Ratatat’s LP4 Leaks, Band Offers Up New Track “Party With Children”
With that all said, LP4 picks up right where Ratatat’s previous album LP3 left off — and damn is it good…
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An Interview With Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham (Yes, We Discuss SB 1070)
So much has been said about SB 1070 since Gov. Brewer signed the bill into law on April 23. The latest? Al Sharpton weighs in.The law makes it a crime to not carry proper immigration documents and gives the police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being in the…
Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma
Let’s cut the bullshit: May is going to be a huge month for new music. People are rightly circling the entire month on their calendars, frothing at the mouth in expectation of all of the quality releases due in the next 30 or so days.Los Angeles’ DJ/producer/electronic music impresario Steven…
Conan O’Brien at Dodge Theatre: The Brawny Paper Towel Guy Before a Bone Marrow Transplant
In a self-deprecating attempt to mock his bearded appearance, former Late Night and Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien remarked Friday night that he did, indeed, bear a resemblance to the plaid-wearing, paper towel-hocking Brawny Guy.Of course, O’Brien had to qualify his resemblance with the fact that he only looks like the…
Incoming: Brian Wilson, Roger Waters, Smokey Robinson, George Benson
Such is the case this week, although both Wilson and Waters’ fan bases aren’t solely constricted to the baby boomer crowd. However, Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson and George Benson also have upcoming shows in the Valley, so baby boomers aren’t doing too bad this week. Whatever the case may be,…
The Brazen Heads: Curse of the Hag
Title: Curse of the HagBasics: Sometimes in life, we get a raw deal — a particular instance or chain of events that presents us with an obstacle we must overcome. Perhaps it’s the passing of a close relative or the disintegration of a marriage or relationship. Whatever the case may…
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Album Stream: Flying Lotus’ Cosmogramma
As first seen on Pitchfork, Cosmogramma — the new album from DJ extraordinaire Flying Lotus — is available as a full album stream at Flying Lotus’ (FlyLo for the hip kids) MySpace.The Japanese retail of the album — as well as a one-track, promo CD-R — hit the internet roughly…
B.o.B: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
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Violent J Explains “Miracles,” Invites Haters to “Have a Dick For Dinner”
While the easy answer to why Messrs. J and 2 Dope recorded “Miracles” is because they are fucking geniuses, Violent J still took the time to sit down with the decidedly biased Hachet Herald to elaborate on the song and all those who find it necessary to be haters…
Is Bob Dylan a ‘Fake?’ Joni Mitchell Sure Thinks So
The two folk artists are no strangers, having spent plenty of time on the road together, playing shows throughout the 70s as the Rolling Thunder Revue and again in 1998 when she co-headlined a tour with Van Morrison and Dylan. While it’s unclear whether Mitchell has spoken to Dylan in…
Comfort For Change: Radio Therapy
Band: Comfort For ChangeTitle: Radio TherapyBasics: It’s quite odd that a Phoenix band would offer up an album that was released in 1999 for review.Wait, what’s that? The album was released just recently? Wow, you could have fooled me.Radio Therapy (or Radiotherapy, that is still ambiguous since it loaded up…
Incoming: John Mayer, Cake, Asia, Scorpions, Slightly Stoopid
Up on the Sun contributor/club guru Benjamin Leatherman couldn’t have said it better in regards to this week’s announcements “Shit week for announcements.”There is hope, however, in this meager group. That hope rests on the strong comedy lineup for The Valley, including the likes of D.L. Hughley, Jim Gaffigan, Jim…
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An Open Letter To Coachella
Dear Goldenvoice, Promoter of the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival,My name is Michael Lopez, I am 26 years old and I have been attending your festival for the past five years. In those past five years, I have had some of the best music experiences in my life. In…
Caribou: Swim
With Swim, Snaith has found his stride rather brilliantly, combining radio-friendly beats (“Odessa”) with funky, subdued jams (“Kaili,” “Leave House”). The resulting product is one of the year’s best albums — one that will be difficult to top for its ambitious and experimental nature.What the critics are saying: …
36 Cents And A Dream: Long Ride Home
Title: Long Ride HomeBasics: 36 Cents And A Dream are comprised of three former members of the band Low Cut. The fourth worked on the solo album for Gin Blossom Scott Johnson. This all sounds promising, in a way, if by “promising” you mean “boring, painfully Arizona-y, country-twinged rock with…
Incoming: Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Jack Johnson, Athlete, Chris Isaak, Ke$ha
You know what? We shall overcome this banality. There are plenty more shows that have just been announced for The Valley, including Jack Johnson, Chris Isaak, Athlete and Matt Pond PA. Read the entire list after the jump…
Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion
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Your Scene Sucks Painfully Illustrates Exactly How You and Your Friends Suck
[jump] Dobi created a meticulous list of the various music scenes amongst today’s younger generations. Your Scene Sucks currently has 30 scenesters — a list that includes the likes of “Generic Emo Boy,” “Hipster Jesus,” ‘Post Rocker” and “#1 Pete Wentz Fan.” The illustrations — done by recent RISD grad Dobi…
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Coachella Set Times Announced, Festival Tickets Sold Out
[jump] Thom Yorke and the Atoms for Peace don’t have any recorded music to their name, so their open-ended set could evolve into something rather interesting. Enjoy playing to a very, very sparsely attended set, Yann Tiersen. This is why I love Coachella, though — being able to go from…
Muse and Silversun Pickups at US Airways Center: Minds Blown, Lives Changed
You guys saw that, right? You watched the veils drop on the three towers revealing all three members of British arena rockers Muse as they ripped into “Uprising”? You saw them perched over 20 feet high on their respective stages, the lights shining bright on them as the crowd went…
Prophet & The Cowboys of Apocalypse: The Edge
Title: The EdgeBasics: The eight-song cowboyfied debut from metal man Prophet celebrates all things Arizona while also featuring songs written with some substance — a rarity in this YAFI game. Prophet (who leads a band called St. Madness that was ripped by Martin Cizmar in YAFI nearly a year ago,…
Incoming: Blitzen Trapper, Cypress Hill, Passafire, Annuals
Cypress Hill, Passafire, Annuals, Patti LaBelle and Michael Bolton (yep, Michael Bolton) round out the rest of this week’s show announcements…