Subject:

Bo Diddley

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Ted Nugent: We Spoke to Him Right Before That Controversial Obama Rant

    See also: Ted Nugent's Still a "Special Deputy" to Sheriff Joe Arpaio (2012) See also: Ted Nugent Talks Guns, Meth, and Hippies Before NRA Convention in Phoenix (2009) Ted Nugent doesn't need much of an introduction. To put it lightly, he's intimidating. It has nothing to do with him being so outsp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Harold Aceves, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Country Joe & The Fish Drummer, to Be Remembered at Sail Inn

    "Top the Morning," the 1966 single by Phoenix garage rockers The Hobbit starts off with a simple rhythm, the sound of a clamped high-hat tapping out a simple 4/4 beat. Then it blows up: white boy soul vocals, bobbing and weaving organ, clanging guitars, and racing bass, all the while anchored by for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Light in the Attic Records and Rhino Handmade Team Up

    Even with rumors rumbling that the Big Four (soon to be three?) will cease producing CDs at the end of 2012, Seattle-based label Light in the Attic has teamed with Rhino Handmade to help distribute ultra-deluxe compact discs. Turns out, certain people (collectors) still want some physical, musical p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    R.I.P. Tony Richey and Paul Thomas; Valley Loses Two Musicians

    ​It's a sad day when we have to comment on the passing of two Valley musicians, but over the weekend Phoenix lost two members of its music community. Tony Richey, who played in heavy bands like Nihil, Grum, and most recently sludge-rock favorites ZiRoh, was killed on Saturday, November 19. An AZ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Nobunny, Mangled Men, JJCNV, and Andrew and his Feisty Felines at Yucca Tap Room, 11/2/11

    Becky Bartkowski​Nobunny, Mangled Men, JJCnV, and Andrew and his Feisty Felines Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, November 2, 2011 I think my favorite part of my recent JFA/skate punk oral history was Brian Brannon's description of the early '80s Phoenix punk scene: "It was good to have so many div ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2011

    Lantern's Three-Chord Garage Rock Is the Most Gloriously Scummy of the Year

    Becky Bartkowski​Nobunny, Mangled Men, JJCnV, and Andrew and his Feisty Felines Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, November 2, 2011 I think my favorite part of my recent JFA/skate punk oral history was Brian Brannon's description of the early '80s Phoenix punk scene: "It was good to have so many div ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    The Qwikster/Netflix Debacle: Ten "Sorry" Songs

    Look, don't tell Netflix or Qwikster or whatever it's called today, but I am their perfect customer. When Netflix raised prices, I didn't cancel my plan. When CEO Reed Hastings announced that the service would be splitting into two services, Netflix for streaming video, and the absurdly named Qwikst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Eastbound & Down: 13 Killer Songs Featured in Season Two

    "If at first you don't succeed then maybe you just suck."​ I hated Eastbound & Down when I first started watching it. The show's protagonist, Kenny Powers, portrayed by Danny McBride, was just so utterly unlikable. I couldn't get behind him, even as an anti-hero. He was just too racist, sexist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Those Darlins at The Rhythm Room, 7-27-2011

    Victor GonzalezKelley Darlin of Those Darlins​Those Darlins The Rhythm Room Wednesday, July 27 Better Than: a "Snaggle Tooth Mama" Ah, the South. Damn I miss it. Geographically speaking, the southern states have produced some of the best music this country's ever heard--Buddy Holly, Hank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Gospel Claws Explain "I Can, I Will"

    www.myspace.com/gospelclawsGospel Claws​On their Twitter page, local rock band Gospel Claws describes their music as "grainy and rough yet still deeply soulful." That's a pretty fitting description; the songs on Gospel Claws' 2010 debut LP, C-L-A-W-S, embody this aesthetic, as songs like "Summer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    DJ Organic on The Hot Plate, Crate Digging, and His Mom's Record Collection

    DJ Organic by Xappa​ For a crate digging DJ, nothing is quite as exciting a truly rare find. Dry spells are common; you can go months of searching high and low through thrift shops and garage sales with nary a decent find.For Dominic Khin Htay, known better by his professional handle DJ Organic, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Mountain Guitarist Leslie West Has Leg Amputated; Expected to Make Full Recovery

    Wikimedia CommonsLeslie West​Aside from perhaps Lynyrd Skynyrd, you'd be hard pressed to find a classic rock band that's been through more tribulations than Mountain. The Long Island, New York-based band is perhaps best known for their 1970 hit "Mississippi Queen," but there's some ugly lore in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Arizona Barbecue Festival 2010: We'll be There. Any Chefs Wanna Play for Pinks?

    Jonathan McNamara Here's our smoker. Yes, we're serious. ​"Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash" -- Bo Diddley, coining an age-old axiom. "Props to [Karnivorous BBQ Team] for having brisket when everyone else was out, even if that intensely-dry brisket tasted a lot l ... More >>

  • Music

    February 26, 2009

    The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Kicks Out Some Tasty Jams On Break Up

    Jonathan McNamara Here's our smoker. Yes, we're serious. ​"Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash" -- Bo Diddley, coining an age-old axiom. "Props to [Karnivorous BBQ Team] for having brisket when everyone else was out, even if that intensely-dry brisket tasted a lot l ... More >>

  • Music

    February 19, 2009

    Those Lowdown Blues 25th Anniversary Party

    Jonathan McNamara Here's our smoker. Yes, we're serious. ​"Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash" -- Bo Diddley, coining an age-old axiom. "Props to [Karnivorous BBQ Team] for having brisket when everyone else was out, even if that intensely-dry brisket tasted a lot l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    You Asked For It: Tractor Pull Divas

    Tractor Pull DivasLove Songs for (Insert Your Name Here)(Self released)I haven't been overly enamored of local alt-country bands since I started doing You Asked For It back in September. The New Westerns had a nice sound, but spotty vocals, and suffer from occasional self-indulgence. Instant Hobo ... More >>

  • Film

    December 4, 2008

    Cadillac Records Can’t Handle the Truth

    Tractor Pull DivasLove Songs for (Insert Your Name Here)(Self released)I haven't been overly enamored of local alt-country bands since I started doing You Asked For It back in September. The New Westerns had a nice sound, but spotty vocals, and suffer from occasional self-indulgence. Instant Hobo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Hey Bo, You Meant More Than Diddley

    Tractor Pull DivasLove Songs for (Insert Your Name Here)(Self released)I haven't been overly enamored of local alt-country bands since I started doing You Asked For It back in September. The New Westerns had a nice sound, but spotty vocals, and suffer from occasional self-indulgence. Instant Hobo ... More >>

  • Music

    April 24, 2008

    The Night Marchers

    Tractor Pull DivasLove Songs for (Insert Your Name Here)(Self released)I haven't been overly enamored of local alt-country bands since I started doing You Asked For It back in September. The New Westerns had a nice sound, but spotty vocals, and suffer from occasional self-indulgence. Instant Hobo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2008

    Marching On...

    Tractor Pull DivasLove Songs for (Insert Your Name Here)(Self released)I haven't been overly enamored of local alt-country bands since I started doing You Asked For It back in September. The New Westerns had a nice sound, but spotty vocals, and suffer from occasional self-indulgence. Instant Hobo ... More >>

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    Magnetic Fields mines several black musical genres to create its latest: white noise

    Tractor Pull DivasLove Songs for (Insert Your Name Here)(Self released)I haven't been overly enamored of local alt-country bands since I started doing You Asked For It back in September. The New Westerns had a nice sound, but spotty vocals, and suffer from occasional self-indulgence. Instant Hobo ... More >>

  • Music

    December 21, 2006

    Bo Diddley

    Yo diggity

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Spencer Dickinson

    The Man Who Lives for Love
    (YepRoc)

  • Dining

    June 22, 2006

    Iddly Ain't Piddly

    The pleasures of no flesh

  • Dining

    May 26, 2005

    Pie-Faced

    Pizza guy gets lucky

  • Music

    October 16, 2003

    Door A-Jar

    The Phoenix metal club's line-up isn't quite so metal nowadays

  • Music

    September 11, 2003

    I'm Eighteen!

    He's legal and he's legitimate. Blues prodigy J.D. Simo tells you how he's changed since 13.

  • Film

    February 6, 2003

    Hudson Hawked

    Kate gets the hard sell in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  • Music

    December 19, 2002

    Hokey for the Holidays

    Christmas CDs are as unpredictable as the seasons, but a few find character of their own -- somehow

  • Music

    May 2, 2002

    Chico, The Man

    Jazz drumming great Chico Chism fights to keep his groove

  • Music

    September 20, 2001

    A.C. Cotton

    Half Way Down (A.C. Cotton)

  • Music

    February 1, 2001

    Alive and Kicking

    Despite being entombed in the recent PBS series, Gumbo shows why jazz is very much alive and well with a fine batch of new releases

  • Music

    August 24, 2000

    I Want My MP3

    Haggis hits the top of the charts, sort of

  • Music

    June 22, 2000

    Various artists

    Exxxile on Main St. (Triple X Records)

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2000

    Shades of Gray

    Exxxile on Main St. (Triple X Records)

  • Music

    December 9, 1999

    Molten Wax

    Exxxile on Main St. (Triple X Records)

  • Music

    September 9, 1999

    Living the Blues

    Local blues crusader Bob Corritore turns his boyhood dreams into reality

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    Molten Wax

    Local blues crusader Bob Corritore turns his boyhood dreams into reality

  • Music

    August 5, 1999

    Recordings

    Local blues crusader Bob Corritore turns his boyhood dreams into reality

  • Music

    June 24, 1999

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    Rhythm Room honcho Bob Corritore inks a deal with roots-music heavyweight Hightone Records

  • Calendar

    May 20, 1999

    Chico Is the Man

    Rhythm Room honcho Bob Corritore inks a deal with roots-music heavyweight Hightone Records

  • Film

    February 12, 1998

    Harmonica Convergence

    Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

  • Music

    December 25, 1997

    Recordings

    Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

  • Music

    August 28, 1997

    Recordings

    Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

  • Music

    March 13, 1997

    Late Bomber

    Ronnie Dawson was a Dallas rockabilly sensation in 1958, but it took another 30 years for him to find the spotlight

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    Recordings

    Ronnie Dawson was a Dallas rockabilly sensation in 1958, but it took another 30 years for him to find the spotlight

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Here's a Letter to the Big 5 Click:

    Ronnie Dawson was a Dallas rockabilly sensation in 1958, but it took another 30 years for him to find the spotlight

  • Calendar

    November 2, 1995

    Pic Hits for the week

    Ronnie Dawson was a Dallas rockabilly sensation in 1958, but it took another 30 years for him to find the spotlight

  • Music

    February 2, 1994

    YOU DON'Y KNOW DIDDLEY

    BO CAME UP WITH THE BEAT, BUT HE DIDN'T GET THE BUCKS. NOW HE'S GOT A DREAM.

  • Music

    December 22, 1993

    SAME AS IT EVER WAS ABOUT TO START THEIR THIRD DECADE TOGETHER, THE RAMONES ARE OLDER AND WISER, BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE

    BO CAME UP WITH THE BEAT, BUT HE DIDN'T GET THE BUCKS. NOW HE'S GOT A DREAM.

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