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David Tyda, What Are You Listening To?

David Tyda Tyda is the owner of EATERAZ.com, Arizona BBQ Festival and Arizona Taco Festival. He invites you to Flavors of the West Sunday, Feburary 17. 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 know it's not m ... More >>

Mav of Sol Camp and Zig Zag of NB Ridaz Bring Hip-Hop to Mesa's Goat Head Saloon

See also: Turnt Up Thursdays and So Fly Fridays Take Over 27th Ave Bar & Grill See also: DJ John Blaze and PhoenixHipHop.net Team for New MixtapeLatinos in hip-hop is no new thing: Rappers like Mellow Man Ace, Kid Frost, Cypress Hill, and Arizona's own MC Magic have been in the mix since the late '8 ... More >>

Metal Tuesday: Confessions of a Groupie (Well, Sort Of)

Editor's note: We normally run Metal Mondays on, well, Monday, but took yesterday off in honor of Memorial Day. So please enjoy today's "Metal Monday" column, by our resident rock 'n' roll lady Lauren Wise, one day later than usual. Groupies have always fascinated me. They look like supermodels, ... More >>

15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20

You never say an unkind word about the time. It's that time of year again. We hope you're stocked up on all of your supplies, namely munchies before you begin your 4/20 shenanigans. Whether you're lighting up at home or going to a party, we've got you covered with 15 songs about marijuana or gettin ... More >>

Mathmadix Get Sexy and Discuss Tupac's Hologram Ghost

School is almost out for summer but for the Mathmadix crew, class will still be in session when their long-awaited album, In a Class of our Own, finally drops on April 20. "We've been trying to drop this album for a couple years now and it's been difficult because of real-life-stuff, you know," ra ... More >>

Weekend: B-Real of Cypress Hill, Loyal Wife, Heartless Bastards, Switch, George & Dragon 17th Anniversary Party

Earlier this week we remarked on the longevity of Grand Ave art-space the Trunk Space, which is celebrating eight years of DIY operation next week. Well, here's something to consider: This week, The George & Dragon pub, which has hosted many a punk rock show in its day, turns 17. That's only one yea ... More >>

Favorite Spring Break Music Performances

It's Spring Break 2012 time, suckahs! A time for all that overrated hanging out on a boat stuff, drinking until you're blackout drunk and hooking up with pasty-wearing hard-bodied strangers. Even though MTV dropped their "music television" moniker, they are still synonymous with the college-aged ho ... More >>

Cypress Hill's B-Real Coming Back to Arizona?

It's been a minute since we've mentioned Cypress Hill and Arizona in the same sentence. The last time we were on talking terms was back on April 22, 2010, the day before SB1070 passed. The puff, puff, pass rappers performed at the Martini Ranch in Scottsdale that night, but no sooner had the ink dri ... More >>

Five Movies Outshined By Their Soundtracks

​It's impossible to not hate almost everything about Twilight. The books changed what "vampire" means to an entire generation. Now, it's less about being an undead monster than it is about misunderstood hunks with sparkly pale skin. Then, the movies went on to solidify the idea that as long a ... More >>

Fact-Checking The Sound Strike's Claims About the Arizona Boycott

​The Sound Strike, the musical boycott of Arizona organized last year in the wake of a controversial immigration law, is crowing about its success. The boycott is lead by former Rage Against The Machine singer Zach de la Rocha. It persists even though SB 1070 -- like an "eerily similar" measure p ... More >>

Top 10 Weed Raps Of All Time (With Video)

In a few months,Snoop showing some love for AZ with a Cardinals hat and a blunt.​ medical marijuana will be legally available in the state of Arizona.Come spring, Proposition 203 will go into effect and a new era will begin -- one where many, many sick people will receive the remedy that thei ... More >>

Los Lobos Latest Act to Cancel Show and Boycott Arizona

Drew ReynoldsLos Lobos, "The Wolves" ditch their Talking Stick show, scheduled for June 10Arizona could have one killer rock concert, on par with Coachella, if all the bands who're cancelling Cactus Country gigs or boycotting the state due to SB 1070 were to participate.The East L.A. Chicano rock ba ... More >>

What's Selling: Zia Records Phoenix

​The kids who shop at Zia in Phoenix always manage to do a pretty good job of keeping on top of the latest hip hop and metal trends with a healthy dose of indie rock peppered in. This week is no exception. The Deftones top off their weekly charts, E-40 and Cypress Hill stay on the list while The N ... More >>

Arizonans Shouldn't Worry About Bands Threatening to Boycott Our State; We Should Worry About Bands That Will Quietly Do So

Rapper Pitbull Cancels Phoenix Show In Protest Over SB 1070

Pitbull, sinking his teeth into SB 1070Cuban-American rapper Armando "Pitbull" Perez is taking a bite out of Arizona over the state's "papers please" legislation by canceling a stop in Phoenix  at the Celebrity Theatre as part of his "Mr. Worldwide's Carnival" tour.The popular rapper, perhaps b ... More >>

Cypress Hill and Tom Morello: "Rise Up"

​ Song: Cypress Hill and Tom Morello, "Rise Up"Context: Cypress Hill becomes the latest group to punish Arizona for SB 1070. Cypress Hill feat. Tom Morello - Rise Up

Cypress Hill Cancels Tucson Show in Protest of SB 1070 (UPDATE)

​Sorry, folks: There will be no hits from the bong in Tucson. Latino rappers Cypress Hill posted an announcement on their website saying they will cancel an upcoming show at Tucson's Rialto Theatre because of the law, which requires Arizona law enforcement officers to ask suspected illegal immigra ... More >>

May 10 In Blogs: SB 1070, Cypress Hill, Calabria Italian Kitchen, and Fireworks

​​​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: 9500 Liberty a Must-See for Those Concerned by SB 1070 Joe Arpaio Arrested Elvis ... More >>

MGMT, Manchester Orchestra, Roky Erickson and Other Top Sellers at Local Record Stores

Who would've thunk that this guy would outsell Coheed and Cambria at the Tempe Zia?​Here's a look at what's selling this week at local record stores.MGMT's Congratulations holds steady with several number one spots, Record Store Day exclusives manage to still be selling well, especially at Revolve ... More >>

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Musical Instrument Museum Opens, The Sand Rubies' Bad Luck, and Bad Jazz Singers in This Week's Issue

Just one of the pieces on display at the Music Instrument Museum in Phoenix.​This week's music feature gives you the skinny on Phoenix's new Musical Instrument Museum, which opens this weekend. You know you're curious about how instruments from all 195 countries were obtained. And why they're in P ... More >>

Incoming: Blitzen Trapper, Cypress Hill, Passafire, Annuals

​It's going to be hard to top last week's announcement that Justin Bieber will be playing Glendale this July. But we must move on, and move on we shall. That's where Portland's Blitzen Trapper comes into play. The noted indie/folk band will play The Clubhouse this June in a fantastic bit of news f ... More >>

Woodstock '94 Started 15 Years Ago Today

Fifteen years ago today, Generation X arguably reached it's zenith, as Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York.Upstate locals 3 kicked things off on a Friday that also saw Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Ice T, Live and The Violent Femmes. Tomorrow, August 13, was when the big guns of the day c ... More >>

Rolling Stoners

Bone Thugs, Cypress Hill alums offer toke-friendly grooves

Method Man and Redman

Future Shock: Burt Bacharach, Melvins, Todd Rundgren, and more

Call It A Comeback: Cousins Of The Wize

Pretty Girls Make Saves

Indie rock teams up with a baseball video game. No, really

Digable Planets

Back like dat

Z King Is Back

Catching up with DJ Z-Trip

Hodgie Podge

Imation dances to a World Beat

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Till Death Do Us Part (Columbia)

Sweet and Lowdown

This show definately has more bounce to the ounce

No Rave Review

A new federal law aimed at raves may put promoters of all music on the defensive

Molotov

Mexican quartet makes its Marquee

Westside Rising

Ice Cube and his Westside Connection pals semi-reunite -- and give hope to gangsta rap fans

Gone Hollywood

Turntable virtuoso Z-Trip returns to the desert in triumph

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Stoned Raiders (Columbia)

Gotta Have the Phunk

Valley rap-rock pioneers return with a new record

Deftones

White Pony
(Maverick)

Party Favors

KPTY finds room for novelty in the Top 40 format

Poetic Justice

After a decade on hip-hop's front lines, Gang Starr is finally reaping the rewards

Calendar for the week

Pick Up Your Microphones

Blunt talk on the Smokin' Grooves Tour with the Fugees, Spearhead and A Tribe Called Quest

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

B-Real: Vato Loco

Survey Says...

New Times critics look back on the "oohs" and the "ughs" of pop music '95 (results tabulated from individual critics' lists and comments)

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

WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT DOPE?

HIP-HOP IS GOING TO POT. LITERALLY.

STRAIGHT OUTTA SCOTTSDALEBORN IN THE 'BURBS, HIP-HOP NEWCOMERS BROTHERS GRIMM ARE A LIVING FAIRY TALE