Usher (Entertainer)

Ben Westhoff tells Usher he can't make love

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Disco Shawn

Busted Rhymes: The Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008

By Ben Westhoff Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously ... More >>

How the crash will reshape the music industry

By Ben Westhoff Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously ... More >>

Rap and Bullshit

Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

Usher

Here I Stand (LaFace/Sony BMG)

The infamy rollercoaster that is R. Kelly's life

Here I Stand (LaFace/Sony BMG)

R. Kelly

Double Up (Jive)

New Wave Thuggin'

Kirby Dominant brings together niggaz and white girlz

Repertory Film Listings

Kirby Dominant brings together niggaz and white girlz

Lady Sovereign

Vertically Challenged

Repertory Theaters

Vertically Challenged

Misc. Reviews

If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This Week: Indie Rock Cribs.

Da Da

Down at Da Corner, Bouncer gets her crunk on, coins term "muff muffle."

Pop Goes the World

Will Schwartz and Hey Willpower want you to think about why you like pop, or, barring that, get your booty bouncin'

Fitness Gurus: What's Hot for 2005

Core training and other exercise regimens you might actually follow

On the Down-Low

Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

Trend-Spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

Scary Affairs

A frightening array of the scariest parties on S.F.'s biggest holiday

Hear This

Kanye West is everywhere, including Oakland; My Chemical Romance delivers its canned goth-pop

Songs of Freedom

Perhaps the candidates running in the 2004 election could use some help selecting their campaign music

Girls Gone Mild

If only the SuicideGirls' wildly popular soft-porn Web site translated into a decent stage show

BeatBox

Get "crunk" with DJs who love risqué content as much as they do booming bass

Reps Etc.

Get "crunk" with DJs who love risqué content as much as they do booming bass

Reps Etc.

Get "crunk" with DJs who love risqué content as much as they do booming bass

Reps

Etc.

Get "crunk" with DJs who love risqué content as much as they do booming bass

Saint in the City

MC Pitch Black finds spirituality in the San Francisco streets

House Of Tudor

The heavenly Mediæval Bæbes, the earthy Manic Hispanics, and the Sabians, who are somewhere in between

Reel World

Life Is a Serious Business; The Bad Sleep Well

Reviews

Life Is a Serious Business; The Bad Sleep Well

Hemoglobin Goblins

How do people play with blood in public? Jack Boulware counts ze vays.

Behind the Scenes

How do people play with blood in public? Jack Boulware counts ze vays.

Night+Day

How do people play with blood in public? Jack Boulware counts ze vays.

Exclusive: '90s R&B Mini-Mix by Debaser's Jamie Jams

Chris BrennanJamie Jams​One thing I've always greatly respected about Jamie Jams and the other fellas that run the 'SF Weekly Best of 2010' Debaser club is their unending wealth of knowledge about the music they love. Obviously, they know their way around '90s alt-rock hits, but it's a pleasant su ... More >>

American Idol Tryouts in S.F.: Too Bad You're Not Like Carrie Underwood

Contestants waiting to try out for American Idol in San Franicsco earlier this week​More than 8,000 singers flocked to AT&T Park yesterday with enough ambition and dedication to wait up to nine hours in order to give a 30-second audition for American Idol. To manage their excitement, contestan ... More >>

Exclusive: NastyNasty's 'Lazer Soul' DJ Mini-Mix

Luba RonissNastyNasty​Jasper Reeder is San Francisco lazer-bass aficionado NastyNasty, a vital asset to our city's increasingly vibrant electronic music landscape. He contributes his speaker-wobbling tracks to a handful of labels, including local institution Frite Nite, and can be seen regularly r ... More >>

Onra: Show Preview

Luba RonissNastyNasty​Jasper Reeder is San Francisco lazer-bass aficionado NastyNasty, a vital asset to our city's increasingly vibrant electronic music landscape. He contributes his speaker-wobbling tracks to a handful of labels, including local institution Frite Nite, and can be seen regularly r ... More >>

Saturday Night: Mayer Hawthorne, White Mike, Riche Panic, and Others Soundtrack A Santa-Filled Night in the Mission

The Saturday night crowd at SOM Bar​Meyer Hawthorne, Richie Panic, White Mike and othersDecember 4, 2010@ Public Works, SOM Bar, and Beauty BarBetter than: Being forced to sit in Santa's lap at your mandatory company holiday party. Jingle bells, confusion, and offensive party smells! Such was th ... More >>

The Cheesiest Food Songs of 2010

These eight songs aspired to be hot enough to melt our popsicle, but all they did was make us taste cheddar. Behold, our countdown of the cheesiest food-themed songs of 2010: 8. "Ms. Chocolate" by Lil Jon featuring R. Kelly and Mario They're cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, they want a piece, etc. ― ... More >>

DJ Earworm Slams 2010's Pop Hits Into One Frankenstein of a Song

​If you really hate yourself, have the world's worst music taste, or are just morbidly curious how it's possible to mix together Billboard's top 25 songs into one coherent track, you'll probably wanna give DJ Earworm's "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop The Pop)" a listen.

Dear Famous Musicians, Stop Trying to Fleece Us With Your Overpriced 'Signature' Headphones

You trust this guy's opinion about headphones?​It's CES time again, that once-a-year event when every consumer tech company that you have (and haven't) heard of flocks to Las Vegas to reveal this year's lineup of middling products they're sure will drive profit margins up. And, building on re ... More >>

The Billboard Social 50 Proves Internet Fame Can Only Get You So Far

Bieber: Fame via YouTube​In early December, Billboard launched a new chart called The Social 50. It factors in all the times an artist is mentioned across various social media outlets and ranks them accordingly. When I heard about this, I was expecting to see a mix of both big name artists and a ... More >>

Das Racist Issues Drunken Antics, Fake Encores, and Love for Kate Bush at The Independent

Joseph SchellDas Racist at the Indy​Das Racist HOTTUBVin SolFebruary 2, 2011@ The Independent Better than: Dancing to Tina Turner alone in your room. The members of Brooklyn hip-hop outfit Das Racist are masters of mixing the ignorant with the intelligent without being too pretentious or ir ... More >>

The 2011 Grammys, A Timeline: Lady Gaga's Boob Armor, Who Is Lady Antebellum, and What the Hell is Cee-Lo Wearing?

In which we sit through three and a half hours of Grammys twaddle, so you don't have to: 8:01 p.m.: Show opens with an Aretha Franklin montage. Okay... 8:03 p.m.: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride perform "Natural Woman" together, then take i ... More >>

Vegan Hanukkah, Year End Animal News, and Beyonce is Partially Vegan!?

​ • Beyonce is preggers and so she's eating a vegan diet. Or is it, a partially vegan diet? Which is what EVERYONE ON EARTH EATS. It's like, did you eat anything that wasn't a steak today? Unless it was an egg milkshake, you're partially vegan! Welcome to the club, asshole! • Need some last m ... More >>

Hot Mouth on Making "Songs You Could Kill a Kitten To" and Going Solo After LA Riots

​Once a member of indie dance group LA Riots, Jon Pegnato, aka Hot Mouth, hasn't seen any drop-off in activity since going solo -- he's playing residencies in Vegas, recording a new EP, and keeping a full schedule of fun in between. Breaking away from the LA Riots sound, Pegnato has become kn ... More >>

The Top Five Most Bizarre Superbowl Halftime Shows

​Oh, the hallowed and hyped Superbowl halftime show. This Sunday, we will bear witness to the unholy alliance of Madonna, M.I.A., and Nicki Minaj performing together, which will be -- well, beyond interesting, we're not quite sure. Sometimes, though, the stars align and something truly magical hap ... More >>