When I worked for Cnet News.com during the late-'90s dot-com boom, there were many things that annoyed and perplexed me about the tech-news site. It was run by former newspaper guys. Because of that, the editors displayed a weird, very newspaper-like mix of sensationalism and prudishness. An edi ... More >>
M83 Sunday, April 22, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: Listening to the thump of a house beat through a wall. M83, the discogaze project of one L.A. transplant named Anthony Gonzalez, opened its U.S. tour at the Fillmore last night, in the first of two sold-out San Francisco shows. Following a year ... More >>
Yeah, pray you don't get a heart attack We've accepted that, while only an hour east of us, San Joaquin Valley does things differently -- much differently. And while San Francisco might be the laughing stock of the nation (hi, Supervisor Eric Mar), at least we're sensible enough not to believe r ... More >>
Can there be a button you press somewhere on the Internet that lets advertisers and musicians know that if you see that one ad -- with that one song -- one more time, you are going to hate the song, the ad, and the product ... forever? Judging by their quickly hatched hater-base, the membe ... More >>
Bad Religion's Gregg Graffin reads at Booksmith this FridayThere's less than a week left to master your perfect Turkey Day dish, or mentally prepare yourself for a shared meal with the family. Instead of worrying about the impending chaos, celebrate the calm before the storm with a weekend full o ... More >>
Beard Man's back. You'd never believe who called yesterday. None other than Tom Bruso, AKA Epic Beard Man. When we last visited "EBM" at the conclusion of last week's SF Weekly cover feature, the man who became an internet celebrity for kicking a dude's ass on an AC Transit bus was mired in a dee ... More >>
Word on the street (and from my good friend who was watching TV) is that Joanna Newsom has licensed one of her songs to a Victoria's Secret commercial. Judging from the YouTube comments to the above video to "Sprout and Bean," one can surmise that this is the track being used to sell the ladies l ... More >>
Seeing Sounds (Star Trak/Interscope)
Mike White's low-key directorial debut makes nice while slyly nipping at suburban America
Did the Lovemakers' sold-out set at the Fillmore prove the band has what it takes to go global?
Network zeroes in on the intersection of personal ambition and public media
New sex in the same city
Our hero finds an interesting way to track the sources of his junk mail
Arts, crafts, events, and performances for the holidays
Arts, Crafts, Events, Performances ,and New Year's Eve
Your choices for the Best of San Francisco 2001
