​You almost certainly remember "Don't Stop Believing," Ashkon Davaran's Journey-flipping S.F. Giants anthem from 2010.

Well, the master of S.F. sports remixes is at it again: He just dropped "That Smith Cray," a 49ers jam based on Jay-Z and Kanye West's ubiquitous "Ni**as in Paris." The man behind it should tell you all you need to know, but let us assure you: Hearing Yeezy lines turned into 49ers boasts -- "They said you ain't winning nothing, not at all/ I guess you better be careful what you call" -- is worth the price of admission on its own.

Listen to Ashkon's "Niners in Paris" and grab a download after the jump.

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The 49ers are doing well -- the team's first playoff game in nine years is happening in two days -- so naturally, Bay Area musicians are in the mood to celebrate. And as with the Giants' World Series-winning 2010 season, that means songs about the 49ers. Sometimes even cheesy songs, like this new flip on "Faithfully," the iconic Journey power ballad. Locals Equipto, Baldhead Rick, Shag Nasty, Curk Sak, Ike Plump, and Sellassie pumped up the wistful piano descent over a big beat, and feted the team that plays Candlestick with furious rhyming. If you're a Niners fan, this was made for you. And if you're not, it's at least an interesting exercise in how to somewhat salvage a cringe-inducing early-'80s hit. Grab a download via Solidarity Records after the jump.

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This could be yours.

​Who's your baseball bobblehead collection missing?

Well, how about Bill Graham, the legendary and controversial S.F. concert promoter and music executive?

If you're scratching your head right now, don't worry. We kinda are, too. But you will really have a chance to snag a Bill Graham bobblehead -- and pay tribute to the legacy of one of the central figures in the storied Bay Area music scene -- this Friday, when the S.F. Giants celebrate Bill Graham Tribute Night at their game against the New York Mets.

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Soon to ruin a baseball game near you.

​It is with much agony that we report the following:

Train, a pop-rock band that ranks among San Francisco's most regrettable musical products, will perform at this Friday's Opening Day Giants game, thereby extinguishing every drop of pleasure, hope, and civic pride that would otherwise accompany the official start of this post-World-Series-victory baseball season.

Let's be clear: It doesn't matter what the weather's like. It doesn't matter whether the Giants win. Train is performing. Everything is ruined.

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Well, it was terrible, of course; the question is really whether yesterday's Super Bowl Halftime show was inappropriately awful or expectedly so. To help you sort through it, we've divided up the goings-on based on whether they met or exceeded our minimal expectations for crumminess. Feel free to disagree, but please do so humorously and in the comments section below.More >>

Now, this just makes us feel all warm, fuzzy, and proud: A new "victory mix" of San Francisco music called Finally Champions, courtesy of S.F.-boosters True Panther Sounds. The mix has 21 tracks, some that were recorded specifically for this comp (Dominant Legs' "Finally Champions," we're guessing), and others that were recorded specifically for their ever-pleasing, drug-like effect on our ears (The Fresh & Onlys' "Waterfall") All in all the mix features songs from many artists that make us happy to live here: Ty Segall, Sonny & the Sunsets, Magic Bullets, the Sandwitches, Girls, oOoOO, Young L, and Blackbird Blackbird, among others.More >>

By now, everyone in San Francisco, Texas, and probably everywhere else has heard of Ashkon Davaran, the charismatic dude behind the "Don't Stop Believing" anthem that helped cheer the SF Giants into a World Series victory this fall.

Well, Ashkon is turning 30 this Thursday. And to celebrate, he's gonna sing you his take on "Don't Stop Believing" -- and release a new mixtape.

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In case you were in a soundproof panic room between 8 p.m. and roughly right now, the Giants won the World Series last night. To help you sort out the complex emotions you are no doubt feeling, here are two apropos songs by Kanye West, both from before the whole I'ma-tweet-about-letting-my-phoenix-finish minefield of celebrity.

"We Major" (feat. Nas & Really Doe), from 2005's Late Registration

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