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The Melvins' Old Van Is for Sale, But Here Are Five Tour Vehicles We'd Much Prefer

​Remember when you were 12 years old and you'd draw the logos of your favorite bands all over your school books? Well, one time, Kurt Cobain did that to The Melvins' van, leaving behind a little portrait of Kiss (plus logo) which remains to this day on the side of that piece-of-shit '72 Dodge Spor ... More >>

Skin for Sale: Auction and Fundraiser Lead to Two New Tattoos for SPCA's Laura Gretch

Last week we told you about Laura Gretch of the San Francisco SPCA: She agreed to let the highest bidder in an eBay auction choose her next tattoo, and then get the winning design permanently applied at a fundraising event. Well, the auction brought in $550, and Gretch got not one tattoo but two -- ... More >>

Google, Facebook, Others Fight Legislation to Stop Online Content Piracy

​A veritable who's who of major tech firms in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley are fighting federal legislation aimed at putting a stop to theft of original content online.The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would allow content creators to seek court orders barring internet service providers, se ... More >>

Animal Lovers Ask eBay to Stop Pet Sales

How else will he find a home?​Falling deep in puppy love is a hard thing to avoid when scrolling through eBay's classifieds and seeing pictures of pets who need a home. And although it's a great way to trap people into picking up one of those cuddly creatures, animal activists are calling for an e ... More >>

Get High and Cruise Down McLemore Avenue -- Booker T. & the MGs' Take on Abbey Road

​ This Week: Cruise down McLemore Avenue with Booker T. & the MGs​Behind the buzz: Loosened from Stax Records' leaky grip by the recent avalanche of Beatles-related reissues is this 1970 reconfiguration of Abbey Road. As leader of the house band for the Memphis soul giant, Booker T. Jones wa ... More >>

Applemania Strikes: Tickets to Apple Conference Going for $3,000

Is there room for one more at the WWDC?​How much would you pay to hang out with Apple nerds for a week?Okay, now take that number and add $3,000 -- that's what sold-out tickets are now going for on auction sites. Tickets to the Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco this summer sold out ... More >>

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

Is there room for one more at the WWDC?​How much would you pay to hang out with Apple nerds for a week?Okay, now take that number and add $3,000 -- that's what sold-out tickets are now going for on auction sites. Tickets to the Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco this summer sold out ... More >>

Who Paid $40,000 on eBay for Justin Bieber's Dead Hair?

Daniel Ogren​America, you've GONE TOO FAR. It's one thing for you to make an American-health-care-hating Canuck our national obsession. But to pay $40,000 for some of Justin Bieber's hair scraps is crossing the line. I've had enough!

Thao and Mirah Perform at Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Benefit This Friday

Future Thaos and Mirahs?​You may not know Chixx Mixx or Poison Apple Pie by name, but they're bands formed by Bay Area tween and teen girls, and they don't sound like what you might be picturing. As much as we all would like to think gender divides do not exist, it's the sad and simple truth ... More >>

eBay Scam? Specialized Bicycles Sues Over Allegedly Counterfeit Jerseys, Shorts.

Most Bogus, Dude​'Tis the season for -- allegations of piracy? Those $120 bike shorts you got under the tree may be knockoffs, according to a new lawsuit.Morgan Hill's Specialized Bicycle Components has filed a complaint in San Francisco federal district court claiming that a man has been selling ... More >>

Ragazza Raising Funds for Former Employee

Lara HataAn eBay auction of items donated by local chefs also seeks to raise money.​Ragazza is hosting a benefit to raise cash for a former staff member who was among the targets of a violent crime last month. The Jan. 24 fundraiser aims to raise funds to help with the victim's medical bills a ... More >>

Meg Whitman Plays Haplessness Card For Hiring Illegal Immigrant, Running Porn Empire

I have no idea how I ended up in this outfit...​Meg Whitman has responded to allegations that she kept an illegal immigrant maid for nine years by saying she was powerless and ignorant in the face of a complex and vexing issue. This wouldn't be the first time the aspiring governor of California en ... More >>

Elvis is Alive ― in Cheetohs Dust

Portraits of Elvis ― you know, the poorly painted specimens you see lining the plywood walls of ironic dive bars ― are cheesier than a block of Velveeta. Fittingly, Colorado Springs artist Jason Baalman has elected to fashion a lickable likeness of the King using a large pile of neon-orange ch ... More >>

Meg Whitman Assailed as Porn Empress By Steve Poizner

Who's been a naughty CEO? ​As the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination heats up, both Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman are doing their utmost to portray the other as a liberal, hippie freakshow. In a move SF Weekly learned Poizner has been biding his time to make, he has now played the po ... More >>

Look Kids! A Reel-To-Reel!

Garbage. Nostalgia. All of the above. ​ It's not every day you wander across such visceral nostalgia strewn on city streets. Wait, check that. In this city, it is. The above reel-to-reel, constructed during an era when every piece of electronic equipment needed both knobs and levers, analog readou ... More >>

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Garbage. Nostalgia. All of the above. ​ It's not every day you wander across such visceral nostalgia strewn on city streets. Wait, check that. In this city, it is. The above reel-to-reel, constructed during an era when every piece of electronic equipment needed both knobs and levers, analog readou ... More >>

Republican Meg Whitman's secret past as a porn-peddling CEO at eBay

Garbage. Nostalgia. All of the above. ​ It's not every day you wander across such visceral nostalgia strewn on city streets. Wait, check that. In this city, it is. The above reel-to-reel, constructed during an era when every piece of electronic equipment needed both knobs and levers, analog readou ... More >>

Holiday Gift Idea: A Subscription to Meatpaper

Meatpaper​A subscription to San Francisco journal Meatpaper ($28 for four issues, published quarterly) would be both a thoughtful holiday gift as well as a creative way to educate a loved one on, say, the ethics of eating the flesh of seals or the superiority of lard in baking pies, all while givi ... More >>

Internet Garage Sale is Invite Only - FOREVER

 Craigslist will get you killed, Ebay could rip you off, and estate sales require putting on pants and leaving the house. The horror.So what is an internerd with too many USB cables and not enough, I don't know, other nerd junk to do? My advice is to beg, plead, and cajole your way into Steven ... More >>

Smut Peddler, Guv Hopeful Meg Whitman Waffles on Porn Subsidies

Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, who as eBay CEO proved her mettle as a hardcore fetish pornography entrepreneur, did not respond to an inquiry Wednesday about whether as governor she would seek to continue a California program that, until recently, subsidized the production of smut.Next we ... More >>

Unknown facts about Noise Pop performers

Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, who as eBay CEO proved her mettle as a hardcore fetish pornography entrepreneur, did not respond to an inquiry Wednesday about whether as governor she would seek to continue a California program that, until recently, subsidized the production of smut.Next we ... More >>

Buy Today's 75-Cent Chronicle for Only $14.95 on eBay!

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Davila 666

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

Disabled Folk Protest "Tropic Thunder" at the Metreon

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

Tupac’s 1995 Jaguar Up for Auction on eBay

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

Sebastopol Mastodon for Sale on eBay

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

Bay Area Billionaires Buy and Sell People Like You Every Day

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

Hello Kitty Pizza: Go Ahead, Stick Hello Kitty's Head in the Oven

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

The Top 50 Women in Business -- WSJ Honors Silicon Valley Fembots

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

Light Bulb Scalping -- A New American Low

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

'Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles' Sucks, Bites, Not in Good Way

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

John Woo, Robert Palmer, and Jake Gyllenhaal: SF Weekly DVD Reviews

Newspapers around the country are exploiting the Obama merchandising juggernaut, selling their papers as collector's items. The San Francisco Chronicle is no exception. In fact, the Chron is apparently selling today's special inauguration edition for a flat rate of $14.95 on eBay. "Insure [sic] auth ... More >>

The Last Time We Reunite (Except for That Next Time)

Sometimes it's so damn hard to be a Slint fan

Lost & Found

Former Mayoral candidate Matt Gonzalez finds art to his liking

Game Play

Former Mayoral candidate Matt Gonzalez finds art to his liking

A Star Is Born

Strange things happen when actors sing

Craig$list.com

The much-loved Web site is taking millions from Bay Area newspapers and causing layoffs that adversely affect coverage. And its founder's well-intentioned support of citizen journalism has a slim chance of fixing the problem.

Imaginary Forces

of SF Weekly

Two exhibits take a look at alternate universes

Hrvatski

Irrevocably Overdriven Break Freakout Megamix

Best Pulp Fiction

Irrevocably Overdriven Break Freakout Megamix

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Weekly Obsessions

Things we were obsessing about on March 2, 2005

Weekly Obsessions

Things we were obsessing about on Feb. 9, 2005

Small World

An exceptionally pleasant setting for fresh Indian fare in the ever-evolving Mission

Eating at the Flea

There are bargains in comestibles as well as collectibles to be had at these Sunday markets

Mickey and the Soul Generation

Iron Leg: The Complete Mickey and the Soul Generation

Come Fly With Us

Ogling airline collectibles with Kelly Kelly, and reintroducing cougars into S.F. parks

Side Dish

Party.com, Rim Style, Arriba!, Peel Me a Grape, Royal Flush (Continued)

Dog Bites

Our New Mission