Grammy Awards

RE:GENERATION Documentary: Finally Skrillex Teams Up with The Doors

Photo by Brian Nevins​If the Grammy's taught us anything, it's that despite Dave Grohl's apparent objections, electronic dance music, or EDM, has stepped boldly into the spotlight, with artists like Skrillex and Deadmau5 leading the charge toward the mainstream. Director Amir Bar Lev's RE:GENER ... More >>

Adele Won and Nicki Minaj Creeped; We Recap the Grammys

​If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a downright weird and horrible showing from Nicki Minaj. Host LL Cool J opened up with a prayer for Whitne ... More >>

Somehow, Jethro Tull Toppled Metallica for a Grammy Upset

​If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a downright weird and horrible showing from Nicki Minaj. Host LL Cool J opened up with a prayer for Whitne ... More >>

Grammys Cut Down on Award Categories

​The Grammy Awards committee has decided to eliminate 31 award categories. Apparently, 109 categories was finally thought to be a little excessive, according to Prefix.Not only have the categories been narrowed down, but some of them have also been combined. It's very likely that this will lead to ... More >>

Record Exec Whines About Grammys In Full-Page NY Times Ad

Not pictured: Translation CEO Steve Stoute​It looks like there's a new entry for the brilliant Who Is Arcade Fire? tumblr. Unfortunately, this one is longer than 140 characters -- by about a full page in The New York Times. Steve Stoute -- CEO of marketing company Translation and a veter ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 2/17 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Should indie rock fans be happy Arcade Fire won a Grammy or not?What did Justin Bieber's diehard fans do to the ... More >>

Arcade Fire Wins 'Album of the Year' - But Is That A Good Thing?

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Digable Planets

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Nature Sings!

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Steve Martin and the Other Best and Worst Comedians Turned Musicians

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Zac Brown Band

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Oud There

Iraqi-American artist merges ancient with future

Top Chef, Ye Olde Bravo Standby, Comes To Snoozeville (Washington D.C.)

Hearts across America have barely started to beat regularly again after last week's amazing finale of Top Chef Masters (congrats, Marcus Samuellson!) and now comes Season 7 of Top Chef. The time-tested Bravo standby will premiere this week, take place in our nation's capital, and, once again, feat ... More >>

Miike Snow

Hearts across America have barely started to beat regularly again after last week's amazing finale of Top Chef Masters (congrats, Marcus Samuellson!) and now comes Season 7 of Top Chef. The time-tested Bravo standby will premiere this week, take place in our nation's capital, and, once again, feat ... More >>

Mark Knopfler

Hearts across America have barely started to beat regularly again after last week's amazing finale of Top Chef Masters (congrats, Marcus Samuellson!) and now comes Season 7 of Top Chef. The time-tested Bravo standby will premiere this week, take place in our nation's capital, and, once again, feat ... More >>

Zac Brown Band

Hearts across America have barely started to beat regularly again after last week's amazing finale of Top Chef Masters (congrats, Marcus Samuellson!) and now comes Season 7 of Top Chef. The time-tested Bravo standby will premiere this week, take place in our nation's capital, and, once again, feat ... More >>

Zac Brown Band

Hearts across America have barely started to beat regularly again after last week's amazing finale of Top Chef Masters (congrats, Marcus Samuellson!) and now comes Season 7 of Top Chef. The time-tested Bravo standby will premiere this week, take place in our nation's capital, and, once again, feat ... More >>

Sorry - No Music at the Oscars

​It sounds like the Oscars are hoping to take an approach to putting together an awards show that is opposite of the Grammys. While the Grammys were chock-full of performances and showed only a handful of awards presented, it seems that the Oscars will opt for all awards, and no live music. As Ido ... More >>

Imogen Heap Sports "Twitter Dress" at Grammy's

​Imogen Heap, who last night won the award for "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" at the Grammy's sported one of the most unique outfits of the night. Her dress actually incorporated an electronic Twitter feed into it. The dress showed Twitter pics sent in by fans, and Heap said that she found ... More >>

Bomb Tracks

Holiday music that rules

Bomb Tracks

Holiday music that rules

2010 Grammy Nominees Announced- Young'ns Dominate

Taylor Swift may have to keep Kanye off-stage again if she wins at the Grammy's​After getting chummy at the 2009 Video Music Awards, Beyonc é and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head once again at the 2010 Grammy Awards, when they compete in several categories, including Album of the Year. Swift, ... More >>

Phoenix Chorale

Taylor Swift may have to keep Kanye off-stage again if she wins at the Grammy's​After getting chummy at the 2009 Video Music Awards, Beyonc é and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head once again at the 2010 Grammy Awards, when they compete in several categories, including Album of the Year. Swift, ... More >>

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White

Taylor Swift may have to keep Kanye off-stage again if she wins at the Grammy's​After getting chummy at the 2009 Video Music Awards, Beyonc é and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head once again at the 2010 Grammy Awards, when they compete in several categories, including Album of the Year. Swift, ... More >>

Joshua Bell

Taylor Swift may have to keep Kanye off-stage again if she wins at the Grammy's​After getting chummy at the 2009 Video Music Awards, Beyonc é and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head once again at the 2010 Grammy Awards, when they compete in several categories, including Album of the Year. Swift, ... More >>

Hillbilly Deluxe

BR549 founder brings hick renaissance to Rhythm Room

O Tenor, Where Art Thou?

BR549 founder brings hick renaissance to Rhythm Room

O Tenor, Where Art Thou?

BR549 founder brings hick renaissance to Rhythm Room

South London Calling

Talented 20-year-old succeeds on substance, not style

Maybe the Grammys Aren't So Bad: Independent Artists Win Over 50 Percent of Awards

From The Daily Swarm:Independent artists and labels had a banner year at the 2009 Grammy Awards winning 56 of the 110 awards given or just over 50% of the total prizes.Most of this is simply major artists releasing music independently of the big four major labels. But Album of the Year and Record o ... More >>

Pregnant M.I.A. Steals the Show at the Grammys

No, you weirdo, she's actually pregnantFor those of you who tuned into the 51st annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, you were most likely treated to a lamely named performance of the "Rap Pack:" Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I., and Lil' Wayne. The four artists gave a dapper performance, no doubt f ... More >>

MyStudio Music Offers Phoenix Residents a Chance to Win Two Tickets to the Grammys

Video may have killed the radio star, but video could also nab one Valley resident a free trip to this year's Grammy Awards at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Old Yeller

At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

Phoenix Chorale's "Home for the Holidays" @ Brophy Chapel

At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

Phoenix Chorale's "Home for the Holidays" @ American Lutheran Church of Sun City

At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

Phoenix Chorale's "Home for the Holidays" @ Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

Phoenix Chorale's "Home for the Holidays" @ La Casa De Cristo Lutheran

At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

Phoenix Chorale's "Home for the Holidays" @ Paradise Valley United Methodist Church

At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

Bach to the Future

Grammy-winning PHX group fosters a youth movement

Bach to the Future

Grammy-winning PHX group fosters a youth movement

Bach to the Future

Grammy-winning PHX group fosters a youth movement

Sweet Dreams Gala feat. Arrested Development

Grammy-winning PHX group fosters a youth movement

Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival

Grammy-winning PHX group fosters a youth movement

Noise Boy goes out drinking with the Phoenix Bach Choir

Grammy-winning PHX group fosters a youth movement

Phoenix Bach Choir and the Grammys

Grammy-winning PHX group fosters a youth movement

Bach Choir Eat World

Here’s proof that you can wear a robe and still be hip

Bach Choir Eat World

Here’s proof that you can wear a robe and still be hip

Bach Choir Eat World

Here’s proof that you can wear a robe and still be hip

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Hyena)

Live (Evidence)

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee