Public Enemy

Margaret Thatcher Protest Songs Came in Every Genre (Hi, Public Enemy)

Monday's news of former English prime minister Margaret Thatcher's death elicited mixed responses. Some sites praised the Iron Lady's leadership tactics, while others celebrated her death. Pushing to get "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" in the Top 40 charts hours after Thatcher's death is pretty tacky ... More >>

What Critics Who Attack Quentin Tarantino's Borrowings Miss

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 >>

Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Matter At All?

So, hey, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame went ahead and announced their Class of 2013, which this time around, includes Rush, Public Enemy, Randy Newman and someone called the Disco Queen, Donna Summer. Those that were nominated, but didn't make the cut included Kraftwerk, Deep Purple, Joan Jett and ... More >>

The Blunt Club's 10th Anniversary @ Yucca Tap Room and Hollywood Alley

A Hot Ghetto Mess of Hip-Hop, Art, and B-Boys: The 10-Year Journey of The Blunt Club

See also: Tempe's Wet Paint Artist Supply to Close in July If Adam Dumper is feeling a little melancholy right now, there's a good reason. This week has a bit of a "best of times/worst of times" vibe for the local hip-hop impresario and street artist, who's better known by his alter ego Dumperfoo. ... More >>

Gigantour Featuring Megadeth, Motorhead, Lacuna Coil, Volbeat at Comerica Theatre, 2/25/12

Gigantour Comerica Theatre Saturday, February 25 I'm no metalhead, but I recognize dedication when I see it. I spent last night at the Gigantour, featuring Megadeth, Motorhead, Lacuna Coil, and Volbeat, packed into Comerica theatre with people from all generations, cloaked in the blackest of black, ... More >>

The Black Heart Procession's Paul Jenkins on BHP: "Sad, Depressing, Hopeless -- All Those Things"

WRITTEN BY REYAN ALI Chris WooBlack Heart Procession ​It doesn't look like The Black Heart Procession will wrap their career up any time soon, but when the day of their dissolution does come, "The Waiter" saga will surely be remembered as one of the high points in their career. The ongoing, l ... More >>

What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange (Tempe) Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. Since his solo debut, DC guitar whiz Tosin Abasi has enlisted the help of a second guitarist in Javier Reyes and drummer Navene Kop ... More >>

Rockstar Mayhem Festival at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, 7/15/11

Maria Vassett​Megadeth, Godsmack, and Disturbed at Rockstar Mayhem Festival Friday, July 15, 2011 The Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion"You guys are fucking amazing, Phoenix!"This was the first thing I heard as I approached the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion for the Rockstar Mayhe ... More >>

Hip-Hop Massacre's "Death to Bin Laden" Flier

​Everyone had a reaction to last weekend's downing of terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, even the superstars of hip-hop.Rappers ranging from Public Enemy's Chuck D to Soulja Boy had something to say about Bin Laden's death via Twitter. For instance, Lupe Fiasco tweeted "Osama Dead!?! Afgha ... More >>

Rick Springfield Arrested For DUI

​The 1980's dreamboats that all the girls loved, Rick Springfield, has been arrested for a reported DUI in Malibu, according to Spinner.Springfield was pulled over for speeding on the Pacific Coast Highway Sunday night. Drunk driving was the cause for his fast and furious actions. He was driving w ... More >>

Chuck D Blasts Jan Brewer as "a Hitler," Releases New Track "Tear Down That Wall"

SlamJamz.com Chuck D rips Cactus Country a new one in "Tear Down That Wall" Rapper Chuck D, the MC who as a part of the rap group Public Enemy excoriated Arizona over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day controversy with the song "By the Time I Get To Arizona," is blasting Sand Land again, th ... More >>

DJ John Blaze Talks SB 1070, Public Enemy, Capone-N-Noreaga, Local Hip-hop, and More

Besides pissing off big-name recording artists and motivating them to boycott Arizona, last month's passage of SB 1070 became an absolute call to arms for those in the local music scene. And one of the first artists to answer the call was DJ John Blaze.Along with P-Town hip-hop siren Queen YoNasDa, ... More >>

MGMT: Cool Music, Bland Fashion Sense?

MGMT: Interesting music, plain clothes?​For better or worse, music and fashion have been tied together for a long time. GQ published a short photo spread featuring several indie-cool bands all decked out in designer suits. While I always love a sharp-dressed man, it's hard to feel good about indie ... More >>

Black Lips

Public Enemy plays with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

P.E. bringin' the noise circa 1988There's a bunch going on this week, and by a bunch I mean SXSW. It is hard to compete with that wonderful festival right now, so I will let our coverage -- handled dutifully by our own ambassador of the funk Martin Cizmar -- of the events take precedence over Up on ... More >>

Chuck D on Barack Obama and "Fight the Power"

Peoria Cops Seeks Suspected Scammers

Calling all cars: Be on the lookout for a peacoat-wearing mom-type in glasses and a smiley, plump girl.This pair may not be Public Enemy #1 and 2, but they're accused of the type of crime that probably makes their victims want to commit aggravated assault. According to Peoria PD, these two began ... More >>

The Old School Jingle Jam Reminds Us of the Ghosts of Hip-Hop’s Past

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Call It A Comeback: Cousins Of The Wize

Posh Poseur

Don't pass the bar

Back and Black

But not here

Rappin' Radical

Grime is the unholy terror of the Valley's hip-hop scene

Bring the Noise (Back)

Tommy Boy's founder reclaims history from hip-hop's dustbin

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of March 28

Public Enemy

Rebirth of a Nation
(Guerrilla Funk)

The Sisters of Mercy

In goth we trust

Getting Personal

When musicians don't dream of a single

Got Mole?

Cut a rug with Page from history

Charlie Sexton, and Shannon McNally

A little bit country

Overseas MP3s

For pennies a tune, you can build a primo music library and support free enterprise in Russia

Hype-Happy

Finally, a restaurant that actually cooks up to its reputation

Without Him -- or Them

Internet mashers give new, weird lives to Eminem's "Without Me"

Beat Poetry

Blackalicious: A hip-hop group for people who don't necessarily like hip-hop

Dälek

From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots (Ipecac)

Turner Overdrive

Valley's answer to the hip-hop/rock movement is no cheap Trik

KRS-One

The Sneak Attack (Koch Records)

The Meters

Kickback (Sundazed Music)

New Times Music Showcase 1999 Nominees

Tales From the Vault

Polished but predictable, 75th-anniversary Warner Bros. retrospective is just a roundup of the usual suspects

Preacher Man

TIME TO GET IIIBEASTIE BOYS DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS ANYMORE

WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT DOPE?

HIP-HOP IS GOING TO POT. LITERALLY.

THE BEST OF NINETEEN NINETY TUNE

BUSTIN' OUT OF BLACKFACE

WHITE MEN CAN'T RAP. OR CAN THEY?

WHITE THE POWER PUBLIC ENEMY'S COLORBLIND WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING MONEY

CASHIN' IN ON CONTROVERSY

ICE-T AND SISTER SOULJAH GIVE MAKING MONEY A BAD RAP

THE BUS STOPS HERE