Insane Clown Posse’s Tuesday show at Marquee Theatre was axed at the last minute, leaving many sad-faced kids in clown makeup wandering the streets of Tempe.Why? The Detroit rap duo reportedly pulled the plug because they didn’t have any Faygo to spray on the loyal Juggalos in the crowd.A statement…
Song: Insane Clown Posse, “Hokus Pokus”Context: Ladies and gentlemen, the circus is in town. ICP(Insane Clown Posse) – Hocus Pocus by skitzylette666…
Song: Jimmy Eat World, “Sweetness (Double ‘n’ mix)”Context: There’s never a bad time to listen to the Best Local Band in Phoenix (according to The Arizona Republic). Jimmy eat world – Sweetness (Double ‘n’ mix) by new now…
Ten years ago, 50 Cent was laid up, recovering from nine bullets fired by an attempted murderer sent, rumor has it, by a drug kingpin who’d been offended by a song where he discussed the drug game in his native Queens in too much detail. The shooting, which happened on…
The Arizona Republic’s website, AZCentral.com runs an annual “Reader’s Choice” contest which everyone should know by now is a huge farce.Editors have, for example, allowed the nomination of two canceled music festivals in the “Best Music Festival” category. So, yeah, it’s a joke and everyone should know it’s a joke.The…
Song: Katrina and the Waves, “Walking On Sunshine”Context: A press release reminds me of the song, a delightful of little 80’s pop ditty made even better by a memorable appearance in High Fidelity. Listening in from the current milieu, much of K&tW’s work really seems to anticipate indie rock in…
Judge if you want, but the team here at Up On The Sun kind of loves the tour videos from Phoenix metalcore act Blessthefall. The last one was pretty funny, and the newest, which Revolver magazine got an exclusive look at, is even better.Sure, most of it is just potty…
The Pixies are coming to town. Punknews is reporting that the band will play Mesa Amphitheatre on September 24 as part of a smallish tour. That means you will soon have the chance to be underwhelmed by the band’s show in person.I’ve come to believe that being unimpressed by The…
Thrash metal’s Big Four — Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax — rarely assemble. When they do, it’s in places like Bulgaria where, as we understand it, Metallica’s Black Album has not yet been released, pussifying the genre in the minds of the denim-vested masses.On June 22 that Bulgaria concert will…
Song: Zac Brown Band, “Chicken Fried”Context: I’m really looking forward to trying Chick-fil-A’s new spicy chicken sandwich today. I made the ‘reservation’ over a week ago, and am thrilled the day is finally here. Chicken Fried by regross67…
The Tractor Pull Divas are our own version of a plucked-from-obscurity success story. Though, in this case, obscurity is defined as Chandler and success is defined as being one of two records from You Asked for It (our weekly online locals-only CD review column) to make my “Best of 2008″…
Facepainted Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse is set to release their long-awaited second Cowboy movie, Big Money Rustlas, on DVD on August 17.So, yeah, that gives the average Juggalo only two and a half months to upgrade from VHS. Better try to pick up some double shifts, gentlemen. You’re…
Arcade Fire is officially one of the biggest bands in the world. Like, their latest tour dates, announced yesterday, feature a stop at Madison Square freakin’ Garden.How did it happen? If I had to pinpoint the band’s best attribute, I’d say it’s an uncompromising attention to every detail. Simply put,…
Song: Good Charlotte, “The Anthem”Context: The band is coming to town tonight. You can use that as an excuse to enjoy this little pop-punk gem. Good Charlotte – The Anthem by kylelegit08…
Song: LCD Soundsystem, “Dance Yrself Clean”Context: The holiday gave me time to listen to all nine minutes of this song twice. So great…
Brian Wilson’s last few high-profile tours have tended to be been big, classy affairs. You know, Pet Sounds in its entirety with a symphony at the Hollywood Bowl — that sort of thing. Those shows promote the image so many of us like to have of the semi-retired genius: tanned…
Song: Vanilla Ice, “Stop That Train”Context: Vanilla Ice’s show at the Venue of Scottsdale tonight has me thinking about the way To The Extreme is the only record my parents ever forbid me from owning, because of this song, track three, “Stop That Train.” In hindsight, perhaps not a bad…
Insane Clown Posse’s “Miracles” covered by some indie rock kids with acoustic guitars. What more needs to be said? These Florida kids, a band called Look at the Fields, kill it.ICP will be in town Wednesday, June 8, by the way…
Song: Pearl Jam, “Don’t GO: BP Amoco”Context: A great video of the Band Oh Horses frontman singing Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike with Pearl Jam in New York posted by So Much Silence led me to turn up this little ditty. You have to sit through a speech, but…
Brian Wilson is not a great interview. Actually, the best quote I can pull from 10 painful minutes of taped conversation between me and my all-time favorite musician is this: “Print that Brian says: ‘Please, come out to my concert.'” On the surface, that’s probably the worst quote any music…
Brian Wilson is not a great interview. Actually, the best quote I can pull from 10 painful minutes of taped conversation between me and my all-time favorite musician is this: “Print that Brian says: ‘Please, come out to my concert.'” On the surface, that’s probably the worst quote any music…
A couple weeks ago, I talked to Brian Wilson. Though he’s my all-time favorite musician, it was a ridiculously terrible interview. Like, it hurt my head to listen to it while transcribing my notes. The column I wrote advancing his show, therefore, is extremely light on quotes and long on…
