Nicki Minaj is dead to Lil’ Kim, according to Idolator.When will these chicks stop ripping each other off? Nicki Minaj’s whole character is partially modeled after and influenced by Lil’ Kim. If Lil’ Kim can’t be the bad chick on the block then someone had to replace her, and Nicki…
When tomorrow’s pop culture writers look back at the meteoric career of dreamy teen pop sensation Justin Bieber it’ll be easy to pinpoint the exact moment his star started to fall.That’d be February 13, 2011 — the night of the Grammy Awards — when the mop-topped Canadian scamp was passed…
You see, The Dears were among the first bands to popularize what has become a viable Montreal indie rock sound. The released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000 — four years prior to Arcade Fire’s debut. Lead by the enigmatic vocals of Murray Lightburn, The…
Song: Hooves, “Freaker’s Ball” (Dr. Hook cover)Context: Here’s a new track from Hooves — a cover of a Dr. Hook song. Sort of a weird little song but it works very well. By the way, Hooves are engaged in an epic death match with fivespeed (“We’re not trying to lose to…
The interwebs is exploding today with news we’ve known for awhile: Frankie Muniz and his girlfriend Elycia Marie, are totally unstable.Phoenix New Times readers been privy to this information for almost a year (the whole sordid tale of Elycia and Frankie’s Twitter-based vendetta against me is here). But today, TMZ, Perez and…
Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, and The Black Keys will be headlining the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival for its 10th year, according to the Bonnaroo website.The good people who run Bonnaroo have put together a bomb-ass lineup. Other artists confirmed for the festival include My Morning Jacket, Lil Wayne,…
Have sympathy for Devil’s Martini. Both locations of the nightlife chain (one’s in Old Town, the other is near the Scottsdale Airpark) will be closing for good after this coming Saturday. I spoke with a few employees at the Old Town location who chalk the closures up to both locations…
Fans of the Taylor Momsen’s band the Pretty Reckless seemed to really enjoy last night’s show at Martini Ranch.Apparently Momsen is a lot more awesome when she’s in a band than when she’s on Gossip Girl. Here’s what the audience had to say about the show, and read our review…
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The International Pop Overthrow mini-fest will be back in Phoenix March 4 and 5.The multi-city festival, which gathers local bands in each city dedicated to the stated mission of overthrowing the Top 40 radiocracy and replacing it with a more nuanced brand of pop-rock, is in its third year in…
What do you do if it’s Valentine’s Day and you’re an musician who makes music far removed from fuzzy teddy bears and chocolate, who has a concert scheduled, and not the sort of concert that just draws brodogs and the like? It was an interesting challenge for Pete Yorn, who…
The Pretty RecklessFebruary 14, 2011Martini RanchGossip Girl star Taylor Momsen told the crowd at Martini Ranch Monday night her band The Pretty Reckless almost canceled their show because her voice was completely shot. For the devoted fans in the half-full venue, it’s a good thing she didn’t. But for a concert…
Someway, somehow you’ve probably heard over fifteen different Foreigner songs on the radio in your lifetime — it’s just a inevitable formality of life. Whether you love the band or hate them, you can’t knock them for having such a long and celebrated career. Sure, 2011’s Foreigner isn’t quite the…
Song: Calexico, “Ready To Start” (Arcade Fire cover) Context: In honor of this crazy “new” band Arcade Fire apparently no one’s every heard of (despite the fact that they had a #1 album on the Billboard chart last year) here’s Arizona’s own Calexico covering “Ready To Start” from an album…
Apparently Justin Bieber fans can be bitter and vicious, according to Billboard.After a loss for Bieber for Best New Artist award at the Grammy Awards last night, Beliebers took to the internet to express their anger with the intent to directly attack Esperanza Spalding, the talented jazz musician that took…
The Flaming Lips have a cool new YouTube video project.Picking up where they left off with 1997’s odd experimental album Zaireeka, which came on four CDs intended to be played at once, the Okies have a new song called “Two Blobs Fucking,” which comes divided onto 12 YouTube videos intended to be…
Arcade Fire It’s been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire’s amazingly good album The Suburbs won ‘Album of the Year’ at this year’s Grammy Awards. Frankly, I’m still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I…
Not everyone is either totally head-over-heels in love or bitter and lonely on Valentine’s Day.Some people are a little more realistic — a little more down to earth — about things.What about the rest of us? Whether you recently got dumped, have a crush, or just wanna get laid, there’s…
First, some sad news: 2 Tone Lizard Kings will not be playing this Saturday’s Strong Beer Festival at Steele Indian School Park. When organizers approached the Mesa ska band that’s been getting rave reviews at the festival for four years in a row, they were told the band was already…
But wait — what’s wrong with being single? Certain people enjoy living this way, and there’s absolutely nothing at all wrong with living alone.Well, perhaps every day but February 14. However, Valentine’s Day has recently taken on a more cheeky moniker, that of “Singles Awareness Day.” So why the hell not…
The 2011 Grammy Awards kept things classy this year: There wasn’t even a single mention of Ke$ha during the entire show!Good job, Grammy people! Thanks for taking out the trash this year. Aside from the lack of slutwave music, here’s a rundown of last night’s show.Martina McBride, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda…
Artist: Lisa SavidgeTitle: Lisa SavidgeBasics. Lisa Savidge. Nah, I’m just messing with you. Phoenix shoegaze/post rock/post punk quintet Lisa Savidge marks a first for YAFI — an album that comes out within a day of getting the YAFI treatment. There’s been plenty of healthy hype surrounding Lisa Savidge — five guys…
