Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Former Guns N' Roses Manager Launches Arizona Record Label

Usually people move from places like the middle of nowhere to big industry cities like New York and Los Angeles to find musical success, and stay there. Not the other way around. But for former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven and his wife Heather Vincent-Niven, finding solace in Arizona's godfors ... More >>

Mr. P-Body: DJs Have Become Nothing but "Living, Breathing iPods"

Besides the likes of Pete "SuperMix" Salaz, Z-Trip, and Robbie Rob, few cats in the Valley epitomize old-school DJ culture than Stephen Peabody. For more than 16 years, the performer known as Mr. P-Body has worked turntables at practically every major club -- both past and present -- in metro Phoeni ... More >>

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 >>

Rush Recording Upcoming Phoenix Show for DVD Release in 2013

Rush does its own thing. Resolutely, absolutely, completely. The "Holy Triumvirate's" fierce individualism can be viewed as a tribute to one of its heroes, Ayn Rand, but it's okay if you're not into the Objectivist thing; you can appreciate Rush for exactly what it is: a power trio that's enjoyed ... More >>

Leon Russell: One True Rock 'n' Roll Badass

Leon Russell is the definition of the term "session man." He's played with Bob Dylan, Elton John, Ray Charles, Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, The Beach Boys, George Harrison, and more. He's a "musician's musician," admired by the guys you admire, and his solo albums have found him exploring the sounds ... More >>

Beastie Boys Aren't Supposed to Die; R.I.P. Adam Yauch

Beastie Boys aren't supposed to die, and they certainly aren't supposed to succumb to cancer when they're only 47. But that's what happened today: MCA has passed away. The Beastie Boys seemed eternally youthful -- from their punky beginnings to their prank-rap stardom, to their string of genuine a ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers Coming to Arizona; Is Coachella 2012 Next?

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, now featuring Anthony Kiedis as Machete ​Those speculating about Coachella 2012 (I for one would love to see Refused, but a reunion would ruin the whole breakup, and if Tom Waits is indeed playing, I'll probably soil myself) should take note of the little logo at the ... More >>

Lisa Whealy, What Are You Listening To?

Lisa Whealy​Lisa Whealy Whealy is the CEO of Surface to Air Records and owner of Mountain Music Promotions.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Radio iPod. What's the first album you bought? Emerson, Lake, & P ... More >>

Top Five Rockin' Grannies

Image credit: Photoshop.​Last week we announced the bummer news that Blondie has called off the show scheduled for tomorrow at Foundry on First due to "last minute scheduling conflicts. Promoter Danny Zelisko states that the band may reschedule its date, but until then, you can continue l ... More >>

Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, Calexico, Keb' Mo, Dar Williams and More Playing Tucson Benefit

​A Tucson-based community group has a huge benefit show lined up in the wake of the Laughner shootings.Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Keb' Mo', Jerry Riopelle, Dar Williams, Ozomatli, and Calexico are all signed up to play Tucson Convention C ... More >>

Alice Cooper's AMAZING Publicity Pic from the 70's (NSFW)

Alice Cooper will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a few months. If you're like me, it's easy to see Al as he is now, an old dude who plays a lot of golf and does a little radio show and reps for JC and owns a restaurant where people insist on meeting you before Diamondbacks games. ... More >>

Alice Cooper's Proof Is In the Pudding Compilation

​Christmas came just a little bit early this year for Phoenix resident and original shock rocker Alice Cooper when it was announced that he would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.But induction into the Rock Hall of Fame isn't just something anybody can pick up at Target as a last m ... More >>

Henry Rollins Reveals He Produced an Album For Killer Charles Manson

​At a benefit event he recently hosted for Los Angeles radio station KCRW, former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins revealed that he produced an album for serial murderer and cult leader Charles Manson, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Rollins produced a handful of Charles Manson's acoustic "p ... More >>

Alice Cooper Headed to Rock Hall of Fame

Alice Cooper will be inducted to Rock's hall of fame.​Congratulations, Alice, you're headed to Cleveland.Alice Cooper, the shock rocker raised and residing in Phoenix (Detroit is also trying to claim him today) has been selected for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on the ... More >>

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Damn the Torpedoes Gets Deluxe Edition Treatment

​You can't get more classic rock than Tom Petty and there's no Tom Petty album more classic than 1979's Damn the Torpedoes, which has just been reissued in a two-disc deluxe edition. The very foundation of a career that would lead Petty and his band, The Heartbreakers, into the Rock and Roll ... More >>

Alice Cooper Nominated to Join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

​Local boy Alice Cooper is up for induction into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Better news yet, this year's field is so weak he appears to be a shoo-in.Actually, this year's list of 15 nominees is probably no weaker than last year when, somehow, ABBA was inducted into the rock and roll h ... More >>

Guitar Hero

We’re talking about Clapton, of course

Patti Smith to Write Children's Book

Patti Smith.​Patti Smith has worked in nearly every medium. She is truly an artist in every sense of the word. Not only is she famous for her proto-punk music and poetry, but she's had exhibitions of photgraphs as well as drawings and paintings, she's modeled, been in film, and even chronicled her ... More >>

Ten reasons Graham Nash deserves to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . . . again

T.A.M.I. Show DVD Release Is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time Capsule

Shout Factory​For all its merits of recognizing artists' contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the inductio ... More >>

Iggy and The Stooges Shake Up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Billie Joe Armstrong savors the moment with Iggy Pop.​Rolling Stone gives everyone the highlights of last night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. You know -- just in case you lost your ticket to the Waldorf and/or cannot afford top-tier cable channels.While each year is unique, peop ... More >>

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is Tonight

Iggy & The Stooges will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, amongst others.​The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is hosting its induction ceremony tonight.Too bad you can only watch it if you get the Fuse channel, or if you happen to be at the Waldorf Astoria in New Y ... More >>

Courtney Love Loses Custody, Chris Brown Stops Tweeting, New Hot Chip

Electric Mustache: Video: Hot Chip "One Life Stand"Idolator: Chris Brown's Last Tweet: "GOODBYE!!!!!!!"Idolator: Courtney Love Loses Custody of Frances BeanNME: Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose denies he denied paparazzi attackPitchfork: Erykah Badu Announces New AlbumRolling Stone: The Stooges, Genesis, ABB ... More >>

Club Candids: Wanda Jackson at the Rhythm Room

Adriane GoetzWanda Jackson at the Rhythm Room.​It's not often you get to see a rock n roll legend perform, period; so the fact that Wanda Jackson, the "Queen of Rockabilly" and 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, played an intimate venue like the Rhythm Room last night is nothing short o ... More >>

Tour de Fat, Phoenix Mercury, Wanda Jackson and Shizzfest Over the Weekend

​Tour de Fat at Tempe Beach Par New Belgium Brewing maintains that Tour de Fat is a bike festival first and a beer festival second. To prove it, they got a Tempe citizen to donate his car and agree to utilize only a bike he received at Tour de Fat as his means of transportation. Talk about putting ... More >>

Wanda Jackson

Popular with more than one Elvis

The Gaslight Anthem

How to Survive an Economic Crisis Without Sacrificing Your Love of Music

Cadillac Records Can’t Handle the Truth

Lindsey Buckingham

Sludge metal pioneers, The Melvins, are still doing things their own way on Nude with Boots

Help Two-Time Graham Nash

Ten reasons Graham Nash deserves to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . . . again

This just in: Musicians also use performance-enhancing drugs

Rockin’ Rides: AZ gets music theme park proposal, we get some baaad ideas

Wanda Jackson

Popular with more than one Elvis

Legend City

A Hall of Fame is born

Velvet Underground

Live at Max's Kansas City -- Deluxe Edition (Rhino/Atlantic)

D12

D12 World (Shady/Interscope)

Slide Dish

Fame falls into focus for Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

The Exploited

Heed the cry from the Scottish anarchists

Middle-Age Lobotomy

Punk pioneer beats out a comeback

The Magnificent Strummer

The Clash leader dies, closing out a somber 2002 for rebel music

Celebrity Skin Peel

A one-stop guide to the latest round of pop-star foolishness and bad behavior

Brat on the Beat

After six years in the garage, the Bratmobile revs louder than ever

Good Wood

Various Artists 'Til We Outnumber 'Em: The Songs of Woody Guthrie (Righteous Babe) and Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl Ballads (Buddha/Original Masters Series)

Hearts Full of Napalm

Three decades after the fact, L.A.'s Streetwalkin' Cheetahs make good on that old Detroit Rock City promise

Ballot Hordes

Honey Child walks away with H.O.R.D.E. slot at strangely unrepresentative contest

Exile on Central Avenue

Phoenix Art Museum wants to take ya higher, boom, shockalocka, boom