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Bury the Muse: Let's Stop Denying Women Full Credit For Their Music

If I had to pick one story in all the history of music to illustrate everything I love and hate about pop, I would choose the one about Veronica Bennett and her one-time partner, Phil Spector. What's great about Bennett and Spector is the music they made together: "Walking in the Rain," "Why Don't ... More >>

Atoms for Peace's Amok: A First Listen

Who's the audience for Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich, and Flea's stutter-skip project Atoms for Peace? Well, me, probably. Preferring the contained chaos of Yorke's 2006 solo bow The Eraser (and his incredible cover of Miracle Legion's "All for the Best") to anything his Noted Rock Band has done over th ... More >>

Premiere: Hip-Hop Crew 40Love Share "Tiki Tiki," Talk Working With Zion I's Zumbi and Their Crazy Animal Masks

The hip-hop troupe 40Love is currently in possession of the most famous animal masks in modern Bay Area music history. Having made their debut in the video for Wallpaper's "#Stupidfacedd," the plastic faces are now being sported by three-quarters of the group in promotional pictures for upcoming alb ... More >>

Rock the Bells 2012 Lineup: Deltron 3030, E-40, and Too $hort Rep the Bay

Deltron 3030 (the trio of Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala) and the powerhouse duo of E-40 and Too $hort are the local names representing the Bay Area at this year's hip-hop megafest Rock The Bells, which returns to Shoreline Amphitheatre this August 25-26. This year's lin ... More >>

Madonna's MDNA: A First Listen

​Sure, I heard bad things about MDNA, but when's the last time critics actually jumped for Madonna? In the pre-"poptimist" era of 1999, with Ray of Light, I'm pretty sure. Music was a billion times better, and the oft-cited failure American Life is actually pretty strange and fun (vocoder and rapp ... More >>

Björk's Biophilia: A First Listen

Who doesn't have a strong opinion on Björk? Love me some Homogenic and Vespertine, hate me some Medulla, and I'm pretty sure the overrated Post and underrated Volta are about equal in quality. And for the stuff I haven't heard -- Telegram, Gling-Glo, various box sets and live crapanalia -- I fear t ... More >>

R.I.P. DJ Mehdi, Prolific French Electronic and Hip-Hop Producer

​ DJ Mehdi, one of the leading figures in French hip-hop and electronic music over the past decade, died tragically on Tuesday at age 34. According to reports, he was on the roof of his house in Paris with friends, throwing a birthday party for fellow DJ and sometime collaborator Riton. During ... More >>

5 Things To Spend Your Coachella Money On Now That It's Sold Out

Guess one man really shouldn't have all that power.​If you're wondering why twenty-somethings all over the city are sulking and moping their way through today, it's because they hesitated to buy tickets for yearly Coachella music festival and yesterday it sold out, denying them an opportunity to s ... More >>

Weezer’s legacy doesn’t end with "Pinkerton"

Is M.I.A. Actually Trying to Drive Away Her Fans?

Richard Haick​M.I.A.October 12, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Well, I guess she could have not played at all.Last night, M.I.A. was that kid you hated to do group projects with in school: She showed up late, she left ridiculously early, she barely did anything on her own, and yet ... More >>

Brand-New Single From M.I.A.

​Following soon after her forthcoming album's first single, "Born Free," and its accompanying controversial video, M.I.A is sharing another track from her as-yet-unreleased third full-length. The new song, "XXXO," was officially announced today via M.I.A's own N.E.E.T. label. On the ... More >>

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

By Randall Roberts You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barrier ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Chris Cornell and Timbaland Unveil New Collaboration at the Fillmore in Oct.

Al Green goes back to the basics

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Mike Relm

Folding Shorty Like a Porno Poster?: The Top 10 Stolen Songs of the Week

Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscope

Best Albums of 2007 — SF Weekly's David Downs

Grammy nominees Spanish Harlem Orchestra serve Latin music raw

CD Review: Duran Duran -- Red Carpet Massacre

CD Review: Britney Spears -- Blackout

Lovefest Shakes That Ass in San Francisco

The Bravery Far from Bold

The 50 Cent Interview with SF Weekly

M.I.A. Kala CD Review: Grade -- B

CD Review: Björk's Volta

Global Beat Junkies

Gang Gang Dance embrace Bollywood and Chinatown

Björk

Volta (Atlantic)

Who Killed It?

Nas and the right wing vie for the heart of hip hop

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Diddy

Press Play (Bad Boy)

Zion-I get "Paid" again

Missy Elliott

The Cookbook

Federation

The Album

BeatBox

Beans may be the last hope for glitch-hop; Doc Martin is still bringing the beats

Pop Goes the Mouse

Germany's Mouse on Mars turns years of crafting abstract electronica into pop gold with Radical Connector

Har Mar Superstar

The Handler

Brandy, Brandy, Brandy, I Can Let You Go

Afrodisiac

Cee-Lo

Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine

Hear This

Underground-hero-turned-MTV-darling Twista brings his "Slow Jamz" to the Fillmore

Vikter Duplaix

Singles (Prelude to the Future)

Shakin' That Smart Ass

DJ /rupture's bombastic genre pastiche is incredibly cerebral, not to mention surprisingly fun to dance to

Greek Out

Distributors still don't honeymoon with small romantic comedies

Best Use of Corporate Radio

Wobbly's Wild Why

GZA

Legend of the Liquid Sword

Hear This

Morr Music's bands carve out the territory between indie rock and techno

They'll House You

British house duo Basement Jaxx took inspiration from America. Now they're prepared to conquer it.

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