The Jackson 5

CD Review: wil.i.am -- Songs About Girls

Her Space Holiday

The Past Presents the Future

Muni's Mack Daddy

James Robinson used to be a pimp. Now he's a transit union bigwig. And he's got higher ambitions.

Star Search

Discovering the next Jackson 5, as the Apollo's "Amateur Night" hits the road

SF Weekly Music Awards 2002

A galaxy-spanning journey through space and sound!

He Said, She Said

Mates of State fashion new sounds from age-old conversations

Sheer Ambition

With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

The Golden Spike

Actor and rock video director Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich is an odd masterpiece. So why is Jonze scared of his own shadow?

He'll Be There

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Mush Never Sleeps

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Stage

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Reviews

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Love! Valour! Queer Cinema!

A guide to the Lesbian and Gay Film Fest

Kiddie Primer

A guide to the Lesbian and Gay Film Fest

Recordings

A guide to the Lesbian and Gay Film Fest

Dub Warriors

Macro Dub Infection relays a genre where nothing is true, and everything is permitted

Reactions to Michael Jackson's Death (Pt. 1): Lyrics Born, Sake 1 & More

Let's Remember Him This Way When a pop culture icon passes, it's never a happy thing. The death of Michael Jackson has definitely sent shivers through the urban community, most of whom revered MJ's music, which was an essential soundtrack for most of their lives. Well, up until Bad, at least. But ... More >>

What's Your Favorite Michael Jackson Memory?

All right, time to remember Michael Jackson in style. We're opening up All Shook Down to your favorite Michael Jackson and Michael Jackson-related memories. Pull from any time period you wish--The Jackson 5, Captain EO, Neverland... walking on the Golden Gate Bridge......Whatever it is, we'd like ... More >>

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Songs About Girls(will.i.am Music Group/Interscope)

Last Night: Chali 2na, Gift of Gab, & Mr. Lif at the Independent

​Chali 2na, Gift of Gab, & Mr. Lif, hosted by Lyrics Born November 7, 2009 The Independent Better Than: This year's VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Indie hip-hop icons still pack them in up in the Bay Area. On Saturday night, the Independent was dominated by indie artists who have spent more than 15 ... More >>

Last Night: Kid Cudi at Regency Ballroom

​Kid Cudi December 15, 2009 Regency Ballroom Better Than: Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, not LeBron James Rap is a memoirist's art, and Kid Cudi's music is some of the most personal rap around. His recordings about loneliness and fears contain an intimate softness, like lullabies sung righ ... More >>

Saturday Afternoon: Kid-rockers The Sippy Cups Dazzle Dolores Park

​The Sippy Cups @Dolores ParkJune 19, 2010 Better Than: Eating strawberry Pop Tarts while watching a Flaming Lips video It was like many Saturday afternoons in Dolores Park, aka "Hipster Hill": City types lounged in groups next to open containers and fixed-gear bikes. Laughing childr ... More >>

A Look Back at Michael Jackson's Bay Area Appearances

Michael Jackson never graced the Bay Area with a solo show, though the Jackson 5 did perform its second official concert as a Motown act at San Francisco's Cow Palace on June 19, 1970, appearing as the opening act for Tina Turner and Rare Earth; they returned to the venue in 1972 and 1973. J5 wa ... More >>

Friday Night: Michael Jackson Tribute Band, Foreverland, at The Regency Ballroom

Foreverland​Foreverland June 25, 2010 @The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco Better Than: Listening to my coworker alternate between a bad British accent and a creepy falsetto while singing "The Girl is Mine" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson I remember in high school there was a boy no one ... More >>

Lonely holiday: Grillade finds soul in a Christmas song

Foreverland​Foreverland June 25, 2010 @The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco Better Than: Listening to my coworker alternate between a bad British accent and a creepy falsetto while singing "The Girl is Mine" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson I remember in high school there was a boy no one ... More >>

The RedBull DJ Contest Takes Over DNA Lounge

Red Bull contest winner Goldenchyld ​The Red Bull DJ Contest, featuring Solomon, Max Kane, Natalie Nuxx, DJ Dials, Platurn, Eric Sharp, Goldenchyld, and Jeffrey Paradise February 24, 2011 @ DNA Lounge Better than: Throwing your hands up in the air because Fatman Scoop says so In a city ... More >>

Celluloid Kissed the Radio Star

Red Bull contest winner Goldenchyld ​The Red Bull DJ Contest, featuring Solomon, Max Kane, Natalie Nuxx, DJ Dials, Platurn, Eric Sharp, Goldenchyld, and Jeffrey Paradise February 24, 2011 @ DNA Lounge Better than: Throwing your hands up in the air because Fatman Scoop says so In a city ... More >>

Yuck Leads a Roadtrip to Nostalgia at the Independent

​ Yuck Unknown Mortal Orchestra July 26, 2011 @ The Independent Better than: Listening to Yo La Tengo records and wishing you were 16 again. Barely post-adolescent British kids Yuck released a self-titled debut album this year on Fat Possum, and holy shit, do I love it, and holy shit, does i ... More >>

Bell Biv DeVoe Parties with the Grown Folks at Yoshi's

Bell Biv DeVoe​Bell Biv DeVoe August 18, 2011 @ Yoshi's SF Better than: The last time we saw BBD (which was pretty darned good) America typically eats its child stars, or at least chews 'em up and spits 'em out. But after decades together in show business, the members of Bell Biv DeVoe are s ... More >>

Morris Day Reflects on The Time, and Getting Away From Prince's Grip on His Band's Name

​There may be no cooler place to be in San Francisco at 11:11 p.m. this Friday (11/11/11) than watching Morris Day and the Time perform at Mezzanine for the 10-year anniversary of Funk Fest. Original dance craze perpetrators (and Purple Rain villains) Day, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir wil ... More >>

What Happens When Children Start a Band

​On wikiHow, there are instructions on how to properly start up a band. The entry splendidly reduces the whole tortuous process to a series of simply phrased steps -- "Don't have people in the band who refuse to practice!" "Watch out for egos!" "Try to wear the same colors!" -- while conveying ... More >>