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  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    10 Record Store Day Exclusives You'll Have to Fight Me For

    It's almost here: Record Store Day. The day the industry bands together and does its best to shine a light on the independent record stores that dot neighborhoods in cities all over the U.S. Now, I could take this opportunity to lecture about how music fans should treat normal days like Record Store ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Help Bad Lucy Choose Their Album's Cover Art

    Making a record is an involved, laboring process. There's writing, recording, mixing and mastering. Sometimes it can be the little things that vex an independent band. Currently, alt pop-rockers Bad Lucy find themselves mulling over the artwork for their upcoming EP. The guys held a cover shoot wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

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

    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, Authority Zero frontman Jason Devore (who headlines the New Times Soundcheck festival this weekend) formed The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    David Bickford, What Are You Listening To?

    David Bickford​David Bickford Bickford writes two prominent local blogs, PHX Rail Food and PHX Trail Dude. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I listen to KJZZ for news by day and jazz by night. I grew up listening to rock, and it still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    New Times' Best of App Gets Rave Reviews from iTunes, wired.com

    iTunes​Aw, shucks. Here at New Times and Village Voice Media, we're more accustomed to telling you all about the best places to eat, drink and otherwise enjoy life in Phoenix (traditionally in our annual Best of Phoenix issues, which hits the stands each September) than brag on ourselves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Six Local Establishments From Which to Buy Gifts for the Musician on Your List

    ​The holidays are all about getting crap, right? Well, it's also about giving crap and giving back. By shopping local, you can do a bit of both. But when chains like Guitar Center and online retailers like iTunes remain on top for musicians around the globe, you can choose to shop local and k ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2011

    For the Record

    ​The holidays are all about getting crap, right? Well, it's also about giving crap and giving back. By shopping local, you can do a bit of both. But when chains like Guitar Center and online retailers like iTunes remain on top for musicians around the globe, you can choose to shop local and k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Count Calories Through Your iPhone Photos

    Jennifer Woods This morning's breakfast: Egg in a nest.​Counting calories is such a pain. We just want to eat and be happy. Ugh, but then we can't button our pants after too much blissful ignorance. Great, now what? Well, if you have an iPhone, there's totally an app for that. Fill Your Pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Tempe's Super Stereo Getting Lots of Love on MTV.com

    Tempe electro-pop act Super Stereo is scoring tons of views over at MTV.com. As of today, their video for "Life Passed me By" is the highest rated on the site, as well as at the top of the "most commented" catergory and second on the "most shared." The video has 12,000 views in three days and is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Foursquare up, Pandora Down, MySpace Out: Grand Predictions About Digital Music Trends in 2011

    ​NME's deputy editor Luke Lewis published an interesting article about the future of digital music last week.Lewis made a list of 10 insightful music predictions regarding what the developments of digital music might entail in 2011, and I've got to hand it to him, he did a great job and taught me ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    Six New Times Contributors Name Their Top 10 Records of 2010

    ​NME's deputy editor Luke Lewis published an interesting article about the future of digital music last week.Lewis made a list of 10 insightful music predictions regarding what the developments of digital music might entail in 2011, and I've got to hand it to him, he did a great job and taught me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    The 8 Most Awesome Music Stories of 2010

    ​ Despite what you may have concluded from yesterday's list of the stupidest music stories of 2010, this year in music wasn't all that bad.In fact, a funny blog of Photoshopped album covers was created, a concert for dogs was proposed, and musicians exchanged some choice words.As promised, here ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Heather Mills Claims She Arranged Beatles Deal With iTunes

    ​Heather Mills may be the one to thank for getting the Beatles' music catalog up on iTunes, according to Consequence of Sound.Mills, Paul McCartney's ex-wife, claims she talked to Steve Jobs and organized the deal to finally get the digital Beatles albums onto iTunes.Also, she said she won't be go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Five Beatles B-Sides That Foreshadow Entire Genres of Rock Music (with Video)

    The Beatles: Unquestionably the most influential rock band of all time.​Today The Beatles and the company formerly known as Apple Computer Inc. struck a deal resulting in the release of the band's music on iTunes for the first time.The band's entire output -- 12 studio albums with 193 tracks from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Now on iTunes: The Beatles Catalog

    ​Stop the world. Apple has announced that the Beatles catalog is finally available on iTunes, according to Billboard. I love when Christmas comes early.After plenty of rumors went around yesterday about what Apple's big announcement regarding iTunes was going to be, practically everything under th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 9/30 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.Could Jan Brewer's henchmen close Tucson's Rialto Theatre?What can Apple do with $75 million instead of running iT ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    What Can Apple Do With $75 Mil Instead of Running iTunes?

    ​Apple co-owner Steve Jobs has more money than God by now, which is why Apple has unlimited options for what they could do with everything they've earned from iTunes alone.According to Hypebot, it costs around $75 million per month for Apple to operate iTunes. Prefix pulled together a solid list o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Moovayla: First Degree

    ​Artist: MoovalyaTitle: First Degree, a five song EPBasics: Hey now, some goofy pop punk! That's more like it! Billing themselves as a "melodic punk band from Phoenix, AZ," Moovalya plays pretty run-of-the-mill rock music with an edge that was last seen wandering the streets of Anaheim in the year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Download "The Mountain Fire" From Snakes! Snakes! Snakes! New EP

    ​Phoenix indie-rockers Snakes! Snakes! Snakes! are getting a lot of buzz around their new self-titled EP, which came out on iTunes Tuesday. You can hear the first single, "The Mountain Fire," below -- it reminds me a little of The National's older stuff.The band's CD release show is scheduled for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    World Cup Theme by Shakira Plagiarized?

    While Americans don't take to football ("soccer" in our land) the way the rest of the world does, there's something special about the World Cup. Something so special, that even musicians can't help put take part in all the excitement. While R. Kelly wrote an official theme for the global quadrennial ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    Cute Is What We Aim For

    While Americans don't take to football ("soccer" in our land) the way the rest of the world does, there's something special about the World Cup. Something so special, that even musicians can't help put take part in all the excitement. While R. Kelly wrote an official theme for the global quadrennial ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    Glee Is Second Only to iTunes as Music Retail's Biggest Force

    While Americans don't take to football ("soccer" in our land) the way the rest of the world does, there's something special about the World Cup. Something so special, that even musicians can't help put take part in all the excitement. While R. Kelly wrote an official theme for the global quadrennial ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Music Retail’s Second Biggest Force

    Fox’s Glee is Second Only To iTunes Nowadays

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Comfort For Change: Radio Therapy

    ​Band: Comfort For ChangeTitle: Radio TherapyBasics: It's quite odd that a Phoenix band would offer up an album that was released in 1999 for review.Wait, what's that? The album was released just recently? Wow, you could have fooled me.Radio Therapy (or Radiotherapy, that is still ambiguous since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Read This: ReadyMade's Feast

    ​Funny, the more time we spend sailing the blogosphere, the more we appreciate paper. Like the new album from She & Him. Yeah, we could have downloaded it from iTunes, but we had to own it, if only for the cover art -- and the feeling of buying something and holding it in your h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Sam Means' Santa Isabel Soundtrack on Sale For $1.99 at iTunes

    ​iTunes is selling Sam Means' excellent solo debut, the soundtrack for indie flick The Sinking of Santa Isabel, for only $1.99 through the end of the month.The former Format co-frontman (along with Nate Ruess, who now fronts fun.) did the record for a filmmaker friend and it's mostly instrume ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    The Vandals

    ​iTunes is selling Sam Means' excellent solo debut, the soundtrack for indie flick The Sinking of Santa Isabel, for only $1.99 through the end of the month.The former Format co-frontman (along with Nate Ruess, who now fronts fun.) did the record for a filmmaker friend and it's mostly instrume ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 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 shi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 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 f ... More >>

  • Music

    June 4, 2009

    The Friday Night Boys

    "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 f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Friday Night Boys

    "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 f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 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: Vampi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    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 o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 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 ol ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    I-Video Killed the TV Stars

    Internet filmmakers make with the funny

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2009

    Willie and Wailin'

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

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2009

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    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 R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    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 availab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

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

    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 availab ... More >>

  • Music

    July 17, 2008

    Cute Is What We Aim For

    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 availab ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Meet Cute

    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 availab ... More >>

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

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

    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 availab ... More >>

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    Some Loud Thunder
    (Self-released)

  • Music

    November 16, 2006

    SMoCA If You Got 'Em

    And drink 'em, too

  • Music

    November 9, 2006

    The Damnwells

    Profane and fortune

  • Music

    October 27, 2005

    Burning the Faithful

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

  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Overseas MP3s

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

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