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IFC's Portlandia Is Coming to San Francisco with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen

Any of you eco-conscious hippies, fem-lit-reading bookstore owners, and musician-politicians find that IFC's West Coast bohemia-skewering Portlandia doesn't hit close enough to your S.F. home? Since, you know it's technically about a city some 600 miles away? Well, consider yourselves lucky: Portla ... More >>

The Six Greatest Britpop Songs You Don't Remember

Damon Albarn this week told Britain's NME that Blur has been practicing and recording together again. The band's guitarist, Graham Coxon, told the magazine the same thing back in February. C'mon fellas! You've gotta have something for us by now! That's almost a whole year of pointless pottering abou ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Four Tet, Art Deparment, Frite Nite, and More

Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebdan) comes to Mezzanine on Friday​ Who's ready for some raving? It's mid-October and San Francisco is still going strong with weekends so thoroughly stacked that it's beginning to feel like the city's having some kind of strange party renaissance. As such, this weekend ... More >>

Five Smiths Lyrics That Would Make Immortal (and Slightly Embarrassing) Yearbook Quotes

The Smiths lyrics: Fertile quoting grounds for graduating seniors.​That the Internet hasn't blessed us with a Smiths Yearbook Quote Generator is altogether unforgivable. Knowing that high school seniors are being denied the opportunity to punch in their emotional state on the eve of graduation ... More >>

Meet the New Morrissey: Twin Shadow (Capably) Summons Reagan-Era Pop

The Smiths lyrics: Fertile quoting grounds for graduating seniors.​That the Internet hasn't blessed us with a Smiths Yearbook Quote Generator is altogether unforgivable. Knowing that high school seniors are being denied the opportunity to punch in their emotional state on the eve of graduation ... More >>

Janice Whaley Reimagines the Smiths Catalog A Cappella

The Smiths lyrics: Fertile quoting grounds for graduating seniors.​That the Internet hasn't blessed us with a Smiths Yearbook Quote Generator is altogether unforgivable. Knowing that high school seniors are being denied the opportunity to punch in their emotional state on the eve of graduation ... More >>

In Print: Rendering the Smiths' Catalog in a Capella, Plus an SXSW Roundup

​Janice Whaley Re-Imagines the Smiths: "Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you'd like to." So sings Janice Whaley on her ambitious new six-disc box set. Those immortal words were, of course, written by Morrissey for the Smiths' "Ask," one of the 71 songs f ... More >>

Q&A: Do Magic Bullets Sound More Like The Smiths or The Pretenders?

David Bornfriend​ When music director Alexandra Patsavas picks an indie band for The O.C., Gossip Girl or most recently, the Twilight soundtrack, a rise in its fame is practically guaranteed. When she listed San Francisco's Magic Bullets as one of her favorite bands and featured its music on Goss ... More >>

The Morning Benders head east and pair with a Grizzly Bear

David Bornfriend​ When music director Alexandra Patsavas picks an indie band for The O.C., Gossip Girl or most recently, the Twilight soundtrack, a rise in its fame is practically guaranteed. When she listed San Francisco's Magic Bullets as one of her favorite bands and featured its music on Goss ... More >>

Openers: Get There Early For Magic Bullets

David Bornfriend www.davidbornfriend.com​"Openers" researches the best opening bands in San Francisco each week and tells you why it's worth showing up early to catch them. Our latest pick: Magic Bullets. In a non-musical context, "Magic Bullet(s)" can refer to, among other things, a blender-like ... More >>

The Punchline Hits Again: Morrissey Cancels Palm Springs Show

Gretchen Robinette​For those who thought Morrissey was getting better about canceling his performances, some bad news arrived over the weekend. Marc Hawthorne, the writer who detailed the Moz's most memorable cancellations for SF Weekly, forwarded me a note over the weekend that the singer had, on ... More >>

Last Night: Morrissey Doesn't Cancel His Paramount Show

Gretchen Robinette​MorrisseyDecember 2, 2009Paramount TheatreBetter than: The last time Morrissey was scheduled to play the Paramount. Fifteen minutes before Morrissey took the stage in Oakland last night, the lobby of the art-deco wonder that is the Paramount Theatre was packed with his notori ... More >>

Morrissey’s memorable concert cancellations

Gretchen Robinette​MorrisseyDecember 2, 2009Paramount TheatreBetter than: The last time Morrissey was scheduled to play the Paramount. Fifteen minutes before Morrissey took the stage in Oakland last night, the lobby of the art-deco wonder that is the Paramount Theatre was packed with his notori ... More >>

Last Night: Trashcan Sinatras at Cafe du Nord

Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Nathan Rapport

DJ and promoter Nathan Rapport's ears have been spoiled. He lived in Detroit long enough to enjoy the riches of techno's epicenter, and now when he hits a gay club, the dude does not want to hear ten million variations on the Kylie remix. Back in the Motor City he threw queer parties called SASS wit ... More >>

New doc reveals many of Scott Walker’s mysteries

DJ and promoter Nathan Rapport's ears have been spoiled. He lived in Detroit long enough to enjoy the riches of techno's epicenter, and now when he hits a gay club, the dude does not want to hear ten million variations on the Kylie remix. Back in the Motor City he threw queer parties called SASS wit ... More >>

Friends, Not Food

DJ and promoter Nathan Rapport's ears have been spoiled. He lived in Detroit long enough to enjoy the riches of techno's epicenter, and now when he hits a gay club, the dude does not want to hear ten million variations on the Kylie remix. Back in the Motor City he threw queer parties called SASS wit ... More >>

Recordings

DJ and promoter Nathan Rapport's ears have been spoiled. He lived in Detroit long enough to enjoy the riches of techno's epicenter, and now when he hits a gay club, the dude does not want to hear ten million variations on the Kylie remix. Back in the Motor City he threw queer parties called SASS wit ... More >>

Revolting Cocks

The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press