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Run-DMC

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Top Six Christmas Songs That Don't Actually Suck

    That's right, folks. It's the rarest of things -- a Christmas song that doesn't make you want to vomit, or jam sharp pencils into your ear-holes. Finding one of these gems is like stumbling across a white tiger in your backyard -- you can't believe it's there, you know it's not supposed to be there, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    A Second-By-Second Breakdown of the Worst Christmas Music Video Ever Made

    ​In case you missed all the twinkling lights and massive, decorated trees everywhere, the holiday season is well and truly upon us. And, as you already know, that means it's also the season for awful, cringe-worthy music you can only listen to for -- at most -- one week of the year (the only excep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Top Five Hip-Hop Songs That Shout Out and Give Thanks

    Hip-hop isn't exactly the most festive or friendly music in the world. Yeah, there's a smattering of Christmas rap songs -- although Run-DMC's "Christmas In Hollis" really isn't that good -- but on the whole, the genre has shunned the lure of the extended holiday season. But don't despair! Rappers n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" Is a Father's Nightmare -- And We Need More Songs Like It

    Harry Chapin in 1978​A father's fears generally fall into two loosely defined, ever-expanding categories. There's the keep-you-up-at-night, bite-your-nails-to-the-quick worries that focus on money, job security, and child safety. Meanwhile, there's the slightly less hardcore stuff: meetings wi ... More >>

  • Music

    April 27, 2011

    TV on the Radio Steps Back to Gaze at the Apocalypse

    Harry Chapin in 1978​A father's fears generally fall into two loosely defined, ever-expanding categories. There's the keep-you-up-at-night, bite-your-nails-to-the-quick worries that focus on money, job security, and child safety. Meanwhile, there's the slightly less hardcore stuff: meetings wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Helpful Advice: How To Survive NOT Going To SXSW

    This week, thousands of music lovers, wayward drunks, and music industry folk have descended upon Austin, Texas, for the 2011 South By Southwest music "conference" (yeah, right). If you're still here at home in the Bay Area, the reality that you're missing five days of non-stop free music/beer/b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Everlast Talks Run D.M.C., Rapping While White, and the House of Pain Reunion Tour

    House of Pain's Danny Boy and Everlast are at the Fillmore tonight.​More than a decade after its last "Jump Around," the indelible white rap group House of Pain -- featuring original members Everlast and Danny Boy -- is back out on the road for a reunion tour that kicks off tonight at the Fillmore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    November 3, 2010

    "Fuck You All": Glen Friedman's punk and hip-hop photos are meant to inspire

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    In Print: Fuck You All, and the Persistent Fireball That Is Marnie Stern

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​Punk and hip-hop photographer Glen Friedman: Glen Friedman grew up on the front lines of the West Coast punk rock, skateboarding, and rap scenes. Photographs he shot in the 1970s and '80s are considered to be the definitive portrai ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    "Fuck You All": Glen Friedman's punk and hip-hop photos are meant to inspire

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​Punk and hip-hop photographer Glen Friedman: Glen Friedman grew up on the front lines of the West Coast punk rock, skateboarding, and rap scenes. Photographs he shot in the 1970s and '80s are considered to be the definitive portrai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Costco's Carne Asada Bake Is Nasty

    Alex HochmanLike a doughy burrito hot from the oven, dribbling green liquid.​In Run D.M.C.'s 1986 classic "Peter Piper," D.M.C. raps about Jam Master Jay: "He's a big bad wolf in your neighborhood. Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good." Unfortunately, the same can't be said of Costco's new ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Nas and Damian Marley show the wrong way to Africa

    Alex HochmanLike a doughy burrito hot from the oven, dribbling green liquid.​In Run D.M.C.'s 1986 classic "Peter Piper," D.M.C. raps about Jam Master Jay: "He's a big bad wolf in your neighborhood. Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good." Unfortunately, the same can't be said of Costco's new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Vinyl's Hidden Messages Unmasked

    Photo by Qsysue for Public Collectors​Public Collectors is working on a really cool project that spotlights a small detail of what's being lost amongst so many invisible MP3s. The site is making a list of the messages bands have "pressed into the matrix of their vinyl" over the years. Apparently t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A w/ DJ Platurn (Oakland Faders)

    ​Plenty of turntable junkies claim DJing is in their blood. But DJ Platurn's love for the dancefloor actually was passed down through family lines. The Icelandic music head grew up the son of a DJ, so by the time he moved to Oakland he was ready to spin on his own. He's been a regular at Luka's Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Roost Uno of Lowbrow Sundays, Tipsy Tuesdays

    ​Sometimes your set takes so long you've gotta pee your pants. Or so says DJ Roost Uno, who'd rather whiz on his leg than step away from the turntables. Luckily in his six years of keeping the party going Sunday nights at Delirium (and various other weeklies and events around town), Uno has yet to ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2009

    Kid Koala reimagines heavy rock with the Slew

    ​Sometimes your set takes so long you've gotta pee your pants. Or so says DJ Roost Uno, who'd rather whiz on his leg than step away from the turntables. Luckily in his six years of keeping the party going Sunday nights at Delirium (and various other weeklies and events around town), Uno has yet to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2008

    Last Night: Vinyl Apocalypse at Lower Haters

    ​Sometimes your set takes so long you've gotta pee your pants. Or so says DJ Roost Uno, who'd rather whiz on his leg than step away from the turntables. Luckily in his six years of keeping the party going Sunday nights at Delirium (and various other weeklies and events around town), Uno has yet to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Last Night: Cool Kids, Pacific Division at The Independent

    ​Sometimes your set takes so long you've gotta pee your pants. Or so says DJ Roost Uno, who'd rather whiz on his leg than step away from the turntables. Luckily in his six years of keeping the party going Sunday nights at Delirium (and various other weeklies and events around town), Uno has yet to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    LastNight: RZA at the Independent

    ​Sometimes your set takes so long you've gotta pee your pants. Or so says DJ Roost Uno, who'd rather whiz on his leg than step away from the turntables. Luckily in his six years of keeping the party going Sunday nights at Delirium (and various other weeklies and events around town), Uno has yet to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2007

    LastNight: Prefuse 73 Glitches Out Slim's

    ​Sometimes your set takes so long you've gotta pee your pants. Or so says DJ Roost Uno, who'd rather whiz on his leg than step away from the turntables. Luckily in his six years of keeping the party going Sunday nights at Delirium (and various other weeklies and events around town), Uno has yet to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2007

    CD Review: Z-Trip -- All-Pro

    ​Sometimes your set takes so long you've gotta pee your pants. Or so says DJ Roost Uno, who'd rather whiz on his leg than step away from the turntables. Luckily in his six years of keeping the party going Sunday nights at Delirium (and various other weeklies and events around town), Uno has yet to ... More >>

  • Music

    August 9, 2006

    The Holy Spirit of Breaks

    From church pews to dancefloors, Kurtis Blow knows how to party

  • Music

    December 21, 2005

    Department of What the Fuck?

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

  • Music

    November 9, 2005

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Rick Rubin's moxie.

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

  • Music

    November 2, 2005

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

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

  • Music

    January 26, 2005

    Revolutions

    Once upon a time, DJ Qbert helped define and deify turntablism. That time is over. So what's next?

  • Music

    January 5, 2005

    BeatBox

    "The Real" funk and hip hop set off Nickie's BBQ; superstar DJs John Digweed and Danny Tenaglia play S.F.

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    Merry Christmas, Beeyotch!

    Forget caroling. Here are a few hip hop jammy-jams to warm your yule log.

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2004

    Unfaithful

    Cheating spouses, meaty film

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2004

    R.I.P. JMJ

    A hip hop happening in honor of the late, lamented Jam Master Jay

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    The Life and Times of an American Remixer

    Oh the challenges of remixing a '60s recording * and the odd ethical conundrums that go with it

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    Prick

    Don't hate me because I'm corporate

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Dorky But Cute Hip Hop Act

    Lil' Pocketknife

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Selection of Old-School Adidas

    Harput's

  • Music

    November 27, 2002

    Hear This

    Legendary DJ Afrika Bambaataa brings his b-boy esoterica to town

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    Raw Deal

    On his new album Greyboy ditches the acid jazz scene he helped create -- and returns to his hip hop roots

  • Music

    January 24, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    What Bush's choices for inauguration music say about the next four years

  • Music

    January 3, 2001

    Peace Out

    The members of gay act Rainbow Flava don't want to change hip hop -- they just want some respect

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    Beat Scientist

    Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

  • Music

    September 27, 2000

    Trans Am

    Red Line (Thrill Jockey)

  • Music

    June 14, 2000

    Changing the True School

    Berkeley's Zion I is out to prove that hip hop and drum 'n' bass aren't strange bedfellows

  • Music

    March 22, 2000

    Dig the New Breed

    Live Human proves that turntablism can learn a thing or two from jazz -- or is it the other way around?

  • Music

    December 22, 1999

    Riff Raff

    From the "Can We Please Get the Millennium Over With Now?" Desk and Happy [Expletive Deleted] Holidays

  • Calendar

    October 28, 1998

    Creatures From the Black Leather Lagoon

    From the "Can We Please Get the Millennium Over With Now?" Desk and Happy [Expletive Deleted] Holidays

  • Film

    July 8, 1998

    Hear This

    From the "Can We Please Get the Millennium Over With Now?" Desk and Happy [Expletive Deleted] Holidays

  • Calendar

    May 27, 1998

    Night + Day

    From the "Can We Please Get the Millennium Over With Now?" Desk and Happy [Expletive Deleted] Holidays

  • Music

    November 26, 1997

    Hear This

    From the "Can We Please Get the Millennium Over With Now?" Desk and Happy [Expletive Deleted] Holidays

  • Music

    August 30, 1995

    Keeping It Real

    Redefining hip hop with Spearhead, Ben Harper, and Aceyalone

  • Music

    May 31, 1995

    Schools of Thought

    The Roots, the Nonce and DJ Hurricane take hip hop to the next level

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