Keith Richards

Excavating Heavy Metal's Blues and Jazz Roots

"The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn't know how other people would take it." --B.B. King "Metal confronts what we'd rather ignore. It celebrates what we often deny. It indulg ... More >>

Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding (with Johnny Depp) @ Comerica Theatre

Johnny Depp to Play With Alice Cooper; Here's His Five Coolest Rock Moments

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas--even though Halloween is still just around the corner. As grocery stores begin to stock their Christmas crap decorations, the last show announcements of the year trickle in. Historically, the line up for Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding gets announced eve ... 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 >>

Five Super Tuesday Songs

In case those persistent robo-calls and that "Ron Paul Revolution" sticker on your neighbor's Hyundai haven't made it clear, it's an election year folks. That means today is Super Tuesday; the day the Republican presidential candidate picture becomes a whole lot clearer. After winning big here in A ... More >>

Five Songs To Ring In the New Year

​Out with the old, and in with the new. That's the mantra as we inch closer to the New Year. It's time to reflect on the year behind us, and to look forward to what might possibly be the species' last year on this planet. But let's not worry about that right now. Instead let's look forward t ... More >>

Five Holiday Gifts For Your Dad

​Alright, slacker. There's no more denying it: the holidays are here, and you need to get on that shopping list. Luckily, Up on the Sun has caught gift guide-fever, and over the course of this week we'll be offering you suggestions for the entire family. We're starting with dear old dad. Here ... More >>

Grieves and Budo @ Chasers

Celebrate Your Favorite Undead Rock Star at Bar Smith's Memoriam Starting August 30

Yeah, they're right. This guy definitely looks like he's about to die. ​​There's really no gentle way to say it. People were expecting Amy Winehouse to die young. Even her own parents were prepared for her death.  Celebrity deaths impact the public in varying ways, but there will always be ... More >>

Keith Richards Gets Brass Balls

Wikimedia CommonsKeith Richards​Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will be honored at Spike TV's "Guys Choice" awards on Friday, June 10. And what does he get for playing guitar and surviving rampant drug use for almost 50 years? Brass balls, of course. We imagine Richards is one of those " ... More >>

June 3 In Blogs: E3, Keith Richards, Jobot Coffee, and the TSA

​​​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:

Keith Richards Reportedly Recording New Material

​Keith Richards is said to be recording new material at a studio in New York City, according to Spinner.There's no word yet on whether he's been working on material for the Rolling Stones, a solo project, or producer and drummer Steve Jordan's side project band, the Verbs.Rumors have been floating ... More >>

April 22 In Blogs: Wearable Planters, Keith Richards, Counting Calories, and Easter Eggs

​​​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:

Bill Campana, What Are You Listening To?

Bob Nelson​Bill Campana The Valley poet has participated in poetry slams both locally and nationally and can be found at various events around the state. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? It's hard to say. I change the station cons ... More >>

Local Blogger Bill Wyman Fools Media with Spoof Mick Jagger Letter

​Bill Wyman -- a valued member of Phoenix's blogging community held in high esteem by all those who know him -- has successfully perpetrated a humorous ruse upon the news media.Mr. Wyman, you see, shares his name with the former bassist of The Rolling Stones, one of the world's most beloved rock ' ... More >>

Gimmie Cinematic Shelter

The Rolling Stones are virtually back

Johnny Depp Keith Richards = New Documentary

​You may remember that little trilogy titled Pirates of the Caribbean, which featured Keith Richards playing the part of Captain Teague Sparrow, the father of Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp. Apparently, Depp's friendship and fascination with Richards goes far beyond that of a pretend father/s ... More >>

Funk Junkie

Is New Orleans mainstay ready for another brush with fame?

Q&A: Dare I Ask Son Volt's Jay Farrar About The New Wilco Record?

Jay Farrar spends a lot of time talking about the old days. Not just because his band, Son Volt, draws heavily from traditional American roots music. Also not just because his old band, Uncle Tupelo, pretty much invented the "alt-country" genre - though Farrar been known to bristle at the term.No, ... More >>

PETA Asks Phish To Change Name, Winehouse Plots Move, Wilco's Tucson Show Reviewed

Idolator: The Case Against Phish's Name: Why It Seems Like PETA's Press Releases Are Being Written By "The Onion" Editorial Staff NME: Amy Winehouse launches St Lucia residency bid State Press: Review of Wilco show in Tucson Electric Mustache: Renminbi's New EP is Free and Great Idolator: Would You ... More >>

Funk Junkie

Is New Orleans mainstay ready for another brush with fame?

Family Guys

“Deck” co-curators return with collaborative craziness

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones join forces for Shine a Light

The Year of Living Sequentially

Sequels, prequels, and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

Bo Diddley

Yo diggity

Lip Service

Only rock 'n' roll?

Hard Luck of the Irish

Low-down, dirty Shane

X-Tina on Main Street

Goodbye Yellow-Haired Mouse

Treasure Hunt

The Pirates are back, and they're out to ransack your wallet

More is More

Too much of a good thing is just right at SXSW

Diggin' the Stones

Nobody expects the British Invasion

The Bellrays

The Red, White & Black
(Alternative Tentacles)

Home Grown

House punk, broken bards, masked men, and emo for God

Exploding Hearts

Guitar Romantic (Dirtnap)

El Tri

It's about love, pride and politics

Family Stone

They've got the parents. Now the Rolling Stones are out for the kids.

Marijuana and Mortality

Boomers should look kindly on the medical marijuana measure

North Mississippi Allstars

51 Phantom (Tone-Cool)

Born to Lose

The Slash City Daggers, Back Stabber Blues (Unity Squad Records)

Book 'Em

Taking a look at some of the best music literature from the past few months

Murder City Devils

In Name and Blood (Sub Pop)

Taylor Made

Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor goes through the past wryly

Molten Wax

Good Boys When They're Moonlighting

How many Faces does it take to make a Rod Stewart record?

Guns 'n' Poses

Trashman finds that he can no longer enjoy a beer in peace

Mick & Me

Creepy parallel lives

Emotional Miscues

Stones, Dylan and McCartney struggle to redefine themselves with new albums

Recordings

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