Alex Santamaria
The Buzz
The last stand at the Black and Tan and buying panties at the Dirty Dogg Saloon.
Concert Review: Kelly Clarkson at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, November 14, 2025
Concert Review: Kelly Clarkson at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, November 14, 2025
Concert Review: Kelly Clarkson at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, November 14, 2025
Carlos Coy (a.k.a. South Park Mexican): Sentenced to spend the the next four decades or so in the pokey. The life of Texas rapper Carlos Coy (a.k.a. South Park Mexican) is a tale of triumph, terror, and tragedy. As John Nova Lomax, current staff writer and former music editor for our sister public ... More >>
By Randall Roberts You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barrier ... More >>
E-40, the self-described "King of Slang" and "Ambassador of the Bay." Hyphy sure has faded quite a bit in popularity over the past couple years (check out this story in our sister publication SF Weekly as to the reasons why). The rambunctious and uptempo Bay Area hip-hop subgenre, which helped intr ... More >>
Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68
Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68
And she can sing, too
Chart-busters for the week
Jennifer Hudson nails well-worn tale
Inspiring "everybody from Slayer to Beyoncé"
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
(Universal/Motown)
One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
(Rhino)
One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
(Rhino)
Forget Janet Jackson. The Purple One - now he'd make a great Super Bowl attraction.
Aside from OutKast, most of 2003's best black music bubbled underground
Grab an athletic supporter and clear the kids from the room as we count down the year's best hard rock and metal albums
Cuba and Beyoncé fire up the soul of the South
Beauty Party (BigDada)
Don't hate them because they're buff and rich. B2K is okay.
MTV's blockbuster TRL Tour proves black is beautiful and profitable
MTV's blockbuster TRL Tour proves black is beautiful and profitable
MTV's blockbuster TRL Tour proves black is beautiful and profitable
The Dish with Jess Harter: Toby Keith to attend restaurant grand opening WednesdayIdolator: So What Is Jay-Z Up To, Anyway?So Much Silence: Handsome Furs: Radio KaliningradNME: Beyonce to offer $20 tickets on North American tourElectric Mustache: Kid Cudi Playing Marquee Theatre July 27thPitchfork: ... More >>
Electric Mustache: Photos: AA Bondy and Turn Back, O Man at Modified Arts 6/29/2009 Idolator: Beyoncé's Sasha Fierce Clothing Line: Will You Like It Enough To Put A Romper On It? Idolator: M.I.A.'s Directing Aesthetic Is As Crazily Technicolor As You Might Expect Idolator: Wilco (The Irresist ... More >>
Jay-Z and Neil Armstrong: BFFs for reals. NYC's DJ Neil Armstrong is one lucky mofo. Not only does the dood get to spin the backbeats for Jay-Z as the hip-hop superstar's official turntablist, he also got to hang with Obama during the inauguration and has been lauded in the pages of Rolling Stone, U ... More >>
Jay-Z and Neil Armstrong: BFFs for reals. NYC's DJ Neil Armstrong is one lucky mofo. Not only does the dood get to spin the backbeats for Jay-Z as the hip-hop superstar's official turntablist, he also got to hang with Obama during the inauguration and has been lauded in the pages of Rolling Stone, U ... More >>
www.twitter.com/LeoLetiPhoenix went twitter-crazy for Beyonce's she at U.S. Airways Arena. Here's an assortment of tweets from last night's concert. Also be sure to check out UpOnTheSun's twitter and Music Editor Martin Cizmar's twitter for coverage of the show.@divagraceface: sitting in h ... More >>
Victor J. PalaganoBeyonce busted out several gold dresses for her show at U.S. Airways Center... and we mean "busted."Given that yesterday was the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson with a glitzy, arena-sized sendoff, it shouldn't have been surprising to see Beyonce dedicate a song to the ... More >>
The Wiggles Assumed similarities between last night's Wiggles show at the Dodge Theatre and the Aerosmith show at Cricket Pavilion: - Overpriced parking - Coverage of the greatest hits - Fans that knew the words to every song Assumed differences: - Hair length (advantage: Aerosmith) - Audien ... More >>
Solstice Saturdays at Bar Smith Some people (usually the ones who complain all the time and are absolutely zero fun to hang out with) are always trying to say there's no nightlife in Downtown Phoenix. After cruising down to 2nd Avenue and Washington over the weekend to check out Bar Smith's S ... More >>
Spin: Radiohead Release New Song Spin: Eminem, Kanye, Lady Gaga, Beyonce Lead MTV VMA Noms So Much Silence: New Kidz in the Hall: Flickin' Rolling Stone: Lollapalooza '09: Day-By-Day Guide to the Acts You Can't Miss Rolling Stone: Paula Abdul Announces She's Leaving "American Idol" Rolling Stone: He ... More >>
​Nayo Jones My Name Is Nayo Soul (PowerMove Records) Grade: C Critics have been commenting on the death of R&B for a few years now, to the point it's almost universally accepted that the genre is artistically bankrupt, with few if any quality acts still practicing the time-honored craft of m ... More >>
​Nayo Jones My Name Is Nayo Soul (PowerMove Records) Grade: C Critics have been commenting on the death of R&B for a few years now, to the point it's almost universally accepted that the genre is artistically bankrupt, with few if any quality acts still practicing the time-honored craft of m ... More >>
​A lot of things about last night's CMAs confused me. For example, why was there not a break in the middle so ABC could broadcast Modern Family at its regularly scheduled time? And why did no one (rightfully) interrupt Taylor Swift to point out how much better Beyonce is than her?Oh, and why was H ... More >>
​Have you ever wondered about the girl who plays the foil to Taylor Swift in her brilliant single "You Belong With Me?" I mean, it's hard to imagine any teenage girl capable of captivating the object of Swift's affections to the point of rendering Swift invisible to him. Listen to the track below ... More >>
NME: Lady Gaga to perform for the Queen in London Idolator: Shocking News: Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' Pushed Back...Again Spin: Early Lady Gaga: New Clip from 2005! Idolator: One Dead In Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash Pitchfork: Listen: The Big Pink Cover Beyoncé Rolling Stone: Green Day Record "21 Guns" W ... More >>
Electric Mustache: Electric Mustaches ALBUMS OF THE YEAR!!!Idolator: Sean Kingston Tweets Song About Tweeting As The Internet ExplodesNME: Lily Allen confirms break from musicNME: Flaming Lips to cover Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side Of the Moon' at New Year's Eve gigPitchfork: Radiohead's Marching Band ... More >>
Taylor Swift may have to keep Kanye off-stage again if she wins at the Grammy's​After getting chummy at the 2009 Video Music Awards, Beyonc é and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head once again at the 2010 Grammy Awards, when they compete in several categories, including Album of the Year. Swift, ... More >>
Some may argue this little kid is better at performing Jason Mraz's hit single "I'm Yours" than Mraz himself. We're not quite sure about that, considering you can't understand anything the kid is saying (he speaks Japanese), but he sure has some wicked mad ukulele-playing skillz. The 5-year-ol ... More >>
​Is the somewhat sleepy burg of Chandler about to become the Nix's next hotspot for nightspots? Probably not, but the city certainly has its share of after-dark establishments. Jilly's pulls 'em in by the hundreds with urban nights every weekend, and the Airia Nightclub at the Wi ... More >>
Beyonce also did a version of Alanis' "You Oughtta Know" when she played Phoenix last summer.​ This year's Grammy's ceremony was full of instances that just made you scratch your head, furl your brow, and go, "Really?!?" Whether it was a pleasantly surprised reaction, a hearty laugh, or a look of ... More >>
Luke HolwerdaMariah Carey on stage at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix.​It's pretty much accepted fact that pop musicians have to switch identities every album or two to stay ahead of the curve. Everybody does it -- Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Madonna -- with varying degrees of success.Mariah Carey, who brou ... More >>
​There's no denying Lady Gaga's a pro when it comes to crafting a unique visual style to go along with her catchy pop music. Her new video with Beyoncé, for "Telephone," is no exception--it sure is unique. But it also doesn't make a whole lot of sense and contains a shot of a dead dog--not co ... More >>



