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Kevin Murphy

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Open Mike Eagle on Indie Rap's Breakthrough Year

    So there's punk-rap, nerd-rap, avant-rap, and...oh, only about a gazillion other hyphenated hip-hop subgenres. Open Mike Eagle describes his style as "art rap." At least for now. "I'm unable to replace it," he laughs, speaking with me via phone from his home in Los Angeles. "And it's not even that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    No. 5 The National - Countdown of the Best Concerts of 2010

    Luke Holwerda​Over the last days of the year Up On The Sun will be counting down the best live shows of 2010. Today we look at the No. 5 show of the year, The National at Marquee Theatre.

  • Music

    July 1, 2010

    Radar Brothers

    Luke Holwerda​Over the last days of the year Up On The Sun will be counting down the best live shows of 2010. Today we look at the No. 5 show of the year, The National at Marquee Theatre.

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Radar Brothers

    Luke Holwerda​Over the last days of the year Up On The Sun will be counting down the best live shows of 2010. Today we look at the No. 5 show of the year, The National at Marquee Theatre.

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    New Phoenix Eatery For Hip-Hop Heads Discovered By So Much Silence

    Do you recognize these dudes? Then we've got a restaurant you should try!​Our man Kevin Murphy at So Much Silence is probably the biggest hip-hop head you'll find in this town -- at least when it comes to the obscure East Coast stuff of the mid-90s. So it's no surprise that he correctly named the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    New Source Victoria Getting Hype From Jim Adkins (And The Band's Blood Relatives)

    ​ Source Victoria's forthcoming record has been getting a lot of hype around the interwebs. First Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World fame took to his band's message board to promote the release and encourage fans to donate to its recording. (Sadly only three comments on that thread so far.) Now they're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Flier of the Week: Modifest

    ​Getting a shitload of band names on a single flier without said flier looking like a total clusterfuck is always a challenge. So this week we honor Modified Arts for managing to make the poster for their three-day music fest this weekend look pretty damned good. And, as we're counting down the la ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2009

    RiffTrax LIVE: Plan 9 From Outer Space . . . Encore

    ​Getting a shitload of band names on a single flier without said flier looking like a total clusterfuck is always a challenge. So this week we honor Modified Arts for managing to make the poster for their three-day music fest this weekend look pretty damned good. And, as we're counting down the la ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Knock on Wood

    MST3K alums crack wise at expense of lovable ’59 stink bomb

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2009

    Round Up: Best Of Our Best Of Lists

    Happy New Year! Up on the Sun and Phoenix New Times have had a lot of lists for you over the past month. Like, more than we can count. Just in case you missed some, here are a few of our favorites:Phoenix's best records of 2008: The best 10 records released in this town last year, including Kinch,  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Knux Redux and Cool Kids Explain Why Q Tip Sucked

    By Martin Cizmar It’s Friday of a loooong week and I’m still thinking about Monday’s show at the Marquee, The 2K Sports Bounce Tour with Q-Tip, The Knux and The Cool Kids. Sure, I panned it in my review, mostly because it was a six-hour slog that should’ve been an incredible three hours, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    The Via Maris: A Song Worth Checking Out

    By Martin Cizmar It’s Friday of a loooong week and I’m still thinking about Monday’s show at the Marquee, The 2K Sports Bounce Tour with Q-Tip, The Knux and The Cool Kids. Sure, I panned it in my review, mostly because it was a six-hour slog that should’ve been an incredible three hours, ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 3, 2008

    Reefer Madness fires up at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre

    By Martin Cizmar It’s Friday of a loooong week and I’m still thinking about Monday’s show at the Marquee, The 2K Sports Bounce Tour with Q-Tip, The Knux and The Cool Kids. Sure, I panned it in my review, mostly because it was a six-hour slog that should’ve been an incredible three hours, ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    July 12, 2007

    Roky's Picture Show

    By Martin Cizmar It’s Friday of a loooong week and I’m still thinking about Monday’s show at the Marquee, The 2K Sports Bounce Tour with Q-Tip, The Knux and The Cool Kids. Sure, I panned it in my review, mostly because it was a six-hour slog that should’ve been an incredible three hours, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2007

    Meet the Arizona Republic's Orwellian Information Center

    By Martin Cizmar It’s Friday of a loooong week and I’m still thinking about Monday’s show at the Marquee, The 2K Sports Bounce Tour with Q-Tip, The Knux and The Cool Kids. Sure, I panned it in my review, mostly because it was a six-hour slog that should’ve been an incredible three hours, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2006

    '06 Pandemic Poll; the So Much Silence edition

    By Martin Cizmar It’s Friday of a loooong week and I’m still thinking about Monday’s show at the Marquee, The 2K Sports Bounce Tour with Q-Tip, The Knux and The Cool Kids. Sure, I panned it in my review, mostly because it was a six-hour slog that should’ve been an incredible three hours, ... More >>

  • Film

    May 9, 1996

    Schlock Corridor

    By Martin Cizmar It’s Friday of a loooong week and I’m still thinking about Monday’s show at the Marquee, The 2K Sports Bounce Tour with Q-Tip, The Knux and The Cool Kids. Sure, I panned it in my review, mostly because it was a six-hour slog that should’ve been an incredible three hours, ... More >>

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