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May 16, 2012
Club Candids: Lil Flip at Big Fish Pub
If you've ever wanted to witness the diversity of the Valley's hip-hop crowd, check out a rap gig at the Big Fish Pub on any given weekend. You're likely to see a varied assortment of both dudes and dames checking out cyphers spitting fresh rhymes on the microphone, whether its tattooed metalheads ... More >>
Music
May 10, 2012
Waka Flocka Flame @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
If you've ever wanted to witness the diversity of the Valley's hip-hop crowd, check out a rap gig at the Big Fish Pub on any given weekend. You're likely to see a varied assortment of both dudes and dames checking out cyphers spitting fresh rhymes on the microphone, whether its tattooed metalheads ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange (Thunderbird) 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. North Phoenix music shoppers are satisfying their diverse palette by picking up a range of music genres last week at Zia Records on ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange 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. Feliz año nuevo, friends. The first What's Selling list of 2012 is full of familiar faces, with Drake's Take Care owning the numbe ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Phantogram's Josh Carter on Sticky Fingers, Coachella, and the "Mouthful of Diamonds" Cocktail
Phantogram is hitting the road in support of the follow up EP, or "mini-EP" as guitarist Josh Carter likes to call it, to the group's dynamic debut LP, Eyelid Movies. Last year, this trip-hop group played a packed show at Rip's Ales and Cocktails for Sticky Fingers. This time around, the ban ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
The Knux Kick Off US Tour at Scottsdale's Rogue Bar
It's a pretty common complaint around town that awesome acts often skip Phoenix on tour. Well, here's a story that argues the opposite. New Orleans-based rap duo The Knux are kicking of their tour here in the Phoenix Metro, at Scottsdale's Rogue Bar on Tuesday, November 8. The band often gets c ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Yelawolf
It's a pretty common complaint around town that awesome acts often skip Phoenix on tour. Well, here's a story that argues the opposite. New Orleans-based rap duo The Knux are kicking of their tour here in the Phoenix Metro, at Scottsdale's Rogue Bar on Tuesday, November 8. The band often gets c ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2011
What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange 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. It's not very surprising that Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the sales charts at Zia Record Exchange last we ... More >>
Music
September 1, 2011
Gucci Mane @ Celebrity Theatre
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. It's not very surprising that Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the sales charts at Zia Record Exchange last we ... More >>
Music
August 25, 2011
Big Freedia Is Shaking Booties and Taking Names
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. It's not very surprising that Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the sales charts at Zia Record Exchange last we ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
Lil Wayne
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. It's not very surprising that Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the sales charts at Zia Record Exchange last we ... More >>
Music
July 21, 2011
Yo Gotti @ Celebrity Theatre
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. It's not very surprising that Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the sales charts at Zia Record Exchange last we ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Phoenix Hip-Hop Duo The New F.O.'s Nab Licensing Deal with MTV Networks' Hype Music
The New F.O.'s EP Real.Life.Feel.Good.According to its own polished hype, the aptly named Hype Music is "a remarkable talent-incubating, hybrid, music licensing company fueled by some of the world's hottest, emerging, independent artists." But Hype may just live up to its name. The comp ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2011
Lil Wayne Considering Retirement After Releasing 'Tha Carter IV'
Lil Wayne is considering retiring after he releases his upcoming album Tha Carter IV, according to One Thirty BPM.Just when I was nearly convinced that Lil Wayne would release more Roman numeral-labeled Tha Carter albums until I die, Weezy decided he will possibly call it quits.Part of the reason ... More >>
Blogs
June 13, 2011
The Top Ten Lamest, Most Overplayed Hip Hop Songs from the Late 90's
Can't stop, won't stopInspiration comes from many different places, the radio being one of them. While carousing around town in my hooptie the other day, the Notorious B.I.G./Puff Daddy/Mase 1997 classic "Mo Money, Mo Problems" came on over my speakers, much to my odd delight. After I was done ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2011
Spider-Man Star James Franco to Release an EP
James Franco, actor and star of films like 127 Hours, the Spider-Man series, and Pineapple Express, has decided to try his hand in the music business, according to Consequence of Sound.James Franco and Kalup Linzy have become the new musical duo that they've appropriately named Kalup and Franco. ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Amy Winehouse Hits the Bottle Right Before Rehab
Surprise, surprise, Amy Winehouse is still hitting the bottle, according to the Fab Life.Winehouse is still up to her old tricks. After her father confronted her about drinking too much, she agreed to check herself back into rehab Wednesday night to get clean before her upcoming European tour, wh ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Lil Wayne's "John" Video Premieres Today, Showcasing Spare Tires, Knife-Wielding Strippers, and Rick Ross in a Wheelchair
Wikimedia Commons/RJ ShaughnessyLil WayneLil Wayne's new video, "John," premieres today. Weezy's latest visual opus finds the rapper in an abandoned warehouse, outside on a dock, on top of a mountain of car tires, and surrounded by bats, while guest rapper Rick Ross rolls around in a wheelchair ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2011
Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis Still Hate Each Other. Surprise.
Take the L out of "lover" because it's over. Liam and Noel Gallagher of British rock group Oasis, are essentially calling it quits as brothers, according to Spinner.Is this the fiftieth or the fifty-first time they've declared this? I've lost count. We get it, they hate each other and they'r ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2011
Lil Wayne at U.S. Airways Center Last Night
Maria VassettLil Wayne performing at U.S. Airways Center last night.Lil Wayne US Airways Center, Phoenix Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Lil Wayne has entertained the idea of morphing from a rapper into a full-fledged rock star for a few years now. Why would one of the world's most successful rappers wa ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Lil Wayne, "6 Foot 7 Foot"
Song: Lil Wayne, "6 Foot 7 Foot"Context: I'm seeing Weezy tonight. Can someone tell me what the fuck bananas have to do with the verses on this song? I've consulted Urban Dictionary on the matter and the only connection to slang I see is that the song is about a banana boat, which is apparently a ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Travis Barker Calls His Critics Nazis
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is not responding well to those who have critiqued his new solo album, Give the Drummer Some, according to Spinner.Many fans of his work with Blink-182 have recently expressed that they don't particularly care for his solo work. Barker responded by calling his crit ... More >>
Music
March 10, 2011
DJ Drama @ Club Trinity
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is not responding well to those who have critiqued his new solo album, Give the Drummer Some, according to Spinner.Many fans of his work with Blink-182 have recently expressed that they don't particularly care for his solo work. Barker responded by calling his crit ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Ciara Would Be Happy to Break from Her Record Label
Ciara is down for getting dropped by her record label, according to Billboard. The hip-hop star has shot down rumors that Jive Records has dropped her. However, she said that she wouldn't be opposed to the company doing so. Over the last two years she has experienced substantial artistic limita ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
The Strokes Album Was Delayed Due To Casablancas' Differences
The Strokes' experiences while recording their upcoming album Angles wasn't so happy-go-lucky throughout the entire process, according to NME.There was plenty of resentment amongst the band members. Things got better after they moved to a new location to complete the recording process, but until ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, The Black Keys Headlining Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, and The Black Keys will be headlining the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival for its 10th year, according to the Bonnaroo website.The good people who run Bonnaroo have put together a bomb-ass lineup. Other artists confir ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Lil Wayne Releases Green Bay Packers Anthem
Lil Wayne's not shy about rooting for green and yellow in the Super Bowl this year.Lil Wayne will be rooting for the Green Bay Packers in this year's Super Bowl, according to SPIN.Weezy's all about reppin' the green and yellow, stating in his newly released Wiz Khalifa rip-off "Green and Y ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Beyonce and Sleigh Bells Collaborate in the Studio
Diplo says noise pop duo Sleigh Bells have been hitting the studio with Beyonce, according to NME.The producer recently blogged about being in the studio together with the three musicians. Sleigh Bells' album Treats was played for the good people who work for Beyonce, and now they're working on s ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Travis Barker's Upcoming Album Has More Guest Artists Than Kanye's Did
Blink-182 drummer/plane crash survivor Travis Barker is set to release a solo album on March 15, according to Consequence of Sound.Turns out he won't exactly be doing the project by himself, though. After Travis made some announcements about the album via Twitter without the knowledge of Intersco ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Courtney Love FTW; Suing Never Stops
Courtney Love has gotten herself caught up in a Twitter defamation lawsuit, according to Rolling Stone.The trouble just never seems to end for America's biggest hot mes...I mean Courtney. She's being sued for attacking a fashion designer by the name of Dawn Simorangkir in multiple harsh tweets ba ... More >>
Music
December 30, 2010
Top 25 Lists of 13 New Times Contributors
Courtney Love has gotten herself caught up in a Twitter defamation lawsuit, according to Rolling Stone.The trouble just never seems to end for America's biggest hot mes...I mean Courtney. She's being sued for attacking a fashion designer by the name of Dawn Simorangkir in multiple harsh tweets ba ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2010
Five Reasons Gorillaz "Phoner To Arizona" Might Be About Damon's Interview with New Times
Could the new Gorillaz song "Phoner To Arizona" be about an interview I did with Damon Albarn?That sounds like, at best, a ridiculous stretch and, at worst, a fit of narcissistic insanity. I can only imagine what Carly Simon would say... According to the band's stat sheet, the song -- part of a sui ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
50 Cent's Mansion Burgled by Stoners
Two men broke into 50 Cent's Farmington, Connecticut mansion, according to MTV News.Clearly 50 Cent hasn't had the best of luck lately. Last week he was sued for copyright infringement, and now this happens. Shit, man.Considering how stupid this story is, it might be one of my favorite stories of ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2010
T.I. - How Life Changed
Song: T.I., "How Life Changed" Context: Everyone's apparently too busy wetting themselves over the new Kanye West record that they're not thinking much about the fact that T.I. just dropped a new album, No Mercy, yesterday. It's excellent. This track, "How Life Changed," stands up to anything ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Now on iTunes: The Beatles Catalog
Stop the world. Apple has announced that the Beatles catalog is finally available on iTunes, according to Billboard. I love when Christmas comes early.After plenty of rumors went around yesterday about what Apple's big announcement regarding iTunes was going to be, practically everything under th ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2010
Weezy: Free At Last!
Weezy is finally a free man, according to Pitchfork.Lil Wayne, whose real name is Wayne Carter, was imprisoned at New York City's Riker's Island for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in Manhattan in 2009. He pleaded guilty when he was charged.He was only required to serve eight months of his ye ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2010
Gucci Mane Collared For Traffic Violations... Lots of Traffic Violations
Gucci Mane had a good time on the road in the ATL yesterday, according to All Hip Hop. Taking after T.I., are we, Gucci? Both were arrested for traffic violations just months after doing time for a year. Who's next, 50 Cent?Gucci, whose real name is Radric Davis, had a field day in his whip. He w ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
Rap Songs Fit for a Tea Party: Hip-Hop Songs with a Right Wing Bent
Maybe you've heard: Today is election day.This year's election is a little different than the 2008 one, though. It seems not everyone is happy with the progress the Kenyan/Indonesian/Martian guy who usurped the presidency has been making toward converting our economy to socialism. Crazy, right? S ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
What's Selling: Zia Records Chandler
Tennessee pop rockers Kings of Leon were what people wanted most this week at Zia Records Chandler.Indie hipsters Steel Train's self-titled album from earlier this year was a hot item. The album Lil Wayne wrote from prison was in pretty high demand as well. The latest release from the hardcore sc ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2010
Gorillaz Leader Damon Albarn on Pacific Ocean Garbage, Pop Music and (Not Knowing Who) T.I. (is)
There really is a plastic beach. Not with Lou Reed and a bunch of cartoons making hip-hop music -- that's just a fictional backdrop for the third Gorillaz record -- but in the Pacific Ocean, where a soupy mixture of oceanic garbage has massed together to form something scientists have named the ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2010
Nas & Damian Marley - "My Generation" (feat. Joss Stone & Lil Wayne)
Song: Nas & Damian Marley, "My Generation" (feat. Joss Stone & Lil Wayne) Context: With Nas and Damian Marley bringing their "Distant Relatives" project to Tempe next week I thought I'd check it out. This is exactly what I expected: Nas throws everything and anything at the wall and nothi ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2010
T.I. - "Outro"
Song: T.I., "Outro"Context: Really loving Fuck A Mixtape. As always plenty of real talk from T.I.P. -- love the barcode bit. T.I. - "Outro" by cizmar
Blogs
September 2, 2010
T.I. Sticking to His Motto, "Live Your Life:" Arrested for Alleged Drug Possession
Tiny and T.I.T.I. has been arrested! Already? What took so long? Cue the sad trombone noise. TMZ broke the news early this morning that the Atlanta-born rapper and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris were pulled over late last night on Sunset Boulevard by an L.A. County Sheriff for making an illegal ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2010
Gucci Mane ft. Swizz Beatz, "Gucci Time"
Song: Gucci Mane ft. Swizz Beatz, "Gucci Time"Context: Just got an advance copy of the new Guc record, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted. This is the first single. Hands up: It's Gucci time. Gucci Mane ft. Swizz Beatz "Gucci Time" by Warner Bros. Urban
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August 23, 2010
What's Selling: Zia Records Phoenix
The music lovers who frequent Zia Records in Phoenix tend to favor heavier fare -- typically metal and hip hop. But they always pepper in a few surprises. While the latest from Bun B comes out on top this week, The Black Keys slide right in the middle. The newest Arcade Fire record that indie-hip ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2010
Lil Wayne's First Interview from the Big House
Lil Wayne doesn't really care for music that he didn't make.Rolling Stone gives a nice little recap of the first interview Lil Wayne's done since he's been in prison.Weezy called in to Funkmaster Flex's radio show from the New York penitentiary, and is apparently already planning post-release col ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
Lil Wayne Apparently A Lot Funnier Now That He's in Jail and Off that "Purple Drank"
"Weezy"Legally challenged hip-hopster Lil Wayne, currently serving a year-long jail sentence in New York, is apparently a pretty funny dude now that he's not in a "purple-drank"-and-weed-induced haze."Purple drank," for those not hip to the rap scene, is a mixture of prescription-strength cough s ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2010
B.o.B: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
By now you've most likely heard the song "Nothin' On You" by Atlanta-based MC B.o.B.If you haven't, then get out from under the rock you've been calling home the past two months. The track has been all over the airwaves and on Youtube, actually prompting B.o.B's label to bump up the release date ... More >>
Music
March 25, 2010
Chamillionaire with Paul Wall
By now you've most likely heard the song "Nothin' On You" by Atlanta-based MC B.o.B.If you haven't, then get out from under the rock you've been calling home the past two months. The track has been all over the airwaves and on Youtube, actually prompting B.o.B's label to bump up the release date ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Stripper Songs: Sapphire of Diamond Jack's Gentlemans Club
Click "More" for an undistorted peek.There's no shortage of strip club action in the Valley of the Sun. From high-end gentleman's clubs like Christie's Cabaret and Le Girls Cabaret to the low-rent flesh parlors of the West Valley's skeezier industrial neighborhoods, Phoenix is definitely skin cit ... More >>
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