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Jim Diamond

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    August 10, 2011

    The Love Me Nots Introduce New Bass Player: 18-Year-Old Sophie O.

    Clint Kirk​It's not unusual to be an 18-year-old kid in a rock 'n' roll band, playing all-ages shows and house parties while still learning exactly what to do with that stringed thing in your hands. It's less common to be an 18-year-old in a band that's huge in Europe, and get whisked away to tou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Of Montreal, Love Me Nots, Bret Michaels, King of Tranny, and My Friend Jason's Beach House Rave Over the Weekend

    ​My Friend Jason's Beach House at Madison Event Center It was Friday the 13th this past weekend, which means it was the perfect time for the annual Jason Vorhees-themed dance party put on by local rave promoter Clix Bag of Trix. This year's edition had a bit of a beach party twist as hockey ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2011

    The Love Me Nots The Demon & the Devotee Release Show Last Night at Yucca Tap Room

    Jonathan McNamara The Love Me Nots​ It's been a wild year for The Love Me Nots. Not only did the band take time off for lead singer/organist Nicole Laurenne to beat breast cancer -- which she has, we're happy to report --but the band has reunited with original drummer Jay Lien, and recorded a new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    The Love Me Nots' Nicole Laurenne on New Album, New/Old Drummer and Beating Breast Cancer

    Jason GarciaThe Love Me Nots​If you're looking for an example of the old platitude that "attitude is everything," you could do a lot worse than Love Me Nots vocalist/organist Nicole Laurenne. Less than a year removed from a breast cancer scare that forced the band into a five-month hiatus, Laurenn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    The Love Me Nots in Europe: The Hilarious Google-Translated Version

    http://happy-few.tumblr.comA fan photo from the Love Me Nots European tour.​How is The Love Me Nots tour of Europe going? Pretty well, at least according to the foreign language reviews we're reading with the help of Google Translate.Now, honestly, it's sorta hard to tell just how professional the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    The Love Me Nots: Big In France

    ​The French version of Rolling Stone magazine cannot get enough of Phoenix's own Love Me Nots. The mag ran a massive feature on the garage rock band in this month's issue, which you can read in translated form on the jump. The mag seems to relish comparing the band's sound to earlier acts, like th ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    CenPho.tv One-Year Anniversary Bash

    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

    CenPho Showdown

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    The Love Me Nots Plan Live Album With Jack White's Nemesis

    ​Phoenix garage rock outfit The Love Me Nots are planning to do a split live record with The Hounds Below, a new project by Jason Stollsteimer of The Von Bondies. The record will be produced by Jim Diamond, the Detroit garage rock godfather behind the first two White Stripes records, Electric 6 an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    The Love Me Nots Set Album Release Date, Plan Tour

    ​The top act in Phoenix's garage rock scene, The Love Me Nots, has set a September 18 release date for their new record, Upsidedown Insideout, which they recorded at Mesa's Flying Blanket Recordings with the legendary Detroit-based producer Jim Diamond. (You can read my interview with Diamond, don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Producer Bob Hoag Joins Love Me Nots As Drummer

    Bob Hoag (left) and his new bandmates in the Love Me Nots.Some news from the Love Me Nots: Drummer Vince Ramirez has left the band. Local uber-producer Bob Hoag will be jumping in behind the kit starting with a July 31 show at Yucca Tap Room. Hoag who runs Flying Blanket Recordings in Mesa, has a lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    10 Things Under $10: The Love Me Nots, Third Friday, Shizz Bands, and More

    The Love Me Nots are scheduled to perform tonight at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley. 1. Third Friday Art ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2009

    Detroit Cobras in Phoenix: Like Jazz in Japan

    The Love Me Nots are scheduled to perform tonight at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley. 1. Third Friday Art ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008

    The Love Me Nots are scheduled to perform tonight at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley. 1. Third Friday Art ... More >>

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    The Dirtbombs discover a darker sound in We Have You Surrounded

    The Love Me Nots are scheduled to perform tonight at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley. 1. Third Friday Art ... More >>

  • Music

    May 3, 2007

    The Love Me Nots

    In Black and White
    (Atomic A Go Go)

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Garage A Go-Go

    The Love Me Nots are the hardest-working side project in town

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