Legendary slide guitarist Ry Cooder (he’s played on records by everyone from Randy Newman to the Rolling Stones) has recorded an anti-SB 1070 song called “Quick Sand.” Cooder is one of those country(ish) guys the lefties love — not only is that track available exclusively from NPR until tomorrow, when…
Song: Mike Posner, “Cooler Than Me”Context: Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman says he thinks Posner will be the breakout star from this year’s installment of the annual fest. We’ll see how he does in Phoenix tomorrow. Mike Posner, “Cooler Than Me” by gardnerz…
KWSS’s The Morning Infidelity ran a funny segment on Frankie Muniz’s publicist/girlfriend, Elycia Marie, earlier this week.Now, of course my own tangle with Elycia is well documented, but I’m not the only Phoenix media type who has run afoul of Ms. Marie. KWSS DJ Tatty Talia has her own tale…
Song: Yonder Mountain String Band, “This Train Is Bound for Glory” (Live in Flagstaff) Context: My train is bound for Flagstaff’s beer festival this weekend. This Train Is Bound For Glory by stray-hound…
Charlie Levy, the boss over at Stateside Presents, one of the best promoters in the state, has written an open letter to bands boycotting the state because of SB 1070.The letter started circulating last week and The Arizona Republic ran it as an op-ed in this morning’s issue.I’d have trouble…
Song: B.o.B, “Nothin’ On You” (Remix: Breekpunt Bootleg)Context: I never really dug this song until this remix, for some reason. Nothing On You (Breekpunt Bootleg) by TheGetDownnn…
A lot of people really love that chick from Rilo Kiley, you know, the one that used to be a child actress. Personally, I’ve always thought of Jenny Lewis as really, really fake. Also, her music sorta reminds me of Zooey Deschanel, whose charms I have thankfully but mysteriously been…
Song: Erykah Badu, “Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)”Context: Ms. Badu is in Tempe tonight — this is her latest single. Erykah Badu – Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY) by Hypetrak…
Erykah Badu is coming to Marquee Theatre Wednesday and we’ve got a chance for you to win a pair of tickets and meet-and-greet with the soulful Texas singer who is touring in support of her new album New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh.What do you need to do?…
Phoenix fedora-rock band The Wiley One admits right up front to being wily, so I approached their latest single, “Never Board on a Board,” with a little hesitation.This is a song about how great all board sports are? Seriously? Kinda seems like a ploy to get a song featured on…
Looks like Psyko Steve’s annual Indie Bowl won’t remain Phoenix’s only charity tournament featuring local bands.The Maine, A Change Of Pace, Reece, Halocene, The Season Premiere, Culture Chemistry, Crash Coordinates, Square Eyes, Milo The Mayor, and My Girl Friday are all signed up for the first Project Homeless tournament by…
Song: The Black Keys, “Unknown Brother”Context: The standout track on the new Black Keys’ record, Brothers. 13 – Unknown Brother…
An altercation involving moshers, bouncers, and the Tempe Police Department may be headed to court.If you follow the local metal scene, you may have heard about an incident at Tempe’s Club Red involving Mesa metal act Rising Pain, who were opening for Dutch death-metal outfit Pestilence. After bouncers tossed a…
Song: Best Coast, “When I’m With You”Context: Today is officially the first day of summer. Maybe it’s cliche, but that makes Best Coast perfect music for the day. Best Coast – When I’m With You…
When “alternative rock” radio debuted in the early ’90s — displacing stations spinning hard rock, classic rock, hair metal, or ’80s college rock — it seemed to be a format designed to evolve. At least to a middle-school me, who imagined it to be fresh, vital, and destined to change…
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Tumbling Dice”Context: Remember, you can get your copy of Exile on Main Street signed by the artist who designed it at Hoodlums this weekend. 5. Tumbling Dice by wesdorris…
DFactor, the man behind Waved Rumor, does The Train Tracks this week, singing his libertarian anthem “Too Much Regulation.” Unfortunately, Ron Paul and Antonin Scalia canceled plans to sing backup at the last minute. Kidding aside, I liked this song better before the BP oil spill. Maybe a few laws…
When news of Korn’s boycott of BP broke last week it sorta looked like a joke. I mean, at first, it was pretty much just marble-mouthed Jonathan David, his band and fellow 90s-refugees Backstreet Boys.Now, well, the lineup is not awesome or anything, but it’s getting better. One huge, relevant…
As far as I know, my review of Miniature Tigers’ new record Fortress is the first professional piece printed on the formerly-of-Phoenix band’s sophomore effort.I would have waited a few weeks to run it, actually, but for the fact that singer Charlie Brand is playing a solo acoustic show at…
The Maine is advancing its show at the soon-to-be-reopened Nile Theatre with this little commercial. The most interesting revelations are: 1. The singer, John O’Callaghan has apparently cut his hair much shorter than we’re used to seeing in the band’s familiar promo shots. 2. O’Callaghan says The Nile was the…
The CenPho.TV team is very popular with New Times, not only because of all the fun, positive stuff they say and do, but because they’re one of the few local blogger-type outlets that’ll let someone have it.So we have Dave Brookhouser’s list of local bands that don’t suck. Thus, it…
Song: Devo, “Freedom of Choice” (Josh Patrick Remix)Context: Jay Bennett’s review of the new Devo record has me excited to hear it. Devo – Freedom Of Choice (Josh Patrick Remix) by YAMAMA…
