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  1. Pop Philosophy

    War, What Is It Good For?
    Absolutely nothing -- unless you're Clear Channel Communications
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: April 2, 2003

    War, brought to you by Clear Channel War sure is depressing. And I'm not even talking about the fact that we're slaughtering people so that Georgie B. can sleep easily at night, happy that his...

  2. Pop Philosophy

    Shock and Brouhaha
    Why San Francisco is better than Austin, even during the South by Southwest music festival
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: March 26, 2003

    Finally, a reason to appreciate the Dixie Chicks What's the difference between Austin and San Francisco? About 193,000 people -- that is, the approximate difference in crowd size during recent...

  3. Pop Philosophy

    A Blind Man's Penis
    John Trubee and the curious world of song-poems
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: March 12, 2003

    Human breakdown of absurdity Occasionally people ask me what I think the best song ever written was. When I suggest "Blind Man's Penis," by Santa Rosa resident John Trubee, folks tend to scoff,...

  4. Pop Philosophy

    Air Apparent
    The Justice League and Cafe Du Nord survive the winds of change
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: February 26, 2003

    Justice lives! Although there was a U-Haul parked outside the Justice League last week, there's no need to worry. Despite erroneous reports of a closing (courtesy of Billy Jam's Hip Hop Slam news...

  5. Pop Philosophy

    The Eleventh Time's the Charm
    Our critic handicaps the latest installment of Noise Pop
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: February 19, 2003

    The Noise Poop By now, just about everyone knows what Noise Pop was -- a one-off for a handful of distortion-crazy bands beloved by S.F. music maven Kevin Arnold -- and is -- a plethora of...

  6. Pop Philosophy

    Rubb You the Wrong Way
    Whistling mufflers, car maniacs, and KRON-TV spawn an Internet icon
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: February 12, 2003

    Loud and obnoxious aren't just for bands anymore "The latest rage for kids is driving parents and entire neighborhoods crazy," KRON-TV anchor Pam Moore said on a recent broadcast. This time...

  7. Pop Philosophy

    Lounge Axe
    Potrero Hill gives new meaning to the term "DJ battle"
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: February 5, 2003

    Two turntables and a misdemeanor How many cops does it take to bust a move? Five, apparently -- the same number that showed up on Jan. 25 at the Lingba Lounge to slap the bar's owner, Cody...

  8. Pop Philosophy

    Download or Die
    The RIAA's war on the consumer
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: January 29, 2003

    RIAA also stands for Really Intrusive Avaricious Asswipes You're in deep doo-doo, and it's all Khia's fault. Some jerk on the bus was humming her tune "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)," and by the...

  9. Pop Philosophy

    Honey, I Shrunk the Hoot
    The "smallest show in town" makes a big noise
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: January 15, 2003

    It's not the size of the show that matters Onstage at the Hemlock Tavern, Dan Leone steps out from behind his steel drum to raffle off a carton of eggs. "Did anyone score a goal in a soccer game...

  10. Pop Philosophy

    Ugly Is the New Beautiful:
    Welcome to the rest of your life, or at least 2003
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: January 8, 2003

    The kids are alright, and so is everyone else On New Year's Eve, my friend Tim declared 2003 the year of "Fuck, yeah" (as opposed to last year, which felt a lot like "Oh, fuck -- no!"). Of...

  11. Pop Philosophy

    Oh, Inverted World
    A handful of sleepers to wake up the neighbors
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: December 24, 2002

    As 2002 comes to a close, the tortoises cross the finish line A few years ago during a best-man speech at a wedding, I made the suggestion that, like records, there are two kinds of people:...

  12. Pop Philosophy

    Shop Till You Drop
    Forget Kurt Cobain's Journals, and try Eminem's To-Do Lists instead
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: December 18, 2002

    Dear Diary: Today I bought a shotgun The holidays are upon us with a vengeance, like an off-duty S.F. cop after your doggie bag. Many people start to panic about gifts at this late date, rushing...

  13. Pop Philosophy

    The New Payola
    Bold and innovative ways to fund a magazine
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: December 11, 2002

    For the right price, you can have your own fart noises reviewed In the past, music magazines have made a concerted attempt to keep editorial and sales departments apart, so that one would not...

  14. Pop Philosophy

    Ice, Ice, Baby:
    Kool Keith puts the freeze on his fans at Slim's
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: November 27, 2002

    Keith's not always so cool Jane's Addiction once titled an album Nothing's Shocking , and while that sentiment sometimes seems too true -- witness the Osbourne family's recent appearance on the...

  15. Pop Philosophy

    Black Is the New Black:
    With a new EP and an '80s vibe, Evening becomes eclectic
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: November 20, 2002

    Some enchanted evening On several occasions last week, I tried to convince friends to go see a local band called Evening. "What does it sound like?" they asked. I hemmed and hawed, then...

  16. Pop Philosophy

    Nuggets from the Golden State
    Golden Nuggets and the Kitchen Sink
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: November 13, 2002

    On a recent Friday afternoon at City Hall, the band Devo gave a free live performance (sponsored, naturally, by a car company). The musicians sounded like competent 50-year-olds playing songs that...

  17. Pop Philosophy

    Zappa and Spooky and Grainger -- oh my!
    Other Minds' Eyes & Ears film festival
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: November 6, 2002

    Open your mind and your art will follow During the 1986 BBC documentary West Coast Story: Frontiers of New Music , when a journalist asks John Cage why he never stays with one style of work, the...

  18. Pop Philosophy

    Back from -- and with -- the dead
    Kimo's and the Dead Kennedys return
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: October 30, 2002

    A resurrection, just in time for Halloween One thing isn't being mentioned in the recent hysteria over the "closing" of Kimo's: The club's still open. Tyler Sauer, the manager of the venue for...

  19. Pop Philosophy

    Make Sure There Aren't Any Squares at My Funeral
    Punk hero Matty Luv passes on
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: October 23, 2002

    Life is cheap, but living is expensive Wakes tend to be somber affairs, in which people in suits suck down weak drinks and gnaw on snacks that, no matter how well-prepared, taste like chalk....

  20. Pop Philosophy

    Candy Says
    The true story of a rare illness
    By Dan Strachota
    Published: October 16, 2002

    Maybe hedonism does keep you fit Before this summer, Candida Martinez led a very healthy life. The 24-year-old assistant booker and manager for the Justice League abstained from drugs,...

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