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​You know who you are. You're that guy who starts bellowing in the middle of the bar while your friends pretend not to be with you. You're that girl who gets over-excited in the middle of Urban Outfitters and starts singing along to the song playing just loudly enough that everyone has to hear you ... More >>

Veteran Rappers: Do You Really Need to Continue Making New Records?

There was a time, back in the late '80s, when the legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One was a candidate for the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time. Twenty-five years later, though, the self-anointed Blastmaster's latest long-player, The B.D.P. Album, suggests that compulsory retirement from the recording ... More >>

Lost Boys: New Research Demolishes the Stereotype of the Underage Sex Worker

There was a time, back in the late '80s, when the legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One was a candidate for the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time. Twenty-five years later, though, the self-anointed Blastmaster's latest long-player, The B.D.P. Album, suggests that compulsory retirement from the recording ... More >>

S.F. Rising: Spot Bagel Plays with Seeds, Chiles, and Corn

Jonathan KauffmanSpot Bagels: double onion, plain, cinnamon raisin, and the Frieda.​ Red boxes with clear plastic doors began appearing in local markets like Bi-Rite and Good Life a few weeks ago, labeled with the name of the Bay Area's newest bakery, Spot Bagel. Tantalizingly empty at first, the ... More >>

The Top 10 New Jack Swing Anthems of All Time

This Thursday, one-time New Edition member and new jack swing icon Johnny Gill will be performing a set at Yoshi's. Credited as the creation of Teddy Riley, new jack swing saw R&B vocals being fused with uptempo beats coated in the bumptious attitude of hip-hop. At the subgenre's height in the '90s, ... More >>

Dan Jablow's Meat Awakening, and Hayes Valley Farm Bees Rise Again

This Thursday, one-time New Edition member and new jack swing icon Johnny Gill will be performing a set at Yoshi's. Credited as the creation of Teddy Riley, new jack swing saw R&B vocals being fused with uptempo beats coated in the bumptious attitude of hip-hop. At the subgenre's height in the '90s, ... More >>

Dan Jablow's Meat Awakening

Alex HochmanDan Jablow of Jablow's Meats​What does a Bronx raised, ex-finance professional who goes to cooking school but then figures out that he hates working in a restaurant kitchen do with his future? Well, if you're Dan Jablow you start a smoked meats pop-up of course. Jablow, who trained ... More >>

This Saturday: Make (and Drink!) Gin Cocktails with Scott Beattie

Lou BustamanteOld World Distillers' Davorin Kuchan will help Scott Beattie school you on gin.​Where: Ferry Building Marketplace, 1 Ferry Building (at Embarcadero)When: Sat., May 28, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.Cost: $50 online via Eventbrite; 21 and overThe rundown: Scott Beattie returns to the Ferry Building to ... More >>

Three Artisanal Spirits We're Hoping Santa Brings

Annie JessemanSt. George's latest batch of single malt whisky is its best yet.​Cocktails and hot drinks rule the holiday season, but there's something just as festive, not to mention warming: a glass of a special brandy or whiskey. The Bay Area's expanding roster of artisanal spirits producers ... More >>

'Batman' Vampire Robs McDonalds

Tough times at Stately Wayne Manor? ​Holy Hamburgers, Batman! Say it ain't so! A man outfitted in the not-memorable-at-all disguise of a Batman mask and false vampire teeth entered a McDonald's in nearby Belmont at around 9 p.m. last night. It's unclear what device man pulled from his utility belt ... More >>

Nas and Damian Marley show the wrong way to Africa

Tough times at Stately Wayne Manor? ​Holy Hamburgers, Batman! Say it ain't so! A man outfitted in the not-memorable-at-all disguise of a Batman mask and false vampire teeth entered a McDonald's in nearby Belmont at around 9 p.m. last night. It's unclear what device man pulled from his utility belt ... More >>

Behind the Beat with Hotthobo

Patrick Miller​It's been seven years since DJ/producer Randy Ellis moved from Southern California to San Francisco. He had been DJing under the name Hotthobo for a while before relocating, but recently he has started getting his own productions off the ground. Like many DJs, he focused on making " ... More >>

City Island

Patrick Miller​It's been seven years since DJ/producer Randy Ellis moved from Southern California to San Francisco. He had been DJing under the name Hotthobo for a while before relocating, but recently he has started getting his own productions off the ground. Like many DJs, he focused on making " ... More >>

Kicking ass for Jesus: The Book of Eli is a little warped

Patrick Miller​It's been seven years since DJ/producer Randy Ellis moved from Southern California to San Francisco. He had been DJing under the name Hotthobo for a while before relocating, but recently he has started getting his own productions off the ground. Like many DJs, he focused on making " ... More >>

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