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Man-Cat Breaks Up with Taylor Swift So That You Can Too

Spring Breakers: A Thrilling Corruption of the Disney Princess Set

Top 10 "Harlem Shake" Videos From Phoenix (Plus One New Times Made)

Tired of "Gangnam Style" yet? Don't worry -- current meme "Harlem Shake," featuring students, office workers, and your mom getting down to Baauer's song of the same name -- is currently all anyone can talk about. The viral phenomenon has caught on like, uh, a virus, partly because it's really ea ... More >>

Walgreens Fresh Food Truck Marginally Less Shocking Than News of Fresh Food Now Being Offered at Walgreens Stores

When grocery stores started their own prescription services, they looked a little more like pharmacies. And now, the pharmacies, specifically, Illinois-based Walgreens, are looking a little more like grocery stores -- and food trucks. See also: 10 Corporate Food Trucks Totally Bogarting the Mobile ... More >>

Chaos Theory 13: The Good, the Bad, and the Meh

Now That's What I Call Good News!: Now! Music Series To Give Up The Ghost

Not all signs of the record biz's struggle for life are depressing. Thanks to EMI's $1.9 billion merger with Universal Music Group, a few things will get shaken up, including a chance the wretched informercial sludge Now That's What I Call Music! series will be put six feet under.

The Five Most Disgusting Onstage Moments

It's been a strange week for "gross" pop star news. Let's start with the good one: Phoenix made it into the national spotlight when Justin Bieber vomited on stage and laughed it off with an Anchorman quote. And while the Biebs may have partied a little too hard with milk, people are still freaki ... More >>

Your Music Guide to the Arizona State Fair

Pastor Steven Anderson's Still Nuts, Concerned About Possibly Racist Porno Magazine... National Geographic

See also: Pastor Steven Anderson Prays for President Barack Obama's Death See also: Pastor Tells New Times Government Should Put Homosexuals to DeathSee also: This Sunday's Worship at the Faithful Word Baptist Church See also: Pastor Steven Anderson talks Justin Bieber, "Sissified, Effeminate Twinki ... More >>

Nine Ways To Actually Make Money As A Musician

Once again reminding us the record industry resembles the band on the Titanic playing as it sinks, Rolling Stone reported "9 Ways Musicians Actually Make Money Today." To be blunt, it's pretty stupid.

Rascal Flatts Restaurant Chain to Launch in Phoenix With 14,000-Square-Foot Space

Look out Alice, Rascal Flatts, the award-winning American country band who've sang with Justin Bieber, are developing their own fashion line, and, according to Forbes, pulled down 45 million big ones in 2010, have their sights set on a new venture: a restaurant chain. And where better to put a res ... More >>

Soulfly and Fear Factory to Play The Gathering of the Juggalos

See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts "Strong Juggalo Presence" See also: Seven Awesome Things About the Gathering of the Juggalos Last week we examined what the term "selling out" means in 2012, and concluded that it's hard for bands to make money off t ... More >>

What Are the Top 10 Most "Spotified" Songs in Phoenix?

You have to look pretty hard for someone who doesn't have an opinion about Spotify, the Swedish music streaming service that launched in 2008 and hit the States in 2011. It's hard to deny its ease, selection, and um, free-ness, but it's also been a magnet for controversy. In both the controversial ... More >>

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. Friday, June 8: Action Bronson @ Club Red in Tempe Action Bronson, who hails from Flushing, Queens, burst o ... More >>

Can You Explain One Direction? No, Seriously

I can't even start writing this blog without thinking about what an utter hypocrite I am. When I was 12, I obsessed with the Backstreet Boys. I may or may not have wished my Nick Carter poster a good night as I went to sleep. I felt like their music spoke to me the same way Fleet Foxes or Sufjan St ... More >>

Intrinzik and lululemon to Bring "Yoga Rave" to Phoenix

Admit it, you saw the words "yoga" and "rave" and thought they were two mutually exclusive propositions. One involves healthy living and the other...uh, drugs and baby pacifiers is the first thing that springs to mind there. That thought has certainly crossed the mind of enterprising local rapper Wi ... More >>

Danielle Kamela, What Are You Listening To?

​Danielle Kamela Kamela is one of the FOX Sports Arizona Girls. Check them out on Facebook here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? 102.5 KNIX-FM. I love cruising around Arizona with my windows down listening to some country music. Alwa ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Girls That Look Like Skrillex

​Considering I'm not a fan of his wub-wub music whatsoever, I hate that I've been giving Skrillex so much attention lately.  But this blog is a gem nevertheless.Look-alikes are always fun to scroll through, and we've seen some convincing celeb-to-non-celeb look-alikes in our day.That's r ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: F*ck Yeah, Blessthefall

Blessthefall is a true Phoenix success story. Since forming in high school, the group has kept at it, and gained a diehard fanbase along the way. The band released its third full length, Awakening, on Fearless Records this past October. This week we're bringing you local metalcore in the form of ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Introduce an Additional Lineup of Dancers -- Kids

​Before you start drooling over the possibility of another handful of toned, tanned, and semi-clothed dancers being added to the Suns' popular entertainment lineup -- allow the basketball team to introduce The SunDance Kids. Important to note: The group taking to the court this Friday will no ... More >>

Dragon Tales

The Vans Warped Tour Is Known for Punk, But There's More

Jack White Makes His Hip-Hop Debut on New Track by Black Milk

​Jack White has thrown down the drum tracks for two new songs by Third Man Records' first hip-hop artist, Black Milk, according to Spin.White has produced and contributed to the songs "Royal Mega" and "Brain.""Brain" is available for streaming here, and Spin has "Royal Mega" available for str ... More >>

Tyga @ The Venue Scottsdale

Chad Krystals Explains "Keep It Live" Off Mind Games

Chad Krystals, 'Mind Games'​Next week is a special one for Chad Krystals. The local hip-hop musician is releasing his new, third independent album, Mind Games, on July 5, off his own independent label, Krystal Clear Inc. He's giving Valley music fans a little taste of the album with a special show ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Swag or No Swag?

swagornoswag.tumblr.comHaving enough money to wear this while doing this: swag or no swag?Whether people think they're talented, brilliant, obscene, or all of the above, there's no disputing the fact that Odd Future has got the whole "fuck everything, let's offend people with our shock rap" thing pr ... More >>

Diddy Temporarily Changes His Name...Again

​A million name changes weren't enough for Sean Combs. Apparently, it was time for another one, according to Paste.Rapper and producer Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, can't seem to ever settle on a name. Even this time he feels that his new alter ego will only be suitable for a week.His new ... More >>

Katy Perry's Demanding, Specific Tour Rider Leaks

​Working for Katy Perry can be even more demanding than you might think, according to the Amplifier.Six pages of Katy Perry's long list of on-the-road requirements have leaked online, and she seems to be yet another big-headed celebrity who makes herself out to be a lot more important than she act ... More >>

If Video Game Characters Became Rock Stars...

Brütal Legend, a 2009 video game released by Electronic Arts, featured voice work by Jack Black, Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford and a soundtrack of more than 100 hard rock and metal songs.​Over the past three decades, two institutions have constantly remained near-unive ... More >>

Bjork Releasing iPad App Album

Icelandic singer Bjork has taken after the Gorillaz. Her latest album has been partially recorded on an iPad, according to Consequence of Sound.On the other hand, she's also taking a page from the Flaming Lips in that listeners will have to piece the album together. Biophilia, which will be Bjo ... More >>

The Sound Strike's Spin on Their SXSW Panel, Old 97's and More from SXSW

The Sound StrikeArizona activist Leilani Clark, Sound Strike organizer Javier Gonzalez and rapper Immortal Technique pose after The Sound Strike panel at SXSW.​A day ago, I told you what happened at the panel discussion The Sound Strike hosted at South By Southwest. The group, which is organizing ... More >>

Record Exec Whines About Grammys In Full-Page NY Times Ad

Not pictured: Translation CEO Steve Stoute​It looks like there's a new entry for the brilliant Who Is Arcade Fire? tumblr. Unfortunately, this one is longer than 140 characters -- by about a full page in The New York Times. Steve Stoute -- CEO of marketing company Translation and a veter ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 2/17 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Should indie rock fans be happy Arcade Fire won a Grammy or not?What did Justin Bieber's diehard fans do to the ... More >>

Mergence Discusses New Album, Recording with Bob Hoag, and Local Shows

​ Mergence, a Tempe band that "merges" blues, indie, and rock, is gearing up for the release of their debut album Those Young Vibrant Young People are Dead. This album will be available at their CD release party February 4 at the Sail Inn. What Laura Says, Black Carl, Catfish Mustache, and The Dia ... More >>

Matty B Will Blow Your Mind with His 7-Year-Old Raps

Matty B raps​Get ready to feel like a major under-achiever.This 7-year-old kid is living thug life to the fullest, and he will absolutely blow you away with his "cover" of Kesha's "We R Who We R" (Perez Hilton is even raving about it.)Matty B already has an entourage of little girls (see his video ... More >>

New Gorillaz Album Recorded on an iPad... Yes, Really

​In between dates on an extensive international tour, Damon Albarn has been recording a new Gorillaz album on his iPad, according to NME.Albarn said he hopes he has "made a completely different kind of record." In an effort to be the first to release an iPad-made album, he hopes to release his wor ... More >>

Another Piece of Pop Culture Retired: Sony Walkman

​"What's a cassette tape?" Parents, you'll never hear your children asking that ever again now that Sony has retired the Walkman, according to Paste.It turns out that the last of the Walkmen left Sony in April. The 30-year-old portable cassette player couldn't outlast the competition of music play ... More >>

Facebook Went Down For Second Time in Two Days. Time to Freak Out

www.worldphotocollections.com​The world of virtual friendship was at a standstill this afternoon.If you went to your Facebook page today to update your status, plant crops (you weird Farmvill-ians, you), or flip through photos of hot chicks you barely even know, you may have had some trouble.  ... More >>

The Maine's John O'Callaghan's 25 Craziest Tweets of 2010

​A lot of people started complaining when "the new Twitter" was unveiled. Now when you log on to the popular social networking website, you're subject to a stream of random "popular" Tweets that often contain shout-outs to Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato or cliched inspirational quotes that no one r ... More >>

Hey, Super Slow Justin Bieber Does Sound Just Like Sigur Rós!

​Maybe you've seen this little gem floating around the interwebs: When Justin Bieber's "U Smile" is slowed down by 800% it sounds just like Icelandic post rockers Sigur Rós. And you thought that kid was a bratty little douchenozzle because of this stupid haircut!(Or the way he fucked over a fan b ... More >>

Shaq Hasn't Panicked Since 1981 -- So He Claims

www.bestweekever.com"The Big Shaqtus"​The amount hilarious nonsense that comes from the mouth of former Phoenix Suns big man Shaquille O'Neal is only rivaled by that of another former Suns star: Charles Barkley.Sir Charles is in the off-season from his gig as a TNT basketball commentator, so the g ... More >>

Arcade Fire Outduels Eminem, Lands Top Spot on Billboard Charts

​Big news from last night/this morning -- The Suburbs, the third album from Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire, landed on the top of the Billboard 200 this week.The Suburbs sold 156,000 copies in its initial week, edging out Eminem's Recovery by 4,000 units. Thanks to a lofty $3.99 pricetag at Ama ... More >>

Katy Perry Convinces Russell Brand to Sell Bachelor Pad, Cause She's Jealous

Was I the only one in the world who was shocked and a little horrified when Russell Brand and Katy Perry got engaged?He kissed the girl and he liked it: No more single life, bachelor pad lifestyle for Russell Brand.​ Either way, the London Evening Standard has reported that Brand will be selling ... More >>

Chase Coy Brings Boyish Good Looks, Adult-Sized Talent to Rhythm Room

Kurt Iswarienko​Guess who's playing Rhythm Room tonight?!No, no...it's not Justin Bieber. That's Chase Coy, a guy whose music people who aren't 16-year-old girls might like. Although the girls are probably still going crazy over Coy, as well.The 19-year-old singer-songwriter from Greenwood, Ind. s ... More >>

Karate Kid Remake Is Too Cynical to Catch a Fly with Chopsticks

Courtney Love Slammed on Twitter by Ex Billy Corgan

Courtney Love. I think the pic says it all.​So in case you haven't gotten your fill of celebrity gossip with all the Courtney Love/Lily Allen drama, here's a little more Love for you. Apparently Love's former love, Smashing Pumpkins's Billy Corgan has been slamming her 21st century style -- with T ... More >>

Blessthefall Makes Their Reality Television Debut (Sort-of) and Other Local Music News

You know you've made it big when your band's T-shirt is featured on reality television. Phoenix band Blessthefall, who is playing a couple dates in Russia in October, is certainly proud of the national exposure they've encountered after some threads bearing the band's name made it onto truTV's "Worl ... More >>

Incoming: Blitzen Trapper, Cypress Hill, Passafire, Annuals

​It's going to be hard to top last week's announcement that Justin Bieber will be playing Glendale this July. But we must move on, and move on we shall. That's where Portland's Blitzen Trapper comes into play. The noted indie/folk band will play The Clubhouse this June in a fantastic bit of news f ... More >>

WTF? This Year's Phooson Is In Tucson Only

Luke Holwerda Fallout Boy from last year's Phooson. ​ One of the highlight's of last year's concert season undoubtedly was the superstar-studded Phooson put on by 104.7 KISS FM last December at Cricket Wireless Pavillion. (Relive the coverage by Martin Cizmar and Jonathan McNamara in all it ... More >>

The End of Idolator

​Is there anything more ridiculous than finding yourself upset by a change in management on a music blog? No one seems to managed to stay employed in one place anywhere for long, so Maura Johnston's three year run at Idolator (starting with the site's founding) was bound to come to an end eventual ... More >>