Welcome to "Nothing Not New," a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in ... More >>
?Live music nights at the Yucca Tap Room can often be a bear. I've had a blast watching major label locals like Miniature Tigers or the Love Me Nots perform at the Tempe bar, usually at ... More >>
?Today marks the fourth album from British indie/dance/electronic geeks Hot Chip. Known for their heartfelt lyrics and Alex Taylor's earnest, gosh darn sweet singing style, One Life Stand stands ... More >>
?You may have heard the controversy. Sure, there's been a ton of talk recently about whether or not Taylor Swift actually deserves the accolades she's received. Autostraddle has published a ... More >>
George Strait is underrated.
Perhaps that statement sounds ridiculous: Strait has 34 albums that have sold over a million copies each, seemingly... More >>
In Southern California, a place of seemingly limitless sub-regionalism and cultural density, it seems as though every city, county, and housing... More >>
Few of us get creamed by a speeding 18-wheeler and live to tell about it. Even fewer of us take that near-death experience and use it to fuel our... More >>
Denver-based synth-buddies David Schmitt and Kyle Even are very young, very tattooed, and very loud. Their brand of buzzing, densely layered... More >>
While it's practically impossible for a white dude with an acoustic guitar and harmonica to achieve anything genuinely surprising, it's nearly as... More >>
The best cover songs are born when an artist takes a song written by someone else and not only performs it, but fundamentally changes it, imbues... More >>
Tom Reardon is been a guitar-beating, band-organizing, lyric-spitting juggernaut who's been a major figure in Phoenix's rock scene for more than... More >>
Is electro waning in popularity in the Valley? One might think so, given the fact that some of the more popular electro nights, such as Gosh Damn... More >>
Sipping brews at Tempe's Time Out Lounge, The Whisperlights try to warm up on an especially chilly night in Arizona. On their table sit five... More >>
If I had to pick one band that might not have been particularly excited to ring in the new year, it would be French electro-rockers Phoenix. When... More >>
The morning after playing a party for his high-school graduation, Josh "Reverend" Peyton woke up with severe pain in his hands. Doctors thought... More >>
The other day, I was listening to Mississippi five-piece band Come On Go With Us, doing some research on the members of the group when it hit me.... More >>
Dear PopPunK: Let's cut the shit. The previous decade was yours for the taking. And, for fuck's sake, you took it. Hell, you had your cake and... More >>
Let's face it, we're in a new decade, and while some of the previous decade's fads and styles will continue to trickle into 2010 and beyond, some... More >>
AFI (a.k.a. A Fire Inside, Asking for It, or Anthems for Insubordinates) is definitely not the same band it was when it began in 1991. Then, AFI... More >>
It's not only a new year, but a new decade to boot, so the hip-hop heroes running the Blunt Club decided it was high time for a new start. After... More >>