Email Author Martin Cizmar

Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Up on the Sun

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Up on the Sun

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Phish Festival 8: Photos of The Ultimate Hippie Halloween"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Devastation 2009: Street Fighter IV Attracts the Country's Top Fighters"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published June 25, 2009

  "The Great Hoofed Hope"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 14, 2009

  "Do You Hate Fun Music?"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 20, 2009

  "An Ode to 1994"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Up on the Sun

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Not Ovah Yet: Following the Downtown Drama on Twitter"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "X-Men Origins: Wolverine Premiere at Tempe Marketplace to be the Biggest Premiere in the World"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "The Valley's Top 10 Local Guitarists"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "The Top 10 Concept Records of All-Time"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Trent Reznor Explains Scalping Controversy"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Pearl Jam Finally Defeats The Music Industry (You're Still Screwed)"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Why You Have To Pay So Much for Good Seats"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "iTunes Price Hikes Hurt Some Track Rankings"

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2010 Stories by Martin Cizmar

• Locals Only: The Best Albums and EPs From Valley Bands in 2010

  published December 30, 2010

  Naming Phoenix's best records is always a tough task. As far as year-end lists go, it's exponentially more difficult than naming the best... More >>

• Green Day

  published August 26, 2010

  Listening to Green Day's major label debut, Dookie, in 1994, who could have imagined that they'd be a video game in 2010? Not me,... More >>

• Bachmann Overdrive

  published July 22, 2010

  Jim Bachmann, a country-styled man about town whose a fixture at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room. Bachmann once did a Sun Session cover of Alan Jackson's... More >>

• Skank You Very Much

  published July 1, 2010

  Like a lot of people, I really, really need to be in the mood to listen to third wave ska. And by "in the mood" I mean I need to be in high school... More >>

• Tractor Pull Divas

  published June 3, 2010

  The Tractor Pull Divas are our own version of a plucked-from-obscurity success story. Though, in this case, obscurity is defined as Chandler and... More >>

• Brian Wilson: Sure, Pet Sounds Is Great, But Have You Heard Beach Boys Party!?

  published May 27, 2010

  Brian Wilson is not a great interview. Actually, the best quote I can pull from 10 painful minutes of taped conversation between me and my... More >>

• Patrick Watson to Play Happy Hour Show at Rhythm Room Friday

  published May 20, 2010

  Sweeps week is just around the corner which means you'll soon be left without Grey's Anatomy's indie rock picks for a few months. Feast... More >>

• Radio Daze

  published April 22, 2010

  As the debate about bringing indie rock to Phoenix's NPR station, KJZZ, continues to bubble, you'll see some mentions of internet-only Radio... More >>

• Headquarters Celebrates 4/20 with Concert

  published April 15, 2010

  What local bands do you book for a 4/20 festival? Headquarters has tapped Fred Green, The Plainfield Butchers, Masters of the Universe and SAF... More >>

• The Suite Life

  published April 8, 2010

  Remember the good ol' days, when area indie rock festivals were "Presented by Such-and-Such" or "The Such-and-Such Company's... More >>