Radiohead

Christian Jacobs of Yo Gabba Gabba! Doesn't Talk Down to Kids

Up On The Sun's 12 Most Popular Phoenix Music Stories of 2012

Is this year over yet? Well, close enough. So in honor of 2012 we've dug through the past 12 months of stories looking for the greatest hits. Below you'll find the stories (minus most of the newsy stuff) that people clicked on each month. And if thousands of other people clicked on these stories, yo ... More >>

Tim Tagtmeyer, What Are You Listening To?

Tim Tagtmeyer Tagtmeyer is a member of the sketch comedy group Bully Mammoth, which has a show at Tempe Center for the Arts Saturday, August 18. For more info, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? KJZZ -- local public radio, but I ... More >>

Top Five Local Music News Stories of 2011

The Ghost of Eastside Records​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. We've been counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. This installment takes a look at 2011's some of the most memorable music stories from 2011. Enjoy! Well kids, anoth ... More >>

Coachella Speculations Begin With First Fake Flier

​Beware, West Coast festival lovers! The Coachella flier that has started circulating is a phony.Whoever made this flier is both ridiculous and awesome. This is one hell of a lineup but is typically "wishlist," as these things tend to be. I'd really be pissed at Goldenvoice and other festival orga ... More >>

How Tourbait Could Bring Your Favorite Band to the Valley and Get Them to Play the Songs You Want... Or Not

​If it all pans out the way Tourbait hopes, the traditional concert with a standardized, band-written set list could be a thing of the past. The new website basically works as a mediator between the band and fans. Say a mid-sized band like Dawes is coming to town and you really want to hear " ... More >>

MOE'Z ART C.D. release with KONGOS, Milo The Mayor and DJ Treis

moe'z Art​Shows at the Yucca Tap Room are nearly always free, but rarely are they this eclectic. Tonight hip-hop, indie rock, world music, and blues are scheduled to be featured on the Tempe hotspot's stage. Tonight sees the release of MOE'Z ART's The Beast. This hip-hop artist is Brooklyn-b ... More >>

Del the Funky Homosapien @ Marquee Theatre

Del the Funky Homosapien to Perform Free Marquee Show September 16

​ Apparently you can get Funky for free. Now we feel awkward about paying for it this whole time... Del the Funky Homosapien, perhaps best known as the rapper behind trip hop's Gorillaz, is giving his music away left and right. Like some kind of mad used car salesman. His prices are so n ... More >>

Radiohead Debuts New Track: "Staircase"

​If Radiohead's February full-length King of Limbs left you scratching your head, feeling like you just didn't "get it," here's another track to add to the whoosh, over-the-head pile.  ​Or, you know, maybe it will offer some clarity. The slightly more melodic, bass-driven "Staircase," ... More >>

June 22 In Blogs: John McCain, SMoCA, Radiohead, Tuna Tartare, and James Ray

​​​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:

Trance Fever

RAC (Remix Artist Collective) to Play Bar Smith on May 6

​RAC (Remix Artist Collective) are playing Bar Smith on May 6. Not familiar with RAC? Well you're certainly familiar with the artists they've remixed -- U2, Radiohead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, John Lennon, The Shins, and Pink Floyd, among a ton of others.The Collective is pretty populist, tackling indie a ... More >>

Pavle Milic, What Are You Listening To?

Pavle Milic​Pavle Milic You can find the co-owner of restaurant FnB at the Old Town Farmers' Market in Scottsdale every Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? If my wife drove, it's highly likely that NPR will ... More >>

15 Of 2011's Best Songs Thus Far

​As spring slowly materializes and bands switch gears from their winter hibernation to the festival circuit, more and more new releases are hitting store shelves. With them brings the prospect of that killer new song, one that makes you play it over and over in the hopes of either getting it out o ... More >>

Stop the World: Radiohead Released New Album 'The King of Limbs' 24 Hours Early

​Radiohead decided to give their fans a huge treat and move up the release of their latest album, The King of Limbs, by a day, according to Spinner.The release date of the physical version of the album has been advanced as well, having been moved up from May 9 to March 28.The album can be download ... More >>

Yeasayer Drop a Live Album; You Pick the Price

​Yeasayer's new album Live at Ancienne Belgique was released on Christmas, according to Pitchfork.The concert, which was recorded on October 28, 2010 in Brussels, has been released as a 13-track live album that is available for download on the band's website.As a Christmas treat from the band, fan ... More >>

Odds 'n' Sods: Helmet, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Charlatans, Small Black, and more

​It's amazing how much music is released in a year. I've listened to nearly 270 records in their entirety this year, yet I still have a huge stack of unlistened CDs on my desk, several unlistened digital downloads in my iTunes, and a lengthy list of high-profile stuff I never got a chance to h ... More >>

Sufjan Stevens Releases New Music Video For "Too Much," Performs it on Jimmy Fallon (VIDEO)

​It was a busy weekend for indie king Sufjan Stevens, according to Pitchfork.He released a music video for his song "Too Much" today. The video kicks off with a colorful visual mess that looks like it came straight out of an M.I.A. video. The rest of it is a series of hipsters that are sporting a ... More >>

The Parlotones on Dancing, Politics and Making it in America

​Chances are few in the crowd at Arizona Fall Frenzy will have heard of The Parlotones but, believe it or not, they've sold more records than The Killers, U2, and Coldplay.In their native South Africa, at least.Like X-Japan, this band who's huge on the other side of the world -- as in, they sell t ... More >>

What Does The Suburbs Hitting #1 Mean for Indie Rock?

​Arcade Fire is an indie band. I don't say that just because they sound like an indie band -- though they do -- but because they're actually signed to an indie label.All three Arcade Fire albums came out on Merge, a North Carolina-based company that was started in 1989 so D-I-Yers Superchunk could ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Mergence at Yucca Tap Room

​This flier might look old-fashioned, since the image is from a vintage cigarette advertisement for Tiplaet, but don't think the show at Yucca Tap Room this Friday, May 14 will be fuddy-duddy. The bands on the bill, which include Mergence, Banana Gun, Honey Pistol, Sister Cities and Wizards of Tim ... More >>

Best Depressed

Xiu Xiu and anthems of self-loathing

Xiu Xiu and the Top Anthems of Self-Loathing

The Appleseed Cast

Beyonce and Of Montreal Duet, Lily Allen Steps Aside, AC/DC Sneakers

Electric Mustache: Electric Mustaches ALBUMS OF THE YEAR!!!Idolator: Sean Kingston Tweets Song About Tweeting As The Internet ExplodesNME: Lily Allen confirms break from musicNME: Flaming Lips to cover Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side Of the Moon' at New Year's Eve gigPitchfork: Radiohead's Marching Band ... More >>

Neil Finn, family and friends make melodious music for poverty relief on 7 Worlds Collide

Frenz.comSinger/songwriter Neil Finn gathered family and friends in his native New Zealand to create and record a double album in three weeks.​ A sage singer/songwriter named Willie Nelson once extolled the joys of "making music with my friends" and a younger, but perhaps no less sage, singe ... More >>

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine

New Radiohead EP, Rock Landmarks, Little Known Facts About Soulja Boy

NME: Radiohead to release new EPElectric Mustache: Pains of Being Pure at Heart, "Higher Than The Stars"Idolator: Just What "American Idol" Needed: More DramaIdolator: Madonna: Still Better Than Everyone At Making Catholics Really, Really AngryPitchfork: Justice Department Backs Crazy $1.92 Million ... More >>

Radiohead Taking A Break, British Rapper Threatens Prince, New Chromeo Mp3

Electric Mustache: mp3: Chromeo "I Can't Tell You Why" (Eagle Cover) Idolator: ProTools: Proving What Anyone With Ears In 1989 Already Knew NME: Dizzee Rascal: 'I threatened to punch Prince Harry' NME: The Shins working with Danger Mouse on new album Pitchfork: No Age's Randy Randall Dislocates Shou ... More >>

Wale at Bar Smith Wednesday, Supergrass Teams With Radiohead Producer, Denny's "Rockstar Menu" Adds New Bands

So Much Silence: Wale at Bar Smith Wednesday NME: Supergrass members form band with Radiohead producer Spin: Yusuf Islam to Coldplay: I Forgive You Rolling Stone: Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte Join Denny's "Rockstar" Menu Pitchfork: White Stripes' Crazy 2007 Canadian Tour Gets a Documentary Film ... More >>

Paul McCartney MGMT, Le Tigre Christina Aguilera, Kurt Cobain's Ghost on Stage

NME: Paul McCartney: 'I want to work with MGMT' - video Pitchfork: Radiohead Open Digital Store, Sell In Rainbows CD 2 Electric Mustache: Mp3: Rock Plaza Central "(Dont You Believe the Words of) Handsome Men" Rolling Stone: Guitar Hero: Van Halen Nixes Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar Spin: Jack White ... More >>

Sonic Youth Singer Disses Radiohead, T.I. Gets Hitched, Mini T's on AOL

Pitchfork: Kim Gordon Disses "The Radiohead Model" So Much Silence: Miniature Tigers on The Interface Spin: Coldplay's Next Record "Might Be Bad" NME: T.I. marries longtime girlfriend 'Tiny' Rolling Stone: Daryl Hall on His "Oddball" Life in Hall & Oates, Web Series Waved Rumor: Rock Clip of the Wee ... More >>

Danse Macabre

Darkness Dear Boy Is Fighting For Local Music with The Best Fucking Live Show

You Asked For It: Smokescreen

Tricky Dick

Sleazy lounge crooner presents the hardcore hits

Buying into Blackmarket: Why this Lake Havasu City band deserves your attention

Celebrity Playlist

Looking at the music of 2007 from a different direction

Philanthropy vs. Marketing

Beat on the Brat

How to program your baby's musical tastes and pretend not to be trying

Critical Fatwa

Universal Records

Aqualung

It's baroque, but don't fix it

Coldplay

A Rush of Blood to the Head (Capitol/Parlophone)

Powderfinger

Odyssey Number Five (Republic/Universal)

Spinning Plates

Radiohead doesn't make albums. It has accidents.

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

Radiohead

Kid A (Capitol Records)

Shotgun Franny

Local blues diva gets some Texas-size love from the Red-Headed Stranger

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