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Tears for Fears

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Madonna's MDNA: A First Listen

    ​Sure, I heard bad things about MDNA, but when's the last time critics actually jumped for Madonna? In the pre-"poptimist" era of 1999, with Ray of Light, I'm pretty sure. Music was a billion times better, and the oft-cited failure American Life is actually pretty strange and fun (vocoder and rapp ... More >>

  • Music

    March 23, 2011

    Janice Whaley Reimagines the Smiths Catalog A Cappella

    ​Sure, I heard bad things about MDNA, but when's the last time critics actually jumped for Madonna? In the pre-"poptimist" era of 1999, with Ray of Light, I'm pretty sure. Music was a billion times better, and the oft-cited failure American Life is actually pretty strange and fun (vocoder and rapp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Saturday Night: Big Gigantic and Umphrey's McGee at the Fillmore

    Big Gigantic at the Fillmore Saturday night.​Umphrey's McGee Big Gigantic March 12, 2011@ The Fillmore Better than: Daylight Savings Time; sleeping. Maybe I'm just getting old, but Big Gigantic was LOUD Saturday night at the Fillmore. Too loud. One girl told me she had to leave during the set bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Rap Albums You Probably Don't Know But Should, Part I

    Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heard​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. T ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Yeasayer pushes into new weird pop

    Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heard​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Flip It

    Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heard​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. T ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2009

    Morrissey’s memorable concert cancellations

    Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heard​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. T ... More >>

  • Music

    February 7, 2007

    Producer, Remixer, MC

    Oakland triple-threat Trackademicks does it all

  • Music

    June 21, 2006

    Lansing-Dreiden

    The Dividing Island

  • Music

    June 8, 2005

    The Icelander Cometh

    For a few years, Emiliana Torrini wasn't sure she'd ever make music again. Then the phone started ringing.

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2005

    It's All Relative

    Such smart performance

  • Dining

    October 23, 2002

    Mission Too

    Avoid the Mission's pee stink when you venture south of Cesar Chavez

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    SF Music Awards 2001

    An exotic adventure into the mysterious world of sound!

  • News

    June 2, 1999

    Letters

    An exotic adventure into the mysterious world of sound!

  • Calendar

    August 20, 1997

    Night+Day

    An exotic adventure into the mysterious world of sound!

  • News

    December 18, 1996

    CyberTowne U.S.A.

    Tired of computer gimmickry and gadgetry for Christmas? Prepare for exhaustion!

  • Calendar

    October 16, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Tired of computer gimmickry and gadgetry for Christmas? Prepare for exhaustion!

  • Music

    July 26, 1995

    Recordings

    Tired of computer gimmickry and gadgetry for Christmas? Prepare for exhaustion!

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