Throbbing Gristle

S.F. Rockers the Mallard Break-Up, Announce Second Album

San Francisco rock quartet The Mallard are disbanding, according to bandleader, singer, and guitarist Greer McGettrick. After returning from its recent South by Southwest tour, McGettrick announced that the band -- which had slowly but steadily earned national attention on the strength of its dark, ... More >>

Noise Pop: The Mallard Eschews Usual Songs, Covers Throbbing Gristle Instead, 2/28/13

The Mallard Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 Noise Pop 2013 // Great American Music Hall Better than: A hangover. As one of San Francisco's most exciting new rock bands, it's only natural that post-punk/psych-rock outfit the Mallard would perform at Noise Pop, a festival with a long history of booking risi ... More >>

!!! at Noise Pop: Here Are Some Amazing Photos From Great American Music Hall

Along with White Arrows, the Yellow Dogs, and the Mallard -- which covered a brutal industrial work by Throbbing Gristle instead of playing its regular set -- !!! played at Great American Music Hall last night for the third evening of Noise Pop 2013. As is usually the case with a !!! show, frontman ... More >>

"The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye": Dissecting Two Lives

Signal to Noise: A Look at Five New Tracks You Will Be Hearing on SF Dancefloors

Joy Orbison is one happy dude.​ Ever found yourself at a club without a clue as to what the DJ is playing? Signal to Noise is a brand new column that looks at the music that's currently being played (or that will be played) in San Francisco's many dance halls. For this week's inaugural edition ... More >>

Eight Rock 'n' Roll Poop Bombs: Exploring Pop Music and Shit

Dookie​Three of my sons have reached the age where they've begun exhibiting the symptoms of chronic privy mouth. Shakespeare relished a good poop quip every now and then (see Henry V). Ditto for Marquis de Sade and Geoffrey Chaucer. Graffiti from the buried Roman city of Pompeii featured humor ... More >>

What Is Dad Rock, Exactly? One Dad's Opinion

billcosby.com​ In a segment from a season 1 episode of "The Cosby Show," the sitcom's namesake delightfully illustrates how pop music can function as a generational wedge. "I thought it had come down the hallway," Bill Cosby says in reference to the deafening music playing on daughter Sondra's ... More >>

Zola Jesus Sings About the End of the World, Hates Upbeat Indie Rock

​Twenty-two-year-old Nika Roza Danilova is not a goth -- at least that's what she told Q Magazine earlier this year. But you can see how people might be confused given the operatic vocals and dark, reverb-soaked synths in the music this Wisconsin native releases as Zola Jesus. Although her hau ... More >>

Hear This While High: 'I Came I Sat I Departed' By aTelecine

​Listen to this while high: "I Came I Sat I Departed" by aTelecine (free download).Behind the buzz: The musical appendage of model/porn-star/hype monster Sasha Grey's bid for media domination, this joint is off the band's LP debut, A Cassette Tape Culture, just out on arty NYC label Perdu. An ind ... More >>

King Cannibal's bloody Valentine mixtape

King Cannibal's Fuck Valentine's Day Mix: Snuggle This!

Nathan Seabrook​Valentine's Day is the soppiest date of the year. Dewy-eyed lovebugs would have you believe it's exemplified by bunches of red roses and teddy bears and boxes of candy and cards with pink hearts on the front and cloying sentiments scrawled inside. The charmingly named King Canniba ... More >>

Throbbing Gristle's local homecoming

The Regency Center Gets "Gristlized" in April

Industrial music originators Throbbing Gristle have important historical links to San Francisco. Not only did the group's "last live performance" take place in S.F. -- at least before its 21st Century resurrection, that is -- but local friend/artist/agitator Monte Cazazza even came up with the phra ... More >>

Sic Alps makes cracked genius look easy

The Black Crowes interview Maxim couldn't get

Liars embrace their inner Beck

Psychic TV, Wilco, Dave Brubeck Quartet -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Friday, August 24

Gristle for the Mill

French electro-rock luminary Richard Pinhas graces the States

No Sleep Till Oakland

With its array of homemade instruments, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum makes Futurism fun again.

Various

Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the '80s Underground

Highly Evolved

Psychic TV's long-awaited reunion pales in comparison to singer Genesis P-Orridge's odd transformation

Music Awards Nominees

Electro Lite

Here's a beginners (and possibly enders) guide to the rest of the S.F. electro-rock scene:

Pranks for the Memories

V. Vale and RE/Search – still disseminating the alternative-culture virus

23 Skidoo

The Gospel Comes to New Guinea
Just Like Everybody Part Two

The Gospel According to Marcus

Zen Guerrilla's Marcus Durant wants to save your soul -- for rock 'n' roll

Words + Guitar (+ Beats + Skronk)

What mattered and what splattered in pop, 1997

Samples