Chelsea Handler

Believe: Human Rights Campaign Arizona Gala Dinner feat. Chelsea Handler

Girl Behaving Badly

Standup’s latest superstar emerges full-blown. Sort of.

Chelsea Handler's Pals, Chris Franjola and Sarah Colonna, Perform in Tempe

  Sarah Colonna​While Phoenix vodka lovers are celebrating Chelsea Handler's upcoming appearance Thursday, March 11 at Dodge Theatre, a few of her writers from her late-night comedy talk show, Chelsea Lately, are also coming to the Valley. Next Saturday, March 20, stand-up comics, write ... More >>

Funny Girl

Chelsea Handler cracks up Phoenix

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 3/18 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What are the 12 guys from N.W.A's first album doing now? Why does Tucson have such great pre-SxSW concerts while ... More >>

The White Stripes Concert Movie, Limbeck, Civet, and More

​Still bitter about the fact that the White Striped snubbed Phoenix on their last nationwide tour? Then it's probably a good idea if you avoid watching their new documentary/concert film Under Great White Northern Lights.The flick (which is a visual compliment to a live album of the same name ... More >>

Yukks at Yucca

​Still bitter about the fact that the White Striped snubbed Phoenix on their last nationwide tour? Then it's probably a good idea if you avoid watching their new documentary/concert film Under Great White Northern Lights.The flick (which is a visual compliment to a live album of the same name ... More >>

The MTV Video Music Awards Get Worse Every Year

​MTV's annual Video Music Awards have been working their way steadily downhill for a few years now.This year's show was pretty damn near the bottom of the slope, one would hope. The 2010 iteration included predictable performances, a lack of pans to stars in the crowd, and a lack of award winners ... More >>

Jo Koy

He's here - and he's oh, so not queer

Incoming: Arcade Fire, Talib Kweli, Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe, John Vanderslice, Loudness

Loudness​There's lots of big name acts in this week's just announced shows as the always-busy spring slate of shows are finally being announced. The huge Arcade Fire show was gleefully announced last Friday by Martin Cizmar, so I really need not write about the recent Album of the Year Grammy winn ... More >>

Hard to Handler

Loudness​There's lots of big name acts in this week's just announced shows as the always-busy spring slate of shows are finally being announced. The huge Arcade Fire show was gleefully announced last Friday by Martin Cizmar, so I really need not write about the recent Album of the Year Grammy winn ... More >>

X Japan Leader Yoshiki Launches Celebrity Auction to Benefit Japan's Earthquake Recovery

Photo by NishiokaYoshiki​To a music fan, there's nothing like having a unique piece of memorabilia from their favorite artist -- for example, an autographed guitar, or maybe the mandolin that Ministry used on three world tours, or Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis' MTV Europe Award. To a ... More >>