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Ryan Foley

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    What Happens When Children Start a Band

    On wikiHow, there are instructions on how to properly start up a band. The entry splendidly reduces the whole tortuous process to a series of simply phrased steps -- "Don't have people in the band who refuse to practice!" "Watch out for egos!" "Try to wear the same colors!" -- while conveying an unc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    On Hair Metal, Siberia, and Learning to Love Terrible Things

    Skid Row​ Lately, I've been listening to a lot of '80s hair metal, and when I listen to said hair metal, I frequently find myself thinking about Siberia. Okay, let me explain. Deviating from my comfy-cozy personal norms, and gamboling down such an execrable and anomalous (translation: power ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    In Which Three Young Boys Weigh in on the Best Songs of 2011

    Not an actual photo of any of the children subjected to WU LYF for this article.​The year is drawing to a close, which means it's time for us music writers to puff out our chests -- those chests emblazoned with big red "C's" for "critic" -- and be extra insular, bombastic, and pissy. In our ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Learning to Deal With the Great Music Deluge

    Are we suffocating from too much music?​ Two years ago, Broken Social Scene's Charles Spearin released The Happiness Project, an experimental album that brought together concepts associated with field recordings, sociology, jazz, and phonetics. If you think that sounds pretentious, you're righ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    What Do You Do If Your Kid Doesn't Like Kiss?

    Parents are continually influencing various aspects of their child's character development. You know, important things, like the growth of social competence and self-esteem, as well as how frequently a kid says "please" and "thank you," and doesn't hang up on telemarketers. Then there's the slightly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Forget Iron Maiden for Babies, or Mozart -- Raymond Scott Still Has the Best Lullaby Record

    ​Last night, as I put our 23-month-old twins to bed and flipped on A Child's Gift of Lullabies, or Sleepytime Lullabies, or Sing Me to Sleep, or Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fat Joe, or Baby's Dental Drill from the Pure White Noise series, or whatever the heck CD is sonically drugging ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Chasing Trains (and a Sense of Belonging) with Son House, Charlie Patton, and the Country Blues

    ​I've come to understand that if you geek out over particle acceleration or cryobiology or creating special powders from a pig's bladder for the purpose of re-growing fingertips, then you're spared from ridicule as your infatuation largely benefits the species. However, if your thing is War of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Soundtracking a Soul-Cleansing Trip to Ireland

    Flickr/Dargott72​ In the Irish town of Recess, there is a monument that proclaims: "On this site in 1897 nothing happened." I've never visited Recess during what has essentially become biennial excursions to Ireland; I've only passed by during bumpy bus rides from Galway to Clifden and back. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Nostalgia and the Curious Collector of 78 RPM Children's Records

    ​As I get older, nostalgia has become an adversary I frequently want to bind with rope, coat in honey, and leave to the insects. "Guess what / nostalgia sucks," goes that NOFX song. Blunt, yet astute. Of course, that couplet is followed by, "But I miss the days of Reagan punk," a clear acknowl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Angst vs. Acceptance: Easing Midlife Malaise with Indie Rock

    ​ Desperate Bicycles, a '70s punk act largely known for its boastful autonomy when it came to releasing music, isn't a group I typically turn to when in need of clarity and counsel. I mean, these are guys that wrote songs titled "I Am Nine" and "A Can of Lemonade." Profundity is really not the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Eight Rock 'n' Roll Poop Bombs: Exploring Pop Music and Shit

    Dookie​Three of my sons have reached the age where they've begun exhibiting the symptoms of chronic privy mouth. Shakespeare relished a good poop quip every now and then (see Henry V). Ditto for Marquis de Sade and Geoffrey Chaucer. Graffiti from the buried Roman city of Pompeii featured humor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    A Father's Day Wishlist: Kiss Hilarity, Glen Hansard Busking, My Bloody Valentine Humming, and More

    Cake Picture Gallery​ Lou Reed set the bar rather low with his idea of the perfect day: sips of sangria in the park, a trip to the zoo, a movie. "It Was a Good Day" also kept it simple, with Ice Cube's ideal 24 hours consisting of mom's home cooking, playing craps, and a Lakers victory. Nigeri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    What Is Dad Rock, Exactly? One Dad's Opinion

    billcosby.com​ In a segment from a season 1 episode of "The Cosby Show," the sitcom's namesake delightfully illustrates how pop music can function as a generational wedge. "I thought it had come down the hallway," Bill Cosby says in reference to the deafening music playing on daughter Sondra's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Leadbelly, the Murderer Who Sang Children's Songs

    www.leadbelly.org/Huddie Ledbetter: Convicted murderer, children's singer.​I recognize that schoolyards are dens of rumor and conjecture, places where over the crackle of Pop Rocks and the snap of bubblegum kids swap sordid, little secrets. It's why I caught myself smiling when my 11-year-old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Children's Artists Smile Way Too Fucking Much

    Moey's Music Party​For me, seeing children's artists perform live is akin to watching footage of horrific sports injuries (like Shaun Livingston). I am tormented, yet equally transfixed. So behold "I Gotta Go Potty!" by Moey's Music Party. The song's video features a grown woman, Moey, wildly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    St. Patrick's Day for the Family: How To Avoid PG-13 Drinking Songs and Worse

    Dad Rock is a new column in which Ryan Foley will attempt to look at pop music and pop culture from the precipice of middle age. If he ultimately leaps, it's because tiny hands ruined his Galaxie 500 vinyl. Accusations that he's raising five insufferable hipster children can be sent to mofrackie@gma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Pants Are Always Optional in the Living Room Nightclub

    Dad Rock is a new column in which Ryan Foley will attempt to look at pop music and pop culture from the precipice of middle age. If he ultimately leaps, it's because tiny hands ruined his Galaxie 500 vinyl. Accusations that he's raising five insufferable hipster children can be sent to mofrackie@gma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Ghost Box Records Excavates Childhood Memories, Reminds Us Adults Are Full of Crap

    Chris de Burgh, not-so-fond memory​ Dad Rock is a new column in which Ryan Foley will attempt to look at pop music and pop culture from the precipice of middle age. If he ultimately leaps, it's because tiny hands ruined his Galaxie 500 vinyl. Accusations that he's raising five insufferable hipster ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    How Do You Explain the Suicide of Joy Division's Ian Curtis to a Kid?

    Ian Curtis​Dad Rock is a new column in which Ryan Foley will attempt to look at pop music and pop culture from the precipice of middle age. If he ultimately leaps, it's because tiny hands ruined his Galaxie 500 vinyl. Accusations that he's raising five insufferable hipster children can be sent to ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    Ian Curtis​Dad Rock is a new column in which Ryan Foley will attempt to look at pop music and pop culture from the precipice of middle age. If he ultimately leaps, it's because tiny hands ruined his Galaxie 500 vinyl. Accusations that he's raising five insufferable hipster children can be sent to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    MP3 (And Mission Creek Pick) of the Day: Helene Renaut and Emily Jane White

    Hélène RenautTonight the Mission Creek Music Festival continues giving indie acts props, as the music showcase moves into its second week. Forget your Monday blahs with lovely folk tunes from French born Hélène Renaut and local silvery-voiced songstress Emily Jane White. SF Weekly freelancer Rya ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2008

    The Devil and Doctor Octagon: Kool Keith returns

    Hélène RenautTonight the Mission Creek Music Festival continues giving indie acts props, as the music showcase moves into its second week. Forget your Monday blahs with lovely folk tunes from French born Hélène Renaut and local silvery-voiced songstress Emily Jane White. SF Weekly freelancer Rya ... More >>

  • Music

    February 20, 2008

    Noise Pop Preview: Quick Picks

    Hélène RenautTonight the Mission Creek Music Festival continues giving indie acts props, as the music showcase moves into its second week. Forget your Monday blahs with lovely folk tunes from French born Hélène Renaut and local silvery-voiced songstress Emily Jane White. SF Weekly freelancer Rya ... More >>

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    Hear This

    Hélène RenautTonight the Mission Creek Music Festival continues giving indie acts props, as the music showcase moves into its second week. Forget your Monday blahs with lovely folk tunes from French born Hélène Renaut and local silvery-voiced songstress Emily Jane White. SF Weekly freelancer Rya ... More >>

  • Music

    November 21, 2007

    What the Christ Was That? Skeleton Key Makes a Junk-Rock Racket

    Hélène RenautTonight the Mission Creek Music Festival continues giving indie acts props, as the music showcase moves into its second week. Forget your Monday blahs with lovely folk tunes from French born Hélène Renaut and local silvery-voiced songstress Emily Jane White. SF Weekly freelancer Rya ... More >>

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