Norway

Ask a Mexican on Winter Sports and Embracing Your Heritage

Rumspringer, Mayhem, Crooked Fingers and More in This Week's Issue

The death of the CD may be neigh, but as Serene Dominic tells us, the format's demise probably won't impact punk trios like Rumspringer much. The band acts a lot like it doesn't care much, but the poetic melodic punk rock on records like Empty Towers betrays otherwise. Of course, there are those ... More >>

We Love Morrissey, But Does He Love Us?

The death of the CD may be neigh, but as Serene Dominic tells us, the format's demise probably won't impact punk trios like Rumspringer much. The band acts a lot like it doesn't care much, but the poetic melodic punk rock on records like Empty Towers betrays otherwise. Of course, there are those ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Speaking Spanish and Gabachos

The death of the CD may be neigh, but as Serene Dominic tells us, the format's demise probably won't impact punk trios like Rumspringer much. The band acts a lot like it doesn't care much, but the poetic melodic punk rock on records like Empty Towers betrays otherwise. Of course, there are those ... More >>

Five Bands That Set Out to Be Creepy, But Ended Up Lame

​As a kid, a lot of things creep you out that really shouldn't. Shower drains, primarily, along with cryptic pictures of Jesus Christ and, of course, clowns (John Wayne Gacy, Jr. being the exception.) Certain bands seem to play on that irrational childhood fear, making their music a year-roun ... More >>

Bassist From Metal Band Mayhem to Have Exorcism Performed In Phoenix

Mayhem​Has there ever been any form of music more closely associated with the Devil than metal? Sure, back in the '50s, most conservative types thought that Elvis and rock 'n' roll in general was "the Devil's music," but imagine if those same people had ever caught a glimpse of what was to com ... More >>

David Heartbreak Discusses Timbaland, Europe and the Origins of Moombahsoul

​​David Heartbreak is considered an innovator in the tropical bass dance genre, Moombahton. He is fresh off his self titled Heartbreak (EP) release and gearing up for his first European tour in September.He has been playing gigs in Europe for a while now and featured regularly on BBC's Radio 1.& ... More >>

Captain America Ignores Its Roots for Easy Money

​​David Heartbreak is considered an innovator in the tropical bass dance genre, Moombahton. He is fresh off his self titled Heartbreak (EP) release and gearing up for his first European tour in September.He has been playing gigs in Europe for a while now and featured regularly on BBC's Radio 1.& ... More >>

Spotify Finally Lands in the U.S.

Spotify is now available in the U.S.​Do you like your music collection? Do you wish you had it on you at all times? Does it bug the shit out of you when you go to a friend's house for a small gathering and they play their special 2-hour mix of Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Michael Franti and Cou ... More >>

Vino 100 Cooking Demo & Dinner and Bacon Squares in Today's Eater's Digest

Kitchen Simplicity ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Demo & Dinner If you're Friday night plans include a microwave and a trip to the redbox -- cancel them and take a trip to Cave Creek. Friday, June 3rd, Vino 100 and chef Stuart Epstein ... More >>

Jonathan Sakas Isn't Your Typical Pop Tart

Kitchen Simplicity ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Demo & Dinner If you're Friday night plans include a microwave and a trip to the redbox -- cancel them and take a trip to Cave Creek. Friday, June 3rd, Vino 100 and chef Stuart Epstein ... More >>

Miral: There's Style But Little Substance in Schnabel's Palestine Plea

Kitchen Simplicity ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Demo & Dinner If you're Friday night plans include a microwave and a trip to the redbox -- cancel them and take a trip to Cave Creek. Friday, June 3rd, Vino 100 and chef Stuart Epstein ... More >>

Quick PHX: Nightlife

Kitchen Simplicity ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Demo & Dinner If you're Friday night plans include a microwave and a trip to the redbox -- cancel them and take a trip to Cave Creek. Friday, June 3rd, Vino 100 and chef Stuart Epstein ... More >>

Sick Trip

Watch some nutcases try to make da Vinci’s parachute work

Classic Jazz

Sonic twosome teams up at Trinity

Classic Jazz

Sonic twosome teams up at Trinity

Back in Black

Doc chronicles controversial Scandinavian metal scene

Beach House Announces Rhythm Room Show

Indie/dream pop duo Beach House will bolster an already strong April lineup at the Rhythm Room​Released in late 2009, "Norway," the latest single by Baltimore indie-pop duo Beach House landed on most everyone's radar. The song was a dreamy, perfect slice of indie rock/pop heaven, and it gave Beach ... More >>

Higher Repurpose

If a twig falls in the forest, will Nick Cave stick in it a Soundsuit?

Valley Bands on the Warped Tour

If a twig falls in the forest, will Nick Cave stick in it a Soundsuit?

Peachcake To Kick Off Tour at Clubhouse Music Venue

Peachcake bring the party with them every time. Peachcake, AZ's colorful electronic dance/rock/party band, will play an intimate show Friday, June 26 at Tempe's Clubhouse Music Venue before hitting the road for a tour that will take them all the way to Tonsberg, Norway. The tour kickoff show will al ... More >>

Ida Maria and a Brief History of Scandinavian Pop

Peachcake bring the party with them every time. Peachcake, AZ's colorful electronic dance/rock/party band, will play an intimate show Friday, June 26 at Tempe's Clubhouse Music Venue before hitting the road for a tour that will take them all the way to Tonsberg, Norway. The tour kickoff show will al ... More >>

Mayhem’s History Is Painted Black

Peachcake bring the party with them every time. Peachcake, AZ's colorful electronic dance/rock/party band, will play an intimate show Friday, June 26 at Tempe's Clubhouse Music Venue before hitting the road for a tour that will take them all the way to Tonsberg, Norway. The tour kickoff show will al ... More >>

Mayhem’s History Is Painted Black

Peachcake bring the party with them every time. Peachcake, AZ's colorful electronic dance/rock/party band, will play an intimate show Friday, June 26 at Tempe's Clubhouse Music Venue before hitting the road for a tour that will take them all the way to Tonsberg, Norway. The tour kickoff show will al ... More >>

Bringing Out the Undead

Horns & Halos hosts annual prom for the faux deceased

American Idol Top 13: Battle of the Crying Young Mothers

CAW CAW to you too, Megan Corkery. At long last, it has come to this--after weeks of watching tone-deaf wonders humiliate themselves during the first round of auditions, some slightly less tone-deaf wonders forget the lyrics to their songs during Hollywood Week, Casey Carlson give a bad name to bubb ... More >>

Why can't Mexico get its act together? Blame it on Spain

CAW CAW to you too, Megan Corkery. At long last, it has come to this--after weeks of watching tone-deaf wonders humiliate themselves during the first round of auditions, some slightly less tone-deaf wonders forget the lyrics to their songs during Hollywood Week, Casey Carlson give a bad name to bubb ... More >>

Wonder 4

Sick and pretty

The Kids Were All Right

Sick and pretty

Turbo Charged

The denim demons ride

Turbonegro

Retox
(Cooking Vinyl)

Amblin' Man

The "topical pop" creations of a bass-playing adventurer

Dumb Luck

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

Taste of Chaos

So good it's almost Norwegian

Solar Power

Of Montreal's intricate pop revels in the dark side of the sun

Second Run

Celebrating the overachieving, underhyped movies of 2004

Let's Hear It For The Noise

The art of technological Zen noise

They Like It Rough

And so does our brave writer, who dove headfirst into a never-ending series of fascinating world- music compilations

Borgir Kings

There's more to black-metal exporters Dimmu Borgir than upside-down crosses

Spurs of the Moment

Art exhibit highlights best of the West

Strong Language

Valley slammers shoot from the lip

Memental

A sleep-deprived Al Pacino tangles with a psycho Robin Williams in Christopher Nolan's Insomnia

Survival

When the captain brought the journalist along on the whale hunt, the elders predicted trouble. The elders were right. The whale tried to kill them all.

Leona Naess

Comatised
(MCA Records/Outpost)

Untouched by an Anglo

Comatised
(MCA Records/Outpost)

Letters

Comatised
(MCA Records/Outpost)

Doom Vs. Mandingo

Comatised
(MCA Records/Outpost)

Culture Schlock

Foreign journalists are incredulous at banality of Super Bowl scene

SCANDINAVIAN BANDSTANDWHICH NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRY HAS EXPORTED THE RUNNIEST TOP 40 CHEESE?

Foreign journalists are incredulous at banality of Super Bowl scene

OSLO NIGHT ON VAN BURENA NORWEGIAN SEX-CRIMES DETECTIVE SCRATCHES PHOENIX'S UNDERBELLY

Foreign journalists are incredulous at banality of Super Bowl scene