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Weird Al Yankovic

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Eight Chubby Male Musicians We'd Love to Cuddle With

    Earlier this week, our hard-bloggin' sister paper in Broward, Fla., ran a thoughtful piece titled "Eight Pleasingly Plump Female Musicians We'd Like to Get Down With." That post has since been flushed from the Internet because a) it turns out women are people, and b) fucking duh. But famous-people ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth: A First Listen

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • News

    January 25, 2012

    Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson and the Rabid Right

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 11, 2012

    A Good Start to the End of the World

    ​Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son to replace his most loyal member, and brought Dave back in for now. Don't be surprised if he cans h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    'James Hetfield Is a Rapper,' and Other Awesomely Blasphemous Metallica Mashups

    Onemoredisco.comOne More Disco's Metallica remix contest drew intriguing entries.​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Brings Out Lou Reed, Kid Rock, Mercyful Fate, and More as the 30th Anniversary Party Continues Author Brian Lew on the Early Days of Metallica and the Bay Ar ... More >>

  • Music

    November 9, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Onemoredisco.comOne More Disco's Metallica remix contest drew intriguing entries.​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Brings Out Lou Reed, Kid Rock, Mercyful Fate, and More as the 30th Anniversary Party Continues Author Brian Lew on the Early Days of Metallica and the Bay Ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Live Review: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Gets Revenge for the Nerds at the Fox Theater

    Jamie Soja"Weird" Al Yankovic at the Fox Theater on Sunday.​ "Weird Al" Yankovic Nov. 6, 2011 Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Being a nerd in high school. First, "Weird Al" Yankovic turned Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" into a pop-skewering polka. Then, he ribbed Taylor Swift with a song called ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    The 6 Best Ways to Get Kicked Out a Turntable.fm Room

    Welcome to your new home.​If you're like half the Internet (the lame half), you're currently infatuated with the newest reason the USA will soon only be known as China's once-great fallen rival: Turntable. This is the website that lets you DJ with friends and strangers instead of working, walk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    A Quick Guide to Lady Gaga's (Possible) Plagiarisms, From 'Telephone' to 'Born This Way'

    ​As a member of the media, it's my job to accuse Stefani Germanotta of things so she can respond to them. (Born which way? She doesn't have to specify because it's a hot topic -- and the length of Gaga's beloved fame largely depends on juggling those.) So it shouldn't shake this proud piece of pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Director Judd Apatow Talks Filmmaking, Pee Wee Herman, and S.F. (VIDEO)

    ​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Friday Night: Die Antwoord at Rickshaw Stop

    Gretchen Robinette​Die Antwoord July 16, 2010 Rickshaw Stop Better than: A live performance of most of the videos that go viral on YouTube. "Are they kidding?" is Question No. 1 raised by Die Antwoord, the South African rave-rap group that may be a clever parody or a full-blooded embrace of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Last Night: Garotas Suecas, Greg Ashley, & Lumerians at Rickshaw Stop

    ​Garotas Suecas, Greg Ashley, Lumerians Thursday, March 25, 2010 Rickshaw Stop Better than: out of season pineapple and Bebel Gilberto's new cd. The Rickshaw was filled with its usual overwhelming amount of cigarette smoke last night. But instead of causing coughing attacks and irritating eyes, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2010

    Take My Health Plan, Please

    ​Garotas Suecas, Greg Ashley, Lumerians Thursday, March 25, 2010 Rickshaw Stop Better than: out of season pineapple and Bebel Gilberto's new cd. The Rickshaw was filled with its usual overwhelming amount of cigarette smoke last night. But instead of causing coughing attacks and irritating eyes, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Eight (One-Hit) Wonders of The Bay Area

    One-hit wonders are often maligned in music, but the truth is it's pretty hard and pretty remarkable to achieve success on the pop charts. As we slowly wrap up December's reflections into music history, behold the eight most awesome one-hit wonders that the Bay Area has produced:8. The Greg Kihn Ban ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2009

    Just Tweet It

    Wallpaper.’s Eric Frederic is an unstoppable viral music producer. But can the incessant songwriting, video blogging, and booty tweeting make him a star?

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Wallpaper. and Das Racist get the dancefloor munchies

    Wallpaper.’s Eric Frederic is an unstoppable viral music producer. But can the incessant songwriting, video blogging, and booty tweeting make him a star?

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Last Night: Devendra Banhart at the Independent

    Lauren DukoffDevendra BanhartTuesday, April 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Paying nearly $300 to bake in the Southern California sun with thousands of other music fans.It feels like there's a defacto music festival in the Bay Area right now as a number of acclaimed and underground bands perform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    MC Lars Prepares for New Album, Dates Suicide Girl

    MC Lars, represent! Who said being nerdy wasn't cool? Try telling that to San Francisco "nerdcore" rapper MC Lars. A co-originator of Nerdcore--also known as "post-punk laptop rap"--along with MC Chris and MC Frontalot, Lars caught wreck in 2007 for his Weird Al-like take on the Bay Area's then-dom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2009

    Last Night: Comedy Death Ray at Cobb's

    Photo of Zach Galifianakis by www.brandonhickman.comComedy Death Ray w/ Zach Galigianakis, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bob Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Kindler, Chris Hardwick and the Fun Bunch (Scott Aukerman & BJ Porter)Friday, Jan. 30, 2009Cobb's Comedy ClubBetter than: Lemme get back to you on th ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Rappers with low self-esteem: Bragging about going broke

    Photo of Zach Galifianakis by www.brandonhickman.comComedy Death Ray w/ Zach Galigianakis, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bob Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Kindler, Chris Hardwick and the Fun Bunch (Scott Aukerman & BJ Porter)Friday, Jan. 30, 2009Cobb's Comedy ClubBetter than: Lemme get back to you on th ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    Flight of the Conchords tap into music career comedy

    Photo of Zach Galifianakis by www.brandonhickman.comComedy Death Ray w/ Zach Galigianakis, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bob Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Kindler, Chris Hardwick and the Fun Bunch (Scott Aukerman & BJ Porter)Friday, Jan. 30, 2009Cobb's Comedy ClubBetter than: Lemme get back to you on th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2008

    Forget Shelter, Gimme Asylum

    Photo of Zach Galifianakis by www.brandonhickman.comComedy Death Ray w/ Zach Galigianakis, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bob Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Kindler, Chris Hardwick and the Fun Bunch (Scott Aukerman & BJ Porter)Friday, Jan. 30, 2009Cobb's Comedy ClubBetter than: Lemme get back to you on th ... More >>

  • Music

    November 21, 2007

    The Fears of a Clown: MC Frontalot Gets Trapped in Unfunny Nerdspeak

    Photo of Zach Galifianakis by www.brandonhickman.comComedy Death Ray w/ Zach Galigianakis, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bob Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Kindler, Chris Hardwick and the Fun Bunch (Scott Aukerman & BJ Porter)Friday, Jan. 30, 2009Cobb's Comedy ClubBetter than: Lemme get back to you on th ... More >>

  • Music

    November 1, 2006

    Cuts Like a Knife

    Patience rewards fans of these mysterious Swedes

  • Home Entertainment

    August 16, 2006

    Smells Like Victory

    Patience rewards fans of these mysterious Swedes

  • Music

    March 1, 2006

    Off your Gourd and into the StereoLab: A little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' electro

    Patience rewards fans of these mysterious Swedes

  • Music

    January 25, 2006

    Repaired Social Club

    Is Annie's Social Club the 19th Cheese of bars? And what the hell is the 19th Cheese anyway?

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2004

    Unfaithful

    Cheating spouses, meaty film

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, March 24, 2004

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    Geek Chic

    Stanford Junior MC Lars Horris may not unseat Eminem, but, with luck, he might be the next "Weird Al"

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    The Life and Times of an American Remixer

    Oh the challenges of remixing a '60s recording * and the odd ethical conundrums that go with it

  • Music

    January 28, 2004

    Feeding Back

    If six avant-garde musicians get together in an art gallery, does it make a sound? You betcha.

  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    Hear This

    Like punk rock conga lines and dissing Moby? This show's right up your alley.

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Like punk rock conga lines and dissing Moby? This show's right up your alley.

  • Film

    March 5, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    Like punk rock conga lines and dissing Moby? This show's right up your alley.

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2002

    Sign Language

    Cult hero Harvey Sid Fisher, creator of Astrology Songs, plays the Mission

  • Music

    November 14, 2001

    Daft Punk

    Meet the self-proclaimed No. 1 face in hip hop -- a former punk gone gold

  • Music

    December 13, 2000

    Pop Philosophy

    New Disorder Records; Mark Kozelek; Doublelife

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    That Was the Wit That Was

    Decades after he left the stage to teach math in Santa Cruz, the voice of legendary satirist Tom Lehrer still echoes

  • Music

    January 19, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

  • Dining

    November 24, 1999

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Greg Kihn

  • Music

    September 22, 1999

    Review

    The Promise Ring's Very Emergency!

  • Music

    February 18, 1998

    Riff Raff

    The Promise Ring's Very Emergency!

  • Music

    December 11, 1996

    Hear This

    The Promise Ring's Very Emergency!

  • Music

    May 29, 1996

    Recordings

    The Promise Ring's Very Emergency!

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