Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse's Mighty Death Pop Tour Comes to Flagstaff Bearing Deep Cuts

Begin applying your facepaint now, just for the practice: Insane Clown Posse is coming to Flagstaff on June 2. They'll be playing the Pepsi Amphitheatre, and they promise that "even the most diehard, longest, longtime Juggalos who've seen ICP 100 times will be schooled." Why will they be schooled? I ... More >>

How Did the FBI Determine the Juggalos Were a Gang?

By Paul T. Bradley For those among you who are "down" and perhaps for those who are not, you know that much brouhaha was made by the FBI's inclusion of Juggalos -- ie fans of Insane Clown Posse -- in their 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. This, of course, put them in the same category as well- ... More >>

We Test the ICP iPhone App (It Has A Grindr-Like Juggalo Locator)

By David Thorpe While perusing Insane Clown Posse's Twitter timeline, like a person does, I came across something interesting: our favorite rap clowns announced a new update to their official smartphone app, which I didn't even know existed. For the advancement of pop journalism and human knowledge ... More >>

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Top Five Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Arizona Juggalo Shawn Wolf Fights for Custody of His Son

See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts "Strong Juggalo Presence" See also: The Gathering of the Juggalos 2012 Lineup Is Pretty Good. Really!Shawn Wolf is a Juggalo -- one of countless fanatics of rap outfit Insane Clown Posse. But outside of his punk appear ... More >>

KISS and Make-Up: Eight Male Make-Up Icons

See also: KISS/Crue Openers The Treatment Make American Rock 'n' Roll (But Hail From England) See also: Gathering of the Juggalos or S.S. Coachella? We Break Out the Scorecard See also: Alice Cooper's Mom Has the Original "School's Out" Panties See also: Dee Snider Talks About His New Book, Shut Up ... More >>

The Gathering of the Juggalos 2012 Lineup Is Pretty Good. Really!

See also: Soulfly and Fear Factory to Play The Gathering of the Juggalos See also: Seven Awesome Things About The Gathering of the Juggalos 2011 See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts "Strong Juggalo Presence" Okay guys, so hear me out. I.C.P.'s The Gather ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our July 5 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. How did Phoenix pop-rock band The Wiley One Celebrate UFO Day? What does heavy metal band Royal Thunder have to sa ... More >>

Soulfly and Fear Factory to Play The Gathering of the Juggalos

See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts "Strong Juggalo Presence" See also: Seven Awesome Things About the Gathering of the Juggalos Last week we examined what the term "selling out" means in 2012, and concluded that it's hard for bands to make money off t ... More >>

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Bah, Humbug: Eight Un-Christmas Songs

No one loves Christmas more than Juggalos.​ Maybe I'm still bummed that Santa won't pay my bills or leave fancy camera equipment under my tree, but Christmas is lame. The holiday makes people mean and greedy -- it must have something to do with all that obnoxious music and eggnog, which is on ... More >>

Odd Future's Hype May Be Dying Down, But They Aren't Going Away Anytime Soon

FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts "Strong Juggalo Presence"

​Move over Mara Salvatrucha.Watch your backs Bloods and Crips. The rabidly loyal Insane Clown Posse fanbase otherwise known as Juggalos have earned the title of "hybrid gang" in the FBI's 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. The report states that, "many Juggalos subsets exhibit gang-like be ... More >>

10 Band Merch Items to Turn Into Halloween Costumes

No one can pull off dressing as Snooki's hair other than Ellen DeGeneres. No one.​It's that time of year again. Halloween is nearly here, and you're lacking the creativity to come up with an epic costume.We're here to help.When all else fails (or if you're just really enthusiastic about music), dr ... More >>

Five Weird Collabortions That Rival Jack White and ICP Song

When the news broke last Wednesday that modern rock 'n' roll icon Jack White was pairing with the sticky, Faygo-coated Insane Clown Posse (ICP) for a "Mozart cover" called "Lech Mich Im Arsch," a simultaneous "wutttt?" was uttered by music fans across the globe. Surely Jack White is the type of dud ... More >>

Seven Awesome Things About The Gathering of the Juggalos

​ When it comes to summer music festivals, most people tend to think of well established, corporate-sponsored events like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or the Pitchfork Music Festival. But one music festival that seems to be establishing itself as something of a big ticket in recent years is the annual ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 12/16 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.What was Miley Cyrus smoking out of a bong?What does Insane Clown Posse's official Christmas card look like?What d ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse's Christmas Card: Hatchetman Santa

​Santa as a Hatchetman? That's how's depicted in this Christmas card from the good folks at Insane Clown Posse's label, Psychopathic Records. I have to say, this really warms the cockles of my heart. In fact, I don't think eggnog flavored Faygo or a moderately attractive Juggalette in red and gree ... More >>

Dec. 10 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Strawberry Hedgehog, Insane Clown Posse, Pro's Ranch, and Meth

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Nov. 22 In Blogs: A Bunch of Crock, Miniature Tigers, Poutine, and DMX

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Tech N9ne, & E-40 @ Marquee Theatre

9 Totally Crazy Pieces of Band Merch

If someone is a hardcore fan of a band or artist, it seems he will shell out any amount of money to get his hands on their merch.I'm not just talking shirts or albums, either, and bands have been answering that call by offering up some truly ridiculous shit to satisfy the needs of their fans to have ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 8/26 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. Why did the drummer of a local band get stabbed in the neck outside a show? Is Tila Tequila at fault for the ... More >>

Tila Tequila Totally At Fault for Concert Fracas, Says Insane Clown Posse

​Insane Clown Posse's annual Gathering of the Juggalos went badly for MySpace temptress Tila Tequila and Wu Tang hanger-on Method Man, who were greeted by angry Juggalos hurling stuff at the stage.Method Man says he plans to sue. Tequila, who was apparently injured, seems to be milking the inciden ... More >>

Juggalettes Gone Wicked: 10 Chicks You'll Admit Are Hot Even Though They Love Insane Clown Posse

​The 11th Annual Gathering of the Jugglos is right around the corner. Don't know what that is? Well, consider yourself lucky. Actually, let me ruin it for you. Watch this. OK, now that you have descended into the mouth of madness with me let's move on.If there is one thing I can't stand it's Jugga ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 6/17 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box 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. Did Insane Clown Posse really cancel a show at Marquee Theatre when their shipment of Faygo soda failed to sh ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse at Marquee Theatre (or At Least the Aftermath)

​Ever see that movie Heavy Metal Parking Lot? It's a good flick, but Juggalo Parking Lot would put it to shame.Why no one has made a serious documentary about Insane Clown Posse fans baffles me. The hooting and hollering, the facepaint, the cheap soda, the bullshit allegations of gang membership - ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse: Hokus Pokus

​ Song: Insane Clown Posse, "Hokus Pokus"Context: Ladies and gentlemen, the circus is in town. ICP(Insane Clown Posse) - Hocus Pocus by skitzylette666

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 >>

Juggalo Science Fair This Weekend, My Ninjas

Scientists be gettin' you pissed, too? Then head to The Warfield this weekend to learn how magnets actually work​Is the concept of magnets mystifying? Do giraffes blow your mind? Did a pelican try to eat your cell phone at Frisco Bay? Do you have a loose grasp on the meaning of the words "magic" a ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse: Tracing the Sociological Lineage of Juggalos

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Tracing the Sociological Lineage of Insane Clown Posse’s Fanbase

Insane Juggalos, 50 Cent, and More in This Week's Issue

Insane Clown Posse​This week's music feature traces the sociological lineage of Juggalos -- the bizarre, and cultish fans of Insane Clown Posse. Craig Outhier gives ethnomusicologists a head start by pointing out some of the defining characteristics of the Juggalos, and exactly from where their tr ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse's New Cowboy Movie, Big Money Rustlas Set for Release in August. Will the Interwebs Explode?

Facepainted Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse is set to release their long-awaited second Cowboy movie, Big Money Rustlas, on DVD on August 17.So, yeah, that gives the average Juggalo only two and a half months to upgrade from VHS. Better try to pick up some double shifts, gentlemen. You're gonna w ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse's "Miracles" Cover By Two Indie Rockers With a Ukulele

Insane Clown Posse's "Miracles" covered by some indie rock kids with acoustic guitars. What more needs to be said? These Florida kids, a band called Look at the Fields, kill it.ICP will be in town Wednesday, June 8, by the way.

Violent J Explains "Miracles," Invites Haters to "Have a Dick For Dinner"

Fuckin' miracles...​Detroit-based rapping clowns/bon vivants Insane Clown Posse have a new song, "Miracles," the video for which is something that only comes along once in a lifetime.By now, everyone has become accustomed to the bewildered duo and their fascination with giraffes, crows and magnets ... More >>

New Insane Clown Posse Video "Miracles" Is Pure, Motherfucking Magic, My Ninjas

Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J show fans their softer, more reflective side in their music video for "Miracles"​Question: What happens when two dudes from Detroit named Joe who paint their faces like frightening clowns and rap about cannibalism, murder, and necrophilia have children? Answer: Insane ... More >>

April 7 In Blogs: Glenn Beck, Insane Clown Posse, Okonomiyaki, and Rodney Glassman

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Glenn Beck Invades Glendale on God Tour, Would Thomas Jefferson Have Approved? David Cav ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse Made a Movie? Really?

The Insane Clown Posse made a Western. That is all.​Sometimes a video hits the Internet and takes everything by storm. Sometimes a movie trailer debuts and people wonder why the hell the movie even exists. Sometimes both things happen, as in the case of the new, fascinating Western named Big Money ... More >>

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