Subject: Apple iTunes

• I-Video Killed the TV Stars

  Internet filmmakers make with the funny

  March 26, 2009

• Radiohead, In Rainbows: A Review, Upon First Listen, Track-by-Track Style

  October 10, 2007

• University of Arizona's Mars Mission Videos on iTunes

  June 4, 2008

• The new Metallica album leaks onto the Internet; singles available for download

  September 3, 2008

• This Weekend: Brad B., Monster Commute and Kate Voegele

  September 12, 2008

• Stop and Smell the Noises

  Clipd Beaks peck away at post-rock

  December 6, 2007

• Cute Is What We Aim For

  July 17, 2008

• E3 revelations are hit and miss – unless you really dig chopping wood

  July 24, 2008

• Taylor Swift, Al Barr, and More Reflect on Songs to Be Thankful for

  November 27, 2008

• How to Survive an Economic Crisis Without Sacrificing Your Love of Music

  January 8, 2009

• Summer Guide: Checking Out the Library

  June 4, 2009

• Weezer Releases Holiday Songs

  Today Weezer digitally released six Christmas songs originally recorded for the recently released iPhone app "Tap Tap Revenge Christmas With Weezer.""For the first time ever a band recorded music for an app but demand was so great from non-iPhone users that the band decided to make the songs available at places like iTunes and Amazon.com. This also marks the first time Apple released App music on iTunes. The songs on the EP are: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", "Silent Night", "O Holy Night", "T

  December 16, 2008

• Strung Out singer appears on track from Valley's Intrinzik

    Strung Out singer Jason Cruz lends his vocals on Valley hardcore/hip-hop artist Intrinzik's "Live Fast, Die Young," a track from Intrinzik's latest disc Fall Guy: Resurre6t7on. The single and the disc can be found on iTunes. Intrinzik will open for (hed)p.e. at the Marquee Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 14 and will perform at The Sets on Tuesday, Jan. 23. -- Kelly Wilson

  January 3, 2009

• Local Indie Types Offer Up Their Best of 2008 Lists

  From the this-is-super-cool-but-would-have-been-way-too-much-work-for-us file comes this: Our man Murph has put together a nice assortment of best of 2008 lists by local indie types on his blog, So Much Silence.Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World and Kevin Murphy himself are both in love with Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight while Charlie Brand of Miniature Tigers does the (iTunes-aided?) What I Listened To Most This Year thing, where of Montreal's and Portishead both scored with their

  December 29, 2008

• Animal Collective, John Frusciante, Atmosphere, and Lady GaGa are Just Some of What's Selling at Zia Record Exchange

  The animals of B'More foursome Animal Collective. Do y'all smell that? No, it's not the repulsive scent of the titanic dump those Pittsburgh Steelers bastards dropped on the PHX's collective hopes and dreams for Super Bowl championship. I'm talking about something much, much better: The glorious smell of freshly released albums. The post-Christmastime drought of new discs ended within the past few weeks, resulting in a flood of releases flowing into record stores and your iTunes library. In

  February 3, 2009

• The Friday Night Boys

  June 4, 2009

• Sony Ruins eMusic's Indie Credibility, Raises Rates

  eMusic adds Sony and pisses off its indie rock-savvy clienteleThese troubling financial times call for belt-tightening across American society. We all know what's going on with the auto industry, and the record industry is not safe from this recession. As announced Monday, online music retailer eMusic -- one of the largest on the web -- made a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to feature Sony Music tracks through their service. eMusic, a New York-based company, has some 400,000 subscribers, gen

  June 3, 2009

• Free Vanity

  A local metal artist plans to give away half a million CDs

  February 5, 2009

• Willie and Wailin'

  Outlaw icon’s daughter displays some serious, er, chops

  January 29, 2009

• Willie and Wailin'

  Outlaw icon’s daughter displays some serious, er, chops

  April 9, 2009

• The Free Way

  December 11, 2008

• Meet Cute

  July 17, 2008

• When every song ever recorded fits on your MP3 player, will you listen to any of them?

  June 5, 2008

• Friday Night Boys

  June 4, 2009

• iTunes Price Hikes Hurt Some Track Rankings

  The big music news today is a report from Billboard on iTunes price changes and their negatively affecting chart positions for the top 100 songs.Last week, iTunes introduced variable pricing, with some newer and more popular singles priced at $1.29 while other songs remaining at 99 cents and some older songs reduced to  69 cents. (Some have pointed out the difficulty in finding tracks at the lower price). The price increase is something the major labels had long wanted. Shortly after the increa

  April 13, 2009

• Everyone Gets a Deal!

  The son of Napster moves to sign every unsigned band on Earth

  March 22, 2007

• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

  Some Loud Thunder
  (Self-released)

  February 8, 2007

• Big in Japan

  Tempe rapper Intrinzik's journey from the Valley of the Sun to the Land of the Rising Sun

  December 21, 2006

• SMoCA If You Got 'Em

  And drink 'em, too

  November 16, 2006

• The Damnwells

  Profane and fortune

  November 9, 2006

• Boy Kill Boy

  Civilian
  (Island)

  August 10, 2006

• Pass It On

  Your personal soundtrack = the perfect holiday gift

  December 22, 2005

• Five Reasons to Support Record Store Day

  April 16, 2009

• Burning the Faithful

  New copy-protected CDs screw over the only honest customers the music industry has left

  October 27, 2005

• The Download

  "Do They Know It's Halloween?"

  October 20, 2005

• Overseas MP3s

  For pennies a tune, you can build a primo music library and support free enterprise in Russia

  September 22, 2005

• Mt. Egypt

  Contact high

  August 11, 2005

• iTunes Update: Sales May be Down, but Revenue is up

  On Monday I wrote about a report from Billboard on the initial effects of iTunes increased prices. That report showed that the increased prices hurt a song's chart positions on iTunes top 100 singles charts compared to those songs that did not see a price increase. Well Billboard has a new report on the price increases. In my first report I cautioned that "a small decrees in sales because of the raised prices could generate more revenue..." Well that is exactly what the new Billboard article fo

  April 17, 2009

• Other People's Blogs: Jay-Z Splits From Def Jam, Green Day vs. Wal-Mart, Vampire Weeked DJs Prom

  Rolling Stone: Jay-Z Buys Out Def Jam Contract, "Blueprint 3″ Heads to Roc NationElectric Mustache: Photos: Miniature Tigers at The Phix 5/15/2009Rolling Stone: Allen and Lambert iTunes Hits May Be a Predictor of Future SuccessIdolator: Green Day Knows Its Enemy, And Its Name Is Wal-MartNME: Vampire Weekend to DJ 'prom' in New York tonight

  May 21, 2009

• For A Life Of Science, Music Is Only Part of the Equation

  May 28, 2009

• For A Life Of Science, Music Is Only Part of the Equation

  May 28, 2009

• A Life of Science to Play KEDJ 103.9 FM's Third Thursday Concert Series

  Up-and-coming AZ buzz band A Life of Science, who New Times writer Mike R. Meyer profiled in May, are set to perform Thursday, June 18 in downtown Scottsdale. The guys are one of three bands on this month's KEDJ 103.9 FM's Third Thursday billing. The all-ages monthly concert series is held on Craftsman Court and will also include Flight to London and Single File along with 50 cent Budweiser products all night long during Thursday's show. ALOS will perform at 8:30 p.m. The band will also perfo

  June 15, 2009

• You Asked For It: Hollywood Heartthrob

  Hollywood Heartthrob The Takeover Grade B- When financial considerations mean songs needs to be replaced for a DVD release of a film or a TV show, producers usually turn to generic sounding music to take the place of the more popular, but prohibitively expensive, tune. Tinsel-town just might come knocking on Hollywood Heartthrob's door, if their debut release The Takeover, is any indicator. They'd make a great stand-in for that Rolling Stones track some movie exec can't negotiate rights to. T

  June 23, 2009

• Phoenix’s Emperors of Japan to Release Ice Queen

  June 25, 2009

• Vans Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Pavilion: The Maine, Dear and the Headlights, and Popsters Aplenty Entertain the Twees

  The local heartthrobs of The Maine: Better than NOFX and Bad Religion. Until yesterday, I used to loathe the Warped Tour. Not because of the bands or music, mind you, but rather because of some bad experiences I'd had while attending the annual summertime mega-tour. When the Warped Tour first came to Phoenix in July 1996, I'd spent every last dime I had in the world to get my 20-year-old ass out to Desert Sky Pavilion (which is what Cricket was called back in the day). I'd never seen Fishbo

  July 1, 2009

• New Air Single -- "Do the Joy" Free Download

  "Do The Joy," the new single from French electronic duo Air, carries the band's tradition of spacey, undeniably French electronic musicThose fine French folks that call themselves Air have offered their newest single, "Do the Joy," from their forthcoming album Love 2 (awesome title) on iTunes for free. All you have to do is go to the band's website at www.aircheology.com, wait for the little animation and sign up for your free iTunes download code. What are you waiting for? Go download and

  July 6, 2009

• Canada's Mother Mother to Play Rogue Bar Aug. 21

  Vancouver indie rock buzz band Mother Mother, who have been touring the festival circuit this summer, will bring their beautifully-crafted pop-rock melodies and vocal harmonies to the intimate Rogue Bar Friday, Aug. 21. Gospel Claws are set to open the 21-and-older show. Doors are at 8 p.m. and cover is $10. The group is currently touring in support of O My Heart, their 2008 sophomore effort, which Spin Magazine touted last year. The album also garnered the No. 3 Best Indie Album of The

  July 20, 2009

• Karen O, Daft Punk Movie Music, Winehouse's Husband Dishes on Drugs, Girl Talk and Jenny Lewis at Wanderlust

  Pitchfork: New Karen O, Daft Punk Movie Music? Pitchfork: Islands Reveal LP Cover, Tour Dates, Phoenix Included Electric Mustache: Video: Motel Motel "Coffee" Idolator: Nobody Is Happy About Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" Idolator: Chris Brown Might Want To Send Jill And Kevin A Wedding Present NME: Amy Winehouse 'died in ex-husband's arms' NME: Girl Talk incites raucous dance party at Wanderlust NME: Jenny Lewis competes with skinny dippers at Wanderlust Rolling Stone: iTunes, Record Labels Ai

  July 27, 2009

• Silver Medallion Holds Album Release Party Poolside at W Scottsdale on Sunday

  Silver Medallion's Oren J. (left) and Carnegie.​In case you missed their performance last Saturday during our Summer of Sound hip-hop showcase, local electro/hip-hop duo Silver Medallion will be hanging out poolside this Sunday at the W Scottsdale Hotel for a Skyy Vodka event. The swanky shindig will also serve as their the album release party for the band's new disc The Last of the Popstarswhich will be available on iTunes and Amazon later this month. ​Both Oren J. and Carnegie wi

  August 14, 2009

• Dookie and the Peak of Profitable Cheap Plastic, Not Music or Culture

  One of the things I like most about New Times Music Editor Martin Cizmar is disagreeing with him. We've had some fun arguments and discussions on music, culture, the role of the press and even Eazy E. Which is why I felt compelled to write this post completely and unequivocally disagreeing with his latest column "An Ode To 1994: Green Day's Dookie and the Peak of Western Civilization." Dookie, while a milestone, was not in any way the peak of Western Civilization. It was the peak of one specific

  August 24, 2009