To the unfamiliar and/or lame, Iron Maiden may merely seem to be a nostalgia act, a once-great band holding on to the last scraps of fame, drugs, groupies and other rock ‘n’ roll clichés. Their audience consists solely of aging metalheads either unwilling or unable to move on with their…
Artist: DevoTitle: Something for EverybodyRelease date: June 15Label: Warner Bros.You may be asking yourself, “Why does Devo have a new record out?” Is it for the money? Doubtful, because how much money could they possibly make by releasing a major-label record in 2010? And, anyway, aren’t these guys still living…
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. Did Insane Clown Posse really cancel a show at Marquee Theatre when their shipment of Faygo…
The name The Wailers conjures our best thoughts about reggae. As well it should: Not only was Bob Marley in the group, it also served as springboard for the arguably equal Peter Tosh.So, yeah, the Wailers name is strong enough to tour on 30 years after Marley’s death. The Original…
I’m not generally a fan of angular haircuts or leering, dramatic promo photos, but in the case of a band like Portland-via-Omaha-via-Saint Joseph band The Prids, it’s easy to push at that superficial stuff to the side and just focus on the goods: smart, guitar-driven pop music, with sexy boy-girl…
You probably don’t know the name John Van Hamersveld, but chances are you own and cherish a few pieces of his work. Van Hamersveld is the artist who designed the album covers for The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour, The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street, Jefferson Airplane’s Crown of Creation,…
As the unofficial yacht-rock go-to guy at New Times, it was incumbent on me to attend the Doobie Brothers and Chicago show Tuesday night at Dodge Theatre.So I did my duty, despite the fact that I saw the Doobies play Tempe on New Years Eve (nobody needs to hear “China…
Song: Anarbor, “Drug Store Diet”Context: I did not realize that these Phoenix pop-rockers mentioned Sheriff Joe in this song until reading next week’s music feature. Pretty funny. Drugstore Diet by Anarbor…
A lot of folks fell down the rabbit hole Saturday night at Hotel San Carlos, but that’s what happens when you offer $3 cocktails…. See what transpired in our slideshow…
Guess who’s playing Rhythm Room tonight?!No, no…it’s not Justin Bieber. That’s Chase Coy, a guy whose music people who aren’t 16-year-old girls might like. Although the girls are probably still going crazy over Coy, as well.The 19-year-old singer-songwriter from Greenwood, Ind. sounds older than his years, playing acoustic guitar-driven music…
Artist: The Gaslight AnthemTitle: American SlangRelease date: June 15Label: Side One DummyOkay, I’m suddenly having a hard time keeping straight my Gaslight Anthems and my Hold Steadies and my Against Me!’s. All three acts are critical darlings who have released albums in the past six weeks. All three seem to be…
Bad news, Phoenix: It will be 104 degrees today. If the heat is already starting to bother you, it’s time to start planning weekend trips to the high country. July 10 is looking like a good day to drive up to Flagstaff for the Hullabaloo music festival. The name Hullabaloo…
OK Go’s string of badass music videos are assisting Lady Gaga in keeping the medium alive. The super-cool Rube Goldberg styling of the “This Too Shall Pass” video has everyone talking earlier this year (it even made the Yahoo! homepage).While “End Love” isn’t quite as jaw-droppingly unique, it’s a very cool…
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Since Slovenia is the United States’ next opponent in that sporting event we’re all pretending to care about because we’re bored the very exciting 2010 World Cup in beautiful South Africa, I paid special attention to a press release I received this morning about Magnifico, purportedly the country’s “Hottest Star.”He…
Song: Ice Cube, “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It”Context: Hard to believe it, but Ice Cube is 41 today. Happy birthday, O’Shea. Ice Cube Gangsta rap made me do it…
While many highly anticipated records have finally dropped in the last few weeks, everyone from Spin to NPR to our very own Nothing Not New column has had something to say about the latest release from Blitzen Trapper. Phoenicians have not been oblivious, as Destroyer of the Void charted number…
Artist: Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersTitle: MojoRelease date: June 15Label: RepriseHow many of you have acts that you’d never call yourself a fan of, would never buy one of their records, or pay money to see in concert, yet recognize that the acts have been around for so long and…
If you dared to log on to Twitter this weekend, you undoubtedly saw the onslaught of not only massive amounts of Tweets on the start of the World Cup, but also on the Bonnaroo Festival that you were not at.There’s nothing like a constant influx of instantaneously updated reminders that…
This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Nineball at CK’s Tavern and Grill.The look: Middle class sports bar.The smell: Tank tops and testosterone.The taste: Fried food.Three words/phrases to describe the night: Thoughtfully casual, flip-flops, straightened hair.Who to bring with…
Now some of you may say, “Slow down, friend, Loggins’ music knows no generational bounds.” To that I say yes. I am a huge Loggins fan myself and I just so happen to younger than 30. His November show at the Celebrity Theatre will reflect this phenomenon — fans who…
Music editor Martin Cizmar and I are back with a new podcast. We’ve got new 10 songs and Martin’s musings on his favorite record from the grunge era. Here’s what’s in store from podcast #7. Crystal Castles: “Empathy” Sleigh Bells: “Infinity Guitars” The Cool Kids: “Strawberry Girls” Ariel Pink’s Haunted…
