Tower Records founder Russ Solomon talks 'All Things Must Pass'
Russ Solomon is a music industry legend: the founder of Tower Records and the creator of the largest record stores in the world. It all…
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UNDER THE COVER: Saving gay history from the garbage pile
Trite as it may sound, the legacy of Chuck Holmes was literally rescued from the garbage pile. As the story goes, Michael Stabile was…
You don't know Steven Wright (but SN&R now does)
The mystery comic. Like many great comedians, Steven Wright’s voice is instantly recognizable. Answering the telephone from a friend’s home in Rhode Island, the famously…
Sacramento sugar daddies less promiscuous (and therefore less happy?), this clickbait blah blah says
Despite what you’ve been hearing about some of our male politicians, Sacramento men aren’t so gross, according to a gross dating website. Seeking Arrangements, the…
Sacramento's multicultural artists in line to receive one-sixteenth of the amount paid to Jeff Koons
Courtesy of the Sacramento Kings, a rendering of Jeff Koons’ $8 million sculpture. When it comes to screwing the arts, is the city of…
'Mad Men' 7.14: End of an error
And so this is the way it ends, not with a bang but a jingle. After days of stalling and avoiding spoilery news articles,…
Sacramento rapper First Degree drops new track, name-checks local media. “Complainy” SN&R writer only sort of happy.
When Michael Colen, a.k.a. rapper First Degree The D.E., emailed this week to say I received a shout-out in his new song, “The Fahrenheit…
Esquire IMAX Theatre realizes summer blockbusters are better when you're buzzed, starts serving beer and wine
I have always been a loyal 2D movie-goer. I’ve only seen a 3D movie twice. The first time was as a kid inside a small…
Diary of a Sacramento (area) rap show
There’s a fragrant stank of herb in the gravel parking lot of a closed automotive repair shop, across the strip from The Boardwalk in Orangevale….
Today John Oliver saves the Internet. Tomorrow he announces Nutflix?
In honor of today’s big win for net neutrality and cute cat video-watchers everywhere, we want to doff our cap to the man who helped…
Sacramento Public Library to lend teens fashion for the prom
By Brooke Purves Prom ticket prices notwithstanding, the cost of dressing to impress can prevent some from partaking in one of high school’s quintessential experiences….
Your chance to catch the best show of all time
The Wire. If there was justice in this desperately grasping world, those two words would resonate with just about everyone in the western hemisphere. That’s…
Sacramento jails to be featured on MSNBC's “Lockup”
Get ready to be famous, Sacramento jailbirds. MSNBC’s popular Lockup reality series is headed for a cell block near you. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department…
Ace of Spades takes over Assembly
Things at K Street’s newest music venue, Assembly, just got … newer. Ace of Spades will be taking over shows at the Randy Paragary-Bob Simpson nightspot…
SN&R’s predictions for Breaking Bad’s finale
In case you’ve been smoking meth and chowing Funions while living under a rock, you know the popular schoolteacher-turned-meth-druglord drama Breaking Bad’s series finale is…
'The Newsroom' 2.9: The end is high
Topeka, Topenga…what’s in a name, indeed? Adam Khan 12:06 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 Bear with me for the next few minutes, because it’s about to…
And the best burger in Sacramento goes to …
By all accounts, last night’s second-annual Sacramento Burger Battle was a gut-busting success. (No, really, I’m getting reports that people don’t want to eat another…