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Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Week

Do not cross Miranda Lambert. You can go see her perform on Thursday, at Desert Sky Pavilion, and you can listen to her music, and you can probably even say you're a big fan, or go buy a t-shirt. But crossing her does not seem to be a good idea, if the subject matter of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, her ... More >>

Rivers Cuomo's J-Pop Album Is Out In America, Whether You Want It Or Not

If you and I visit the same Weezer forums, you've probably had Rivers Cuomo's J-Pop album--okay, Rivers Cuomo and Scott Murphy of Allister's J-Pop album--for a while now. If you don't visit the same Weezer forums I do, now's your chance: It was released yesterday on iTunes. It's called Scott & River ... More >>

Wavves @ Crescent Ballroom

Celebrate Yuri's Night 2013 with These Songs about Dying Alone in the Darkness of Space!

Say what you will about Nikita Khrushchev, but the man knew how to make the poignant-songs-about-cosmonauts train run on time. April 12 marks Yuri's Night 2013 -- a chance to party on an even larger and more scientific scale than Earth Day -- and the 52nd anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's famous manned ... More >>

DJ Steve Aoki Runs EDM's Premier Label and Tours the World

You Ready for the State Fair? A Guide to the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum Schedule

See also: Snoop Dogg at the Arizona State Fair See also: Judas Priest at the Arizona State Fair It used to be that playing the state fair circuit meant you were a has-been, that your rock 'n' roll career had gone belly up (you know, like billed after the puppet show, Spinal Tap-style). Maybe it' ... More >>

Ween Is Over, But We Still Have These Five Dork Rock Groups to Love

It's not usually a happy ending for a band when only some of their members are informed that they're breaking up. Aaron Freeman, a.k.a. Gene Ween, said earlier this week that it's time for him to put Ween to rest. "It's been a long time -- 25 years," Freeman said in an interview with Rolling Stone. ... More >>

7 of Music's Most Beautiful Mustaches to Inspire Your Mustache Movember Growth

Private eyes, privater stache -- John Oates​You could say that during the month of October, there are some questionable, but well-intended benefits that sexualize breasts for the sake of raising money for breast cancer research.Well, two can play at that game, ladies. Move over, October. Think you ... More >>

Eight Bands That Should Make a Children's Record

​They Might Be Giants' new album, Join Us, comes out today. If you've only been following TMBG for the past four or five years, you might be under the impression that this Brooklyn-based band is a children's music group. That would be understandable, considering Join Us is the first TMBG album si ... More >>

This Week in Music History: June 13 through 19

Wikimedia CommonsWeezer singer Rivers Cuomo: Born 41 years ago today.​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. Here's "This ... More >>

Five Songs That Chronicle the Salt River Tubing Experience

No matter how many times you've stated the contrary, you will more than likely find yourself on a black buoyant tube floating along Salt River's murky waters this summer. You will drink copious amounts of alcohol, forget to apply sun block on at least 13 percent of your body, and you will lose at le ... More >>

Locals ROAR do Daytrotter Session

Johnnie Cluney for Daytrotter​Daytrotter, the taste-making blog featuring performances by up-and-coming acts, is offering a leg up to another Phoenix act.ROAR, the new project by Asleep in the Sea singer Owen Evans, did four tracks for the site, scoring one of their signature portraits and a pleas ... More >>

Bruno Mars Settles For a Fine and Community Service

​After facing charges for cocaine possession in September, Bruno Mars is taking a plea deal, according to MTV News.He's scheduled to appear before a judge in Las Vegas on February 4, a week before the Grammy Awards. He will be pleading guilty to his charges.As long as Bruno Mars, whose real name i ... More >>

Best Coast: Things Are Going Swimmingly for Bethany Cosentino

Surfer Blood at Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night

​Surfer BloodThe Clubhouse Music VenueSeptember 27, 2010Maybe you remember 'the bear thing' or 'the wolf thing,' those peculiar eras when seemingly every hotly-tipped indie band adopted one of those ferocious animals as a component of its name? Of course you do.Probably you've noticed we're curren ... More >>

Weezer at Fall Frenzy Last Night

Luke HolwerdaWeezer on stage at Arizona Fall Frenzy.​New York magazine put it best: "There are few things more terrifying to longtime Weezer fans these days than the prospect of a new Weezer album."That review of the band's latest album -- sarcastically headlined, "Is Hurley Weezer's Best Album Si ... More >>

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Gave the People What They Wanted -- But He Betrayed Me

Brian Wilson: Sure, Pet Sounds Is Great, But Have You Heard Beach Boys Party!?

Brian Wilson: Sure, Pet Sounds Is Great, But Have You Heard Beach Boys Party!?

B.o.B: The Adventures of Bobby Ray

​By now you've most likely heard the song "Nothin' On You" by Atlanta-based MC B.o.B.If you haven't, then get out from under the rock you've been calling home the past two months. The track has been all over the airwaves and on Youtube, actually prompting B.o.B's label to bump up the release date ... More >>

Franz Ferdinand Singer Calls Epic "Arrogant Motherfucking Pig-Brained Arseholes"

​Epic Records, owned by Sony, evidently allowed McDonald's to use a Franz Ferdinand song without checking with the boys first. Lead singer Alex Kapranos was less than pleased about the decision. While he did state, "I'd rather eat a cowpat on a bun than a bloody McDonald's," he's actually far more ... More >>

Can You Guess Which Rolling Stone is Good in Bed?

Apparently their bed was on fire, with passion and love.​ Well, according to Ronnie Wood's ex-girlfriend, Celebrity Big Brother star Ekaterina Ivanova, it's him! The couple with a 41-year age gap is finito, and Ivanova claims she is totally over it. She also hints that her co-star "Basshunter" m ... More >>

Weezer's Phoenix Show Canceled

​Remember that bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo? Turns out the Phoenix date is not, in fact, safe, as we were told at the time. The show has now been canceled on "doctor's orders." (Phoenix, AZ) - Due to the recent bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo, as per doctors orders, the Weezer show previousl ... More >>

Rivers Cuomo in Bus Accident, Weezer Cancels Shows (Phoenix Date Safe)

Rivers Cuomo and family are safe following an icy bus crash last night in upstate New York.​In a bit of unfortunate news, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo had to be hospitalized after the bus carrying him, his family and an assistant hit a patch of ice, busted through a guardrail and ended up in a ditch earl ... More >>

Motion City Soundtrack, The Bravery Added To Weezer's Dodge Theatre Show

Motion City Soundtrack are scheduled to perform on January 15 at Dodge Theatre.​Weezer's upcoming gig at Dodge Theatre in January keeps getting better and better. The cats at Live Nation sent out an e-mail blast late yesterday trumpeting that Minnesota power-pop band Motion City Soundtrack and NY ... More >>

Weezer Coming To Dodge Theatre on January 15

​Weezer will play Dodge Theatre on January 15. Touring on perhaps their worst reviewed record ever ( a record, admittedly, I have not bothered to actually listen to yet) Rivers Cuomo and Co. seem to be getting more ink for Snuggie-style publicity stunts, like playing with Kenny G, than playing sol ... More >>

Kenny G and Weezer Collaborate, Plan to Conquer Earth

Kenny G joined forces with seminal 90's rock band Weezer to create a truly...interesting take on the band's new song "I'm Your Daddy." ​Are you like me? Did you wake up today and think to yourself, "You know what Weezer needs? More soprano sax." Well get ready to get your mind blown and your pants ... More >>

Katy Perry and Rivers Cuomo Team Up, Simon Sues Starbucks, Creed Tickets for 75 Cents

Electric Mustache: Photos: Vivian Girls at Modified Arts 10/13/2009Idolator: Would You Go See Creed If You Only Had To Pay 75 Cents For The Privilege?NME: Sex Pistols to sue over 'God Save The Cream' ad campaign?Pitchfork: Rivers Cuomo to Work With Katy PerryPitchfork: Hear Bon Iver's "Last Show for ... More >>

Asher Roth, & Kid Cudi

Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction Tour Conquers the Internet

NIN/JA, get it? Nine Inch Nails and Jane's AddicitonA funny thing happened while scouring the interwebs today: a ton of noise is being made about the forthcoming Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction tour that rolls through Phoenix on May 15. Three different sites I looked at all had a different story ab ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World: A Decade of Clarity

Miniature Tigers Yucca Gig a Nice Send-Off for Big Tour

With their star swiftly rising thanks to a slate of dates opening for Ben Folds and a showcase at SxSW, a lot of us showing up at Miniature Tigers' show at Yucca Tap Room last night kind of thought this could be one the last times we'd see the band for free. If that's the case, we got a great show t ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Weezer, Streetlight Manifesto, Hollywood Alley, Il Terrazzo

Concert Review: Weezer at the Arizona State Fair on Oct. 18

Future Shock: Blackest of the Black Tour, Weezer, Kid Rock, and more

Weezer

Weezer
(DGC/Interscope)

Rooney

Coppola real nice guys

Madonna

Confessions on a Dance Floor
(Maverick)

Mae

Really, really sweet

Rivers Runs Deep

Weezer's auteur takes a tentative step into the real world

Electric Avenue

MySpace Music is virtual community of artists, fans

BLACK - Digging for Beats

Aside from OutKast, most of 2003's best black music bubbled underground

Nerd Bands, Unite!

Weezer seems like a charming but marginal oddity, but not to the gushing Valley participants of Weezerfest 2003

Top Jimmy

An oddball arena-rock triple bill showcases Mesa's returning heroes

Weezer

Performing with Tenacious D at America West Arena November 24

The Dismemberment Plan

Change (DeSoto)

Weezer

Weezer (Geffen/Interscope)

Revenge of the Nerds

More than just another mid-'90s alt-rock act, Weezer spawned a now-popular genre and still commands respect from scenesters

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