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Albums Redesigned as Vintage Book Covers by Christophe Gowans

If the recent death of Storm Thorgerson was any indication, music is often married to its album art. All the more reason to take something incredibly iconic in the age of Pirate Bay and iPods and turn it on its head, like the graphic reinventions of Christophe Gowans. The former Esquire art director ... More >>

Miss Krystle @ Marquee Theatre

Jack Howell, What Are You Listening To?

Jack Howell Howell has been the producer/engineer/musician/owner of WilloDisc Production House since 1989. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? KWSS 106.7 FM. What's the first album you bought? Michael Jacks ... More >>

Club Candids: Chandler Sandbar

"Chandler nightlife" sounds like an oxymoron. Sure, the city is home to a skatepark and a big mall, but unless you're a teenager borrowing your parents' car, the town isn't exactly a nightlife hot spot. Because of this, Chandler benefits from businesses that stay open past 10 p.m. There are a few s ... More >>

Bringing It Together Like Pangea @ Trunk Space

Incoming: The Jacksons, Rush, The Temptations

If there will ever be another hologram worth talking about this year, it'll be Michael Jackson on this year's Unity Tour. The Jacksons are hitting the road for their first tour together in nearly 30 years, and even though we're joking about a glowing vision of Michael belting out Ben, the show will ... More >>

Ellie Elmore, What Are You Listening To?

Ellie Elmore: The interior designer and Zumba fitness instructor. Teaches at Diverse Elements Dance Studio in Phoenix Monday nights. For more information on her classes, go here.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Lately, 97.5-FM ha ... More >>

The Past Solo Acts I Hope Influence Patrick Stump's New Solo Career

As an avid fan of Fall Out Boy (read: an avid fan of Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley and 5 percent of Pete Wentz), I am pretty damn stoked to watch Stump perform his solo act at the Martini Ranch ... More >>

Five Amazing Pieces of Music Memorabilia Up for Online Auction Starting Today

www.gottahaverockandroll.comA 1960s jacket signed by George Harrison​Starting today, you can bid on historic music memorabilia, like the strap from the guitar Jimi Hendrix burned on stage at the Monterrey Pop Festival in 1967 and a glove Michael Jackson wore at a 1997 concert in London -- provide ... More >>

This Week in Music History: June 20 through 26

Wikimedia CommonsHappy birthday, Brian Wilson​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. This week was a doozy: Columbia Records ... More >>

Rebecca Black's Only Fan Lashes Out at Writer

​​Thank you, dear readers, for occasionally taking the time to give us at Up On The Sun some feedback on our writing. When I was growing up, my parents always told me that it's impossible to please everybody. Boy, were they right. Unfortunately it's impossible to please all of our readers, whic ... More >>

Kristin Anderson, What Are You Listening To?

Kristin Anderson​Kristin Anderson The Fox10 news anchor is participating in the Climb to Conquer Cancer on Saturday, February 26. Go to www.myfoxphoenix.com to join her Fox10 team. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Prob ... More >>

Kitty Purry, Lou Dog, Snacks, Bubbles and More of Music's Greatest Pets

Snacks​Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino has made a lot of her fans cat people.Her pet cat Snacks is almost as recognizable as the band (which plays Clubhouse Music Venue Saturday, January 22) itself. A picture of Snacks covers the drum kit, Cosentino gives Snacks a shout-out in the song "Goodby ... More >>

Nov. 24 In Blogs: Santa Claus, Michael Jackson, Cornish Pasty, and DMX

​​​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:

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New Michael Jackson Album: Completely MJ?

​Lots of people are eagerly awaiting Michael Jackson's posthumous record Michael, which will be released December 14.So am I.But after listening to a pre-released single, "Breaking News," I have my doubts that the recording was untouched after Michael passed away. It sure doesn't sound like the so ... More >>

Concert Promoter AEG Live Being Sued For Allegedly Hiring Pushy Doctor

​Michael Jackson's mother Katherine Jackson is suing AEG Live for hiring Dr. Conrad Murray, the doctor that could have been responsible for Michael Jackson's death.AEG Live is the company that would have produced Michael's "This Is It" concert series at the O2 Arena in London.Ultimately, AEG cared ... More >>

Yelp Has Buckled to Pressure, But It Ain't Enough

The Pope Loves Michael Jackson? The Vatican Newspaper Tries Music Criticism

You know you wanna find out what his top 10 list is like...​No. This is not the start of a really bad or tasteless joke. Recently, the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano came out with a list of the ten best rock/pop albums. And the results may be surprising. In no particular order they are: ... More >>

PETA Pleading With Arizona Authorities to Confiscate Two Giraffes That Used to Belong to Michael Jackson

www.theonion.com​Officials at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are pleading with authorities in Arizona to confiscate two giraffes that used belong to Michael Jackson but are now held at a wildlife preserve near Page. Lisa Wathne, the organization's "captive exotic-animal ... More >>

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This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Monday Night Martha: Leeks with Eggs and Cheese Foie Gras Steak-Out at Christ ... More >>

August 20 In Blogs: Diggnation, Michael Jackson, ASU, and President Obama

​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: Levi Johnston's Druggie Mom Gets the Joe Arpaio Pink Handcuff Treatment Up on the Sun: Beer, ... More >>

New Michael Jackson Film to Include Rehearsal Footage

Michael Jackson's comeback tour rehearsal footage will find its way to theaters this October​A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has green lit a deal between Michael Jackson's estate, AEG Live and Columbia Pictures for the release of rehearsal concert footage from the late singer's comeback tour Th ... More >>

Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher's Drunken Flight, Charles Manson Courts Phil Spector, Green Day at the VMAs

Spin:Listen: Scarlett Johansson Duets with Pete Yorn NME: Rejected Britney Spears Song Set for Har Mar Superstar Album NME: Ray Davies: 'The Kray Twins Wanted to Manage The Kinks' NME: Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher Cause Boozy Havoc on 11-Hour Flight NME: Charles Manson Asks Phil Spector to Collabor ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 23, 2009

New Sufjan Stevens Due, Trent Reznor Chased Off Twitter, Chris Brown Apology Video

Rolling Stone: Trent Reznor Ends Twitter Legacy By Deleting Account Idolator: Monica Would Like The Boy To Tell Her If He's Hers Or Not NME: Sufjan Stevens announces new soundtrack release NME: Activists oppose turning Michael Jackson's home into tourist spot Pitchfork: Weezer: New Album, Pinkerton ... More >>

Our Michael Jackson Spoof Is Outed, Plus Connecting the Dots Between Shawna Forde and Her Ideological Confederates

Hot Links: Cardinals Concessions, Suggs, and Butter Jackson

The cash-strapped Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority has made a deal with the Arizona Cardinals to have the NFL team operate concessions at University of Phoenix stadium, beginning in 2010. The Cardinals will market the stadium for sponsorships and non-football events, but officials for the stadiu ... More >>

Follow Michael Jackson Memorial Online

KCRW, the Santa Monica, California-based public broadcast channel most famous for "Morning Becomes Eclectic" will be broadcasting from Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center today beginning at 10 a.m. Listen here.Also check out the music blog at our sister paper, LA Weekly, where a ... More >>

Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets, Green Day Letting Fans Play Guitar On Stage, Grizzly Bear Goes Top 10

Rolling Stone: Michael Jackson Memorial Confirmed for July 7, AEG's Ticket Information Pitchfork: Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste on Symphonies, Festivals, and Going Top Ten So Much Silence: Kissing Cousins: Pillar of Salt NME: Oasis' Noel Gallagher praises Lily Allen State Press: Deer Tick album not ... More >>

Could Jay Z Replace Michael Jackson?

Luke HolwerdaJay Z took the "connect with the fans" thing to extremes at his Dodge Theatre show.Jay Z's claim to being "The Best Rapper Alive" is delivered so flippantly it's almost filler anymore. Certainly, there was a time after 2003's The Black Album dropped that it'd have been indisputable ... More >>

Diana Ross, Al Sharpton, The Game Enter Jackson Fray, Strokes Guitarist Buys Estate, M.I.A. Directs Video

Electric Mustache:  Photos: AA Bondy and Turn Back, O Man at Modified Arts 6/29/2009 Idolator: Beyoncé's Sasha Fierce Clothing Line: Will You Like It Enough To Put A Romper On It? Idolator: M.I.A.'s Directing Aesthetic Is As Crazily Technicolor As You Might Expect Idolator: Wilco (The Irresist ... More >>

Michael Jackson Death Coverage Galore (And A Few Other Things)

NME:  Authorities release Michael Jackson 911 call Pitchfork: MGMT to Open for Paul McCartney Rolling Stone: U2's "Spider-Man" Musical to Star Evan Rachel Wood, Alan Cumming So Much Silence: Incoming: Sunny Day Real Estate (!), Oct. 9 Spin: Michael Jackson's Legacy: Neither Black Nor White NME: ... More >>

Hot Links: Solar Banks, Coyotes Bankruptcy, and Michael Jackson

An SUV collided with a light rail train Wednesday night at 7th Avenue and Camelback. The  crash sent another car careening over the barrier, but no one was hurt, and light rail continues to run as usual...Chandler fire crews battled a two-acre palm tree fire near Brooks Farms and Tower Road ... More >>

Rock 'n' revival: resurrecting musical artists to save their genres

Partners in Crime

Bad-boy remix collective hits the PHX

A Ball to Remember

The details were in the devil

Holiday Dysfunction

Donning gay apparel, and other traumas

Go! With the Spirit

For the six members of the U.K. indie-pop provocateurs the Go! Team, having fun is serious business

Boxin' the '90s

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Venerable feed lot reopens

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The Living Dead

No more room at the inn. Our Bunker of the Apocalypse has been filled.

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Hair Pain Turn

Trashman endures follicle torture after a night at the headbanger's ball

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