Detroit

The Monarch's Grand Opening @ The Monarch Theatre

Up on the Sun: The Podcast, with Howe Gelb, Black Milk, and More

Welcome to the first episode of Up on the Sun's new weekly podcast, Up on the Sun: The Podcast. In this week's episode, we speak with Detroit MC and producer Black Milk about his collaborations with Danny Brown, and the "Detroit sound." We also speak with Howe Gelb of Giant Sand, about his new rec ... More >>

Black Milk on Working With Danny Brown and Jack White

Black Milk (his mom calls him Curtis Cross) isn't much for trends. Getting his start producing beats for Slum Village (which featured J Dilla in its ranks), he embraced eclecticism and shunned mainstream affectations (in a 2008 interview with XXL Magazine he started a campaign "FAT: Fuck Auto-Tune") ... More >>

Nosebleed? Shove Some Pork Up There

As if the need to feed our faces with the goodness of salted, cured pork couldn't get much more intense, a new medical study is recommending packing your nasal passages with the stuff as an effective way to treat troublesome nosebleeds. The Guardian cites published work from Ian Humphreys, Sonal Sa ... More >>

Weekend: Eddy Detroit, Indian Jewelry, Candye Kane, I Am AZ Music at The MIM, and Pusha T

Have you locked your weekend plans down yet? There's plenty going on -- on Source Victoria plays the Yucca on Friday, and Saturday night features three shows that couldn't be more different: Glam-rockers The Darkness, legendary singer Glen Campbell, and Michelle Blades CD release show. But there's ... More >>

Old Art Punk Eddy Detroit Returns, Thanks to Revolver Records' New Imprint

Have you locked your weekend plans down yet? There's plenty going on -- on Source Victoria plays the Yucca on Friday, and Saturday night features three shows that couldn't be more different: Glam-rockers The Darkness, legendary singer Glen Campbell, and Michelle Blades CD release show. But there's ... More >>

Eddy Detroit, Dream Theater, Mickey Hart, and More in This Week's Issue

Eddy Detroit in full biker-punk mode, 1978​Don't call it a come back: mythic Phoenix art-punk Eddy Detroit never went away, releasing a string of albums all throughout the '80s, '90s, and '00s, but thanks to Ammit Records, the vinyl imprint of downtown music shop Revolver Records, he's back in vin ... More >>

Eddy Detroit Out on 11/29; Release Party at Revolver Records on 11/26

​We reported back in August that downtown wax-shack Revolver Records would be launching a vinyl imprint, Ammit Records, with a single from Eddy Detroit, set for release in October.Well, it's...um...November? Holy crap. Where has the time gone? And more importantly, where the hell is that Eddy sing ... More >>

Joy of Six

​We reported back in August that downtown wax-shack Revolver Records would be launching a vinyl imprint, Ammit Records, with a single from Eddy Detroit, set for release in October.Well, it's...um...November? Holy crap. Where has the time gone? And more importantly, where the hell is that Eddy sing ... More >>

D-Backs Ride To the Playoffs #8--Wily Mo Peña Bomb Bests Tigers in Detroit, June 24

​Yeah, we know that the 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks are but one game from extinction at the hands of the formidable Milwaukee Brewers. But it ain't over yet--and, besides, it was a blast getting here. Back on June 24, in a seesaw battle up in Detroit, the D-Backs somehow snuck past the Tigers by a s ... More >>

Revolver Records Launches Vinyl Imprint with Eddy Detroit and Sun City Girls Single

​The staff at Revolver Records in downtown Phoenix loves vinyl, and according to co-owner T.J. Jordan, the store plans on taking its relationship with wax to the next level. Jordan doesn't have a confirmed date, but believes that mid-October should see the debut vinyl release from Revolver's new ... More >>

Big Bang

​The staff at Revolver Records in downtown Phoenix loves vinyl, and according to co-owner T.J. Jordan, the store plans on taking its relationship with wax to the next level. Jordan doesn't have a confirmed date, but believes that mid-October should see the debut vinyl release from Revolver's new ... More >>

Eddy Detroit: Street Of Dreams Single & Ghetto Cafe EP

Eddy Detroit - Street of Dreams​Artist: Eddy DetroitTitle: Street of Dreams & Ghetto CafeBasics: Detroit sent us both a 2-song Street of Dreams CD single, if you will, as well as Ghetto Cafe, a 6-song album/EP. The former is from 2010, the latter 2009. Detroit has quite a history in Phoenix - ... More >>

Revolver Records Named "Record Store of the Week" by Seattle Label Light in the Attic

​Each week on their blog, the folks over at Light in the Attic pick one brick and mortar record store to honor on their blog as their pick of the week. Downtown Phoenix store Revolver Records is featured this week. The label, known for reissues by The Monks, Serge Gainbourg, Karen Dalton, The Free ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse Cancels Tempe Show Because They Didn't Have Faygo. This is Not a Joke.

​Insane Clown Posse's Tuesday show at Marquee Theatre was axed at the last minute, leaving many sad-faced kids in clown makeup wandering the streets of Tempe.Why? The Detroit rap duo reportedly pulled the plug because they didn't have any Faygo to spray on the loyal Juggalos in the crowd.A stateme ... More >>

Let's Fringe Again

Like we did last year

Face-Changing Drug Dealer to be Sentenced in November

www.coverbrowser.com​People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friends garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some crap ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse, D12, Blaze Ya Dead Homie and More of Detroit's Scariest Rap Music

www.coverbrowser.com​People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friends garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some crap ... More >>

Silent Nice

www.coverbrowser.com​People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friends garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some crap ... More >>

The Silent Years

www.coverbrowser.com​People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friends garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some crap ... More >>

Just Announced: Detroit Cobras, The Dears, Desert Invasion

The Detroit Cobras bring their home town's garage rock sound to Phoenix.If you're a fan of The Love Me Nots, a local act that makes their bones playing originals inspired by the garage acts from the Motor City, you will not want to miss The Detroit Cobras at The Rhytm Room on May 27. Actually, anyon ... More >>

Hot Fuzz

The name might have been synthetic, but not the band

CD Sales Down 54.6 Percent from Peak in 2000

As if the news from Wall Street, Detroit, and Starbucks was not bad enough, DigitalMusicNews.com is reporting that CD sales have now fallen to less than half the number of CDs sold in their peak year, 2000. In 2008, CD sales were down 54.6 percent from 2000, or a giant 514.6 million units less. Soun ... More >>

Electric Company

Detroit rockers wanna is having a blast

The Dirtbombs discover a darker sound in We Have You Surrounded

Detroit rockers wanna is having a blast

Motor City, Mab Men

Yes, Virginia, there are Mexicans in Michigan and fairies in Mexico

The Willowz & The Detroit Cobras @ The Clubhouse August 14

Yes, Virginia, there are Mexicans in Michigan and fairies in Mexico

The Sonic Thrills

Get Up!
(Truxton Records)

The Detroit Cobras

Tied & True
(Bloodshot Records)

The Atomic Fireballs

Torch This Place
(Lava/Atlantic)

Goodyfest

More positive than it sounds

The Raconteurs

Broken Boy Soldiers
(V2)

Hard Evidence

Slain D12 rapper Proof was lovin' life in the PHX, until one last trip to 8 Mile laid him low

Ambulance LTD

New English EP
(TVT)

Media Darlings

Rising above the demo tide

Lawless Element

Soundvision: In Stereo
(Babygrande)

Outrageous Cherry

Why Don't We Talk About Something Else E.P.
(Rainbow Quartz)

Insane Clown Posse, and Esham

All up in ya face

Fiddle About

Detroit's Amp Fiddler brings funk, soul, and decades of experience to his acclaimed debut

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Detroit's Amp Fiddler brings funk, soul, and decades of experience to his acclaimed debut

Electric Six

Fire (XL)

Bottoming Out

Trailer-park Scrooge finds 10 reasons to say humbug about the music of 2001

DJ Assault

Off the Chain for the Y2K (Intuit-Solar)

Morphine

Bootleg: Detroit
(Rykodisc)

Best Background Music

BD's Mongolian BBQ
501 South Mill, Tempe
480-858-0807

Babes in Arms

Detroit's The Go fights to save the soul of rock 'n' roll

Molten Wax

Detroit's The Go fights to save the soul of rock 'n' roll

Flinch KISS

Detroit Rock City fails makeup exam

Everybody Get Up!

Glory Revival pillages rock 'n' roll history to create its own unique myth

The Good Foot

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases