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2012 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

• Record Heat: Hates Music

  published Sep 24, 2012

  Once a week Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See the New Times print edition to check out the strip in glorious, inky newsprint each... More >>

• Goldenboy's Shon Sullivan Talks Phoenix and Elliott Smith

  published Sep 21, 2012

  The New Familiar is more than just the name of the forthcoming album from L.A.-based Goldenboy. It's an aesthetic, says songwriter Shon Sulllivan, whose resume includes work with Elliott Smith, Spain,... More >>

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  Please, Hold the "Criminal" Jokes: Fiona Apple Arrested in West Texas for Hash Possession

  published Sep 20, 2012

  So, songstress Fiona Apple played a set at Mesa Arts Center the other night. It was really very good, with Apple seeming quite happy in front of the crowd (bizarre rant about "small-titted girls" and ... More >>

• Within These Walls Festival Celebrates Hardcore

  published September 20, 2012

  That last Bon Iver record was all right, you know? I mean, it's not going to blow the mind of anyone familiar with their mom's record... More >>

• Jason Aldean @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion

  published September 20, 2012

  If it were 1987, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson's "Don't You Wanna Stay" wouldn't be a country-radio dominating hit; it would be a... More >>

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  Fiona Apple and Blake Mills, Mesa Arts Center, 9/18/12

  published Sep 19, 2012

  Fiona Apple and Blake Mills @ Mesa Arts Center|Tuesday, September 18Singer/songwriter Fiona Apple has a reputation. Her public struggles with fame and her label give the impression that a Fiona Apple ... More >>

• Rachel Barton Pine Brings Metal Intensity to Classical Music

  published Sep 18, 2012

  If pressed to come up with the metal version of classical music's "Big Three", Brahms, Beethoven, and Bach, violinist Rachel Barton Pine, a performer who's well versed in both styles, has got it cover... More >>

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  Walkmen, Crescent Ballroom, 9/16/12

  published Sep 17, 2012

  See also: The Walkmen Can't Be Beat on Heaven (Q&A with Hamilton Leithauser) See also: The Full Walkmen @ Crescent Ballroom SlideshowThe Walkmen @ Crescent Ballroom| Sunday, September 16, 2012The Walk... More >>

• Blake Mills: Fiona Apple's Guitarist Makes Killer Pop on His Own

  published Sep 13, 2012

  Blake Mills isn't a household name, but like classic sidemen of lore (David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Leon Russell), he's makes an impact wherever he shows up. As a guitarist in Fiona Apple's band (he's p... More >>

• The Walkmen Can't Be Beat on Heaven

  published Sep 13, 2012

  See also: The Walkmen @ Clubhouse (2010)The Walkmen didn't set out to write a "dad rock" album with their seventh album Heaven -- though that's exactly how the press received it. It doesn't help tha... More >>

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  Win Tickets to Hear Baio of Vampire Weekend DJ at Sticky Fingers This Weekend

  published Sep 13, 2012

  Lots of musicians use their platform and notoriety to score DJ gigs. And why notr Picking the music is fun. Chris Baio, known for manning the bass guitar in Vampire Weekend (a band whose name combine... More >>

• Keith Morris and Henry Rollins Further the 2012 Political Discourse

  published September 13, 2012

  With a combined age of 108, no one would bat an eye if you described Henry Rollins and Keith Morris as elder statesmen of punk... More >>

• The Walkmen @ Crescent Ballroom

  published September 13, 2012

  The Walkmen didn't set out to write a "dad rock" album with their seventh album, Heaven — though that's exactly how the press... More >>

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  Henry Rollins Won't Tell You Who to Vote For (But He Really Thinks You Should Vote)

  published Sep 12, 2012

  See also: OFF!'s Dimitri Coats Talks Phoenix Oil Theft Charges See also:Henry Rollins on Occupants, the Occupy Movement, and the RadioYesterday, 458 episodes of legendary maverick pirate/BBC radio bro... More >>

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  Keith Morris of OFF! On That Time The Band Got Arrested For Taking Used Cooking Oil in Phoenix

  published Sep 11, 2012

  See also: OFF!'s Dimitri Coats Talks Phoenix Oil Theft Charges See also: Henry Rollins on Occupants, the Occupy Movement, and the RadioAnyone who's braved the blitzkrieg that is hardcore supergroup OF... More >>

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  Maynard James Keenan: Up on the Sun's New Columnist

  published Sep 07, 2012

  Maynard James Keenan has a lot on his resume. He's a musician, known for leading Puscifer, Tool, and A Perfect Circle, an actor, record producer, comedian, multimedia artist, and winemaker in Northern... More >>

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  Mark Erickson (Colorstore, Sweetbleeders, Gospel Claws, Roar) Memorial Service/Benefit Announced

  published Sep 06, 2012

  See also: R.I.P. Mark Erickson of Colorstore, Roar, and Gospel Claws See also: Download: Colorstore's Shambolic, Fuzzy "My Life As a Beaver" See also: Serene Dominic Interviews ColorstoreThe details r... More >>

• John Hiatt @ Crescent Ballroom

  published September 6, 2012

  Don't worry if the name "John Hiatt" doesn't immediately ring a bell for you. You've no doubt heard the man's tunes, especially the ubiquitous... More >>

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  The Coolest Metal Shows To See in Phoenix This Month

  published Sep 05, 2012

  See also: Six Desert Metal Bands You Need to Hear See also: Do You Look "Metal Enough" For Metal Shows See also: Sci-Fi Thrash Group Vektor on Mexican Food in PhiladelphiaIt's tempting to dash off so... More >>

• Download: The World Record's Sublime Guitar Rock Hit "She's Not a Liar"

  published Aug 30, 2012

  Like a lot of bands looking to scrounge up some funds, Los Angeles guitar-pop combo The World Record turned to Kickstarter. The campaign was a success (with funds going to help their label, Squid vs. ... More >>

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  Win Tickets to Don Bolles (Germs) DJ Set at Rogue Bar

  published Aug 30, 2012

  See also: Don Bolles Keeps His Nose Clean See also: Arizona Republic Reporter Don Bolles Was Blown to Pieces 33 Years Ago Today See also: Rebel Yell @ Rouge Bar (Slideshow)Punk rocker Don Bolles share... More >>

• Two Gallants Return With The Bloom and the Blight

  published Aug 29, 2012

  See also: Two Gallants: Bring out Your DeadFive years is almost an eternity in indie rock circles. You can't go too long with out releasing a record for fear of losing hard-earned fans to fickle blog ... More >>

• Antique Scream @ Palo Verde Lounge

  published August 30, 2012

  Former Phoenicians Christopher Rutledge and William Fees may have left for Seattle in 2010, but they've hardly been laying low in the ancestral... More >>

• Allah-Las: Analog Garage Rock With Actual Soul

  published Aug 28, 2012

  By now you've no doubt read, re-read, shared on Facebook and Twitter, and angrily commented on our friends at West Coast Sound's monster of a list, The 20 Worst Hipster Bands. Like it or hate it, it... More >>

• Westley Allen of Erratic! Radio on Three Years of Punk Rock Madness on the Air

  published Aug 23, 2012

  See also: Best Rock Radio Personality, 2011: Westley Allen See also: Erratic! Radio Discusses Yus, Eastside Jets, and Muddy Moneys With Up on the Sun See also: Review: Plainfield Butchers, Hard to Be ... More >>