John Fahey

M. Ward's Solo Work Reveals the "Him" in She & Him

Kickstart The Lost Album by Elton Duck, L.A. Power Pop Band Featuring Micki Steel of The Bangles and Mike Condello

See also: The Psychedelic Pop of Mike Condello Remembered With Two New Releases When we were working up our 100 Songs That Defined Arizona list, one name was mentioned more than any other by our readers and consultants, and that name was Mike Condello (1946-1995). Known best for his work on The Wal ... More >>

Metallica & Lou Reed's Lulu: Music for Gas-Huffing, Denim-Clad Arizona Teenagers?

​Clanging acoustic guitars, pitched somewhere between Led Zeppelin's ballads and John Fahey's American Primitivism, and then, a voice, singular and unmistakable. It is the voice of Lou Reed: "I would cut my legs and tits off when I think of Boris Karloff and Kinski / In the dark of the moon / You ... More >>

Peter Case Has Serious Heart

​Clanging acoustic guitars, pitched somewhere between Led Zeppelin's ballads and John Fahey's American Primitivism, and then, a voice, singular and unmistakable. It is the voice of Lou Reed: "I would cut my legs and tits off when I think of Boris Karloff and Kinski / In the dark of the moon / You ... More >>

Peter Case of The Nerves/Plimsouls, on the Blues, Powerpop and a Fixed Up Heart

​Peter Case is a man with serious cred when it comes to power-pop. His '70s band The Nerves recorded the original version of "Hanging On the Telephone," which Blondie scored a hit with, and his '80s group, The Plimsouls, married Northern Soul grooves with strident, chiming melodies. In 1986, Case ... More >>

Why is Sonic Youth Still So Important in Indie Land?

​Peter Case is a man with serious cred when it comes to power-pop. His '70s band The Nerves recorded the original version of "Hanging On the Telephone," which Blondie scored a hit with, and his '80s group, The Plimsouls, married Northern Soul grooves with strident, chiming melodies. In 1986, Case ... More >>

Eternally Busy

Why is Sonic Youth Still So Important in Indie Land?

Top Ten of 2009: Jason P. Woodbury

Up on the Sun is counting down the days until the unveiling of music editor Martin Cizmar's personal Best of 2009 list with some other lists from Phoenix New Times' stable of excellent freelancers. Today we bring you a list from Jason P. Woodbury, a New Times contributor, a staff writer at Tiny Mix ... More >>

Everlasting Sounds

Ten of the year's most timeless records

Various Artists

I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey
(Vanguard)

A Pack of Mutts

Music's "designer dogs"

Entrance

Wandering Stranger
(Fat Possum)

In Darkness, In Light

M. Ward attends his hero's funeral and walks away with designs for an evocative new album

Basement Ax

Built to Spill's Doug Martsch is a guitar hero for a generation not interested in 'em

Hokey for the Holidays

Christmas CDs are as unpredictable as the seasons, but a few find character of their own -- somehow

Doug Martsch

Now You Know (Warner Bros.)

Lucky Jim

Versatile indie visionary Jim O'Rourke works on more records than most people get around to buying

Standards and Practices

A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

Chris Lee

Plays & Sings Torch'd Songs, Charivari Hymns & Oriki Blue-Marches (Smells Like Records)

The Black Sun Ensemble

The Black Sun Ensemble (Camera Obscura Records)

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

Bop the Question

Drawing insight from the month's best in jazz, blues and heritage, Gumbo answers readers' nagging queries

Eternal Flame

The music of Arizona guitar legend Rainer Ptacek lives on with a trilogy of new releases

Obsessions, Passions, Perversions

New Times music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets

Molten Wax

New Times music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets

Night & Day

May 14 - 20, 1998