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UFiesta Preview: Stone Sour's Corey Taylor on Dave Grohl and New Music from Slipknot

Stone Sour and Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is pulling double-duty this year in more ways than one. Stone Sour is putting out its second album in as many years; the first was House of Gold & Bones Part 1, which dropped last year, and the second, House of Gold & Bones Part 2, came out in April. La ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Weekend

Who's excited for the Instagram pictures Questlove is going to post of Phoenix this weekend? I sure am. The Roots will be in town on Saturday, March 23, to play as part of McDowell Mountain Music Festival, plus, Questo will be dropping a DJ set at Bar Smith afterward. That's sure to yield some good ... More >>

The Best Shows of SXSW 2013

This year, Houston Press music blog Rocks Off and Dallas Observer music blog DC-9 at Night, the music blog at our sister paper Dallas Observer, teamed up to bring you only the choicest moments from last week's SXSW madness. John Fogerty: Creedence Clearwater Revival survivor John Fogerty gets overl ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Does Baroness' Yellow and Green Sound Like Nickelback?

Hell hath no fury like metal fans "scorned." On July, 17, Savannah, Georgia, Baroness released its anticipated double record, Yellow and Green. Embraced by the kind of people who often ignore metal and backhandedly complimented as a "thinking man's metal band," Baroness' string of recordings -- F ... More >>

Chevelle's Pete Loeffler Loves the '80s; Gun-Wielding Fans? Not So Much

Illinois-based rockers Chevelle have a clear-cut formula when it comes to making music: They keep it honest and real. They've never strayed far from their controlled chaos and somehow gentle rampage or their mix of dark magnetism and gothic pop (think early Tool meets The Cure if you haven't heard r ... More >>

The Zombies at Celebrity Theatre, 9/30/11

​The Zombies Celebrity Theatre Friday, September 30, 2011 50 years is a long time. There's no getting around it -- The Zombies, lead by original members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, have been at it for a five decades; much longer than the original run of The Zombies, from 1961 to 1968, would ... More >>

In This Moment on the Hottest Chicks in Metal, Tattoos, and The New Album

​In This Moment come off as intimidating to some people, and it's easy to see why. Founders Chris Howorth (guitars) and Maria Brink (vocals) are a real sight, with Howorth's crazy-long dreads, Brink's Alice In Wonderland-inspired outfits, and the intricate tattoos and cobalt eyes of both. B ... More >>

Jeff Freundlich, What Are You Listening To?

Jeff Freundlich​Jeff Freundlich Freundlich is the co-owner of Fervor Records, home to bands such as Super Stereo.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? KWSS. Beef Vegan and the crew crack me up, and they embrace new music. What ... 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 >>

Raconteur Brendan Benson Wonders Whether Music Is Enough

Q&A: Get Up Kids' Matt Pryor Talks Jumping Around, Playing Pop Music and the Emo Handbook

​ Any attempt on my part to play "rock critic" on this assignment would be complete bullshit. Few assignments have ever made me want to high five my inner fifteen-year-old more than a chance to interview Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids, a band that dominated my Walkman in early high school. I'd spen ... More >>

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Was There for Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, the NBA, and This Year's State Fair

Local DJ Craven Moorehead parodies the Flobots with "Scottsdale Bars"

What About Bob?

Making music on location

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of November 28

Suicide Squeeze

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

Silver Mullet

Maná is huge in Latin America but still hopes to gain new fans in the U.S. Coors Light is helping their cause.

Ragin' Up the Road

Hot Rod Circuit traveled from barren place to less-barren place to get signed. They say the journey was worth it.

Scratching the Surface

The public craves rare Nirvana. Fear not: 'You Know You're Right' is only the beginning.

About a Band

As Tolerance strives for a denser sound, the majors are taking a longer, harder look

Brave New World

No makeup. No gimmick. No shtick. But does Mesa's fast-rising Jimmy Eat World really stand a chance against the likes of Britney and the Backstreet Boys?

Achin' to Be

Clumsy's Marc Solomon proves the perfect Replacement

Let It Bleed

Valley rockers Jimmy Eat World prove to be the stuff that DreamWorks is made of.

Voices Carry

GBV's Bob Pollard shoulders some personal burdens with Isolation Drills

Battery Power Trio

Recharged with a new rhythm section, an ever-ready Nine Volt returns

Vinyl Adventure

A weekend tagalong with a top DJ offers insight into the rigors of a life spent spinning on the road

Ransom Notes

Can one man persuade millions of people to pay for their 'free' music?

The Vision

Native American singer-songwriter Bill Miller's formula for change is right there -- in his music and his life

Ransom Notes

Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their 'free' music?

Nerd in a Punch Bowl

Loser, Amy Heckerling's clueless new teen com, lives down to its title

Second Coming

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

XTC: Stupidly Happy Ever After

Andy Partridge polishes off Apple Venus' second installment, the mostly electric, totally stress-free Wasp Star

Sense Field

Under the Radar
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Welsh-Hop

Former '80s synth-poppers return from decadelong exile with a funky makeover

Hit Me, Baby, One More Time

Jimmy Eat World gets some Rolling Stone-size love from Blink-182

Annual Retentive

The 10 best rock 'n' roll records of '99

Gloritonic

Time to kill -- and create -- gives Gloritone a new sound

Desert Sons

Shoeless Joe makes twangy art out of broken dreams

Stoner Rock Royalty

Queens of the Stone Age finds tipped-out serenity in its private desert oasis

9 Volt Leads the Charge

Tempe power trio proves that it really is a fine line between clever and stupid

All Systems Go

San Diego's Rocket From the Crypt is ready to take over the world, and make you like it

Children of the Corn

Hum may be the toast of Champaign, but success hasn't made the band space out

Name Game

They're bad, they're nationwide, but this locally obscure band won't be Vitamin much longer

Pic Hits for the week

Recordings

Wall to Walternative

Presidential Precis

A rock resume with about as much fat on it as a PUSA tune (and that ain't much)

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