Andrew W.K.

Jason Anderson: "Someone Described Me As 'The Andrew WK of Folk Music'"

I feel like a typical singer-songwriter set involves opening with two or three high energy numbers before mellowing out a little bit, so as to not over-exert oneself or the audience. This isn't exactly Jason Anderson's pace. Watching him is like witnessing an indie Bruce Springsteen whose speed is a ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Rocktober's Metal Picks: Bloody Art, New Gwar Guitarist, Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem Trailer

If there's one month that you can count on to be on metal's side, it's October. We're allowed to adorn our residences with skulls, fake blood, and motion-sensor demons without being judged. Hell, we are also allowed to indulge in an array of freaky, horrific activities, orchestrated by record compan ... More >>

Here Are The Rules for Internet Jukeboxes

By John Seaborn Gray Used to be you'd have to hit bar after bar until you found just the right jukebox, which promptly became your own personal lair of alcohol consumption. Folks demanded more freedom of choice, however, so many bars have switched over to Internet jukeboxes, where you can download ... More >>

Tim Tagtmeyer, What Are You Listening To?

Tim Tagtmeyer Tagtmeyer is a member of the sketch comedy group Bully Mammoth, which has a show at Tempe Center for the Arts Saturday, August 18. For more info, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? KJZZ -- local public radio, but I ... More >>

Soulfly and Fear Factory to Play The Gathering of the Juggalos

See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts "Strong Juggalo Presence" See also: Seven Awesome Things About the Gathering of the Juggalos Last week we examined what the term "selling out" means in 2012, and concluded that it's hard for bands to make money off t ... More >>

The Men @ The Sail Inn

Six Music Advertising Deals We'd Love to See

It's been a weird couple of weeks in the world of music-meets-advertising. Between Andrew W.K.'s announcement to speak at a My Little Pony convention and KISS' licensing deal with Family Guy, it's been pretty damn weird indeed. But think about it: a hard-partying My Little Pony would look great sit ... More >>

Waka Flocka Flame @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion

Watch Andrew WK Kill it Last Night at the Marquee Theatre

Andrew WK put on a fantastic show, most fun I've had at a show in a long time. Marquee was depressingly empty though. --Hailey Paquette (@hpaq) What a drag. We're sad to report that our own Dan Gibson, intrepid UOTS contributor, Tucson correspondent, and author of the Andrew WK piece in this week' ... More >>

Wanda Jackson, Andrew WK, Breaking News, and More Over the Weekend

Clubhouse Music Venue Owner Arrested Tempe Police Department dropped a major bombshell today when it announced the arrest of Eugenia L. Ruven, the owner of the Clubhouse Music Venue. As we reported earlier this afternoon, the 44-year-old (who also owns the adjacent Horse & Hound Sports Grill) was ... More >>

10 Years Later, Andrew W.K.'s Debut Still Is Gloriously Baffling

Miniature Tigers, Andrew W.K., Drive-By Truckers, and More in This Week's Issue

​This week in Phoenix New Times (on stands and online now): Melissa Fossum catches up with Miniature Tigers, a band that's lineup spans the distance from the OC to NYC. The band's got a sexy new album, Mia Pharaoh, and returns to Phoenix tonight. Dan Gibson brings us a look at Andrew WK's seminal ... More >>

Incoming: Death Cab For Cutie, Good Old War, Portugal. The Man, Eddie Vedder and More

​When he's not making up stories about what he listens to while he's busy being a hardcore runner, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie makes plans for the future. Recently, he has carried out plans to go through with his divorce and go on an international tour. The latter is great news for Phoenix ... More >>

Andrew W.K. Coming to Tempe; Here's Five Party Jams to Celebrate

In the midst our daily humdrum of going to work, eating, and sleeping, it can be very easy to overlook one of the most important things in life: Partying. Luckily we have someone like Andrew W.K., who has based his life and career on the concept of "partying," expanding its definition and celebratin ... More >>

The Winter Soulstice 2011 -- Who Do You Think Should Play?

Last year's Winter Soulstice lineup...​You have to give it up to the folks organizing the 2011 Winter Soulstice event presented by Walking Stick. Rather than just guess who the people want to see, they are allowing Facebook fans of their page to actually vote on who is going to get booked at this ... More >>

Big Bang

Catch the Lee "Scratch" Perry Documentary The Upsetter at Film Bar This Week

​Lee "Scratch" Perry is one of the most important names in reggae, and for damn good reason.In addition to pioneering the dub sound, Perry has cranked out dozens of albums as both artist and producer, collaborating with Bob Marley & the Wailers, Max Romeo, The Heptones, Beastie Boys, Andrew W. ... More >>

Incoming: Alison Krauss, Bill Callahan, David Bazan, Dirty Beaches, Vans Warped Tour

Warped Tour 2011 - coming to a parking lot near you​Not a whole lot of new shows to announce this week, but at least there's a Warped Tour for that. The venerable punk rock tour is now in its 17th year, a rather impressive feat in this day and age. Bands such as NOFX, Poison The Well, Gym Class He ... More >>

Broloaf at Yucca Tap Room Last Night

Melissa FossumBroloaf​ Broloaf Yucca Tap Room Saturday, March 19 The idea of a three-year-old local band playing their 19th show last night is a little ridiculous, but Broloaf isn't the type of band that can churn out one show per week. The amount of planning and money that goes into each perfor ... More >>

Chronicles of Sheriff Joe: Local Bands Poke Fun at Arpaio

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Gave the People What They Wanted -- But He Betrayed Me

Flier of the Week: White Fang at The Trunk Space

​Even though Miguel Valencia calls himself a "noob" when it comes to poster making and promoting, this flier totally manages to catch people's attention. It doesn't even look like it's advertising a concert. Rather, the ecstatic-looking people on the poster look like they're advertising the fiesta ... More >>

Kings of Leon: Why They Are Hugely Popular, Despite What the Critics Say About Them

The Authenticity Issue

Why Kings of Leon Are Hugely Popular, Despite What the Critics Say About Them

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 7/8 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What does Andrew W.K. think makes a great party? Why did Music Editor Martin Cizmar let a band crash on his flo ... More >>

Andrew W.K. Defines Partying, Talks Good Persian Food, and Discusses the Social Connotation of the Word "Cult"

Shawn AndersonAndrew W.K. at Warped Tour. See the whole slide show here.​Andrew W.K. likes to have a good time. And it's no secret that he was our favorite at this year's Warped Tour. The musician, entertainer, and professional partier ripped through a killer set in the middle of yesterday's sizz ... More >>

July 1 In Blogs: Barry Wong, No More Deaths, Andrew W. K., Mark Tarbell, and John McCain

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Vans Warped Tour: Disappointment Is the Best Word to Describe It

Shawn Anderson Andrew W.K.: The only really amazing part of Warped Tour.​I have a vague recollection of always wanting to go to Warped Tour when I was in middle school. It was just a few years after it had begun, and it was the first time in my life that punk rock could have made sense to m ... More >>

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Play Concert for Your Dog

Lou and Lollabelle. (Photo by Bob Gruen.)​When you really like a musician you let certain things slide. How about when musicians decide to create a "high frequency" concert geared for you and your dog?That's exactly what Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson are doing. TwentyFourBit reports that t ... More >>

Best Buy Will Now Stock Local Music. Is it a Good Plan For Your Band?

The devil in disguise? Local bands sold at Best Buy?​If there's ever been such a thing as a two-sided coin, or an ethical conundrum, here it is. It seems that Best Buy stores will be stocking CDs from local bands. And not just ultra-cool, well-selling local bands. Apparently, they're willing to st ... More >>

Tim Burton Looks to Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy?

Alice in Blink-182 Land?​How could a man of such brilliance, who creates such visually stunning pieces of art, who can seemingly do no wrong, allow the likes of Blink-182's Mark Hoppus and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz to write for the soundtrack of his latest creation, Alice in Wonderland? We may ne ... More >>

The Sword brings you metal without cliché on Gods of the Earth

Sonic Terror

Men in the hoods

I Scream, You Scream

Inside the world of death metal's premier vocal coach

Punk Is Dead

Long live punk

God Forbid

Tooth & Nail Records celebrates 10 years of punk fire -- and quiet Christian devotion

The Neptunes

The Neptunes Present... Clones (Star Trak/Arista)

Wild Pitch

The Warped Tour invades Peoria Sports Complex, which suits AZPunk.com just fine

Tough Love

New York's A.R.E. Weapons play their underbelly electro-punk with their fists in the air -- and in each other's guts

They Still Be Trippin'

It's dirty but true: Former Arizonans the Supersuckers keep on rockin' on their profanely titled new album

He's a Happy Rat Now

Billy Corgan and a dark Zwan's journey into light

Will to Power

Mr. Ferrell comes into his glory in Old School

The Bad: And a Few Stunk . . .

One writer scrapes his $1 bin for the worst records of the year

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

Big? Try Huge!

'Snortin' Whiskey' may be ludicrously over-the-top, but songwriter and guitarist Pat Travers is not

Bizarro School Daze

Mesa's Dobson High School invites hard-rock bands onto the school grounds, and creates something weird -- respect

Wet Dreamer

Andrew W.K. is oozing with gratitude. Watch out -- you might get it on your clothes.

Andrew W.K.

I Get Wet (Island/Def Jam Records)