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Pete Yorn

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Pete Yorn at Marquee Theatre Last Night

    Maria VassettPete Yorn performing at Marquee Theatre.​What do you do if it's Valentine's Day and you're an musician who makes music far removed from fuzzy teddy bears and chocolate, who has a concert scheduled, and not the sort of concert that just draws brodogs and the like? It was an interestin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Pete Yorn Talks About His New Record, Frank Black, and More

    Pete Yorn​ In this week's print edition we catch up with New Jersey rocker Pete Yorn just in time for Valentine's Day to get his take on some classic love songs. You can read the whole thing here. But love songs weren't the only thing we had the chance to speak to Yorn about.Pete Yorn, who will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Feb. 11 In Blogs: Jan Brewer, Annie Sprinkle, Lady Gaga, TexAZ, and Honor Killing

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Music

    February 10, 2011

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

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Silver Medallion, Yuck, Pete Yorn and More in This Week's Issue

    ​In this week's music feature newly-promoted Assistant Night and Day Editor Benjamin Leatherman talks with Oren J of Silver Medallion about the group's just-released album No One Ever Really Dies, which Oren finished after the tragic death of his partner Carnegie last fall. The Silver Medallion st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Feb. 10 In Blogs: Joe Arpaio, Bow Thong, Silver Medallion, and Jade Bar

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Incoming: Brother Ali, The Grouch, Toubab Krewe, The Summer Set, Pete Yorn, Trapt

    Pictured: badassesI'll be honest with you: this week's group has to be the most random assemblage of just announced shows I have seen. Leading this week's pack is Los Gatos rockers Trapt, whose 2002 song "Headstrong," it has been confirmed, will simply never go away. Trapt has released three albums ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Oct. 27 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Arizona State Fair, Club Candids, Pie, and Molestation

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange Tempe

    ​Local bands were in demand at Zia Record Exchange in Tempe this week.Jimmy Eat World took the top spot with their new album Invented, and the Gin Blossoms also found their way onto the list with their anticipated second comeback album. Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn snuck onto the top 10 with his se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Odds 'n' Sods: Tom Jones, Los Lobos, Chely Wright, 36Crazyfists, and more

    ​Lots of CDs piling up. Let's have a listen at a few, shall we?Norman -- Hay, Hay, Make a Wish and Turn Away: These boys play Neil Young-meets-Uncle Tupelo country-folk-rock through a cloudy, green filter befitting their Oregon provenance. Mostly, it works, especially when they veer away from the ... More >>

  • Music

    July 8, 2010

    Five Reasons Phoenix Shouldn't Miss Lilith Fair

    ​Lots of CDs piling up. Let's have a listen at a few, shall we?Norman -- Hay, Hay, Make a Wish and Turn Away: These boys play Neil Young-meets-Uncle Tupelo country-folk-rock through a cloudy, green filter befitting their Oregon provenance. Mostly, it works, especially when they veer away from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Jack White and Conan O'Brien Have Surprise Date Tomorrow

    If there are two people in the entertainment world who know how to get folks talking, it's Jack White and Conan O'Brien. Both are kings of the lost art of the whisper campaign, getting word of mouth buzzing both in real life and virtually whenever they make even the slightest move. While the pair a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Kurt Cobain Biopic Could Star Scarlett Johansson as Courtney Love

    Scarlett Johansson on the left, Courtney Love on the right. You know, in case you couldn't tell them apart.​So apparently, Scarlett Johansson, who, in case you forgot, collaborated with Pete Yorn on a record last year, is a fan of Courtney Love.According to NME, ScarJo likes Love so much she would ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    Pete Yorn

    Scarlett Johansson on the left, Courtney Love on the right. You know, in case you couldn't tell them apart.​So apparently, Scarlett Johansson, who, in case you forgot, collaborated with Pete Yorn on a record last year, is a fan of Courtney Love.According to NME, ScarJo likes Love so much she would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Obscura Does Flight of the Conchords Night on Nov. 13

    ​With the last Shake! scheduled for this Saturday, it's a safe bet a lot of hipster types are going to be looking for new indie dance nights. Obscura is stepping up to the plate at CenPho's Ruby Room with a Flight of the Conchords night on Friday, November 13.DJ Funkfinger of Shake fame is the nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Just Announced: Bon Jovi, Shooter Jennings, Pete Yorn

    It's hard to tell how much mileage Pete Yorn sure is getting out of his collaboration with actress Scarlett Johansson. On one hand, touring in support of Break Up, the New Jersey singer-songwriter is charging $37 for tickets to a show at The Marquee, which seems pretty steep -- not that we didn't re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O. Sings to Fatties, Nirvana vs. Courtney Over Cobain's Guitar Hero Likeness, Weezer Unveils New Album Art

    NME: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O to soundtrack anti-fat advertsRolling Stone: Grohl, Novoselic Didn't Approve Cobain's "Guitar Hero" AvatarRolling Stone: Paula Abdul and "American Idol" Insiders React to Ellen NewsPitchfork: Weezer's Raditude Cover RevealedIdolator: Someone Decided To Put Together A Ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Les Paul Dies, Weezer Release Date Set, Jack White Solo Single Mp3

    Idolator: Les Paul, R.I.P. NME: Simple Minds' Jim Kerr pays tribute to director John Hughes NME: Bob Dylan inspiration Mike Seeger dies NME: Weezer announce new album release date Pitchfork: Listen to Jack White's Solo Single Sound of the City: Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson's Song of the Summer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    New Late Night TV Battles a Boon For Music Lovers

    The Late Show, Tonight Show and Late Night all have impressive music acts this next weekFirst, let me just get it out there: I watch a bunch of TV. I love it, and though I know it deadens my intellectual abilities, I'm not quitting. So, take it from a junkie, late night TV -- with the recent additio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Other People's Blogs: Scarlett Johansson/Pete Yorn Album Due, RIP Jay Bennett, Grizzly Bear Video

    NME: Scarlett Johansson, Pete Yorn album on the wayElectric Mustache: Video: Grizzly Bear Black Cab SessionSo Much Silence: Jay Bennett (1963-2009)Pitchfork: R.I.P. Jay BennettIdolator: The Jonas Brothers Are Looking Over Their Collective Shoulder

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    You Asked For It: J.D. Stooks

    J.D. Stooks says it best himself on his MySpace: "I play slow sad bastard music."For all intents and purposes he does, though there's an occasional buoyancy to Stooks new record, Women & Gold that'll appeal to most fans of acoustic folk-rock, even the ones who prefer the more upbeat offering of ... More >>

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    August 30, 2001

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    A new split CD and a bizarre Web site raise eyebrows

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