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Can We Stop Making Up New Metal Subgenres?

Am I the only one who is sick to death of the ever-growing list of metal subgenres? It seems to evolve and pulsate and throw out even more obscure genres on a daily basis. Honestly, if there's one thing metalheads should be able to have faith in when it comes to their music, it's that metal veers ... More >>

Was Coachella 2013 Worth The Drive From Phoenix?

If you went to Coachella last weekend, you're probably still sunburned, dehydrated, and physically exhausted. Sleeping in your own bed is a glorious feeling after camping out or crashing on a friend's hotel room floor, but some aches and pains are bound to persist. Fortunately, if you had a good-en ... More >>

Stop Hating on the 2013 Coachella Lineup

Each year, like many of you, I impatiently wait for the Coachella lineup to be announced. Sometimes it's disappointing (if Daft Punk says they're not touring, chances are they're not playing the festival), but there's always going be a few redeeming artists. At best the lineup will be amazing, and i ... More >>

Coachella 2013 Official Lineup is Posted

The wait, as they say, is finally over. You can cease all the speculation of who the hell is officially playing this year's Coachella as Goldenvoice unveiled the lineup in grand fashion. See also: -Who Is Really Playing Coachella This Year? -The Rolling Stones Aren't Playing Coachella, but Some ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Four Reasons Lollapalooza Needs EDM

See also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions See also: 10 Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You By Ian Traas With every year that passes, it feels like electronic dance music gains a bigger foothold in the summer festival circuit, and the climb in popularit ... More >>

15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20

You never say an unkind word about the time. It's that time of year again. We hope you're stocked up on all of your supplies, namely munchies before you begin your 4/20 shenanigans. Whether you're lighting up at home or going to a party, we've got you covered with 15 songs about marijuana or gettin ... More >>

Metal Mondays: The Most Metal Way to Paint a Wall

See also: All Hail Jim Marshall's Black Wall See also: The Ten Hottest Chicks in Metal So, by now most of you have seen the video from the Golden God Awards of Marilyn Manson (unfortunately sounding like shit) performing "Sweet Dreams" with Johnny Depp as a surprise guest. And while Depp is no stra ... More >>

Top 10 Albums of 2011: Lenni Rosenblum

Hell no, this did not make my list.​I was fairly unimpressed by this year's new releases, which says a lot considering I'm not all that hard to impress, musically speaking. Although a lot of great albums came out, I don't think that 2011 was a very special year as far as new releases go, and frank ... 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 >>

National Record Store Day's "Back To Black" Friday: 10 Releases Worth Leaving The House For

Black Friday. One of those days when people like me hole up for one more day of food-coma bliss, fearing the heightened level of commercialism that turns consumers into zombified shopping maniacs, out for blood over $30 plasma televisions. But the upside to Black Friday is when the words Record S ... More >>

Incubus @ Comerica Theatre

Incubus

New F-O's Make Serious Business Out of Fun

Jonathan L Returning to the Valley FM Dial, Courtesy of KWSS

​It's a crazy time for radio personalities in Phoenix. Dave Pratt has taken over at X103.9, and now KWSS 106.7 has announced the return of a voice very familiar to Valley listeners. On Monday, August 22, Jonathan L's Lopsided World of L will make its terrestrial debut on the Phoenix FM dial. T ... More >>

Anton Mackey, What Are You Listening To?

Anton Mackey​Anton Mackey Mackey is a yoga teacher at LifePower Yoga and Summit North Scottsdale and a fitness trainer at FITLIFE Scottsdale. What songs are you vibing on these days? "Hold You," by Gyptian (Major Lazer remix); "I Wanna," by Sahara & Bob Sinclair (featuring Shaggy); "One by O ... More >>

This Week in Music History: June 20 through 26

Wikimedia CommonsHappy birthday, Brian Wilson​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. This week was a doozy: Columbia Records ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Break Up Your Band

BreakUpYourBand.tumblr.com​Plenty of people can appreciate good writing when they recognize it. I particularly appreciate reading good pieces about music. If I'm reading something that's not about any of my favorite bands, that's even better because maybe I'll learn something, and perhaps you will ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Red Light Mind

Lindsay TripodisRed Light Mind at Rogue Bar​In the spirit of the new year, the New Times is feeling festive, so we're featuring two fliers this week! Also, all of this week's coolest fliers are coming from shows at the Rogue Bar.Personally, this flier caught my eye because it reminded me of the Re ... More >>

Michael Jackson Album With New Track Coming December 14

​Michael Jackson's music will always be timeless, which is why it's time for the world to listen to a new MJ album full of "newly completed recordings.""A new album from the King of Pop? So what?" you're saying. So what? Michael, the upcoming album of MJ hits, will include the unreleased track "Br ... More >>

Gucci Mane Collared For Traffic Violations... Lots of Traffic Violations

​Gucci Mane had a good time on the road in the ATL yesterday, according to All Hip Hop. Taking after T.I., are we, Gucci? Both were arrested for traffic violations just months after doing time for a year. Who's next, 50 Cent?Gucci, whose real name is Radric Davis, had a field day in his whip. He w ... More >>

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic

Darkness Dear Boy

The Grand Tour: Seven Car Pileup

​Welcome back to our continuing series The Grand Tour, a feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we give you a look inside Seven Car Pileup's rehearsal space. If you'd like your band featured, tweet @PHXm ... More >>

'The Heart is a Drum Machine' Draws Big, Loud Crowd For Premiere

The Voyager Golden Record, sent in to deep space with a selection of Earth's music, is an important part of the film.It's not often a movie with Elijah Wood, Juliette Lewis, George Clinton, Wayne Coyne and a host of other big names premieres in Phoenix, so it probably wasn't surprising that The Hear ... More >>

Animal Collective, John Frusciante, Atmosphere, and Lady GaGa are Just Some of What's Selling at Zia Record Exchange

The animals of B'More foursome Animal Collective. Do y'all smell that? No, it's not the repulsive scent of the titanic dump those Pittsburgh Steelers bastards dropped on the PHX's collective hopes and dreams for Super Bowl championship. I'm talking about something much, much better: The glorious ... More >>

In The Heart Is a Drum Machine, Filmmakers Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke Ask the Ultimate Musical Question

Unaired Wu-Tang TV Shows

It Came From YouTube: Covers by Local Bands

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 3851 East Thunderbird Road

Chart-busters for the week

Short Story

Original warped van tour

A Man of Letters

MLK drama gets personal

Storm Troopers

Jane's Addiction soldiers on, even as bad weather delays its return to the stage

Scenes From Nowhere

A Coachella diary from that other desert to the left

Straddling the Fence

Ming & FS are equal-opportunity offenders, tossing curves at house lovers and hip-hop heads alike

Trans Am, I Said

Maryland post-rock trio drives it into the Red Line

Molten Wax

Night & Day

September 24 - 30, 1998

Recordings

Love Children

If you don't think Yoko Love's funky, just smell their fingers

Dr. Cynic's Revenge

Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

Here We Are Now, Scrutinize Us

The Entertainment Monitor sticks its nose in the music business

Recordings

Recordings

DESERT DISCS(OH, ALL RIGHT, FOUR DESERT DISCS AND ONE MESA TAPE)

TV RATION

AGGRESSION SESSIONIT'S GLOVES OFF FOR KUKQ "ANTIFEST"

LIVE SHOTS

PLAYINT THE SKIN GAME

THE BIRTH OF SHHWINGTWO NEW BOXED SETS PROVE THAT SWING PUT SEX ON THE DANCE FLOOR