Downtown Phoenix transforms into a hip-hop hotspot every Saturday as superstar selectas lay down chart-busting urban tracks in such joints as PHX Nightclub, Sky Lounge, and Stoudemire’s as dance floor divas and the grown ‘n’ sexy crows shake their moneymakers. Majerle’s Sports Grill, 24 North Second Street, is getting a…
THURSDAY 25 27th Avenue Bar: Ladies Night with DJ Moy, & DJ Jared Paul (Top 40, hip-hop, Latin) Acua: Neon Gorilla with Tricky T, & guests (electro) AZ88: Mr. P-Body & Friends (classic and old-school grooves) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays…
Fun fact: Cy Young, the winningest pitcher in major-league history and the human yardstick by which all other hurlers are measured, is also baseball’s all-time king in career losses. Does that compromise his legacy? Hell, no! Cy Young had to be flippin’ good to go out there and lose 316…
Over the past two weeks we tracked down everyone on the cover of N.W.A’s first album N.W.A. and the Posse. Who is who? Click the twelve guys in the above photo to see what they’re up to now…
As the story goes, Eazy E became a rapper by accident. In 1987, the man then known as Eric Wright hired his future N.W.A bandmate Ice Cube to write a song called “Boyz-n-the-Hood” for another group signed to his upstart label, Ruthless Records. One of the guys in the other…
This week, New Times ran a box 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. Who was the white guy on the cover of N.W.A and the Posse? Z-Trip broke his collar…
Artist: GoldfrappTitle: Head FirstRelease date: March 23Label: MuteTake a look at the record cover you see to right of this text. Head First by the dance-pop band Goldfrapp sounds exactly like you’d think a record with this cover would sound like. And that’s either gonna be something right up your…
Do you you like free music? Do you like French rockers Phoenix? If you answered yes to either, then today is your lucky day. Thomas Mars & co. have made a recent live recording, Live in Sydney, available for a free download. The eight-song offering spans 38 minutes and features songs solely…
Just because a radio station is labeled as a “community” station doesn’t mean it’s lacking coolness or in street cred.In fact, Radio Phoenix’s top ten for the week are all indie rock favs at the moment, with the down-home rootsy folk stylings of Mumford & Sons coming out on top…
It was difficult to tell who the crowd at the Rhythm Room were more interested in seeing last night, the opener or the headliner. Sure, the Berkeley based indie-pop outfit The Morning Benders had the top billing for the show, but this is Phoenix and the opener was Miniature Tigers.The…
Tom Green is about to perform a three day stint at Tempe’s Improv, and to get the word out, he wants to take it to the streets. Robot style.Yesterday morning I had a few minutes to chat with comedian Tom Green. He was gracious enough to call in for a…
Somehow Ray Davies, and his music, flew under the radar for a few too many.Sure, there was a decent crowd at the Dodge Theatre to see the former Kinks frontman play last night, but not nearly as many as one may expect for a rock legend on this level.Sadly, a…
OK, so it’s not quite The Onion but it’s cool to see these ASU kids take their shot at satire with this reasonably-entertaining fake news story. The basic idea? The recession-caused beard trend has been glorified by Hollywood and is ruining America.”Gillete had made huge strides everywhere in informing men…
This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A’s first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with MC Chip, who proved to be the hardest person to track down of anyone in…
M. Ward truly has found his muse in Deschanel. The actor really can sing, and it is her vocals that carry the album. The marriage of M. Ward’s slick, befitting production and Deschanel’s light, cherubic vocals takes listeners of Volume Two to a simpler time, when AM radio was king…
OK, so, right away, it’s hard for me to take this show seriously any more because Miley Cyrus is the guest mentor. Really?! I think the majority of the contestants could probably giver her a few pointers themselves, and none of her advice helped the contestants. Sigh.She tells Lee DeWyze…
We decided to drop by Philthy Phil’s this past Friday (March 19) to check out Craig Citizen’s latest nightlife brain child, Ransom.Citizen is one of the guys responsible for the now-defunct Faux Show Friday Nights at Glam, Party Foul at Homme Lounge, and Gosh Damn! at Club Vibe.It’s true, Philthy…
Artist: She & HimTitle: Volume 2Release date: March 23Label: MergeMy editor has claimed this project a triumph for no other reason than I’ve chosen the new over the old — sort of. See, I told Martin Cizmar a while back that I wanted to review tonight’s Ray Davies concert. I…
The chances are fairly good that you have never heard of Japan Nite. Never mind the fact that this SxSW showcase has been going on for 15 years; the odds are you won’t recognize any of the bands that have played those bills. The fact of the matter is that…
Arizona State’s student radio station is always a fun throwback to the glory days of college radio, and perhaps the best showcase of that spirit is the annual Guest DJ Week.The long-running tradition — which I participated in last year — started yesterday with restaurateur Chris Bianco and local musician…
As we’ve all observed, and discussed, one of the benefits of living in Phoenix is our proximity to other cities and music festivals.Now that SXSW has officially come to a close, bands are making their way back home while playing a few gigs on the way. Not many have as…
This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A’s first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with Ice Cube, N.W.A’s main lyricist who went on to become a superstar solo rapper and…
