Subject: Lady GaGa

• Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

  By Randall Roberts You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demolished by a Midwestern black man, and gender barriers were hurdled by an Arkansan and an Alaskan.Democracy has a few awesome new dance moves rolling into the Obama presidency, and i

  December 30, 2008

• Animal Collective, John Frusciante, Atmosphere, and Lady GaGa are Just Some of What's Selling at Zia Record Exchange

  The animals of B'More foursome Animal Collective. Do y'all smell that? No, it's not the repulsive scent of the titanic dump those Pittsburgh Steelers bastards dropped on the PHX's collective hopes and dreams for Super Bowl championship. I'm talking about something much, much better: The glorious smell of freshly released albums. The post-Christmastime drought of new discs ended within the past few weeks, resulting in a flood of releases flowing into record stores and your iTunes library. In

  February 3, 2009

• Feb. 3 In Blogs: Baby Man, Wine Spectator, Stapley, Animal Collective 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: Stapley Case Bombshell: Indicted Supervisor Disclosed Wolfswinkel Partnership to County Attorney in 2006 Kid Thinks He's Banging Cheerleader -- Really, It's His 49-Year-Old Schoolteacher Feathered Bastard: "Baby Man" William Windsor Found Dead in Home, Autopsy Underwa

  February 3, 2009

• Caw Caw: Megan Joy Flies the Coop on 'Idol'

  Oh Megan "Joy" Corkery. We hardly knew ye. Wait, scratch that--we actually knew ye really well, and that was the problem. A crazy-ass, cawing milk-it-for-all-it's-worth single mom whose voice went from interesting to nails on chalkboard within a matter of weeks. Even you, with the exaggerated faces of disappointment you made when Seadouche tried to elevate the suspense and your cawing your way to the bottom three chairs, didn't seem surprised when it was revealed that it was your turn to go. You

  April 3, 2009

• Last Night: Dan Aykroyd Signs Skulls in Scottsdale

  It's no surprise when a current sensation like Lady Gaga or Robert Pattinson (if only!) shows up to swarming mobs of fans. But the stars of yesterday can also draw packed houses -- if they've got a cult following. And they put out this wacky infomercial. Dan Aykroyd poses with mega-fans, the AZ GhostbustersOver 500 fans flooded the parking lot outside Sportsman's Fine Wines in Scottsdale last night just for a chance to get their heads signed by legendary actor, musician, winemak

  May 14, 2009

• Phoenix Blog Takes The Edge 103.9 To Task, Possible Phoenix Date For Kanye West/Lady GaGa Tour, Kevin Murphy's Blog Hearts Wavves

  Electric Mustache: Is The Edge 103.9 Due For A Change? So Much Silence: Best Coast: The Sun Was High (So Was I) State Press: Krug's latest fresh, enjoyable Idolator: Lady GaGa fan site is claiming to have dates for Gaga/Kanye West tour NME: Two members of Panic At The Disco quit band NME: Limp Bizkit to play free US comeback Pitchfork: Pitchfork on ABC: Wilco's Wilco (The Album) Rolling Stone: Labels Targeting Hardcore Fans With Super-Deluxe Box Sets

  July 7, 2009

• Radiohead Releases New Song, Paula Abdul Quits American Idol, Snoop Dogg Wants to Be a Millionaire

  Spin: Radiohead Release New Song Spin: Eminem, Kanye, Lady Gaga, Beyonce Lead MTV VMA Noms So Much Silence: New Kidz in the Hall: Flickin' Rolling Stone: Lollapalooza '09: Day-By-Day Guide to the Acts You Can't Miss Rolling Stone: Paula Abdul Announces She's Leaving "American Idol" Rolling Stone: Heath Ledger's Video For Modest Mouse's "King Rat" Premieres Pitchfork: !!! Announce Fall Tour, Coming to the Rythm Room in September Pitchfork: Method Man Sued for Allegedly Shooting Fan With Pellet Gu

  August 5, 2009

• Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts Choreographs Suns Dancers Auditions

  Adriane GoetzAshley Roberts shakes what her mother gave her at the Suns Dancers auditions​ So you think you can dance (for the Phoenix Suns, that is)? About 200 women from around the Valley thought so when they showed up at the US Airways Center in Phoenix on Saturday morning to audition for the 2009-2010 Suns Dancers squad. In the end, however, only 16 can make the cut. As with years past, there was plenty of floor-stompin', booty-poppin' excitement (much to our delight, the warm-up fe

  August 17, 2009

• Apple Announces New iPods, Lady Gaga on Green Day, Video of The Thermals at Rhythm Room

  Electric Mustache: Video: The Thermals "Now We Can See" at The Rhythm Room 9/8/2009Sky Bison: This Local Arizona Band's Near Death Experience!Idolator: Can The Former Lead Guitarist Of Korn Bring 50 Cent To Jesus?NME: Lady Gaga: 'I used to lick the booklet of Green Day's 'Dookie''Rolling Stone: Perez Hilton Talks Ida Maria, Perezcious Label on Eve of TourRolling Stone: Apple Reveals New iPod Models, iTunes LP - But No Beatles NewsSpin: Against Me! In Studio for 'New Wave' Follow-UpHeard Mentali

  September 9, 2009

• Kanye West, Lady Gaga Plot Tour: Phoenix is First Stop

  ​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates below. Tickets here.

  September 15, 2009

• Kanye West /Lady Gaga Tour Is Donezo, "Killed" by "Fame"

  Phoenix fans will not be able to witness Kanye and Gaga's latest tour, as it was canceled before it even started​ Well that was an interesting few weeks, now wasn't it? First it was announced that Phoenix's US Airways Center would be the first date (November 10) on the upcoming Fame Kills tour featuring co-headliners Kanye West and Lady Gaga. Today comes the news that the tour is no longer. Bad news for fans of both artists, all 5 of you. Also bad news for those hoping to masterfully dodge sec

  October 1, 2009

• Oct. 1 In Blogs: Tent City, Kanye West, TASTE, and "Desert Divas"

  ​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: Outlaw Fleetwood, the "Tent City" Video by Dennis Gilman Up on the Sun: Kanye West /Lady Gaga Tour Is Donezo, "Killed" by "Fame" Shiny Toy Guns "Burning For You" MP3 Download Chow Bella: Iron Chef 2: The Duel in the Desert Pits Mel Mecinas Against Payton Curry Saturday: TASTE Chandler's C

  October 1, 2009

• Q & A: Wavves' Nathan Williams Talks Dogs With Sunglasses, New Record and Spitting in Faces

  ​It's hard to take Wavves serious, but really, that's kind of the point. Everything about the project, the work of California "Weed/Beach Demon" Nathan Williams, comes across as tossed off: the scuzzy, no-fidelity sound of the records, the "So Bored" lyrical stance, the moronic misspelling of the band name (and, for extra annoyance, an added 'v' for the album  title, Wavvves), the "wacky" haircut, and his cheeky refusal to stop talking about "dogs with sunglasses" during an interview. It

  October 6, 2009

• Lady Gaga Announces New "The Monster Ball" Tour, Screws Over PHX

  The pants-less one, Lady Gaga, has announced her new North American tour and Phoenix is nowhere to be found.​Lady Gaga, that lightning rod of weirdness and pop music giant, has announced her new North American tour, appropriately dubbed "The Monster Ball." It was a month ago when she and professional interrupter/gay fish Kanye West had announced their "Fame Kills" tour, picking Phoenix as their first stop. Well, "Fame" was killed 2 weeks ago and the announcement that West needed to drop out of

  October 15, 2009

• October 15 In Blogs: Democrats, Wavves, Fleming's, and Meghan McCain

  ​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: Phoenix Progressive Democrats Plan "Die-In" at United Health Care, Civil Disobedience Anticipated Dennis Gilman's Latest Video of Joe Arpaio's Misdeeds: Is the Obama Administration Paying Attention? (w/Update) Up on the Sun: Wait, You Were Considering NOT Going to Wavves? Lady Gaga Announc

  October 15, 2009

• Kanye West Not Dead Despite Massive Rumors/Speculation

  No, Kanye West is not dead, despite the widespread rumor from early Wednesday morning​Sometimes you wake up, check out what's the buzz for the early day and something magical/bizarre/all too typical falls into your lap. Wednesday morning  just so happened to be the perfect example of one such occurrence, with Twitter and the rest of the internet flooded with the rumor of Kanye West's death. It was reported that the musician/professional interrupter/gay fish had perished in a car crash in

  October 21, 2009

• Win $1,000 cash at Jilly's hip-hop Halloween bash

  If you're looking for a hip-hoppin' way to spend Halloween (and you're too young for the bars), Jilly's American Grill in Chandler is hosting an 18-and-older costume bash complete with the latest in hip-hop tunage.

  October 28, 2009

• Google Launches Fancy New Music Search

  Google has launched - albeit slowly - their new music search feature, making it easier to immediately hear an artist's music right awayEvery wonder how many Google searches are music related? Two out of every 10 searches just so happen to be music related, you curious cat, you. Google, the internet behemoth, noticed this trend and figured they would spruce up their search function to easily satiate the widespread need for internet users to get their music fix, announcing their new music search f

  October 29, 2009

• Style

  November 5, 2009

• The White Tie Affair

  November 5, 2009

• New Lady Gaga Music to Get You Moving

  ​It's a major disappointment Miss Lady Gaga isn't coming to town on her Monster Ball Tour, but Phoenicians can still hear the diva's new music when The Fame Monster drops November 23. She just released the newest single and stylishly slick video, "Bad Romance," off the album, which includes all the music off her debut, The Fame, as well as eight new songs. The new songs will also be sold separately for the more than 4 million people who already have the original album. Bad Romance

  November 11, 2009

• 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 eventually, even though it happened quickly with a sudden goodbye post in the middle of a decade-closing series covering the worst songs of the decade. Immediately, the tributes in the comment section and on

  November 12, 2009

• Lady Gaga Gets Royal Performance, Miley Cyrus Tragedy, Green Does Big Band Version of Single

  NME: Lady Gaga to perform for the Queen in London Idolator: Shocking News: Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' Pushed Back...Again Spin: Early Lady Gaga: New Clip from 2005! Idolator: One Dead In Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash Pitchfork: Listen: The Big Pink Cover Beyoncé Rolling Stone: Green Day Record "21 Guns" With "American Idiot" Musical Cast So Much Silence: Nick Andre E Da Boss: Demonstration mixtape

  November 20, 2009