Guns N’ Roses is playing their first show in four years and only U.S. show of the year at the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota.Never have I wanted to go to a motorcycle rally — or to South Dakota — more.Sadly, Daughtry will also be playing. I guess motorcycle…
Song: Liz Phair, “U Hate It”Context: I’m not sure there’s ever been a more appropriately-titled song. Liz is totally right: I hate it sooooo muuuuuuch. Liz Phair – U Hate It…
As if it wasn’t hot enough outside, Kidz Bop 18 — eight-fucking-teen — is one of the most hotly anticipated releases for today. Is anyone else out there counting down the days in July? What the critics are saying:…
Not much is off-limits to Kesha, one of the biggest breakthrough pop stars of the past year whose debut album, Animal, debuted at number one and has sold nearly one million copies in the U.S. alone. The 23-year-old has sung about everything from throwing up in Paris Hilton’s closet,…
Say what you will about Lady Gaga, but the pop priestess is notorious for more than just her over-the-top outfits and large scale productions. Gaga makes a point to do charity work on a very regular basis. In addition to her team-up with Cyndi Lauper to benefit the MAC AIDS…
Remember the hilarious joke song called “Inside Of You” from Forgetting Sarah Marshall? Phoenix pop-punkers The Maine have released their own version.It’s not quite as catchy as the Infinite Sorrow version but MTV hearts it, declaring it an “Instant Classic” via twitter.Call me a bitter old coot, but I feel…
Song: Teenage Bottlerocket: “Without You”Context: Local music blogger Dfactor is hyping this show, big time. Teenage Bottlerocket – Without You…
Smashingsun Pumpkinups at Marquee Theatre on 7/17/2010 Anyway, I decided to stick around to see the next band, which, as luck would have it, turned out to be beloved 90s alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins, on tour again and playing what seemed to be some b-sides from Gish. Pretty sweet, right?…full story…
Internationally successful multi-platinum recording artists Local band Jimmy Eat Word released the cover art for their upcoming album Invented earlier this morning. As reported last week, the record is due on September 28.Personally, I sorta like this art, though the woman’s hand is out of focus which bothers me. Anyone…
This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Grateful Thursdays at 910 Live. The look: A strip club next to a U-Haul that has been taken over by hippies.The smell: Men’s cologne, da club, and patchouli.The taste: Clove cigarettes.Three words/phrases…
Artist: Sun Kil MoonTitle: Admiral Fell PromisesRelease date: July 13Label: Caldo VerdeA few years back, with the effects of aesthetic atrophy settling into my music-consumption habits, I took a increasingly rare gamble, paying full price for Ghosts of the Great Highway, the first record by Sun Kil Moon. I was aware…
Weird story: So last night I went to Marquee Theatre to see standard-bearing folk-punk band Against Me!, who just put out their second-consecutive awesome album, White Crosses.Unfortunately, the ticket line was about 100 yards long, stretching from the front doors of the theater to the bus stop on Mill Avenue…
It’s hot, sticky, and miserable outside. While we wouldn’t be surprised if y’all wanna spend the whole weekend sitting in front of the freezing freshness of the air conditioning vent, there’s 10 awesome event worth leaving your house and checking out. Hit the jump for full details…
Time to clear the desk of all these CDs. Stuff’s really piling up and I’m not sure I’ll get to write full posts of many of them, so let’s take a quick look at what’s new and notable (or not).Tracy Bonham: Masts of Manhatta — Remember Tracy Bonham? In the…
Song: Bobby Brown, “My Prerogative”Context: Bobby comes to Celebrity Theatre tonight…
It’s possibly the oldest, loudest gripe in Phoenix’s music scene: Why Tucson?By that they mean, “Why is this cool band that I really love playing that bumblefuck shithole down South when they could play our sprawling metropolis of interconnected stripmalls?”Electric Mustache’s photographer/hatchetman Shawn Anderson weighed in after Ariel Pink’s Haunted…
Gospel Claws upcoming record, C-L-A-W-S, isn’t due until October but the first single, “Summer Nights Lakeside” was made available for download from Magnet Magazine earlier this week.”The song is great summer sing-a-long about camping, drinking beer, and drowning,” they claim. Another track, “Walk Me Down” is available on Bob Hoag’s…
If you saw rock band Thrice at the Marquee Theatre last night, chances are you were in a great mood. Judging by Tweets fans posted after the show, the band played an extensive, polished set that may have even inspired new show jargon — bangover, anyone? And if you wanted…
Title: Get a RoomBasics: Who wants a dose of fun, lighthearted countrified rock music? Yeah, me either. “But this is Arizona, every other local band plays some sort of tame rock music with a country influence,” you say. I know, I know — it’s inevitable to the point that mocking…
It doesn’t matter how hot Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is–in his song “I Like It,” he proves he’s also a douche.His girlfriend Anna Kournikova better watch out, because he starts the song singing, “Girl, please excuse me if I’m coming on too strong, but tonight is the night we can…
Artist: Mystery JetsTitle: SerotoninRelease date: July 13Label: Rough TradeMystery Jets are one of those bands whose backstories threaten to overshadow their actual musical output. Here’s what I’m talking about: 1) The British band’s leader/singer has spina bifida, a condition that forces him to walk with crutches. 2) Said bandleader’s dad, in…
Song: Wolf Parade, “Ghost Pressure”Context: Listening to the #1 record of the week at Stinkweeds…
