Daniel J. Willis is blue, just like Thom Yorke at this Radiohead show at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 6, 2016. I am depressed for reasons I’d rather not speak of ever again. That is not a subtle plea to talk about it; leave me alone. Anyway,…

Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. As you prepare to shovel seven pounds of bean dip into your pie hole and slurp down 25 Budweisers using a football game as an excuse, making yourself wish you were dead come Monday morning, I pose a question: Why? Doesn’t Super Bowl Sunday usually feel…

Crews prepare for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 1, 2024. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Often I struggle to come up with a column idea. This week is easy because I can think about one and only one thing right now: Tomorrow’s Super…

Producer and musician Narada Michael Walden has updated his San Francisco Super Bowl anthem, “We’re the 49ers.” You’d be hard-pressed to get Narada Michael Walden to pick a favorite between writing and producing hits for Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston, or sneaking members of the San Francisco 49ers into…

San Francisco Band Faith No More, L-R: Roddy Bottum, Mike Patton, Jon Hudson, Billy Gould and Mike Bordin. Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns. I’m a diehard 49ers fan so you’re getting a Super Bowl column. I may write another celebratory, gloating one later if they win. If they lose, I’ll…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It was halftime at Levi’s Stadium, the score 24–7 in favor of the Detroit Lions, and the mood about as dismal as one could imagine. The stadium rocked to its foundation for the player intros and that was basically the last thing 49ers were able…

Editor Daniel J. Willis’ reaction to just about everything this year. Here’s his 2020 in review. The last couple years I’ve done a column of the Worst of the Year in Music. This is not a normal year. It’s been so bad that the worst of music is, at…

Taylor Swift performs on the Reputation Stadium Tour at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on May 11, 2018. Steve Carlson/STAFF. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced new rules for sporting event attendance; primarily, allowing 20-percent-attendance at outdoor stadiums in counties that reach the orange tier in the state’s…

The 49ers, though not these 49ers, are heading to Super Bowl LIV. Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday! So we’re celebrating that. I’m a Niners fan so I refuse to make predictions, because picking them out loud will jinx everything and it will all be my fault. So let’s skip…

Super Bowl 50 media day at SAP Center in San Jose, Photo: Jon Bauer. Super Bowl 50 Media Day, this year known as “Opening Night,” can best be described as organized cacophony. At the center of attention are the two NFL teams vying for the title during the most-watched…