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Mad Men Charity Auction - Own a Piece of Now-Defunct Sterling-Cooper
Ever wanted to have one of Betty Draper's opulent dresses for yourself? Or perhaps you've drooled over the flawless mid-century furniture that populates the set of the best show currently on...
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out this week 7/27 & 8/3...best coast...arcade fire...max headroom...tv...
I have been a TV addict for most of my life. It is not really something that I am embarrassed or ashamed about -- it is just the way things are. I try to balance out my life with other activities, and...
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Lizards of Ahs -- Happy Lizard Day!
Lizards are a large, diverse group of reptiles. Around 3800 species live on land and in sea, on every continent except Antarctica. They range in size from geckos and chameleons (as small as a few...
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NCFF: Prelude
As the saying goes in my country, “Goody, goody gum-drops!” Tomorrow, the boyfriend and I are escaping the hum-drum, laid back sleepiness of Los Angeles for the glitz and glamor of Nevada City,...
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Invisible Ocean Fest in Mendocino
Camp out in the redwoods and enjoy the sweet tunes of artists like Daniel Higgs, Mariee Sioux, Karl Blau, Sea of Bees, Salt Minds, and many more at the second annual Invisible Ocean Festival at Old...
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Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses at the Grammy Museum
The GRAMMY Museum is proud to present The Drop: Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses in the museum's Sound Stage, September 1 at 8pm. The band will perform selections from their new release, Junky Star,...
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Carletta Sue Kay
One of San Francisco's most wonderfully...San Franciscan acts is Carletta Sue Kay! She's been blowing up the underground scene here in SF, recently opening for Kinky Friedman at the Great American and...
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Bob Dylan Performing Special Show @ the Warfield Aug 25
Rumors are swirling here in San Francisco that Bob Dylan will be performing a "special show" at the Warfield on August 25. UPDATE: The Warfield website now has confirmed the show and has details about...
View ArticleBest Mash-Up Of The Week: Smells Like Rockin Robin (Nirvana vs Michael...
Go Home Productions - "Smells Like Rockin' Robin" (Nirvana vs Michael Jackson) (2010) On paper it may not seem like it would work, but in reality (on audio and video) the melding of Nirvana's "Smells...
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Questlove & Seu Jorge Visit Amoeba
Questlove from The Roots and Seu Jorge (with his new band Alamaz) visited Amoeba Hollywood today to film What's In My Bag? videos. Look for their videos soon!! In the meantime, here's a sneak peek.
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Songs About Immigration By Los Tigres Del Norte
With the recent SB 1070 debacle in Arizona, many musicians have come out in support of the immigrant movement. Whether it is boycotting concerts in Arizona, or being part of the pro-immigrant marches...
View ArticleBreaking Bad's Aaron Paul @ Amoeba Hollywood
Breaking Bad's Emmy nominated star Aaron Paul recently visited our Hollywood store and took TV Guide Channel on a little tour, showing off his picks and encouraging the world to get record players!...
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Public Enemy Bring The Noise & Fight The Power in NYC Concert with DJ Kool...
Despite the wet afternoon's non-stop downpour plus a sketchy job by the sound man for over half of the four hour event, Sunday's Public Enemy headlined show in New York City's Central Park was both...
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Wavves Crash On Amoeba SF by Cas
It’s been an unusually chilly and ridiculously gloomy summer in San Francisco but the lo-fi, garage, surf punks in Wavves ushered in a bonafide sunny summer day when they played an instore at Amoeba...
View ArticleThis Week At The New Bev: Nagisa Oshima, Michael Caine, Grindhouse Film Fest,...
This Week At The New Beverly Our full upcoming schedule is available online: www.newbevcinema.com/calendar.cfm Friday & Saturday, August 20 & 21 Two by Nagisa Oshima In the Realm of the Senses...
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PREORDER the New INTERPOL Album NOW!...New Album Out 9/7!
PREORDER THE NEW INTERPOL ALBUM AT AMOEBA.COM INTERPOL IS BACK ON MATADOR RECORDS WITH THEIR AMAZING 4TH ALBUM INTERPOL! THE ALBUM COMES OUT ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH! AMOEBA WILL HAVE THE INDIE...
View ArticleThe Art of the LP Cover- Jumpers Pt. 2
Truth be told, jumping band members make up some of my least favorite album covers. Regardless, it seems that many bands enjoy jumping for the camera. You can check out last years collection here.
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Hip-Hop Rap Up 08:20:10: Camu Tao, Spinderellla, Concrete Dreams Bay...
Amoeba Music Hollywood Weekly Hip-Hop Top Five Chart: 08:20:10 1) Eminem Recovery (Aftermath, Interscope, Shady) 2) Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son of Chico Dusty (Def Jam) 3) Rick Ross Teflon...
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The West Side Record Show in Culver City Today is a Digger's Delight
Amoeba Music will be one of the many vendors at today's big record collector's swap meet in Culver City, CA. The West Side Record Show, produced by Record Collectors News, happens from 10am sharp this...
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Only Women Bleed? The Expendables, Salt, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Over the past couple of weeks I've watched the latest action films: Phillip Noyce's Salt, Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables and Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Each is sort of aimed at a...
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NACHTMUSIK PRESENTS: YOU. // SECRET SOCIETY OF THE SONIC SIX // DIMENTIA @...
A nite of dark, minimal electroniks in San Francisco. Thursday August 26th Nachtmusik presents: YOU. (DETROIT) SECRET SOCIETY OF THE SONIC SIX (LOS ANGELES) DIMENTIA (OAKLAND) ... DJS OMAR...
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A Grey Garden for All Seasons: Agent Ribbons Tour Their Chateau Crone
There may be many preshy "dream-girl" bands performing nightly under the radar out there, but perhaps none of them so bewitchingly swoon-worthy yet so storybook-ready to bear both fang and claw as...
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The Town Part IV: The Layover's Prozack Turner Talks About His Popular New...
Seven years later, listening back to Oakland (aka The Town) hip-hop artist Prozack Turner's funky-infectious, Oakland party rap anthem "Feelin' My Steelo" (DreamWorks, 2003), it would seem that the...
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Bonnie Prince Billy in Sausalito Oct 1
Tickets for this special Bonnie Prince Billy show at Mission Blue Chapel, Cavallo Point on October 1 go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, August 25th at 12 noon! Show is presented, but of course, by...
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Swell Season Offers Grief Counseling to Saratoga Audience
Undoubtedly you have heard by now that a man jumped to his death in front of both band and audience at last week's Swell Season show in Saratoga. If you were in the audience and want to talk to...
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Mash-Up Of The Week: Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP vs. Phantom of the Opera vs....
Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP vs. Backstreet Boys vs. more "Everybody Speaks No Americano" (2010) The mash-up of the week, "Everybody Speaks No Americano," comes care of Mashup Germany and was uploaded a...
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out this week 8/10 & 8/17 & 8/24...blonde redhead...conan o'brien...antony &...
It is hard to believe that September is almost here -- it seems like summer just started! But before we know it the kids will be back in school and we will all be getting ready for the holiday season....
View ArticleThis Week At The New Beverly: Night of the Hunter & Fritz Lang's M, Bill &...
This Week At The New Beverly Our full upcoming schedule is available online: www.newbevcinema.com/calendar.cfm Thursday, August 26 Director Bill Fishman and star Clu Gulager will appear IN PERSON,...
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Los Lobos Pics from the Amoeba Hollywood Instore
Los Lobos rocked Amoeba Hollywood yesterday and we've got the pics to prove it! Check them all out here and also check out the review the LA Times posted if you missed the show!
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Hip-Hop Rap Up 08:27:10: Messy Marv, Berner, Cut Chemist, Tha Dogg Pound,...
Amoeba Music San Francisco Weekly Hip-Hop Top Five Chart: 08:27:10 1) Messy Marv and Berner Blow (Blocks and Boat Docks) (Bern One Entertainment) 2) Exile Am/Fm (Traffic) 3) Camu Tao King of Hearts....
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Two SF Promoters Throw Michael Jackson Birthday Tribute Parties a Day Early
Michael Jackson - Jackon 5 Medley, Live Mega Video Mix Tomorrow, August 29th, may be the date that would have been Michael Jackson's 52nd birthday, but two San Francisco party promoters & fans of...
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Austronesia - Don't Tease Ya
Until recently, Austronesian wasn't a self-designation. The name comes from Latin auster (south wind) plus Greek nêsos (island). Of course, historically, Inuits and Aztecs never referred to...
View ArticleAmoeba Hollywood Vinyl Insider -- UK Indie & Modern Pop Rarities
A nice batch of UK collectibles have just hit the wall at the Hollywood store. Whether you're looking for some scarce twee, a post-punk classic, shoegaze rarities or something in between, we've got a...
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Los Lobos at Amoeba Hollywood 8/25 Reviewed by Gomez Comes Alive
I admit, even though I love Los Lobos now, it took me some time to get into them. When I wrote a blog about their album Los Angelenos - The Eastside Renaissance, I admitted that as a 15 year old,...
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Beach Blanket Divine Vengeance: Piranha 3D
The bromidic High Tension and a remake of The Hills Have Eyes didn't exactly warrant high expectations for a remake of Joe Dante's Piranha, which was itself a low-budget remake of Jaws using The Birds...
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Interview with Ava DuVernay About Her Documentary My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth...
Trailer for My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women in Hip-Hop (2010) While making the documentary My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women in Hip Hop, which premieres on BET tonight at 10pm, what...
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Rich Good of the Psychedelic Furs waits for tacos after the Nevada City Film Festival. Well, my little dreamlettes, I’ve returned from the Nevada City Film Festival. As vacations go, it was a pretty,...
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Jenny and Johnny @ Amoeba Hollywood Tonight!
The Jenny and Johnny instore at Amoeba Hollywood tonight at 6pm is sure to be one of the biggest of the year! Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice have made an album together, I'm Having Fun Now, and it was...
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Arcade Fire's New Interactive Film, The Wilderness Downtown
Arcade Fire has partnered with Chris Milk to create an interactive film called The Wilderness Downtown, featuring "We Used to Wait" from their new album The Suburbs, which has been selling like...
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Oasis and Blur in One Room Together! Long Lost 1994 Interview Rediscovered
Thanks to the folks at the Rad Report, we have learned that an amazing interview by Aaron Axelson with famously battling bands Blur and Oasis in the same room at the same time here in San Francisco at...
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Miles Davis' Bitches Brew Legacy Edition Out Today
Miles Davis' eternal Bitches Brew has consistently been one of the best selling albums at Amoeba over the years. Today there is a new Legacy Edition version out featuring the remastered original album;...
View ArticleHappy 65th Birthday, Van Morrison
He is plainly one of the greatest singers and songwriters ever. Happy Birthday to Van the Man! "Into the Mystic" "Gloria" "And It Stoned Me" "Ballerina" "Caravan" "Tupelo Honey"
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