Spiritualized (Band)

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Live Review, 5/23/12: Spiritualized's Wall of Sound Assaults the Fillmore

Spiritualized Nikki LaneWednesday, May 23, 2012 The Fillmore  Better than: Battling your own demons.It's impossible to separate the man behind Spiritualized from his music. The psyche of Jason Pierce, aka J. Spaceman, permeated the packed house at the Fillmore last night -- and ther ... More >>

Five Music Muses: The Women Who Inspired Jason Pierce, Lou Barlow, Eric Clapton, and More

According to Greek mythology, the muses were the genius-sparking goddesses of song, poetry, and the sciences. Recently, the muse has more earthly origins; male recording artists often indicate that a particular woman was essential in stimulating the creative process. The Guardian's Germaine Greer de ... More >>

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Spiritualized's Five Best Lyrics About Drugs

Spiritualized's Five Best Lyrics About Drugs

It's not entirely rare to find a music artist who is defined by a particular concept. However, there may not be one as rigidly and as hysterically defined as Jason Pierce. For the Spiritualized frontman, that concept is addiction. Of course, Pierce is largely responsible for this; his lyrics conjure ... More >>

Wilco's The Whole Love: A First Listen

​ Wilco is a band that makes me hate indie rock fans. Not just because Jeff Tweedy wrote songs just fine before producer/sonic mastermind Jim O'Rourke came along, but because the fickle little bitches ran scurrying immediately after the band started guitar soloing -- sorry, "dad-rocking" -- ag ... More >>

Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost -- A First Listen

​ I've been everywhere with the San Francisco band Girls: Love 'em, hate 'em, find them overhyped, find the detractors overly cynical. I think they like it that way. Girls' hugely-acclaimed 2009 Album blew me away for a week. Then I found myself having trouble rekindling that need to hear it a ... More >>

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 >>

The Stoner's Guide to Spiritualized's Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space

​Listen to this while high: Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized. Behind the buzz: This album is one of the great THC supplements of the 1990s. Why it seldom turns up on any of those Stoner Rock 101 guides you see on the Internet may be only partially charged off to ho ... More >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend For Under $10

​This week is all about local artist holiday bazaars, local rock 'n' roll, and free (non-locally made) Chevy Chase classics. Cheap bastards,  your weekend recommendations below...feel free to add to this list in the comments section.  Lower Haight Holiday Art Walk & Hayes Valley Holi ... More >>

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