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Album: "Acoustic Heart"
by Brindl
Release date: 2007
Release date: 2007
Tagged by 1 person, last on August 18, 2007
Artist: AM Magic
Genre: Rock/PopOver the past few years San Francisco's AM Magic has generated an organic, imaginative, and sturdy style of melodic indie pop--a sound that bears the hazy brightness of hard-fought confidence. With songwriting duties split between Karma Tsocheff and Mike Alexis, images of distant boats, red-eye flights, Barcelona, and uncertainty crop up within... [+] Read More
Tagged by 2 people, last on February 12, 2007
Artist: Community Service
Genre: Electronic-DanceWe met while doing community service. He had two orange vests and let me use one. Bagging up clippings, droppings and trash from the side of the 101 we decided to start a band. It's like, our way to give back or something. [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on January 13, 2008
Artist: DJ Q-Bert
Genre: Hip-HopDJ Q-Bert (b. Richard Quitevis) first emerged in the underground turntablist scene as a member of San Francisco's Invisibl Skratch Piklz (with D-Styles, Yogafrog, MixMaster Mike, and Shortkut). Along with other Bay Area groups like the X-Men and the World Famous Beat Junkies, the Piklz were determined to re-establish the DJs place in rap music.... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 23, 2007
Artist: E-40
Genre: Hip-HopThroughout the '90s and into the next decade, E-40 led a generation of Cali Bay Area rappers and attracted a large cult following of listeners that spread from the West Coast to the South. His uncanny rhyme delivery set him apart from the mainstream, as he coined his own lexicon of street-speak and experimented with overdubbed vocals. Moreover,... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on August 29, 2007
Artist: Exodus
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalOnce the kings of the Bay Area metal scene (widely accepted as the birthplace of thrash), Exodus were unceremoniously demoted from their post with the arrival of Los Angeles' Metallica in 1982. Sadly, with a little more luck, the group may have occupied the role of, say, Slayer as the purest purveyors of ultra-thrash, but while they continued to... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on May 26, 2007
Album: "Flamingo Gunfight EP"
by Flamingo Gunfight
Release date: 0
Release date: 0
Tagged by 1 person, last on October 26, 2007
Artist: Hiright
Genre: Hip-Hopemcee producer originally from Hawaii now residing in the Bay area. Socially conscious as well as heartfelt Hiright's lyrics resinate well after each track is finished. Hiright is working on his first solo record due out in late 2007. This effort features guest spots from Jern-Eye, Prozack Turner, and Celsius of the Psychokinetics. Over a year... [+] Read More
Tagged by 2 people, last on June 16, 2007
Artist: Impaled
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalImpaled formed in Oakland, CA, in 1995 as another addition to the infamous East Bay metal scene, which has produced such legends as Possessed, Testament, and Forbidden. Impaled's extremely graphic lyrical content, focused on gore and horror, make them an obvious addition to the gore-metal genre. Founding members Raul Varela (drums) and Sean... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on December 18, 2007
Artist: Jenilee
Genre: Rock/Pop Jenilee was born in Quezon City, Phillippines and moved to San Francisco, California, at age 7. She was unlike the other kids in school, writing lyrics and songs, instead of staying inside the lines of coloring books. Her passion for music started at an early age beginning with piano lessions at the tender age of 4 to be followed up by... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 23, 2007
Artist: Keak da Sneak
Genre: Hip-HopKeak da Sneak launched his career as one-third of 3X Krazy, a semi-successful mid- to late-'90s hardcore rap trio from Oakland, and soon after embarked on a solo career in 1999. He signed to Moe Doe Records, which released his first two albums, High Tech (1999) and Hi-Tek (2001), as well as a collaborative effort with former 3X Krazy colleague... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 12, 2007
Artist: Mac Dre
Genre: Hip-HopFrom Vallejo, CA (also the home of the Click), gangsta rapper Mac Dre moved to the Romp label in 1996 after two small releases on the Strictly Business label. Mac Dre Presents the Rompalation made the R&B charts near the end of 1996; a sequel followed in 1999. Turf Buccaneers and Mac Dre Is the Name were issued in early 2001. ~ John Bush, All... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 16, 2007
Artist: Melina Jones
Genre: Hip-HopFrom the bottom to the top, at the age of ten Melina Jones was adamant about her destiny: to be a stone cold Bay Area rap machine. She is no stranger music as her father, Ernest East, is a local musician. In San Francisco during the 1970s, he was a vocalist for various soul groups including, The Invaders, The Fascinations, and East and Wes.... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 9, 2007
Artist: Mike Relm
Genre: Hip-HopBorn and raised in what has become known as the mecca of turntablism, San Francisco, Mike Relm played a critical role in the skratch music movement of the late 90's producing records and events. "Skratchcon 2000", which he directed, is to skratching what "A Great Day In Harlem" is to jazz. He made his debut on the silver screen on Doug Pray's... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 12, 2007
Story: MP3.com Live: Manson and Slayer
Aug 24, 2007 In a coheadlining tour stop in the Bay Area, Slayer and Marilyn Manson make strange bedfellows, but rock a sparse crowd nonetheless.Artist: Native Guns
Genre: Hip-HopPURCHASE NATIVE GUNS' "BARREL MEN" CD AT WWW.CDBABY.COM/NATIVEGUNS... Ever since Native Guns dropped the hammer on the hip-hop community with their explosive debut release “Barrel Men,” activists, gangsters, and music lovers alike have been licking shots to a new rhythm. The group, comprised of Kiwi and Bambu—two dynamic emcees raised by the... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 20, 2007
Artist: Nick Nolte
Genre: Hip-HopNolte... in one word can be summed up as... creative. The lyrics, the concepts, the hooks, the beats (curtosy of Hood Rich) are embedded in creativity. Ever since the begining (2000) the goal of this artist has been to entertain and in 2006 he stepped up his game by performing 40 shows in 52 weeks. Over the years he has branched out from his... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 15, 2007
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Artist: Operation Ivy
Genre: Rock/PopOne of the first bands to fuse revivalist ska with the energy and aggression of post-hardcore punk rock (after the Mighty Mighty Bosstones), Operation Ivy were also one of the few ska-punk bands to earn critical acclaim. Part of the reason was that they were one of the genre's innovators, possessed of a freshness that many of their imitators... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 9, 2007
Artist: prince ALI
Genre: Hip-HopPress Contact: Nicole Ballin, Ballin PR Phone: 323-651-1580 Email: nik@ballinpr.com PRINCE ALI BIO The Bay Area has long been a haven of eclectic, thought-provoking hip-hop, so it's no surprise that emcee prince Ali is the latest talent to emerge from this locale. This Fall, prince Ali has... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on August 22, 2007
Artist: Sir Kris
Genre: Hip-HopSir Kris (aka the Silent Monk) began his music career as a proud member of the Immortal Drunk Monks (formerly known as the Ninja Boy Crew)--a talented family of b-boys, MCs, and graf artists turned DJs mostly found wandering the streets of Hercules, CA. Although Sir Kris was the last of the Monks to learn how to mix and scratch, he would be a... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 9, 2007
Artist: The Decoration
Genre: Rock/Pop"Modestly powerful" is how a fan described the Decoration after seeing them live for the first time. It's an apt description of this unassuming San Francisco four piece and it's stuck with them ever since. From the humble beginnings of Tim Mitchell's 4-track project called Pink to the eventual formation of a proper band called Pinq (which... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 10, 2007
Artist: The Downfalls
Genre: Rock/PopThe Downfalls are a San Francisco indie-rock trio that wraps the sweat-dripping **** of post-punk powerpop around a creamy melodic center, all glazed over with a thick swarm-of-angry-bees-in-your-face fuzz bass and tom-tom fury. Described as somewhere between "Weezer getting its ass kicked on the playground" and "the-not-so-Dandy-Warhols," the... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 19, 2007
