NME: Paul McCartney: ‘I want to work with MGMT’ – video Pitchfork: Radiohead Open Digital Store, Sell In Rainbows CD 2 Electric Mustache: Mp3: Rock Plaza Central “(Dont You Believe the Words of) Handsome Men” Rolling Stone: Guitar Hero: Van Halen Nixes Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar Spin: Jack White Plans Solo…
Karen O’s charms are mysterious. The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s frontwoman can’t sing, for one. Truth be told, I’m not sure she would score well singing her own song, “Maps” on the pitch-sensing mic for Rock Band — at least not in expert mode. She’s regarded as a sex symbol, but she looks a lot like…
Ever since Niki D’Andrea and Mike R. Meyer’s cover story on faux celebrity/singer Sonny Long hit newsstands I’ve been waiting to see what Long would have to say about it. All was quiet until about four hours ago, when Long twittered this:I would like to apologize to all my fans,…
Things got a little crazier than usual during First Friday in downtown Phoenix this past weekend after Phoenix police officers raided UM Gallery (the Fifth Street art space run by local hip-hop promoters Universatile Music) on charges of serving beer and wine without a permit. The incident started just after…
Idolator: Jordin Sparks Is Out Standing In Her BattlefieldElectric Mustache: Tonight In Phoenix: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Crystal AntlersRolling Stone: Jay-Z Calls For “Death Of Auto-Tune” With “Blueprint 3″ CutPLM: Phoenix Women Who RockArizona State Press: “Figuring Prominently” displays eclectic mixIdolator: Vintage Topless Britney Pictures Leak, World Continues To Spin On…
Sometimes Monday morning just brings you a gleaming, radiant little bit of news that helps the transition into next week all the more smooth and less awkward. It’s no big surprise that I am a gigantic fan of former hair metal frontman/reality TV superstar Bret Michaels. I have watched every…
W Scottsdale’s Sunset Sessions Pool Party The only thing hotter than direct sunlight this Sunday was the poolside crowd at the W Scottsdale’s Sunset Sessions. There was no shortage of bronzed bodies in teenie bikinis and reality TV stars sipping assorted libations, but there was still plenty of room on…
Metalhead must be pissed. There’s another hair metal cover band in town and they have G-String, the group’s old guitarist who was the most charismatic member of the group. First, let me say I love Metalhead. I’ve spent many Sunday nights rocking out to their shows. Sadly, though, the new…
In it’s pure, island-bred, form reggae tends to make pretty poor sing-along music for white people. Sure, “Buffalo Soldier” seems like a good sing-a-long, given it’s perfect pace and easily learnable lyrics, but when push comes to shove, in trying to mimic Bob Marley’s accent the average white suburbanite ends up creating a…
Yes, this is Up On The Sun’s 2,000th post. Can you believe it?I realize I’m opening a can of words here, but anything you’d like to see change here on the music blog most easily reached by typing www.PHXmusic.com in to your preferred browser’s address bar? More coverage of your friend’s band? Less coverage…
Pitchfork: Kim Gordon Disses “The Radiohead Model” So Much Silence: Miniature Tigers on The Interface Spin: Coldplay’s Next Record “Might Be Bad” NME: T.I. marries longtime girlfriend ‘Tiny’ Rolling Stone: Daryl Hall on His “Oddball” Life in Hall & Oates, Web Series Waved Rumor: Rock Clip of the Week -…
Punk is one subculture that will never die, no matter how old the guys who started it get get, and how ridiculous those progenitors look in their old time outfits. In fact, it grows a little all the time. Throw five guys in their 50’s (preferably covered in tattoos, maybe…
Watch out Metalhead, there’s a new hair metal cover band in town and they have your old guitarist… Whether they steal a piece of your thunder remains to be seen.Hairforce is a hair metal super group featuring some of Phoenix’s best musicians including G-String, the former guitarist for Metalhead who…
I’ve never been sure why there isn’t more of a rivalry between Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, but, aside from some boy drama, the two country-tinged pop princesses seem to co-exist happily.If you missed Swift’s excellent show at Jobing.com Arena last month, you’ll have a chance to check out what…
It’s pretty hard to miss the fixed-gear cyclists at First Friday. They’re the skinny, tattooed cats you tend to see swarming around the intersection of Fifth and Roosevelt Streets, riding atop their stylish-and-sleek urban single-speed racing bikes. As I mentioned in my cover story from last summer on fixed-gear culture,…
Spin: Hot Download: A-Camp’s ’80s Cover Rolling Stone: Lil Wayne Pens Ode To Kobe, “Rebirth” Pushed To August 18th Electric Mustache: mp3: Yo La Tengo – “Periodically Double Or Triple” Pitchfork: Mastodon Get Their Own Pair of Vans Idolator: The Most Beguiling “Weird Al” Yankovic Cover You Will Hear All Week…
This Saturday marks the return of what has to be Jerome, Arizona’s biggest music festival: Jeromeatherapy. The one day music festival features 12 local bands — headed by What Laura Says, Black Carl and Dry River Yacht Club — all playing in an old gold mine. Jeromeatherapy celebrates what makes…
Nick Cave is a bad-ass. Perhaps, the baddest ass around. Consider: in the last few years alone, he’s released two of the best albums of his career — Dig Lazarus Dig!!! with longtime backing band The Bad Seeds and the self-titled debut by side project Grinderman. He wrote the screenplay…
I actually have no idea what to expect from a bake sale run by roller derby girls, but I aim to find out tomorrow at First Friday…
Spin: Jay-Z’s ‘Blueprint 3’ Out This SeptemberRolling Stone: The Biggest, Oddest (and Most Unique) Sound in New YorkPitchfork: Santigold’s Label Attempts to Block Santigold MixtapeNME: Grammys ditch polka category for 2010 AwardsSpin: Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman Perform Together in NYCPitchfork: Black Keys Work With Mos Def, Jim Jones Idolator: MGMT Warns…
Who says there’s nothing to do during the summertime besides planting yourself in front of either the television or the air conditioner? Certainly not us, since we’ve assembled a list of 10 different shindigs and events that Valley culture vultures can check out. And if you’re running a little short…
If you’ve read this week’s music feature Sonny Long you may have a grasp on who he is (at least in his own mind). Is he the next thing in Arizona music or just another dreamer? Read on to find out.While writing this week’s cover story, witers Niki D’Andrea and…
