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Black Flag (Band)

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    OFF!'s New Album is 16 Minutes Long (And That is Good Length for an Album)

    See also: OFF!'s Dimitri Coats Talks Phoenix Oil Theft Charges Years ago, I saw Nick Lowe (probably my favorite songwriter) at the Rhythm Room. Right before he played a devastating new song called "I Read a Lot," he prefaced it with a warning, saying something like "This is a new song -- the proble ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Scott H. Biram: "I Can Yodel, I Can Even Hambone."

    ​He stomps. He hollers. He yodels and howls. Scott H. Biram also plays guitar, shakes tambourines and basically, utilizing various effects, makes more of a racket on stage then one man should be allowed the pleasure. But it is a pleasure for Biram, whose music has been featured on FX's Sons of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Shavedneck and AZ H.I.P. Flyers Offer Glimpses into Arizona's Punk Past

    ​The Sun Club in Tempe. Mad Gardens on Van Buren. The Stumble Inn down in Tucson. In another lifetime (read: more than 25 years ago) these and a dozen other scuzzy dives around Arizona were all ground zero for punk rock.Flash forward to present day and many of the aforementioned spots have lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2012

    Strung Out at Clubhouse Music Venue, 1/28/12 (VIDEO)

    Strung Out Clubhouse Music Venue Saturday, January 28, 2012 Strung Out plays in Vegas tonight, but that didn't stop the band from having a good time in Phoenix last night. Frontman Jason Cruz showed off Chris Aiken's brand new Fender signature bass and the band took shots to celebrate as they tore ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2012

    The Adolescents and Youth Brigade Represent Punk Well Into Middle Age

    Strung Out Clubhouse Music Venue Saturday, January 28, 2012 Strung Out plays in Vegas tonight, but that didn't stop the band from having a good time in Phoenix last night. Frontman Jason Cruz showed off Chris Aiken's brand new Fender signature bass and the band took shots to celebrate as they tore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Youth Brigade's Shawn Stern on The Adolescents, Punk, and BYO Records

    How is it that a band that hasn't released a full-length album since 1996 continues to tour? "If we didn't get new fans coming out, we'd probably would have quit awhile back because it would get really boring playing for just people our age because they're not always as fun," says Shawn Stern, fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Arizona Rock Bands Benefit No-Kill Animal Shelter Halo

    ​A couple weeks ago I made a joke about Phoenix-based metal band Sorrower singing about puppies. According to comments, I wasn't far off -- band member Tim Callaway (sporting the Black Flag logo as his icon, natch) confirms that "the puppy comment was very funny considering our singer's obssession ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Film

    November 17, 2011

    The Other F Word: Punks Are All Grown Up

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    A "Black" Bands Primer: In Celebration of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

    Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears​ Okay, seriously. Here us out. This is not a list of bands containing black people (some do, some don't), it's a list of bands with "black" in their band names. I came up with the idea shortly after The Black Lips performed at The Rhythm Room, and waited for a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Henry Rollins on Occupants, the Occupy Movement, and the Radio

    ​There aren't a lot of middle-of-the-roaders when it comes to Henry Rollins. You love him or you hate him, and he gives you plenty of chances to do either: He hosts a radio show on KCRW (doing remarkable things like following up a Curtis Mayfield cut with a jam by Japanese drone-rockers Boris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    More Oral History of Phoenix Skate Punk

    ​Over the past couple weeks I interviewed key members of the early '80s Phoenix skate punk. The results, printed in this week's issue, coincide with this weekend's JFA 30th Anniversary show at Hollywood Alley. Everyone I spoke to was funny, insightful, and has a genuine lifers; people doing it ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2011

    JFA Celebrates 30 Years of Skate Punk

    ​Over the past couple weeks I interviewed key members of the early '80s Phoenix skate punk. The results, printed in this week's issue, coincide with this weekend's JFA 30th Anniversary show at Hollywood Alley. Everyone I spoke to was funny, insightful, and has a genuine lifers; people doing it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    A Perfect Circle at Comerica Theatre, 7-25-11

    Maria Vassett​A Perfect Circle Comerica Theatre July 25, 2011 It was just this past November that the members of A Perfect Circle ended their six-year hiatus by performing a trio of shows at Tempe's Marquee Theatre. Each of the three shows had the group focusing on one of their three albums ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Pictureplane: Thee Physical

    Pictureplane - Thee Physical​It's hard not to imagine yourself smack dab in the middle of 1994 when listening to Thee Physical -- the latest effort from Travis Egedy's Pictureplane project. First, the magic eye album art grabs your attention, only to have said attention skewed towards Egedy's diva ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

    CH3 @ Rips Ales & Cocktails

    Pictureplane - Thee Physical​It's hard not to imagine yourself smack dab in the middle of 1994 when listening to Thee Physical -- the latest effort from Travis Egedy's Pictureplane project. First, the magic eye album art grabs your attention, only to have said attention skewed towards Egedy's diva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Angry Commenter Who Has Never Read Pitchfork Condemns Music Writer for "Sounding Just Like Pitchfork"

    Band of Horses: A band some believe Pitchfork.com "is shoving down everyone's fucking throat."​A scathing comment has been left on a blog post extolling the virtues of an upcoming Band of Horses concert at a local venue.In the comment, an irate reader states that post in question is exactly the so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Davila 666 Last Night at The Yucca Tap Room

    ​Davila 666Yucca Tap RoomTuesday, March 22One of the great things about rock & roll is its lack of language barrier. I don't need to speak Nigerian to know that the Nigeria 70 comps rule -- don't need to learn Japanese in order to turn Boris up too loud -- or understand German to zone out to A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2011

    Black Fag at The Rogue Bar Last Night

    Benjamin LeathermanBlack Fag The Rogue Bar Saturday, February 26 Henry Rollins, circa 1982, is an absolute archetype of manliness. Covered with tattoos and boiling over with testosterone, Hank the Tank thrashed his way through live gigs and dispensed plenty of punches as the frenetic frontman for B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    X103.9's Throwdown, Telekinesis, Black Fag, Civic Space Jam, and Other Weekend Events

    ​Henry Rollins might not dig Black Fag, but don't let that dissuade you from attending their gig this weekend in Scottsdale. According to the MySpace blog for the over-the-top gay Black Flag tribute act, Hank was reportedly a little gruff when Black Fag's frontman attempted to invite him to part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    No Age at The Trunk Space Last Night

    Melissa FossumDean Spunt​ No AgeThe Trunk SpaceSunday, January 30, 2011The Los Angeles noise rock duo No Age has toured relentlessly during the past year. They were originally scheduled to play at The Clubhouse Music Venue in December, but rescheduled the end of their U.S. tour for last night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Henry Rollins Reveals He Produced an Album For Killer Charles Manson

    ​At a benefit event he recently hosted for Los Angeles radio station KCRW, former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins revealed that he produced an album for serial murderer and cult leader Charles Manson, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Rollins produced a handful of Charles Manson's acoustic "p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    OFF!: First Four EPs

    ​Artist: OFF! Title: First Four EPs Release date: November 23 Label: Vice Records In 2010, few things seem more ridiculous than a punk supergroup anchored by two guys who made their most indelible marks on American punk rock nearly 30 years ago. But, damn, OFF! pulled off an unlikely feat, ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Lane Dawson: Love Letters (1985)

    If only the record came with a copy of the letter Lane Dawson's writing...​ Welcome of Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attentio ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2010

    Ted Leo & the Pharmacists @ The Rhythm Room

    If only the record came with a copy of the letter Lane Dawson's writing...​ Welcome of Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attentio ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2010

    Bordertown Devils

    If only the record came with a copy of the letter Lane Dawson's writing...​ Welcome of Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attentio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Your Guide to Navigating Blogger-Created Genre Names

    ​ "What the fuck is chillwave?????" Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast tweeted back in April, when MTVU blogger Lindsay Hood described her band as "chillwave," after dismissing genres like "lo-fi," "glo-fi" and "Gorillavsbearcore" in her blurb advancing the video for the band's single "When I'm Wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Asylum Street Spankers

    ​ "What the fuck is chillwave?????" Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast tweeted back in April, when MTVU blogger Lindsay Hood described her band as "chillwave," after dismissing genres like "lo-fi," "glo-fi" and "Gorillavsbearcore" in her blurb advancing the video for the band's single "When I'm Wi ... More >>

  • Music

    February 18, 2010

    Henry Rollins

    ​ "What the fuck is chillwave?????" Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast tweeted back in April, when MTVU blogger Lindsay Hood described her band as "chillwave," after dismissing genres like "lo-fi," "glo-fi" and "Gorillavsbearcore" in her blurb advancing the video for the band's single "When I'm Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Henry Rollins Returns to Tempe in February

    Michael BucknerHenry Rollins is scheduled to perform on Sunday, February 21, at the Marquee Theatre.​Henry Rollins works like clockwork. It seems like the tough-as-nails punk poet and pundit graces the Valley with a spoken-word gig during the even-numbered years, and 2010 will be no exception. Rol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Hanny's Anniversary, Black Fag, and More

    Man-candy mixmaster Jared Alan will be holding court tonight at Sanctum.​Officially, the re-launch for Jared Alan's notorious fauxShow Night at its new home isn't taking place until next Friday. Unofficially, however, the hunky hipster DJ is kicking things off a whole week early with an under ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    Dirty Projectors Go From Covering Black Flag to Being Sublimely Inventive

    Man-candy mixmaster Jared Alan will be holding court tonight at Sanctum.​Officially, the re-launch for Jared Alan's notorious fauxShow Night at its new home isn't taking place until next Friday. Unofficially, however, the hunky hipster DJ is kicking things off a whole week early with an under ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2009

    Don’t Let Earthmen and Strangers’ Ryan Rousseau Use Your Gear

    Man-candy mixmaster Jared Alan will be holding court tonight at Sanctum.​Officially, the re-launch for Jared Alan's notorious fauxShow Night at its new home isn't taking place until next Friday. Unofficially, however, the hunky hipster DJ is kicking things off a whole week early with an under ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2009

    Danny Dirtnap and The Video Nasties Are "No Hope Kids"

    Man-candy mixmaster Jared Alan will be holding court tonight at Sanctum.​Officially, the re-launch for Jared Alan's notorious fauxShow Night at its new home isn't taking place until next Friday. Unofficially, however, the hunky hipster DJ is kicking things off a whole week early with an under ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2009

    Rapper Cage’s Depart From Me is Hardly a Rap Album

    Man-candy mixmaster Jared Alan will be holding court tonight at Sanctum.​Officially, the re-launch for Jared Alan's notorious fauxShow Night at its new home isn't taking place until next Friday. Unofficially, however, the hunky hipster DJ is kicking things off a whole week early with an under ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Deer Tick Gets Sweaty At Modified

    Despite sweltering heat and scarce air conditioning, about 160 folks crammed into Phoenix's Modified Arts last night to watch the much-hyped Deer Tick as they rolled into town in their converted school bus to support their new record, Born on Flag Day.  The boys, lead by singer/songwriter John ... More >>

  • Music

    December 18, 2008

    Agnostic Front

    Despite sweltering heat and scarce air conditioning, about 160 folks crammed into Phoenix's Modified Arts last night to watch the much-hyped Deer Tick as they rolled into town in their converted school bus to support their new record, Born on Flag Day.  The boys, lead by singer/songwriter John ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    O Henry

    Outspoken punk icon speaks out

  • Music

    September 18, 2008

    DJ Nicky Flores

    Outspoken punk icon speaks out

  • Music

    March 20, 2008

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Outspoken punk icon speaks out

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    Gallows

    Outspoken punk icon speaks out

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Sir Hank

    Take this punk poet home to meet Dad at your own risk

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Blood Brothers

    Fans and promoters of hardcore shows examine the genre's distinctive styles

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2004

    Never A.S.S.ume

    From eclectic to electric, Spankers dish it out

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    The Dames CD Release Party

    Boys, booze, and a big sound

  • Music

    August 5, 2004

    Stan Ridgway

    Magic follows former Wall of Voodoo front man

  • Music

    July 8, 2004

    Dame Nation

    AZPunk.com brings locals out of the garage

  • Music

    June 10, 2004

    Asylum Street Spankers

    See A.S.S. at the Rhythm Room

  • Music

    April 15, 2004

    Old School

    Two thirtysomething skateboarders attempt to resurrect Phoenix's skate-punk past

  • Music

    October 11, 2001

    Cretin Hopping

    Veteran roadie John Calleo brings together four rock veterans for the one-off Ramones tribute Rocket to Russia

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