It’s a sad day for white kids with dreadlocks. Bob Marley’s family has lost its fight with Universal Music Group over what they claim was exploitation of some of his greatest music.The Marleys tried to obtain the copyrights to five of Bob’s albums and claimed that UMG owes them royalties.Light…
A few weeks back, a publicist with what I think was a British accent connected my cellular line with Zac Hanson’s. Mid-morning coffee in hand, I wasn’t sure which one of the three brothers I’d be interviewing, until he answered. The seemingly groggy drummer of the 90s teen sensation Hanson…
I digress — today marks the third album from Quebecois dance/funk duo Chromeo, Business Casual. The hotly anticipated third offering finds the gang working with a new producer, Philippe Zdar — one half of Cassius and the producer behind Phoenix’s commercially (literally) bankable Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. What do the guys do…
Let’s face facts: You’re never going to play that old saxophone again.Sure, you think about it every few months, but your skills are too far gone and your heart’s not totally in it. Honestly, it’s more or less mocking you from the bottom of closet.Why not give it to a…
The identity of the teenager drive allegedly responsible for the fatal vehicle accident that claimed the life of Arizona-born hip-hop star Carnegie (a.k.a. Abay Lattin) has surfaced in the local media. According a story posted on KPHO’s website, the 17-year-old driver is identified as Kathryn Elizabeth Hetrick of Gilbert. Tempe…
YouTube has announced it’s in a testing period for live streaming, according to TechCrunch.Today and tomorrow only, YouTube will partner with a group of companies to make a live broadcast schedule. Unfortunately the feature will be removed from the site once the trial is over, so be sure not to…
Joining GWAR for this week’s just announced shows are Free Energy, Nas, Fuel, Chali 2na and Cobra Skulls.The rest of this week’s just announced, non-fluid spewing shows:…
More details have emerged over the weekend regarding the fatal car crash that killed local hip-hop artist Abay Lattin (a.k.a. Carnegie) of Silver Medallion early Saturday morning. Tempe Police Department spokesperson Molly Enright stated that alcohol was likely involved in the crash and that the 17-year-old female driver from Gilbert…
MTV’s annual Video Music Awards have been working their way steadily downhill for a few years now.This year’s show was pretty damn near the bottom of the slope, one would hope. The 2010 iteration included predictable performances, a lack of pans to stars in the crowd, and a lack of…
Song: Band of Horses, “Older”Context: At this point you should probably expect all 12 songs from Infinite Arms to make an appearance here at some point. Older by bandofhorses…
Mike Posner September 11, 2010 Marquee Theatre Hard-partying, fratty Duke musician Mike Posner played to an undersold crowd (probably due to the ASU football game) at the Marquee Theatre last night. The crowd — what there was of one — was pretty evenly split between high school and college kids,…
Child pop stars have been making it big for ages. I’m not talking about teens who hit it big from their participation in the Mickey Mouse Club; I’m talking about the Osmonds and Stevie Wonder.And don’t forget Michael Jackson; he was kind of a big deal. Now new child pop…
This is some heavy-duty bad news that I have the unfortunate task of reporting: Carnegie, one half of Scottsdale/NYC hip-hop duo Silver Medallion was killed in a car accident early this morning. The 25-year-old Arizona native, who was known offstage by his real name Abay Lattin, was heading home from…
Title: Debut LP AlbatrossBasics: Wait, what? An album that isn’t countrified in any way? Someone arranging tracks with a synthesizer?Sakas is from Arizona, right?Indeed he is — which makes his debut album Albatross all the more intriguing. You may be thinking: Hey, jackass, not every band from Arizona plays country or…
Steven Page, former singer for the Barenaked Ladies, has finished his first solo album since parting ways with the band in 2009.The split was attributed to his reluctance to record another album with the band, but the decision was likely influenced by the threat of more bad press following his…
Weezer, a favorite band among nerdy Americans, has teamed up with the crew of the show Jackass to produce a fun-filled music video for their new single “Memories.”I don’t know about you, but I definitely want to party with these guys. It’s not every day that I get to ride…
When Sea Wolf’s Alex Brown Church called last night’s audience at the Rhythm Room “rambunctious,” I just had to call bullshit.”Rambunctious?” In what world? And don’t give me the sarcasm thing; he’s too earnest. Church was basically singing acoustic lullabies to the crowd all night, so there really wasn’t anything…
Song: Chromeo, “Night By Night” (Midnight Conspiracy Remix)Context: I asked Beef Vegan over at KWSS 106.7 to spin Chromeo’s “Fancy Footwork” on my weekly appearance on The Morning Infidelity. You can hear that podcast here. I may have spun this if I’d have time to verify there was no profanity…
If someone is a hardcore fan of a band or artist, it seems he will shell out any amount of money to get his hands on their merch.I’m not just talking shirts or albums, either, and bands have been answering that call by offering up some truly ridiculous shit to…
The calendar says it’s September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks to…
Artist: JP, Chrissie, & the Fairground BoysTitle: FidelityRelease date: August 24Label: La MinaSure, Chrissie Hynde hasn’t been a vital artist since the late 1980s, but she’s never been — I don’t know, what’s the word? — unwelcome. Is that too harsh? Maybe not, especially after hearing this record, a project…
There’s just about an hour left in a charity auction of a limited edition red and black 12″ of The Love Me Nots most recent record on May Cause Dizziness Records.Proceeds go to The Susan Komen Foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.Why? Well, in case you missed the…
