Subject:

Sting (Musician)

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Gil Evans Would Have Been 100 Yesterday -- We Remember The Great Man

    Lots of stories on the radio and Internet Sunday honoring what would have been the 100th birthday of iconic jazz arranger, pianist, and bandleader Gil Evans. Evans died in 1988 at age 75 after a career that most famously included his seminal work with trumpet player Miles Davis -- Sketches of Spa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Take Cover: The Madera Strand Covers The Police

    When The Madera Strand prepared a Police set for Cover the Crescent, the band's main obstacle was finding the right pitch. "[Sting] sings so high anyway, but I'm also an alto, so some of those notes were kind of hard to hit," says vocalist d'Averill Demetrulias in reference to "Walking on the Moon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Jen Deveroux Talks Björk, '80s Music, Wye Oak, and the Challenges of Becoming a DJ

    NightfuseJen Deveroux​If you're a member of the trendy dance music scene, chances are likely you've seen the name Jen Deveroux before. Most likely on a flier for any of the myriad club events, fashion fetes, and hip parties that she's helped promote over the past five years or so.In recent months, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Lisa Kasanicky, What Are You Listening To?

    ​Lisa KasanickyKasanicky is the founder of Arizona Spa Girls and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaways.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Uh, sadly, NPR but I'll switch it to 103.9 FM if the topic puts m ... More >>

  • Music

    November 17, 2011

    Sting @ Comerica Theatre

    ​Lisa KasanickyKasanicky is the founder of Arizona Spa Girls and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaways.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Uh, sadly, NPR but I'll switch it to 103.9 FM if the topic puts m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Hot for Teacher

    ​Lisa KasanickyKasanicky is the founder of Arizona Spa Girls and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaways.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Uh, sadly, NPR but I'll switch it to 103.9 FM if the topic puts m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Incoming: Paul Simon, Sting, Stone Foxes, Family Force 5, BLESSTHEFALL

    ​Paul Simon is one of those musicians who might have actually been more successful once he went solo (ditching poor, frizzy-haired Garfunkle), and props to him for that. He's a classic storyteller. And with an album as great as Graceland, his talent is simply undeniable.But that old dog has got so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    The Wailers to Play Compound Grill on August 10

    wailers.comAston Barrett of The Wailers​Reggae may be synonymous with island music, but it's also got a rich history right here in the deserts of Arizona. As we reported a couple years ago in our cover story on Hopi reggae artist Casper Lomayesva, reggae acts from all over the world played reserv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2011

    Wrestle War

    wailers.comAston Barrett of The Wailers​Reggae may be synonymous with island music, but it's also got a rich history right here in the deserts of Arizona. As we reported a couple years ago in our cover story on Hopi reggae artist Casper Lomayesva, reggae acts from all over the world played reserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Ten Songs For The Forever Alone

    Know your memes, people​It's not hard to tell that Valentine's Day is not for everyone. A day whose sole purpose is to celebrate love can be quite a bitch for someone who just so happens to be flying solo for the time being. But wait -- what's wrong with being single? Certain people enjoy liv ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 27, 2011

    Jimmy Woo's and Sunshine Moon Peking Pub Rebel Against the P.F. Chang Army

    Know your memes, people​It's not hard to tell that Valentine's Day is not for everyone. A day whose sole purpose is to celebrate love can be quite a bitch for someone who just so happens to be flying solo for the time being. But wait -- what's wrong with being single? Certain people enjoy liv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown

    ​Some Tennessee band named Kings of Leon releases their fifth album today. They were once edgy and full of youth, but all that has been replaced by a workmanlike stance on musical accomplishment and profit. Lead singer Caleb Followill is at the front of all this -- dismissing indie bands and hatin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Jam Band Charity: Deadheads and Phish Phans Focus on Giving

    ​Hardcore fans of jam bands are a very giving, as are the bands they support. The Grateful Dead recently donated some band memorabilia to a charity auction, while Phishheads/Phans (call them what you will) have raised and distributed over $1 million for charity organizations started by fans of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Jeff Arundel, Bomb

    ​Jeff ArundelBomb Purple RecordsJeff Arundel has been through the ringer. Since we last heard from the Midwestern singer-songwriter, on 2005's Ghost Party, he's gone through a painful divorce, the details of which are documented in the almost uncomfortably frank, and very raw, acoustic opener."Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Lady Gaga Bruce Springsteen Elton John = Journey Cover Last Night

    Photo from Kane/Wireimage.​So last night, Carnegie Hall was the place to be. Rolling Stone wrote a review of a star-studded benefit for the Rainforest Fund that included Sting performing a Fine Young Cannibals cover, Elton John doing an over-the-top rendition of Madonna's Like a Virgin, and the fi ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2010

    Kevin Smith Makes No Claims to Knowing Music, but He's a Tastemaker Anyway

    Photo from Kane/Wireimage.​So last night, Carnegie Hall was the place to be. Rolling Stone wrote a review of a star-studded benefit for the Rainforest Fund that included Sting performing a Fine Young Cannibals cover, Elton John doing an over-the-top rendition of Madonna's Like a Virgin, and the fi ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 30, 2009

    Chef Michael DeMaria’s Heirloom Is Tasty but Not Worth the Trek

    Photo from Kane/Wireimage.​So last night, Carnegie Hall was the place to be. Rolling Stone wrote a review of a star-studded benefit for the Rainforest Fund that included Sting performing a Fine Young Cannibals cover, Elton John doing an over-the-top rendition of Madonna's Like a Virgin, and the fi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

    31 Knots

    Worried Well
    (Polyvinyl)

  • Articles

    March 27, 2008

    Red Alert

    Worried Well
    (Polyvinyl)

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Red Sparowes

    Worried Well
    (Polyvinyl)

  • Music

    February 14, 2008

    Love will be a many-splintered thing if you put any of these 12 songs on your Valentine's Day mix

    Worried Well
    (Polyvinyl)

  • Home Entertainment

    November 8, 2007

    The Kids Were All Right

    Worried Well
    (Polyvinyl)

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2004

    It's Noa or Never

    Israeli singer in concert November 27

  • Music

    February 14, 2002

    Kasey Chambers

    Barricades & Brickwalls (Warner Bros.)

  • Music

    January 10, 2002

    Jools Holland

    Big Band Rhythm & Blues (Warner Music)

  • Culture

    December 6, 2001

    Hunger Strike

    Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

  • Film

    May 31, 2001

    Sheer Gaul!

    Moulin Rouge thrusts forth a deliciously garish Paris

  • Music

    March 8, 2001

    Dave Matthews Band

    Everyday (RCA)

  • Film

    January 18, 2001

    London Broil

    With Snatch, Guy Ritchie once again proves himself the Tarantino of the Thames

  • Music

    January 18, 2001

    Emerald Guile

    Exploring a variety of the world's folk traditions with daring aplomb, the Chieftains continue to draw on a musical well that looks as if it may never run dry

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Going Def

    After more than a decade, the Deftones are overnight sensations

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Music Showcase 2000

    48 locals have their run of the Mill

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    The Road Goes On Forever -- Or Until Quartzsite

    Popular punkettes the Peeps avoid an untimely fate

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Brand New Year

    Having averted a millennial apocalypse, it's time to catch up on the latest in heritage in roots music

  • Music

    November 18, 1999

    Instrumental Asylum

    Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? You'll do a double take now that CMH Records has given your '80s favorites a second look.

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Letters

    Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? You'll do a double take now that CMH Records has given your '80s favorites a second look.

  • Music

    May 27, 1999

    The New Old Sound

    Branford Marsalis' new disc is a Requiem by and for a heavyweight

  • Dining

    January 28, 1999

    Formica Follows Function

    New Yorker Family Restaurant / SunnySide Cafe

  • Music

    August 27, 1998

    Recordings

    New Yorker Family Restaurant / SunnySide Cafe

  • Music

    June 5, 1997

    Recordings

    New Yorker Family Restaurant / SunnySide Cafe

  • Music

    March 20, 1997

    The Trashman

    Where unit-moving heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless poseurs they really are

  • Music

    July 25, 1996

    Hope You Die Before We Get Old

    The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

  • Music

    July 25, 1996

    Soul Kitschin'

    The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

  • Music

    May 9, 1996

    Voice Over

    The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

  • Music

    September 28, 1995

    RADIO DAZE

    The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

  • Music

    May 11, 1995

    SAX AND THE SINGLE MARSALISBRANFORD LEAVES THE TONIGHT SHOW FOR BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE

    The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

  • Music

    February 9, 1994

    COFFEE WITH A KIRKWOODMEAT PUPPET CURT SITS DOWN AND SPEAKS OUT

    The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

  • Music

    December 8, 1993

    TRICKLES OF RICKLES

    MR. WARMTH HEATS UP ON ROCK, THE RAT PACK AND, YES FRANK

  • News

    November 24, 1993

    BEND TO NEIL!EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DIAMOND, AND DIDN'T CARE TO ASK

    MR. WARMTH HEATS UP ON ROCK, THE RAT PACK AND, YES FRANK

  • Dining

    August 12, 1992

    ROMAN HOLIDAY

    MR. WARMTH HEATS UP ON ROCK, THE RAT PACK AND, YES FRANK

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