Spice Girls

KISS, Marilyn Manson, the Brady Kids and . . . Max and the Marginalized?

Dancing Shoes

The Sneaker Pimps, the U.K.'s newest electronica export, gain a foothold in the U.S.

Indie Rockers Do It Better

The Sneaker Pimps, the U.K.'s newest electronica export, gain a foothold in the U.S.

Calendar for the week

The Sneaker Pimps, the U.K.'s newest electronica export, gain a foothold in the U.S.

Critics' Choice

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Grrl Friday

Local girl-rock showcase puts a tangible face on the music industry's "Women in Rock" hysteria

Flavor of the Weak

Prepackaged Spice World is strictly by-the-numbers

Lost in Spice

Trashman takes a fateful trip to the cinema

Academy Fight Song

Mr. Smith goes to Hollywood and jumps to the majors

Love, Classical Style

Record labels increasingly turn to theme albums to invigorate slumping classical market

The Best Laid Plans of Nikki Lynn

Somewhere in a nondescript Kingman subdivision, a mother and wife is poised to ascend to pornographic heights

Close Encounters

Spice Girls shrewdly work every angle at Desert Sky

Flashes

Spice Girls shrewdly work every angle at Desert Sky

Letters

Spice Girls shrewdly work every angle at Desert Sky

Britney Spears

Britney (Jive)

Pity: Our Greatest Marketing Tool

A look at 2007's most successful train wrecks

Platform Wednesdays

A look at 2007's most successful train wrecks

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

A look at 2007's most successful train wrecks

When every song ever recorded fits on your MP3 player, will you listen to any of them?

A look at 2007's most successful train wrecks

These Boots Were Made for Rockin'

And you can't call them Al

Back on the Sun

Brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood's road to the Meat Puppets reunion

Lily Allen

Alright, Still
(Capitol)

Puffy AmiYumi

Tasty duo says "Hi Hi"

The Dames CD Release Party

Boys, booze, and a big sound

Girls With Balls

Gurinder Chadha scores with a sporty crowd-pleaser

White Wash

The White Stripes create mystique the old-fashioned way: lying and keeping mum

Bless This Mess

The Go-Go's, sweethearts of pop, move beyond old sins

Saint Etienne

Interlude (Sub Pop)

The Donnas

Turn 21 (Lookout! Records)

Kittie

Paperdoll EP (Artemis Records/Ng Records)

Tigre Beat

Former Bikini Kill leader Kathleen Hanna's new group is the cat's meow

Race for the Prize

After a monumental 1999, the Flaming Lips return to the road, ponder their legacy and look toward the future

Oh, Donnas

Shaping themselves after rock 'n' roll's bad girls (and boys), the Donnas get punk bitchy

Honk If You're Gay, Dad

Is the UK's Gay Dad a nurturing rock patriarch or the Pop that embarrasses you in front of your friends?

Big in Japan

How does one tiny island nation create so much disposable pop?

Christ on a Crutch

End of Days is neither as spiritual nor as action-packed as it needs to be

Everyone Knows It's Wendy

End of Days is neither as spiritual nor as action-packed as it needs to be

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2

Night & Day

August 20 - 26, 1998

Recordings

August 20 - 26, 1998

Recordings

August 20 - 26, 1998

Guess That Gadget

How well do you know your favorite cookhouse contraptions? Can you tell a melon baller from a cookie scoop? See if you can guess today's gadget and check back next week for the answer. ​Here are a few of our guesses, add yours to the comment box below: - Nemo meets a young boy who bends a sp ... More >>

Hanson at Mesa Arts Center Last Night

Luke Holwerda​ HansonSeptember 14, 2010Piper Theater at Mesa Arts CenterRight now, as I write this sentence, I'm listening to Middle of Nowhere, Hanson's major label debut from 1997. That record of course contains "MMMBop" but it's the first verse of "Thinking of You" that I'm spinning -- it's und ... More >>

The Spice is Right

Put the South in your mouth at Heritage Square

Adele Denies Ex-Boyfriend Any Royalties From Her Album '19'

British soul pop singer Adele knows all too well that only the strong survive. And like a strong woman should, she stood her ground and refused to give her ex-boyfriend a portion of her royalties when he came crawling back to her, according to Spinner.Her ex has broken the silence between ... More >>

Six Misleading Band Names

You might be misjudging Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr... except for the whole race car theme. ​Growing up you were always told not to judge a book by its cover, but judging a band by its name? That's pretty easy. The Black Keys? They're blues rock, of course. Spice Girls? The poppiest pop imaginable. ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Eyes Set to Kill

http://fyeyessettokill.tumblr.com​After featuring The Format last week, we're going for a bit of a genre switch-up.Turns out fans of post-hardcore band Eyes Set to Kill are pretty fanatical about their love for the band, so this week we're bringing you FY [F**k Yeah] Eyes Set to Kill.More on ... More >>

Blues Brother

http://fyeyessettokill.tumblr.com​After featuring The Format last week, we're going for a bit of a genre switch-up.Turns out fans of post-hardcore band Eyes Set to Kill are pretty fanatical about their love for the band, so this week we're bringing you FY [F**k Yeah] Eyes Set to Kill.More on ... More >>

Five Songs To Christmas Light Your House To

http://www.backyarddesignslighting.com​By this time you should be out of your turkey coma, foraging through your garage for that shabby box labeled: Christmas Lights. All that talk about department stores jumping the gun after Halloween is behind us, because it's time to show your Christmas c ... More >>

10 Favorite Shows of 2011: Melissa Fossum

Melissa FossumM83 wasn't #1, but I like this picture a lot.​ I went to a lot of shows this year. Thanks to last.fm, I can conform that I went to at least 56 concerts, not counting the numerous times I swung by Yucca Tap Room or Crescent Ballroom just for fun. That's one show every six and a h ... More >>