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Coachella's "Bloom" Video: WTF Does it Mean?

Yesterday afternoon, the home page of the Coachella website changed to a video called "Bloom," which shows plants and art exhibits sprouting from the ground. Some look pretty creepy--did those worm/slug things 30 seconds into the video really just form a structure? At least the rest are fairly cute ... More >>

Top 20 Phoenix Concerts of 2012

2012 isn't even over yet, and we're already feeling sort of nostalgic for it. We saw a lot of great shows this year, so narrowing it down to the most mind-blowing 20 wasn't easy, but it was a lot of fun. Enjoy, our Top 20 Phoenix Concerts of 2012. See also: Top Five 2012 Heavy Releases In Pho ... More >>

Coachella: Radiohead's Weekend 1 Set Has No Alarms and No Surprises

Radiohead Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio April 14, 2012 By Adam Lovinus Radiohead might have a problem. They are so consistently great that an elite performance, such as the one turned in Saturday night at Coachella, could be seen as missing that element of surprise that comes wit ... More >>

Jeff Mangnum, fIREHOSE, and More: The Best Of Coachella, Saturday, April 14

See also: Coachella: Radiohead's Weekend 1 Set Has No Alarms and No Surprises See also: Coachella: The Black Lips' Cole Alexander Goes Full Monty, Plays Guitar With His Ding-Dong See also: Best of Coachella Weekend One: Friday, April 13 Everyone was ready to shit their pants for Radiohead, but ther ... More >>

Record Heat: Alphabetical by Brad Dwyer

If you've ever spent any time in the Up on the Sun comments section, you know it can be a weird place. We've had some pretty deplorable stuff in our Clubhouse comments -- stuff that makes you sort of shake your head and wonder if all that crap people say about Arizona being a racist wastehole is t ... More >>

Radiohead at Jobing.com Arena, 3/15/12

​Radiohead Jobing.com Area Thursday, March 15See the full Radiohead slideshow here.Last week I made it public knowledge that I'm not a Radiohead fan. Call me crazy, but the songs of the critically adored, legendary art rockers just don't speak to me. The sounds are distant and obtuse, and what can ... More >>

Radiohead at Jobing.com Arena on Twitter

So, was last night's Radiohead show hyped up to be like, the greatest thing, ever? I hate going concerts with any sort of expectations because I usually walk away disappointed. I've been a casual fan since I first heard "Fake Plastic Trees" in Clueless, which is pretty funny when you think of the ... More >>

Literal Band Names: Radiohead, Black Keys, Meat Puppets, and More

There are some weird band names out there, so we let our imaginations go wild to envision what some of these names would literally look like. We chose Radiohead as our jumping off point because love them or hate them, the band is playing at Jobing.com arena tonight, and it's sure to be one of the ... More >>

People Who Hate Radiohead; And One Person Who Loves Them (But Still Thinks the Band Is Going to Hell)

See also: Radiohead: What's the Big Deal? We found out last week that a lot of people like Radiohead. I mean, really like Radiohead. Just kidding. We knew, because most of us really like Radiohead, but some of our readers had a field day admonishing my colleague when she casually admitted that s ... More >>

Radiohead: Really, What's the Big Deal?

​There are certain artists whose appeal and popularity I could never seem to justify. To no avail, I've tried to be open-minded and give them a chance time and time again.I'll never know why the whole world thinks Arcade Fire is the bee's knees. Nor do I think Lana Del Rey's music is anything spec ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Radiohead Tribute

​Radiohead is a pretty academic seeming band. And so it's only fitting that a bunch of local bands are taking to Scottsdale to school you in all things Radiohead. You thought you knew all of the band's songs, didn't you? Maybe you do, but now you'll get to hear them with a fresh twist by some band ... More >>

Five Holiday Gifts For Your Hipster Sibling

​Alright, slacker. There's no more denying it: the holidays are here, and you need to get on that shopping list. Luckily, Up on the Sun has caught gift guide-fever, and over the course of this week we'll be offering you suggestions for the entire family. Even if your hipster sibling thinks he/sh ... More >>

Radiohead is Totally Playing Glendale

​It was over a year ago that we speculated that Radiohead, and by extension Thom Yorke, must have vowed "to never step foot in The Grand Canyon State again." Well, if there was such a edict issued by the lads from Oxford, they've totally called it off. Radiohead has announced a March, 15, 20 ... More >>

Foreign Affairs

Details Revealed About 'Muppets: The Green Album'

Jason Segel's forthcoming movie The Muppets will feature a stellar soundtrack, according to Consequence of Sound.Muppets: The Green Album is a collection of classic Muppet hits being covered by some pretty talented rocker stars. The soundtrack, titled The Green Album, gets a slightly ironic twist, c ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers to Drop New Album I'm With You August 30

​The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back with their 10th studio album, which is also the first album they will have released in the last five years, according to Spin.The band's upcoming album, titled I'm With You, is officially scheduled to drop on August 30, per an announcement on the Red Hot Chili P ... More >>

The Ten Best Last Songs on an Album

Time to party, then​According to Christian radio host/old-timey nutjob Harold Camping, the Rapture will occur this Saturday, May 21. On Saturday, all of Camping's followers -- an estimated 200 million -- will be taken into heaven as God's chosen people after earth is ravaged by a massive earthquak ... More >>

Radiohead, "Dog Toy" (King Of Limbs B-Side)

​Song: Radiohead, "Dog Toy" (King Of Limbs Leaked B-Side)Context: This track, "Dog Toy," is apparently a b-side from Radiohead's new record The King Of Limbs. The song leaked today, April 1. It sounds a lot like Jonny Greenwood teasing a little white shih-poo named Lucy with a squeaky toy und ... More >>

Christopher O'Riley on Ultimatums from Nuns, NPR, and the New Radiohead Album

​ Christopher O'Riley is a classical musician who creates piano arrangements of modern rock songs. He has released tributes to Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, and two Radiohead albums. His latest album, Out of my Hands, features the versions of songs by Nirvana, Portishead, Tears for Fears, The Sm ... More >>

Alexia Rodriguez Talks About Her New Solo Record, Underground Sounds (Plus an Exclusive Stream of "Basements")

​As the singer of Tempe metalcore act Eyes Set To Kill, Alexia Rodriguez has made a name for herself, landing a spot on the Warped Tour and getting lots of ink from the glossies.Solid vocals and great looks will do that in a genre ruled by brutish men in saggy size-40 Dickies who shred their throa ... More >>

Your Grandpa's New EP

​Right before people die, they usually say their goodbyes to the people they love. But now some British folks might have one last wish: "turn me into a record, please."For £2,000, you can ensure that your ashes will be sprinkled into the vinyl, according to Consequence of Sound. A record can be m ... More >>

Amanda Palmer Releasing EP of Radiohead Covers: Check Out Idioteque Here

​Here's reason number 7,082 why Amanda Palmer is awesome: The Dresden Dolls frontwoman is celebrating her victory over Roadrunner Records with an EP of Radiohead covers played on ukulele.The songs were recorded in Australia after she learned how to play the mini-guitar "as a joke" to do a memorabl ... More >>

Perez Hilton Allegedly Beat Down By Manager, Crystal Castles Beat Down Security, Jack White and Jimmy Page Diss 'Guitar Hero"

Electric Mustache: Woods coming to Phoenix Idolator: Crystal Castles: Still Brawlin' NME: Jack White and Jimmy Page diss 'Guitar Hero' video game Pitchfork: Radiohead/Wilco/Marr/Finn Supergroup Benefit Album Details Revealed Rolling Stone: Perez Hilton Reportedly Assaulted By Will.i.am's Manager So ... More >>

Radiohead 1, Spoiled Over-Hyped Disney Brat 0

The indie blogs and main stream ones are loving the story today that Miley Cyrus told to morning zoo radio hosts Johnjay and Rich about her being insulted by Radiohead at the Grammys. The Teen Queen wanted to meet the band in private backstage. Turns out her manager was told to 'Pull as many strings ... More >>

NIN Prove Radiohead was Right: FREE SELLS

Amazon just announced their list of the Bestselling Albums of 2008 on their MP3 digital service. At first glance you might not think much of the list: Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, 3 Doors Down, Beck, and Radiohead are all near the top of the list. What is remarkable and noteworthy is the #1 sp ... More >>

Is This Jay-Z and Radiohead Mash-Up Really Necessary?

Brand new to the internet this week is the latest effort from DJ Minty Fresh Beats, otherwise known as 22-year old New Yorker Max Tannone. Tannone has harnessed the eternal power of Jay-Z's The Black Album for his own evil-doing, choosing Radiohead as his partner in crime in creating this week's mas ... More >>

The Free Way

Kinch Makes Advances by Giving Their First Album Away

Warren Miller's Children of Winter

Warren Miller's Children of Winter

Kinch Makes Advances by Giving Their First Album Away

The Academy Is . . ., Hello Monday, & We the Kings

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The Section Quartet

Boxing Match

Record companies get greedy with repackaging excess

The Stills

Without Feathers
(Vice)

The Wicked Kids Are Alright

Repurposing Radiohead

You GoGirls

Touring chicks rock Tempe

Muse

Radiotakeover Tour

Ken Stringfellow

Soft Commands (Yep Roc)

What's Selling

Top 10 sellers at Stinkweeds Records

Jonny Greenwood

Bodysong: Original Soundtrack (Capitol)

Elbow

Cast of Thousands (V2)

Starsailor
Silence Is Easy (Capitol)

Radiohead

Hail to the Thief (Parlophone/EMI)

Catching a Thief

Radiohead's unreleased new album is already a hit with Valley hipsters – even if it's not the real thing

Radiohead

I Might Be Wrong (Capitol)

Paloalto

Paloalto (American)

PJ Harvey

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (Island Records)

Travis

The Man Who
(Epic)

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