Spotify Wrapped 2020, courtesy: Spotify. It’s Spotify Wrapped time again! Every year around this time Spotify users reap one of the few the benefits of the technodystopian digital panopticon we find ourselves living in when Spotify tells us what genres, artists, and songs we listened to most over the…

Nine Inch Nails, Courtesy: John Crawford. I think we all need a break, so this column isn’t about the obvious. In fact I’m not even going to mention it. Consider this your oasis from the chaos storm. You’re welcome. That said, I understand people have had some time on…

Depeche Mode performs at the Oracle Arena on Oct. 10, 2017. The band is one of the inductees into the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Staff photo. The latest class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was announced, which means America’s racists have resumed ranting…

This is one touch you probably want to avoid after your significant other is upset you forgot about Valentine’s Day. Bad news. This is a Valentine’s Day column. Be aware that I absolutely mean the delay as a sign of disrespect. I know it’s cliche, and that I’ve expressed…

Janelle Monáe performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 12, 2018. Photo: Shawn Robbins. If you read part one of my list of the top 50 albums of the year, you may already be disappointed by some of my choices, especially with Robyn’s comeback album making a “premature” appearance…

Blood Orange Kyle Kohner’s top 100 list countdown continues with numbers 75 through 51. Catch up with part one first and then dive in. 75. “This Is America” – Childish Gambino Inciting reactionary essays and theorized debates, Childish Gambino creates a piece of music that transcends a contagious chorus.…

Nine Inch Nails perform on their 2018 Cold and Black and Infinite Tour. Courtesy of Nine Inch Nails. SAN FRANCISCO — Nine Inch Nails’ first night in the City for its Cold and Black and Infinite tour at the sold-out Bill Graham Civic Auditorium was full of teenage angst…

Baby Nirvana Good news! We’ve made it to the ’90s in RIFF Rewind. OK, yeah, it’s still technically 1989. But any list that includes Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails and Faith No More’s “Epic” is basically the ’90s, right? In fact, I was surprised by the latter two of those…

President Donald Trump has been hard at work in the past two weeks shouting at world leaders and saving America from Syrian children. As his approval rating sinks, the tension in the country is heating up. We wanted to capture the mood, so we asked some of our staff…

Photos: Roman Gokhman Nine Inch Nails perform at Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 10, 2013.