. Even Soundgarden is getting back together after 14 years to drive around the U.S. and blast old, loud-ass songs like "Spoonman" and "Fell on Black Days" to apparently eager audiences. But there's one big '90s rock ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2011
Big 4 Tour: Are More U.S. Dates Likely for Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth?
Richard HaickWide-eyed Kirk Hammet, coming soon to a major city near you? Pretty much since the moment we heard about the Big 4 tour, we've been wanting to see it hit the U.S. Interstate system. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax have played dates all over Europe, so when they announced ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
In Print: the Subversive Beauty of tUnE-yArDs, Del the Funky Homosapien's Trip to Hip-Hop's Past, and More
Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs From SF Weekly's latest print music section: On tUnE-yArDs: Welcome to the edge of experimental pop in 2011. Garbus has just seen the release of tUne-yArDs' second album, w h o k i l l, which seems all but certain to accelerate her rise from DIY curiosity into one o ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Top Five Musicians We Didn't Need to See Naked (Slightly NSFW)
When Demi Moore took her kit off for the cover of Vanity Fair in 1991, it caused a storm of controversy. A -- gasp! -- naked, pregnant woman, looking -- double gasp! -- sexy! People freaked out. It was kind of cool, but the problem was that it opened the floodgates. And now, more than a decade ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
Hear All of Tune-Yards' Amazing New Album on NPR Now
Tune-Yards' Merrill GarbusWe've already sung the praises of Tune-Yards new album, w h o k i l l, here once before. But today, the whole album's up on NPR for you to stream. We recommend you do. With w h o k i l l, Oakland-based Merril Garbus has blown way past her project's lo-fi roots and i ... More >>
Music
April 6, 2011
Bright Eyes: Show Preview
Tune-Yards' Merrill GarbusWe've already sung the praises of Tune-Yards new album, w h o k i l l, here once before. But today, the whole album's up on NPR for you to stream. We recommend you do. With w h o k i l l, Oakland-based Merril Garbus has blown way past her project's lo-fi roots and i ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Saturday Night: Greg Ginn, Big Scenic Nowhere, and Glitter Wizard Rattle Thee Parkside
Romana MachadoGlitter WizardGreg Ginn, Big Scenic Nowhere, Glitter WizardMarch 19, 2011 @Thee Parkside Marginally better than: Listening to Billy Joel records in a Seattle parking garage. It's SXSW season, and few things are longer than the faces of Facebook non-attendees this year. My ne ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Tune-Yards Featured in Rolling Stone, Because 'Bizness' Is Amazing
Anna M CampbellTune-Yards' Merrill GarbusSo we're into predictions lately. Here's one: 2011 is going to be a great year for Tune-Yards, the Oakland-based project of Merrill Garbus, whom you may as well start thinking of as the one-girl Dirty Projectors of the West. (A problematic comparison, but ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2011
Bay Music Links: Britney Spears in S.F., Prince Fan Gets Beat Up, Lil B in XXL, and More
Wait. Britney ... telephone? We're confused. Anyway, she's coming to S.F. next month.Britney Spears will perform live on Good Morning America from the Castro the day her new album is released. [SF Examiner]Man beaten up by crowd after catching Prince's guitar in Oakland. [ABC 7]How the Thee Oh Se ... More >>
Music
February 16, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last week in S.F. music
Wait. Britney ... telephone? We're confused. Anyway, she's coming to S.F. next month.Britney Spears will perform live on Good Morning America from the Castro the day her new album is released. [SF Examiner]Man beaten up by crowd after catching Prince's guitar in Oakland. [ABC 7]How the Thee Oh Se ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
New Strokes Single, 'Under Cover of Darkness,' Soon To Be Uncovered and Illuminated
Where's the money, Leboffski?Has the breakup of the White Stripes left you jonesing for some new simple, monosyllabic early-aughts post-garage rock? If so, never fear: The Strokes are hear to pat your hand and whisper soothing secrets in your ear.
Blogs
December 16, 2010
Win Tickets to Monsters of Accordion This Saturday at Slim's
Corn Mo will provide you with an education, we'll cover the tuition.Let's face it: You have an insufficient appreciation for the accordion. You still think of squeezeboxes as the musical tools of drunken Bulgarians on their second-cousins' wedding nights. You haven't warmed to the instrument's st ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Top 10 Signs the Album You Are About to Hear Is Going to Suck
Uh, did the cover say "Nickelback" on it?All cliches aside about not judging art/entertainment objects by their covers, sometimes you can predict with perfect confidence that some new record is going to drag you down into a pool of shit. Other times, one or two aspects of some new release -- what ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Tickets for the Next Pop-Up Magazine Go Onsale at Noon Today. You Have Been Warned.
The last three performances of Pop-Up Magazine -- y'know, the amazing magazine-as-live-show event deemed by some (ahem) to be one of the best things in S.F. -- sold out more quickly than an old-school print editor can down a shot of Old Overholt. (Tickets for Issue Three even crashed the ticket-s ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2010
Birds and Batteries Release Free New MP3, Sign to Velvet Blue For Third Album
Birds and BatteriesSan Francisco electro-folk-rock outfit Birds and Batteries announced today that they've signed with Spune/Velvet Blue Music and plan to release their third full-length album, Panorama, on October 12. Having earned praise from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and others -- as well as o ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2010
Top Five Songs For Vampire Hipsters
photo via Flickr/spacedustdesignJustin Bieber is no vampire. Tina Fey had it right when she said he's like a dreamy Christmas elf. But Rolling Stone disagrees. The magazine's site is running a photo gallery on its home page of several pop star portraits that have been mutated to include razor sha ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
Summer Bloodbath? The Concert Industry Had It Coming
Was seeing Petty's grin worth the price? Tell us in the comments sectionSummer 2010 is turning out to be a bloodbath for the concert industry. As Billboard reports:Individual shows, legs of tours, or entire tours have been canceled or postponed by such artists as U2 (due to Bono's back surgery), ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2010
Outside Lands lineup leaked in both Rolling Stone and Spin
Phoenix at Outside Lands: It's Leak-omaniaThis is almost too neat to be an accident. The Outside Lands 2010 lineup was supposed to be a secret until tomorrow, but both Spin and Rolling Stone broke the two-day festival's headliners in issues that dropped last week.SFist has the full run-down on th ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2010
New MP3 from 2010's Big Pop Contenders The Morning Benders
Weston WalkerI got a sneak listen to Big Echo, the new album due out in March from the Morning Benders. And I know it's early, but I already think this record could end up on my best of 2010 list. The group enlisted Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor as co-producer, and the songs are just slightly weird ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2009
Outside Lands Post-Script
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
Calendar
January 21, 2009
C’est Chic
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
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July 1, 2008
The Lowbrow Art Sale: Audrey Kawasaki, James Jean & Joshua Petker
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
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January 4, 2008
San Francisco Storm, Erik Otto, and Ramblin Jack Elliott - It's Your Friday Morning Pre-Party!
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2008
San Francisco Storm, Erik Otto, and Ramblin Jack Elliott - It's Your Friday Morning Pre-Party!
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2008
San Francisco Storm, Erik Otto, and Ramblin Jack Elliott - It's Your Friday Morning Pre-Party!
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
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September 5, 2007
Folk Rocks
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
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August 24, 2005
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron ... More >>
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December 10, 2003
Letters to the Editor
Week of December 10, 2003
Culture
November 26, 2003
Words Into Type
Jim Parkinson designs the letters that let you read
Music
January 22, 2003
Hot Hot Heat
Make Up the Breakdown
Music
November 20, 2002
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Culture
September 13, 2000
A Fan's Notes
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
Best of San Francisco
May 17, 2000
Best Jann Wenner Memory Under Glass
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
Music
March 1, 2000
William Ørbit
Pieces in a Modern Style
Music
November 24, 1999
Why We Fight
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love -- or at least respect -- Third Eye Blind
Music
May 13, 1998
Riff Raff
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love -- or at least respect -- Third Eye Blind
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May 15, 1996
Bring in Da Noise
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