Arts Bombast: Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Roberta Breitmore Series
I just returned from a brilliant 5-day escape to New York City. Besides hanging out with some of my best friends in the world, eating a plethora of delicious bread-based … Continue reading
San Francisco: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
My dear friend Krissie recently attended a performance of one of her all-time favorite stories, the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, here in SF. I asked her to write … Continue reading
San Francisco: Burger Boogaloo
If you’ve been reading Ribbon Around a Bomb for awhile, you no doubt are aware of my extreme distaste for (ugh, I struggle even now to type the word)… FESTIVALS. … Continue reading
San Francisco: Dwarves guitarist HeWhoCannotBeNamed + DJ La Lengua (me!) this Saturday
This Saturday, instead of my normal in-studio radio DJing, I’ll be spinning tunes at an event here in the Mission. HeWhoCannotBeNamed, of the Dwarves, is playing at 16th and Valencia, … Continue reading
Film Bombast: “The Real SF” (ft. a Cameo by Yours Truly)
Some of you may know Ash as my bff and sometimes-cohost DJ Ashtray on Ribbon Around a Bomb radio. She’s a pretty amazing woman, if I may say so. A … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Justine Frischmann
I sort hate to start the post this way, but… remember the pure greatness that was Elastica? Well, who knew that frontwoman Justine Frischmann is now, a.) a legit visual … Continue reading
San Francisco: Win Tickets! New Wave City: Ladies of the ’80s
[Terri Nunn] The kids at one of my favorite clubs in SF (and let’s face it, it’s not very often that I can tolerate ANY “club”) are throwing a “Ladies … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: 13 Questions for Alison Blickle
Alison Blickle‘s current show at the Eleanor Harwood will transport you from the mindless drudgery of your sad-sack life to a mysterious place outside of time and space. It’s mystical, … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Picture This at the SFPL
[Mission: Mission High School, ca. 1946.] Saturday (aka the day that I did ALL the things) I had a chance to visit our fine city’s Public Library. For any bibliophobes … Continue reading
San Francisco: Things to Do!
Welcome to May, San Francisco. Awhile ago I was experimenting with keeping a “Ribbon Around a Bomb” calendar of cool shit to do in San Francisco. And, I didn’t necessarily … Continue reading
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