Joe Strummer

In Honor of Thanksgiving: The Top Music Turkeys of 2007

The New Times Summer of Sound punk show recap

Armistice Day

Franco Gagliano and the Beat Angels lay down their arms and get down to business

Viva Sandinista!

Is the Clash still the only band that matters?

Various Artists

White Riot: A Tribute to the Clash (Uncut Magazine)

Doc Block

Nonfiction continues its ascent on screen

Taylor Swift, Al Barr, and More Reflect on Songs to Be Thankful for

Nonfiction continues its ascent on screen

Light-Rail Bar Crawl

Nonfiction continues its ascent on screen

Night Train: Central/Indian School (Stop #6)

Where: George & Dragon (4240 N. Central Ave.; 602-241-0018). It's a five-minute walk north from the station, and it's pretty much the only thing in the vicinity.Drink: Tetley's ale ($4.75). Tons of English ales on draft, as well as all the usual domestic suspects. G&D serves some decent pub ... More >>

Ted Leo´s Neo-Punk

Saying his peace

Unknown Legend

Somebody give Joe Ely the spotlight

The Clash

The Singles
(Sony/Legacy)

Punk's Not Dead. It's Just Jaded

Corpse ride

Hard Luck of the Irish

Low-down, dirty Shane

This Is Video Clash

Roadie picture

Joe Strummer Memorial & Tribute

The good that men do

Unseen

It's the infrastructure, stupid

Joe Strummer Revisited

Two long-lost reissues shed new light on a punk icon

Glass Heroes

Glass Heroes
(Malt Soda Records)

Next Wave

The Wonder Stuff is back, with one finger raised for the Britpop it spawned

The Dwarves; The Freak Accident

The Dwarves Must Die
(Sympathy)
The Freak Accident
(Alternative Tentacles)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
(Anti-/Mute)

The Clash

London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition
(Epic/Legacy)

Good Grief

Waylon Jennings' widow and youngest son say goodbye to a sad year -- with rock stars. In Phoenix!

The Magnificent Strummer

The Clash leader dies, closing out a somber 2002 for rebel music

Butthole Surfers

Humpty Dumpty LSD (Latino Buggerveil)

Jools Holland

Big Band Rhythm & Blues (Warner Music)

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Clash City Rocker

Joe Strummer gives his band enough rope, and arrives at a democratically created, internationalist gem

Oh Mercy

The Bob-Man cometh; the Bash on Ash gets Hotter Than Hell; DJ Z-Trip bids farewell to the Valley

In 'n' Out

The Gas Giants split; Jimmy Eat World lives up to its name; legends Hazlewood and Strummer return to the Valley

Obsessions, Passions, Perversions 2000

Music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets in New Times' annual poll

Seems Like Old Times

Back together after a decade of ups and downs, Dead Hot Workshop tries to restore its legacy

Dillinger Four

Versus God
(Hopeless)

Shout It Out

Three-chord heroes take the hokey out of karaoke

Critical Mass

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

Recordings

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

The Gaslight Anthem

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

The Gaslight Anthem

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Santarchy, Joe Strummer, and Roller Girls

Jonathan McNamaraThe annual Santarchy affair will fill the streets of Scottsdale with kooky Kris Kringle clones on Saturday.​When Clement Clarke Moore first penned The Night Before Christmas in 1823 (and thus, gave birth to many of the conceptions associated with Jolly Old Saint Nick), the Victori ... More >>

December 18 In Blogs: Department of Justice, Desert Botanical Gardens, Joe Strummer, and Salted Caramel

​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: DOJ Committed to Investigation of Joe Arpaio, According to Spokesman Joe Arpaio Henchman ... More >>

What's Selling: Record Store Day Roundup

​This week, looking at What's Selling is a little different. That's because Saturday was the long-anticipated Record Store Day, and hopefully you didn't miss out.Not only did all of our favorite local record stores have live in-store performances, but they sold a ton of exclusive material only ... More >>

Joe Strummer Benefit at George & Dragon

Benjamin LeathermanThe Glass Heroes get the crowd going at the George & Dragon. See more photos of the event in our slideshow.Joe Strummer Benefit  George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix's punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the V ... More >>

Kinch, River Jones, Joe Strummer, Barrett-Jackson, and the Stray Cat Over the Weekend

​Kinch at Rogue Bar Last Night The Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon was this morning -- thousands of runners, both locals and tourists, jogged 26 miles of Valley streets on a warm January day. The race wasn't the weekend's only impressive show of endurance along Scottsdale Road, though. Kinch's ... More >>

Drive-By Truckers' New Rock Doc to Screen at FilmBar

​Restored prints of Fritz Lang's Metropolis are cool and all, but what really thrills me about FilmBar, downtown Phoenix's brand-new boutique movie house/drinkery FilmBar is the programming coup like the one Steve Weiss and gang pulled off for Tuesday night. That's when FilmBar will screen The ... More >>

Quick PHX: Nightlife

​Restored prints of Fritz Lang's Metropolis are cool and all, but what really thrills me about FilmBar, downtown Phoenix's brand-new boutique movie house/drinkery FilmBar is the programming coup like the one Steve Weiss and gang pulled off for Tuesday night. That's when FilmBar will screen The ... More >>

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park Last Night

Flogging Molly performs at Tempe Beach Park last night.​Flogging MollyTempe Beach ParkThursday, March 17With all of indie folks invading Austin to schmooze and snap photos at SxSW, the rest of us were left with what's become a Tempe St. Patrick's Day tradition: watching Flogging Molly at Tempe ... More >>

Top 5 Shows to Catch This Weekend: What Laura Says, Terra Firma, Joe Strummer Memorial, Rock For Tots, Greyhound Soul

What Laura Says​Well, it's Friday. You know, I feel like there was some song that made a big splash this year about Friday...but...I can't quite remember it. Must not have been that catchy. Your weekend is not doubt packed with holiday parties to attend, but in case you need a break from al ... More >>

Club Candids: Joe Strummer Memorial and Benefit at George & Dragon

​ It's hard to believe that Joe Strummer, one of The Clash's founding members, has been dead for almost a decade. George & Dragon continues to keep his memory alive with annual benefit shows. This year, local punk bands like Glass Heroes, Plainfield Butchers, and Dirty Hairy took the stage, w ... More >>

Frank Turner @ Marquee Theatre

​ It's hard to believe that Joe Strummer, one of The Clash's founding members, has been dead for almost a decade. George & Dragon continues to keep his memory alive with annual benefit shows. This year, local punk bands like Glass Heroes, Plainfield Butchers, and Dirty Hairy took the stage, w ... More >>