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Take that, bitches!

08.03.06 - 9:43 am | Johnny Ray Huston |

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Pharrell, for one, can only look up at her: The #1 album this week, debuting at the top of the Billboard Top 200, is LeToya by ex-Destiny's Child member LeToya, aka LeToya Luckett. Say her name!

She's looking kinda "If Your Girl Only Knew"-era Aaliyah here, but I won't hate. Read more »

mark pickerel aug 8

08.02.06 - 10:37 am | Music Blogger |

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>CHICAGO, IL: From Seattle Grunge to spooky Country: EX-SCREAMING TREES
>MARK PICKEREL (Nirvana, Neko Case) embarks on SOLO CD RELEASE TOUR of West
>Coast in support of debut Bloodshot Records release, "Snake in the Radio",
>beginning Saturday, August 8, 2006 in Portland, OR.
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>INTERVIEW REQUESTS RE: Mark Pickerel at Town Lounge (Portland OR.) 8-5-06:
>angie@bloodshotrecords.com
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>Seattle staple MARK PICKEREL, former SCREAMING TREES drummer/NIRVANA
>session man who has most recently collaborated with MARK LANEGHAN, BRANDI
>CARLILE, and NEKO CASE, sets out on his first ever solo CD Release Read more »

NOISE: Lindsay gets spanked

07.31.06 - 1:07 pm | Music Blogger |

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Wow, I'm not sure this even qualifies as a music item, but check Lindsay Lohan's written spanking from the Morgan Creek studio boss, on the Smoking Gun Friday:

'Lindsay Lohan's hard-partying antics and recent bout of "heat exhaustion" has left one Hollywood big shot steamed, The Smoking Gun has learned. In a blistering July 26 letter to the 20-year-old actress, James G. Robinson, who heads the L.A. Read more »

NOISE: Manu Chao at the Greek

07.29.06 - 6:59 am | sfbg |

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Guardian art director Mirissa Neff checked out Manu Chao and Kinky at the Greek Theater on Friday, July 28... here's what she saw and heard:

All images by Mirissa Neff

After only playing LA and NYC when he's made it to the states, Manu Chao finally played a Bay Area show last night. He didn't disappoint...

A few of us did a Q+A with Manu before Kinky went on. Read more »

NOISE: The immutable Os Mutantes

07.27.06 - 1:46 pm | Music Blogger |

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Guardian art director Mirissa Neff checked out Os Mutantes on Monday, July 24, at the Fillmore and sent back these words and images.

All photos: Mirissa Neff

Reuniting for their first tour since 1973, Os Mutantes were greeted by a ravenous SF crowd ranging from hipster admirers to rowdy Brazilians. Here, Zelia Duncan and Sergio Dias have a moment during the Tropicalia legends' set at the Fillmore. Read more »

Francoise Hardy, I Love You

07.26.06 - 8:22 am | Johnny Ray Huston |

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Have you heard Francoise Hardy's If You Listen? First released in 1972, this collection of songs sounds very 2006 -- proof positive that Devendra Banhart could uncork some wild worship at Ms. Hardy's feet just like he does at Vashti Bunyan's. Last night and this morning, I listened to her takes on compositions by Buffy St. Marie (an exquisite "Until It's Time for You to Go") and Randy Newman ("I Think It's Gonna Rain Today") and imagined her performing a concert in San Francisco. Read more »

NOISE: More dispatches from the all-girl band front - from All Girl Summer Fun Band

07.25.06 - 10:19 am | Music Blogger |

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What better band to speak to about all-female groups than Portland, Ore.'s All Girl Summer Fun Band. I e-mailed to Kathy Foster (drums, bass, vocals), Jen Sbragia (guitar, vocals), Kim Baxter (guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals), and Ari Douangpanya (bass, drums, vocals) for my story, but alas didn't have the space to get in their responses. So here they are now. Read more »

Ricardo and Girl Talk

07.24.06 - 12:12 pm | sfbg |

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From the desk of: Johnny Huston

It's Monday, it's hot as hell, I'm wearing devil red from head to toe and I'm counting the hours until Os Mutantes save us all!

Other music I'm loving at the moment? Let's start with the Ricardo Villalobos career-span comp Salvador, especially the hypnotist's power of the lead-off track, his 2006 remix of "Que Belle Epoque." So the Germany-based (by way of Chile) Villalobos likes Baby Ford? Read more »

NOISE: Camera Obscura eyed

07.21.06 - 3:31 pm | Music Blogger |

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Guardian intern Michael Harkin went to the Camera Obscura show on July 20 and this is what he thought:

Scottish delights Camera Obscura treated the Great American Music Hall to a tidy set o’ fey, pretty pop on Thursday night, putting their immense songwriting abilities on display in the most modest of manners.

Singer-guitarist Tracyanne Campbell led the group through a few slower tunes at the start before playing “I Love My Jea Read more »