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Hang on guys, here's something you won't believe: Phil Anselmo of Pantera/Down is mad about something. But it's not the sort of thing we're used to him being mad about. As you're no doubt aware, with the weather beginning to act like it might cool down, college campuses swelling with textbook-toti ... More >>

Avril Lavigne and Nickelback Dude: Five Musical Marriages That Might Be Worse

See also: Does Baroness' Yellow and Green Sound Like Nickelback? See also: What Happens When You Actually Listen to a Nickelback Album Front-to-Back? See also: Avril Lavigne: A Canadian in Glendale See also: Five Reasons Why Creed Isn't the Worst Band EverIf you've spent any time on the Internet thi ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: I Love the '90s

See also: Should We Feel Bad About '90s Nostalgia?We figured we'd keep our nostalgic '90s kick going by bringing you some more of the best music you thought you had forgotten but will always remember. Let's take a trip down memory lane, courtesy of >I Love the '90s.As much as it pains us to say this ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Video Killed the Radio Stars

It's hard to find music videos on TV these days. Sure, one could argue that the internet has ushered in a new era of DIY or underground video creativity, but it's hard not to miss the days when you could waste hours watching clips on MTV or VH1. If musical nostalgia has been getting the best of you ... More >>

Zola Jesus: "I Have This Fantasy . . . of Being a Pop Star."

When she was young, Nika Danilova trained to sing opera but often lost her voice due to performance anxiety. When Danilova began performing as Zola Jesus in Madison, Wisconsin, her harrowing voice slowly grew confident among thickets of tape hiss and ambient synths. On her latest full-length, Conatu ... More >>

Five Songs To Christmas Light Your House To

By this time you should be out of your turkey coma, foraging through your garage for that shabby box labeled: Christmas Lights. All that talk about department stores jumping the gun after Halloween is behind us, because it's time to show your Christmas cheer and light the night skies with those fam ... More >>

Sebastien Millon, What Are You Listening To?

Sebastien Millon Sebastien Millon You can check out the local artist and fashion designer's work here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? NPR. I love keeping up on the news, but they also have so many great stories on culture, in ... More >>

Rick Springfield Arrested For DUI

​The 1980's dreamboats that all the girls loved, Rick Springfield, has been arrested for a reported DUI in Malibu, according to Spinner.Springfield was pulled over for speeding on the Pacific Coast Highway Sunday night. Drunk driving was the cause for his fast and furious actions. He was driving w ... More >>

Grammys Cut Down on Award Categories

​The Grammy Awards committee has decided to eliminate 31 award categories. Apparently, 109 categories was finally thought to be a little excessive, according to Prefix.Not only have the categories been narrowed down, but some of them have also been combined. It's very likely that this will lead to ... More >>

Stars Performed For Qaddafi's Family

​Usher, Mariah Carey and Beyonce are among some of the artists that have been performing for the family of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, according to Rolling Stone.Qaddafi's sons Muatassim and Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi hired the afformentioned artists for their consecutive New Year's parties. M ... More >>

Mariah Carey - Oh Santa!

​Song: Mariah Carey, "Oh Santa!" Context: Mariah Carey's 1994 Christmas album is the all-time best, so I'm excited to see she has a new Christmas album out. This is the lead single off Merry Christmas II You. Mariah Carey - Oh Santa by Ju Miguel

Aretha Franklin Fighting Pancreatic Cancer

​Aretha Franklin's family has confirmed that the singer has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to Billboard.After being ordered by doctors to cancel six months of appearances and going through a very successful recovery from an unknown surgery last Thursday, we can only hope she'll b ... More >>

Incoming: Little Dragon, No Age, Wild Nothing, Tennis, The Moody Blues, Amy Grant

Is this the greatest Christmas album of all time?​Things are about to get real religious up in here, thanks to a just announced Amy Grant show this coming February.Other artists may have released their own successful Christmas albums in the past, but Grant's 1992 yuletide juggernaut Home For Chris ... More >>

Limewire Shuts Down, Giving Less Options For Free Downloads

​A U.S. District Court judge has ordered LimeWire to be shut down, according to Consequence of Sound. Four years ago, 13 record companies sued Lime Wire LLC so that their company and their artists could properly be paid for their hard work.The LimeWire program is the only part of the company that ... More >>

'American Idol' Contestants Fail to Uplift on "Inspirational Song" Night

​When you have only 1 minute to sing to people, it's sort of hard to inspire them. That was the problem the contestants had last night on American Idol, when the seven contestants and four judges were forced to cram their singing and commentary into a measly hour, making for a hectic pace t ... More >>

Mariah Carey at Dodge Theatre

Luke HolwerdaMariah Carey on stage at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix.​It's pretty much accepted fact that pop musicians have to switch identities every album or two to stay ahead of the curve. Everybody does it -- Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Madonna -- with varying degrees of success.Mariah Carey, who brou ... More >>

Mariah Carey in 140 Characters or Less

She has her own Twitter account, so it's no wonder Mariah Carey inspired her fans to share the love over Twitter themselves after her performance Saturday night at the Dodge Theatre. Here's what her little lambs had to say about the show. @prtypearl​ @prtypearl- Mariah carey concert was hot, ... More >>

Mariah Carey and Ozzy Osbourne Over the Weekend

Mariah Carey at Dodge Theatre It's pretty much accepted fact that pop musicians have to switch identities every album or two to stay ahead of the curve. Everybody does it -- Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Madonna -- with varying degrees of success...full story See: Mariah Carey's Dodge Theatre performanc ... More >>

Paul McCartney To Open "Up And Coming" Tour In Glendale

​Paul McCartney will open his upcoming "Up And Coming" tour at Glendale's Jobing.com Arena. The former Beatle will play a show at the hockey arena on Sunday, March 28.The news, which was officially announced at a press conference this afternoon, was hinted at by Danny Zelisko at Saturday night's M ... More >>

Non-Critics, Bon Jovi Gang Bangs, and More in This Week's New Times

​Jay Bennett's Nothing Not New column has given us all cause to think about, and listen to, brand new music, even if we're more inclined toward cassette aged vinyl.But when do we, (and when should we) cross the lines between "fan," "listener," and "critic?" Jay answers... "They say everyone's a c ... More >>

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Vitamin String Quartet and Other New Releases

​There sure are a lot of greatest-hits albums out today, including ones from Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey, but what is most exciting in this week's new releases is Vitamin String Quartet's Death Cab for Cutie tribute album, Ghost.On the record, listeners will find a selection of ... More >>

Year in Music: The Most Unintentionally Hilarious Lyrics of 2009

Incoming: Mariah Carey Plays Dodge on February 20

​Mariah Carey brings her first major tour in three years in support to Dodge Theatre on Saturday, February 20, 2010. The Angels Advocate tour supporting her new record Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel will last a total of eight weeks an 19 cities and has RydazNrtist, an R&B group from Nick C ... More >>

December 14 In Blogs: Mariah Carey, Phoenix Tequila Festival, Chicanos Por La Causa, and Lil Wayne

​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: Joe Arpaio's Goon Squad Blasted by Chicanos Por La Causa, MCSO Fishing Expedition Under W ... More >>

Best New Christmas Song of 2009? Hear The Killers, Bob Dylan, Julian Casablancas and Sugarland

​Christmas songs are one place where "new" definitely doesn't equal "good" in the minds of the masses, even in the newness-focused realm of popular music.Personally I'm pretty attached to The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You," the two greatest pop ... More >>

House at the End of the World

Japanese DJ/producer has been everywhere – but here

Reznor Rants about Twitter, Eminem v. Mariah Carey, Big Boi Signs With Def Jam

Rolling Stone: Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor Explains Why He Left Twitter Rolling Stone: Eminem Issues "Warning" to Mariah Carey With New Dis Track Rolling Stone: All Points West's Acts to Watch Pitchfork: The King Khan & BBQ Show Announce New Album in Typically Wacky Fashion Pitchfork: Big Boi Upda ... More >>

Mariah's Memoirs, The Thermals in Phoenix, Jackson Nurse Served

Electric Mustache: The Thermals Return to Phoenix in September Idolator: Ghostface Has Not Received The Memo About The Death Of Autotune Idolator: Mariah Carey Making People Wait For Her "Memoirs" NME: Jack White to open White Stripes' archive to fans Pitchfork: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's Alec Ounsw ... More >>

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Mariah Carey, Death Cab for Cutie, and a few other buzzworthy CDs from 2008’s first half

Mariah Carey

E=MC²
(Island)

Feet Accompli

Shoes or no shoes, this babe wails

India.Arie

Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
(Universal/Motown)

Taste of Chaos

So good it's almost Norwegian

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Discs & Tapes (800 North Central Avenue)

Chart-busters for the week

Critical Fatwa

May her punishment exceed her talent

Top 10 best selling CDs at Circles Discs & Tapes (800 North Central Avenue)

Chart-busters for the week

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Records & Tapes (800 North Central Avenue)

Last week's chartbusters

Betting on ODB?

As Dirt McGirt growls louder, Russell Jones becomes invisible before our eyes

Proud Mary

Bite Me finds hamburger in paradise

Letdowns: Bummer, Man

Five artists came with the promise of a new day -- and defused faster than a wet firecracker

Mariah Carey/Jennifer Lopez

Charmbracelet/This Is Me . . . Then (Mosaic/Island)/(Epic)

Without Him -- or Them

Internet mashers give new, weird lives to Eminem's "Without Me"

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.

Sax Relief

Gumbo rewrites the tax code with the latest batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases

On Fire for Mariah

Wherein our columnist is possessed by the spirit of a pubescent punk

Guns 'n' Poses

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

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