Fall Out Boy

Here's How Not to Approach a Journalist on Facebook

Dear Spence When your singer, who goes by the name of Daniel David Spence on Facebook, first approached me on Facebook to become my "friend," I strongly considered accepting his request to friend me. After all, I work in digital marketing as a social media strategist, and I accept everyone who requ ... More >>

Paramore's "Now" Shows Off New Direction for Band

Paramore doesn't need the Farro brothers to go on. So long, founding brothers Josh and Zac. Frontwoman Hayley Williams is soldiering on, bad haircuts and all. It looks like the band's big move into maturity might just abandon the sparkly pop that made the band famous. Who cares it was the pop-fuele ... More >>

Avril Lavigne and Nickelback Dude: Five Musical Marriages That Might Be Worse

See also: Does Baroness' Yellow and Green Sound Like Nickelback? See also: What Happens When You Actually Listen to a Nickelback Album Front-to-Back? See also: Avril Lavigne: A Canadian in Glendale See also: Five Reasons Why Creed Isn't the Worst Band EverIf you've spent any time on the Internet thi ... More >>

Scott Weiland, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, 7/22/12

Scott Weiland Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill in Mesa Sunday, July 22 "Cocaine's a hell of a drug," commented one of my friends watching Scott Weiland strut around on stage in his jerky, velociraptor/ballet dancer-style last night at Toby Keith's I Love this Bar and Grill.

Jawbreaker: You're Not Punk, and I'm Telling Everyone

Every now and then, you stumble across a band that speaks to you at just the right time, and they end up becoming one of your all-time favorites. This group seems to understand what you're going through better than any of your peers, and acts as a gateway drug to all of its influences and similar ba ... More >>

Intrinzik and lululemon to Bring "Yoga Rave" to Phoenix

Admit it, you saw the words "yoga" and "rave" and thought they were two mutually exclusive propositions. One involves healthy living and the other...uh, drugs and baby pacifiers is the first thing that springs to mind there. That thought has certainly crossed the mind of enterprising local rapper Wi ... More >>

All American Rejects to Play Free Devilpalooza Show

All American Rejects​It's no "Dirty Little Secret" : Pop-punk band All American Rejects will be performing on ASU campus this Friday, February 10. Last time I saw All American Rejects live, the were warming up for Blink-182's in 2009, along with Fall Out Boy. The band is back with a brand new ... More >>

Boink and Run: Eight Songs for Your Walk of Shame

Happy New Year, everyone. Here's hoping that you didn't start 2012 off with a great big mistake. It's easy to do: New Year's Eve is an easy night to drink like a fish and drunk dial. I'm sure many of you got lucky Saturday night, but hopefully your beer goggles weren't too thick. At any rate, h ... More >>

The Past Solo Acts I Hope Influence Patrick Stump's New Solo Career

As an avid fan of Fall Out Boy (read: an avid fan of Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley and 5 percent of Pete Wentz), I am pretty damn stoked to watch Stump perform his solo act at the Martini Ranch ... More >>

Ten Strange Names Rock Stars Gave Their Kids

Wikimedia CommonsMama, don't let your babies grow up to be Bronxes -- or Diezels or Moon Units.​On Monday night, singer Jewel and her husband, Ty Murray, had their first child, a boy they named Kase Townes Murray. And while "Kase Townes" isn't that bizarre of a name, it's not as traditional as say ... More >>

Halocene, Dead Man's Curse, and Toybox at Phoenix Comicon

Addie Nicole of Halocene​Halocene, Dead Man's Curse, and Toybox Phoenix Comicon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Friday, May 26, 2011There was blood on the sidewalks at Phoenix Comicon last night. Thankfully, it wasn't real -- the sticky red puddles were left by hundreds of pasty-faced, costum ... More >>

The Smoking Popes @ The Sail Inn

The Get Up Kids @ The Clubhouse

Elvis Costello Is King

Hung Up On You Hang Up: Former Malcolm in the Middle Star Plays A Free Show This Saturday

Malcolm in the Middle heartthrob Frankie Muniz before he started playing the skins.​ Some of y'all are going to love this. Show promoter Alia Souissi just hipped me to a show she's putting on at Chopper John's, 2547 East Indian School, that will feature a 30-minute set by headlining act You ... More >>

Why Do Hot Chicks Always Play Bass and Why Do I Love Them So?

Weezer with Lil Wayne MP3, Strokes Disagreeing on New Record, Gibbard and Farrar Play Kerouac

Electric Mustache: Videos: The Mumlers Live @ The Rhythm RoomIdolator: Parsing The Pulp: Is Jarvis Cocker Really Getting The Band Back Together For Glastonbury?Idolator: Tegan & Sara Still Have Time To ChatNME: Fall Out Boy to release Greatest Hits collectionPitchfork: Hear the Weezer Song With ... More >>

A Wilhelm Scream

DJ Dossier: Slippe

​The never-ending economic nightmare hasn't been a complete tragedy for everyone. In fact, for folks like DJ Slippe it's been something of a boon. As more and more drinkers and urbanites spend less and less of their money at Valley nightclubs, some club owners have turned to the underage crowd t ... More >>

How PHX's Musicians and DJs Reacted to Michael Jackson's Death (Including Some Exclusive Jacko Mixes)

Courtesy of Micah ElliottMicah Elliot, AZPunk.com co-founder and drummer for local punk band Gun Fuck, during his childhood.We learned about Michael Jackson's untimely passing yesterday afternoon in likely the same fashion that y'all reading this did: Twitter. In fact, as news of the King of Pop's d ... More >>

Just Announced: Miley Cyrus, Bo Bice, Juvenile

I've never been sure why there isn't more of a rivalry between Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, but, aside from some boy drama, the two country-tinged pop princesses seem to co-exist happily.If you missed Swift's excellent show at Jobing.com Arena last month, you'll have a chance to check out what I ca ... More >>

Jagermeister Tour

Jägermeister Tour

Tempe Music Festival, Country Thunder, Bruce Springsteen and (Way) More Over the Weekend

Wait! Before you check out all the content from our weekend coverage, grab a big cup of coffee and relax. It was a big weekend and as such, there's a lot here. Take it in and enjoy it.  Tempe Music Fest 2009 This weekend Tempe Music Fest 2009 united us once again from scattered Valley citizenry t ... More >>

Country Thunder 2009: Where My 'Necks At?

Watch out, another twisters a-comin! Damn, how I wish we were in that there V.I.P tent!I've spent the last year telling everyone who'll listen that Country Thunder is the premier music festival in Arizona. Whether you like country music or not, you should recognize that compared with any other festi ... More >>

Millionaires Get Paid and Laid (Presumably) at Modified Show

Jonathan McNamaraIn this line of work, feeling a little old on the job is an occupational hazard. Still, few times have I felt more disconnected from the concertgoers around me than I did walking in during the last two songs by critically despised teeny-bopping post-hardcore act I Set My Friends on ... More >>

Fucked Up and other F-Word Bands Congregate at the Festival of the Fuck Bands

Katy Perry Versus Jill Sobule on the Kissing of Girls

Brave Citizens

Hollywood Heartthrob: How a Lucky Break and a Lot of Cash Made the Band

Phooson: This Ain't a Show, It's a God Damn Popularity Contest

There is probaly no one I pity more than the singer of Fall Out Boy. Here he is, the lead singer, with a voice that defines the band's sound, and he's upstaged every time the camera pans over to Pete. Pooor guy, looking a little doughy, wearing a trucker hat and yellow pants, and this superstar stea ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Celine Dion, David Banner, The Hanson Brothers, Wu-Tang Clan, and more

DJ Deadmau5 is scheduled to spin tonight at Myst in Scottsdale. While we're sure most of you are gonna be heading out west to the Cricket Pavillion to check out tonight's mega-sized Phooson shindig, there's more than just that concert going on this weekend. Here's our weekly rundown of the weekend ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World Celebrates Anniversary of Clarity By Playing It Live

Good in Small Doses

Better in large

For ska-punk survivor Less Than Jake, self-sufficiency and longevity go hand in hand

Will the Roots’ new album Rising Down help the masses rise up?

Arizona Rock Fight: Bring it on!

Axis Radius presents Battle of Rock Band

A Wilhelm Scream

Paramore

Magical misery tour

Bach to Basics

Because it's not Taco Bell's Cannon

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of November 21

Déjà Dance

Newest DDR: Same game, fresh set list

James McMurtry

Lyric poetry

Various Artists

Snakes on a Plane: The Album
(Decaydance/New Line)

Finely Tuned

What would J.C. play?

Holiday Dysfunction

Donning gay apparel, and other traumas

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Shrapnel's Very Special™ holiday music guide

Top 10 selling CDs at Hoodlums (ASU Memorial Union Building in Tempe)

Chart-toppers for May 9 through 15

Boys Night Out

Pop and holler