David Bowie

David Bowie Releases First Song in a Decade-- And It's Great

David Bowie had one hell of a 66th birthday yesterday by releasing a new single and announcing his first new album in a decade. Poor Elvis -- Ziggy Stardust had to steal all of the glory of a January 8 birthday. New single "Where Are We Now?" may be a slow song, but Bowie's producer Tony Visconti ... More >>

KISS and Make-Up: Eight Male Make-Up Icons

See also: KISS/Crue Openers The Treatment Make American Rock 'n' Roll (But Hail From England) See also: Gathering of the Juggalos or S.S. Coachella? We Break Out the Scorecard See also: Alice Cooper's Mom Has the Original "School's Out" Panties See also: Dee Snider Talks About His New Book, Shut Up ... More >>

Mick Jagger's "Dancing in the Street" Video Is One the Worst Crimes of the '80s

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. The pop-infested dance craze of the '80s was so contagious that even staunch blues-rocker Mick Jagger of the legendary Rolling Stones tried jumping on the groove train. In ... More >>

Twisted Sister

Hooves @ Crescent Ballroom

Digital Leather @ Rhythm Room

Larkin Grimm Discusses Tony Visconti, Michael Gira, and Soul Retrieval

Larkin Grimm's infant son Otis is already more rock 'n' roll than you. From the safety of his car seat, the four-month-old interjected a couple times during my interview with Grimm. Larkin and Otis are on tour, headed in her Prius to Albuquerque, New Mexico for another gig. "I'm playing a lot of ... More >>

Metallica Should Collaborate With These Five Old White Guys Next

​Are you ready for some new Metallica? You bet you are, because while plenty have made valiant and noble attempts to enjoy it, Lulu, the band's collaboration with rock 'n' roll animal/poet Lou Reed was a tough one to get through. You can't fault the band's ambition, and it is cool to imagine 14- ... More >>

Celebrate Your Favorite Undead Rock Star at Bar Smith's Memoriam Starting August 30

Yeah, they're right. This guy definitely looks like he's about to die. ​​There's really no gentle way to say it. People were expecting Amy Winehouse to die young. Even her own parents were prepared for her death.  Celebrity deaths impact the public in varying ways, but there will always be ... More >>

The Flaming Lips Neon Indian, "Is David Bowie Dying?"

​Song: The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian, "Is David Bowie Dying?"Context: The Flaming Lips are reportedly planning a Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots musical. It could be cool, but it could also suck. This song is to remind everyone that not everything the group does is both weird and awesome... th ... More >>

Air Supply and the Other Greatest Dude Duets of All Time

Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure

​Song: Queen & David Bowie, "Under Pressure" Context: Mr. Space Oddity is gonna be celebrating his 64th birthday this coming weekend (as does Elvis Preseley...if he were still alive, that is). Queen - Under Pressure by Itubaina Radio Retro

A Perfect Circle Stuns Sold-Out Crowd at Marquee Theatre

Maria Vassett​It was a special night at Marquee Theatre last night, as A Perfect Circle played their first show in 6 years to a sold-out audience. It was their first concert of three, in which they'll be playing full albums each night. Last night, they played Mer de Noms in its entirety before sur ... More >>

Bad Laugh Tracks: The Most Annoying Recorded Laughter in Pop Music

​When I heard Ke$ha's "Your Love is My Drug" on the radio the other day, aside from making remarks about how sloppy she is, I couldn't help but mention to my friend that I thought the song was terrible.I was thrilled that the song was nearly over until Ke$ha struck a chord with one of my old pet p ... More >>

Picture Perfect

Downtown record shop continues series with 1986 classic

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David Bowie Recording His 25th Studio Record... As Announced by AARP?

Did you ever think you would read an article about Jareth the Goblin King in an AARP magazine?​Perhaps I cast unfair judgement and assume incorrectly about the readers of music blogs. I often assume that they're smarter than a huge chunk of the average population, and also that they're under the a ... More >>

BBC 6 Music Radio Station To Be Canceled, David Bowie Speaks Out

Bowie doesn't like this. Not at all.​The BBC is going through a huge financial overhaul and will be redirecting tens of millions of pounds to produce better-quality programming. One of the changes involves shutting down BBC 6 Music, and according to Twenty Four Bit, people, including David Bowie, ... More >>

March 1 In Blogs: Mike Wilson, David Bowie, Hula's Modern Tiki, and Alcor

​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: Tohono O'odham Chairman Ned Norris' Statement; Activist Mike Wilson Reacts, in Scottsdale ... More >>

The Acoustic Brotherhood

MGMT, Vivian Girls, et al. to Cover David Bowie

​Let's face it. Cover albums are usually a bad idea. While it's wonderful to see one artist admire another so much that (s)he wishes to have a recording permanently linking the two together, most of the time the art of the craft is lost. David Bowie's Pin Ups is an exception, widely considered ... More >>

M. Ward

The Top 10 Concept Records of All-Time

In anticipation of Queensrÿche's upcoming new album, we take a look at our picks for the "Top 10 Concept Albums of All-Time," ordered from least to most outstanding, with apologies to Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and Styx's Kilroy Was Here for just barely missing the list.

Pitchfork Stays Sub-Par and Pretentious with New "Greatest Songs" Guide

The horde of amateur music critics at Pitchfork Media has just crapped out a tome titled The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present (Fireside). The book purports to present "edifying essays" about the greatest 500 songs of the past thirty years and "all-new reviews" ... More >>

David Bowie

Live in Santa Monica '72
(Virgin)

Rising Sand collaborators Plant and Krauss inspire a game of musical pairs

Bauhaus Party

Goth icon haunts the Valley

The ‘Eyes’ Have It

Frog Eyes

Eddie Kramer

Adrian Belew

Psych 101

Attachment Disorder
(self-released)

Space Rock Time Bomb

Crash Street Kids head back to the '70s, with just the beer lights to guide them

Mourning Woody

Unplugged
(self-released)

For Those About to Rock

Guitar Hero cranks rhythm-gaming up to 11

The Kids Are Alright

Classic rock lives on in the hands of youngsters the Redwalls

Various Artists

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Soundtrack)
(Hollywood)

Monster Mash-Up

DJs Z-Trip and P deliver the final performance of Uneasy Listening Vol. One, one of the first album-length mash-ups

David Bowie

The space oddity lands in the Valley

David Bowie

Heathen (ISO/Columbia)

Rocking Maniac

Where there's a Willis, there's a schizophrenic cult icon who can whup all of rock's mad geniuses

David Bowie

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

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Music Showcase 2000

48 locals have their run of the Mill

Glam Fab

From glam rock to Sheetrock: Angela Bowie's long, strange odyssey to Tucson

Recordings

Back to the Future

Ziggy Don't Mosh

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