This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. • What are the best cover songs in other languages? • What does Lawrence Zubia of…
As with Todd’s ordeal, Oliveri’s arrest has it’s own bizarre plot twist — Oliveri was taken into custody after a five-hour standoff with SWAT officers. It’s no alleged bomb threat in a Walgreens, but Oliveri’s arrest definitely raises some eyebrows of the “what the fuck” variety…
Blink-182 fans have been anticipating the band’s new single, “Up All Night,”for a long time. Fake leaks of the song date back to at least 2007. When Blink bassist and singer Mark Hoppus told MTV News two years ago they wouldn’t be playing the song on their reunion tour, the…
When a reverend has an epiphany, it’s usually important. And when a music fan has an epiphany that turns them into a rockin’ “reverend,” it’s even more vital. Legend has it that in the early ’80s, a young Texan named Jim Heath went to see The Cramps play in Dallas…
Bruce Springsteen fandom knows no geographical bounds. In America, rustic patriarchs like Gaslight Anthem and Titus Andronicus wear their Springsteen influence on their sleeves. Now, Canadians are getting in on the act, too. Dubbed “The E Street Band on crack,” Victoria, British Columbia’s Slam Dunk makes overwhelmingly hooky stadium rock…
First, imagine a brooding, somewhat reckless Ian Curtis type singing over the raging-yet-melodic hardcore of early Hüsker Dü. Then, imagine a fist crashing into your face — the unbelievably sharp pain mingling with the salty, metallic taste of the blood that’s dripping into your mouth. Then, imagine a gang of…
If you’ve been picking daisy petals all these years, wondering whether to assign your devotion to this black-and-white-clad band of renown, now is probably a good time to pucker up. With the release of this year’s disc The Demon and the Devotee, The Love Me Nots have pushed beyond the…
Anyone who was a fan of Phoenix hardcore skate punk legends JFA (Jodie Foster’s Army) — or first wave Phoenix punk, in general — should be excited to see Father Figures play with Asses of Evil this week. It’s not exactly a JFA reunion, but close enough, with half of…
According to legend, it was a chilly November night in 1978 when Bob Dylan experienced a vision of Jesus Christ. Holed up in a Tucson hotel room, he had just finished a set and was mentally and physically exhausted. His marriage to Sara Lownds had ended a year earlier, and…
Though this weekly has featured ventures into spoken word and electro, the bread and butter at WTFunk Friday remains hip-hop. This Friday’s installment looks especially potent, hosting guest MCs DFS (Phal Kilmer & Floyd Write), Done Done One, Joe Baggs, Alkatraz (of T.S.O.I.), We Got Next, and Clockwork, and featuring…
Godsmack fans are pretty damn dedicated. At a Memphis show in May, floods, tornado-caliber winds, and, ironically, Osama bin Laden caused a show that neither Godsmack nor its fans will ever forget. The stage was flooded, tornado sirens were wailing, and thousands of fans had mud up to their ankles…
There’s hardly a subject that escapes Ben Folds’ wit. From style faux pas (“For Those of Y’all Who Wear Fannie Packs”) to apathetic scenesters (“Battle of Who Could Care Less”), Folds produces all manner of self-deprecation, sardonic observation, and irreverence, stretching from “Your Redneck Past” to his cover of Dr…
THURSDAY 14 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage, & DJ Android (Top 40, dance) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (various) Chilly Bombers: DJ Medik (Top 40, rock, old school) Cream Stereo Lounge: Bongo Thursdays…
When you team up the brotherly duo from The Necronauts, Billy and Dale Goodman, with Stereotyperider guitarist/vocalist Mike Upsahl, good things are bound to happen. And good things have taken shape in the collaborative effort that is the band High Horse. The trio released their self-titled seven-song EP earlier this…
Obscura is a fun dance party, it’s a shame it only happens once a month. DJs Roya and Adrian Flanagan spin indie, brit pop, and new wave, and raffle off CDs, concert tickets, and movie screening passes on the second Saturday of every month. A late night haboob didn’t stop…
And today on Mystery Venue Theatre, Crescent Ballroom — a mystical name that almost rivals the mystery surrounding the new downtown Phoenix venue. Formerly home to Bentley’s Nightclub, whose former website bentleysnightclubphx.com now leads to the sultry, kind of NSFW Pinupdoll.com, specific details about the venue at 308 N. 2nd Avenue,…
In March, Conspire coffee shop closed down, got a face lift, and then re-opened as a downtown art gallery and vegan cafe. There have been growing pains, for sure — the cafe still doesn’t have regular, set hours (don’t expect to ever find the door open before noon), there have…
On Monday night, singer Jewel and her husband, Ty Murray, had their first child, a boy they named Kase Townes Murray. And while “Kase Townes” isn’t that bizarre of a name, it’s not as traditional as say, Jason or John or Steven.But what do musicians and rock stars care about…
Starting today, you can bid on historic music memorabilia, like the strap from the guitar Jimi Hendrix burned on stage at the Monterrey Pop Festival in 1967 and a glove Michael Jackson wore at a 1997 concert in London — provided you’ve got some serious moolah.The minimum bid for Hendrix’s…
according to Spin.White has produced and contributed to the songs “Royal Mega” and “Brain.””Brain” is available for streaming here, and Spin has “Royal Mega” available for streaming here. It sure is catchy, and the hard blues undertones pair up perfectly with the vocals.More daily music news and gossip about Al…
Embattled rapper Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, was supposed to be released from Arizona State Prison (where he’s been incarcerated on charges of probation violation since last December) today.But that’s not going to happen. As we detailed in our exclusive feature story last year, Simmons has long struggled with…
Love it or hate it, The Sound Strike’s commercial boycott of Arizona is not going anywhere. The organization is hosting a benefit show in Los Angeles on July 29, featuring L.A.-based groups Aztlan Underground, Fitter, and New York rockers Outernational. The downtown L.A. show doesn’t feature quite as big a…
