Ozzy Osbourne

Zakk Wylde Has Written a Guide to "Bringing Metal to the Children"

When I heard Zakk Wylde was coming to town, I immediately assumed it was by way of Black Label Society. I couldn't wait to see his guitar prowess once again -- including his wonderful dedication to the pinch harmonic -- and his hits from more than two-dozen albums spanning almost 30 years. But this ... More >>

Yonder Mountain String Band: Bluegrass for People That Don't Like Bluegrass

"I don't feel at all that we have made it in the bluegrass world. We exist on the fringe at best," Yonder Mountain String Band bassist Ben Kaufmann lamented back in 2003. "The bluegrass music we are writing is different than the other bluegrass music that is out there. I think it is going to take pe ... More >>

Heavy Metal is Taking Over Your Churches and Schools

Chances are if you're a weekly reader Metal Mondays here at Up on the Sun, you don't think of metalheads as thickheaded, grotesque, and crude Neanderthals. You know metal fans can be smart, erudite, and witty. Still, among the pop masses, there's a prevailing attitude that metal listeners are capita ... More >>

10 Stories Behind Our Favorite Hard Rock Stage Names

Rebellious personas are to rock 'n' roll what cocaine was to the eighties: in high demand, deliciously indulgent, and a way to catch a buzz that makes it okay for men to rock garishly colored neon outfits. Stage names are a huge part of those heavy metal, punk, and rock personas, In fact, more music ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Queensryche @ Marquee Theatre

Slash Still Has an Appetite for Destruction

In Celebration of the Best Metal Documentaries

See also: Metallica at Outside Lands: The Five Best Parts of the Band's Fiery San Francisco Show See also: The 10 Most Ridiculous Claims Made By Dave Mustaine of Megadeth See also: Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs InHeavy metal fans are a tenacious bunch. Plenty o ... More >>

Buckethead on His Time in Guns 'N' Roses: "No Answer."

In the world of eclectic guitarists, Buckethead stands out. With his face hidden by a hockey mask and long dark hair cascading out of a KFC bucket perched on his head, and using guitars shaped like human torsos and other visages of the macabre, he is not easily missed. And, yes the man born Brian ... More >>

25 Gorgeous GIFs from Lollapalooza 2012

See also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions See also: 10 Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You By Reed Fischer Ready for some GIFs? To quote Ozzy Osbourne, "I can't fucking hear you!" I said, ARE YOU READY FOR SOME GIFS?! This past weekend's running of Lo ... More >>

Landmine Marathon to Perform at Metallica's Orion Festival

See also: Metallica Curates Orion Music and More Festival: Who Picked Which Bands? Lucero's Brian Venable on Metallica Being Dead to Him, ATO Records, and Women & Work When Metallica revealed the lineup for Orion Music and More, the two-day festival curated by the band members themselves, plenty o ... 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 >>

Mayhem: Murder, Arson, and Scottsdale Exorcisms With One of Norway's Darkest Bands

A "Black" Bands Primer: In Celebration of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears​ Okay, seriously. Here us out. This is not a list of bands containing black people (some do, some don't), it's a list of bands with "black" in their band names. I came up with the idea shortly after The Black Lips performed at The Rhythm Room, and waited for a ... More >>

Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy and Five Other Self-Help Books From Eccentric Sources

Sometimes help can come from the unlikeliest of places. You might not think of Ozzy Osbourne as a self-help guru, but you sure as hell can't say the the dude doesn't know how to survive. His years of hard living benefit his new book, Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy, out on bookstore shelves today. In the b ... More >>

Record Store Day Round Up 2011 : Phoenix Stores Offer Up Exclusives, Live Performances and More on RSD

​"Folks who work here are professors. Don't replace all the knowers with guessors -- keep'em open -- they're the ears of the town." - Tom Waits, on the important of independent record stores. If you're a nerd like me, April 16 isn't just another Saturday. It's Record Store Day, the day independent ... More >>

Lady Gaga, The Baseball Project, The Pink Floyd Experience, Tempe Festival of the Arts, and Insight Over the Weekend

​The Pink Floyd Experience at Comerica Theatre Last Night It used to be that tribute acts were typically seen in casino showrooms. Lately, it seems that if you're a good enough tribute act, you can bring in good audiences at concert halls. Already this year we've seen a orchestral version of ... More >>

Incoming: Styx, Ozzy Osbourne, The Temptations, Cradle of Filth, Wu-Tang Clan

These guys: ain't nothin' to fuck with​She's a real mixed bag, this week's just announced shows. As we head toward the holidays, the shows start to become more scarce and, oddly enough, full of more popular, well-known acts. Case in point: Ozzy Osbourne, The Tempations and Alice Cooper's annual Ch ... More >>

Can $10 Million Buy a Weezer Breakup?

​New-Weezer hater James Burns has offered Weezer $10 million to break up, according to Consequence of Sound.Burns, who has been a fan of the band since the 90s, is hoping for $10 million in donations so he can bribe Weezer into never making songs like "Beverly Hills" ever again. The campaign has r ... More >>

Gary Hoey

Kiss Posts New Times Review of Their Glendale Concert on Their Web Site -- After Editing Out All the Criticism

Luke Holwerda​The official Web site for the band Kiss has re-printed my review of the band's show Tuesday night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. That's not a big deal; bands do it all the time. What is a little shady, however, is the way they edited it.Turns out they removed anything remotely n ... More >>

The Used

You Asked For It: St. Madness

St. MadnessSaintanic(Evil Me Music)Putting a cover song as the second track on your CD is ballsy. Either you've got 'em right there, or you've lost 'em forever. For a metal act to put a cover of an Ozzy/Black Sabbath song second on their record? Well, that's pretty much suicidal. Sure, Sabbath can b ... More >>

Tricks of the Trade

Creative types sell themselves in 300 seconds flat

Reality Show Results Episodes: The 11th Plague

So after sitting through two hours of complete pap Tuesday night as American Idol's first group of 12 attempted to stay on key long enough to get halfway-decent remarks from the judges, you'd think we'd deserve a break, right? In the Land of the Sea-douche, however, there is no rest for the weary, a ... More >>

Curtains: Blithe Spirit at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

It's okay, ladies, it's almost over: Jenny Mulcahy and Rebecca Ruegg are featured in Blithe Spirit. Photo by Heather Butcher. I can't say exactly why, in the 13 years they've been around, I'd never been to a show at Scottsdale Desert Stages until the other day. But enough about me. Des ... More >>

Snoop Dogg, Amy Winehouse, and Ozzy Explain Hanukkah

Buckethead: Under the Bucket

McCain Is Slammed for Using Another Unauthorized Song in His Campaign, and We Have Some Song Suggestions for the Republican Party

Hard Luck of the Irish

Low-down, dirty Shane

Ozzfest

Now Osbourne-free

Fools Gold

Page against the machine

Dead Funny

Stares death in the face . . . and laughs

For Those About to Rock

Guitar Hero cranks rhythm-gaming up to 11

Monsters' Ball

Fright to the finish

Ozzfest 2005

Bands to watch

Gigantour

A shot at redemption

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Take Me Out . . .

. . . to the ball game

BEST RADIO TALK-SHOW HOST

Mike Newcomb

Boogie Night

Dancers get dirty at Alwun House

Mad Max

Metal dad Max Cavalera rocks the thrash scene – and his Phoenix neighborhood

Year in TV: Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Bellrays de Jour

California's amphetamine punk-soul revue wants to knock some sense into America

Mother's Little Girl

Trashman observes a trailer-park family cursed by tragedy

Please--No More, Mr. Nice Guy!

Boys From Brazil

The speed metallurgists in Sepultura went into the rain forests to find their Roots

Pic Hits for the week

Talk Dirty to Me

A sampler box of the best (worst) heavy-metal lyrics of the '80s

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