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fromPitchfork
17 hours ago

Generation X: Generation X

Big Ben's explosion in 1976 marked a cultural shift, coinciding with the rise of punk rock and Generation X's emergence in music.
Silicon Valley food
fromTasting Table
3 days ago

George Harrison's Love For This Candy Caused A Chaotic Concert Trend - Tasting Table

George Harrison's fondness for Jelly Babies led to fans throwing the candies at The Beatles during performances.
SF music
fromSFGATE
2 days ago

The 'Jesus of Cool' returns to rock San Francisco

Nick Lowe has a long-standing affection for San Francisco, performing there since the late 1970s and cherishing his memories of the city.
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
2 days ago

22 Still-Popular Things That Older People Thought Would Just Be "Quick Fads"

Certain trends and cultural phenomena have persisted far beyond initial expectations of being mere fads.
Music production
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

The Album That Made Me Fall Back in Love With Heavy Metal

Personal evolution in music taste leads to a renewed appreciation for metal through Neurosis's innovative sound.
#apple
NYC music
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

I'm an old bastard looking back': the bizarre renaissance of piano-jammer Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Hornsby reflects on his childhood experience of JFK's assassination and his recent musical journey, blending personal history with social commentary.
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
1 week ago

People Over 50 Are Sharing What Was "Normal" In The '70s, And Gen Z Would Lose Their Minds

The 1970s featured unique cultural norms and practices that seem unbelievable today, from social behaviors to household items.
SF music
fromSFGATE
6 days ago

San Francisco museum named to prestigious list after just a year in business

The Counterculture Museum celebrates the 1960s and '70s rock era and has gained recognition as one of the world's greatest places.
#rolling-stones
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago
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How The Rolling Stones recorded the worst album of their career: There was too much bitterness, it was the bad end of the drug-taking'

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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

How The Rolling Stones recorded the worst album of their career: There was too much bitterness, it was the bad end of the drug-taking'

Tension among Rolling Stones members peaked during the recording of their 18th album, leading to significant conflicts and individual pursuits overshadowing the band.
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

San Francisco's Stonestown mall inspired a pop star's new album

Grey's newest album, 'U,' has become a critical hit, receiving a Best New Music designation from Pitchfork and a five-star review from NME, showcasing its popularity and acclaim.
NYC music
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fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Four Bay Area tweens made an album in 2000. 25 years later, it became a hit.

X-Cetra's 'Summer 2000' blends lo-fi sounds with youthful vocals, reflecting childhood fragility and evolving into a cult classic decades later.
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fromDefector
1 week ago

Who Killed Rock And Roll? | Defector

1996 marked a significant shift in music, with rap rising in popularity and rock facing challenges amid changing cultural tastes.
Music production
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

How Should We Remember the Hippies?

Modern political resistance relies on podcasts and short-form videos rather than traditional speeches or music, creating disposable media that serves pundits but excludes artists and poets.
Music
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Ramones Cover Tom Waits on New Compilation

A compilation album featuring covers of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's songs will be released on May 29, featuring various renowned artists.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 weeks ago

Field Notes: Rare SF Tree Map, Dad Punk, and the Fight for Reproductive Rights in 1960s SF

San Francisco preserves memories of the deceased through historic structures like the Columbarium, interactive installations like the Heaven Phone, and community landmarks that honor those who have passed.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Today in History: March 4, Lennon's We're more popular than Jesus now' comment draws backlash

March 4 marks significant U.S. historical events including constitutional implementation, presidential inaugurations, and major policy decisions spanning from 1789 to 2020.
fromFuncheap
3 weeks ago

50th Anniversary of Punk Rock in San Francisco (The New Farm)

A special 50th anniversary Punk Rock history event at The New Farm featuring bands and musicians from the dawn of the punk rock revolution of San Francisco. NO ALTERNATIVE, SLEEPERS AD, SOCIETY DOG plus AVENGERS guitar player GREG INGRAHAM performing with JEAN CAFFEINE, THE DEAD SAILOR GIRLS & INSECT LOUNGE.
SF music
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

My cultural awakening: a 60s folk band helped me find my place as a person of colour in Britain

A transformative concert experience at age 15 introduced folk music as a gateway to understanding British cultural heritage and personal identity during adolescent self-discovery.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 week ago

The Beach Boys celebrating 'Pet Sounds' 60th anniversary with new vinyl releases

The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds celebrates its 60th anniversary with special releases on May 15, including vinyl editions and a community event.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

We did Disneyland on mind-altering substances': Primus frontman Les Claypool on being rock's great joker and why Metallica rejected him

I was too embarrassed to sing in my apartment, he says on a video call. But my roommate at the time was dating the preacher's daughter, and had keys to the church across the street. In the dead of night, the madcap bassist and singer took his recording equipment to the empty church, set up on the podium, and first sang his anti-war song Too Many Puppies.
Music production
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The lyrics to Lola by the Kinks are gross I was really taken aback': Moby's honest playlist

Music evokes strong memories and emotions, influencing personal identity and experiences throughout life.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

What's a Gen X to Do?

Beleaguered Louvre president Laurence des Cars quits after a historic heist under her watch. The next morning, a new leader is announced. It's Christophe Leribault from the Palace of Versailles, a true museum animal who ran a few during his career.
Arts
SF music
fromVulture
4 weeks ago

Anti-War Musician Country Joe McDonald, Dead at 84

Country Joe McDonald, founder of Country Joe and the Fish and creator of the anti-war anthem 'I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag,' died at 84 from Parkinson's disease.
fromDefector
3 weeks ago

R&B Wants To Make Pop Music Fun Again | Defector

R&B in the 21st century has been in a constant state of flux, tugged between safe traditionalism and blurry attempts at progression. For the last decade-plus that "progression" has seen R&B music become more indebted to trap records and the moody atmospherics of alternative bands like Radiohead, Coldplay, or My Bloody Valentine.
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SF music
fromMission Local
1 month ago

SF celebrates 50 years of punk at iconic Mabuhay Gardens

San Francisco's punk scene remains vibrant, as demonstrated by hundreds celebrating 50 years of punk history at the reopened Mabuhay Gardens venue.
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fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Country Joe McDonald, '60s Counterculture Singer, Dead at 84

Country Joe McDonald, 1960s folk-rocker and Vietnam War protester, died at 84 from Parkinson's disease after a career spanning decades of anti-war activism and music.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

49 Photos of Forgotten '70s Things That Will Make Any Boomer Feel Instantly Nostalgic

1. Soda and beer cans that came with pull tabs:
History
Film
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

David Lynch Remembers Attending the Beatles' First American Concert in 1964

David Lynch's upbringing across multiple U.S. states and early exposure to rock and Beatlemania helped shape his distinctly American sensibility.
SF music
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

His band defined 1990s indie rock. In SF, he reclaims a singular voice.

Stephen Malkmus, a founding member of Pavement, continues to define alternative rock as a solo artist and bandleader while maintaining relevance across three decades through evolving musical projects.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Celebrate rock n' roll history in Oakland with Greil Marcus, Daveed Diggs

Greil Marcus celebrates the 50th anniversary of his influential book Mystery Train with a discussion on music's role in defining American ideology.
#grateful-dead
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago
Music

Elementary School Choir Sings the Grateful Dead's "Ripple," "Box of Rain," "Brokedown Palace" & More: RIP Bob Weir

fromOpen Culture
2 months ago
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Elementary School Choir Sings the Grateful Dead's "Ripple," "Box of Rain," "Brokedown Palace" & More: RIP Bob Weir

US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

DOJ Tells Court They Could Deport The Beatles Because It Was Called The 'British Invasion' - Above the Law

The Trump administration claims that the Alien Enemies Act allows a president to unilaterally define an "invasion" and expel foreign nationals without judicial review.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Santa Cruz features prominently in '60s-set thriller 'Peace, Love & Haight'

Santa Cruz hosted notable 1960s countercultural activity that paralleled wider California movements and influenced later reflections on generational activism and cultural continuity.
History
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Today in History: January 14, Summer of Love' starts in San Francisco

Jan. 14 marks diverse historical events including the 1967 Human Be-In, the 1784 Treaty of Paris ratification, political milestones, cultural debuts, and notable personal events.
#paul-mccartney
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Paul McCartney's decade of transformation: From Beatles breakup to John Lennon's murder

After The Beatles disbanded in 1969, Paul McCartney struggled with his identity and spent the 1970s creating prolifically with Wings while consciously distancing himself from his former band's legacy.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
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Paul McCartney Is One of the Most Important Artists in Rock History. He Was Also One of the Most Controversial.

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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Paul McCartney's decade of transformation: From Beatles breakup to John Lennon's murder

After The Beatles disbanded in 1969, Paul McCartney struggled with his identity and spent the 1970s creating prolifically with Wings while consciously distancing himself from his former band's legacy.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
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Paul McCartney Is One of the Most Important Artists in Rock History. He Was Also One of the Most Controversial.

#beach-boys
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Longtime Beach Boys Member Bruce Johnston Leaves Band After 61 Years

Bruce Johnston is leaving the Beach Boys after 61 years to pursue solo songwriting projects and develop a speaking engagement career, though he will perform at their July 4th Hollywood Bowl show.
#beatles
#1980s
fromArchitectural Digest
1 year ago

The Beatles Behind the Scenes: 19 Photos of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr at Home

"I'll Follow the Sun" is "a 'Leaving of Liverpool' song," McCartney explained in his 2021 book The Lyrics. "I'm leaving this rainy northern town for someplace where more is happening." Once they did leave, the band's rise to fame was stratospheric.
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SF music
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

This Bay Area 1-hit wonder sold a million copies. Then everything unraveled.

Timex Social Club's 'Rumors' rose from Bay Area high school origins to a 1986 No.1 hit, then sparked industry betrayal and the band's breakup.
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

One of the most important Bay Area bands of all time visits San Francisco

Los Tigres del Norte will play Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 20 for the La Loteria Tour; tickets start at $85.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 songs that played on every boomer road trip that still trigger vivid family memories - Silicon Canals

The smell of vinyl seats baking in the summer sun, the crackle of AM radio cutting through static, and dad's off-key humming as the family station wagon rolled down another endless stretch of motorway. If you grew up in the 60s or 70s, these sensory memories probably just transported you back to childhood road trips that seemed to last forever. Those journeys weren't just about getting from A to B. They were rolling classrooms where we learned geography from road signs,
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#bob-weir
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

To her' with love: A night of British Invasion girl power brings '60s music magic back to Manhattan amNewYork

There's plenty to enjoy in Amber Martin and Shannon Conley's production of The Carnaby Street Girls regardless of whether you're old enough to remember the British Invasion or just discovering that there was a whole lot of great music that came out of England in the '60s. Playing last weekend at The Cutting Room in Kips Bay, the two powerful singers had a great time, singing together and separately, with a repertoire of fab tunes that were hits for a number of swinging British gals.
Music
fromVulture
1 month ago

When Is a Band Not the Same Band Anymore?

"When I read the fine print, it was 'an experience with REO Speedwagon's music.' It's none of the original members," Fletcher recalls. "I don't want to promote the show unless it's the real thing. I don't know why you would want to see that. It's just a cover band. To me, that's a little bit strange." He adds, with a sigh, "If there are no original members, who cares?"
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Two legendary Bay Area rock bands team up for major concert tour

Santana and The Doobie Brothers two legendary Bay Area acts are teaming up for a major co-headlining trek dubbed The Oneness Tour 2026. Santana and The Doobie Brothers will make two stops on this tour in Northern California. Santana and The Doobie Brothers perform Aug. 8 at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland and Aug. 9 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.
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fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

50 years later: 11 classic albums that hit No. 1 on the charts in 1976

A small group of acts dominated 1976 album charts—only 11 albums hit No. 1—while singles showed diverse genre shifts including disco, soul and soft rock.
from48 hills
1 month ago

Phil Manzanera shares his life's sounds, from a Cuban Revolution childhood to Roxy Music - 48 hills

Revolución to Roxy begins long before glam, synthesizers, or LP covers became cultural landmarks. Manzanera's earliest memories are shaped by upheaval: childhood in Cuba during the revolution, displacement, and an upbringing that crossed Venezuela, Colombia, England, and beyond. That instability, he says, produced something lasting-understanding. "If you grow up speaking two languages, you are scientifically proven to be more compassionate," Manzanera says. "You have this kind of duality, and one of those is the power to be empathetic. For a musician, that is such a helpful tool."
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fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

50 years later: 11 classic albums that hit No. 1 on the charts in 1976

1976 album chart dominated by established rock and soul artists while singles embraced disco, funk, and soft-rock crossover hits.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

The Trident's role in Bay Area music history

Sausalito's Trident, opened by the Kingston Trio in 1960, closed permanently after decades as a waterfront dining and music landmark frequented by musicians and celebrities.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

We wouldn't still be playing if we'd got stinking rich': the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting

There isn't one songwriter, and so the flavour of the band is always going to change, says Dave Vanian, reflecting on 50 years of the group of which he has been the sole constant member, the Damned. Captain Sensible is a great fan of syrupy pop music and prog and glam rock. So his writing is very poppy, melodic and quite wonderful.
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Worldpeace DMT / Rowan Please: The Velvet Underground & Rowan

The Velvet Underground and Rowan blends '60s influences with late-'00s/early-'10s indie nostalgia, delivering joyful, irreverent pop.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Remembering The Bottom Line, the Village club where music icons from Springsteen to Stevie Wonder broke out amNewYork

They should have known right off the bat that they had something special, as the opening night had Dr. John, Stevie Wonder and Johnny Winter performing to the likes of Mick Jagger and Carly Simon in the audience. Over the years, the 400-person capacity club became the place to be to see one's favorite artist up close or catch an up-and-coming unknown.
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fromFuncheap
2 months ago

90s + 00s Alt-Rock with Audiorage at St. James Gate

Live 1990s–2000s alternative rock night featuring covers of The Strokes, Green Day, Hole, Paramore, Offspring, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down; Belmont address provided.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

From Dylan to disco, Beyonce to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever ranked!

Live albums often capture artists’ core strengths, offering immersive, definitive performances across soul, psychedelia, orchestral augmentation and expansive concert storytelling.
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fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Miles Davis Opens for Neil Young and "That Sorry-Ass Cat" Steve Miller at The Fillmore East (1970)

Miles Davis opened for major rock acts in 1970, engaging in cross-genre performances with artists such as Neil Young, Crazy Horse, the Grateful Dead, and Steve Miller.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Classic rock titan brings greatest hits tour to the Bay Area

John Mellencamp will perform his Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits across 19 U.S. cities, including Aug. 12 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
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