Xanax

Bummer's Almanac: Predicting 2013

The Best of Outside Lands: Friday, Aug. 10

All weekend long, All Shook Down writers will be rounding up the best of the Outside Lands music festival. Here's our report from the festival's first day. Justice Okay, wait. How did we let Justice get away with appropriating the cross? There were probably other questions worth asking surroundin ... More >>

LA Times Fooled by Fake Press Release; Pro-Marijuana Groups Claim Responsibility

If only the War on Drugs had extended to all drugs -- including the makers of Viagra, Xanax, and whatever other pills people pop these days.Many a pro-marijuana, anti-prohibition argument abide by this script. And on Tuesday, so did several news agencies who reported on a press release purportedly s ... More >>

Hey, Pill Poppers: Police Want Your Stash

Police are giving all you pill poppers out there a chance to kick your habit and rid your house of the the unnecessary drugs you've been hoarding in your nightstand. Come Saturday, load up all your unused or expired doses of Valium, Xanax , or whatever you poison is, and bring them to the nearest po ... More >>

Based on the New Revelations About Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain is Freakin' Amazing

​So, after two years and one month of speculation, and thanks to Maer Roshan's new e-book, Courtney Comes Clean, we just got a few steps closer to finding out why Frances Bean Cobain filed a temporary restraining order against her own mother, Courtney Love. According to legal statements ... More >>

Bama Glama, The Terrible Food Network Show to Hatewatch at 4 a.m.

Bama Glama: One part cupcakes, one part "Break Stuff"​Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Bama Glama, a half-hour show not about food, Fridays at 4 a.m. (yes!) on the Food Network. With Bama Glama, the Food Network pivots from food-ce ... More >>

A Merry Crew of Jonathan Richman, Mark Eitzel, and Carletta Sue Kay sing for the Boozy at the Make-Out Room's Christmas Craptacular

Who better to Christmas-cheer you up than the ever-chipper Jonathan Richman?​Parker Gibbs' Christmas Craptacular w/ Jonathan Richman, Mark Eitzel, Marc and the Casuals, Carletta Sue Kay, Los Cenzontles, and othersDecember 22, 2010@ The Make-Out RoomBetter than: Face down in Burl Ives' swimming poo ... More >>

Cuban from Berkeley Bowl West Cafe

John BirdsallCuban sandwich with Fra'Mani rosemary ham, pork loin, Gruyere, and house pickles ($7.50).​Monday, August 23, 2010 Marc A./Yelp​The original Berkeley Bowl on Oregon Street is the one place in the Bay Area where you never have to doubt the presence of Armenian cucumbers, fres ... More >>

Will Tea Partiers Kill Pro-Marijuana Measure?

Fibonacci BlueSo paranoid. So uptight. So stiff. What could cure this? Hmmm...​On today of all days, marijuana is on everyone's mind. But that goes doubly for politicians: Just last week, state Democratic Party chairman John Burton told media that he and fellow Dems (like that Jerry Brown guy) ... More >>

Street wishes: The homeless have resolutions too

Fibonacci BlueSo paranoid. So uptight. So stiff. What could cure this? Hmmm...​On today of all days, marijuana is on everyone's mind. But that goes doubly for politicians: Just last week, state Democratic Party chairman John Burton told media that he and fellow Dems (like that Jerry Brown guy) ... More >>

Top 10 Onstage Gaffes of 2009

We'll admit there's more than a little schadenfreude going on in this list of the best onstage gaffes of 2009. But why else would Al Gore have invented YouTube if not to feed our obsessive need to see celebrities get taken down a peg? Here with, our favorite of the year's music-related missteps, cau ... More >>

Xanath is Slightly Weird, Granted, But You Can't Beat 99-Cent Froyo

markevinic72/FlickrIt ain't Bi-Rite, but don't hold that against 'em.​Xanath could be a Roxy Music song, a character in a Dragonlance book, or the nom de hack for a pimply post-pubescent Internet troll. Pronounced "shah-NATH," the word has a mystical, over-worldly connotation: zenith meets Xan ... More >>

Mike Judge goes back to work with Extract

markevinic72/FlickrIt ain't Bi-Rite, but don't hold that against 'em.​Xanath could be a Roxy Music song, a character in a Dragonlance book, or the nom de hack for a pimply post-pubescent Internet troll. Pronounced "shah-NATH," the word has a mystical, over-worldly connotation: zenith meets Xan ... More >>

Secret Pizza, Fun with Spelling, and a Beer-Soaked Pick-Me-Up: A Foodie Day Planner

Friday, June 26, 2009 Let's do lunch: Stumbling on this tiny place is like finding a secret garden -- one with calzone. Linger a little, says SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody, over grilled asparagus, followed by a farm egg and prosciutto pizza at Pizzetta 211 (211 23rd Ave. at California, 379- ... More >>

Loquat

Secrets of the Sea (Talking House Records)

Quit Bitching: Thursday Night Club Picks

Secrets of the Sea (Talking House Records)

Psycho Dogs

What makes canines go crazy? The answer is in their genes.

Party Like It's 2006

On New Year's Eve disappointment waits around every corner, so follow these tips for partying hearty.

Cock Party?

Question for Jordan Knight: Was the Block those New Kids were on located in the Castro?

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Question for Jordan Knight: Was the Block those New Kids were on located in the Castro?

Marty Anderson is Okay

A story about the music we make out of the things we carry

BeatBox

"Luft" has the prescription for the daily blues; "Taco Tuesdays" has, well, tacos

First, the Good News

A rehearsal space opens, a club closes

The Fab One

Sgt. Mario's Lonely One-Man Band

The House of Tudor

Sgt. Mario's Lonely One-Man Band