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James Brown

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Joe Lewis of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears on Clubs, James Brown, and Scandalous

    ​Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are back with more of the same garage soul that they do so well. Their loud personality and groovy James Brown-style outshine those of other bands in the genre. Frontman Joe Lewis spoke to Up On The Sun about why the group loves playing at clubs, having Bro ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2011

    Chromeo @ Marquee Theatre

    ​Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are back with more of the same garage soul that they do so well. Their loud personality and groovy James Brown-style outshine those of other bands in the genre. Frontman Joe Lewis spoke to Up On The Sun about why the group loves playing at clubs, having Bro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2011

    Sade at US Airways Center, 9-2-11

    Maria Vassett​Sade and John Legend U.S. Airways Center Friday, September 2, 2011 REVIEW BY DAN GIBSON Sade (the woman, not the band) doesn't seem like she has to work very hard live. If there's ever an audience willing to plunk down $149 for the good seats, load up on $25 glossy programs, poster ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    August 17 In Blogs: Matt Tolman, Tommy Cannon, Axis/Radius, Baguette Vending Machine, and Wes Gullett

    ​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:

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Top Five Musician Arrests

    Rapper DMX, after his arrest in June, 2004​As we reported yesterday,  Mic Todd, the bass player for metal band Coheed and Cambria, was arrested on Sunday at a venue in Massachusetts where the band was scheduled to play. Todd's alleged crime? He reportedly walked into a Walgreens, claimed he h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    DJ M2 Talks Power 98.3, Groove Candy, Disney Cartoons, James Brown, KRS-One, and More

    DJ M2​Opportunities abound for y'all to catch DJ M2 in action, whether it's during his weekday shift on hip-hop station Power 98.3, or every Thursdays over at Dirty Pretty during Groove Candy. Either way, it's well worth going out of your way to do so, as M2 weaves some mixing magic on the tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    The 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents

    We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on Acting, Lady Gaga, and Festivals

    Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings​In terms of venues to have Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings play in Phoenix there probably isn't a better choice than the Orpheum Theatre. When you combine the retro late '60s/early '70s funk and soul of Sharon Jones with the historic music venue it could be a li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    T.A.M.I. Show DVD Release Is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time Capsule

    Shout Factory​For all its merits of recognizing artists' contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the inductio ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2009

    Weird Christian Science

    Controversial faith-based musician performs

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Social's Swan Song, Sublime, Firearms, and More

    DJ Brook B will be a part of the final Social tonight at Incog.​There's a certain dilemma involved with this weekend. Should one go all out and spend the next 48-72 hours living it up? Or do you pace yourself and conserve some energy since there's only three days or work (if that) next week due to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    Polo. Marco Polo.

    Filmmaker/musician hocks his ride for low-budget 007 spoof

  • Film

    August 6, 2009

    Soul Power Documents an Epic Concert

    Filmmaker/musician hocks his ride for low-budget 007 spoof

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    Curtains: Rumpelstiltskin at Great Arizona Puppet Theater

    courtesy of GAPT Oh, wheel of fortune: The king and the miller's daughter meet cute in Rumpelstiltskin. Something's terribly wrong when some of our own local professionals, the puppeteers of Great Arizona Puppet Theater, get passed over every year at Oscar time. What's that? They aren't in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Phoenix Independents Bowl: Local Music Types Roll For Charity

    courtesy of GAPT Oh, wheel of fortune: The king and the miller's daughter meet cute in Rumpelstiltskin. Something's terribly wrong when some of our own local professionals, the puppeteers of Great Arizona Puppet Theater, get passed over every year at Oscar time. What's that? They aren't in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    So Long, Sisters: Valley blues group Sistah Blue to play its last show May 22

    courtesy of GAPT Oh, wheel of fortune: The king and the miller's daughter meet cute in Rumpelstiltskin. Something's terribly wrong when some of our own local professionals, the puppeteers of Great Arizona Puppet Theater, get passed over every year at Oscar time. What's that? They aren't in ... More >>

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Memo to the presidential candidates: Funk legend George Clinton is the man you want in your corner

    courtesy of GAPT Oh, wheel of fortune: The king and the miller's daughter meet cute in Rumpelstiltskin. Something's terribly wrong when some of our own local professionals, the puppeteers of Great Arizona Puppet Theater, get passed over every year at Oscar time. What's that? They aren't in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 7, 2008

    Symphony in DIY

    courtesy of GAPT Oh, wheel of fortune: The king and the miller's daughter meet cute in Rumpelstiltskin. Something's terribly wrong when some of our own local professionals, the puppeteers of Great Arizona Puppet Theater, get passed over every year at Oscar time. What's that? They aren't in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 7, 2008

    Symphony in DIY

    courtesy of GAPT Oh, wheel of fortune: The king and the miller's daughter meet cute in Rumpelstiltskin. Something's terribly wrong when some of our own local professionals, the puppeteers of Great Arizona Puppet Theater, get passed over every year at Oscar time. What's that? They aren't in ... More >>

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    "Weird Al" Yankovic

    Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (Volcano)

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    Konono No. 1

    Live at Couleur Café
    (Crammed Disc)

  • Music

    March 29, 2007

    Rx Bandits, k-oS

    Rappin' and skankin' until the cows come home

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2007

    Obama, No Osama: New York Times readers not interested in terrorism...

    Rappin' and skankin' until the cows come home

  • News

    January 18, 2007

    Brown Power

    Say it loud! You're intact and you're proud!

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    Everlasting Sounds

    Ten of the year's most timeless records

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    James Brown

    What the funk

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    Death Pool for Cutie

    Everybody's gotta go sometime

  • Music

    December 8, 2005

    RIAA-holes

    How they misspell relief

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2004

    Funk Off You Funkin' Funk!

    Mickey's supplies the hangover on NYE

  • Music

    August 12, 2004

    Approach

    Ultra Proteus (Coup d'Etat)

  • Music

    December 18, 2003

    Diabolic

    Infinity Through Purification (Olympic Recordings)

  • Music

    June 12, 2003

    Original Soundtrack

    Lialeh (Light in the Attic)

  • Music

    December 5, 2002

    Missy Elliott

    Under Construction (Elektra)

  • Music

    June 6, 2002

    Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

    Dap-Dippin' With (Daptone Records)

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    Haul the Dreck

    It seems every fa-la-la-la-lousy Christmas recording is in light rotation, but not these holiday turkeys

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    Standards and Practices

    A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

  • Music

    June 21, 2001

    Welcome to My Nightmare

    Trashman suffers through a holiday weekend's worth of wife-beaters, prison cutthroats and Ian Astbury songs

  • Music

    June 21, 2001

    Book 'Em

    Taking a look at some of the best music literature from the past few months

  • Music

    May 24, 2001

    Sample and Hold

    Where'd you hear that funk riff before? L.A.'s Breakestra is so glad you asked.

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Life Goes On

    Despite the recent passing of some of heritage music's finest, the music continues to flourish thanks to a handful of fine new releases

  • Music

    February 8, 2001

    The Residents

    Icky Flix DVD (The Cryptic Corporation)

  • Music

    December 7, 2000

    Breakestra

    Live Mix Tape Part Two (Stones Throw)

  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Disco Infernal

    Rhino's new collection proves that you have no hope of getting disco in a box without leaving something out

  • Calendar

    November 5, 1998

    Hank's Tank

    Rhino's new collection proves that you have no hope of getting disco in a box without leaving something out

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    Dr. Cynic's Revenge

    Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

  • Music

    August 1, 1996

    Contract and Expel

    Famous parting shots from artists formerly "under exclusive arrangement" with their labels

  • Music

    May 30, 1996

    The Good Foot

    A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

  • Music

    July 20, 1995

    RECORDINGS:

    ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS, PARLIAMENT, JEFFERSON STARSHIP

  • Music

    January 3, 1990

    Beat Crazy

    Tone Def just may be Phoenix's funkiest foursome. Why isn't everybody dancing?

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