Jonathan Davis

12 Favorite Local EDM Mixes of 2012

The overwhelming popularity of electronic dance music continued its exponential growth over the last 12 months, both nationwide and here in the Valley of the Sun. Beats were bumping nearly nonstop across the local music landscape in 2012 as new dance clubs (such as the Monarch Theatre and EPIQ) debu ... More >>

Beat Circuit @ The Rogue Bar

Korn Guitarist Munky Discusses Moving Away From Dubstep With Next Record

This past Saturday, Korn crashed through town, performing at the Arizona State Fair. I watched in glee. This is a band that truly contributed to opening the door to metal for me. Before that discovery, I was a sixth grader rocking out to Westside Connection, much to my Backstreet Boy-loving locker p ... More >>

Korn at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 10/27/12

Korn @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 10/27/12 The Arizona State Fair got its yearly dose of metal when Korn paid a visit to the valley last night at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The nu metal pioneers treated fans of all ages to a career-spanning set consisting of hits, covers, and sta ... More >>

Top FIve Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Need even more shows? Check out our special, spooky-themed Halloween Weekend Must-See Show Guide.

Korn, Alt-Metal Standard Bearers, Aren't Slowing Down

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 >>

Your Music Guide to the Arizona State Fair

Rob Zombie on His New Record, New Movie, and Why Metal Shows Need Girls

Rob Zombie isn't out to terrify you. He's out to blow your mind. He holds a number of titles: director, artist, musician, actor, writer, lover, and freak show. And everything he does is loaded up with theatrics, subtle intelligence, and aggression. Zombie is fresh off his August release Mondo Sex ... More >>

Top 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 >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Viva Crescent: Venue Celebrates an Enduring Scene

You Ready for the State Fair? A Guide to the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum Schedule

See also: Snoop Dogg at the Arizona State Fair See also: Judas Priest at the Arizona State Fair It used to be that playing the state fair circuit meant you were a has-been, that your rock 'n' roll career had gone belly up (you know, like billed after the puppet show, Spinal Tap-style). Maybe it' ... More >>

Is Dubstep the New Nü-Metal?

Love it or hate it, it's looking inevitable: dubstep isn't going anywhere for awhile, and a lot of ambitious metalheads are pairing their riffs up with wobble wobble sounds in a bid for commercial success. It reminds me of a coked-out Paris Hilton making a sex tape with Slayer's Kerry King. It wou ... More >>

Korn and Sluggo at Comerica Theatre, 3/1/12

​Korn and Sluggo Comerica Theatre Thursday, March 1 James Blake would've been in absolute hell watching Korn last night. The waifish English electronica producer, who's loudly decried the overflowing machismo and thuggish aura of Americanized dubstep, would've seen his worst nightmare writ large ... More >>

Korn's Jonathan Davis Brings his J Devil Dubstep Act to Crescent Ballroom Tonight

​ As any DJ-producer hyphenate will tell you, it takes a huge investment of both time and money to get into the beat-crafting game. It also helps to have some primo equipment and a few skilled and savvy mentors to help guide the way if you have any hopes of becoming an electronica artist of any im ... More >>

Korn to Bring Heavy Dubstep-Inspired Rock to Comerica Theatre

Korn has been full of announcements during the past year. The veteran rockers added a fresh new chapter to their catalog with a 10th album, The Path of Totality, which found the band shifting its style onto a path a lot of people didn't see coming. Another "single rockstar" bit the dust when guita ... More >>

Alice Cooper, Rob Halford, The Tubes, Brian "Head" Welch, at Welcome 2 My Pudding

Maria Vassett​ Alice Cooper, Rob Halford, The Tubes, Brian "Head" Welch, and more Comerica Theatre Saturday, December 17 They don't call it a variety show for nothing. Most of the crowd for last night's Welcome 2 My Pudding, the 11th installment of local restauranteur, golfer, and shock rocke ... More >>

Hollywood Undead Loving Tempe, Working With Korn, and Varied Musical Tastes

​The six musicians of Hollywood Undead blend an eclectic mix of musical tastes -- old school hip hop, heavy metal and classic rock, to name a few. The band wears masks, updated this year based of inspiration from masks created by the fans. The band ha toured the world, helped sell out UK's p ... More >>

Infected Mushroom @ Infected Mushroom

Mayhem Explained

A Look At Each of the Mayhem festival’s Headliners

A Look at Korn, Rob Zombie, and the Other Stars of the Mayhem Festival

Former Korn guitarist Brian Welch finds Jesus

Brave Nu World

Korn vocalist goes it alone

Future Shock: King Diamond, Jonathan Davis, Nile, and more

Culture Shock

Shape-shifing Japanese rockers Dir en grey bring blood-stained agony

Those Damned Devil Bands

Quayle eggs

Korn

Double the fun

Excess Hollywood

In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, '05 may be a pleasant surprise

Korn

The guys from Bakersfield, California, don't give a crap what youthink

Richard Davies

Barbarians (Kindercore)

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

Onward, Crispin Soldiers

Six years ago, Ryan Page and Mike Pallagi were high school kids who idolized eccentric actor Crispin Glover. Now they're producing films with him.

Gimme Shelter Again

The Green Room's Altamont 2 takes rock back into the bowels of hell

Recordings

Song for Xmas

The trailer-park Grinch revisits his year of misery

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