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William Fucking Reed, What Are You Listening To?

William Fucking ReedReed deejays Sticky Fingers every Friday night at Bar Smith. For more info, visit Sticky Fingers' official website. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Currently, my car radio defaults to KWSS 106.7-FM, which hosts ... More >>

Brad Steinke, What Are You Listening To?

Brad Steinke​Steinke is a host and reporter for FOX Sports Arizona. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Sirius XMU. It features great new indie artists -- I've heard Lykke Li, Neon Indian, Chapel Club and Lana Del Rey on this station. W ... More >>

FoxVag III: Promoters Assures It Ain't Another Breast-Fest

Brad Steinke​Steinke is a host and reporter for FOX Sports Arizona. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Sirius XMU. It features great new indie artists -- I've heard Lykke Li, Neon Indian, Chapel Club and Lana Del Rey on this station. W ... More >>

Secret Fox: Guided By Voices Tribute (With a Certain Jimmy Eat World-er)

It's been a long time since The Secret Fox, Phoenix's brightest (only?) Guided by Voices tribute band took the stage. Like, over 10 years long. "I'm not exactly sure of dates," says guitarist Jim Adkins (yeah -- that Jim Adkins). "But you could still smoke in bars, so it was a while ago." But wi ... More >>

Active Child's Pat Grossi on Irony, and Sounds From Another Era

Brent Mullins​The '80s. Pretty much since they ended, there has been mini-to-full-scale '80s revivals every few years, with New Wave, dance punk, vintage hip-hop and other sounds of the cocaine-decade repurposed by young musicians. But some of 2011's most buzzed-about records share a common bond, ... More >>

Now Trending: Indie Supergroups

Middle Brother, a new potential indie powerhouse​Holiday cover songs were popular this season, but there's something else that has been getting just as much attention. It seems to be that the latest and greatest trend among rock bands, particularly indie bands, is forming supergroups.Ben Harper, D ... More >>

The Funky Formal, Depressed Buttons, Antique Scream, Anarbor, and Other Weekend Events

​There's only a week left before Christmas, which means its time to make a huge decision: Do you go out and blow your paycheck this weekend, or save it for any last minute shopping. Turns out you can do both at the same time. We've assembled our weekly compilation of 10 cheap and chic events h ... More >>

Orange Juice Box Set Offers Complete Serving of Edwyn Collins' Seminal Indie Pop Group

The original Orange Juice line-up with frontman and chief songwriter Edwyn Collins, second from left.​What is rock 'n' roll if not the sound of youthful exuberance? In that context, Orange Juice might just be the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. Led by a young Edwyn Collins, he of th ... More >>

The Roots, Miniature Tigers, Johnny Rawls, Djentrification, and Other Weekend Events

The Roots are scheduled to perform at American Junkie in Scottsdale on Saturday during the Red Bull Soundclash.​Who'd win in a fight between local legends Miniature Tigers and the hip-hop icons of The Roots? Although its feels like we're making a Sophie's Choice between our two favorite children ... More >>

The American: Anton Corbijn Turns the Tried-and-True Thriller Inward

The Roots are scheduled to perform at American Junkie in Scottsdale on Saturday during the Red Bull Soundclash.​Who'd win in a fight between local legends Miniature Tigers and the hip-hop icons of The Roots? Although its feels like we're making a Sophie's Choice between our two favorite children ... More >>

Where Do Arctic Monkeys Fit Into Britain's Many Regional Scenes?

The Roots are scheduled to perform at American Junkie in Scottsdale on Saturday during the Red Bull Soundclash.​Who'd win in a fight between local legends Miniature Tigers and the hip-hop icons of The Roots? Although its feels like we're making a Sophie's Choice between our two favorite children ... More >>

Bishop Allen at Modified Arts

​Bishop Allen bolstered Modified's mid-week lineup leading up to the annual, and, very sadly, final Modifest. The Brooklyn-via-Cambridge crew took to the drooping stage, and set up to the barking of exuberant fans, like eager puppies begging for a treat. And the band delivered, but not in the swee ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: D.I.Y., Europop, and Danny NSK's Benefit

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Edgefest Lowdown: Micky Avalon, Authority Zero, Flogging Molly and More

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Peter Hook

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Rock 'n' revival: resurrecting musical artists to save their genres

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Think Big

Oh, yes, there will be holograms

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 31

Oh, yes, there will be holograms

Coming Zune

Microsoft shoots at the Apple again

Death Rocks

Good for what Cures you

Dream Weaver

Denny Le Nimh, the Yoda of PHX rock DJs, parties with the Kreme posse at Paco Paco for Plus One

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness

Fear Is on Our Side
(Secretly Canadian)

She Wants Revenge

Fear Is on Our Side
(Secretly Canadian)

Gutter Depravity

P-town's party patrol belly-flops into divey Ky's for free pool, cheap booze and hella-hot bar tarts

Fine China's Big Break?

O.C. how they run

The Beat Goes On

Interpol continues to be an enigma

Mystery Machine

In the face of impending fame, Matson Jones holds close to its secrets

Mixing It Up

Variety is the spice of Coachella

Next Wave

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

The Ultimate Rock Fantasy

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

Shorties

EPs are usually ignored by reviewers. Here are a few recent releases worth the attention.

Ryan Adams

Rock N Roll Love Is Hell, Pt. 1
Love Is Hell, Pt. 2 (Lost Highway)

The Rapture

Echoes (Universal/Strummer)

Bridget Storm

Bridget Storm (Analogue Catalogue)

The Flaming Lips

Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid, 1983-1988;

The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg -- The Priest Driven Ambulance Album, Demos and Outtakes, 1989-1991 (Rykodisc/Restless)

Hello, Goodbye

Victims in Ecstacy completes its new CD, and breaks up at the same time

Wize Guys

Pie Gomez regroups with a new-look version of his jazzy hip-hop ensemble

Dream On

The Dream Syndicate The Days of Wine and Roses (Rhino)

Timeless Flight

L.A.'s twangy, trippy Beachwood Sparks ascend with a white-soul masterpiece

Handpickin'

Pete Yorn at Nita's Hideaway

Stay Precious

The band formerly known as Slaves returns with a new moniker and an addictive platter of glam and gloom

Flashing Red

New compilation finds the local indie scene burning brightly

Tristeza

Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tigerstyle Records)

Molten Wax

Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tigerstyle Records)

Recordings

Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tigerstyle Records)

Recordings

Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tigerstyle Records)

Frolicking Among the Pansies

Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tigerstyle Records)

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