NME: The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas to release solo album – exclusive Waved Rumor: “Dis-co Sucks!” Disco Demolition Night, Comiskey Park, Chicago, July 12, 1979 Idolator: Jack White Can’t Get Out Of Music Writers’ Spotlights Rolling Stone: Ex-Panic! At the Disco Members Will Embrace Beach Boys, Kinks Electric Mustache: Pearl Jam…
Brad Perry and the Acoustic FingerprintsBrad Perry and the Acoustic Fingerprints(Self-released)Grade: C-I’m sure our weekly locals-only music review column, You Asked For It, has unwittingly kicked people when they were down before but, honestly, that’s never the intent. That’s why it’s so hard to write about this week’s selection, offered…
Jay Farrar spends a lot of time talking about the old days. Not just because his band, Son Volt, draws heavily from traditional American roots music. Also not just because his old band, Uncle Tupelo, pretty much invented the “alt-country” genre – though Farrar has been known to bristle at…
Philly psych rockers Dr. Dog seem a lot older than they are. That sound seems straight out of the 60s, as does the animation in the above video. Hell, even the name seems like something that should’ve appeared on Nuggets. Still, we kind of love them.What other shows were announced…
Not only can you see What Laura Says for free at The Heard Museum Friday, you can also get free ice cream. The venerable downtown museum (“Word Famous For A Reason” appears to be their new tag line) has all sorts of cool programs aimed at locals this summer, including…
NME: Blur defy illness to play ‘last gig’ at T In The Park State Press: Bowerbirds’ simplicity shines Idolator: The Invisible Glove: Jackson Presides Over Parallel-Universe Charts Idolator: Panic! At The Disco Post New Music, Restore Their Exclamation Point Pitchfork: Billy Corgan Explains Why He’s Keeping the Smashing Pumpkins Name Rolling…
Glendale-based deathcore act Job for a Cowboy dropped the new record Ruination Tuesday in the midst of their run on the Mayhem Festival tour that comes through their hometown a week from today.Though the New York Times praised them in the same paragraph as arty French outfit Gojira, who they…
Idolator: Wikipedia Sparks Rumor About Panic At The Disco And Michael Jackson’s Guitarist NME: Michael Jackson’s death causes The Dandy Warhols to cover The Beatles NME: Black Keys side project announces album, tour Pitchfork: Jack White’s Third Man Opens NYC Store Rolling Stone: M.I.A. Protege Rye Rye Speaks Out About…
Fuck You Ups, an Arizona punk band, has posted a fun cover version of defunct Phoenix indie duo The Format’s “The First Single” on it’s MySpace. It’s seriously good stuff. Hat tip to Jose Gonzalez for this one…
OK, it’s not exactly easy to understand what’s going on with this poster from Chandler indie rockers Lisa Savidge (not actually a girl, as previously reported) but that’s kind of great. You have to look at this bad boy for a little while to figure everything out, during which time…
Numbers on NapkinsForget This, I’m Going To Tokyo(Bad Stain Music) Grade: C+As past installments of You Asked For It have demonstrated, I’ve rarely been impressed by Phoenix punk bands. Numbers on Napkins, this week’s pick, fall somewhere in the middle of the pack. They aren’t nearly as awful as, say,…
Electric Mustache: Stream The Dead Weather’s “Horehound” Idolator: Ron Artest To Bring Michael Jackson Back To The Staples Center NME: Mazzy Star frontwoman teams up with My Bloody Valentine man on new album Pitchfork: Sub Pop Signs Dum Dum Girls Rolling Stone: Paul McCartney “Didn’t Believe For a Second” Michael…
I’ll be real with ya: I don’t often get excited about a DJ coming through town especially since Girl Talk (a) never comes through town and (b) is supposedly not a DJ. A-Trak is a different story. Since he’s Kanye’s tour DJ, you may well have seen him before. If…
Holy shit. Looks like the “new” logo The Edge 103.9 apparently ripped off from defunct LA station Indie 103.1 was actually designed by Shepard Fairey, the dude who did the famous “HOPE” poster for Barack Obama’s campaign. His work is enshrined in NY’s MOMA and The Smithsonian. Oof.On the plus…
As we reported yesterday, Phoenix alt-rock station The Edge is currently broadcasting in iPod mode as the DJs are on hiatus while the station’s creditors, who have taken control of the boards, implement cost-cutting moves and a “format modification.” When the humans successfully battle back against the robots, we’ll be…
Given that yesterday was the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson with a glitzy, arena-sized sendoff, it shouldn’t have been surprising to see Beyonce dedicate a song to the late King of Pop at last night’s U.S. Airways Center show. And, with emotions running high, it also shouldn’t…
We just spoke with Phoenix alt-radio station The Edge 103.9’s General Manager, Nat Galvin and former and future program director, Marc Young, who confirm the station is now under the control of Riviera Broadcasting’s creditors and undergoing a “format modification.” Since Friday, the station has been on “iPod mode” without…
Phoenix’s alt-rock station, The Edge, appears to be headed for big changes. The station has been running without DJs since Friday, its Web site is down (replaced with a wimpy survey) and message boards are reporting that its corporate parent has been taken over by creditors.The Web site for Riviera Broadcast Group,…
Hoodlums Music, at 6434 S. McClintock in Tempe, will be screening RiP! a remix manifesto for free Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. Here’s a bit from the movie’s promotional materials:In RiP: A remix manifesto, Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the…
Electric Mustache: Is The Edge 103.9 Due For A Change? So Much Silence: Best Coast: The Sun Was High (So Was I) State Press: Krug’s latest fresh, enjoyable Idolator: Lady GaGa fan site is claiming to have dates for Gaga/Kanye West tour NME: Two members of Panic At The Disco quit…
KCRW, the Santa Monica, California-based public broadcast channel most famous for “Morning Becomes Eclectic” will be broadcasting from Michael Jackson’s memorial service at the Staples Center today beginning at 10 a.m. Listen here.Also check out the music blog at our sister paper, LA Weekly, where a team of reporters and…
Those crazy kids at The Christian Science Monitor have unearthed a real gem: an interesting piece of experimental journalism from 1984, imagining how the Michael Jackson phenomenon would be viewed 25 years in to the future:The Michael Jackson phenomenon cannot be explained simply by talent or personal charm. Clearly, in…
