Bob Seger

Meet Mexican Summer's Jess Rotter, Whose Art You've Probably Already Enjoyed

By Michael Alan Goldberg Jess Rotter truly racked up the frequent flyer miles this year. The long-time in-house publicist and marketing wiz for Brooklyn-based indie record label Mexican Summer practically lived in airplanes, repeatedly jetting out west and back to handle her duties repping Best Coa ... More >>

Why Is There So Much Indie Rock on Television?

By Dave Good It's hard not to notice: Indie bands seemingly soundtrack just about every sitcom, film and television commercial today. But why? Influential music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas swears it's not just about cheap labor. "It's far more of a creative decision than a monetary one," she say ... More >>

Vattnet Viskar Describe Their Sound as "An Obnoxiously Loud Coldplay" to People Who Don't Get It

Since 2010 New Hampshire-bred metal band Vattnet Viskar has adroitly melded all sorts of metal: sludge, atmospheric, black, and the mixtures has impressed crowds in dark, dingy venues all over the country. Two EPs deep and their debut full-length album in the works through Century Media Records, V ... More >>

Ryan Gaumont, What Are You Listening To?

Ryan Gaumont Gaumont is a member of local sketch comedy troupe Bully Mammoth and is a stand-up comedian. See him perform at Stand Up Scottsdale! in Scottsdale this Friday, August 31 at 9 p.m. For more details, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would ... More >>

Joleen Lunzer, What Are You Listening To?

​Joleen LunzerThe stand-up comedian headlines the Tempe Improv Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I recently found a station that plays hip hop/R&B from the 90's and early 2000's, 101.1 FM. I also ... More >>

Twin Peaks "Breastaurant" Opens in Scottsdale, and We're There for the Scenery, Er, Food

Photo by William WestfallTwin Peaks in Scottsdale opened on Wednesday.​I am a man, and as a fairly typical representative of my gender I enjoy certain things. A large glass of beer. Sports games on high definition TVs. And, of course, breasts, both of the edible chicken and ogle-worthy human va ... More >>

The Maine: With Pioneer, the Mesa Rockers Step Away From Warner Bros.

Metallica Should Collaborate With These Five Old White Guys Next

​Are you ready for some new Metallica? You bet you are, because while plenty have made valiant and noble attempts to enjoy it, Lulu, the band's collaboration with rock 'n' roll animal/poet Lou Reed was a tough one to get through. You can't fault the band's ambition, and it is cool to imagine 14- ... More >>

Top 5 Shows to Catch This Weekend: Bob Seger, Packrat, Blues Christmas Eve, Z-Trip, Valley Fever (And Jimmy Eat Word)

​You excited to see hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World on the night before the night before Christmas?Well you better have grabbed tickets quick, because the Wooden Blue Records Reunion Show, featuring a classic Phoenix lineup of Haskel, Aquanaut Drinks Coffee, Halema'uma'a, and Jimmy Eat World, is o ... More >>

Bob Seger @ US Airways Center

Ghost of Eastside Records, Courtney Marie Andrews, Guns N' Roses, and More in This Week's Issue

Benjamin Leatherman​I finally made it into The Ghost of Eastside Records last night, and it was awesome. A little hard to find, sure (someone yank that "Records" sign from Smoke Shop Records, er, Headquarters and hang it up at the new spot), but worth the search. What it lacks in size (and nat ... More >>

Sound Off: DJ Dana on Courtney Marie Andrews, Source Victoria, and Sun Ghost

Clockwise from top left: DJ Dana, Courtney Marie Andrews, Sun Ghost, Source Victoria ​Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If yo ... More >>

15 Favorite Songs Tonight at Crescent Ballroom

​Stinkweeds dude and bassist-about-town Dario Miranda already illustrated the difficulties surrounding those foolish enough to accept Stateside Presents' invitation to DJ our 15 Favorite Songs tonight at Crescent Ballroom, so I hope you don't mind if I skip the bitching about how hard it is it ... More >>

Metal Goes Pop: Five Examples of Doing It Right

​Yesterday our compatriots at Country Grind announced that heavy rockers Torche and Part Chimp will team for upcoming Chunklet-issued 12-inch record that finds Torche covering legendary lo-fi rockers Guided By Voices. Torche have always been a metal band unafraid to embrace big pop sounds, and th ... More >>

Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, and The Walkmen at Comerica Theatre, 9-15-11 (With Video)

Maria VassettBon Iver​Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, and The Walkmen Comerica Theatre Thursday, September 15, 2011 It feels like I've been discussing the term "indie" with a lot of people lately. Last week's Foster the People show spurred a lot of the conversation, which basically boils down to this: ... More >>

Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, 8-5-11

Maria Vassett​Kid Rock and Sheryl CrowAshley Furniture HomeStore PavilionFriday, August 5On paper, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow come off like a study in contrasts, some sort of "beauty and the beast" proposition. Crow has always been easy to like -- or at least hard to actively dislike. Her '90s hits ... More >>

Lax Phoenix Recordkeeping Allows City Officials to Enjoy Lavish Off-the-Book Perks

Phoenix Councilman Claude Mattox, Other Public Officials Enjoying Concerts, Suns Games in Arena Suite; Incomplete Records Mask How Often

Public officials living the suite life at the U.S. Airways Center.​Phoenix officials have not kept track of who's been kicking back in the city-owned suite at the U.S. Airways Center watching Phoenix Suns games or rocking out to legends like Elton John. But they're supposed to, according to their ... More >>

Rihanna Gets Her Material Banned in 11 Countries

​Barbadian pop star Rihanna's music video for her song "S&M" has taken things too fa according to censorship guidelines and MTV News.Eleven countries, and possibly more to come, have already restricted any airplay on television. Even BBC 1 radio refuses to play Rihanna's song during most hours ... More >>

America Frowns Upon and Censors Elton John's Family Photo

​Us Weekly published a picture of Elton John and his family on their cover, and America wasn't having any of it, according to Spinner.Some states have been shielding the cover of that issue similarly to what is done with pornographic magazines as a result of a slew of customer complaints. The phot ... More >>

Bob Seger's "Like A Rock" - The Most Unintentionally Pathetic Song of All Time?

Bob Seger: A Pathetic Bastard.​It's the fourth day of 2011, which means many of you are probably close to giving up your New Year's resolution.Need a little inspiration? A few good reasons to buckle down, hit the gym, stick to your principles and/or work harder?Give Bob Seger's "Like A Rock" a lis ... More >>

Jan. 4 In Blogs: Andrei Cherny, Cathy Rankin, Bob Seger, Chris Bianco, and a Jewelry Heist

​​​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:

GZA Heads to Gammage Auditorium for “Civil Disobedience WU”

Rasta Redmon: Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Brings Redemption Songs to the Desert

Jimmy Buffett Killed Vacationing

Rock Band 2 Outrocks Guitar Hero: World Tour

Bob Seger

Face the Promise
(Capitol)

Back Country

Original spin

Jelts and Idolize

Tomorrow's Last Try
(Earsweat Records)

Kid Rock

Ninth mile

Trailer Mix

"Trash" is Pumphouse's treasure

Famous and Tired

Pop stars complain about their jobs like everyone else. Here's what's happened when some of their gripes have actually made it to tape.

Life Is Messy

Rodney Crowell chases old ghosts down to Houston

Flanagan's Wake

VH1 vice president's novel about the music business mourns an era just since passed

Paul Revere and the Raiders

>Midnight Ride
Goin' to Memphis
Hard 'N' Heavy (with marshmallow)
Alias Pink Puzz
(Sundazed)

We Be Clubbin'

Young alternative rockers are spending more and more downtime playing golf. How the hell did that happen?

Replica for a Heavyweight

Will EMI's remastering of 11 classic albums with the original packaging on CD and 180-gram vinyl make you buy your favorite records one more (last?) time?

The Last Pitcher Show

Kevin Costner conquers the mound in For Love of the Game

Brewski & Such

The Good Foot

A survey of recent soul, blues, R&B and roots reissues

KISS IN OUR TIME

THE WORLD'S GREATEST-- OR DUMBEST-- ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND REFUSES TO DIE. PUCKER UP, BUTTERCUP.

READ DOWN, THEN LISTEN UP MORE FROM THE BOTTOMLESS CD PIT

THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE STEREOANOTHER MONTH'S WORTH OF REVIEWS, JUST FOR YOU

HERE COMES TROUBLE

HE'S TRASHED BILLY RAY CYRUS. AND HE WON'T WEAR A BLACK HAT. TRAVIS TRITT'S PUT THE "OUT THERE" BACK INTO "OUTLAW."

BACK FROM PLANET XLOS ANGELES' MOST INFLUENTIAL PUNK-ROCK EXLORERS HAVE RETURNED, SEEKING CASH

GROWING AGAINST THE GRAINONCE ONLY A SIDEMAN, RODNEY CROWELL IS CLEAN, SINGLE AND SUCCESSFUL