A compendium to this week's Urban Explorer’s Handbook, in which Creative Loafing maps out the best of the best of the Bay area-based Internet sites. Here is the next featured music site; to see the complete list, click here.
Who runs it: Three offbeat local dudes — David the Day, John J (John Murray) and Stuey B (Stuart Best) — record a weekly 90-minute talk radio-style podcast of "the latest and greatest about Something." Jokes, trivia and other nonsense is scattered amidst music and interviews.
Why you need it: The site tends to feature local and regional bands and offers interesting and witty blog commentary in between the weekly podcasts. Something Planet is gearing up to celebrate its first anniversary this May with a rock show at Gasoline Alley, the "Something Planet Birthday Extravaganza #1," with local acts Rise of Saturn (featuring members of Soulfound and Weaksauce), Badda Skat and Geri X, as well as contests, prizes and a free compilation CD of acoustic performances by local artists who've been featured in their podcasts.
This article appears in Mar 25-31, 2009.