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Golden Gods 2013: How Gene Simmons Gets Out Of Interviews And Other Black Carpet Tales

If you've been reading this whiskey-drenched, devil-horn-throwing column every week for more than a year, here's a little thank-you flashback to the beginning. In one of the first Metal Mondays installments, I talked about the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles--basically the heavy metal Gra ... More >>

Unearthing Metal's Classical Roots

I wasn't raised on Anthrax or Zeppelin, or anything between in regards to the heavy metal alphabet. No, the soundtrack of my youth was classical music. I competed in classical piano competitions for the better part of a decade, and Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Wolfgang Amadeus ... More >>

Top Metal Festivals of 2013

When the lineup for Rock on the Range was announced last week, a flurry of emails between myself and three other of my fellow chick metal journalists/enthusiasts ensued regarding flights, hotels, and tickets. We had all attended the weekend festival together in 2012, and relished the thought of a he ... More >>

CASA Benefit ft. Seas Will Rise, Gay Kiss, and More, Yucca Tap Room, 1/26/13

Seas Will Rise, Gay Kiss, Said Gun, Dead Canyon @ Yucca Tap Room|1/26/12Last night's charity event at the Yucca for CASA, a crisis center focused on the prevention of sexual abuse, went surprisingly well, all things considered. Along with the originally intended charity, the Boys & Girls Club of Ame ... More >>

Your Holiday Heavy Metal Gift Guide

What's the most metal gift you've ever received? I can think of several that stick out: Led Zeppelin vinyl, a miniature model of Dimebag Darrell's Razorback lightning bolt guitar, spike-bedecked high heels that would make a dominatrix envious, a stripper pole paired with a handle of whiskey. But I ... More >>

10 Must-See Shows This Halloween Weekend

There's plenty to be worried about these days. Just off the top of our heads, there's the very real possibility of a Mitt Romney presidency, the horrors of the ever-lagging economy, and all that folderol about whether or not the world's ending in a couple of months. Frankly, your brains have probab ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week 123

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Nick Lowe on Crafting "Swinging" Pop in His 60s

Nick Lowe has worn more than a couple stylistic hats in his over 40 years as a songwriter, performer, and producer. He played ambling country rock with Brinsley Schwarz, ushered in pub rock, punk, and new wave with solo records and production for Stiff Records, and eased into a remarkable career as ... More >>

10 Most Ridiculous Claims Made By Megadeth's Dave Mustaine

See also: Dave Mustaine Says Obama Staged Fast and Furious Gunwalking Scandal, Aurora, Colorado, and Sikh Temple Shootings See also: Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Why I'm Trying to Become a Pastor" See also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" See also: Gigantour Fea ... More >>

Dave Mustaine Says Obama Staged Fast and Furious Gunwalking Scandal, Aurora, Colorado, and Sikh Temple Shootings

See also: Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Why I'm Trying to Become a Pastor" See also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" See also: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine is Metal's MVP See also: Rusty Assault Rifles Found in Madera Canyon Not Part of Fast and Furious, ATF Confirms ... More >>

The Beach Boys, Mayhem Festival, Joan Jett, and Foster The People Over the Weekend

The Beach Boys @ Grand Canyon University Arena 50 songs for 50 years. It's hard to imagine any band getting away with it, right? It's even harder to imagine it being exceptional, but that's the best word I can use to describe what The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, ... More >>

Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson to Headline KUPD's Desert Uprising

See also: We Chat with John Holmberg About "Mom Farts" See also: A Closer Look at KUPD's MILF Contest Phoenix heavy music fans, prepare to bust out the heavy metal sex playlist and celebrate: KUPD has announced Desert Uprising, a huge, two-day metal festival headed to Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pav ... More >>

The Glass Heroes Celebrate 20 Years of Street Rock

They say "old punks never die," and while the statement lacks some factual validity, it bears repeating in regards to The Glass Heroes, who celebrate 20 years of punk and roll this Saturday at the George and Dragon Pub. "We have this joke that the last punk standing wins," laughs guitarist and sin ... 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 >>

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 >>

Sundown Showdown, Darkness Dear Boy, The Shizz, Crotch Rockitt, and More

Rumspringer is scheduled to perform at Saturday's Shizz CD release party at Trunk Space.​Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? If you've been smart enough to squirrel away your simoleons, there's probably enough green in the bank account to afford trip to the Elvis Costell ... More >>

Darkness Dear Boy

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Cro-Mags

Judas Priest singer Rob Halford dishes on Nostradamus

Judas Priest Singer Rob Halford’s Phoenix Favorites

Rock Revue: Hollywood Alley's "20 Years of Rock" party

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

HorrorPops wax on Kiss Kiss Kill Kill, their rebellious streak, and their homeland

Great Danes

Family Night: Turbonegro, Mondo Generator, and Year Long Disaster, October 4 at the Brickhouse Theatre

Rage Against the MP3s

The expensive stripper speaks out

Whodunit High

Tumble and Flop

Disney's routine can't stick its landing

Dumb Luck

They're wild, man . . . WIIIIIILD!!!

Nashville Pussy

Mee-yow

Hump-Night Ho-Down

The Naomi Watts and Kreme Kong of the PHX hit the PV for Wednesday night's TeeRoy and Donkey Show

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

Heady Metal

In 2005, longhairs got more progressive than ever

From Ashes Rise

Still en fuego

Hip to Be SquarePants

There's nothing absurd about the appeal of SpongeBob's first movie

LOCAL MUSIC - Stage Trip

In a relatively quiet year for Valley music, a few shows and outings proved the scene still has a lot to offer

Ween

Quebec (Sanctuary)

Fried Glam

How Blanche Davidian won over skinheads with Cantonese, and other tales

They Still Be Trippin'

It's dirty but true: Former Arizonans the Supersuckers keep on rockin' on their profanely titled new album

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Middle-Age Lobotomy

Punk pioneer beats out a comeback

Playing With Power

Still seething, Speedealer stretches out and slows down — a little

American Dream

Speedbuggy USA: guns, booze, hicks and chicks

Brotherly Luv

Underground Empire and rap supergroup The Ten Commandments find favor in Philly

Twang and Bang

A highly anticipated new release and a promising alt-country pairing head this week's happenings

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

Hotwired

11 great records paid for with your soul

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