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The Beastie Boys

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    The Music of Bay to Breakers: Blown-Out Beats, The Hot Mariachis, and Some Dude Passed Out in a Deadmau5 Mask

    Bay to Breakers Sunday, May 20th 2012 The streets of San Francisco The Bay to Breakers race is one of San Francisco's most definitive events, but not necessarily for the show of physical prowess as runners trudge the seven-mile course from the Embarcadero to Great Highway. Rather, hordes of eclecti ... More >>

  • Music

    May 9, 2012

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

    Bay to Breakers Sunday, May 20th 2012 The streets of San Francisco The Bay to Breakers race is one of San Francisco's most definitive events, but not necessarily for the show of physical prowess as runners trudge the seven-mile course from the Embarcadero to Great Highway. Rather, hordes of eclecti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Flying Lotus Owns the Night at 1015 Folsom

    Low End Theory featuring Flying Lotus 1015 Folsom Friday, May 4, 2012 Better than: The same party without Flying Lotus? The first time I ever went to Low End Theory was at its Los Angeles residence, at The Airliner. If you've been to that venue, then you know the incongruous situation of the party ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    DJ Shawn Ryan on How He Was Forced into DJing and His Dollar Bin Jams Blog

    Developing a feverish obsession with record collecting at a young age, DJ and producer Shawn Ryan traveled the world record hunting and only began DJing when friends demanded to hear his extensive collection. While early on, his primary interests were punk and hip-hop, he later moved on to collect d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Weekend Parties: White Ring at Elbo Room, François K. at Monarch, Hard French Turns Two, and More

    Well, it's now March, and we're officially headed towards spring. The implications of the seasonal shift can be felt in the here and now, with a great selection of events to choose from this weekend. Take your pick: We've got post-witch house, NYC disco originals, the last stand of ESG, and even a w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Justin BUA's Top Five Illustrated Hip-Hop Album Covers

    "Historically, artists painted the court and the aristocracy. I'm the court painter of hip-hop -- the artists are that important." So says Justin BUA, the hip-hop generation artist who celebrates the release of his new book The Legends Of Hip-Hop with a signing session at Booksmith this Friday start ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    The Top 50 Songs To Get High To

    As you might imagine, combing back numbers of my Listen to This While High column and my own vast library for a reasonable stab at the Fifty Stoniest Songs Ever is a labor and hashish intensive experience. Preliminary fossickings unearthed these half-hundred favorites, many of which may seem unfamil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Five Great Jimi Hendrix Samples in Hip-Hop Songs

    ​ Today is officially Jimi Hendrix-Winterland Day in San Francisco, which is a fine excuse to soundtrack the rest of your afternoon with a dose of Hendrix's classic guitar grooves. But beyond the deceased guitarist's own oeuvre, his music has received a second life as the sample source for a f ... More >>

  • Music

    July 13, 2011

    "Beats, Rhymes, and Life": Michael Rapaport's "Love Letter" to A Tribe Called Quest

    ​ Today is officially Jimi Hendrix-Winterland Day in San Francisco, which is a fine excuse to soundtrack the rest of your afternoon with a dose of Hendrix's classic guitar grooves. But beyond the deceased guitarist's own oeuvre, his music has received a second life as the sample source for a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    The Top Ten Hip-Hop Drinking Anthems

    ​Hip-hop's reliance on marijuana as a creative conduit and lifestyle accessory is well documented. But beyond the genre's top tokers, there's also a bubbling batch of rappers who've rhymed about not so much getting a little tipsy as daily dalliances with the dark world of being black-out drunk ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 9, 2011

    Drink 2011: Party Like It's 1999 -- Or Earlier

    ​Hip-hop's reliance on marijuana as a creative conduit and lifestyle accessory is well documented. But beyond the genre's top tokers, there's also a bubbling batch of rappers who've rhymed about not so much getting a little tipsy as daily dalliances with the dark world of being black-out drunk ... More >>

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    Drink 2011: Party Like It's 1999 -- Or Earlier

    ​Hip-hop's reliance on marijuana as a creative conduit and lifestyle accessory is well documented. But beyond the genre's top tokers, there's also a bubbling batch of rappers who've rhymed about not so much getting a little tipsy as daily dalliances with the dark world of being black-out drunk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Friday at Noise Pop: Kid Koala Plays Records That Tell Us How To Dance To Them at Mighty

    Matt SeufererKid KoalaKid Koala DJ Swayzee Jel J HouseFebruary 25, 2011@ MightyBetter than: An evening of mediocre music from DJs with good names. I arrive around 9:30 p.m. at a very sparsely populated Mighty, wonder why I don't go to Mighty more, and then remember that I don't like to dance. J Hou ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Prague Rock: Free Radiohead Concert DVD Out Now

    Been a while since Radiohead came through the Bay Area, and it'll probably be another while before they return. (Thom Yorke played at the Fox in April, but that doesn't count.) Looks like several more months of putting their discography on shuffle and watching 7 Television Commercials on endless loo ... More >>

  • Film

    February 24, 2010

    Kevin Smith's Cop Out: So crazy, it just might work

    Been a while since Radiohead came through the Bay Area, and it'll probably be another while before they return. (Thom Yorke played at the Fox in April, but that doesn't count.) Looks like several more months of putting their discography on shuffle and watching 7 Television Commercials on endless loo ... More >>

  • Music

    January 13, 2010

    Change the Beat

    Been a while since Radiohead came through the Bay Area, and it'll probably be another while before they return. (Thom Yorke played at the Fox in April, but that doesn't count.) Looks like several more months of putting their discography on shuffle and watching 7 Television Commercials on endless loo ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 25, 2009

    Stateless: More vaudeville than hip-hop

    Been a while since Radiohead came through the Bay Area, and it'll probably be another while before they return. (Thom Yorke played at the Fox in April, but that doesn't count.) Looks like several more months of putting their discography on shuffle and watching 7 Television Commercials on endless loo ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2009

    Local tech companies remove the music middleman

    Been a while since Radiohead came through the Bay Area, and it'll probably be another while before they return. (Thom Yorke played at the Fox in April, but that doesn't count.) Looks like several more months of putting their discography on shuffle and watching 7 Television Commercials on endless loo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    No Beastie Boys at Outside Lands: MCA Has Cancer

    Bad news from the Beastie Boys camp this morning. Adam "MCA" Yauch has been diagnosed with cancer--he has a tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. The good news is doctors found the cancerous tumor early, it doesn't sound to have spread to other parts of his body, and surgeons and are prepared ... More >>

  • Film

    June 10, 2009

    John Travolta plays the ringleader in The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

    Bad news from the Beastie Boys camp this morning. Adam "MCA" Yauch has been diagnosed with cancer--he has a tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. The good news is doctors found the cancerous tumor early, it doesn't sound to have spread to other parts of his body, and surgeons and are prepared ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    The Jacka reprises hyphy with a gangsta twist

    Bad news from the Beastie Boys camp this morning. Adam "MCA" Yauch has been diagnosed with cancer--he has a tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. The good news is doctors found the cancerous tumor early, it doesn't sound to have spread to other parts of his body, and surgeons and are prepared ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Bonnaroo Lineup Announced

    BruceSpringsteen.netThe BossBreak out the Sharpie and circle your calendars. The lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival has just been announced, and suffice to say Woodstock and Lollapalooza have nothing on this. Just when you thought the four-day music and arts extravaganza, held on a farm in rural ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2008

    Last Night: Thrasher 2008 Skater of the Year Party featuring Too $hort

    Thrasher 2008 Skater of the Year Party Great American Music Hall December 12, 2008 Review and Photos by Eric K. Arnold The t-shirted, sneakered, baseball-capped hordes descended upon the Great American Music Hall Friday night for Thrasher magazine's "Skater of the Year" party. Despite at least one ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 25, 2008

    Music for Swingers

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2007

    CDReview: Bad Brains Build a Nation Grade: B

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Music

    July 25, 2007

    Bad Brains

    Build a Nation (Megaforce Records)

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2007

    SF Weekly Previews Jazz Fest of North Beach

    Build a Nation (Megaforce Records)

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2007

    Last Night: Sage Francis

    Build a Nation (Megaforce Records)

  • Music

    June 20, 2007

    Giving the Indies a Spin

    Small outposts rule online MP3 sales

  • Music

    January 17, 2007

    Mad Professor widens dub's diaspora

    Small outposts rule online MP3 sales

  • Music

    February 8, 2006

    Department of What the Fuck?

    They called themselves Venom, and they came to rock

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    They called themselves Venom, and they came to rock

  • Music

    September 22, 2004

    Bouncer

    Hanging out with male prostitutes is just like climbing Mount Everest

  • Music

    November 19, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Get the scoop on SF's Emperor Norton

  • Music

    September 25, 2002

    The Monster Mash-up

    2 Many DJ's is never enough

  • Music

    May 22, 2002

    Same Old Brand-New

    Blame Rock River Communications -- and hipster Jeff Daniel -- for those cheesy store-branded music compilations

  • Music

    November 29, 2000

    Pop Philosophy

    Ubiquity Recordings 10th Anniversary; National Novel Writing Month

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    SF Weekly Wammies 2000

    Your choices of the top local bands

  • Music

    July 5, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    Bebel Gilberto; Phantom Chords; Dadafest; Go-Nuts

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    Reviews

    Bebel Gilberto; Phantom Chords; Dadafest; Go-Nuts

  • Music

    January 13, 1999

    Beats, Rhymes, and Laughs

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Music

    August 5, 1998

    House of Tudor

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Riff Raff

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Tibetmania!

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Calendar

    June 12, 1996

    Night+Day

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    Samples

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Music

    August 2, 1995

    Samples

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Music

    May 24, 1995

    Samples

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

  • Calendar

    March 22, 1995

    Night+Day

    A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

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