Chuck Berry

Rampage Fest ft. Nü Sensae, White Lung, Allah-Las, and More, Sail Inn

Rampage Fest, ft. Dune Rats, Wax Idols, Nü Sensae, Allah-Las, and More @ Sail Inn|3/8/13The platter of varying delights that is Rampage Fest, a collection of SxSW-bound bands passing through the desert, offered a taste of beach-crashed pop-punk, sonically loyal garage rock, and blistering hardcore. ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week in Metro Phoenix

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Kristy Aguirre, What Are You Listening To?

Kristy Aguirre Aguirre is the booker/promoter for Tickle Your Bone Comedy at Brigett's Last Laugh, Tuesday's at 8 p.m. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I'm without a vehicle at the moment, but when I did ... More >>

Nick Lowe on Crafting "Swinging" Pop in His 60s

Nick Lowe has worn more than a couple stylistic hats in his over 40 years as a songwriter, performer, and producer. He played ambling country rock with Brinsley Schwarz, ushered in pub rock, punk, and new wave with solo records and production for Stiff Records, and eased into a remarkable career as ... More >>

Will.i.am's Mars-Blasted Single is a Great Idea

See also: NASA's Curiosity Rover: Here's the Hi-Res, 360 Degree View of Mars See also: Our 10 Favorite Martian Songs in Honor of Curiosity My faith in humanity reached a new high when headlines concerning the Curiosity Rover flooded Facebook and Twitter. Were people really interested in science agai ... More >>

Jazz on a Summer's Day Screening at SMoCA Lounge

See also: American Artifact, FilmBar, 7/30/12 See also: See Alice Cooper's Dark Shadows Costume at the Musical Instrument Museum Make no mistake about it: Jazz was once dangerous. Jazz was once the music of the youth, a force as divisive as rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, EDM, and whatever is coming next. ... More >>

"B. Goode" Michael J. Fox

​This past Saturday Michael J.Fox, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease, held his annual charity benefit, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's. While at the New York fundraiser, Fox busted out a guitar and reenacted the popular scene from 1985's Back To The Future where Marty ... More >>

River Jones, What Are You Listening To?

River Jones​River Jones Jones is the owner of local record label River Jones Music. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Growing up, I listened to KDKB, KUPD, KEDJ, and KUKQ. Now, I am always streaming music 24/7. But, in the car I liste ... More >>

Nick Lowe's Labour of Lust Reissued At Last

Yep Roc Records​The wait has been cruel -- it's been two-years-plus since we reviewed Jesus of Cool, Nick Lowe's first solo album and the debut of a long overdue reissue series of the singer-songwriter's catalog -- but the re-release of Labour of Lust, Lowe's second solo outing, is kind. Out ... More >>

Bob Marley's Last Recorded Concert Released

Universal Music​To paraphrase what John Lennon said of Chuck Berry and apply it to Bob Marley's impact on his chosen musical genre, one could easily opine: "If you tried to give reggae another name, you might call it 'Bob Marley.'" Approaching the 30th anniversary of the Legend's death on Ma ... More >>

Ladies & Gentlemen The Rolling Stones Released On DVD and Blu-Ray For First Time

Eagle Rock Entertainment​Released last month to theaters across the country for a special one-night-only screening, legendary concert film Ladies & Gentlemen The Rolling Stones is now available for home viewing on its first authorized release on Blu-Ray and DVD. Just another Rolling Stones c ... More >>

Cheap Trick's "Hello There" and Other Songs Perfect for Rock Band and Guitar Hero

Cheap Trick's "Hello There" and Other Songs Perfect for Rock Band and Guitar Hero

The Eagles at US Airways Center: They Can Still Sing the Hits

Luke HolwerdaThe Eagles long after hell froze over in Phoenix.​"We should just close our eyes, and maybe they'll sound the same," she says about The Eagles, the band we're headed to see.  I'm sitting next to her in our crowded light-rail car. She smells of strong perfume, too strong, but her ... More >>

In The Heart Is a Drum Machine, Filmmakers Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke Ask the Ultimate Musical Question

Ike Turner: An Obituary

King Khan and BBQ Show @ the Ruby Room, Monday, November 12

From Russia With Love

Spektor can melt our pot any time

Joe Strummer Revisited

Two long-lost reissues shed new light on a punk icon

Stray Cat Strut

Psychobillies may be old school, but they ain't all old. Kreme checks out the Desperados at Fat Cats.

Log Jam

Former Doo Ragger and one-man band Bob Log III plays with himself. But he really gets off on seeing others share his spotlight.

I'm Eighteen!

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

You, Spy

Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

Chairmen of the Board

Bad-boy skaters perpetuate their own myth in Dogtown and Z-Boys

Vinyl Fetish

Scratch reveals the power of two turntables, minus the microphone

Dark Horse

Though defined by the Beatles, George Harrison's greatest musical breakthroughs were very much his own

The Have Nots

Amid a spate of new activity, John Doe looks back at the napalm-and-velvet explosion that was X

Richmond Sluts

Richmond Sluts (Disaster/Bomp Records)

Candy Cane Mutiny

Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

David Bowie

Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Sessions '68-'72 (Virgin Records)

"You Are Growing Retro..."

Hypno-Twists transcend the Curse

Cosmic Stew

Gumbo finds some eerie connections in the latest jazz, blues and heritage releases

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

Hooked on Phonics

Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics echo the happy days of '50s rock

A Glitch in Time Saves None

Where were you when the lights didn't go out? All the dangers of Celebration 2000 that Phoenix shut-ins sat out.

Recordings

Dolls House

Sylvain Sylvain pays tribute to three fallen former bandmates on his new album

Mystery Men

Face it, you don't really know what the Everly Brothers have been doing all these years, do you, Bird Dog?

Kramer vs. Kramer

MC5 founder Wayne Kramer constantly competes with his revolutionary past and can still kick out the jams

Well Respected Man

With The Storyteller, Ray Davies finds a new way for rock to age gracefully

Message in a Bottle

The Refreshments take a cautious step toward maturity with their new album

Slow Gin Fizz

Recordings

Who Can It Be Now?

Will Silverchair's platinum success yield a golden opportunity for a slew of Aussie imports?

ANNIE HAD A CO-WORKER

HANK BALLARD BROUGHT ROCK 'N' SEX OUT OF THE DARK AGES AND INTO THE HALL OF FAME. OH, YEAH, AND HE INVENTED THE TWIST!

CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGEWELL, MAYBE NOT WRECKAGE, BUT DAVE EDMUNDS IS BACK ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS

YOU DON'Y KNOW DIDDLEY

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

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

FUNK, BY GEORGEHERE'S ONE CLINTON WHO WON'T BE CONFUSED AS A HALF-BROTHER OF BILL

RODGERS' MUD

EX-BAD COMPANY VOCALIST HAS A FINE ROCK DISC AND TOUR' BUT THEY COULD GIVE PURISTS THE BLUES