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Feb. 9, 2012

100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona

By Jason P. Woodbury

"Not alone for gold and silver / Is Arizona great / But with graves of heroes sleeping / All the land is consecrate!" — "Arizona March... More >>

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Feb. 9, 2012

Kenny G @ Celebrity Theatre

By Jason P. Woodbury

It's a pretty good time to be soft. You know, like Adult Contemporary soft, the kind of stuff that 95.5 KYOT played before it started playing... More >>

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12:00 am
Feb. 9, 2012

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

By Benjamin Leatherman

Thursday 9 16th Street Bar & Grill: Kickback Thursdays with DJ Cedric Ceballos (hip-hop, classics, neo-soul, reggae, R&B, Top 40, old... More >>

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Children of Bodom @ Marquee Theatre

By Lauren Wise

You know, if Bob Larson, the Scottsdale-based exorcist who tried to draw the devil out of Mayhem's bassist last August, were into expelling... More >>

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Feb. 9, 2012

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Feb. 9, 2012

More on "Found Out About You" by Gin Blossoms

By Benjamin Leatherman

"Found Out About You," Gin Blossoms, Dusted, (1989, San Jacinto) Having spent close to 15 years booking the old Long Wong's on Mill Avenue, Sara... More >>

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2:30 pm
Feb. 8, 2012

Tumblr of the Week: American Aquarium Drinker

By Lenni Rosenblum

Remember Dave Holmes, the former MTV VJIt turns out that he hasn't dropped off the face of the earth after all. In fact, he's been writing some pretty interesting blogs.This week we're bringin... More >>

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12:30 pm
Feb. 8, 2012

Man-Cat Explains the (Very NSFW) Video for "Yeast"

By Jason P. Woodbury

Get ready for gross out. Pop deconstructionists Man-Cat, whose mission statement reads: "We're just trying to feed pop music back to the consumers in the most subversive way possible," have re... More >>

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11:30 am
Feb. 8, 2012

Win Tickets to New Times Soundcheck 2012

By Jason P. Woodbury

It's almost here: New Times Soundcheck at Club Red is this weekend, featuring a roster of entirely local talent. Over two days you get The Love Me Nots, Father Figures (download an exclusive MP... More >>

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9:30 am
Feb. 8, 2012

Download: Digital Leather, "Young Doctors In Love"

By Jason P. Woodbury

When we last checked in with Shawn Foree, the man behind synth punk band Digital Leather, he was touring in support of his Fat Possum LP Warm Brother. He's been busy since then, releasing a mini... More >>

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8:00 am
Feb. 8, 2012

Club Candids: The Lost Leaf

By Melissa Fossum

The Roosevelt Row district sees some of its heaviest foot traffic during the First Friday artwalk. When the weather is nice, it can be next to impossible to get into some of the more packed gal... More >>

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6:00 am
Feb. 8, 2012

Jivemind Co-Op Music Lab Finds Home in Glendale, Start Recruiting for Sampler EP

By Anthony Sandoval

Over the past year Jeff Rose and Dustin Chaffin have endured their fair share of problems in establishing Jivemind, a cooperative music lab geared towards facilitating local musicians with a cent... More >>

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11:30 am
Feb. 7, 2012

ILL AL Explains "Political Science"

By Jason P. Woodbury

Some of our favorite local hip-hop has been coming from the Avenue of the Arts Crew, and one of the best releases by said crew was last year's Cold Castle LP by ILL AL the Anglo-Saxon & Beatnic... More >>

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10:30 am
Feb. 7, 2012

The Jealous Sound at The Rogue: Check Our Slideshow

By Jason P. Woodbury

Saturday night was a good one for emotional rock 'n' roll. The Jealous Sound (featuring former and current members of Knapsack, Sunday's Best, Foo Fighters, and Sunny Day Real Estate) aired tun... More >>

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9:30 am
Feb. 7, 2012

All American Rejects to Play Free Devilpalooza Show

By Taylor Moon

It's no "Dirty Little Secret" : Pop-punk band All American Rejects will be performing on ASU campus this Friday, February 10. Last time I saw All American Rejects live, the were warming up for ... More >>

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9:00 am
Feb. 7, 2012

Take Cover: Sweetbleeders Cover PJ Harvey

By Melissa Fossum

PJ Harvey's musical style suits Sweetbleeders well. These local rockers were spot on in reproducing her sound, even though a man was singing her songs. The idea to cover PJ Harvey arose when... More >>

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8:30 am
Feb. 7, 2012

Madonna Coming to US Airways in October

By Jason P. Woodbury

Of all the articles concerning Madonna's Half Time show/M.I.A.'s on air fingerbird (Finger-Gate 2: Electric Boogaloo), none was quite as hilarious as this one, from Vigilant Citizen, which allege... More >>

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7:00 am
Feb. 7, 2012

Incoming: Noel Gallagher, Guitar Wolf, Puddle of Mudd

By Lenni Rosenblum

Even more Coachella runoff? That's fine by me.Noel Gallagher of Oasis will be making his way to Phoenix on April 18. Apparently he has been playing some Oasis songs at his High Flying Birds gigs... More >>

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6:00 am
Feb. 7, 2012

What's Selling: Stinkweeds Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

By Anthony Sandoval

Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. Stinkweed's shoppers are ... More >>

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11:00 am
Feb. 6, 2012

Celtic Punk Band Bollox (Featuring Members of Authority Zero and Sister Cities) Re-Release Debut Album

By Jason P. Woodbury

Just in case Flogging Molly's annual St. Paddy's Day stop in Tempe doesn't make it abundantly clear to you, the Phoenix metro area loves Irish stuff, and it loves its Celtic punk. In 2009, Autho... More >>

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10:00 am
Feb. 6, 2012

George Strait, Beatles Covers, and Social Distotion This Weekend

By Jason P. Woodbury

George Strait at US Airways Center Wow, I truly underestimated the amount of country fans in Arizona. Rising to their feet for the only and only "King of Country," George Strait walked onto the... More >>

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9:00 am
Feb. 6, 2012

Blog Collectives Ad Hoc, Portals Embrace Communal Fandom Over Influence

By Chase Kamp

It's obvious music blogs have a unique place in the great big music discussion. Entire careers have been bolstered by one lone blogger posting a hot new MP3 that quickly catches fire and burns up... More >>

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8:00 am
Feb. 6, 2012

Boys and Frogs Debut "Lay Your Wet Hair Down" Video

By Melissa Fossum

Any news of an upcoming Boys and Frogs music video is good. This Peoria indie pop group has an outstanding track record of starring in beautifully produced music videos. Boys and Frogs has once... More >>

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7:00 am
Feb. 6, 2012

Controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show Better Than 2011 But Still Nothing Special

By Lenni Rosenblum

Unlike in 2011, this year's Super Bowl halftime show didn't make me feel like I had entirely wasted 12 minutes of my life. The performance wasn't anything special, but it certainly wasn't b... More >>

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4:00 am
Feb. 6, 2012

Kelly Clarkson Nails Super Bowl 2012 National Anthem

By Anthony Sandoval

It's safe to say that Kelly Clarkson nailed her performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLVI last night. Largely a low-scoring, defensive affair between the New York Giants and New Engl... More >>

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100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona

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"Not alone for gold and silver / Is Arizona great / But with graves of heroes sleeping / All the land is consecrate!" — "Arizona March Song" The goal of finding… More >>

Hip-Hop Hybridist Moe'Z Art Isn't Short on Ambition.

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Does any label evoke doubt more than "white rapper?" For every Eminem, there are a dozen Vanilla Ices. "I agree there are authenticity issues with white rappers, and I think just… More >>

Raphael Saadiq Keeps Riding The Soul Train

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By the time this issue hits stands, it will have been just over a week since Soul Train impresario Don Cornelius was found dead by a self-inflicted gunshot in his… More >>

Rapper One Be Lo Has a Way With Letters

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Wordplay is essential for a rapper. Without it, what more is he than a dude who talks with music in the background? A love of language suggests a lot, and… More >>

Parenthetical Girls @ Trunk Space

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Seeing Parenthetical Girls for the first time, via their Bergman-esque video for "A Song for Ellie Greenwich," induced the same chills I got when I saw Devo's TV debut on… More >>

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"The Fool," Sanford Clark (single, 1956, MCI/Dot) In March 1956, KTYL disc jockey, producer, and songwriter Lee Hazlewood was out of money — to pay for more recording sessions and record-pressings,… More >>

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"Out of Here," Sleepwalker, Man on the Moon (1998, Hayden's Ferry) "There's just something in the vocal delivery of Jamal Ruhe. It was just Jamal singing and playing guitar, and Jon… More >>

American Standards @ The Underground

By Melissa Fossum

Hardcore bands are kind of like the Tea Party: Both have strong opinions and are keen on shoving their righteous agendas down as many throats as possible. The genre can… More >>

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"One Man Crusade" (1994), "The Inner Flame" (1997), and "The Farm" (2002) by Rainer Blues guitarist Rainer Ptacek was born in East Berlin and spent his childhood in Chicago but rose… More >>

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