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Dave Grohl On His Film Tribute to the Studio That Gave the World Nevermind

By Whitney Friedlander The lobby of Dave Grohl's Northridge-based 606 Studios has a Joan Jett book on the coffee table and a row of classic arcade games like Donkey Kong Jr. against one wall. On top of a photo booth sits an iconic "Moonman" MTV Video Music Award, festooned with a roll of toilet pap ... More >>

Sound Wave Music Festival/Red Bull Thre3style Massive at Big Surf, 9/29/12

Sound Wave Music Festival & Red Bull Thre3style Massive: Calvin Harris, Z-Trip, Switch, Adventure Club, Crizzly, and Others at Big Surf | 9/29/12 The third time was most definitely the charm for the Sound Wave Music Festival. The inaugural edition of the electronic dance music massive back in April ... More >>

Rise Against's Tim McIlrath on SB 1070 and MTV

It's been three years since Rise Against last performed in Arizona thanks to the band's participation in The Sound Strike. The terms of the boycott have changed, so Rise Against is making its triumphant return to the valley. The line-up couldn't get much better, as Rise Against is paired with long ... More >>

Metal Mondays: Metal's First Music Videos Ooze Green Jellÿ

There's never been a huge a market for heavy metal music videos. Praise is far and few between, and they don't garner awards like pop music videos, clips like Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," which won seven MTV Video Music Awards in 2010, and even grabbed a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. But t ... More >>

Five Sound Strike Bands We'd Like to See Perform in Arizona

Last week, punk band Rise Against ended their boycott of Arizona by announcing two high-profile shows. That isn't to say that The Sound Strike , the boycott organized by rockers like Zack de la Rocha to impact the state in the wake of SB 1070 is over, but it's shifting it's focus away from boycottin ... More >>

Black One on Sampling Artists, Kanye West, and Why Phoenix's Hip-Hop Scene Reigns Over Tucson's

​Expat RecordsJason Ikner is Black One​I had never met a rapper who claims to like Adele, the Black Keys, and dubstep. That is, until I spoke to local hip-hop artist Jaron Ikner, commonly known as Black One. Black One draws from different sections of the record store than your average backp ... More >>

Miss Krystle Explains "I Don't Cry"

Miss Krystle​Local singer/songwriter Miss Krystle has a lot to look forward to this week. On Saturday, August 13, the pop/electronic artist celebrates the release of her new sophomore 10-song album, Run, with a show at Crabby Don's in Gilbert. Besides hearing new tracks from her album, the show a ... More >>

Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years

I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World Reflects on MTV's 30th Anniversary

Jimmy Eat World​Cable channel MTV turns the big 3-0 today. Maybe this would be a big deal to music fans if the station was actually dedicated to music, like it was back when it launched on August 1, 1981, but these days, MTV's demographic keeps getting younger and the programming keeps moving towa ... More >>

A Recap of the 2011 Grammy Awards: A Quick, Easy Guide to What Happened

Dan MacMedan, USA TodayNicki Minaj, doing what she does best: always trying to get attention.​The 2011 Grammy Awards kept things classy this year: There wasn't even a single mention of Ke$ha during the entire show!Good job, Grammy people! Thanks for taking out the trash this year. Aside from the l ... More >>

Bruno Mars Arrested in Vegas for Drug Possession

​Hotel security found narcotics in Bruno Mars' bathroom Sunday, according to SPIN. He was arrested at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Apparently he's discovered that it's not so easy being in the spotlight all the time.The breakout hitmaker is scheduled to release his new album Doo-Wo ... More >>

Kanye West (Sort-Of) Acts Like a Man on "Runaway"

Kanye West​Not surprisingly, preppy hip-hop star Kanye West managed to inject a lot of energy into his show-closing performance of "Runaway" at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. He started out playing a loop which served as the backdrop for the song, then he danced around in his bright red suit, al ... More >>

Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival

Rockstar Energy's Uproar Festival @ Tempe Beach Park

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 9/16 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.What did Paramore singer Hayley Williams think of our piece about why she cannot leave her boring band?What should ... More >>

Paramore at the Dodge Theatre Last Night

Luke HolwerdaParamore at Dodge Theatre​Paramore September 15, 2010 Dodge Theatre Hayley Williams is quite the little firecracker.Physically, the Paramore singer looks fiery with her bright red hair and ruler-straight body. Personality-wise, she's a dynamic burst of energy. At her show at the Dodg ... More >>

Fueled by Ramen Artists: Where Are They Now?

Nicki EscuderoCobra Starship​Nicki EscuderoThe Cab​It's hard to believe amid all the Fall Out Boy radio hits, award-winning Panic! at the Disco videos and female-fronted bands that came about because they were inspired by Paramore (who perform tonight at the Dodge Theatre), one of record label F ... More >>

The MTV Video Music Awards Get Worse Every Year

​MTV's annual Video Music Awards have been working their way steadily downhill for a few years now.This year's show was pretty damn near the bottom of the slope, one would hope. The 2010 iteration included predictable performances, a lack of pans to stars in the crowd, and a lack of award winners ... More >>

YouTube Begins Live Streaming Trial

​YouTube has announced it's in a testing period for live streaming, according to TechCrunch.Today and tomorrow only, YouTube will partner with a group of companies to make a live broadcast schedule. Unfortunately the feature will be removed from the site once the trial is over, so be sure not to m ... More >>

2010 Grammy Nominees Announced- Young'ns Dominate

Taylor Swift may have to keep Kanye off-stage again if she wins at the Grammy's​After getting chummy at the 2009 Video Music Awards, Beyonc é and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head once again at the 2010 Grammy Awards, when they compete in several categories, including Album of the Year. Swift, ... More >>

Lady Gaga Sexy, Vulnerable on 'The Fame Monster'

​Everyone knows about the crazy side of Lady Gaga. There's the bubble outfit, the time she smeared (fake?) blood on herself at the MTV Video Music Awards and her affinity for not wearing pants. But on her new eight-song EP, The Fame Monster (the songs are also available on a deluxe ... More >>

'Good Morning America' Needs to Get a Life, Cancels Adam Lambert

​In lieu of the whole, "I'm gay and open and will fondle whomever I darn well please on-stage" performance by Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards this past Sunday, ABC's Good Morning America has canceled an appearance by the fabulously glam singer on tomorrow's show. Because, you know, ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 professio ... More >>

The Killers Vs. Kanye

The Killers are fun but vapid, like their hometown

The Killers Are Fun but Vapid, Like Their Hometown

Britney Spears to Incorporate Magic in 'Circus' Tour

Introducing magician Britney SpearIntroducing magician Britney Spears Move over Criss Angel - Britney Spears may be after your gig. The pop songstress, known for lip-synching her way through her shows, will bring some magic to her "Circus" tour, according to E! Illusionist/comedian Ed "The Misfit ... More >>

Which female celeb should Marilyn Manson boink next? A few ideas

Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

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

Devilish Double-Header: Slayer and Marilyn Manson, August 27 at Cricket Wireless Pavilion

Go ahead and jump: Van Halen to tour with David Lee Roth

Panic! At the Disco

Emo! at the Arena

Hit Makers

It's amazing what a scuffle can do for a rocker's career

The Vagina Dialogues

Bi-curious women are here -- but not quite queer. Welcome to the new lesbian chic

It Took Some Time

Why Morrissey is newly hip among bands that sound nothing like him

Unsettled Traveler

Ethiopian-born singer Kenna finds himself and battles his demons simultaneously on New Sacred Cow

Arizona Squeeze

The Grammys blow off the state's most promising entries

Year in TV: Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Belle du Jour

Songstress Michelle Branch enjoys the spoils of success

Revenge of the N*E*R*D

After stepping out of the studio, Pharrell Williams finds the rock-star role suits him just fine

Sturdy Branch

Sedona's contribution to teen pop has emerged as the anti-Britney

The Pound of Music

STOMP motion comes to the Orpheum

Y2 Chaos

Looking back at the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of local music in 2000

A Country B-Boy Survives

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

Catch a Falling Star

Ricky Martin is in a show-biz tailspin. The boy needs help. And he needs it now.

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