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This Week's Day-by-day Picks

BEST VENUE FOR NATIONAL ACTS

Marquee Theatre

Throw Rag

13 Ft. & Rising
(BYO Records)

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of January 10

13 Ft. & Rising
(BYO Records)

Megadeth ends this year’s Gigantour in Mesa

13 Ft. & Rising
(BYO Records)

You Asked For It: The Dagg Nabbit Stubbs

Few bands are anywhere near as funny as they think they are -- The Dag Nabbit Stubbs is an exception. I mean, they're not, like hilarious, but they play their hand for all it's worth, backing up their redneck rock posturing with a sound like what the dead and zombified Skynyrd boys might make after ... More >>

Q&A: Glass Heroes on Phoenix and their new album Liars Cheats & Thieves

Few bands are anywhere near as funny as they think they are -- The Dag Nabbit Stubbs is an exception. I mean, they're not, like hilarious, but they play their hand for all it's worth, backing up their redneck rock posturing with a sound like what the dead and zombified Skynyrd boys might make after ... More >>

The Vibrators

Few bands are anywhere near as funny as they think they are -- The Dag Nabbit Stubbs is an exception. I mean, they're not, like hilarious, but they play their hand for all it's worth, backing up their redneck rock posturing with a sound like what the dead and zombified Skynyrd boys might make after ... More >>

3 Inches of Blood

Fire Up the Blades
(Roadrunner Records)

Motörhead

Kiss of Death
(Sanctuary Records)

e(v)olocity

e(v)olocity
(Nuerra Records)

The Sword

Not as mighty as the pen, but pretty mighty

High on Fire

Yes, metal can burn

Heady Metal

In 2005, longhairs got more progressive than ever

AZPunk.comp CD release party

We feel lucky, punks

Backyard Babies

Best of trashy dive noise

From Ashes Rise

Still en fuego

Scott H. Biram

Influences blend and ignite

Rapid Fire

Brace Yourself
(self-released)

Monster Magnet

Brace Yourself
(self-released)

Motörhead

All that and an ace of spades

Devil in the Details

New books document heavy metal's ugly history

Kreator

The German band comes to the Valley

Ween

Quebec (Sanctuary)

Blanche Davidian

Attack of the Killer (Exquisite Swine)

Middle-Age Lobotomy

Punk pioneer beats out a comeback

They Got a Right

The Cheetahs are walkin' into town

JUST THE FLACK, MA'AM

MUSIC-INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS OPERATE ON FRACTURED HYPE

Strange As Angels

Motörhead meets Mr. Rogers at cave-jam dance party

Mantooth Group Re-Opening Nile Theatre Basement as The Underground

The hardcore punks of Distort perform at the Nile Theatre back in the 2002. Earlier this month, it was Long Wong's. Last week, I wrote about how the old Boston's was being reincarnated into 910 Live. And just today I got news that the property in downtown Mesa that formerly housed the Nile The ... 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 >>

Darkness Dear Boy

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 >>

The X Files

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 >>

X

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 >>

50 Cent Sued by Caliber For Copyright Infringement

​Part of G-Unit isn't feeling so hot right now. Rapper and actor 50 Cent is being sued for copyright infringement, according to Billboard.It turns out that rapping about how you've got tons of money isn't always a good thing. Atlanta rapper Caliber is filing a lawsuit against Fitty and the produce ... More >>

Win Motörhead Swag in a Mosh Potatoes Cooking Contest

Wikimedia Commons Lemmy from Motorhead has some swag up for grabs​This week, we shared our experiences cooking with Mosh Potatoes, a heavy metal cookbook filled with recipes from rockers like Lita Ford, Anthrax, Megadeth, and Otep. We noted that the most extreme recipe was "Krakatoa Surpri ... More >>

How Motorhead Became Relevant Again Without Changing Anything

Wikimedia Commons Lemmy from Motorhead has some swag up for grabs​This week, we shared our experiences cooking with Mosh Potatoes, a heavy metal cookbook filled with recipes from rockers like Lita Ford, Anthrax, Megadeth, and Otep. We noted that the most extreme recipe was "Krakatoa Surpri ... More >>

Lisa Savidge, Motorhead, Joey Cape and More From This Week's Print Edition

​This week's music feature is about local shoegazers Lisa Savidge. Ever wondered what sort of music soldiers in Iraq blast while patrolling the streets of Baghdad? Dan Somers, the band's singer, did two tours of duty and shared his experience with writer Melissa Fossum.Another thing you may b ... More >>

We Were Promised Jetpacks Featured on So Much Silence

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Reverend Horton Heat at Marquee Theatre, 7/16/11

Maria Vassett​ Reverend Horton Heat Marquee Theatre Saturday, July 16, 2011 Reverend Horton Heat makes an annual stop in Phoenix year after year and never fails to put on a good show. Sure, the band tends to play a lot of the same songs and tell a few of the same jokes, but there's enough var ... More >>

ZZ Top @ Comerica Theatre

Maria Vassett​ Reverend Horton Heat Marquee Theatre Saturday, July 16, 2011 Reverend Horton Heat makes an annual stop in Phoenix year after year and never fails to put on a good show. Sure, the band tends to play a lot of the same songs and tell a few of the same jokes, but there's enough var ... More >>

ZZ Top

Maria Vassett​ Reverend Horton Heat Marquee Theatre Saturday, July 16, 2011 Reverend Horton Heat makes an annual stop in Phoenix year after year and never fails to put on a good show. Sure, the band tends to play a lot of the same songs and tell a few of the same jokes, but there's enough var ... More >>

Seven Extraordinarily LOUD Live Bands (and Jucifer)

​There's something about LOUDNESS that's deeply appealing to fans of rock 'n' roll, especially when it comes to a live performance. The visceral shock, the days of tinnitus... it all coheres into something that transcends a recording and delineates the difference between headphones at home and ... More >>

Nobunny, Mangled Men, JJCNV, and Andrew and his Feisty Felines at Yucca Tap Room, 11/2/11

Becky Bartkowski​Nobunny, Mangled Men, JJCnV, and Andrew and his Feisty Felines Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, November 2, 2011 I think my favorite part of my recent JFA/skate punk oral history was Brian Brannon's description of the early '80s Phoenix punk scene: "It was good to have so many div ... More >>

Incoming: Roger Waters, Gigantour, New Edition

Riverfront Times​Roger Waters is coming back to the US Airways Center to perform The Wall in its entirety once again. I was there last time, and many would agree that it was easily one of the best shows to have come through Phoenix in 2010.Roger Waters, New Edition, Megadeth and Motorhead will be ... More >>

Five Holiday Gifts for Your Metal-Loving Uncle

​Alright, slacker. There's no more denying it: the holidays are here, and you need to get on that shopping list. Luckily, Up on the Sun has caught gift guide-fever, and over the course of this week we'll be offering you suggestions for the entire family. It's hard to forget your metal-loving ... More >>