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• Thought Process: Blondie–>The Wind in the Willows

  6/15/09 • (View Comments)



Today’s “Thought Process” takes you back to the 80s looking at Blondie, Deborah Harry’s beginning with Wind In The Willows and more. Read, and follow as my mind takes me from one thing to the next. This weekend I watched Kicking and Screaming” (1995), a film about post undergraduates, and well–I’m not entirely sure because I stopped it 30mins in. Clearly, I’m not here to recommend the movie, but I …

• Thought Process–>Blakroc–>Billy Ray Cyrus–>Garth Brooks

  12/01/09 • (View Comments)



The Thought Process is a post that chronicles the scattered musical connections of a day in the life of SFCritic, providing an in-depth look at how I’m crazy about music. In preparation for my flight back to SFC from NYC I loaded the new Blakroc album onto my Ipod. I’ve been blabbering about this album for months. Now having listened to it a few times, “Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)” ft. Mos Def and Jim Jones…

• Thought Process: MGMT–>Violens–>The Zombies

  6/08/09 • (View Comments)

… pular “Time of The Season,” issues comparisons to MGMT during the opening verse as the piano offsets the chopped percussion (just imagine it remixed with today’s technology). This is a day in the thought process of the SFCritic, I hope I shed a little light about contemporary music, up and coming groups and their musical roots. …

• Thought Process–>Sonic Youth–>Phil Spector–>The Raveonettes

  1/12/10 • (View Comments)



… mming, before building into more instrumentation as the vocals enter. After the song lifts off, the noise grows and continues without any pauses. The Raveonettes: “Gone Forever“ Thanks for reading this thought process. …

• Featured Label: Numero Group

  7/16/09 • (View Comments)



Amongst the growth of repackaged soul (Lee Fields & Sharon Jones) and revitalized reissues, is a record label doing its own thing: Numero Group. Numero Group is not a record label signing artists, it’s a crate diggers’ dream occupation of reissuing lost gems. I stumbled upon a write up of the label at Aquarium Drunkard, where they were highlighting a group called 24-Carat Black. At the Numero Group website they have a smattering …

• Featured Label: Ghostly International

  11/10/09 • (View Comments)



Ghostly International is a label that prides itself on the juxtaposition of music and art branding. Created by Sam Valenti IV when he was 19 yrs old, the label was realized through Valenti’s experience as a DJ, interest in live performances, and art history background. With the incorporation of art, and expression, the label encouraged exploration. In the beginning, Tadd Mullinix, best known as Dabrye, comprised 50% of the label’s ro…

• Featured Label: Warp Records

  6/19/09 • (View Comments)



Warp Records has become a staple of good electronic, artistic, experimental, and new wave music since the early 90s. This is not Arista, or Def Jam with pop hit, one time wonders. While some of their artists have topped charts, most of their music remains known by DJs and music collectors. Like most hustlers in the music industry, the label’s first two releases by LFO (not “Summertime Girls” LFO) and Nightmares on Wax were sold…

• Featured Label: Tres Records

  6/05/09 • (View Comments)



Step 1: To learn music outside the radio-pop realm, follow and learn about music labels. From Death Row to Om Records, music labels don’t just release records, they showcase particular styles and genres. In the weeks to come, I will feature different labels, assisting you in finding artists you might enjoy. Tres RecordsThis is Tres Records “About US”: Tres Records, a label founded and run by artists, is committed to procuring t…

• Si*Se Interview with SFCritic

  9/07/10 • (View Comments)



Si*Se the name come from? Carol C (CaC): I was looking for a bilingual name that wasn’t too obvious and cheesy. I decided to make words out of it, and it also means “yes, I know.” Cliff and I both have CC as initials so I thought it would be fitting. SFS: What is the emphasis or interest in the bilingual part? CaC: My parents don’t speak English. My mom taught me how to sing. I felt like to fully share that with her, I wanted to write songs…

• Sila & The Afrofunk Experience Interview: Starting with a Dream

  3/22/10 • (View Comments)



… the NAACP. How did you feel when you received the award in terms of what you had accomplished, what you still wanted to accomplish? (SM): The whole thing was an absolute shock to me. To be honest with you, I had no inkling or thought that I was going to win at all. The whole thing was very surreal because I’ve never been around Hollywood. I remember walking in and seeing Tatyana Ali, this gorgeous actress. (SFC): Oh I know who she is. (SM): She’s…