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Scott Walker

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Mike Patton and Secret Chiefs 3 Deliver a Rousing Take on Scott Walker's "Jacky"

    So here's a little energetic vibration to rev up your afternoon: Mike Patton, guesting with Secret Chiefs 3 -- the project of Trey Spruance, Patton's Mr. Bungle collaborator -- covering (the hell out of) Scott Walker's "Jacky." (Which is itself an English-language take on the late, great Jacques Bre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    City Family's Loathsome, Disingenuous, Idiotic Smear of Jeff Adachi

    One of the most tiring elements of living in the Internet age is the increasing use of superlatives -- i.e. "Worst. Meal. EVAR." So, it is with due consideration that we posit Prop. C backers' new ad claiming "THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE!" between union-busting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and public defe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    The Summer Anthem: Does It Get Better or Worse with Age?

    ​We pop music critics are wired in such a way that articulating a love for Aja and Scott Walker is significantly less difficult than articulating the love for the person we share a toothbrush with. We're a revolting phylum, I know. However, one notable exception is Rolling Stone editor Rob Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Jeff Adachi Says Proposition B Would Have Passed in Wisconsin

    Wisconsin: Fertile ground for pension reform?​Public Defender Jeff Adachi is firing back against local labor leaders and legislators trying to draw a link between his pension-reform efforts in San Francisco and the battle over the future of organized labor that is playing out in Wisconsin.Adachi, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    A Seminar in Getting High to a Cassette Tape, Thanks To I Am the Dot's The Bridges EP

    ​Listen to this while high: The Bridges EP by I Am the Dot. Behind the buzz: I found this cassette release wedged in my mailbox some months after toking up to the artist's "We Have Not Arrived" MP3. Denver experimental soulster Zach Tipton's music has pleasantly brain mutative propensities alread ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Wisconsin Union Battle Resonates in S.F.

    Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker​It was only a matter of time before San Francisco politicians and activists began weighing in on the pitched battle over union power in Wisconsin. Even more so here than in most states and cities, labor is an essential factor in all political equations. So is it that un ... More >>

  • Music

    February 2, 2011

    Bouncer: A crime junkie gets robbed while drinking at the Attic

    Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker​It was only a matter of time before San Francisco politicians and activists began weighing in on the pitched battle over union power in Wisconsin. Even more so here than in most states and cities, labor is an essential factor in all political equations. So is it that un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Listen To This While High: 'Clear Spot' By Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

    ​Hear this while high: "Clear Spot," by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. Behind the buzz: Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the rock blogosphere's reaction to last week's passing of the great Don Van Vliet is all that genuine grief is on behalf of an artist who hasn't made an album in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    More Loving in the Inner Sunset, Baking for Critters, Brunch on the Farm

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. Exciting news, there's a new Loving Hut coming to the Inner Sunset! Loving Hut is a Supreme Master Ching Hai joint, meaning it may or may not be run by a cult. I mainly don't care as I have a steady resolve when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ B and Not B

    ​Bay Area natives B and Not B have been playing together for a little over a year, pairing witty lyrics with 60's-inspired pop hooks to keep your head bopping from beginning to end. Wrapping up a five city tour of the Northwest, the band recently recorded a full-length, self-titled LP slated for a ... More >>

  • Film

    May 6, 2009

    Arthouse movie listings for May 6-12, 2009

    ​Bay Area natives B and Not B have been playing together for a little over a year, pairing witty lyrics with 60's-inspired pop hooks to keep your head bopping from beginning to end. Wrapping up a five city tour of the Northwest, the band recently recorded a full-length, self-titled LP slated for a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2009

    Jamie Stewart's infinite sadness is exhausting

    ​Bay Area natives B and Not B have been playing together for a little over a year, pairing witty lyrics with 60's-inspired pop hooks to keep your head bopping from beginning to end. Wrapping up a five city tour of the Northwest, the band recently recorded a full-length, self-titled LP slated for a ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    New doc reveals many of Scott Walker’s mysteries

    ​Bay Area natives B and Not B have been playing together for a little over a year, pairing witty lyrics with 60's-inspired pop hooks to keep your head bopping from beginning to end. Wrapping up a five city tour of the Northwest, the band recently recorded a full-length, self-titled LP slated for a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    30 Century Man

    ​Bay Area natives B and Not B have been playing together for a little over a year, pairing witty lyrics with 60's-inspired pop hooks to keep your head bopping from beginning to end. Wrapping up a five city tour of the Northwest, the band recently recorded a full-length, self-titled LP slated for a ... More >>

  • Music

    June 22, 2005

    The Mountain Goats

    The Sunset Tree

  • Music

    November 17, 2004

    William Shatner

    Has Been

  • Music

    January 22, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Paolo Angeli's giant, maniacal guitar; a reincarnated Amber Asylum; and a slightly poncey Divine Comedy

  • Music

    October 30, 2002

    House of Tudor

    Pressed fairies, effete torch singers, and highly techy pop acts

  • Music

    July 22, 1998

    When Rock 'n' Roll Forgets

    S.F.'s Richie Unterberger writes about the greatest musicians you've never heard of

  • Music

    March 27, 1996

    Recordings

    S.F.'s Richie Unterberger writes about the greatest musicians you've never heard of

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    Letters

    S.F.'s Richie Unterberger writes about the greatest musicians you've never heard of

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    Candy From Babies

    The hard- and soft-peddling of Youth in Action

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