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Released on IHEARTCOMIX, 7/24/2008
NME recently said of this New York City based indie-electro-indie pop group, “One day all bands will be like this.” I hope not all bands. But if you’re ready to dance, then you’ve found the right group. With barely any releases under their belt, this boy/girl combo is the brainchild of “Ben” and “Lo” (real names Ben Pollock and Leyla Safai). When not touring in HeartsChallenger, their ice cream truck, you can find them laying down the beats on tracks like “Switchblade” and “Wolves + Libertines” while still finding the time to inject enough keen pop sensibility that makes you want to head down to your local hipster dive. More
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Released on Matador Records, 8/19/2008
Following the breakup of their former band, The Blood Brothers, Johnny Witney (vocals/keyboards) and Cody Votolato (guitar/bass) decided to rise from the ashes and form a new band. Joined by ex-Pretty Girls Makes Graves’ guitarist J Clark, now finding himself behind the drum kit, as well as adding additional keyboards and bass, Jaguar Love was born. More
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Music
Released on Capitol records 6/17/08
Given the ridiculous anticipation and expectations surrounding Coldplay’s latest effort, it’s hard to imagine Viva La Vida not disappointing on some level. But, Coldplay has nailed down perhaps the most commercially successful pop/rock blueprint since U2. While U2 has a much lengthier resume, it’s hard to argue the broad appeal Coldplay has, which at least rivals that of U2. Viva La Vida feels like a transitional effort in some respects as there are some sonic qualities that are definitely a departure from what Coldplay has offered in the past. But, there’s still plenty of the Coldplay chemistry to satiate the hungriest fan. More
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Naughty by Nature
A virtuous name, placement on the soundtrack for teenage TV drama “Gossip Girl” and publicity photos that make the band look fresh out of algebra class help soften the band’s image, but there is no hiding the sexed-up New York swagger that lies at the core of The Virgins. You can hear it in the bass on “Rich Girls", a standout from the band’s self-titled debut (think the Stones circa 1978's “Miss You”), and singer Donald Cumming's blatant innuendo. The Virgins return to San Francisco on July 28th for a show at Café du Nord. Cumming spoke with SF Station on his way home from buying razors and Cherry Coke in New York. More
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Clothing & Accessories
Hot Dogs + Burt Reynolds + Evil Dead = Totally Awesome
This week we were fortunate and excited to catch up with Jen D’Angelo, designer extraordinaire behind local imprint Nooworks. Having just wrapped the photo shoot for her “scary camping” fall line inspired by Bruce Campbell’s cult favorite Evil Dead, Jen, who also bartends at The Attic, gives us a little peek into her world, how postcards have shaped it and what we have to look forward to. More
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Restaurants
Decadence in Waterfront Dining
With so many dining options in San Francisco, classic American steakhouses seem to fall by the wayside. Sure, there are places like Morton's, Ruth's Chris and House of Prime Rib, but these chain establishments have gotten rusty, with their stuffy, stuck-in-the-80s versions of “fine dining.” More
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Movies
Troma Trashes Fast Food Nation with Kentucky Fried Musical
It’s been 22 years since Troma Entertainment last made a big-screen splash with Class of Nuke ’Em High, a typically stomach-turning satire about small-town teens growing up, but not old, in the shadow of a nuclear power plant. Since then, infamous auteur Lloyd Kaufman’s fiercely independent studio has floundered with a series of mostly straight-to-DVD releases, including seminal titles like Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy and Killer Condom. More
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Jukebox Musical Makes the Jump to the Big Screen
Only a curmudgeon would dislike Mamma Mia!, the big screen adaptation of the jukebox musical written by Catherine Johnson and directed by British stage veteran Phyllida Lloyd. Structured around an album's worth of greatest hits by 70s pop band, ABBA, Mamma Mia! is a too broad comedy that goes for easy laughs and cheap sentiment almost every chance it gets. That said, the film features some of the catchiest pop tunes ever put on vinyl (whether you want to admit it or not) and Meryl Streep tackling the one last great challenge of her career: singing. More
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Movies
Lust, No Caution
Catherine Breillat, the French director of Fat Girl and a celebrated provocateur, has acknowledged that her films tend to be preoccupied with female sexuality and its power to sway the hearts and minds of men. Her latest, the luscious, early-19th-century drama The Last Mistress, is no exception. More
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Send in the Clown
Even if The Dark Knight didn’t represent Heath Ledger’s swan song, it would mark a high point in the young actor’s brief but illustrious career. Ledger’s accent has sometimes sounded geographically challenged when he’s been asked to abandon his native Australian, but here he reinvents himself entirely, trading in his authoritative baritone for a wispy nasal snarl worthy of a sadistic jester. Unlike Jack Nicholson, who turned the Joker into a diabolical ham, Ledger plays Batman’s most iconic foil as a demented sociopath whose very existence seems a mockery of civilized society. More
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