Radiohead. STAFF file photo. Usually this column is the top five songs of each year. Sometimes, in an especially good year, I bend that and make it the top 10. This week has nine. The reasons for this are threefold: First, the longlist has 23 songs on it and…

We’ve reached 1991 on our quest to list the best five (or more!) songs released each year. And guess what—1991 is one of the best years in modern music. Between Metallica’s eponymous black album and Nirvana’s groundbreaking Nevermind, that was two spots right off the top. And neither of the other…

Photos: Nick Buckmaster Rapper-actor Ice-T brought his Art of Rap tour to San Francisco’s regency Ballroom Sunday night with Public Enemy, Naughty by Nature and other guests. The four-hours-long show featured a little something for all fans of classic hip hop. Naughty by Nature played the part of good-natured…