Rachel Swan
Bio:
Rachel Swan is the music editor at the East Bay Express, and a recovering Luddite. She has also written for Film Quarterly, Vibe, Bitch, Jazziz, and The Best Sex Writing of 2010. Just sayin'.
Rachel Swan is the music editor at the East Bay Express, and a recovering Luddite. She has also written for Film Quarterly, Vibe, Bitch, Jazziz, and The Best Sex Writing of 2010. Just sayin'.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Apr 13, 2011
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Punks Versus Hipsters: The Battle Royale
How the East Bay Rats got two Oakland subcultures into the boxing ring.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Aug 11, 2010
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The Turf Feinz Go Viral
An East Oakland street dance video takes the Internet by storm.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Aug 31, 2011
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Booty Pageant
RonKat Spearman's Sugar Booty Pageant is all about promoting one's best assets. Also, world peace.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Apr 7, 2010
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Asian Girl With a Secret
Lisa Marie Rollins grew up thinking she was part Asian, part white, and part Latina. The truth was different.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Mar 17, 2010
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The Provocateur
Philip Huang foists art on an unsuspecting public.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Dec 15, 2010
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With Death Comes Comic Relief
Faced with closure, the manager at Berkeley's famed comic book shop remains cautiously optimistic.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Nov 24, 2010
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Oakland's War on Fun
As the city ramps up enforcement of cabaret laws and permit fees, Oakland clubs worry about survival.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Apr 28, 2010
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Dylooting the Rave Scene
Berkeley-based DJ wants to revive the rave scene by grooming a younger market.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Aug 18, 2010
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World of Streetcolor
An anonymous knitter bombs the streets of Berkeley.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jan 5, 2011
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The Flap Over Feelmore
Feel-good sex parlor prepares to open, in spite of detractors.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Feb 2, 2011
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A New Look for Janine Brito
As her fashion gets edgier, her jokes get proportionally darker.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Sep 22, 2010
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A Bus Named Larry
John Benson's bus was a mobile all-ages venue. Only now it's immobile.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Sep 8, 2010
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They Make Mad Noise
Local buskers turn their hustle into performance art — and a dissertation.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jan 19, 2011
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T-Sisters Keep It Chthonic
An Oakland-based folk trio clings to its anachronistic sensibility.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Feb 17, 2010
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White Girl in the Mirror
Chinaka Hodge's new play explores racial identity via a black girl trapped in a white body.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Feb 10, 2010
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A Graphic Ramayana
Pixar animator Sanjay Patel brings his sharp sensibility to ancient Hindu myth.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Apr 20, 2011
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Hecklers' Ball
How comedians deal with their worst foes.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Dec 14, 2011
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Reddit Acts of Kindness
How a social news website came to host the world's largest gift exchange.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jul 27, 2011
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Spicing Up Sexy Storytelling
Stronger curation and stricter time limits do wonders for Bawdy Storytelling.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jan 20, 2010
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Riding Backseat in Oakland
New pedicab service helps rejuvenate the city's nightlife.
