Kid Rock

The "Okie From Muskogee" Has Always Been a Populist

Poll: What's Your "Forbidden Song"?

I think everyone has a "Forbidden Song." What's that? It's like, whenever I hear the tune "Freebird," whether in the car or at some party or whatever, I have to turn it off. It's like an obsessive-compulsive decision and I will be forever agitated until that song is no longer playing. I'm not psy ... More >>

Rehab, Rhythm Room, 8/30/12

Rehab @ Rhythm Room| 8/30/12Not since bearded Jim Morrison have rotund drunks been celebrated with such crazed enthusiasm. Not that I could ever compare last night's Rehab show at The Rhythm Room to even the most spaced-out of Morrison's career and consider it fair. But I did learn a few things as ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Creed Isn't The Worst Band Ever

See also: Creed's Scott Stapp, One of the Most Hated Men in Rock In this week's New Times music section there's an interview with Creed singer Scott Stapp, or as the article describes him, one of the most hated men in rock. His band doesn't get much more respect, Creed, is widely regarded by music ... 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 >>

Natalie Merrill at Kitchen 56

Looking for something to do this weekend? "Night Owl" is a quick guide to special nights at bars and clubs around town. We'll give you a few hints re: cover, dress code, music and atmosphere. Every Thursday marks Natalie Merrill at Kitchen 56.​Kitchen 56 plays the fine line between swanky and casu ... More >>

Honor, Courage, Popcorn: Act of Valor Wants You!

Casey Donahew Band at Denim & Diamonds, 2/10/12

Taylor Moon​Casey Donahew Band Denim & Diamonds Friday, February 10, 2012  "Up all night sippin' on whiskey n' drinkin' beer." Well that definitively described the concert by the Casey Donahew Band last night. The energy level was so high, you almost didn't notice that drummer TAZ ... More >>

Everlast @ Roxy Lounge

Music Videos Beavis & Butt-Head Should See

​Beavis & Butt-Head makes its triumphant return to MTV on Thursday, October 27 at 10/9c, and quite frankly, we can't wait. This preview of "Holy Cornholio" looks promising, but one thing is missing--music videos! Half the fun of watching Beavis & Butt-Head was listening to the duo's commentar ... More >>

Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, 8-5-11

Maria Vassett​Kid Rock and Sheryl CrowAshley Furniture HomeStore PavilionFriday, August 5On paper, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow come off like a study in contrasts, some sort of "beauty and the beast" proposition. Crow has always been easy to like -- or at least hard to actively dislike. Her '90s hits ... More >>

Everlast and Everything You Need To Know About White Rappers Explained

Pale Comparison

Everlast and Everything You Need To Know About White Rappers Explained

Lady Antebellum @ Comerica Theatre

Alice Cooper's Downtown Watering Hole Named a Top-10 Celeb Eatery By Tripadvisor

​Shock-rocker Alice Cooper's downtown bar and grill, Cooperstown, has been named one of the nation's top 10 celeb-owned eateries by TripAdviser.Cooper joins athletes (Michael Jordan), actors (Robert DeNiro) and fellow musicians (Justin Timberlake and Gladys Knight) on the list, which was compiled ... More >>

Country Thunder

Slash's Solo Album Stream: Hear It Before Its May Release

Slash has a new record out...with the help of loads of famous friends.​When you used to be in a band with a guy that made arguably the most anticipated album of the last two decades, which turned out to be Axl Rose's epic failure Chinese Democracy, it's kinda hard to top the hype yourself. But ala ... More >>

Kid Rock and Kevin Costner Headline Country Thunder 2010? Ugh.

​Last year Kid Rock headlined Tempe Music Fest. This year he's headlining Country Thunder. Is it just me or should the two festivals, which took place the same weekend last year, definitly not have this much in common?Country Thunder does bring us Willie Nelson on Saturday, but that's barely enoug ... More >>

December 10 In Blogs: Dennis Gilman, Kid Rock, French Toast, and Chicanos Por La Causa

​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: Feathered Bastard: Activist Dennis Gilman's Letter of Disgust to Eric Holder's DOJ Investigators Up on the ... More >>

Green Day's Dookie and the Peak of Western Civilization

Nasty Business

Tempe Music Fest 2009: How 3 Doors Down, Kid Rock, All-American Rejects and Shiny Toy Guns Rocked Us

Photos By Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots from Tempe Music Festival. This weekend Tempe Music Fest 2009 united us once again from scattered Valley citizenry to one cohesive force bent on rocking the hell out. This year Fergy and My Chemical Romance got traded in for straight ahead rock-'n'-rollers ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Country Thunder, Tempe Music Fest, and Much More

Art PerryLou Reed and Laurie Anderson are scheduled to perform on Sunday at the Chandler Center for the Arts. If you're the type who bitches how nothing ever goes on in Phoenix, please feel free to grab a nice steaming cup of STFU. We've been referencing all week long on this very blog about how h ... More >>

Hoping to See Kid Rock and Ride the Light Rail Home? Fear Not

Fear not, Festival goers! Valley Metro has your back...for two nights.For an unprecedented third time since its December launch, the Metro Light Rail will be extending its hours to accommodate those patrons of the Tempe Music Festival (April 3rd & 4th) hoping to catch either night's later ... More >>

March 25 In Blogs: The Bronx, Mutant Pinatas, Bank Robbers and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Peoria Bank Robber Cuts Hole In Wall, Surprises Bank Employees Arriving ... More >>

Tempe Music Fest Boosts Lineup

MutemathTempe Music Festival has bolstered their lineup with three acts that give the beachfront festival -- headlined by Kid Rock and Three Doors Down -- some indie cred. The Outlaws, Mutemath and Shiny Toy Guns pad a lineup that also includes Cowboy Mouth, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers and The A ... More >>

Flaming Lips, Matisyahu Headlining McDowell Mountain Music Festival

On Friday, Tempe Music Festival announced a pretty uninspired lineup (Kid Rock, Three Doors Down) for April 3 and 4 at Tempe Beach Park. It was better than I was expecting (ahem, nothing) but it certainly didn't pack the punch of last year's event, headlined by Fergie and My Chemical Romance.Turns o ... More >>

Kid Rock, Three Doors Down Headline Tempe Music Festival

Kid Rock is coming back to the desert.We're still waiting for the full lineup, but Sarita Ray of LiveNation has confirmed several acts for Tempe Music Fest on April 3 and 4: Kid Rock, Cowboy Mouth and Roger Clyne play Friday. Three Doors Down and All-American Rejects play Saturday.

Future Shock: Blackest of the Black Tour, Weezer, Kid Rock, and more

Kid Rock

Rock 'N' Roll Jesus
(Atlantic)

Props to Our Peeps: The Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards on Sept. 23

Patriot Pop Quiz

No Googling

On Keeping Kidman

A star is married

Kid Rock

Ninth mile

Cowboy Troy

Loco Motive
(WB Nashville)

Papa Roach

Emo better

Uncle Kracker

Home Grown (Local)

Bottoming Out

Trailer-park Scrooge finds 10 reasons to say humbug about the music of 2001

Famous and Tired

Pop stars complain about their jobs like everyone else. Here's what's happened when some of their gripes have actually made it to tape.

Animation Contamination

In Osmosis Jones, a virus takes over Bill Murray. So that's his excuse.

Various Artists

Anticon Giga-single (Anticon)

Unholy Union

When porn star Raylene and Pantera double for a Zia in-store, music becomes an afterthought

Porn to sell

Product placement comes to adult videos...hey, watch where you put that thing!

Tsar Power

Little girls understand, so success is a foregone conclusion

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

Critical Mass

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

Sophomore Hump

What does it take for a successful band to get over the second-album woes?

A Country B-Boy Survives

With influences ranging from old-school rap to old-time country, Kid Rock is as twisted as they come

Song for Xmas

The trailer-park Grinch revisits his year of misery