Alanis Morissette

Future Shock: Alanis Morisette, and Jason Mraz

TV RATION

HARD-CORE ADDICTSPOISED ON THE BRINK OF BIG TIME, THE PHUNK JUNKEEZ STILL LIKE IT LOUD AND STUPID

Wax On

Who Can It Be Now?

Will Silverchair's platinum success yield a golden opportunity for a slew of Aussie imports?

Pyro-Gyra

Will Silverchair's platinum success yield a golden opportunity for a slew of Aussie imports?

Here We Are Now, Scrutinize Us

The Entertainment Monitor sticks its nose in the music business

One From the Heart

The Entertainment Monitor sticks its nose in the music business

Recordings

The Entertainment Monitor sticks its nose in the music business

Recordings

The Entertainment Monitor sticks its nose in the music business

Trash Compactors

Pop music may be in its most confused hour, but Garbage is covering all the genre bases

Recordings

Pop music may be in its most confused hour, but Garbage is covering all the genre bases

Song for Xmas

The trailer-park Grinch revisits his year of misery

Recordings

The trailer-park Grinch revisits his year of misery

Dave Matthews Band

Everyday (RCA)

Alanis Morissette

Under Rug Swept (Maverick)

Concert Review: Alanis Morissette at Dodge Theatre on Nov. 11

Under Rug Swept (Maverick)

Amie Miriello

Under Rug Swept (Maverick)

Reel World

Music doc celebrates international sounds

The Headbangers Have a Ball

Lush life at karaoke night

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Lush life at karaoke night

Down With Love

The Best X-Rated Breakup Songs

Monster Smash

The Best X-Rated Breakup Songs

Filter

The Amalgamut(Reprise)

Rocking Maniac

Where there's a Willis, there's a schizophrenic cult icon who can whup all of rock's mad geniuses

Hunger Strike

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

Tricks of the Trade

Sick of fighting the music industry, Tricky's decided to use it instead

Tricky

Blowback (Hollywood Records)

Laura Nyro

Time and Love: The Essential Masters (Columbia/Legacy) and Live From Mountain Stage (Blue Plate)

Ransom Notes

Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their 'free' music?

Fair to Middlin'

State fair means music -- and the most toothless people you'll ever see

Maim That Toon!

Titan A.E., made in Phoenix, brings new blood to movie animation

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

Bad Vibrations

A night of chips and dips at the Tempe Block Party, a dirge for old Mill Avenue

Recordings

A night of chips and dips at the Tempe Block Party, a dirge for old Mill Avenue

You Do Not Hate Dave Matthews

A night of chips and dips at the Tempe Block Party, a dirge for old Mill Avenue

Other People's Blogs: Weezer Tours With Blink, Harter on Vacay, Bonnaroo Schedule Up

Pitchfork: Weezer to Tour With Blink-182Jess Harter: I'm off until May 18Pitchfork: Bonnaroo Reveals Festival ScheduleNME: Alanis Morissette to guest star on 'Weeds'

Beyonce Gets Emotional Over Michael Jackson At U.S. Airways Show

Victor J. PalaganoBeyonce busted out several gold dresses for her show at U.S. Airways Center... and we mean "busted."Given that yesterday was the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson with a glitzy, arena-sized sendoff, it shouldn't have been surprising to see Beyonce dedicate a song to the ... More >>

Green Day's Dookie and the Peak of Western Civilization

Victor J. PalaganoBeyonce busted out several gold dresses for her show at U.S. Airways Center... and we mean "busted."Given that yesterday was the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson with a glitzy, arena-sized sendoff, it shouldn't have been surprising to see Beyonce dedicate a song to the ... More >>

Marilyn Manson Evan Rachel Wood = Engaged

Wonder what colors they'll use at the wedding...​Evidently, this is the week for shocking celebrity engagements. Less than 48 hours ago, it was Russell Brand and Katy Perry. Now this. As Spin mentions, the news is a whole new kind of creepy. He's said publicly that he fantasizes about smas ... More >>

Curtains: Phoenix Rising's Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Soul Invictus

You'd be angry, too: Hedwig (left) and the Angry Inch.​Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a play that takes the form of a club rock show during which the singer/songwriter, Hedwig (né Hansel) Schmidt, imparts the story of her life (sometimes in song, sometimes in bitchysweet monologue) up to this point ... More >>

Huun-Huur-Tu and Carmen Rizzo Bring An Ecclectic and Avant-Garde Mix To Scottsdale

​If you thought the newly opened Musical Instrument Museum was diverse in its selection of exotic instruments from around the world (where Nigerian hausa trumpets and a Burmese saung guak harp are housed in the same building as Eric Clapton's stratocasters), try checking out the multifaceted l ... More >>

Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo

​If you thought the newly opened Musical Instrument Museum was diverse in its selection of exotic instruments from around the world (where Nigerian hausa trumpets and a Burmese saung guak harp are housed in the same building as Eric Clapton's stratocasters), try checking out the multifaceted l ... More >>

Arcade Fire, Caribou, Steve Martin, and More in This Week's Issue

Arcade Fire: a band that Canada should be proud of​Canada can't brag about Nickelback and Alanis Morissette like they can about alt-rockers Arcade Fire. Arcade Fire is a band of risk takers that writes powerful songs and puts on awesome shows. Furthermore, they released one of the most revolutiona ... More >>

Phoenix Woman Wins Lotto -- Right Before Being Fatally Hit by Car

​A Phoenix woman won the lottery yesterday, which would have been great news if she hadn't also been fatally hit by a car as she walked home from cashing the ticket.Don't worry, we've embedded Alanis Morissette's Ironic at the end of this post.The 60-year-old woman didn't win a whole lot of money ... More >>

Elton John is Now a Father

​Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish are now proud parents of a baby boy, according to MTV News.The pair welcomed Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John into the world on Christmas Day. Man, what a name.The surrogate mother is unidentified. Regardless, the baby is "healthy and doing well," th ... More >>

Arcade Fire

​Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish are now proud parents of a baby boy, according to MTV News.The pair welcomed Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John into the world on Christmas Day. Man, what a name.The surrogate mother is unidentified. Regardless, the baby is "healthy and doing well," th ... More >>

Fired Up

Grammy winners come to Phoenix

Publishing Rights Could Hold Back Apple From Releasing Cloud Service Soon

​Just a few speed bumps and stop signs are hindering Apple from releasing its new cloud music service sooner rather than later, according to Prefix.The company has yet to conclude its negotiations with publishers. All that Apple has to left to figure out with the music publishers is how much they ... More >>

License to Ill: Ten Songs for the Sickly

spiegel.deLooks a lot like the ASU campus light rail stop in the winter time...​The weather in Phoenix is finally starting to cool down. Lots of people have geared up by dusting off their jackets and/or uselessly wearing Ugg boots and scarves even though it's really not cold enough for that crap. ... More >>