Dave Grohl

Slayer's Jeff Hanneman and 8 Other Metallers Dead Before Their Time

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of cirrhosis on May 2, the same day as the Golden Gods Awards. It was devastating that on a day meant to celebrate the lives of the best musicians in metal, one of those artists was taken from the world of music. It also came as a shock. In fact, by all accounts ... More >>

Mr. P-Body: DJs Have Become Nothing but "Living, Breathing iPods"

Besides the likes of Pete "SuperMix" Salaz, Z-Trip, and Robbie Rob, few cats in the Valley epitomize old-school DJ culture than Stephen Peabody. For more than 16 years, the performer known as Mr. P-Body has worked turntables at practically every major club -- both past and present -- in metro Phoeni ... More >>

Warped Tour's 2013 Line Up Has Been Posted-- And It's Just "Okay"

The Warped Tour lineup was released yesterday afternoon, and while we were (foolishly) hoping that Kevin Lyman would have a change of heart and model the long-running festival after something like Punk Rock Bowling or The Fest, the lineup, unsurprisingly, still caters to Hot Topic tweens. There ar ... More >>

Chelsea Wolfe Writes Her Drone Folk From a "Different Perspective"

Despite cultivating an audience that includes both folk lovers and metalheads, the gorgeously downcast songwriting of Chelsea Wolfe has been mistakenly typecast: The stark cover of Wolfe's feral, cacophonous 2011 album, Apokalypsis, showed a portrait of the California native with whited-out eyes, an ... More >>

Bon Jovi, The Growlers, and Daniel Johnston (Rescheduled) Coming to Phoenix

What is Bon Jovi up to these days? The New Jersey-based band is about to partake in the 12-12-12 fundraiser benefit show to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy alongside Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Eddie Vedder, and Dave Grohl. Jon himself worked ... More >>

Why Arizona?

Since the New Times is moving this column to coincide with the print edition, I thought I'd take a moment to re-introduce myself and give you a peek into why I've resided in Arizona for the past 17 years. It has a little to do with the glowing gray area between synchronicity and fate. By this I mean ... More >>

Jason Hildebrandt, What Are You Listening To?

Jason Hildebrandt Hildebrandt is the executive sous chef for Ocotillo Golf Resort. Meet him Thursday, October 18 at San Tan Brewery for a beer dinner at 6 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? KUPD 97.9-F ... More >>

Tastemaker No. 3

Slash Still Has an Appetite for Destruction

Seven Collaborations Mick Jagger, Arcade Fire, and Foo Fighters Could Take a Hint From

Saturday Night Live is ending its 37th season with a bang. Last week, classic alum Will Ferrell hosted the show, reprising his parody of George W. Bush, and the 100th SNL Digital Short was aired. Things look to get even bang-ier with this Saturday's season finale, featuring Mick Jagger taking the ... More >>

Ted Nugent: We Spoke to Him Right Before That Controversial Obama Rant

See also: Ted Nugent's Still a "Special Deputy" to Sheriff Joe Arpaio (2012) See also: Ted Nugent Talks Guns, Meth, and Hippies Before NRA Convention in Phoenix (2009) Ted Nugent doesn't need much of an introduction. To put it lightly, he's intimidating. It has nothing to do with him being so outsp ... More >>

RE:GENERATION Documentary: Finally Skrillex Teams Up with The Doors

Photo by Brian Nevins​If the Grammy's taught us anything, it's that despite Dave Grohl's apparent objections, electronic dance music, or EDM, has stepped boldly into the spotlight, with artists like Skrillex and Deadmau5 leading the charge toward the mainstream. Director Amir Bar Lev's RE:GENER ... More >>

Muppets and More: Music Movies With Jack Black

http://blog.thaeger.comMuppet look alike: Fozzy Bear and Jack Black​Everybody's favorite friendly gang of puppets are finally coming to a theater near you very soon, just in time for Thanksgiving.Jason Segel and The Muppets are not only bringing you what will probably be an excellent movie but als ... More >>

Matt Pinfield and 120 Minutes Return to MTV Networks this Month

www.mattpinfield.comMatt Pinfield​120 Minutes, the MTV show that broke countless alternative bands from 1986 to 2000, is coming back, this time on MTV2 -- and it will be hosted by the show's original veejay, music geek extraordinaire Matt Pinfield. Pinfield has been one of the most influential a ... More >>

Foo Fighters' "Field Guide to Food": Greatest. Concert. Rider. Ever.

​If you rock successfully enough, you get to create a concert rider, a list of requests or demands set as criteria for a performance. Usually, some jackwad finds it and sends it to The Smoking Gun, who will then publish it -- its readers calling you an asshole or a diva for the "blue M&M's onl ... More >>

Robert Lamm of Chicago Talks Hip-Hop, Cee Lo Green, and American Cancer Society's "Sing With Chicago"

​ At the risk of getting the reputation as that guy who keeps claiming to genuinely like deeply un-hip music, I really dig the first couple Chicago albums. The band's fusion of jazz, classical, soul, and rock & roll was very indicative of their time, the late '60s, when rock music was branchin ... More >>

Is Eric Nally's Theory on Musicians as Mythical Creatures Valid?

​Foxy Shazam front man Eric Nally made a very interesting point about the private lives of rock stars when I spoke to him last week. He brought up the factor of their ambiguity and how they were considered to be characters that all their fans wanted to know everything about even though they were n ... More >>

Mike Watt + the Missingmen

Nick Oliveri

Nick Oliveri

A.A. Bondy

Top 10 Albums of 2009: Mike R. Meyer

Up on the Sun is counting down the days until the unveiling of music editor Martin Cizmar's personal Best of 2009 list with some other lists from Phoenix New Times' stable of excellent freelancers. Today we bring you a list from Mike R. Meyer, a New Times contributor, wannabe musician, video game en ... More >>

Sunny Day Real Estate Revisits the Past, Inspiring Hopes of a New Lease on Life

Please Don't Call Chickenfoot a “Supergroup”

Bitter Allegiance Drummer Russ Covner Quit the Scene For 16 Years Before His (Semi-) Triumphant Return

A.A. Bondy

It Came From YouTube: Nirvana at the old Mason Jar

Clinton vs. Obama: Is Neil Peart the best drummer in the world?

Dinosaur Jr.

Beyond
(Fat Possum)

One Toke Wonder

Tenacious D gets the band back together, and . . . and . . . and?

Scopin' Shorties

The Kreme Machine parachutes into Jamaican Blue Lounge, an oasis of anti-Snottsdale in the belly of the beast

Suicide Squeeze

SuicideGirls.com is this punk-rock kid's wet dream come true

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

Queens of the Stone Age

Songs for the Deaf (Interscope)

Let It D

With its HBO show off the air, Tenacious D no longer rules the idiot box. Now the rotund duo just wants to rule the world.

Achin' to Be

Clumsy's Marc Solomon proves the perfect Replacement

Second Coming

After a series of twists and turns worthy of a daytime soap, Sunny Day Real Estate returns -- this time for good

Veruca Salt

Resolver
(Velveteen/Beyond)

Sense Field

Under the Radar
(Warner Bros.)

Smells Like Leif Garrett

The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

Calendar for the week

Recordings

Leave It Live

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)

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