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Sigur Ros

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Other People's Blogs: Why Phish is Flopping, The Points at Modified, Wavves Has Meltdown

    Idolator: The Case Against Phish: Why A Once-Great Band Should Have Stayed Dead Waved Rumor: The Points/Said Gun, Modified, Phoenix Pitchfork: Wavves Cancel First Post-Meltdown Show Rolling Stone: Flashback: Phoenix's "Lisztomania" Makes Ringwald And Cryer Feel Like Dancing Spin: Amanda Palmer Talks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Local Music Musings: Vinyl Dreams & The Jekyll/Hyde Scene

    Idolator: The Case Against Phish: Why A Once-Great Band Should Have Stayed Dead Waved Rumor: The Points/Said Gun, Modified, Phoenix Pitchfork: Wavves Cancel First Post-Meltdown Show Rolling Stone: Flashback: Phoenix's "Lisztomania" Makes Ringwald And Cryer Feel Like Dancing Spin: Amanda Palmer Talks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Show Review: Sigur Rós at Marquee Theatre on Tuesday, September 30

    Idolator: The Case Against Phish: Why A Once-Great Band Should Have Stayed Dead Waved Rumor: The Points/Said Gun, Modified, Phoenix Pitchfork: Wavves Cancel First Post-Meltdown Show Rolling Stone: Flashback: Phoenix's "Lisztomania" Makes Ringwald And Cryer Feel Like Dancing Spin: Amanda Palmer Talks ... More >>

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    Letters

    'N Sync? Get real

  • Music

    October 6, 2005
  • Music

    January 3, 2008

    San Francisco Strings

    Kronos Quartet's David Harrington waxes melodic on '07

  • Music

    January 17, 2008
  • Music

    July 10, 2008

    Sigur Rós

    Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
    (Beggars XL Recording)

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    A Year End Top 10 List with an International Flavour

    It's that time of year, the time when people trot out their list of what they see to be the top 10 albums of the year. I always enjoy this time of year, it's a great way to catch up on any albums I may have overlooked, a good way to check my own favorite albums against the multitude of lists and a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    M. Ward, Vetiver, Owen, and Sigur Ros are Just Some of What's Selling at Revolver Records

    Mathew Ward and Zooey Deschanel (a.k.a. She & Him). We fully admit to our jealousy of Mathew Ward. Not only does the Portland guitarist have an obscene amount of talent (which he's demonstrated much over the past decade on seven separate full-length albums), Ward's collaborated musically with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Amazon Trots out Their "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time"

    Amazon takes their shot at indie rock's 100 greatest albumsThe fine folks over at amazon.com decided that the time was ripe to assemble a list of the best indie rock albums of all time. Indie rock is a genre either really easy to define or kind of confusing to define, but that sentiment did not hol ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    Tongue in Chic

    Hip Icelandic crew makes it up as it goes along

  • Calendar

    October 25, 2007

    The Cold and the Beautiful

    Rock doc offers Icelandic acts some northern exposure

  • Music

    May 24, 2007

    The Album Leaf

    Across the universe

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Aereogramme

    Choppy seas

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Red Sparowes

    Thick and twisty

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Bonnie "Prince" Billy

    The Letting Go
    (Drag City/Caroline)

  • Music

    March 9, 2006

    Sweat Equity

    Six years of hard work -- and loads of talent -- are starting to pay off for Desole

  • Music

    November 24, 2005

    Tristeza

    A Colores
    (Better Looking Records)

  • Film

    July 21, 2005

    Skin Crawls

    More icky than mysterious

  • Music

    May 5, 2005

    Endurance Test

    It's taken more than great hooks for xrayok to get noticed

  • Music

    August 5, 2004

    Shorties

    EPs are usually ignored by reviewers. Here are a few recent releases worth the attention.

  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    (N)ice Age

    Album Leaf's down-to-earth Jimmy LaValle recorded his latest ambient work in Sigur Ròs' frosty Iceland and lived to tell about it

  • Music

    April 3, 2003

    Sigur Rós

    The Icelandic band cometh

  • Music

    January 30, 2003

    Summer at Shatter Creek

    Summer at Shatter Creek (Absolutely Kosher)

  • Music

    January 2, 2003

    The Seeds of Time

    People remember 1982 for Men at Work more than they do for Elvis Costello or Gang of Four. Why should 2002 be any different?

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Sigur Ros

    ( ) (MCA)

  • Music

    January 3, 2002

    Pretty Vacant

    New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

  • Music

    July 5, 2001

    Sigur Ros, Defacto, and Jon Auer

    Svefn-G-Englar (PIAS), 456132015 (Grand Royal), and 6 1/2 (Pattern 25)

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Other People's Blogs: DMX's Doped Up Dogs, Video of Mini T's "Japanese Woman," Beastie Boys Audiobook

    Idolator: Yung Joc's Twitter Tells The Tale Of Why It's Bad To Give Animals CocaineElectric Mustache: Video: New Miniature Tigers SongRolling Stone: The Story of Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique": Free 33 1/3 AudiobookSo Much Silence: The Twilight Sad: Reflection of the TelevisionPitchfork: Sigur Rós ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2009

    Barcelona

    Idolator: Yung Joc's Twitter Tells The Tale Of Why It's Bad To Give Animals CocaineElectric Mustache: Video: New Miniature Tigers SongRolling Stone: The Story of Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique": Free 33 1/3 AudiobookSo Much Silence: The Twilight Sad: Reflection of the TelevisionPitchfork: Sigur Rós ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Dungen Kick Out The Jams In Phoenix

    Becky Bartkowski​By Becky Bartkowski The most obvious realization when seeing Dungen at The Rhythm Room: These Swedes can kick out serious jams live. Sitting somewhere between pure-Kinks classic rock riffs, the gentle, beaming soundscapes of Sigur Rós and the most American of jazz quartets, t ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    Greeley Estates Cuts Out the Pop Vocals for New Record

    Becky Bartkowski​By Becky Bartkowski The most obvious realization when seeing Dungen at The Rhythm Room: These Swedes can kick out serious jams live. Sitting somewhere between pure-Kinks classic rock riffs, the gentle, beaming soundscapes of Sigur Rós and the most American of jazz quartets, t ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    The Album Leaf

    Becky Bartkowski​By Becky Bartkowski The most obvious realization when seeing Dungen at The Rhythm Room: These Swedes can kick out serious jams live. Sitting somewhere between pure-Kinks classic rock riffs, the gentle, beaming soundscapes of Sigur Rós and the most American of jazz quartets, t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    The Album Leaf

    Becky Bartkowski​By Becky Bartkowski The most obvious realization when seeing Dungen at The Rhythm Room: These Swedes can kick out serious jams live. Sitting somewhere between pure-Kinks classic rock riffs, the gentle, beaming soundscapes of Sigur Rós and the most American of jazz quartets, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Hey, Super Slow Justin Bieber Does Sound Just Like Sigur Rós!

    ​Maybe you've seen this little gem floating around the interwebs: When Justin Bieber's "U Smile" is slowed down by 800% it sounds just like Icelandic post rockers Sigur Rós. And you thought that kid was a bratty little douchenozzle because of this stupid haircut!(Or the way he fucked over a fan b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Jónsi - Go Do

    ​ Song: Jónsi, "Go Do"Context: Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi just announced a second leg of his U.S. solo tour and there's a show at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Saturday, October 23. 01 Go Do by Timm Law

  • Music

    October 21, 2010

    Jonsi @ Marquee Theatre

    ​ Song: Jónsi, "Go Do"Context: Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi just announced a second leg of his U.S. solo tour and there's a show at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Saturday, October 23. 01 Go Do by Timm Law

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2010

    Jónsi at Marquee Theatre Last Night

    ​Jónsi Marquee Theatre in Tempe Saturday, October 23, 2010 Even when he sings in English, I have absolutely no idea what Jónsi is saying. But at last night's show at the Marquee Theatre, that didn't matter at all. His music transcended language barriers, and was understood as a profoundly movin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    No. 8 Jónsi - Countdown of the Best Concerts of 2010

    ​ Over the last ten weekdays of 2010, Up On The Sun will be counting down the best live shows of 2010.Today we look at the #8 show of the year, Sigur Rós frontman and Icelandic man-boy Jónsi at Marquee Theatre.

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2011

    Greeley Estates Cuts Out the Pop Vocals for New Record

    ​ Over the last ten weekdays of 2010, Up On The Sun will be counting down the best live shows of 2010.Today we look at the #8 show of the year, Sigur Rós frontman and Icelandic man-boy Jónsi at Marquee Theatre.

  • Music

    January 6, 2011

    Greeley Estates @ Marquee Theatre

    ​ Over the last ten weekdays of 2010, Up On The Sun will be counting down the best live shows of 2010.Today we look at the #8 show of the year, Sigur Rós frontman and Icelandic man-boy Jónsi at Marquee Theatre.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Amy Winehouse Slowed Down Becomes Male Soul Singer

    Brian RomeroAmy Winehouse performing at Coachella in 2007​For this week's whimsy, I have found a recording Amy Winehouse's version of The Zutons' 2006 single "Valerie" slowed down to make her sound like a male soul singer -- perhaps Anthony Hamilton or even Otis Redding.It's pretty amazing what yo ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2011

    Yann Tiersen @ The Venue Scottsdale

    Brian RomeroAmy Winehouse performing at Coachella in 2007​For this week's whimsy, I have found a recording Amy Winehouse's version of The Zutons' 2006 single "Valerie" slowed down to make her sound like a male soul singer -- perhaps Anthony Hamilton or even Otis Redding.It's pretty amazing what yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Erika Delemarre, What Are You Listening To?

    Erika Delemarre​Erika Delemarre The marketing coordinator for Entertainment Solutions, Inc., and the music director for Ignite Phoenix invites you to Ignite Phoenix After Hours this Friday, July 29 at Axis/Radius in Scottsdale. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Songs Glee's New Season Should Feature

    Oh, Rachel, you obnoxious overachiever.​Gleeks will rejoice on Tuesday, September 20 as Finn, Rachel, and the gang return for the third season of Glee. After two years of hype, I decided to check the show out for myself. I couldn't get past the first season. The show could be decent if it w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    As the Stop Online Piracy Act Hits Capitol Hill, Five Artists That Speak Out Against File Sharing

    Sigur Ros​Yesterday, we blogged about the ultra-famous musicians that support music piracy in the face of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), recently introduced to the House of Representatives, which aims to protect the copyright laws of music and other downloadable intellectual property. Web ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 17, 2011

    Band Together

    Sigur Ros​Yesterday, we blogged about the ultra-famous musicians that support music piracy in the face of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), recently introduced to the House of Representatives, which aims to protect the copyright laws of music and other downloadable intellectual property. Web ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    What's Selling: Stinkweeds Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

    Sigur Ros​Yesterday, we blogged about the ultra-famous musicians that support music piracy in the face of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), recently introduced to the House of Representatives, which aims to protect the copyright laws of music and other downloadable intellectual property. Web ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    What's Selling: Stinkweeds Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

    ​Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. Christmas is officially d-u-n, done. If you're like us you're probably still sitting in a tamale coma, wrapped in you're bra ... More >>

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