Five long years after she burst onto the indie music scene with Anniemal, a debut universally embraced by indie music critics, Annie is finally releasing her much-delayed sophomore effort, Don't Stop. A lot has changed in the industry and in Annie's music-making process since Pitchfork named "Heartbeat" the best song of 2004, so we sat down with Annie in the lobby of her hotel and chatted about those changes, the process of creating Don't Stop, where her music fits into the spectrum of pop and her substantial magnet collection. SFist: How do you feel about Don't Stop versus when Anniemal came out? Do you feel as good or do you feel more excited for this? It's been a long time coming. more ›

This is as good a reminder as any that you can drop off your unwanted little blessings at any San Francisco fire station. They're Safe Surrender sites! more ›