What is it about Scotland that makes the country of just more than 5 million people produce far more than its fair share of great pop music artists? Consider the following sample list: Simple Minds, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Big Country, Altered Images, The Bluebells, The Jesus and Mary Chain,…
It seems like the Ruby Room is our homebase for anything Smiths/Morrissey-related — like that DJ set by Andy Rourke. In this case, it’s someone unrelated, by decree of The Pompadour himself.Kristeen Young, who plays with Green Lady Killers and The Pübes on May 26, was kicked off Morrissey’s tour…
Idolator: Jordin Sparks Has No Promises, No DemandsSpin: Terrible Two: Eminem Teams Up with StewiePitchfork: Animal Collective’s Animal Crack Live Vinyl Box Set Finally ReleasedElectric Mustache (Phoenix-based Wilco fansite): Wilco (The Album) Cover ArtSo Much Silence: DJ Z-Trip on KCRW’s Morning Becomes EclecticWaved Rumor: Green Day – ‘King-Sized Stadium Rock’Spin:…
Phantom Planet guitarist Darren Robinson, who recently took over on guitar in the local indie rock outfit Miniature Tigers is offering video chat guitar lessons, according to a bulletin he posted via Phantom Planet’s MySpace Page. Robinson says in the bulletin that he works with beginners or intermediate players and…
As the press release announcing Alice Cooper’s appearance at Arizona State’s graduation ceremony Wednesday says, the local shock-rocker has played on some pretty big bills: John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix. Even Pele.All big, but not Barack Obama big.Cooper will perform “School’s Out” for 63,000 people at…
We’ve always been big believers in this town. Even when our friends moved away and all the stragglers constantly proclaimed that “Phoenix sucks, man!”, we’ve always loved it here.And, on Friday, May 8th, as we laid on the grassy hill at the Downtown Civic Space Park, listening to local bands…
Spring Into Summer Fashion Show at Hotel Valley Ho Drinking cocktails while sitting pool side at the Valley Ho as beautiful models demonstrate the latest summer fashions is not such a bad thing. Knowing that proceeds from the event benefit the Junior Achievement Foundation makes the whole thing a bit…
Even though music editor Martin Cizmar already laid out the latest show announcements earlier today, we’ve got one last gig to tell y’all about. NYC alt-rock faves the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are gonna be hitting the Valley at next month for a gig at the Marquee Theatre on Monday, June…
[jump] FRIDAY, MAY 8: Above & BeyondWith DJ Soloman, Spencer Thomas, DJ Breez, & more[trance/electronica]9 p.m., $10-$20Myst, 7340 E. Shoeman Ln., Scottsdale, 480-970-5000. The Color TurningWith Yellow Red Sparks, Nobility Obliged, & Tugboat[rock/indie/folk]7 p.m., $10Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-462-5516. HemlockWith From Dark, FoulMouth, Hellen, Archaic Cessation, &…
Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis is finally, finally, making an appearance in Phoenix, Stateside Presents announced today. The cute-as-a-button indie songstress is a critical darling (hell, my colleague Albert Ching in Orange County has reviewed her shows two times in his seven months on the job!) for good reason. Read…
Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you’d had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today “A Green Day for Green Day,” in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio’s…
We haven’t heard much from our pals Antique Scream since they moved to Seattle shortly after we featured them in a story that had one of my all-time favorite quotes from a local band in it: “We look like we suck.”They’re back in town this weekend to play a special…
Tempe hardcore act Eyes Set to Kill are back with a new disc. The band, who is signed with California-based BreakSilence recordings, will release their sophomore effort “The World Outside” on June 2. The group have spent a lot of time on the road since releasing their debut album last…
A funny thing happened while scouring the interwebs today: a ton of noise is being made about the forthcoming Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction tour that rolls through Phoenix on May 15. Three different sites I looked at all had a different story about either act on the tour. Billboard is…
NME: Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist dies, aged 48Spin: M.I.A. Hangs Out with Oprah!Rolling Stone: “Guitar Hero: Van Halen” Confirmed, Game Due in 2009…
So I’ll be the first one to cop to my American Idol obsession, but in the past I’ve always prided myself on being pretty level-headed about the show. I’d be by happy when somebody I liked made it through to the next round and the appropriate amount of pissed when…
Despite a moment in the sun, screamo increasingly appears a failed experiment without the undying appeal of chocolate in your peanut butter. Blending hardcore aggression with emo’s pop impulse didn’t produce a juggernaut with heart, but a conflicted creature unable to satisfy either impulse. Recent arrivals Polar Bear Club attempt…
Like moonlight on a starless night, The Silent Years project across a crisp, endless expanse both starkly beautiful and with a rich, engaging brightness. The Detroit quintet indulge plenty of textured atmospheres but aren’t as shambolic as their dream-pop antecedents. Keyboards paint in broad shimmering strokes, and frontman Josh Epstein’s…
It’s not hard to figure out what kind of music New Orleans’ Zydepunks play. Their name gives it away: a mixture of zydeco, punk, Cajun music, and Eastern European styles. It’s an overwhelming mixture to comprehend, but it makes perfect sense that a band with such a wide range of…
The early ’90s were ripe for the taking, musically. People were tired of the Sunset Strip’s hair-metal scene. Alternative rock — particularly grunge — ushered in the slow death of hair bands, giving record labels a new genre to fawn over. Although not from Seattle, Stone Temple Pilots reached massive…
Life’s been good to the DJ collective of Above & Beyond (a.k.a. Jonathan Grant, Paavo Siljamäki, and Tony McGuinness). Madonna reportedly is a big fan of the U.K.-based trance triumvirate and requested that they remix two of her singles (2001’s “What It Feels Like For a Girl” and 2003’s “Nobody…
THURSDAY 7 Club Red: The Blunt Club with Saigon, Dyme Def, Akshen, DJ Element, Emerg McVay, & more (hip-hop) Copper State Tavern: The Copper Club with DJ Kavi, & guests (hip-hop) Jugheads: BANNED with DJ Johnny Volume (punk, hardcore) Margarita Rocks: DJ Mr. Eaton (Top 40) Tavern on Mill: DJ Nameless…
