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Michael Jackson

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    North Dakota, Meat Puppets, Gin Blossoms, Minibosses, Jerry Riopelle, and More This Weekend

    See also: Phoenix New Times New Year's Eve Guide Ring in the New Year With These Local Shows (Minibosses, Meat Puppets, Futurekind, Gin Blossoms, Sugar Thieves We owe a lot to The Meat Puppets around here (you know, our name and all), so we're always happy when the Kirkwood boys are back in town. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Let Them Eat Cake: Sugar Cookies with Poured Cookie Icing

    Carol Blondersugar cookies with poured sugar icing​ When we visited Barbara Gardner at Let Them Eat Cake, we didn't find the Michael Jackson Cupcake. Instead, a tribute to I Love Lucy was on display, and that is what Barbara likes to do: switch up flavors, decorations and continue to crea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Dec. 14 In Blogs: StoryCorps, Toro Y Moi, Kanpai Sushi, and Baby Gabriel

    ​​​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:

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    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:

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    Usher @ Jobing.com Arena

    ​​​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:

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    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 >>

  • Articles

    April 22, 2010

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

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2009

    The Dancing Machine Review

    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 >>

  • Culture

    October 22, 2009

    Scare City: What To Do and Where To Go on Halloween

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Fair Warning

    10 things to know before heading down to 19th and McDowell

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    July 23, 2009

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 23, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 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 >>

  • News

    July 16, 2009

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Hot Links: T-Gen's Tissues, Cappie's Props, and Jacko's Service

    A company in Luxembourg is funding research for Valley company T-gen. The research will involve testing and storing blood and tissue samples.T-gen doctor Jeffrey Trent called the Luxembourg contract big news for the Arizona bio-research community...Police are still investigating a possible case of s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    You Asked For It: The Loose Cannon Blues Band

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    January 31, 2008

    Partners in Crime

    Bad-boy remix collective hits the PHX

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    A Ball to Remember

    The details were in the devil

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Holiday Dysfunction

    Donning gay apparel, and other traumas

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Go! With the Spirit

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

  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Overseas MP3s

    For pennies a tune, you can build a primo music library and support free enterprise in Russia

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Boxin' the '90s

    Collections set it up

  • Dining

    April 21, 2005

    Calf-Fry Castle

    Venerable feed lot reopens

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 30, 2004

    BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT

    Pho Bang

  • News

    March 13, 2003

    The Living Dead

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

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 26, 2002

    Best Place To See Superstars

    Casino Arizona

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Hair Pain Turn

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

  • Music

    January 9, 1997

    The Artist Formerly Known As Popular

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

  • Music

    December 19, 1996

    Recordings

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  • Music

    October 27, 1994

    WHAT'S THE SCARIEST ALBUM OF THE LAST FOUR DECADES?

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

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