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Bottle-poppin' Jacuzzi duty at the PHX's freshest spot? That's what awaits the fly and the sly at Tempe's Phase 54
P-town's bi-Beyoncé and her chubby Chamillionaire check up on some Latin flava at Pan Dulce
Chart-busters for the week
Chart-busters for the week
Lassos and lamé at Karamba
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Crossing over who's doing it, who's not
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Chart-busters for the week
The crooners at a west-side bar put gringo karaoke lovers to shame
0304 (Atlantic)
One Step Forward (OmTown/Higher Octave)
Welcome the Colombian beauty into your heart – and into your mind
The Lombo family sprouts budding -- and undeniably beautiful -- Latin pop stars. But will ambition alter the family business?
The local bashers of Stereotyperider mull band life, day jobs and Halloween
Colombia's Juanes rocks, rolls to Latin music acceptance
Black City(Burning Heart/Epitaph)
Paulina Rubio lives for the spotlight. Getting there, though, is a bit uneasier.
The Latin Explosion in dance music causes barely a ripple at Latino venues like Club Orfeon
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Electric Mustache: Awsomeness: Christopher Walken - "Poker Face"Idolator: Shakira Engages In Some Bedroom AcrobaticsNME: The Strokes' Nikolai Fraiture finishes 23,347th in New York MarathonPitchfork: Hot Chip Announce New AlbumRolling Stone: Rihanna Confirms Slash, Will.i.am, Young Jeezy Guest on " ... More >>
​I just don't get what the big deal with Shakira is. I mean, don't get me wrong, the Colombian pop singer is gorgeous, but she sounds like a dying horse when she sings. Seriously. It's really difficult to sing along to any of her music, which, for some reason, consistently finds its way onto ... More >>
Electric Mustache: Daytrotter iPhone AppIdolator: Shakira Stops Gyrating For One Second to Sing 'Santa Baby'NME: Morrissey has fan thrown out of Hamburg gig - videoNME: Fall Out Boy to go on 'indefinite break'Pitchfork: Decemberists Turn The Hazards of Love Into Animated FilmRolling Stone: Ringo Sta ... More >>
​I cannot claim to be an expert on -- or even a dedicated aficionado of -- Latin music. My Spanish skills, though purportedly honed by classes taken over three years in high school and another two semesters in college, are more suited to ordering food and drinks than following the dialog ... More >>
It's pretty nice when a catchy band has the same name of your home town. Thanks, Phoenix from France, for forcing people all across the country to start saying, "I love Phoenix!" www.myspace.com/wearephoenix​ ​The electronic rock band, who is nominated for Alternative Album of the Year wi ... More >>
I just spent all morning catching up on the latest music videos by watching VH1 (since MTV doesn't show music videos unless its viewers are sound asleep.) Here are my impressions of some of the stuff I saw:Adam Lambert- "What Do you Want from Me"- Wow, I was a Kris Allen fan last season, but Adam La ... More >>
​How Shakira can be considered in any way "rock n' roll" is puzzling. Still, the warbling popster has teamed up with the Hard Rock Cafe to sling some glitzy fashionable pieces she designed herself, all while helping her Pies Descalzos Foundation.One T-shirt ($26), with an Ed Hardy-ish front, has a ... More >>
pic by "Reuel" Gentlemen, with Shakira in our corner, the war over SB 1070 may be won Colombian pop tart Shakira will be in town on Thursday to lend her voice to the chorus of those opposing the state's racist new immigration law. She'll be in Phoenix Thursday to meet with Phoenix Mayor ... More >>
EarlyOnsetofNightOne way of combating Sheriff Joe's anti-brown sweeps, and SB1070 to bootTomorrow will be a big day in Sand Land, with Latina pop icon Shakira meeting with Mayor Phil Gordon over their opposition to Arizona's new racial profiling law. Normally, that alone would make for a huge news d ... More >>
​Arizona musicians, it's time to stand up.As the fallout from our state's crazy new immigration law continues to spread, it's been really great to see stars like Shakira and Zach de la Rocha join in the fight. I'm sure we all appreciate their efforts immensely. But it's also important that we, as ... More >>
Pop star Shakira today at Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's officeColombian pop star Shakira shook Phoenix from the mayor's office to the barrio, blasting Arizona's new racial profiling law SB 1070 as promoting "discrimination" and "division," and contrary to the American values she said she admires."I'm ... More >>
Actor Danny Glover (center) at today's presser with Mayor Gordon (right) and Pastor Stewart (left)Acclaimed actor Danny Glover, known for his role as Mel Gibson's cop sidekick in the Lethal Weapon film series as well as for his Emmy-nominated role in the TV movie Mandela, joined Mayor Phil Gordon to ... More >>
We're giving you the canvas: You color it in.​It's been a week since we asked Arizonans angry about SB 1070 -- the law that essentially mandates law enforcement agents racially profile Hispanics and requires those Hispanics to prove their citizenship or risk deportation -- to send us their protest ... More >>
Lou and Lollabelle. (Photo by Bob Gruen.)​When you really like a musician you let certain things slide. How about when musicians decide to create a "high frequency" concert geared for you and your dog?That's exactly what Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson are doing. TwentyFourBit reports that t ... More >>
​SB 1070 hasn't won Arizona a lot friends in the music business. First you had Canadian indie poppers Stars proclaiming their "boycott" of the state over the controversial new immigration law, then Belinda Carlisle asking Lilith Fair organizers to move the tour's Arizona date. Zack de la Rocha has ... More >>
While Americans don't take to football ("soccer" in our land) the way the rest of the world does, there's something special about the World Cup. Something so special, that even musicians can't help put take part in all the excitement. While R. Kelly wrote an official theme for the global quadrennial ... More >>
While Americans don't take to football ("soccer" in our land) the way the rest of the world does, there's something special about the World Cup. Something so special, that even musicians can't help put take part in all the excitement. While R. Kelly wrote an official theme for the global quadrennial ... More >>
The hair looks like a wig, her eyebrows look painted on, and the eyelashes seem like falsies​It's pretty clear Katy Perry is all woman--the pop star was even named 2010's "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Maxim magazine. But even the singer herself has admitted there have been many times where she's felt l ... More >>
​Rapper Wyclef Jean has officially pulled out of the presidential race in Haiti, according to Spinner.Wyclef was enthusiastic about potentially becoming the new president of Haiti when the majority of Haitian youth was eager to support his candidacy. Although Wyclef resides in the United States, n ... More >>
Lassos and lamé at Karamba
​South African hip-hop group Die Antwoord has five albums up its sleeve that are ready to go, according to Consequence of Sound.The first album in their line of releases is $O$, which they named "because if we didn't make it with this album we were gonna be f*cked," Ninja said.The second album has ... More >>
​South African hip-hop group Die Antwoord has five albums up its sleeve that are ready to go, according to Consequence of Sound.The first album in their line of releases is $O$, which they named "because if we didn't make it with this album we were gonna be f*cked," Ninja said.The second album has ... More >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
​No matter your stance on piracy, you have to admit it's pretty freakin' sweet that, at any given time, you can hop on the web and get free art. Even if it is illegal. Of course, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is out to change all of that. Introduced to the House of Representatives in late ... More >>
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 coolest Latin tunes. Enjoy! If the 2010 Latin Grammys are any indicator, last year was a big year f ... More >>
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 coolest Latin tunes. Enjoy! If the 2010 Latin Grammys are any indicator, last year was a big year f ... More >>
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