Bloc Party

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Bloc Party, Marquee Theatre, 12/9/12

Bloc Party @ Marquee Theatre|12/9/12Bloc Party brought a night full of surprises to Tempe -- chiefly one that all attendees would be able to get a good night of sleep. Singer Kele Okereke had a bit of a cold, and the show ended at the very un-rock 'n' roll hour of 10:35 p.m., but the early set didn' ... More >>

Bloc Party's Back and Refreshed After a Two-Year Break

Bloc Party is back, and the post-punk outfit is Tempe bound. Hailing from London, the band is closing out its 2012 comeback tour here in the Valley. The buzz kings benefited from the early 2000s "rock is back" craze, but it stuck around, outlasting the hype and incorporating soul, post-rock, and p ... More >>

Just Announced: Megadeth, Rock the Bells Tour, and More

With their Countdown to Extinction 25th Anniversary Tour kicking off in early November, Megadeth will be lighting up the Marquee Theatre on Saturday, December 8. God and Dave Mustaine only know how the mayhem will play out in the concrete jungle of the most-definitely-going-to-be cramped venue -- ... More >>

Bella Lune's Fuchsia Discusses the Influence of The Cure, Joy Division, Skinny Puppy, and More

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. The '80s weren't all bright chords and poppy dance songs. The emergence of new wave also ushered in the era of the slow, ghoulish drones of goth rock. Phoenix's resident d ... More >>

The Kooks at Four More British Bands that Give Us Hope for a Second British Invasion

'Ello America!​We here at Up On the Sun are a tad local-centric. We like it that way. We love our local bands and, when it comes to expanding our interests, typically American bands get the attention. But hey, you have to give credit where credit is due. There are plenty of bands infiltrating our ... More >>

This Week in Music History: June 20 through 26

Wikimedia CommonsHappy birthday, Brian Wilson​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. This week was a doozy: Columbia Records ... More >>

Top Ten Indefensible "Your Music Sucks" Comments

Dammit, Scumbag Steve​Let's go ahead and start this whole thing off with a rhetorical question: is there any one thing more subjective than one's taste in music? Probably not. Taste in music is like a snowflake -- everyone has their own, unique set of genres and bands that they enjoy listening to ... More >>

Grammys Cut Down on Award Categories

​The Grammy Awards committee has decided to eliminate 31 award categories. Apparently, 109 categories was finally thought to be a little excessive, according to Prefix.Not only have the categories been narrowed down, but some of them have also been combined. It's very likely that this will lead to ... More >>

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10 Steps to Becoming the Next Indie Buzz Band

Arcade Fire​So, 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 >>

DJ Manchester Talks Britpop, Shadowplay, Anderson's, The Smiths, Interpol, and More

DJ Manchester​Eddie Lebario (a.k.a. DJ Manchester) is old school, just like his favorite musical genre.As you'll read in this week's version of DJ Dossier, the cat has been spinning up the hits inside local clubs since the mid '90s. And more often than not, said hits have typically been from the e ... More >>

Larry Tee Talks Electro, Siriusmo, Róisín Murphy, Sex, Dance Parties, and More

Larry Tee works his magic tonight at Crotch Rockitt in Scottsdale.​Many a hipster spinster in this town might just owe a debt of gratitude to Larry Tee. The NYC club promoter/producer/DJ helped give birth to the style of upbeat, ultra-colorful dance events put on by Jared Alan or the Party Foul! c ... More >>

July 2 In Blogs: Shawna Forde, President Obama, The Kitchen Market Cafe, and AZ Justice Courts

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: Feathered Bastard:Shawna Forde Associate a Former Pima County Sheriff's Deputy in Training? Up on the Sun:Obama ... More >>

Concert of the Year Countdown: #6 Bloc Party

Show: Bloc Party at The Marquee on Dec. 14After a terrible interview to advance the show, I wasn't expecting Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke to have much verve on stage. Boy, was I wrong. The front man carried his British indie band through an exciting set at a packed Marquee - on a Sunday night, no ... More >>

Neil Young (Circa 1968), The Clash, What Laura Says, And Pavement Are Just Some Of What's Selling At Hoodlums Music & Movies

Neil Percival Young during the late '60s. Here's some irony for you. In November 1968, future rock 'n' roll hall of famer Neil Young was paralyzed with fear before his solo show at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor. According to a recent NPR story on the music legend, he had gone Splittsville from h ... More >>

Bloc Party Packs Them In At The Marquee

In their review of Bloc Party's latest record Intimacy, the guys over at Pitchfork went in to a long and arduous comparison between the band and U2. I didn't really see it, until last night's show at The Marquee.Playing for an impressively packed house - Sunday night shows are risky in Phoenix, whic ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Aquabats, Bloc Party, Vinyl Art and More

Whew! Boy did we cover a lot of ground this weekend. Clubs Editor Benjamin Leatherman was out being a one man wrecking ball for this weekend's "Night Out" slide show while Music Editor Martin Cizmar hit up Bloc Party last night. I kept myself busy reviewing the Aquabats show while photographer Deann ... More >>

Dec. 15 In Blogs: John McCain, Andy Rourke, Limoncello, MCSA Demonstrators and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: John McCain Campaign Info Left in BlackBerry Phone Sold to Reporter Do ... More >>

What Not To Say To Bloc Party's Kele Okereke

Almost every slip of paper the publicist for Bloc Party sends out has some mention of how much Kele Okereke doesn't like interviews. Without fail, the articles in their publicity packet have some bit about how shy the singer is, or how he hates to discuss his personal life, or how he hates having hi ... More >>

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Minus The Bear at The Marquee or A Guide to Couple Swaying

By Jonathan McNamara See more shots from the Minus The Bear concert in our slide show. As an experiment before the show last night, I typed "Minus The Bear" into Pandora to see what I would get. I heard several tracks from Highly Refined Pirates paired with bands like Bloc Party and Death Cab For ... More >>

Show Announcements: Bloc Party, NOFX, Kenny Loggins, Brendan James

Joined at the Hip

DJ’s spins reconcile indies, celebutantes

I Spit on Your Rave

The Bravery

Partners in Crime

Bad-boy remix collective hits the PHX

Top 10 selling CDs at Hoodlums, in the ASU Memorial Union building in Tempe

Chart-busters for the week

Bloc Party

A Weekend in the City
(Vice)

The Atlantic Divide

Ten bands that weren't singing "Yankee Doodle Dandy" in '06

It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

The year in unfair shares

'06 Pandemic Poll - William Fucking Reed installment

MSTRKRFT

The Looks
(Victor)

It Girl

Welcome to the Cult of Katie Rose. Hope your liver can handle it

Paul Epworth

Phoning it in

Falling Forward

Don't fence them in

S.A.T. Words

In discussing Bloc Party's anthemic dance rock, you gotta get deep

Panic Attack

Jett bird-dogs Britpop-tarts and surfs upper badonkadonk while Kreme shoegazes at Anderson's Fifth Estate

Pretty Girls Make Saves

Indie rock teams up with a baseball video game. No, really

The Big Sleazy

Tall trannies, polyamorous pagans and tipsy rounds of tonsil hockey: That's Hot Pink! redux, baby

Electronic Music Year in Review

That crazy, mazy ravy gravy

Pass It On

Your personal soundtrack = the perfect holiday gift

A Certain Ratio

Live America 1985
(Melodic)

Street Regal

Louis XIV kicks it with Kreme at the Marquee, then parties at Shake! with William Fucking Reed

Mixing It Up

Variety is the spice of Coachella

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange (3851 East Thunderbird Road)

Chart-toppers for April 11 through 17

Bloc Party

Silent Alarm
(Vice)

Top 10 selling CDs at Stinkweeds Record Exchange, 12 West Camelback Road

Chart-toppers for March 28 through April 3