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Why Music Fans Should Be Watching RuPaul's Drag Race

Call it the chief paradox of modern pop culture: Most reality television shows blow, but we keep watching, because in a weird way they're as compelling as they are mindlessly entertaining: The exploits of Honey Boo Boo's family may be exploitative, but dammit if they don't love each other. The Karda ... More >>

Jennifer Pilates, What Are You Listening To?

Jennifer Pilates Pilates has been an advanced pilates instructor and celebrity trainer for more than 13 years. For more information, go here. What's the first album you bought? You have stumped me. It's a tie between Madonna and Michael Jackson. What's the first concert you saw? Bon Jovi. I'm alw ... More >>

Blaze Rock: Arizona Hip-Hop Veteran Shares Words of Wisdom

Editor's Note: We'd like to welcome local hip-hop artist and writer Jaron Ikner to Up on the Sun. You're probably familiar with his Black One project, and now he's bringing his voice to the music blog here at New Times. Salute! Longevity and consistency are two things that are considered a rare fi ... More >>

Fast Cars and Rap Stars: How a Sugar Daddy's Empire Crumbled on Everyone Involved

Fast Cars and Rap Stars: This Week's Cover Story Has Crime, Glitz, and a Whole Bunch of Hip-Hop

What do Eminem, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, and Beyoncé have in common? The all make cameos in this week's cover story, "Fast Cars and Rap Stars: How a Sugar Daddy's Empire Crumbled on Everyone Involved," by Ray Sterns, telling the strange tale of Scottsdale's Coy ... More >>

Jackie Morales, What Are You Listening To?

Jackie Morales Morales is the mid-day DJ for 101.5-FM Jamz. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Of course, 101.5! What's the first album you bought? I honestly don't go out and buy very many albums, but when I heard Mariah Carey's Em ... More >>

Oprah Gives Shout-Out to Valley Confectioner Julia Baker

How to know when you've arrived? It's not Snooki following you on Twitter, your mention in a rap song/your rap song, or your video making it on Tosh.0 -- it's a shout-out from the Big O herself, Oprah Winfrey. Julia Baker, chef and owner of Julia Baker Confections, should know. The one-time statist ... More >>

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Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years

I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

Kristin Anderson, What Are You Listening To?

Kristin Anderson​Kristin Anderson The Fox10 news anchor is participating in the Climb to Conquer Cancer on Saturday, February 26. Go to www.myfoxphoenix.com to join her Fox10 team. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Prob ... More >>

Dawn Jameson Looks the Part -- But Can She Sing It?

Kenny G on Clive Davis, Blowing for 46 Minutes, and the Future of Music Sales

​Sophisticated (read: old) people everywhere enjoy the smooth sounds of Kenny G. The world-renowned saxophonist isn't just the vehicle for one of pop music's all-time best hairdos, he also owns several world records, including the most instrumental records ever sold in the U.S. and the longest not ... More >>

Kanye West: Still the Busiest Mofo in America

​Kanye West has been in music news nearly every day for the past week. You'd think this guy was taking over the world or something.'Ye has been releasing a new track every week on his Twitter (@kanyewest) and has named the weekly occasion G.O.O.D. Fridays. Collaborations have included Chris Brown, ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan Warned By Female Prison Inmates

Century Regional Detention Facility: Is this what Lohan's new home looks like?​According to PopEater and British tabloid The Sun, (don't you just love gossip first thing in the morning?) California prison inmates are warning Lohan that her time in the pen may be tougher than she expects. The Sun r ... More >>

'Sex and The City 2' Soundtrack Provides Music for Divaz Boutique Listening Party

​Like, OMG, you guys! Like, you're probably totally excited about the Sex and The City 2 premiere tomorrow night! Like, did you even totally get your pedi/mani yet? Or buy that Dior purse just for the movie? LOLOLOL.No, really. Sex and The City is one of the most iconic brands that has no doubt in ... More >>

'American Idol' Contestants Fail to Uplift on "Inspirational Song" Night

​When you have only 1 minute to sing to people, it's sort of hard to inspire them. That was the problem the contestants had last night on American Idol, when the seven contestants and four judges were forced to cram their singing and commentary into a measly hour, making for a hectic pace t ... More >>

Jay-Z, Jack White Record New Song Together

Jay-Z and Jack White. Together at last. (Image taken from twentyfourbit.com.)​Jay-Z and Jack White have collaborated on a new song.Can this week get any better? I submit that it cannot!While the two had publicly discussed a desire to work with one another, no specifics had ever been announced. Whi ... More >>

Whisperlights: Trent Reznor’s Chair Is Not as Comfortable as You Might Imagine

Pazz and Jop is Out!

Albums Winner: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective​Singles Winner: Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys​ This year's annual collection of the opinions of thousands of music critics regarding the best albums and singles of the year has arrived. The poll was started in 1974 by ... More >>

Crime Ring Spanned Years, Involved Local Nightclubs and Exotic Auto Dealerships, Cops Say

Three people have been arrested and accused of bilking a bank of $750,000 and running a network of shady businesses with the infusion of millions of dollars of capital from Mexico.The crimes spanned the last decade and included businesses that would be familiar to many readers, including:* CBNC, the ... More >>

DJ Dossier: Slippe

​The never-ending economic nightmare hasn't been a complete tragedy for everyone. In fact, for folks like DJ Slippe it's been something of a boon. As more and more drinkers and urbanites spend less and less of their money at Valley nightclubs, some club owners have turned to the underage crowd t ... More >>

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O. Sings to Fatties, Nirvana vs. Courtney Over Cobain's Guitar Hero Likeness, Weezer Unveils New Album Art

NME: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O to soundtrack anti-fat advertsRolling Stone: Grohl, Novoselic Didn't Approve Cobain's "Guitar Hero" AvatarRolling Stone: Paula Abdul and "American Idol" Insiders React to Ellen NewsPitchfork: Weezer's Raditude Cover RevealedIdolator: Someone Decided To Put Together A Ga ... More >>

Scottsdale's Scott MacIntyre Blindingly Good On 'Idol'

So, it'd be easy to reduce blind singer Scott MacIntyre to a series of puns about his visual impairment (read: the title of his post). Lots of other bloggers refer to him as Blind Guy, and he's actually got a good sense of self-deprication about the whole thing, so we don't think he would really min ... More >>

The Secret Life of Bees Is All Honey, No Sting

Future Shock: Alicia Keys, Buckethead, The Hives, and more

Future Shock: Jay Reatard, Jordin Sparks, and more

Jordin Sparks cancels April tour dates while recovering from throat injury

Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

Desert Heat

America's idol and a hoops star keep Phoenix's mercury rising

Balls Out

Once there was a silly old Gnant

What Garry Didn't Know

Angélique Kidjo

Out of Africa

Ace Up His Sleeve

Overly slick, heavily edited dark comedy works despite itself

Back From the Attic

Despite losing a member and a contract, Boston's Damone is all charged up

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 11

Coyote Blues

Biz is down at CBNC post-Loren Wade, but the chicas are still foxy, the playas friendly, and the jamz tight

Alicia Keys

A big tour for the little lady

You Say You Wanna Resolution . . .

Well, you know, we all want to change careers

Crunk Junkie

An acquired taste becomes a guilty pleasure

What's Selling

Top 10 sellers at Circles Records (800 North Central Avenue) for June 6 through 12:

What's Selling

Top 10 sellers at Circles

Got Milkshake?

Our night crawlers brave Britney to stalk rowdy rap queen Kelis

Nas

God's Son (Columbia)

Floetry

Floetic (Dreamworks Records)

Alicia Keys

Her Songs in a Minor merit major notice

Into the Mouths of Babes

How graying scribes are turning teen pop ballads into songs of experience

Street Sweet

The three regular Jersey girls of 3LW look angelic. But the devil's in the details.

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Ooh Child

MTV's blockbuster TRL Tour proves black is beautiful and profitable