Gary Numan

Radiohead, In Rainbows: A Review, Upon First Listen, Track-by-Track Style

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Recordings

Copy Cats

In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

Mother's Little Girl

Trashman observes a trailer-park family cursed by tragedy

Suicide Squeeze

Squeeze's messy career might require a scorecard, but few tunesmiths can rival the band's catalogue

Junior Boys

Last Exit
(Kin)

Dream Weaver

Denny Le Nimh, the Yoda of PHX rock DJs, parties with the Kreme posse at Paco Paco for Plus One

Tricky Bizzniss

Tricky Bizzniss
(EsNtion Silver)

Say Hi, & Jukebox the Ghost

Tricky Bizzniss
(EsNtion Silver)

The Faint

Tricky Bizzniss
(EsNtion Silver)

Faint Accompli

Tricky Bizzniss
(EsNtion Silver)

Gary Numan

It's the only way to live

The Sharp of Things to Come

Long-term lease

A Certain Ratio

Live America 1985
(Melodic)

Afrika Bambaataa

Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light
(Tommy Boy)

'Toonsmiths

Boyhood passions and local music luminaries collide in Robin Wilson's new concept album-cum-animated series

Dwight Yoakam

Tomorrow's Sounds Today (Reprise)

The Faint

Blank-wave arcade (Saddle Creek)

Molten Wax

Blank-wave arcade (Saddle Creek)

Suck 'n' Cover

New Times' critical vultures swoop down to pick at the latest carrion and dross

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 >>

Battles: "Ice Cream" (Feat. Matias Aguayo) (NSFW)

​So your most celebrated and, arguably, talented member just left the band to focus on his solo work. For most bands with only one album to their credit, a departure like this would spell a most certain doom. However, New York experimental rockers Battles aren't most bands.The band's most prolific ... More >>

Cheap Time at Yucca Tap Room, 9-14-11

Jason P. WoodburyCheap Time​Cheap Time, Vegetable, and Ryan Rousseau and his Desert Children Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, September 14 There are those who like to think of punk as an idea as much as a sound. I like to think I'm one of them, and seeing Tennessee-based rockers Cheap Time, and local ba ... More >>

Battles' Ian Williams on Math Rock, Scottsdale, and Cowbells

​Math rock, post rock, prog rock. Whatever you want to call it, it usually doesn't sound very fun. Gloss Drop, the latest record from Battles, defies those notions. The album, featuring guest vocals from Gary Numan, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, and Yamantaka Eye of the Boredoms in the wake of ... More >>

Boots Electric @ The Roxy Lounge

​Math rock, post rock, prog rock. Whatever you want to call it, it usually doesn't sound very fun. Gloss Drop, the latest record from Battles, defies those notions. The album, featuring guest vocals from Gary Numan, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, and Yamantaka Eye of the Boredoms in the wake of ... More >>

Top 10 Music Videos of 2011

It's a Katy Perry kind of year...​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. We've been counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. This installment takes a look at 2011's best videos. Enjoy! Quite a few bomb-ass videos have been released ... More >>