Depeche Mode

Big Surf Waterpark Hosts a Rave of Global Proportions

Cold War Kids Turn Up the Experimentation With New Record

Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids says that when it came time to make the band's new record, the forthcoming Dear Miss Lonely Hearts (due April 2), they decided to play less to what the band "should be," and more to what it "could be." "I feel like we started to do that with the last album [2011's Min ... More >>

Cold War Kids to Headline New Times' Carnaval Eletrónico at Crescent Ballroom

Following up last year's New Times Soundcheck, a two-day festival at Club Red in Tempe -- which featured performances by The Love Me Nots, Sugar Thieves, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, Jason Devore, Skky Brown, The Insects, Crusher Sound System, and more -- was a serious task. See also: -The Love Me Nots, ... More >>

Body of Light: Goth Pop Machine Music

As 2012 draws to a close, we'll be looking forward to the 2013 and spotlighting 13 Phoenix bands that will be making a mark on the Southwest throughout the new year. This entry concerns Body of Light, the mutating synth pop outfit fronted by Alexander Jarson, one of the members of the shadowy Asceti ... More >>

Top Five (Well, Six, Kind Of) Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Amanda Palmer's Dark Cabaret Is a Screaming Good Time

Craig Citizen on the Days of Playing to Trannies, People Getting Stabbed in the Face, and Sharks and Minnows

Craig Citizen is the sort of dude you only wish you could be. He's an enigmatic lothario with a certain renown as a hipster DJ, and has been behind some of the more infamous dance nights in the Valley like the old Party Foul! While he used to be a regular fixture at dive bars and dance clubs, Citi ... More >>

10 Phoenix Bands You Need to Hear This Summer: The Complete List

In last week's issue of New Times, we profiled 10 new(ish) bands we expect to dominate Phoenix iPods and boomboxes this long, hot summer. We'll be focusing more deeply on those artists over the next couple of days on Up on the Sun. Here's the complete list.

10 Phoenix Bands You Need to Hear This Summer

Ozomatli and Galactic at McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 4/13/12

McDowell Mountain Music Festival Friday, April 13, 2012 Outside of The Compound Grill Dark ominous clouds, chilly 70 degree weather, and one of the most superstitious days of the year couldn't keep music lovers away from the McDowell Mountain Music Festival kickoff last night in northern Phoenix. ... More >>

Take Cover: The Love Me Nots Cover "Soul Kitchen" by The Doors

See also: Fatigo Covers Depeche Mode The Love Me Nots' Nicole Laurenne and Michael Johnny Walker have been married for four years, but if it wasn't for The Doors, they may have never met. "That song ["Soul Kitchen"], my old band used to cover it," says Laureene. "We used to do the X version of i ... More >>

Jen Deveroux Talks Björk, '80s Music, Wye Oak, and the Challenges of Becoming a DJ

NightfuseJen Deveroux​If you're a member of the trendy dance music scene, chances are likely you've seen the name Jen Deveroux before. Most likely on a flier for any of the myriad club events, fashion fetes, and hip parties that she's helped promote over the past five years or so.In recent months, ... More >>

Take Cover: The Bittersweet Way Covers The Jesus and Mary Chain

​Admit it, you don't know much about The Jesus and Mary Chain beyond puzzling over what Bill Murray whispered to Scarlett Johansson at the end of Lost in Translation. It's okay, you're not alone. Jedidiah Foster, the singer and guitarist of The Bittersweet Way introduced his bandmates to The ... More >>

Songs Glee's New Season Should Feature

Oh, Rachel, you obnoxious overachiever.​Gleeks will rejoice on Tuesday, September 20 as Finn, Rachel, and the gang return for the third season of Glee. After two years of hype, I decided to check the show out for myself. I couldn't get past the first season. The show could be decent if it w ... More >>

Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years

I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

A Perfect Circle at Comerica Theatre, 7-25-11

Maria Vassett​A Perfect Circle Comerica Theatre July 25, 2011 It was just this past November that the members of A Perfect Circle ended their six-year hiatus by performing a trio of shows at Tempe's Marquee Theatre. Each of the three shows had the group focusing on one of their three albums ... More >>

Bella Lune Video Release Party at Scottsdale's Martini Ranch

http://www.facebook.com/BellaLuneBella Lune​ When I got the flyer for Phoenix death rockers Bella Lune's upcoming video release party next week, I was ready to dismiss it after reading two words: death rock, not to be confused with death metal, which is where my mind immediately went. (Nothing aga ... More >>

Front Line Assembly at the Nile Theater, 6/7/11

Photos by Maria VassettFront Line Assembly's Bill Leeb​Front Line Assembly The Nile Theater in Mesa June 7, 2011It's not often that an old school industrial band comes through town and plays a venue that isn't a sports bar or some shady, swinger-filled fetish club, but Front Line Assembl ... More >>

Pavle Milic, What Are You Listening To?

Pavle Milic​Pavle Milic You can find the co-owner of restaurant FnB at the Old Town Farmers' Market in Scottsdale every Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? If my wife drove, it's highly likely that NPR will ... More >>

DJ Dark Mark Talks Industrial Music, Tranzylvania, Lords of Acid, Front 242, and More

Mark Tomlinson (a.k.a. DJ Dark Mark)​Name: Mark Tomlinson AKA: DJ Dark Mark Genres spun: I started out playing with what I knew best -- EBM, industrial, and rhythmic noise. As of late I have been mixing a lot of dubstep and drum 'n' bass into my industrial sets. Current schedule: I am one of th ... More >>

Duran Duran, The Strokes Tapped For Coachella; Official Lineup Coming Soon UPDATE

​Coachella's official lineup should be announced very, very soon -- lest anyone forget that this week is usually when the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival makes it big announcement.In lieu of the entire festival lineup, a few acts have already been confirmed for the festival's 2011 editi ... More >>

DJ Roya Talks Obscura, Tron Legacy, Daft Punk, Temper Trap, Pussycat Dolls, and More

DJ Roya​Name: Michele Chinichian AKA: DJ Roya Current gigs: Obscura, held at Rips Bar every second Saturday of the month. Genres spun: I play a blend of indie, New Wave, and Britpop at Obscura. I also enjoy spinning '80s pop, old school, electro, and the occasional Top 40 guilty pleasure. How ... More >>

DJ Manchester Talks Britpop, Shadowplay, Anderson's, The Smiths, Interpol, and More

DJ Manchester​Eddie Lebario (a.k.a. DJ Manchester) is old school, just like his favorite musical genre.As you'll read in this week's version of DJ Dossier, the cat has been spinning up the hits inside local clubs since the mid '90s. And more often than not, said hits have typically been from the e ... More >>

DJ Sean Essex Talks Club Freedom, Tiësto, Paul Oakenfold, John Askew, Fei-Fei, and More

DJ Sean Essex​Name: Sean Essex AKA: eSSicCS Current club gigs: Giant Wednesdays at 910 Live once or twice a month, and on Fridays at Cream Stereo Lounge and Afterlife in Scottsdale. How did you get started as a DJ? I got started because electronic music just overcame me. When I first listened ... More >>

Acronym Über Alles

Not too good for the majority

The Many Flavors of Peter Bjorn and John

Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and All Points West — Pick Your Festival

You Asked For It: Always Randy

Always Randy's Protect Your Nuts is exactly the kind of record we have Your Asked For It to review. Truthfully, there's little chance I'd pop in an album with a cover featuring three semi-mulleted old dudes wielding baseball bats and a guitar in front of a background of peanut shells if it weren't ... More >>

Son of Rambow: A movie that celebrates why we make movies

Rockin’ Rides: AZ gets music theme park proposal, we get some baaad ideas

Think Big

Oh, yes, there will be holograms

2006 — The Year the Superstar DJ Died

Dinosaurs rule the dance floors no more

Gwen Stefani

The Sweet Escape
(Interscope)

Acronym Über Alles

Not too good for the majority

Nitzer Ebb

Not German after all

Less Pain Forever, and Peachcake

Now We Have Something to Celebrate
(Western Tread)

Martini Rocks

The PHX's Ultraviolet and her 300-pound Man Friday hit Martini Ranch to figure out why She Wants Revenge

Mr Kline + The Wizards of Time

These Soft Pipes, Play On./This Albums Cursed!
(Uncle Abbott Records)

In Store

Music to participate in the economy by

Last Dance

Fatal Exception is Radio Free America's best -- and possibly final -- album

Electro Ass

The electroclash trend can't go away fast enough

Apocalypse Now

The end is near -- does anyone care for a 'caack-taail'?

For the Record

MDFMK's Sascha Konietzko on controversy, scapegoating and Columbine

Single Live Gonzo!

Before the double live album, there was "THE SINGLE LIVE ALBUM!" Here are some noteworthy and note-fudging selections.

Barrier Rift

New law makes it harder than ever to host an all-ages show in Arizona

Night & Day

December 10 - 16, 1998

Recordings

Who Can It Be Now?

Will Silverchair's platinum success yield a golden opportunity for a slew of Aussie imports?

The Real Alternative

DO LOOK BACK

THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS