SF Weekly is a free alternative weekly newspaper in San Francisco, California. The newspaper, distributed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area every Wednesday, is published by Village Voice Media, a 16-paper alt weekly newspaper chain that also includes the New York City Village Voice and the Los Angeles, California LA Weekly. Founded locally in the mid 1980s and bought by Village Voice Media (then New Times Media) in 1995, SF Weekly has garnered notable national journalism awards and enjoys mixed reviews by the Bay Area community. The paper sponsors the annual SF Weekly Music Awards, also known as the "Wammies".

SF Weekly is politically independent, and encourages its writers to form and support educated opinions about the topics upon which they report. Contrarianism and questioning of political dogma is openly encouraged. The paper combines columns critical of both the left and right, emphasizing investigative reportage, long-form, narrative feature writing, and comprehensive arts and entertainment coverage.

The paper trains anywhere from 1-5 up and coming reporters per academic quarter, but interns must receive academic credit for their work.

Sections[link]

• News: includes local, regional and sometimes statewide short and long news stories
• Arts and Entertainment: includes a weekly calendar, city events listings, a music section with a weekly music column, several music features, show previews, and CD reviews. Also includes a bi-monthly Books and Arts section, a food column, DVD reviews, theater reviews, the nightlife column Bouncer, as well as the syndicated sex advice column Savage Love, and astrology chart Free Will Astrology.
• Online Offerings: the Snitch news blog, the All Shook Down music, the SFoodie food blog, and the Exhibitionist arts blog. All offer daily news and posts.

Controversies[link]

Armenian Genocide[link]

With an October 30, 2007 Op-Ed blog entitled "SF's Needs to Kill Its Armenian Genocide Resolution", Benjamin Wachs stirred controversy due to remarks deemed to be extremely offensive by descendants of survivors of the genocide by pondering what gift would most appropriate for his girlfriend to celebrate Armenian Genocide Day.^[2] The Weekly's former web editor David Downs responded by musing "If there was a genocide, then why is there so many left of you around to bitch?"^[3]

Ethics[link]

The SF Weekly was the subject of ethical controversy in Jan., 2006, when a column about the AVN porn awards misidentified the event's location and honorees. The paper's editor had apparently altered a column about a different event from years before.^[4][5]

[edit] Bay Guardian Company, Inc. v SF Weekly, et al.

The San Francisco Bay Guardian, another free alternative weekly newspaper distributed every Wednesday in the SF Bay Area, sued SF Weekly in civil court, alleging that it tried to put the Bay Guardian out of business by selling ads below cost. The Guardian won the suit in March, 2008, and was granted a $6.2 million in damages, a figure that swelled to $21 million with antitrust penalties and interest by June 2010. After the verdict, the Guardian obtained court orders allowing it to seize and sell the Weeklys two delivery trucks and collect half of the Weeklys ad revenue.^[6]

Headquarters[link]

The SF Weekly currently occupies Suite 710 in the 55 Francisco Street building.^[7] The paper previously occupied space in Suite 3800, Lobby 4 at the China Basin Landing building.^[8] In 1997 George Cothran of the SF Weekly described the facility as "swank new offices."^[9] Bill Wyman, from the same paper, in 1998 described the offices as "swanky digs."^[10]

Awards[link]

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

• 2002: Investigative Reporting: (Above 54,000) 1st Place: "Fallout" by Lisa Davis and John Mecklin, SF Weekly
• 2004: Investigative Reporting: (Above 50,000) 1st Place (tie): "Death, Maiming, Money, and Muni" by Peter Byrne, SF Weekly
• 2004: News Story: (Above 50,000) 1st Place: Lisa Davis, SF Weekly
• 2008: Cover Design: (Above 50,000) 1st Place: Darrick Rainey, "Wheelchairs of Fortune" July 25 2007; "Just Say No" May 23 2007, "Future Games" April 27 2007, SF Weekly
• 2009: News Story: (Above 50,000) 1st Place: "Snitch" by Ashley Harrell, SF Weekly

National Society of Newspaper Columnists

• 2009: Humor: 1st Place: Katy St. Clair, Bouncer

References[link]

External links[link]

	San Francisco Bay Area portal
	Journalism portal

• SF Weekly official website
• The Snitch, official daily news blog
• All Shook Down, official daily music and art blog
• SF Foodie, official food and restaurants blog
• Bruce Brugmann Library, official library of articles and court documents regarding Bruce Brugmann and the ongoing legal dispute between SF Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian

Brandon McCartney (born August 17, 1989), known by his stage name Lil B or "BASEDGOD", is a rapper from Berkeley, California. He has recorded both solo and with The Pack. In addition, Lil B is noted for his extensive use of social media websites such as MySpace and Twitter to build an online following.^[3][4]

Music career[link]

Early career[link]

Lil B began rapping at age 16 with hip hop group The Pack. After two locally successful mixtapes, and at the peak of the Bay Area's hyphy movement, the group's song "Vans" became a surprise hit. The song was ranked as the fifth best of 2006 by Rolling Stone magazine. The strength of "Vans" led the group to release Skateboards 2 Scrapers, featuring a "Vans" remix with Bay Area rappers Too $hort and Mistah F.A.B.. In 2007, Lil B and The Pack released its first album, Based Boys.

Solo success (2010–present)[link]

Aside from his involvement with The Pack, Lil B garnered popularity through the use of social media Web sites. He created over 155 MySpace pages in order to upload all of his music. He recorded over 1,500 tracks as of July 2010, including hits "Wonton Soup," "Pretty Bitch," and "I'm God."^[5]

Lil B signed with Amalgam Digital in 2010 for a multiple album deal.^[6][7] Slate columnist Jonah Weiner labeled him as one of a growing number of weird-o emcees, calling him a brilliantly warped, post-Lil-Wayne deconstructionist from the Bay Area.^[8]

Lil B released his first studio album, Angels Exodus, on January 18, 2011, through Amalgam Digital. The album serves as a prelude to his forthcoming album titled Glass Face. The album features based tracks such as "All My Life (Remix)" and "Exhibit 6".

Controversy[link]

When Lil B released his fifth album, titled I'm Gay, he received several death threats. Although he is heterosexual, he says the title is a message of support to the LGBT community. Referring to the original definition of gay, he says he is gay because he is happy.^[9]

Style[link]

Musical critic Willy Staley described Lil B's work as "variegated", because it ranges from critical parodies of the hip-hop genre to "half new age, half spoken word".He further notes that Lil B draws from a large variety of genres, especially those not commonly used by other rappers. In an interview with Staley, Lil B agrees with this analysis, saying, "I can do 'Swag OD' but then my favorite musical artist right now could be Antony and the Johnsons. That's the difference between me and these other rappers, and other musical artists in general."^[4]

Discography[link]

Albums

• 2009: 6 Kiss^[3]
• 2009: I'm Thraxx^[3]
• 2010: Rain in England^[10]
• 2011: Angels Exodus^[10]
• 2011: I'm Gay (I'm Happy)^[11][12] (R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #56, Heatseekers Albums #20)^[13]

Official Mixtapes

• 2010: "Base World Pt. 1" ^[14]
• 2010: "Rose Exodus"
• 2010: "Dior Paint"
• 2010: "Everything Based"
• 2010: "MF Based"
• 2010: "Blue Flame"
• 2010: "Red Flame"
• 2010: "Red Flame: Evil Edition"
• 2010: "MM..Christmas"
• 2011: "Paint"
• 2011: "Red Flame Extended: Devil Music"
• 2011: "The Myspace Collection"
• 2011: "Illusions Of Grandeur" ^[14]
• 2011: "Bitch Mob: Respect Da Bitch Vol.1"
• 2011: "I Forgive You" ^[14]
• 2011: "Black Flame: Water Front H20" ^[14]
• 2011: "The Silent President" ^[14]
• 2011: "BasedGod Velli" ^[14]
• 2011: "Blue Eyes"
• 2011: "GoldHouse"
• 2012: "White Flame" ^[14]
• 2012: "God's Father"
• 2012: "#1Bitch"
• 2012: "#The Basedprint 2"
• 2012: "Trapped In Basedworld"

Albums with The Pack

• 2007: Based Boys
• 2010: Wolfpack Party

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

Andre L. Adams (born March 11, 1970), better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog.

Personal Life[link]

Andre Adams was born on March 11, 1970 in San Francisco, and grew up in the city's Fillmore District. He attended the Galileo Academy of Science and Technology but dropped out; he claims to have had a D average.^[2][3]

Musical career[link]

He released two albums under the stage name Dre Dog: The New Jim Jones in 1993 and I Hate You With a Passion in 1995. I Hate You With a Passion peaked at #79 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. In 1997, Adams changed his stage name to Andre Nickatina, and released the albums: Cocaine Raps under his own label, Filmoe Coleman Records and Raven in My Eyes, which was released under the Bay Area Independent Rap Label Dogday Records.^[4] Unlike his albums released under the name Dre Dog, Cocaine Raps had deeper production values [First Collaborations with Producer Nick Peace]. The album Raven in My Eyes was noted for its production quality and songs that combine "sequencers and keyboards that buzz and whine" with live instrumentation.^[5] That year, he founded his own record label, Filmoe Coleman Records. Nickatina explained in an interview with Strivin magazine that his name change was "for the better" and that he raps because he feels that he is talented enough to do so but not for the sake of popularity.^[6]

Soon afterwards, his following three albums, Tears of a Clown (1999), Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2, The Unreleased [Sold Exclusively at shows and appreances] and These R the Tales (the latter three in 2000) gained him notoriety in the West Coast underground rap scene.^[4] Mosi Reeves of the San Francisco Bay Guardian noted Nickatina's popularity at a CD release party for another underground Bay Area rapper/producer, Smoov-E; Reeves called Nickatina "a quick-witted rapper who spits as hard as Kurupt does".^[7] A combo CD/movie project, Conversation with a Devil, followed in 2003.^[4] Lindsay Welnick, a music critic for SF Weekly, regarded the film as a knockoff of the classic gangster movie Scarface.^[2] Nate Denver for the SF Bay Guardian praised the album, though.^[8] Another album, The Gift followed in 2005, when the newspaper SF Weekly named Nickatina the "Best Local Hip Hop Legend" of that year. In 2005, Nickatina also won the first annual Bay Area Raps Awards for Best Underground Artist. In 2008, he released A Tale of Two Andres with Mac Dre. Although they released only two songs together, they were close friends and the album was a tribute to his memory.^[9]

Collaboration albums[link]

• Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes and Alibis (with Equipto) (2002)
• Horns and Halos (with Equipto) (2005)
• Gun-Mouth 4 Hire: Horns and Halos 2 (with Equipto) (2005)
• Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3 (with Equipto) (2006)
• A Tale of Two Andres (with Mac Dre) (2008)
• The King And Mr. Biscuits (with Smoov-E) (2010)^[11]
• My Middle Name Is Crime EP (with The Jacka) (2010)^[11]

Compilations[link]

• Unreleased (2001)
• Hell's Kitchen (2002)
• Rules of the Game (circa 1998)
• Green Eyes (Compilation Album) (2003)
• The Chicken Hill Project (2012) (Will be the Biggest comp since WEST COAST BADBOYS! ^{[12] [13]}

Mixtapes[link]

• Where’s My Money (2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Andre Nickatina

• Andre Nickatina at the Internet Movie Database
• Andre Nickatina on Facebook
• Andre Nickatina on Twitter

Jason Newsted
Newsted performing live in 1989
Background information
Birth name	Jason Curtis Newsted
Also known as	Jasonic, Jason "Newkid"
Born	(1963-03-04) March 4, 1963 (age 49) Battle Creek, Michigan
Genres	Heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal, progressive metal, hard rock, stoner rock, punk rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, double bass, violin, drums, theremin
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Metal Blade, Elektra, Chophouse, The End, Surfdog
Associated acts	Metallica, Flotsam and Jetsam, Papa Wheelie, Voivod, Echobrain, Rock Star Supernova, Ozzy Osbourne, Spastik Children, WhoCares
Website	www.chophouserecords.com (defunct)
Notable instruments
Sadowsky Vintage Custom Bass Alembic Basses Rickenbacker 4003

Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bassist known for his work with Metallica, Voivod and Flotsam and Jetsam. Joining Metallica in 1986 after Cliff Burton's death, Newsted remained a member until 2001, making him the band's longest-serving bassist. After he left Metallica, he continued with his project Echobrain, played with Ozzy Osbourne and joined heavy metal band Voivod. Newsted uses the pseudonym Jasonic, which serves as both his alias in Voivod and the name of his music publishing company. He is also the founder of the Chophouse Records studio and label based in California.

Career[link]

Flotsam and Jetsam[link]

The early part of Newsted's music career had him performing bass for Flotsam and Jetsam and their 1986 album Doomsday for the Deceiver. Newsted wrote the majority of lyrics for the album as well.

Metallica[link]

Following the death of Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton in September 1986 on the Europe leg of the Damage Inc. Tour, the group began a search for a new bassist. Newsted auditioned along with roughly 39 other musicians and in winning the role, his first live performance with Metallica was at the Country Club in Reseda, California. He was often subjected to pranks and ridicule which increased as time went on.

His debut with Metallica was on its extended play The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited in 1987. This was followed by his first studio album with the band, ...And Justice for All (1988), which was subject to controversy and criticism for its poor production, among other issues, for its murky bass sound. Newsted claims this was further hazing on the part of Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield, although both Ulrich and Hetfield claim they were also disappointed with the production of the album.^[1] In addition, they claim that most/all of Newsted's bass lines closely followed the rhythm guitar lines to the point of being indiscernible from each other.^[2] Nonetheless, the album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and projected the band to higher success.

Newsted performed on ...And Justice for All (1988), the self-titled Metallica (1991), which is the best-selling Metallica album to date and made the group a world-known band, Load (1996) and ReLoad (1997). The live concerts Live Shit: Binge & Purge and Cunning Stunts were produced in 1993 and 1997 respectively, and S&M in 1999. Newsted also played bass on the song "I Disappear" in 2000.

During his time in Metallica, Newsted played the bass guitar and also sang backing vocals on a number of Metallica songs. During the tours after 1991, he would often sing parts of "Creeping Death", "Whiplash" and "Seek and Destroy", and he performed lead in most songs for three shows at the Summer Sanitarium Tour where Hetfield was recovering from injury.^[3][4]

He is known for his bass solo which included parts of "My Friend of Misery" (which Newsted had originally written as an instrumental)^[5] and bass parts from his former band, Flotsam and Jetsam.

He has co-written three Metallica songs:

• "Blackened" (...And Justice for All)
• "My Friend of Misery" (Metallica)
• "Where the Wild Things Are" (ReLoad)

Departure from Metallica[link]

During a meeting between the members of Metallica in January 2001, Newsted, who was unhappy with the direction Metallica was taking, proposed that the band should take a year-long hiatus, and he would use that time to focus on his side-project Echobrain. By 2001 James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich at this point were married and had children. As Newsted had no interest in being married or having children, he felt focused on music, even if it meant through side-projects. When the other band members objected to Newsted's proposals, he decided to quit the band.^[6] And on January 17, as plans were being made for the band to enter the recording studio to record its eighth studio album St. Anger, Newsted announced his departure. Newsted's statement revealed his departure was based on "private and personal reasons and the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playing the music that I love."^[7] During a Playboy interview with Metallica, Newsted revealed that he wanted to release an album with Echobrain. Hetfield was against the idea and said, "When someone does a side project, it takes away from the strength of Metallica."^[8] Newsted countered his statement by citing Hetfield's contributions to other musical outlets. Hetfield replied, "My name isn't on those records. And I'm not out trying to sell them" and pondered questions such as "Where would it end? Does he start touring with it? Does he sell shirts? Is it his band?".^[8] Newsted's departure from Metallica, along with Hetfield's decision to go to rehab a few months later, nearly led to a breakup of the band. After Hetfield rejoined Metallica, the band finished recording St. Anger, with record producer Bob Rock filling in the bass slot. Robert Trujillo became the band's new bassist in 2003.

Newsted has stated that he has never regretted leaving the band. "I tell you very honestly, one billion percent, I have never regretted leaving Metallica. It was the right thing for everyone. It was the right thing to do for the camp, that’s it. I’ve never told anyone that I wanted to go back or anything like that, not once. I made up my mind. It was not an easy thing to do, but it was something I had to do. I thought about it very much before I pulled the trigger and because of that, I have never looked back. The past is where it's supposed to be."^[9] It was stated in the film Some Kind of Monster that there was a rumor for Newsted to possibly rejoin the band, but it was proven false.

Despite his departure from Metallica, Newsted remains close with the other band members.^[10] On April 4, 2009, Newsted joined Metallica for its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.^[11][12] He also performed three songs at the event, "Master of Puppets","Enter Sandman", and "Train Kept A-Rollin'" with Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, and Robert Trujillo, and Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Ron Wood, and Flea. On December 5, 7, 9, and 10 2011, Newsted reunited with Metallica during all four of their 30th anniversary shows and performed several songs with the band, Trujillo and, in some cases, other guest musicians.^[13]

Ozzy Osbourne Band[link]

Newsted joined Canadian thrash metal band Voivod in 2002. Coincidentally, he was also Trujillo's replacement in Osbourne's band (having switched sides) during Ozzfest 2003, which included Voivod as a Second Stage act. During an MTV interview, both Osbourne and Newsted showed extreme enthusiasm in writing a new album together, with Osbourne comparing Newsted to "a young Geezer Butler." However, this would not come to fruition as Newsted left Osbourne upon finishing tour duties in late 2003.^[14][15] He would soon be replaced by Rob Zombie bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson.^[16]

Newsted then focused solely on Voivod where, much like Echobrain, the group was funded entirely through him. They recorded two albums before Newsted's participation in Rock Star Supernova, a supergroup created through the reality television series, Rock Star: Supernova, in 2006.

Voivod[link]

The last incarnation of Voivod featured three of the four founding members: Denis Bélanger (aka Snake, vocals), Denis D'Amour (aka Piggy, guitars), and Michel Langevin (aka Away, drums), with Jason Newsted (aka Jasonic) on bass guitar. Guitarist D'Amour died at the age of 45 on August 26, 2005 due to complications from colon cancer.^[17] The record Katorz (a phonetic spelling of quatorze, the French word for fourteen), released in July 2006, was based around riffs found on D'Amour's laptop. A December 2008 update on Voivod's website noted that Newsted played "all the bass tracks" on their latest album Infini, which was released on June 23, 2009.^[18][19]

Rock Star Supernova[link]

Supernova formed the basis of the second season of the Rock Star television program on CBS in the quest to find a lead singer. The show began online on the Rock Star web site on MSN on Monday, July 3, 2006 with an Internet exclusive weekly episode and premiered on CBS on that Wednesday, July 5. Votes were cast via the Rock Star website. On September 13, 2006, Lukas Rossi was crowned the winner.

Shoulder injury[link]

On October 23, 2006, Newsted was injured while attempting to catch a falling bass amp head. The accident resulted in a torn anterior labrum in his left shoulder and a rotator cuff and biceps tear in the right. He was scheduled for immediate surgery, and underwent a lengthy rehab process. During this time he was unable to play, and began to express himself through painting.^[20] On January 4, 2007, he was back playing his bass again.^{[citation needed]}

Art career[link]

While recovering from his shoulder injury, Newsted found solace through painting. Newsted has turned out a number of large original works of art over the last half a decade.^[21] Jason Newsted says that he went "from making crazy and colorful music to making crazy and colorful paintings."^[22] His first gallery show opened on May 4, 2010 at Micaëla Gallery in San Francisco.^[23]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction[link]

On April 4, 2009, Newsted was present with Metallica and played with the band alongside current bassist Robert Trujillo at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland.^[24] It was his first performance with the band in nearly 9 years, their last performance together having taken place at the 2000 VH1 Music Awards. Both Newsted and Trujillo performed onstage at the same time, which was a first for the band.

WhoCares[link]

In October 2010 it was announced that Newsted would be joining a supergroup with singer Ian Gillan and former keyboardist Jon Lord from Deep Purple, guitarist Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, second guitarist Mikko Lindström from HIM and drummer Nicko McBrain from Iron Maiden. The band, called WhoCares, recorded a charity single titled "Out of My Mind".^[25] The charity single also features a track titled "Holy Water" and is available as via digital download or CD format as of 6 May 2011.^[26]

Equipment[link]

Bass guitars[link]

• Aria Pro II SB1000 (originally owned by Cliff Burton, used on the Damage, Inc. Tour, and now resides in Metallica's current recording studio)
• Fender 1958 Precision Bass (recording/studio bass) - Sunburst w/anodized gold pickguard (4-string)
• Sadowsky - Black Vintage with Ash body
• Sadowsky - Black Vintage (x2)
• Sadowsky - PJ - Cherry Sunburst and Caramel Sunburst
• Sadowsky - Vintage - Lake Placid Blue (4 string and 5 strings)
• Sadowsky - Vintage - Cherry Sunburst
• Sadowsky - Black Vintage - 24 Fret (x2)
• Alembic - Elan - Converted to Series II electronics - Formerly featured J/P/J pickup configuration (can be seen in this form during the ...And Justice For All tour) - Black (5-string)
• Alembic - Europa - Series II electronics - Black (5-, 6- and 10-string)
• Alembic - Spoiler - Converted to Series II electronics - Black (4-string)
• Alembic - Persuader - Converted to Series II electronics - Black (4-string) - Formerly sporting a clear gloss natural finish and two J-Bass pickups, it was repainted black when Jason sent the bass back to Alembic to have Series II electronics installed; it is erroneously referred to as a Spoiler, though Jason DID have a black Spoiler made for him as well and both basses are nearly identical; the only telltale sign being the location of the bird-shaped bridge.
• ESP Horizon Bass - Red (5-string) - Jason added a Metallica logo decal and a decal of the Jump In The Fire demon.
• ESP B-1 - Black (4-string)
• 1981 Spector NS-2 - Black, used in studio only (4-string) - According to Jason, this bass once belonged to Phil Soussan.
• Stuart Spector Design JN-4, JN-5, and JN-6 Signature Models - Transparent black satin (4-, 5-, and 6-string) - Extremely rare, modified SD body shape, quilted maple top, piezo pickup option, and red fiber optic side markers. Jason used these basses live from 1994-1995.
• Guild acoustic bass
• Wal MKII - Black w. Gold hardware (4- & 5-string, 5-string as seen in Metallica's video for "One")
• Hamer 12-string bass (used on Wherever I May Roam "and other minor key pick-bass stuff," according to Jason)
• Zon Legacy Elite fretless 5-string & Sonus Special 5-string
• Rickenbacker 4003 - White (4-string)
• Dingwall Voodoo Bass

Effects[link]

• Boss Flanger BF-2
• MXR Phase 100
• Mu-tron III Bass Pedal
• Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
• Tech 21 XXL Overdrive
• Korg G-5 Bass Synth Processor
• Electro-Harmonix Big Muff
• Alesis Midiverb II
• Barcus-Berry Electronics Sonic Maximizer
• Morley Power Wah Boost

Amplifiers[link]

• Mesa/Boogie 1x15 combo
• Mesa/Boogie with SWR Heads
• Gibson Skylark Guitar amp
• Fender Folded Horn 1x18
• Ampeg 1974 SVT head
• Ampeg SVT cabinets
• Ampeg SVT II-Pro (x4)
• Ampeg 1980s SVTs
• Ampeg SVT 8"x10" pro speaker cabinets
• Ampeg ISO Vent 10"x15" speaker cabinets
• Ampeg B-15 combo amp

Philanthropy[link]

In 2004, Newsted signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. Newsted sits on LKR's Honorary Board of Directors.

Discography[link]

Echobrain[link]

• Echobrain (2002)
• Strange Enjoyment (2002) (EP)
• Glean (2004) (writing credit on one song, producer)

Flotsam and Jetsam[link]

• Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986)
• No Place for Disgrace (1988) (writing credits on three songs)

Gov't Mule[link]

• The Deep End, Volume 2 (2002)

IR8/Sexoturica[link]

• IR8 vs. Sexoturica (2002)

Metallica[link]

• The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (EP) (1987)
• ...And Justice for All (1988)
• Metallica (1991)
• Live Shit: Binge and Purge (1993)
• Load (1996)
• ReLoad (1997)
• Garage Inc. (1998)
• S&M (1999)
• Six Feet Down Under (2010)

Moss Brothers[link]

• Electricitation (2001)

Papa Wheelie[link]

• Unipsycho (2002)
• Live Lycanthropy (2003)

Rock Star Supernova[link]

• Rock Star Supernova (2006)

Sepultura[link]

• Against (1998) (Hatred Aside)

Unkle[link]

• Psyence Fiction (1998)

Voivod[link]

• Voivod (2003)
• Katorz (2006)
• Infini (2009)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jason Newsted

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• CBS's "Rock Star" to Select Lead Singer for New Band
• Papa Wheelie's MySpace page
• HardRadio.com interview Newsted on Ozzy and Voivod
• Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: Metallica FuseTV

Mark Farina (born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on March 25, 1969) is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood (KMS Records, 1989) and the Mushroom Jazz series (Om Records, 1996–2011), and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio. He is primarily identified with the house music scene in San Francisco, California, where he resides, but DJs widely around the world.

Shortly after Mark befriended Derrick Carter in 1988 at a record store in Chicago, his passion for House music, and sharing it with the world, exploded. Mark experimented with a deeper style, dropping De La Soul, disco classics and other jazzy soulful stuff that wasn’t being played in the main rooms of nightclubs. While exploring his love for the purist forms of House Music, Mark developed his trademark style, known as "Mushroom Jazz": acid jazz infused with the West Coast’s jazzy, organic productions along with urban beats. Fans embraced Mark’s downtempo style so much that he started a weekly Mushroom Jazz club night in San Francisco with Patty Ryan. In 3 years at the club, Farina and Mushroom Jazz established a very strong following. When the club closed, Farina continued the tradition by releasing a series of CDs under the same name, Mushroom Jazz. Since then, Mark has been traveling the globe performing hundreds of shows each year. His House sets have been described as the jazzy side of Chicago House mixed San Francisco style. Some of his sets have been known to last up to 8 hours. Sometimes Farina will play two different rooms at the same party, showcasing his range of talents. URB, MUZIK and BPM Magazines have all had him on their Top DJs In The World lists.

Discography (Selected Releases)[link]

• Geograffiti EP (Great Lakes Audio)
• Mushroom Jazz series
  • Mushroom Jazz 7 (Mushroom Jazz Recordings)
  • Mushroom Jazz 6 (Om)
  • Mushroom Jazz 5 (Om)
  • Mushroom Jazz 4 (Om)
  • Mushroom Jazz 3 (Om)
  • Mushroom Jazz 2 (Om)
  • Mushroom Jazz 1 (Om)
• Fabric 40 (Fabric)
• Live In Tokyo (Om)
• House of OM (Om)
• Sessions (MOS)
• Seasons (Moonshine)
• Imperial Dub (Imperial)
• United DJs of America (DMC)
• San Francisco Sessions (Om)
• Connect (Om)
• Live at Om w/Derrick Carter (Om)
• Air Farina (Om)

Others[link]

There is another Mark Farina in Perth, Western Australia, he is also in the music industry but not as well known as his American namesake.

There is also an Italo Disco/Eurobeat artist named Mark Farina (real name: Mauro Farina) who runs his own studio in Verona, Italy named Team Factory (Factory Team). Team Factory studios produced and still produces the majority of popular dance tunes that come out of Italy, including "What's Up" by DJ Miko, Hey Hey Guy by Ken Laszlo, "If You Say Goodbye" by Kate Project, and plenty others. Team Factory studios has been around since 1982.

External links[link]

• Website
• Om Records biography
• Early 90's Mark Farina Mixtapes

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