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Margaret Thatcher Protest Songs Came in Every Genre (Hi, Public Enemy)

Monday's news of former English prime minister Margaret Thatcher's death elicited mixed responses. Some sites praised the Iron Lady's leadership tactics, while others celebrated her death. Pushing to get "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" in the Top 40 charts hours after Thatcher's death is pretty tacky ... More >>

Top Five Must See Shows This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

The Great American BBQ and Beer Festival at Dr. AJ Chandler Park, 3/24/12

The Great American BBQ and Beer Festival Dr. AJ Chandler Park Saturday, March 24, 2012 Better Than: The last five years of Warped Tour. There was a little something for everyone at the Chandler BBQ and Beer Festival, and it was pretty clear who was there for what purpose. Families formed long line ... More >>

KUKQ Returns to Phoenix (Via the Internet)

Legendary Valley alternative radio station KUKQ is back -- on the Internet, that is. A operators of the a site boasting those famous call letters, synonymous with Phoenix jocks like Jonathan L and John "Johnny D" Dixon (both have shows on terrestrial station KWSS 106.7 these days), announced via F ... More >>

AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival Winners Announced: CANgratulations are in order!

cannedcraftbeerfest.com ​The AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival comes in two parts. The festival portion -- wherein we all get to taste the canned goodness -- will go down this Saturday. The judging portion, for which certified tasters from around the Valley were gathered to revie ... More >>

Mumford & Sons and Dirty Heads to Play Canned Beer Festival in Chandler [UPDATE: Not Really]

​UPDATE: The event's site has been updated to list only one band, Royal Crown Revue. This hoax bill really was up there before complete with set times -- see a screenshot. Frankly, we're only a little surprised given this particular promoter's track-record. SanTan Brewing is taking the beer festi ... More >>

Streetlight Manifesto Impressed Mesa's Ska Scene

Streetlight Manifesto sure rocked the pants off the Nile Theatre last night. Their infectious ska sound proved to be surpass the expectations of some Twitter users who ​tweeted about the show. And apparently the crowd was one that shouldn't be messed with; many tweeted that the concert was home ... More >>

Streetlight Manifesto @ Nile Theater

AZ Beer Week's Must-See Events

matchingfoodandwine.com ​​Arizona Beer Week, once upon a time just a twinkle in the eye of desert-dwelling beer lovers, is now upon us -- and has grown to juggernaut proportions. As our mom likes to say, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a beer week event. With somewhere in the ne ... More >>

Arizona Beer Week Events Announced

​We like beer and so do you, which is why we're psyched to announce the list of events currently on tap for the first-ever Arizona Beer Week. Months ago, we announced plans to organize the inaugural festival for February 19-26. Sponsored by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, this first-ever statewi ... More >>

Rx Bandits at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party Last Night

Benjamin LeathermanThe Rx Bandits perform at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party last night.​Rx Bandits Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party December 31, 2011 When Matt Embree, Steve Choi, and the other members of SoCal ska-punk reggae-rock band Rx Bandits signed up to headline Scottsdale's Ulti ... More >>

2 Tone Lizard Kings - The Bail Song

​Song: 2 Tone Lizard Kings, "The Bail Song"Context: Here's a little taste from the local ska band that was the subject of this week's New Times music feature in our print edition. The Bail Song -- from Primeval Itch

Peoria Beer Festival and Ghostie Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

www.thecookingphotographer.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?West-Side Beer FestivalCan't stand the though of another Oktoberfest but still looking for something to do this weekend? Well Beer Drinkers, we dug up a little hidden gem of a Bee ... More >>

Captain Squeegee

Skandalo de Mayo

The Kissing Game

Score smooches in Scottsdale

Trunk Space Fest

Yucca Tap Room Hosts Tiki Party With Music From Fishbone

​The Yucca Tap Room will host a "Tiki Throwdown" next month featuring local acts like Fivespeed, Black Carl, Liar's Handshake, The Revenge, The Necronauts, and What Laura Says. The event is sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon (the cheap suds which The Onion has pointed out is still cruising on a medal ... More >>

Reflections on Clarity: Tachi Denton of Snakes! Snakes! Snakes!

"I'm not going to lie, I really wasn't all that into Jimmy Eat World when Clarity first came out. I was only interested in listening to ska and punk rock and wanted nothing to do with so-called "emo" music.I don't remember what eventually got me to listen to Clarity but I had decided I would give th ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: DeVotchKa, The Dirtyheads, Joshua James, and More

Joshua James is scheduled to perform on Sunday at Modified Arts. Things are changing up just a bit for this edition of the weekend concert calendar. We're going to start including Thursday in our weekly roundup, if for no other reason than there seems to be a number of big and boss shows that ... More >>

Top 10 Songs You Must Turn Off

The Black Jacket

The Black Jacket
(Woodspine Records)

MP3s wanted! Get your music on Up on the Sun

Listen to local band Fred Green's "Lose the Attitude" MP3

Tequila Town

Various Artists

Johnny Greenwood is the Controller
(Trojan/Sanctuary)

Dietrichs

Violently
(Dark Hall Records)

Suicide Machines

Ride to mansions of glory in them

The Epoxies, and The Aquabats

Everything New Wave is old again

Oh, the Horror

There's a new take on a classic soundtrack

Off the Cuffs

"Good Cop/Bad Cop" busts up the Improv

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Captured! By Robots

The creator becomes the slave to his invetions

The Vans Warped Tour

Long-standing Lollapalooza knockoff rages on

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, Hoss

An archival concert collection finds Waylon Jennings very much at home in the Valley

Swing Set

New releases by Brian Setzer and Squirrel Nut Zippers test the staying power of the neo-swing movement

Music Award Nominees

New Times 1998 Music Showcase

Phony War

Les Payne Product starts a joke, which starts the whole world crying

Calendar for the week

Medical Alert

Local concert-production company brings underground rock to downtown Phoenix

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

Strange Brew

For one day, the second annual New Times Music Awards Showcase pours all the Valley's various scenes into one big, weird melting pot

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

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