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Is Heavy Metal For Easy Girls?

I know it sounds weird, but I've always been a fan of Men's Health magazine. But in a recent issue, the magazine featured an article about updating sex playlists from such old cliches, like substituting Air's Talkie Walkie in for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. This article linked back to one t ... More >>

Marnie Wong, What Are You Listening To?

Marnie Wong Wong is the co-owner and trainer at Boot Camp Babes, a fitness program for women. Find out more information at www.BootCampBabes.com. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I'm totally digging Spotify right now. I'm all over ... More >>

Dave Pratt's Out, MasterChef Contestant Monti Carlo Is In at 103.9, Plus More Radio News

Welcome to Radio Roundup, a new series in which we'll occasionally check in with the ever-shifting world of the Phoenix radio (FM, AM, Internet). Read on for June's news regarding changes at My Phoenix Music 1039 (goodbye, Dave Pratt; hello, Monti Carlo), Magic City Radio on Power 98.3, and why low- ... More >>

What Are the Top 10 Most "Spotified" Songs in Phoenix?

You have to look pretty hard for someone who doesn't have an opinion about Spotify, the Swedish music streaming service that launched in 2008 and hit the States in 2011. It's hard to deny its ease, selection, and um, free-ness, but it's also been a magnet for controversy. In both the controversial ... More >>

Road Trip Anyone? The Beach Boys Are Playing Tuscon on April 24

​Road trip, anyone? The Beach Boys -- you know, those old dudes in funny hats who played with Foster the People and the certified cool guy and totally-not-the-worst Adam Levin-fronted Maroon 5 at the Grammy's -- are coming to Arizona, but they are skipping Phoenix in favor of launching their t ... More >>

Adele Won and Nicki Minaj Creeped; We Recap the Grammys

​If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a downright weird and horrible showing from Nicki Minaj. Host LL Cool J opened up with a prayer for Whitne ... More >>

Playing Chicken (Fingers): Raising Cane's vs. Rock-n-Roll Fingers

​Chicken fingers were once only a mainstay of sports bars and kids' menus. Now, restaurants dedicated solely to them are popping up around town. A David and Goliath battle is brewing in the Valley. Will a chain that's new to town fry the competition, or will the local mom-and-pop  prevail? I ... More >>

Fitz and The Tantrums at CityScape, 1/13/12

Maria Vassett​Fitz and The Tantrums CityScape: Pre-race concert for the PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon Friday, January 13 See the complete Fitz and the Tantrums slideshow. So much for drinking that Red Bull. All I needed for some real energy was Fitz and The Tantrums. Making their firs ... More >>

Miss DJ MJ on Mouse Powell, Ladylike, and Sluggo ft. HavocNdeeD

Clockwise from top left: Miss DJ MJ, Mouse Powell, Ladylike, Sluggo​"I know hits when I hear them," Miss DJ MJ says, hanging out in the New Times office. I believe her. She's been on the air for ten years, working as music director at Power 98.3. She recently left the station, but not before ... More >>

What's Up With Christina Aguilera and Maroon 5's New Single?

​​​For the first time ever, Adam Levine's voice is saddening people. The vocals of Maroon 5's frontman are simply way too over-processed on Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera's new collaborative single, "Moves Like Jagger." Idolator thinks the song is the best thing since sliced bread, but I disa ... More >>

Sound Strike: The Worst Way to Show Opposition to SB 1070

Wikimedia CommonsSound Strike founder Zack de la Rocha​Sound Strike, the movement in which musicians boycott Arizona as a statement of opposition to the state's anti-illegal immigrant law, SB 1070, is still going strong. As we reported in recent months, acts like Maroon 5 and My Chemical Roma ... More >>

April 26 In Blogs: SB 1070, Royal Wedding, Odd Future, Matthew Moore, and the MCSO

​​​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:

Maroon 5 to Play Phoenix in September

​Maroon 5 has announced a concert at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion on September 17.There was some concern the band would skip Arizona on their current tour as some sort of political statement, but Maroon 5, along with Train, is now scheduled to come through the city's largest outdoor venue w ... More >>

April 25 In Blogs: SB 1070, SanTan Wheelie Jam, Maroon 5, Kitchen 56, and Gabrielle Giffords

​​​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:

David Hernandez of 'American Idol' Talks 'Motown Memories' at Talking Stick Resort

David Hernandez​This week's issue of Phoenix New Times features a preview of Motown Memories, a revue show currently playing at Scottsdale's Talking Stick Resort that features American Idol alum and Valley native David Hernandez. Check out more from the interview with Hernandez, plus videos from t ... More >>

Adam Levine, Cee Lo to Judge on NBC's 'The Voice'

​Mark Burnett has yet another reality show in the works. The upcoming singing competition called The Voice is coming to NBC. Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley and independent fame will be the judges, according to Entertainment Weekly.Christina Aguilera has also been negoti ... More >>

Lollapalooza Chile Announces Solid Lineup

​The lineup for the first annual Lollapalooza in Chile has been announced, according to Consequence of Sound.The Killers, Jane's Addiction, and Kanye West are among some of the top names on the artist roster. Other big names include The Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, The National, Cold War Kids, Devand ... More >>

The Rage Music Festival and the Coming Evolution of Christian Rock

'American Idol' Live! at US Airways Center Last Night

Luke HolwerdaAmerican Idol Live​American Idol Live! August 12, 2010US Airways CenterFor Valley residents who always wanted to make it out to the American Idol studios but never did, last night at US Airways Center was their opportunity to see the top 10 contestants from 2010's season perform on th ... More >>

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 >>

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The Academy Is… Power Pop’s Leading Light

You Asked For It: Goodbye To Pretty

Generally, I write positive reviews about bands that are good at what they do. I like a little bit of everything, so it's not that hard for me to appreciate either a delicate ballad or ear-shredding thrash. Shit, I genuinely love the first Britney Spears record, and think Toby Keith is a tragically ... More >>

American Idol Group 2: Adam Lambert Will Rock Your Face Off Whether You Like it or Not

You melted my face, Lambert, you face-melter, you. After last week's Group 1 train wreck, American Idol's Group 2 was pretty much destined (to borrow a Randy Jackson-ism) to "knock it out the box" last night. And, overall, they did. Obviously, there were still some performances that made me want to ... More >>

The Year in Music: 2008's Top Ten Pop Songs

By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

Maroon 5 and Counting Crows at Cricket Wirelss Pavillion

Where's the party? A quick guide to a dozen hot Super Bowl soirees

Maroon 5 recalls jamming with Prince and figures out how to balance his influences

Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash at Jobing.com

Warren Miller's Playground

Warren Miller's Playground

Ghoul Talk

The paranormal can be even creepier than rehab

Snow Patrol

Awaiting the avalanche

Battles

Don't ask

Ying Yang Twins

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Maroon 5

Success turns like a snake

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange

John Mayer and Maroon 5

College buddies hit the road together

Nightlife

There's a hoot for every night owl at Valley clubs this summer

School's Out!

Teens Adam Panic and Scary Kids Scaring Kids are better than your average baby acts -- way better.

Spotlight Blues

Hans Olson gets his due after a 30-plus-year odyssey

40 Bands 1 Night 7 Bucks

Music Showcase, Sunday, April 13 - Mill Ave.

Think Peace

Poets and musicians pipe up