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May 16, 2012
Seven Collaborations Mick Jagger, Arcade Fire, and Foo Fighters Could Take a Hint From
Saturday Night Live is ending its 37th season with a bang. Last week, classic alum Will Ferrell hosted the show, reprising his parody of George W. Bush, and the 100th SNL Digital Short was aired. Things look to get even bang-ier with this Saturday's season finale, featuring Mick Jagger taking the ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Songs To Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
So right about now you're looking that weight rack right in the eye, cursing yourself for getting fat in the first place. But not to worry. For years, musicians have been recording songs for just this kind of thing. Your New Year's Resolution is easier to achieve if you just listen to the subtle, s ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
10 Favorite Shows of 2011: Melissa Fossum
Melissa FossumM83 wasn't #1, but I like this picture a lot. I went to a lot of shows this year. Thanks to last.fm, I can conform that I went to at least 56 concerts, not counting the numerous times I swung by Yucca Tap Room or Crescent Ballroom just for fun. That's one show every six and a h ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Pickster One on RoQ'y TyRaid, Peachcake, and Boys and Frogs
AwalWelcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, where Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email m ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Metallica, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys and More of April In Concert Photos
The Black Keys at Mesa Amphitheatre May already? Yup. In case you are in the same work-induced haze that I am, you may need a reminder that April is, in fact, over. Luckily hindsight is twenty-twenty. You'll appreciate that as you look back at the best concert shots from April. April was one ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
Overheard at Coachella
www.drinkingdiaries.comSometimes one of the best parts of a concert experience can be what you hear someone else say before, during, or after the show.Obviously there's plenty of crazy shit that goes on at Coachella, which makes for a lot of great selective listening. Some people dress up to get ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2011
From Print: Blogs Teased in Our April 21 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. Why was Steve Nash hanging out with Arcade Fire?How was Lil Wayne's show in Phoenix?Why is The Sound Strike bloc ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2011
Arcade Fire at Comerica Theatre Last Night ( Video)
Maria VassettArcade Fire singer Win Butler performing at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix.Arcade FireComerica TheatreWednesday April 13, 2011Considering his band hasn't played a Phoenix show in nearly seven years, Arcade Fire singer Win Butler seems to have a pretty good sense of the place.That connec ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Steve Nash Got to Meet Arcade Fire
http://twitter.com/SteveNashSteve Nash with Arcade Fire.It's not often an NBA star can be described as "the short one" in a group photo, but check out this picture of Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash meeting Canadian indie rock outfit Arcade Fire before their show at Comerica Theatre last night.Yup, ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Arcade Fire, "Sprawl II" (Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tommie Sunshine's Quaalude Mix)
Song: Arcade Fire, "Sprawl II" (Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tommie Sunshine's Quaalude Mix)Context: Arcade Fire. Comerica Theatre. Tomorrow. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) [Tommie Sunshine's Quaalude Edit] by tommiesunshine
Music
April 7, 2011
Arcade Fire
Song: Arcade Fire, "Sprawl II" (Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tommie Sunshine's Quaalude Mix)Context: Arcade Fire. Comerica Theatre. Tomorrow. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) [Tommie Sunshine's Quaalude Edit] by tommiesunshine
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April 7, 2011
Fired Up
Grammy winners come to Phoenix
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Stars Performed For Qaddafi's Family
Usher, Mariah Carey and Beyonce are among some of the artists that have been performing for the family of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, according to Rolling Stone.Qaddafi's sons Muatassim and Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi hired the afformentioned artists for their consecutive New Year's parties. M ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 2/24 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's up with Frankie Muniz's alleged suicide threat? How fast is the Arcade Fire show at Comerica Theatre g ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Tim Eriksen on Gospel, Punk, Ethnomusicology and The MIM
To call balladeer Tim Eriksen's career varied would be a colossal understatement. Few artists can claim such expansive work: He's shared stages from CBGB to Carnegie Hall with Nirvana, Weezer, Jack White, Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson, playing punk, jazz, world music, folk and gospel. He also app ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2011
The Dears: Degeneration Street
The Dears - Degeneration StreetA funny thing happened Sunday night at the Grammy's -- Montreal's Arcade Fire won best album of the year. The band managed to sneak in a few mercis in their humble acceptance speech, and rightfully so. None of those thanks, however, went towards fellow Quebecois roc ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Arcade Fire Wins 'Album of the Year' - But Is That A Good Thing?
Arcade Fire It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Calexico, "Ready To Start" (Arcade Fire cover)
Song: Calexico, "Ready To Start" (Arcade Fire cover) Context: In honor of this crazy "new" band Arcade Fire apparently no one's every heard of (despite the fact that they had a #1 album on the Billboard chart last year) here's Arizona's own Calexico covering "Ready To Start" from an album even to ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Feb. 14 In Blogs: Kyrsten Sinema, Coronado, Calexico, CityScape, and Wade Ridley
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:
Blogs
January 18, 2011
Duran Duran, The Strokes Tapped For Coachella; Official Lineup Coming Soon UPDATE
Coachella's official lineup should be announced very, very soon -- lest anyone forget that this week is usually when the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival makes it big announcement.In lieu of the entire festival lineup, a few acts have already been confirmed for the festival's 2011 editi ... More >>
Music
December 30, 2010
Top 25 Lists of 13 New Times Contributors
Coachella's official lineup should be announced very, very soon -- lest anyone forget that this week is usually when the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival makes it big announcement.In lieu of the entire festival lineup, a few acts have already been confirmed for the festival's 2011 editi ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Best of 2010 Lists from Other Phoenix Music Writers
This week's issue of New Times has Best of 2010 lists from a slew of contributors to our music section as well as Nothing Not New columnist Jay Bennett and a few other staffers. We compiled 13 writers' lists of the top 25 albums of the year into our own little Pazz & Jop-style top 25 list wh ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
The Top 10 Music Videos of 2010
We've nearly got another year in the books, and with a great year came a great collection of fabulous music videos from musicians representing a wide variety of genres. So we're counting them down, in the far-too-usual fashion.The best part of this year end list?Kanye West is not #1.Crazy, I know ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
10 Steps to Becoming the Next Indie Buzz Band
Arcade FireSo, it's Saturday night and you are playing another show in front of an empty dive bar. You can't figure out why your Linkin Park tribute band hasn't become more successful. You've spent hours working on your bands MySpace page, you've worked hard to get your original stuff played o ... More >>
Music
October 7, 2010
Why Arcade Fire Is the Best Canadian Band of All Time
Arcade FireSo, it's Saturday night and you are playing another show in front of an empty dive bar. You can't figure out why your Linkin Park tribute band hasn't become more successful. You've spent hours working on your bands MySpace page, you've worked hard to get your original stuff played o ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2010
Arcade Fire, Caribou, Steve Martin, and More in This Week's Issue
Arcade Fire: a band that Canada should be proud ofCanada 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 >>
Blogs
August 27, 2010
What's Selling: Revolver Records
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, Je T'aime...Moi Non PlusLeave it to Revolver Records and their incredibly knowledgeable clientele to remind us of Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus.It's a late '60s album of French duets as sung by two lovers. The brand new re-issue of it is what must have put it all the ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
What's Selling: Zia Records Phoenix
The music lovers who frequent Zia Records in Phoenix tend to favor heavier fare -- typically metal and hip hop. But they always pepper in a few surprises. While the latest from Bun B comes out on top this week, The Black Keys slide right in the middle. The newest Arcade Fire record that indie-hip ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
What's Selling: Stinkweeds
Arcade Fire, The SuburbsThis week French Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire were the best sellers at Stinkweeds record store. And no matter what part of town you shop in, no one can seem to get enough of the latest release from Wolf Parade: They mysteriously find a way of showing up in nearly eve ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010
What Does The Suburbs Hitting #1 Mean for Indie Rock?
Arcade Fire is an indie band. I don't say that just because they sound like an indie band -- though they do -- but because they're actually signed to an indie label.All three Arcade Fire albums came out on Merge, a North Carolina-based company that was started in 1989 so D-I-Yers Superchunk could ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Arcade Fire Outduels Eminem, Lands Top Spot on Billboard Charts
Big news from last night/this morning -- The Suburbs, the third album from Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire, landed on the top of the Billboard 200 this week.The Suburbs sold 156,000 copies in its initial week, edging out Eminem's Recovery by 4,000 units. Thanks to a lofty $3.99 pricetag at Ama ... More >>
Music
August 5, 2010
Snake! Snake! Snakes! Getting a Push for National College Radio Play
Big news from last night/this morning -- The Suburbs, the third album from Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire, landed on the top of the Billboard 200 this week.The Suburbs sold 156,000 copies in its initial week, edging out Eminem's Recovery by 4,000 units. Thanks to a lofty $3.99 pricetag at Ama ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2010
Arcade Fire, "Ready To Start"
Song: Arcade Fire, "Ready To Start"Context: As Michael Lopez mentioned earlier, you may or may not have heard that Arcade Fire has a new record out today. Ready to Start by Arcade Fire
Calendar
June 24, 2010
Tour It Up
Send the Whisperlights on their way
Blogs
December 17, 2009
2010's Most Anticipated Albums
2010 brings with it the hope of a new, much better decade chock full of impressive albumsSome of you may or may not have noticed that the 2000s, or aughts for the cool kids, was a pretty crappy decade. That sentiment is becoming more and more prevalent as we inch toward a brand new decade, and B ... More >>
Music
December 10, 2009
Goodbye, Modified Arts: Phoenix Scenesters Share Their Memories of the Downtown Music Venue
2010 brings with it the hope of a new, much better decade chock full of impressive albumsSome of you may or may not have noticed that the 2000s, or aughts for the cool kids, was a pretty crappy decade. That sentiment is becoming more and more prevalent as we inch toward a brand new decade, and B ... More >>
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October 26, 2009
2010 Early Releases -- Yeasayer, Vampire Weekend -- Shaping Up Quite Well
These fine young men call themselves Yeasayer and will have their sophomore album ready for February 2010Is it too early to look ahead to already announced albums with 2010 release dates? No, especially when those releases carry the clout of such bands as Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer and Arcade Fire ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2009
Flier of the Week: DeVotchKa
Do you like Arcade Fire? How about Gogol Bordello? Sure you do! So why not check out DeVotchKa's show at The Clubhouse tonight?Cuz here's the thing: As The Village Voice has pointed out, DeVotchKa was those bands before those bands were those bands. It sounds ridiculous to say an act is proto-gypsy ... More >>
Music
October 9, 2008
The Academy Is . . ., Hello Monday, & We the Kings
Do you like Arcade Fire? How about Gogol Bordello? Sure you do! So why not check out DeVotchKa's show at The Clubhouse tonight?Cuz here's the thing: As The Village Voice has pointed out, DeVotchKa was those bands before those bands were those bands. It sounds ridiculous to say an act is proto-gypsy ... More >>
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October 9, 2008
fU, mtvU
Do you like Arcade Fire? How about Gogol Bordello? Sure you do! So why not check out DeVotchKa's show at The Clubhouse tonight?Cuz here's the thing: As The Village Voice has pointed out, DeVotchKa was those bands before those bands were those bands. It sounds ridiculous to say an act is proto-gypsy ... More >>
Music
November 9, 2006
Anathallo
What a concept
Music
August 10, 2006
The Arcade Fire
Stop, drop it like it's hot, and roll
Music
July 6, 2006
Sound Team
Movie Monster
(Capitol)
Music
January 26, 2006
Tegan and Sara
Only connect
Music
September 29, 2005
Wolf Parade
Apologies to the Queen Mary
(Sub Pop)
Music
August 11, 2005
Bonin' Up
This big band doesn't cover Artie Shaw
Music
July 28, 2005
Top 10 selling CDs at Hoodlums Music, ASU Memorial Union in Tempe
The week's chartbusters
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January 6, 2005
Top 10 selling CDs at Stinkweeds Records (12 West Camelback Road)
Chart-toppers for December 27 through January 2
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December 9, 2004
Top 10 selling CDs at Stinkweeds Record Exchange (1250 East Apache Boulevard in Tempe) for November 27 through December 5
Chart-toppers for December 27 through January 2
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December 2, 2004
The Arcade Fire
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