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Season of Poison
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Sham bands work double time on the reproduction line
Doofus dumper shows off her skillz
The Heavy Metal Box
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The Heavy Metal Box
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Poison guitarist makes hair-metal palatable -- almost
Poison guitarist makes hair-metal palatable -- almost
Umlaut pioneers bring noisy lucidity
A look back at the music scene in -- 2005?
Fest gives puppets a hand
It always catches us off gaurd, but Arizona-based winemaker and film producer Maynard James Keen occasionally still dabbles in his side project, making spooky prog metal with his band Tool. The band's show at U.S. Airways is this week's biggest show announcement, headlining a list of thin summer of ... More >>
This guy is about to be a movie star.We thought enough of local Poison tribute band Unskinny Bop to give them a Best Of Phoenix award last year. John Cusack apparently thinks enough of them that they're slated to appear in his new flick Hot Tub Time Machine, which is filming in Canada right now. The ... More >>
The members of Poison are now officially old men. 1983 was a long time ago.Sometimes Monday morning just brings you a gleaming, radiant little bit of news that helps the transition into next week all the more smooth and less awkward. It's no big surprise that I am a gigantic fan of former hair metal ... More >>
Metal Elvis isn't your Mother's kind of Elvis! Scottsdale-based Elvis Presley tribute act Metal Elvis, who have been covering The King's classics with a metal twist from hard to glam to thrash metal, will bring their covers to Martini Ranch Friday.The group is comprised of lead singer "The K ... More >>
Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.Depending on who you ask, there's something either: a) vaguelyorb) obviously and irredeemably pathetic about a 37-year-old man in skinny black jeans. So, yes, Green Day singer Billy Joe Armstrong immediatly ... More >>
Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.Depending on who you ask, there's something either: a) vaguelyorb) obviously and irredeemably pathetic about a 37-year-old man in skinny black jeans. So, yes, Green Day singer Billy Joe Armstrong immediatly ... More >>
Poison and Def Leppard at Cricket Wireless Pavilion After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in my review of last Saturday's show at U.S. Airways Center, I saw a rare chance to subject one of my statements to some scrutiny this Saturday as Pois ... More >>
Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>
Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>
www.rightthoughts.comBret Michaels Bret Michaels, the front man for the hair band Poison and reality TV whore star of shows like Rock of Love, Rock of Love 2, Rock of Love Bus, and Celebrity Apprentice, was recently discharged from a Phoenix hospital, his doctor announced today.Michaels, as we re ... More >>
As was stated in one of today's earlier posts, May is a gigantic month for new music. I damn near pissed myself last night when the new Sleigh Bells album Treats hit the internet. The album is out today digitally and will be available in physical form June 22. The album has gained Exclusive First ... More >>
As was stated in one of today's earlier posts, May is a gigantic month for new music. I damn near pissed myself last night when the new Sleigh Bells album Treats hit the internet. The album is out today digitally and will be available in physical form June 22. The album has gained Exclusive First ... More >>
The highly-anticipated new music video for Kings of Leon's new single "Radioactive" was released this morning. It's a playful video in which the band and a joyous children's choir have a picnic next to a barn. As for the song itself, it's got gospel soul, and it's catchy as hell. I won't ruin the ... More >>
The highly-anticipated new music video for Kings of Leon's new single "Radioactive" was released this morning. It's a playful video in which the band and a joyous children's choir have a picnic next to a barn. As for the song itself, it's got gospel soul, and it's catchy as hell. I won't ruin the ... More >>
Check out boxing and Bret Michaels this weekend
Check out boxing and Bret Michaels this weekend
Tom Bryant - www.avnewstodayonline.comBret MichaelsVeterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State FairSaturday, October 23, 2010Last night's Bret Michaels concert came with a fair amount of trepidation. What were fans to expect? Was Michaels going to play a show full his newer, solo material wit ... More >>
Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>
Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>
Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>
Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>
Benjamin LeathermanThe Rx Bandits perform at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party last night.Rx Bandits Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party December 31, 2011 When Matt Embree, Steve Choi, and the other members of SoCal ska-punk reggae-rock band Rx Bandits signed up to headline Scottsdale's Ulti ... More >>
Luke HolwerdaOzzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne and Slash Comerica Theatre January 26th, 2011 Have you ever wondered what happened to the people who appeared in the '80s rock documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot? Well, from the looks of it they were all standing in a line that stretched around the Comer ... More >>
Melissa FossumGlassjaw Clubhouse Music Venue Thursday, February 24Last night's show by Glassjaw was eight years in the making. The band -- best known for their post-hardcore classic, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence and Vincent Gallo acting tough in the "Cosmopolitan Bloodloss" vi ... More >>
Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion: It really rolls of the tongue.The outdoor amphitheater previously known as Desert Sky Pavilion, Cricket Pavilion, and Desert Sky Pavilion again now has a new name. It's a doozie, too. How much are you going to love seeing shows at the Ashley Furniture Ho ... More >>
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 >>
Warped Tour 2011 - coming to a parking lot near youNot a whole lot of new shows to announce this week, but at least there's a Warped Tour for that. The venerable punk rock tour is now in its 17th year, a rather impressive feat in this day and age. Bands such as NOFX, Poison The Well, Gym Class He ... More >>
Warped Tour 2011 - coming to a parking lot near youNot a whole lot of new shows to announce this week, but at least there's a Warped Tour for that. The venerable punk rock tour is now in its 17th year, a rather impressive feat in this day and age. Bands such as NOFX, Poison The Well, Gym Class He ... More >>
www.facebook.com/sixmilliondeadSix Million Dead: A million miles-per-minute.Heavy metal has a rich and diverse history in Arizona. Our state has had a horde of notable residents: hard rock pioneer Alice Cooper, hair metal singer Bret Michaels of Poison, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Dave Musta ... More >>
Nancy MazzeiBret Michaels is set to rock the Scottsdale waterfront this Friday in support of the Phoenix Children's Hospital and The Boy's & Girls Club of Scottsdale It's no real secret that I am a fan of Bret Michaels. I always had an appreciation for what he accomplished as the lead singer ... More >>
My Friend Jason's Beach House at Madison Event Center It was Friday the 13th this past weekend, which means it was the perfect time for the annual Jason Vorhees-themed dance party put on by local rave promoter Clix Bag of Trix. This year's edition had a bit of a beach party twist as hockey ma ... More >>
New York DollsThe New York Dolls are widely considered one of the most influential bands in punk, glam, and hair metal. Mötley Crüe and Poison are among the dozens of acts that cite the Dolls as influences. Ironic, then, that the New York Dolls are opening for the Crüe and Poison this week in ... More >>
New York DollsThe New York Dolls are widely considered one of the most influential bands in punk, glam, and hair metal. Mötley Crüe and Poison are among the dozens of acts that cite the Dolls as influences. Ironic, then, that the New York Dolls are opening for the Crüe and Poison this week in ... More >>
Photos by Luke HolwerdaNKOTBSB gets beamed down to the US Airways Center stage.REVIEW BY MELISSA FOSSUM AND DANIEL RAVEN New Kids On the Block and Backstreet Boys have grown up a bit since their heydays on MTV and the music charts, and so have their fans. But that hasn't stopped the bands fr ... More >>
July 5, 2011: The day everyone's cars were rendered absolutely filthyI was going to say that unless you were living under a rock the past few days, you probably heard about Tuesday night's massive dust storm -- known as a haboob in some parts of the world (parts that aren't home to Republican presid ... More >>
If you're one of the Steel Panther fans anxiously awaiting the band's new record, Balls Out, well, you're just going to have to wait a little longer. The band announced on its website yesterday that the record has been pushed from its original release date of October 18 to October 31. Practi ... More >>
Bell Biv Devoe in their prime.At some point recently I found myself trudging along the westbound 10 freeway, scanning through the FM dial, when I heard a familiar snare sequence followed by the chorus: "That girl is poison/Never trust a big butt and a smile/That girl is poison." Oh, yeah. A ... More >>
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