Paul McCartney

Ron Hoon of Fox 10, What Are You Listening To?

Hoon is an anchor of FOX 10 Arizona Morning. He'll be serving as emcee for the 2013 Phoenix Heart Walk on Saturday, March 23 at 8 a.m. at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza in Phoenix. Hoon was game to play a round of "What Are You Listening To?" with Up on the Sun.

Eddie Vedder Steps Aside from Pearl Jam for Solo Work

Melvins Lite, Crescent Ballroom, 10/22/12

Melvins Lite @ Crescent BallroomMelvins Lite, the latest incarnation of the 30-year-old sludge/punk/metal band The Melvins, took the stage at The Crescent Ballroom last night, chalking up stop number 48 on their record-breaking 51-day tour of the country. They're hitting every state...and Washington ... More >>

Top Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

In Honor of Pussy Riot: Five of the Greatest Punk Protest Songs

Even faced with seven years in prison for a political stunt pulled in the Russian Orthodox Church, feminist punks Pussy Riot shouldn't feel alone. The riot grrls' plea for the Virgin Mary to expel Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin has gained global support from musicians as varied as Madonna, Paul McC ... More >>

Miniature Tigers Cover The Beatles, Play With The Roots, and Uh, Do the Theme From Friends On New Mixtape

See also: Miniature Tigers Paint a Sensual Scene With Mia Pharaoh See also: Miniature Tigers' Charlie Brand: "We Wanted To Have This Warm, Beautiful Feeling To The Album" If you're anything like me, you've been sitting around going, "Man, when is Miniature Tigers going to follow up Mia Pharaoh, the ... More >>

Joyful Noise: Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah's Sullied Union

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Will Break In New Venue Crescent Ballroom

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Break In New Venue Crescent Ballroom

Best Cover Songs in Other Languages

Rave On Buddy Holly, a 19-track tribute album, was released on June 28, 2011.​Last week, Fantasy Records and Hear Music released Rave On Buddy Holly, a 19-track tribute album dedicated to the bespectacled rock and roll icon. Artists like Paul McCartney and Lou Reed cover Holly classics o ... More >>

Ten Album Covers that Would Make Good Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs

One of the nine images the FDA will require on cigarette packs soon.​Attention, cigarette smokers: The government has decided that you either can't read the verbal warnings on cigarette packs, or that you need to be given more stark, visual reminders that smoking is bad for you. The Food and Drug ... More >>

LCD Soundsystem's Final Show Spurs Ticket Outrage

​We've all heard of concert tickets that sold out in record time. Last year Garth Brooks sold more than 140,000 tickets in a day to a benefit show. Lady Antebellum sold out an arena in Georgia in seven minutes last year as well. Most recently, Coachella sold all of its 75,000 tickets in five days. ... More >>

Pete Yorn's Take on the Silliest of Silly Little Love Songs

Britney Spears to Make the World Suffer With a New Album in March

​Britney Spears will be releasing a new album in March 2011, according to Idolator.She had originally announced an eariler release date but tweeted (@britneyspears) yesterday, "I'm almost done with my new album and it will be coming out this March. I AM IN L-O-V-E WITH IT!"Great, just great. Come ... More >>

Parking in Glendale: A Two-Hour Odyssey Through a Hell That Made Cormac McCarthy's The Road Look Like Candy Land

​I'm one of those people who prides himself on never paying for parking. Toss me anywhere, anytime, and I'll find a reasonably safe spot to stow my car while I attend to whatever business I'm there for.I've paid to park at a non-meter a few times in the years I've lived in Arizona, but probably no ... More >>

Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and All Points West — Pick Your Festival

Coachella Set Times Released - Let the Madness Begin

Set times are confirmed! Set your Coachooser accordingly!Well the long wait is over: those in power at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Goldenvoice) have released the set times for this weekend's affair. An initial glance at things shows a pretty smooth flow for the weekend, with mini ... More >>

Local Beatles Tribute Band Will Re-Enact Beatles' Final Concert

Were you too young to see the final Beatles concert 40 years ago or, perhaps, you simply missed it? It did take place in London, after all. Well, don't fret. Arizona Beatles tribute band AZ Beats will re-create the legendary band's final performance, which took place in London on Jan. 30, 1969. Th ... More >>

How to Survive an Economic Crisis Without Sacrificing Your Love of Music

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band lack the star power of yesteryear

Top 20 Songs to Play in a Quiet Office to Annoy Your Coworkers

From Russia With Love

Spektor can melt our pot any time

The Kenny Conspiracy

Mister Rogers' Area 51

Fully Loaded

Ben Kweller

If Beck were young and cute

George Harrison

The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992
(Capitol)

Neil Innes

The unsung pariah of parodies

Various Artists

StarTime International Presents Supercuts (StarTime International)

Hammer of the Gods

With a handful of artists, 'classic rock' is not a pejorative

Magical History Tour

You say you want high resolution?

Steve Earle

Jerusalem (Artemis/E-squared)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

By the Way (Warner Bros.)

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

The White Stripes

White Blood Cells(Sympathy for the Record Industry)

The Great Escape

Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nörth Daköta

By Chuck Klosterman
(Scribner; 288 pages; $23)

Pete Townshend

Live The Empire 1998, Live Sadler's Wells 2000 (Eel Pie)

Unconsciously Brilliant

Restless Records' Flaming Lips anthology recounts the early chapters of one of indie rock's finest

Taking Liberties

Elvis Costello's recent collaboration with Burt Bacharach restores order to his maddening decade

Mystery Men

Face it, you don't really know what the Everly Brothers have been doing all these years, do you, Bird Dog?

Recordings

Club Scout

Recordings

Killing Us Loudly

Who Can It Be Now?

Will Silverchair's platinum success yield a golden opportunity for a slew of Aussie imports?

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

BEDTIME FOR BONZOS

RECORDINGS

HERE ARE A FEW SAMPLES OF HARD CASH:

MICHAEL JACKSON BROKE MY HEART

HE CHANGED HIS NOSE AND BLEACHED HIS SKIN. BUT WHEN HE CHANGE HIS MUSIC, HE WENT TOO FAR.