This week, New Times ran a list 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.What do rock stars do that drives interviewers crazy?Did Sufjan Stevens play his banjo or just do…
Song: Small Black, “Search Party” Context: Brooklyn’s Small Black is playing Trunk Space on November 2. “Search Party” is the first single off the band’s record New Chain but you can actually stream the whole thing here for a limited time. I really dig their stuff — they sound like…
Is that venue in Mesa called Nile Theatre or Nile Theater?This is actually a confusing question. The venue’s URL is TheatRE. But the big logo on their homepage is TheatER. Most of the fliers for shows at the venue are TheatER. However, the listings on the site say TheatRE. The…
What publication in their right mind recruits Ozzy Osbourne to dish out advice to readers? Rolling Stone, that’s who. According to Beat Crave, the Prince of Darkness is getting a health advice column in RS.He has already written a response to Adam in Brooklyn, some schmuck who isn’t putting two…
In a case of “why?” and “how did this even come about?,” (editors note: to sell energy drinks) once Phoenix-based indie rockers Miniature Tigers will face Philadelphia legends The Roots in a turn-based, Red Bull-sponsored rock battle November 20 in Scottsdale.The whole thing is going down at American Junkie, situated…
Robert Perez, singer in country band Junction 10, doesn’t fit the mold as far as the appearance of a typical country musician goes. But that doesn’t matter because he’s more talented than most local country musicians. Although he comes from a metal background, he was already opening for Shooter Jennings…
The story of Deerhunter is a fucked-up one. It’s the story of death, betrayal, genetic disorders, and really weird names. But it’s mostly a story of overcoming those things — especially the weird names. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear Deerhunter is the phrase “Eat a…
Hating Nickelback is reflexive for many of us. It’s become one of those comforting mass-culture validations, like praising the Dalai Lama or distrusting people with Hotmail accounts. This groupthink methodology has an obvious flaw: The conclusions, though potentially valid, are also quite empty. I’ve never actually listened to a Nickelback…
If you’ve been keeping up with the country music coming out of Nashville, stumbled upon one of the industry’s several televised awards shows, or even if you’ve just glanced at the cover of Country Weekly in the grocery store checkout line, you’ve noticed that most of today’s male country stars…
Artist: The 88Title: The 88 Release date: September 28 Label: Rocket ScienceWhat do you do if you’re a band like The 88? You’re top-flight songwriters and musicians, you get your songs placed in all kinds of big-name TV shows and high-profile TV commercials, you tour the country opening for famous bands and…
I’ll be honest with you: this week’s group has to be the most random assemblage of just announced shows I have seen. Leading this week’s pack is Los Gatos rockers Trapt, whose 2002 song “Headstrong,” it has been confirmed, will simply never go away. Trapt has released three albums –…
Song: Snake! Snake! Snakes!, “Thieves”Context: S!S!S! will be opening for Jimmy Eat World’s big Invented homecoming show this weekend where fans will get a download card for this track. Up On The Sun readers get it first. Thieves by Common Wall Media…
People couldn’t help but leave the Comerica Theatre last night with giant smiles on their faces. That’s because it’s pretty difficult not to have fun at a concert where the “band” is animated, and their antics are displayed on-stage above a live performing orchestra. Thank the Gorillaz for that. The…
A U.S. District Court judge has ordered LimeWire to be shut down, according to Consequence of Sound. Four years ago, 13 record companies sued Lime Wire LLC so that their company and their artists could properly be paid for their hard work.The LimeWire program is the only part of the…
Song: Built To Spill, “Pat”Context: BTS is scheduled to perform at Marquee Theatre tonight. Built to Spill – Pat…
Artist: Warpaint Title: The Fool Release date: October 25 Label: Rough Trade The musical path taken by L.A. foursome Warpaint is well trodden — but this kind of ultra-moody, sort of experimental, Joy Division-indebted music is usually plied by men. But Warpaint is a quartet of women, and in their…
“What’s a cassette tape?” Parents, you’ll never hear your children asking that ever again now that Sony has retired the Walkman, according to Paste.It turns out that the last of the Walkmen left Sony in April. The 30-year-old portable cassette player couldn’t outlast the competition of music players made by…
For all intents and purposes, I could tell that at least the lead singer and guitarist/backup vocalist were female, but I had no idea the entire band was. It changes absolutely nothing about my reception of The Fool as it steadily inches towards becoming one of October’s better new releases…
Song: Jimmy Eat World/Gorillaz Mashup: “If Jimmy Ate Gorillaz”Context: Gorillaz come to Dodge Theatre tomorrow night. I thought this mashup with local boys Jimmy Eat World was pretty cool. If Jimmy Ate Gorillaz (Jimmy Eat World vs. Gorillaz) by Austin Eterno…
Despite having just popped out more kids and, ahem, getting old, Dion is still booked for a three-year concert stint in Las Vegas. Oh, and her nine-year-old son will be a teenager soon. Actually, speaking of old people, Rene Angelil, Celine’s husband and the father of the twins is 68 years…
Artist: Screaming Females Title: Castle Talk Release date: September 14 Label: Don Giovanni Back in the day, I’d hate to miss a good show (I’m still not happy that my parents wouldn’t let me drive to Kalamazoo one Monday night to see Scratch Acid and Big Black play, ditto the…
Song: Sufjan Stevens, “The Age of Adz”Context: Sufjan Stevens’ show at Mesa Arts Center tonight is sold out. Guess people don’t hate The Age of Adz that much after all! Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz – 03 Age of Adz…
