Courtney Love

Nerf Herder - Pub Rock, Scottsdale - 4/26/2013

Nerf HerderPub Rock, ScottsdaleApril 26, 2013 What the heck have geek rockers Nerf Herder been up to since their last trip to Phoenix in 2002? It's been a full 11 years since the band co-headlined a show with Guttermouth at Club Rio. At the time, the band's third full-length album, American Cheese, ... More >>

In Bloom

My Band T-Shirt: Classic Concertwear, Pit Stains and All

Plenty of people visit the merch stand at concerts. Some people buy an item with the intent to wear it again and again, and it unexpectedly becomes destined to live on the top shelf of a closet where it won't be seen again for years. Others sport their band merch until it's been sufficiently worn ou ... More >>

STRFKR and Painted Palms at Crescent Ballroom, 1/10/12

Over the years, it's been hard to peg Portland solo project turned electro-pop trio Starfucker as any one thing. Known for wearing women's clothing during live performances, having song titles like "Biggie Smalls" and "Queen Latifah," and changing their band name more times than they've changed thei ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Kings of Leon Really Canceled The Rest of Their Tour

​News of a canceled tour is always upsetting, especially for everyone that bought tickets to the show and was really looking forward to it. This season's bummer tour cancellation comes from Kings of Leon, a band that some people love and others love to hate. There was plenty of speculation over t ... More >>

Courtney Love Allegedly Steals Photographer David LaChapelle's Car

​Right after a rough breakup with her British boyfriend Henry Allsopp, Courtney Love has allegedly stolen photographer David LaChapelle's car, according to Spinner.Love said she was going to pick up director Brett Ratner so she could bring him to LaChapelle's exhibition at the Lever House, but she ... More >>

PBS Website Hacked, Fake Tupac Story Posted

​One of the most awesome, hilarious, ridiculous hacking pranks has gone down. A group of hackers recently got into PBS' web system and posted an unusual story about deceased rapper Tupac Shakur, according to Yahoo News.The hacker group, which calls itself Lulzsec and the Lulz Boat, posted a fake s ... More >>

First Ever Twitter Cover Band Created

​A group called Tw1tterband (@tw1tterband) has become the first Twitter music group, according to Paste.The project began when an Englishman named Richard Newman decided to reach out for singers, musicians and producers via Twitter to make a cover song together in honor of his two year Twitter ann ... More >>

Emelie Autumn @ Nile Theater

Courtney Love FTW; Suing Never Stops

​Courtney Love has gotten herself caught up in a Twitter defamation lawsuit, according to Rolling Stone.The trouble just never seems to end for America's biggest hot mes...I mean Courtney. She's being sued for attacking a fashion designer by the name of Dawn Simorangkir in multiple harsh tweets ba ... More >>

The 8 Most Awesome Music Stories of 2010

​ Despite what you may have concluded from yesterday's list of the stupidest music stories of 2010, this year in music wasn't all that bad.In fact, a funny blog of Photoshopped album covers was created, a concert for dogs was proposed, and musicians exchanged some choice words.As promised, here ar ... 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 >>

Project Pat

'80s rock icon lays it all out in memoir

Absent Akridge

Kurt Cobain Biopic Could Star Scarlett Johansson as Courtney Love

Scarlett Johansson on the left, Courtney Love on the right. You know, in case you couldn't tell them apart.​So apparently, Scarlett Johansson, who, in case you forgot, collaborated with Pete Yorn on a record last year, is a fan of Courtney Love.According to NME, ScarJo likes Love so much she would ... More >>

May 5 In Blogs: Danny Glover, Scarlett Johansson, Boa Bistro, and Steve Miller Band

​​​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: Feathered Bastard: Danny Glover Visits Phoenix to Oppose Arizona Immigration Law; Could Carlos Santan ... More >>

Courtney Love Slammed on Twitter by Ex Billy Corgan

Courtney Love. I think the pic says it all.​So in case you haven't gotten your fill of celebrity gossip with all the Courtney Love/Lily Allen drama, here's a little more Love for you. Apparently Love's former love, Smashing Pumpkins's Billy Corgan has been slamming her 21st century style -- with T ... More >>

SXSW, AZ Derby Dames, Chandler BBQ, and Doughnuts Paired With Beer Over the Weekend

​SXSW: Japan Nite There was no shortage of variety to the musical stylings presented at this year's SXSW Music Conference, but you'd be hard-pressed to find more genres represented at a single showcase outside of Japan Nite at Austin's Elysium venue. Featuring the likes of Omodaka, Okamoto's, ... More >>

Vivian Girls

Girls Power

Van Halen Sues Nike Over Sneaker Color, Kings of Leon Launch Own Label, New Flaming Lips Record Due

Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar's Signature Color Scheme Idolator: Courtney Love Prepares To Crown Herself Miss World One More Time NME: Kings Of Leon launch their own record label Rolling Stone: Flaming Lips' Double Album "Embryonic" Due in the Fall Waved Rumor: Sell music ANYW ... More >>

Old Wives' Tales

Under the covers with rock's old ladies

Latest PHX Dish

New discs from local acts

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Show Your Bones
(Interscope)

Hit Makers

It's amazing what a scuffle can do for a rocker's career

Grind It Out With Pam

Death Pool for Cutie

Everybody's gotta go sometime

Pop Rocks

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

Souse Party

The "Hi, Bob" of rock 'n' roll

Critical Fatwa

For their sins, they will suffer

Letdowns: Bummer, Man

Five artists came with the promise of a new day -- and defused faster than a wet firecracker

Scratching the Surface

The public craves rare Nirvana. Fear not: 'You Know You're Right' is only the beginning.

Foo Fighters

One by One (RCA)

When Online Got Off Base

Or: How Mark Cuban would have and could have saved the music biz

Bang to Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

Celebrity Skin Peel

A one-stop guide to the latest round of pop-star foolishness and bad behavior

Torch Singers

Betty Blowtorch - Are You Man Enough? (Foodchain)

Nirvana: The Day By Day Eyewitness Chronicle

By Carrie Borzillo (Thunder's Mouth Press)

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

Richard Davies

Barbarians (Kindercore)

Laughing Matters

The Bloodhound Gang and Nerf Herder differ drastically in terms of musical style and stage presence, but they share emphasis on the humorous and insulting

Easy Being Green

Fred Green explores new rhythmic permutations on its third album

Love Connection

Why the current, slick Courtney Love actually rings truer than the disheveled baby doll of the past

Manson Family Values

Marilyn Manson saved himself from a life of decadence, and now he thinks he can save rock 'n' roll

Butt Not for Me

Pleasant but forgettable, 200 Cigarettes fails to set screen on fire

Critical Mass

A recap of the releases that made it worthwhile to own a CD player in 1998

Recordings

Love Story

Well-researched book fans the flames of the "Kurt Cobain was murdered" theory

POLARPALOOZAIN WHICH AN ANCHORAGE LAW CLERK GATECRASHES A ROCK FESTIVAL AT THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LARUMORS OF LOLLAPALOOZA'S DEATH ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED