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Nicki Escudero, What Are You Listening To?

Alas, after 3 years of asking Valley dwellers what their favorite musical tastes are, What Are You Listening To? is coming to an end. Today, Up on the Sun has been gracious enough to feature my own tastes as the farewell blog, and after week after week of putting this blog together, I couldn't be mo ... 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 >>

Is Heavy Metal For Easy Girls?

I know it sounds weird, but I've always been a fan of Men's Health magazine. But in a recent issue, the magazine featured an article about updating sex playlists from such old cliches, like substituting Air's Talkie Walkie in for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. This article linked back to one t ... More >>

Culture Jam @ The Roxy Lounge

Adele Won and Nicki Minaj Creeped; We Recap the Grammys

​If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a downright weird and horrible showing from Nicki Minaj. Host LL Cool J opened up with a prayer for Whitne ... More >>

What's Selling: Hoodlums Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

​Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. It's been 13 years since neighborhood music store Hoodlums made their first sale. Last week we caught up with owner Steve W ... More >>

Halloween Otoacoustic Emissions at St. Augustine's Church in Tempe

​Otoacoustic Emmission at St. Augustine's Church in Tempe Monday, October 31, 2011 According to the Billboard Contemporary Christian Music charts, "Courageous," by the Georgia-based band Casting Crowns, is the most popular Christian song in America. The song is a lot of things: vaguely arena ... More >>

Pharrell Launches Liqueur For Working Women

Pharrell Williams has concocte​d a liqueur for working women, according to Paste.N.E.R.D. frontman Pharrell is releasing Qream, which he says was "created for contemporary women who work hard and want to relax with friends at the end of the day."One of the aspects of Qream that ladies will like th ... More >>

Ten Strange Names Rock Stars Gave Their Kids

Wikimedia CommonsMama, don't let your babies grow up to be Bronxes -- or Diezels or Moon Units.​On Monday night, singer Jewel and her husband, Ty Murray, had their first child, a boy they named Kase Townes Murray. And while "Kase Townes" isn't that bizarre of a name, it's not as traditional as say ... More >>

Incubus, If Not Now, When?

​Incubus fans expecting the band's popular brand of guitar rock are in for a shock with the group's seventh album, If Not Now, When?, released today. Listening to all twelve of the slow, concise power ballads here, one might even start to think they were listening to a Coldplay album.Well, guitari ... More >>

U.K. Buzz Band A Silent Film Relocates to Phoenix

A Silent Film​It's logical for a band from the U.K. that's been compared to Coldplay and Snow Patrol and received more than a thousand spins for their first single on Sirius-XM's Alt Nation channel to move to the U.S. seeking stateside success. But Phoenix seems like an unlikely relocation choice ... More >>

T-Pain Parts Ways With Auto-Tune, Does the World a Favor

​The world is now a better place thanks to T-Pain. He recently declared that he has sworn off using auto-tune, according to Prefix.He better keep his promise! If he doesn't, Jay-Z will have something to say about it. Along with his new vow to do away with auto-tune came the unfortunate introductio ... More >>

Lollapalooza Unveils Lineup: Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse

​Lollapalooza has revealed an absolutely killer lineup for its 20th-anniversary show, according to Consequence of Sound.Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, and Muse are at the top of this summer's impressive bill. Other big names scheduled to perform include My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, A Perfect Circ ... More >>

Biffy Clyro @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

Gwyneth Paltrow May Be Signed to Atlantic Records For Country Album

​Renowned actress Gwyneth Paltrow is negotiating a record deal with Atlantic Records, according to Monsters and Critics.The label is in talks with Paltrow to make a country pop album. After all, she seems to be a hot reborn star in the performance market right now, having recently made appearances ... More >>

Stars Performed For Qaddafi's Family

​Usher, Mariah Carey and Beyonce are among some of the artists that have been performing for the family of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, according to Rolling Stone.Qaddafi's sons Muatassim and Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi hired the afformentioned artists for their consecutive New Year's parties. M ... More >>

Drake Collaborating With Florence and the Machine (VIDEO)

​Young Money rapper Drake and Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine are set to collaborate, according to Spinner.Who's Florence Welch, you ask? She's the singer in the band that sang that hit "The Dog Days Are Over." You know, the one in the overplayed commercials for the film Eat, Pray, Love ... More >>

Coldplay Rings in the Holidays With a New Christmas Song (VIDEO)

​Coldplay is back with a new Christmas single, according to Consequence of Sound.The band is prepping for a busy and exciting 2011, having just announced a handful of European festival dates in which they will take a headlining slot. Leading up to the new year, Chris Martin is bringing his band ba ... More >>

Courtney Love Sued: Hole Frontwoman (and Certified Hot Mess) in Court Over Borrowed Jewelry

Courtney Love, looking gross as usual.​Courtney Love has been sued over $114,000 worth of gems that she borrowed from a jeweler and never gave back, according to Star Pulse.She has given back one of the items of jewelery that she borrowed back in September but has yet to give back the rest. Well, ... More >>

OK Go FTW With Toasty New Viral Video

​OK Go is back with a brand new soon-to-be-viral video, according to SPIN.The video for the new song, entitled "Last Leaf," shows that the band has gone in a new direction with their visuals. Rather than another video that showcases the Rube Goldberg Machine (which was shot 89 times), a treadmill ... More >>

YouTube Begins Live Streaming Trial

​YouTube has announced it's in a testing period for live streaming, according to TechCrunch.Today and tomorrow only, YouTube will partner with a group of companies to make a live broadcast schedule. Unfortunately the feature will be removed from the site once the trial is over, so be sure not to m ... More >>

Six Reasons Fox's Glee Is Infuriating

At least he's not rapping​The recent news that Fox's hit high school music-drama Glee will use some of Coldplay's music for future episodes made me honestly wonder what planet the show's producers live on.Now, I am not just some curmudgeonly young man who has never watched the show and who ha ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Santarchy, Joe Strummer, and Roller Girls

Jonathan McNamaraThe annual Santarchy affair will fill the streets of Scottsdale with kooky Kris Kringle clones on Saturday.​When Clement Clarke Moore first penned The Night Before Christmas in 1823 (and thus, gave birth to many of the conceptions associated with Jolly Old Saint Nick), the Victori ... More >>

You Asked For It: Broken Poets

​Band: Broken Poets Record: Everything In Nature Basics: An indie duo that recently re-tooled their sound to emphasize Tom McDonald's deep, brooding voice, the Poets have a the same vibe you'll find in the slowest Death Cab for Cutie songs. Though they at times sound a lot like the standard alt-ro ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Frat Games, Free Shows, and Freaky Movies

Kyle Cesmat Safe Haven is scheduled to perform tonight at Club Mardi Gras.Dear College Students of the Valley, Welcome back from your summertime hiatus. Your absence was particularly missed by local bar and club owners, as was your supply of disposable income. A few things are different sinc ... More >>

Ten Dollar Outfit

And that's a lot of jam

Live Nation Gives Concert Fans Something to Sing About With "No Service Fee Wednesdays"

Live Nation wants to help you save money in this trying economy. The concert promoter will eliminate its service fees on more than five million lawn seats and hundreds of concerts throughout North America beginning Wednesday, June 3 for a 24 hour event.No Service Fee Wednesdays will kick off June 3, ... More >>

Billy Joel and Elton John Show Lacks Special Moments

Luke Holwerda In 1994, when Billy Joel and Elton John first took the stage together in Philadelphia, it was quite a novelty. Two piano-playing singer-songwriters -- who've each sold more than 100 million records on their own -- together in concert! Wowza!Five tours and 15 years later, the newness is ... More >>

NIN Prove Radiohead was Right: FREE SELLS

Amazon just announced their list of the Bestselling Albums of 2008 on their MP3 digital service. At first glance you might not think much of the list: Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, 3 Doors Down, Beck, and Radiohead are all near the top of the list. What is remarkable and noteworthy is the #1 sp ... More >>

Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008

The Best Album of 2008? Sorry 'Science,' I Go With Girl Talk

Can an album comprised solely of samples really be an artistic achievement? Honestly, I'm a little bit torn about naming Girl Talk's Feed The Animals the best album of the year. After all, it is a record made up entirely of mashups, so, strictly speaking, there's not a note of new music in this ba ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Dir en Grey, Deerhunter, Night Train and More

Whoa! A little turkey and merriment and next thing you know it feels like months since we were hitting the blogosphere full force with all the music, arts and culture it can handle. We've got a lot to catch up on:  Night Train Up on the Sun is counting down to the Light Rail opening on December 27 ... More >>

Coldplay Singer Chris Martin Is Married to Gwyneth Paltrow, but We Want to Know Who Wears the Pants

Echo & The Bunnymen

The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen: More Songs to Learn and Sing
(Rhino)

Ten Dollar Outfit

And that's a lot of jam

Jonezetta

Mississippi mod

Mat Kearney

Holy crossover

Pop Rocks

Ten albums that'll snap and fizz in your ear buds all winter long

Coldplay

Easy listening

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

Last week's chartbusters

Street Music

Videos lay down soundtrack for the skateboard generation

Coldplay

X&Y
(Capitol)

Mixing It Up

Variety is the spice of Coachella

Next Wave

The Wonder Stuff is back, with one finger raised for the Britpop it spawned

Wassup with Valley musicians

Snow Patrol

A K.O. from the U.K.

Elbow

Cast of Thousands (V2)

Starsailor
Silence Is Easy (Capitol)

Kinky

Brash pop from a motley crew

Hilary Duff

Metamorphosis (Buena Vista/Hollywood)

Made With Love

Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't