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  Lana Del Rey: No Pleasure in the Spotlight

  By Maura Johnston | Wed, February 08, 2012

  "Feet don't fail me now," Lana Del Rey groans as her debut album, Born to Die, ushers itself in with a flourish of strings and sampled moans. It's a curiously unconfident first step for any singer, but especially so for this one, whose every move ... More >

• In The Soul Kitchen's DJ Harry Duncan on Working With Bill Graham, His Show at Amoeba, and the Battle to Save KUSF

  By David MacFadden-Elliott | Fri, November 25, 2011

  ​ Harry Duncan has filled a lot of roles in his 61 years: Independent producer of black music for Bill Graham Presents; manager of artists like the Meters and Ornette Coleman, to name just a cou More >

• Sept. 13 Is Officially Jimi Hendrix-Winterland Day in San Francisco

  By Dean Schaffer | Fri, September 2, 2011

  ​Need another reason that San Francisco is awesome? The San Francisco Board of Supervisors just proclaimed Sept. 13, 2011, to be Jimi Hendrix Winterland Day in honor of six concerts Hendrix perf More >

• How to Work in a Record Store (Without Becoming a Cliche)

  By Rae Alexandra | Thu, July 28, 2011

  ​ Ever wonder how to work in a record store without turning into Jack Black's character in High Fidelity? Well, Robert Edwin Haines has the answers: He's worked in record stores for 21 years -- More >

• How to Navigate S.F.'s Record Stores (Without Crying)

  By Rae Alexandra | Wed, June 22, 2011

  You're new to San Francisco. Or maybe you're not. Either way, we have a ton of awesome record stores that are quintessentially San Franciscan (read: weird) and navigating them isn't always the easiest More >

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  timmysop

  | Wed, July 21, 2010

  Best used music store in bay area

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  Debs11

  | Mon, June 14, 2010

  Cool music u couldn't find (almost) anywhere else ... everytime! :D

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  chuckskisf

  | Fri, June 11, 2010

  Best Vinyl clooection , Rare and Hard to find's Here as well , DVD , LARGE MOVIE SECTION , great in store shows/contests/events

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  Dove4

  | Wed, November 25, 2009

  it's like heaven

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  bzito

  | Tue, September 29, 2009

  There aren’t many record stores left as we all know, but Amoeba is great. I can spend hours in here. You can find old live concerts of bands you didn’t even know had live shows out. You can get DVDs and documentaries. I just went and bought a lot of Radiohead stuff here last month.

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