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The Melvins

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Dayvid LeMmon, What Are You Listening To?

    Jesse RieserDayvid LeMmon​Dayvid LeMmonThe photographer, who also shoots photos for our sister blog, Chow Bella, is the recipient of the Arizona Commission on the Arts' 2010 Artist Project Grant, is currently one of the City of Phoenix's selection for this year's ongoing 7th Avenue Streetscape pub ... More >>

  • Music

    August 4, 2011

    Torche @ Martini Ranch

    Jesse RieserDayvid LeMmon​Dayvid LeMmonThe photographer, who also shoots photos for our sister blog, Chow Bella, is the recipient of the Arizona Commission on the Arts' 2010 Artist Project Grant, is currently one of the City of Phoenix's selection for this year's ongoing 7th Avenue Streetscape pub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    The 88: The 88

    ​Artist: The 88Title: The 88 Release date: September 28 Label: Rocket ScienceWhat do you do if you're a band like The 88? You're top-flight songwriters and musicians, you get your songs placed in all kinds of big-name TV shows and high-profile TV commercials, you tour the country opening ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Warpaint: The Fool

    ​Artist: Warpaint Title: The Fool Release date: October 25 Label: Rough Trade The musical path taken by L.A. foursome Warpaint is well trodden -- but this kind of ultra-moody, sort of experimental, Joy Division-indebted music is usually plied by men. But Warpaint is a quartet of women, and in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Screaming Females: Castle Talk

    ​Artist: Screaming Females Title: Castle Talk Release date: September 14 Label: Don Giovanni Back in the day, I'd hate to miss a good show (I'm still not happy that my parents wouldn't let me drive to Kalamazoo one Monday night to see Scratch Acid and Big Black play, ditto the time I couldn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown

    ​Artist: Kings of LeonTitle: Come Around SundownRelease date: October 19Label: RCAI think it's funny that people are getting all bent out of shape over the supposed "selling out" of Kings of Leon, saying their new record sucks worse than that sucky one that sold a bajillion copies a few years ago. ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2010

    Phoenix's Gomi Are Bringing Grunge Back from the Dead

    ​Artist: Kings of LeonTitle: Come Around SundownRelease date: October 19Label: RCAI think it's funny that people are getting all bent out of shape over the supposed "selling out" of Kings of Leon, saying their new record sucks worse than that sucky one that sold a bajillion copies a few years ago. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Grinderman: Grinderman 2

    ​Artist: GrindermanTitle: Grinderman 2Release date: September 14Label: Anti-Most of the indie rock I've heard this year (well over 200 records and counting, with 11 weeks to go in this series) is really pretty toothless. Even the harder-rocking stuff, with its big drums or wall-of-sound guitars or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Odds 'n' Sods: Cowboy Junkies, Winnie Cooper, Grieves, Shelby Lynne, and more

    ​Holy crap, only five-plus months left of Nothing Not New. I gotta get to a lot more new(-ish) releases. Let's roll . . .Cowboy Junkies -- Remnin Park: Who knew these dour Canadians were even still around? Remnin Park is a concept album inspired the Timmins' family month-long sojourn to China. Out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Authority Zero: Stories of Survival

    ​Artist: Authority ZeroTitle: Stories of SurvivalRelease date: June 22Label: Suburban NoizeI have a friend who's a native Phoenician and longtime fixture in the Valley punk scene, both as fan and musician. He loves West Coast punk, thinks Southern California spawned the best of the best punk, espe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    13 Must-Hear Songs from the First Half of 2010

    Dum Dum Girls​Today marks the halfway point of Nothing Not New. That means I've listen to nearly 140 records in their entirety in the first six months of 2010. Just another 140 or so to go before I can retreat to the familiarity of my record collection.To recognize the occasion, the Up on the Sun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Foals: Total Life Forever

    ​Artist: FoalsTitle: Total Life ForeverRelease date: June 22Label: Sub PopThough I disagree with a commenter on one of my posts this week (Shawn from excellent local music blog Electric Mustache) about the merits of electro-punk Sleigh Bells, I agree with him that S.B. are a band that you either l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mojo

    ​Artist: Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersTitle: MojoRelease date: June 15Label: RepriseHow many of you have acts that you'd never call yourself a fan of, would never buy one of their records, or pay money to see in concert, yet recognize that the acts have been around for so long and written songs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Odds 'n' Sods: Delta Spirit, Stereo Total, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Cringe, The Dig, and more

    ​Let's clear off the desk, shall we?Stereo Total: Baby Ouh! -- This band on the Kill Rock Stars label is a multi-lingual new-New Wave boy-girl band with songs sung in English, German, and French. It's quirky with a capital "Q" and not nearly as charming as it thinks it is. Still, most songs are un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    What's Selling: Zia Records Tempe

    ​Though school may be out for the summer, Tempe kids shopping at Zia Records manage to stay turned on to all that is new.They're still all over the Deftones latest record, and Sleigh Bells sneaks in at the number four slot even though not everyone on our staff is as enthused about this release. Ha ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    Melvins

    ​Though school may be out for the summer, Tempe kids shopping at Zia Records manage to stay turned on to all that is new.They're still all over the Deftones latest record, and Sleigh Bells sneaks in at the number four slot even though not everyone on our staff is as enthused about this release. Ha ... More >>

  • Music

    May 27, 2010

    Melvins

    ​Though school may be out for the summer, Tempe kids shopping at Zia Records manage to stay turned on to all that is new.They're still all over the Deftones latest record, and Sleigh Bells sneaks in at the number four slot even though not everyone on our staff is as enthused about this release. Ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Beach Boys Party!, Punk Rock Parody, and More in This Week's Issue

    Brian Wilson.​This week's music feature in on the awkwardly-spoken Beach Boy Brian Wilson. While he may not give great interviews, he certainly cranks out epic records that define generations. While you might know about the legendary Pet Sounds, you might not know about the should-be-legendary Bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    The Valley's Top 10 Local Guitarists

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Tonight's Melvins show moved to Martini Ranch in Scottsdale

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Music

    August 21, 2008

    Sludge metal pioneers, The Melvins, are still doing things their own way on Nude with Boots

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Music

    July 31, 2008

    Totimoshi

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2008

    Future Shock: Burt Bacharach, Melvins, Todd Rundgren, and more

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2008

    Amplified Amore at RockNRollDating.com

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2007

    Future Shock: Tori Amos, Peelander-Z, Melvins, and more

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Sweetbleeders / Replicator / Get Down! to Brass Tacks / The Minibosses @ The Ruby Room August 18

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Music

    May 31, 2007

    Clutch

    Now and forever

  • Music

    May 31, 2007
  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    The Melvins

    Grunge zero

  • Music

    November 9, 2006

    Jello Shots

    Paranoid punk prose

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    High on Fire

    Yes, metal can burn

  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    Overlooked in '05

    Ten great discs that were, shall we say, underserved by the media but are more than worthy of your money and close attention

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Clutch

    Heavy but spry

  • Music

    November 3, 2005

    Nirvana

    Sliver: The Best of the Box
    (Geffen)

  • Music

    October 13, 2005
  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    April Shouters

    Mike Patton and Fantômas unleash cartoon rage with a new album

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    The Melvins

    Aberdeen rockers did it first

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Club For Rock

    Nita's Hideaway

  • Music

    April 12, 2001

    Melvins

    Electroretard (Man's Ruin)

  • Music

    January 27, 2000

    Family Tradition

    Hank Williams III hopes that country gold comes in threes

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Smells Like Leif Garrett

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    June 5, 1997

    Indie Rockers Do It Better

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    December 12, 1996

    10 Best Sevens of the Nine Six

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Calendar

    September 26, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

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