See also: Daniel Johnston Is Coming to PhoenixYou know Axe, the company that makes body spray and hair care products for arch-douchers. And if you’re reading this blog, you might even know Daniel Johnston, relatively obscure, indie cult hero, and tortured artist. Well, finally, the commercial makers at Axe realized…
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See also: Chasers Sold to New Owners and Becomes Pub Rock, A Music Venue With an In-House Radio Broadcasting Studio Jesse Malin has done it all, or most of it at least. In his barely-teens he was fronting Jersey-based hardcore ensemble Heart Attack, then spent the ’90s in glam-punk wreckers…
Somewhere north of Apache Junction, there’s a long road leading to a rock on the edge of the Salt River that Jesse Elliott still needs to see. For a songwriter who makes the most out of near-endless traveling, that rock represents just another one of those tempting little side roads…
You remember that infamous clip of Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman? The one where he announced to the world he was retiring from acting to pursue a career as a rap artist? Well, thank Baby Jesus, that turned out to be a hoax. But you know what isn’t? Snoop Lion. “I…
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You might know Mark David Chapman as the subject of that Mindless Self-Indulgence song or as J.D. Salinger’s biggest fan. Oh, and he killed John Lennon. Yeah, about that… As Reuters reports, Chapman is up for parole again this week, marking the seventh time he’ll appear before New York state’s…
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“You know, I’m no different from everybody else, I start each day and end each night…” So spoke David Cassidy during a break in the Partridge Family’s second hit single “Doesn’t Somebody Want to be Wanted.” But he is different. Different from you, who’s never appeared working alongside Gary Busey…
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Dear Paul Ryan, Congrats on getting the nod for Romney’s VP. Must be a big month for you. While you and I probably won’t ever agree politically, I realize we have a few things in common. You and I are both male carbon-based lifeforms that breath oxygen and the melanin…
King Tuff @ Meat Market Garment Factory| August, 19, 2012See also: King Tuff at Meat Market Garment Factory Show PreviewThe overcast summer evening meant lots of humid heat, building up exponentially as Meat Market grew packed with bodies. Turnout was solid for a showcase of anthemic yet charmingly lacksidasical pop…
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Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week…
The news waits for no one — at least that’s what we read somewhere — so it’s perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of…
LOS DIAS DE LA CRESCENT DAY TWO @ CRESCENT BALLROOM | 8/18/12 The party continued to rock local on night two of Los Dias de la Crescent, adding the Latin flair that’s inescapable in Arizona. Saturday night’s set showed that the flag placement, Chicano-inspired art and official state color hues…
LOS DIAS DE LA CRESCENT @ CRESCENT BALLROOM | 8/17/12I challenge anyone who thinks that Phoenix has a faltering music scene to go to the second night of Los Dias de la Crescent tonight. Go ahead, I dare you. You’ll most likely see that this so-called Tempe versus Phoenix rivalry…
There isn’t much that Paul Van Dyk hasn’t done during his 21-year career. The venerated German electronica all-star has won a Grammy and a slew of other awards, performed for hundred of thousands, traveled the world, collaborated with the likes of David Byrne and Wayne Jackson, and is one of…
