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Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day: You Weren't There, But You'll Be Able to Watch

Led Zeppelin was, is, and always will be a driving force in the evolution of heavy metal. Their heavy, guitar-driven blues rock opened the world to an intriguing new sound, influencing generations of bands. Now, more than 40 years after they first came together, they are still one of the most popula ... More >>

Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Outside Lands Festival, 8/10/12

The following is a dispatch from Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, by Ian Port, at our sister paper, SF Weekly. See also: More Outside Lands Festival news from SF Weekly While he's putting everything into a solo, Neil Young's face looks like his electric guitar sounds: flush with feeling, v ... More >>

Alice Cooper's Ode to Teenage Rebellion Hits Middle Age

Kongos Are Huge in South Africa -- Is Phoenix Next?

Rolling Stone Recaps the "Really Crazy Stuff" Going on in Arizona Politics

Rolling Stone did a wrap up about Arizona's "really crazy" political climate -- not that we needed a reminder. But, yeah, this is why the rest of the country is laughing at us. Bennett the Birther? Gould the Gunman? Kelly and his M-16s? Yee-ha! Read the Rolling Stone recap below:

Ceremony: One of Punk's Most Unpredictable Outfits on Rising, Raging and Changing

By Reyan Ali Finding a young, lesser-known band in the pages of Rolling Stone is not a noteworthy event. However, seeing a review of Ceremony's new record, Zoo, in the magazine recently still constitutes one of those I-can-believe-it's-happening-but-I-still-can't-believe-it moments because Ceremony ... More >>

Six Against Me! Songs We Can't Wait to Hear Tom Gabel Sing as a Woman

Florida punk-rockers Against Me! have always made honesty a policy, discussing scene politics, social politics, and issues of justice and hypocrisy with an insight and power. But who saw this one coming: After a long battle with gender dysphoria, Tom Gabel of Against Me! has decided to start living ... More >>

Knesset @ Phoenix Art Museum

Boring-Ass Beef Update: Azealia Banks vs Kreayshawn, No Age & Fleet Foxes vs Kings of Leon, Common vs Drake

New Orleans bounce queen Big Freedia opened recent track, "Almost Famous, with a succinct and powerful line: "I'd like to thank all my fans /And all my haters /For making me famous." Beef is beneficial for both parties involved: Music outlets love covering it, fans love chiming in, and any collate ... More >>

Top 10 Albums of 2011: Melissa Fossum

St. Vincent​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. Today's list comes from contributor Melissa Fossum. Maybe I'm too indecisive for my own good, but year-end lists are always a cha ... 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 >>

Ewan Currie of the Sheepdogs on Rolling Stone, Their Next Album, and Crosby, Stills & Nash

Emma McIntyre​Earlier this year The Sheepdogs became the first unsigned band to land on the cover of Rolling Stone after they won the magazine's Choose the Cover contest. Although they toured extensively before they entered the contest, their world was turned somewhat upside down when they finally ... More >>

Ree Boado of Dearspeak on Sharing Stories, Mending the Soul, and Local Musical Friends

Local indie pop band Dearspeak is celebrating the release of their new EP, Oh For Freedom by inviting you to join them for a biographical night of music and art. We talked to lead vocalist Ree Boado earlier this year about her solo work, but right now she's concentrating on makin ... 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 >>

Katy Perry Nearing Michael Jackson's Singles Chart Record

​Katy Perry is on her way to matching Michael Jackson's singles record, according to NME.It looks like Katy Perry will hit the number one spot on the Billboard charts for the fifth time this album with her single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)." If it actually takes the top spot, she will be the fi ... More >>

Pharrell Launches Liqueur For Working Women

Pharrell Williams has concocte​d a liqueur for working women, according to Paste.N.E.R.D. frontman Pharrell is releasing Qream, which he says was "created for contemporary women who work hard and want to relax with friends at the end of the day."One of the aspects of Qream that ladies will like th ... More >>

Rolling Stone Chooses New Queen of Pop

A new queen of pop has been crowned by Rolling Stone, according to Idolator.Rolling Stone put 16 female pop stars head to head in the ultimate statistical showdown to see who would reign as queen. Competitors included Adele, Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Katy ... More >>

July 1 In Blogs: Fourth of July, Djentrification, Trudy Thomas, and Death Sentences

​​​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:

Foo Fighters Release Humorous Coloring Book Tour Rider

​The Foo Fighters have gone about assembling their tour rider in a rather non-traditional yet brilliant way. In fact, they essentially turned their tour rider into a 52-page playful and informative coloring book, according to Rolling Stone.The rider was made by Gus Brandt, the Foo Fighters' tour m ... More >>

tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l

tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l​Merrill Garbus is a weird, weird lady. The singer/composer -- who records under the moniker tUnE-yArDs -- definitely has her own unique vision of just what music should be. Garbus proved that her vision is anything but regular on her 2009 debut BiRd-BrAiNs, a decadently ... More >>

Lady Gaga Falls During Houston Show, Keeps Singing Like It's No Big Deal

​Lady Gaga fell off of her piano at her Houston show on April 8 but continued to sing throughout the fall as though it didn't even happen, according to Billboard.Gaga straddled her burning piano mid-song during the Born This Way track "You and I," lost her balance, hit her knees hard on her piano ... More >>

Miley Cyrus Has Been Text Message Crushing on Kings of Leon's Jared Followill

​Miley Cyrus is continuing to prove that she's into older men, according to the Fab Life.Cyrus seems to be having a fling with Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill. They've been doing an awful lot of texting lately, according to a source that's close with Kings of Leon.The source said, "So far, h ... More >>

Lady Gaga Flying Solo on New Album

​Lady Gaga's upcoming album Born This Way will not feature any other artists whatsoever, according to MTV News.Gaga says she wants to stand on her own two feet this time around, although many people think it's safe to jokingly say that she practically collaborated with Madonna on the hit single "B ... 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 >>

So What Happened With Against Me!?

The 10 Stupidest Music Stories of 2010

​Every year a few ridiculous stories get squeezed in between the serious ones. In honor of the year coming to a close, it's time to poke some fun at those who entertained us by making the stupidest headlines in music news in 2010.In no particular order, here are some real winners... err, well, act ... More >>

Elton John is Now a Father

​Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish are now proud parents of a baby boy, according to MTV News.The pair welcomed Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John into the world on Christmas Day. Man, what a name.The surrogate mother is unidentified. Regardless, the baby is "healthy and doing well," th ... 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 >>

Pitchfork's Top 10 Albums of 2010 Explained

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig​The wonderful people over at Pitchfork just released their 10 best albums of 2010 today. In what should have came as no surprise, Kanye West took the top spot. His latest album had been given a notorious perfect 10 a month ago and, if Rolling Stone and Spin have anyth ... More >>

Aretha Franklin Fighting Pancreatic Cancer

​Aretha Franklin's family has confirmed that the singer has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to Billboard.After being ordered by doctors to cancel six months of appearances and going through a very successful recovery from an unknown surgery last Thursday, we can only hope she'll b ... More >>

Heather Mills Claims She Arranged Beatles Deal With iTunes

​Heather Mills may be the one to thank for getting the Beatles' music catalog up on iTunes, according to Consequence of Sound.Mills, Paul McCartney's ex-wife, claims she talked to Steve Jobs and organized the deal to finally get the digital Beatles albums onto iTunes.Also, she said she won't be go ... More >>

Coldplay Rings in the Holidays With a New Christmas Song (VIDEO)

​Coldplay is back with a new Christmas single, according to Consequence of Sound.The band is prepping for a busy and exciting 2011, having just announced a handful of European festival dates in which they will take a headlining slot. Leading up to the new year, Chris Martin is bringing his band ba ... More >>

Nicki Minaj Proves Why Parents Should Treat Their Kids Well

​Nicki Minaj's tell-all documentary, My Time Now, aired on MTV on Sunday night. She told even more in the new issue of Rolling Stone.In the documentary she discussed her crack addicted father and child abuse, and being raised by her grandparents for quite some time. In the article she talked about ... More >>

10 Album Covers That Have Been Banned [NSFW]

​A few weeks ago Kanye West announced on his Twitter page that the original artwork for his upcoming album My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy had been banned here in the US.Technically, the artwork wasn't banned. Instead Kanye's record label, strongly suggested that the album artwork be replaced f ... More >>

Kanye Finally Apologizes with New Song for Taylor Swift

​It took Kanye West long enough to give Taylor Swift the musical apology many say he's owed her for a long time. In fact, it took him almost a year. But finally, the apology has arrived in the form of a song called "Devil in a New Dress." Surprisingly, he actually sounds remorseful. Good to know ... More >>

Michael Jackson Record Due Out in November

The man has ten new projects set to be released. For reals.​How could someone who's been dead for over a year release a new record? The simple answer would likely be that the people who have control over any remaining recorded material are hungry for the money that accompanies anything involving M ... More >>

Job For A Cowboy

Mago Sculpture Dismantled, Rolling Stone Article Blasts Dahn Yoga as Cult

Even if she's in a cult, at least she's not a redneck...Between a cult and the Cottonwood rednecks, whom do I chose? That's the conundrum I'm left with at the news that the Mago "Mother Earth" statue has been dismantled. That's to the delight of bigots in Cottonwood, Arizona, who decried the 39 foot ... More >>

Labor of Love

Local garage rockers on verge of tipping point

Deer Tick

F*cked Up, Xiu Xiu Stick It to The Man, or At Least Camel

Back in 2007 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. ran an ad disguised as editorial content in Rolling Stone which featured an insert called "The Indie Rock Universe" that had cartoons and features on indie rock bands. F*cked Up and Xiu Xiu have both sued the company over using their names in the feature.A ... More >>

So, Six Comedians Walk Into a Bar . . .

For the punch line, hit the Improv

Patriot Pop Quiz

No Googling

Molotov

Mexican quartet makes its Marquee

Rock Crock

One man travels through the best of what American music magazines offer -- and needs a shower

Division of Laura Lee

Black City(Burning Heart/Epitaph)

Austin, We Have a Problem!

What happens when you cram too much music into one city and two pairs of eardrums? Nothing, if you move too fast to hear it all.

Hit Me, Baby, One More Time

Jimmy Eat World gets some Rolling Stone-size love from Blink-182

BIG WAX BUILDUP

IS VINYL REALLY THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION OR ARE PEOPLE JUST WAXING NOSTALGIC?

DRE MATTER

HIS HOME AND PERSONAL LIKE SMOLDER, AND DR. DRE STILL PLAYS WITH FIRE