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. Why did Kanye West’s new video get temporarily pulled from YouTube? What is Yoko One going to…
Title: The Progression Vol. 1Basics: More YAFI hip hop? You got it. Luckily, The Orphanz have a clue as to what they are doing, as opposed to certain other hip hop artists from last week. Veteran producers Dre Lesean and D.K. Simmons comprise The Orphanz and their Progression Vol. 1…
Phoenix New Times annual Big Brains contest is back.The contest is designed to reward and nurture up-and-coming talent in the Valley by giving ground-floor movers and/or shakers a grand.Straight cash, homie.There are categories for design/fashion, visual art, performing art, film/video, culinary art and a wild card so if you know…
The 20-year-old outdoor amphitheater on the west side of Phoenix which switched its name from Desert Sky Pavilion to Cricket Wireless Pavilion a few years ago is now back to square one.This is no victory over corporate America. The low-cost cell provider’s naming rights recently expired and concert promoter Live Nation, which…
Young the Giant The Rhythm Room March 1, 2011 Young the Giant brought a fascinating, unconfined performance to the Rhythm Room last night. The group formerly known as the Jakes completely let loose and had a great time on stage. Plus, they managed to keep their show almost as casual…
Ravers are an ultra-colorful bunch, to say the least. For example, if you happened to hanging out at Stratus this past weekend, your eyeballs likely woulda exploded from the onslaught of outrageous outfits, multi-colored madness, and bizarre behavior. The event was called Just Keep Raving IV, and the cast of…
No song better defines Jarreau’s long and multifaceted career than his 1983 hit “Trouble In Paradise.” While not his most famous song, “Trouble In Paradise” best sums up how Jarreau’s music has appeal across the Jazz, Pop and R&B charts. Oh, I almost forgot — the man has won Grammys…
Long Wong’s Firehouse in Tempe has made the world’s largest flier for their one-year anniversary show.The shows will be March 18 and 19 at the bar and venue on Apache Boulevard. Underground Cities, Future Loves Past, Kirkwood Dellinger and The Pubes headline the big bills.The flier, meanwhile is a 24…
Song: ROAR, “I Can’t Handle Change”Context: This is the title track from ROAR’s record which you can download for free here. ROAR – I Cant Handle Change…
delivered a killer performance at the US Airways Center last night.Linkin Park fans couldn’t seem to get enough of the local show, which was part of the A Thousand Suns World Tour. They also tweeted about openers Circa Survive and Paper Tongues quite a bit as well.Read on to see…
Check out what fans had to say about the show as they sounded off on Twitter.@codieearly: Streetlight Manifesto has such a crazy crowd right now.@lolmel: Streetlight Manifesto kicked major ass, btw. I love ska concerts so much. #ska #ska #ska…
Thanks to 107.7 The End posting clips on SoundCloud, you can now sample all 10 tracks on the Strokes’ upcoming album Angles in 30-second snippets, according to Consequence of Sound.The album hasn’t leaked yet, but the Strokes made “You’re So Right” available yesterday, making it the second song they’ve released…
In this week’s Noise Complaint comic, Up On The Sun cartoonist Robbie Pfeffer bemoans the fate of one of his favorite Scottsdale spots. The Chop and Wok in Scottsdale, which is a really cool place, recently had a devastating fire. The bar is still open, though, so do your part…
This new hit of hers might be a little too similar to Madonna’s hit “Express Yourself.” In the “Born This Way” video, Gaga’s rockin’ Madge’s classic lengthy high ponytail hairdo. Lady Gaga portrays herself as a strong, powerful woman just as Madonna has always done, plus she’s channeling the 80s…
Linkin Park US Airways Center Monday, February 28 Linkin Park is taking their sound in a new direction. While that move is taking them into some unfamiliar territory, it’s something that isn’t completely unexpected. Even though they are best known for their rap-rock style that was found on their debut,…
There’s still the trademark Lykke Li pain and anguish felt in certain songs — “Love Out Of Lust” and “Sadness Is A Blessing,” to name a few — yet songs like “I Follow Rivers” and “Get Some” show a darker, more stark path for Lykke Li’s music. It’s that tenuous…
Wu-Tang Clan, Fishbone and Yelawolf will headline the annual Village Voice SXSW party, this year produced in tandem with with Frank 151.If that’s not enough to grab your attention, it’s worth mentioning that Erykah Badu will DJ the party on Thursday, March 17 at the Austin Music Hall.The event runs…
To paraphrase what John Lennon said of Chuck Berry and apply it to Bob Marley’s impact on his chosen musical genre, one could easily opine: “If you tried to give reggae another name, you might call it ‘Bob Marley.'” Approaching the 30th anniversary of the Legend’s death on May 11,…
Song: Linkin Park, “The Catalyst” (Kannamix ‘Bday’ Remix)Context: Linkin Park comes to US Airways Center tonight. Should be an interesting show given their new sound which some fans might not totally appreciate. While they still sound a little too much like the old Linkin Park for my taste, this remix…
Daytrotter, the taste-making blog featuring performances by up-and-coming acts, is offering a leg up to another Phoenix act.ROAR, the new project by Asleep in the Sea singer Owen Evans, did four tracks for the site, scoring one of their signature portraits and a pleasantly verbose write-up largely concerned with the…
The Love Me Nots have a new album, The Demon and The Devotee, coming out tomorrow. Over the weekend, they put out a “Thringle” — a digital three song single — with some of the tracks.The new stuff is a little dirtier and harder than band’s other recent work. It’s…
Rocky VotolatoRhythm RoomSunday, February 27Last night, while film geeks dressed to the nines for Oscar parties, indie folk fans flocked to the Rhythm Room in casual attire for an evening with Rocky Votolato and Matt Pond, both of whom celebrate over ten years of music experience. Rocky Votolato stopped by…
