Panic! At the Disco

Paramore's "Now" Shows Off New Direction for Band

Paramore doesn't need the Farro brothers to go on. So long, founding brothers Josh and Zac. Frontwoman Hayley Williams is soldiering on, bad haircuts and all. It looks like the band's big move into maturity might just abandon the sparkly pop that made the band famous. Who cares it was the pop-fuele ... More >>

The Best Concert Photos of June 2011

Luke HolwerdaBritney Spears at Jobing.com Arena​Yeah, we know. It's a little late. Somehow all the mojitos we consumed during the fourth at the massive haboob from last week, have us a little behind. Be that as it may, we're confident that even a cursory glance at the below photos will have yo ... More >>

Fight Club Sadisco*, Panic! at the Disco, The Donkeys, and the Round Three Pool Party Over the Weekend

​Round Three Pool Party The Round Three Pool Party took over the Apache Station apartments in Tempe on Saturday. Pool partiers spent the afternoon getting splashed and trashed to the beats of DJ Smooth and DJ2 Drop...see photos. ​Fight Club Sadisco 2011 Grindwhore and various local DJs ... More >>

Panic! at the Disco at Marquee Theatre, 6/17/11 (VIDEO)

Kholood EidPanic! at the Disco at Marquee TheatrePanic! at the Disco June 17, 2011 Marquee Theatre Brendon Urie sure seems happy these days.At last night's Panic! at the Disco show at Marquee Theatre, the frontman seemed more comfortable than ever, hitting high notes his fans haven't been used to, s ... More >>

Former Format Singer Nate Ruess Wants to Have fun. in Arizona

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our June 16 Issue

​ This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts.  •What happened back in 1971, when Alice Cooper says Elvis asked him to put a gun to his head? •What do ... More >>

Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie Talks Fun Collaboration, New Tour

Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith​Panic! at the Disco is back. Yeah, the band may be only a pair now since guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker left in 2009, but their new album, Vices & Virtues, is their best yet. Singer Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith lef ... More >>

SXSW: A Look Back For Those of You Who Missed Out

Jonathan McNamaraCheck out this and more photos like it in our "Bands of SXSW" slideshow.​Another SXSW has come and gone leaving the echoes of hundreds of bands ringing in our ears and the streets of Austin, Texas covered in fliers for showcases long since past. If you didn't make it down to the ... More >>

Incoming: Cage The Elephant, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Eisley, Motley Crüe, Poison

Who's the one they call Dr. Feelgood?​There are lots of three and four-word band names among this week's just announced shows -- Cage The Elephant, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Panic! at the Disco, to name a few. However, as someone who is utterly fascinated with hair metal and early 1980's Sunset Stri ... More >>

Limp Bizkit is Baaaaack: Fred Durst Says the Band is Working on Two New Albums

Fred Durst now has a gray beard but he still wants to rock.​Bad news for people with working ears: Limp Bizkit, the rap-rock outfit that stained an entire generation by instigating a meathead riot at Woodstook 1999, is reassembling.Or so says singer/rapper/douchenozzle Fred Durst, who NME reports ... More >>

Casket Life: Building a Better Disaster

Not the album cover. RIP Jugheads.​Artist: Casket LifeTitle: Building a Better DisasterBasics: The band's MySpace page reveals a fun little tidbit about the process of recording Building: "One year ago we recorded a record. It's a pretty good record called "building a better disaster". So w ... More >>

Fueled by Ramen Artists: Where Are They Now?

Nicki EscuderoCobra Starship​Nicki EscuderoThe Cab​It's hard to believe amid all the Fall Out Boy radio hits, award-winning Panic! at the Disco videos and female-fronted bands that came about because they were inspired by Paramore (who perform tonight at the Dodge Theatre), one of record label F ... More >>

The Academy Is… Power Pop’s Leading Light

The Ataris to Headline Martini Ranch on September 29

​ The Ataris will return to Scottsdale on Tuesday, September 29, for a show at Martini Ranch. The pop-punk act has been around for more than a decade and has paved the way for bands like Fall Out Boy, All Time Low and Panic! at the Disco. Although their lineup has changed throughout the year, ... More >>

New Panic! at the Disco Video

OK, I admit it, I'm a sucker for Panic! at the Disco -- especially now that they have that delicious exclamation point back -- so I was pretty excited to see what the new band looks like post-split. Turns out they're still great, in a guilt-inducing sort of way. Megan Fox is in the video though, so ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Toga Parties, Underage Parties, and Sadisco*

Tommie Sunshine is scheduled to appear at Bar Smith tonight for Fuse Fridays.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley.Tommie Sunshine's at Bar Sm ... More >>

The Cab

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 >>

Strokes Singer Solo Album In The Works, Anniversary of Disco Destruction Night, Panic At The Disco Split Continues To Unfold,

NME: The Strokes' Julian Casablancas to release solo album - exclusive Waved Rumor: "Dis-co Sucks!" Disco Demolition Night, Comiskey Park, Chicago, July 12, 1979 Idolator: Jack White Can't Get Out Of Music Writers' Spotlights Rolling Stone: Ex-Panic! At the Disco Members Will Embrace Beach Boys, Kin ... More >>

Phoenix Blog Takes The Edge 103.9 To Task, Possible Phoenix Date For Kanye West/Lady GaGa Tour, Kevin Murphy's Blog Hearts Wavves

Electric Mustache: Is The Edge 103.9 Due For A Change? So Much Silence: Best Coast: The Sun Was High (So Was I) State Press: Krug's latest fresh, enjoyable Idolator: Lady GaGa fan site is claiming to have dates for Gaga/Kanye West tour NME: Two members of Panic At The Disco quit band NME: Limp ... More >>

The Friday Night Boys

Friday Night Boys

10 Emo Songs That Don’t Suck

You Asked For It: Comfort For Change

Panic at the Disco, Death Cab for Cutie, and the Other Worst Interviews Ever

Top 10 Songs You Must Turn Off

Jimmy Eat World’s got more to do with The Boss than Panic at the Disco

Why wait until December? Let's commence with the 2008 music year in review

DJ Tommie Sunshine

A matter of taste

Getting Over Emo

Fall Out Boy transcends a taboo tag

Boys Do Cry

And they like girls

Rollover DJ

Bringing on the punk

Panic! At the Disco

Emo! at the Arena

Various Artists

Snakes on a Plane: The Album
(Decaydance/New Line)

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 2510 West Thunderbird Road

Chart-busters for the week

Swift Kick

Making records, their fans they can't wait

Clothes Encounters

Things to wear, read, and listen to

What's Selling

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 105 West University Drive in Tempe

Chart-busters for the week

Panic! at the Disco

Filibust a move

Top 10 selling CDs at Hoodlums Music, ASU Main Campus, Tempe

Chart-busters for the week

Top ten selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 2510 West Thunderbird Road

Chart-busters for the week

Nintendo Fusion Tour

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