The news waits for no one — at least that’s what we read somewhere — so it’s perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of…
See also: A Hot Ghetto Mess of Hip-Hop, Art, and B-Boys: The 10-Year Journey of The Blunt Club See also: DJ M2 Talks Power 98.3, Groove Candy, Disney Cartoons, James Brown, KRS-One, and MoreYou probably haven’t seen Element at many local club gigs recently, and there’s a good reason. The…
See also: Ghostface Killah @ Club Red See also: Local DJ/Producer El-Jay Beats to Share The Stage with Ghostface KillahGhostface Killah @ CLUB RED | 8/23/12 Coming from rappers who know a thing or two about the power of the mixtape, last night’s show featuring Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, and…
See also: River Jones, What Are You Listening To? See also: River Jones Music Featured in NPR’s Wavelength MagazineChances are, you’ve heard the name River Jones thrown around, either surrounding the many artists his label represents (such as Courtney Marie Andrews, Sareena Dominguez or You Me and Apollo) or over…
Marnie Wong Wong is the co-owner and trainer at Boot Camp Babes, a fitness program for women. Find out more information at www.BootCampBabes.com. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I’m totally digging Spotify right now. I’m all over…
See also: 311 Live Made the Crowd Feel So Good See also: P-Nut of 311 on Perry Farrell, Secret Summer Events, and Rocking a Boat See also: 311’s Doug Martinez Talks Cover Songs, New Record, and Summer Touring Once upon a time, five guys in Omaha, Nebraska, decided to fuse…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
See also: Best Rock Radio Personality, 2011: Westley Allen See also: Erratic! Radio Discusses Yus, Eastside Jets, and Muddy Moneys With Up on the Sun See also: Review: Plainfield Butchers, Hard to Be HumanWestley Allen, Phoenix punk rock DJ, bartender, guitarist, and host of KWSS 106.7 FM’s Tuesday night punk/noise/shoegaze/whatever…
See also: Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs In See also: Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook on American Capitalist, Playing For the Troops, and Spending the Night in One of Saddam’s PalacesFive Finger Death Punch has been called a lot of things: overzealous,…
See also: Does Baroness’ Yellow and Green Sound Like Nickelback? See also: What Happens When You Actually Listen to a Nickelback Album Front-to-Back? See also: Avril Lavigne: A Canadian in Glendale See also: Five Reasons Why Creed Isn’t the Worst Band EverIf you’ve spent any time on the Internet this…
See also: Carnegie of Silver Medallion Killed in Car Accident See also: Driver In Accident That Killed Silver Medallion’s Carnegie Indicted for Manslaughter See also: Silver Medallion’s Oren J. Struggles to Create a Fitting Legacy for His Late Partner Carnegie Silver Medallion was very different four years ago. Back then…
Thursday 23 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bobby Q’s: DJ Dark Vader, DJ Skoolboi, DJ Phlava, & Focus (hip-hop, reggae, R&B) Club Red: Real Bass Music with AK 1200, MC TC Izlam, Doctor Doom, Dag Nasty, JahMek Selecta, & Quentin Hiatus (drum ‘n’ bass, jungle,…
There is a fine distinction between trusting one’s intuition and merely surrendering to impulse. Twenty-two-year-old songwriter Michelle Blades has walked this tightrope during her time in the desert, deftly veering from improvised jazz folk to staccato post-punk to full-length impressionistic baroque-pop records, all without a single glance over her shoulder…
Alejandro Ocana — who raps and performs as 2Mex — has got more going for him than just his rapid-fire, multi-lingual flow. He’s got a fanbase so dedicated that he named his most recent record My Fanbase Will Destroy You. But rather than a violent boast, the title is more…
The saxophones and trumpets came two by two, followed by guitars, bass, and drums, with a vintage keyboard steering the ship. Waves of sound washed over the ensemble and groovalicious music played for 40 days and 40 nights. When the last cymbal crash faded away, the Funk Ark sat high…
311’s Nick Hexum is less a frontman than a cult of personality, adored by the least savory cross-section of music fans: Freon-huffing 14-year-olds who whip their dicks out in remedial algebra. For more than a generation now, Hexum has been the de facto surrogate parent to hordes of bastard children…
As one of the original nine MCs who came together like a hip-hop Avengers team, Wu-Tang Clan alumnus Ghostface Killah has reached immortal status in the rap realm. He’s been critically acclaimed as a soloist and written off as the same, but like all legends, he hasn’t died, just grown…
According to the number crunchers at Nielsen SoundScan, the sales of vinyl records slowly but steadily have increased over the past six years. That probably comes as no surprise to the cadre of wax-loving DJs behind Classic Album Thursdays, because they arguably have helped beef up those numbers by scooping…
Silver Medallion was very different four years ago. Back then duo, Oren J (Oren J. Schauble) and Carnegie (Abay Lattin) made party music about the ladies of Scottsdale. The two hip-hop heads mined electro sources like Chromeo, Spank Rock, and Santigold. Their first single, “Scottsdale,” was as cynical as it…
It’s always fun when an band records an official anthem, offering a rare peek as to how artists perceive themselves: The Clash stormed with “This Is Radio Clash,” Iron Maiden illustrated its historical themes with “Iron Maiden,” and the Ramones borrowed Motörhead’s lovable bonehead anthem “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.” It’s a stretch, but…
See also: Songwriter Michelle Blades Walks a Tightrope See also: Michelle Blades Streams Album, MarianaIn this week’s issue, we discuss Valley singer/songwriter Michelle Blades and her delicate balance between riot grrrl verve and orchestral grandeur. We ended up with more material than we could fit in print, so please enjoy…
See also: Tommy “LSDJ” Suftko on the Relevance of Industrial Music See also: ///She/// on DJing at Sadisco, Picking Out Tracks, and Nearly Getting Shot By the Cops See also: DJ Apollynon Rocks Rivethead Sounds, But He Held a Sparkly Flag Aloft During the ’96 Super Bowl Halftime ShowThe cathedral-like…
