The Ramones

Christian Jacobs of Yo Gabba Gabba! Doesn't Talk Down to Kids

Tremulants Alum Isaac Hensleigh Forms New Trio, Blanche Beach

It's been almost a year since local rock group The Tremulants played their last show following the death of frontman Marco Holt who succumbed to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His passing left the music community grieving and family and friends reeling. Tremulants bassist Isaac Hensleigh stepped away from m ... More >>

Your Guide to What's Happening on New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve Guide 2013

Titus Andronicus and Ceremony at Crescent Ballroom, 11/6/12

Titus Andronicus and Ceremony @ Crescent Ballroom, 11/6/12"Good night, good luck, and four more years!" said Patrick Stickles as he high-fived fans from the stage as Titus Andronicus wrapped up a solid set that ran almost two hours. The night wasn't as political as it could have been, both bands o ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Jesse Malin Links The Clash and The Grateful Dead

See also: Chasers Sold to New Owners and Becomes Pub Rock, A Music Venue With an In-House Radio Broadcasting Studio Jesse Malin has done it all, or most of it at least. In his barely-teens he was fronting Jersey-based hardcore ensemble Heart Attack, then spent the '90s in glam-punk wreckers D-Gen ... More >>

Slipknot, Anthrax, Motörhead, and Slayer Unite for Mayhem Fest

Summerland Tour at Comerica Theatre, 7/3/12

Summerland Tour Featuring Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Marcy Playground, and Lit Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Comerica Theatre See also: Our full Summerland slideshow, featuring Gin Blossoms, Everclear, Lit, Marcy Playground, and Sugar Ray. See also: Should We Feel Bad About '90s Nostalgia? See als ... More >>

Egg Toss: The Rose and Crown vs. D'Arcy McGee's

Ah, the Scotch Egg. While the origin of this British picnic or pub staple has been contested, it was often served as a portable snack to Coach travelers in the 1700's. Whether cold in a picnic basket or warm in a pub, a Scotch Egg is a hardboiled egg with sausage packed around it, coated with bread ... More >>

Social Distortion at Marquee Theatre Last Night

​Social Distortion Marquee Theatre January 13th, 2011It's a testament to Social Distortion's prominent influence on younger punk rock n' roll bands that two songs in to opening band Dead Relatives' set, I thought they were Social Distortion.  It's either a testament to that or how crappy ... More >>

Girl Talk: All Day

​Artist: Girl Talk Title: All Day Release date: November 15 Label: Illegal Art Whether sample-happy mash-up act Girl Talk is "good" or "not good" and whether you "like" or "dislike" Girl Talk are completely irrelevant to any discussion regarding Girl Talk. The only things I care about when it ... More >>

The Most Worthlessly Obscure Bands on The Soundstrike's Arizona Boycott List

​Well, Thursday is finally upon us -- however, what could have been an entirely shitty day was made less so by the wonderful foresight of U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton and her injunctions on SB 1070. Gov. Brewer's evil army of mercenaries will have to wait until a decision is made on the ... More >>

Doctors Told Josh “Reverend” Peyton He Would Never Play Guitar Again – They Were Wrong

Shonen Knife at Plush in Tucson

Jonathan McNamaraNaoko Yamano of Shonen Knife​Here at Up on the Sun, we're constantly shaking our fists in frustration watching band after band head to Tucson and pass us by. Last night, we rebelled. If Tucson's going to take our bands, we're going to take Tucson! At least that was the sentime ... More >>

Rock Revue: Hollywood Alley's "20 Years of Rock" party

Green Day Was Here: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse on Sunday, May 25

"Handsome" Dick Manitoba compiles lists of punk rock's greatest hits and biggest tools

Lip Service

Only rock 'n' roll?

Ghoul Talk

Crazed doughnuts

Juicy Taco Hell

The Cards sure played like wimps last year, but essentially naming their stadium Pussy Park?!

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, June 8, 2006

Back From the Attic

Despite losing a member and a contract, Boston's Damone is all charged up

Gutter Depravity

P-town's party patrol belly-flops into divey Ky's for free pool, cheap booze and hella-hot bar tarts

Turning Japanese

Never can say sayonara

Oh, the Horror

There's a new take on a classic soundtrack

School of Rock

George Tabb pens a piece of punk history

Tune In, Turn On

The Walkmen drop out of the New York rock revival

Rock of Ages

The Mayor of the Sunset Strip presides over pop

Family Stone

They've got the parents. Now the Rolling Stones are out for the kids.

Southern Knights

Reissue of two classic early '80s albums spotlights the seminal power-pop magic of the dB's

See How They Were

Arizona shutterbug offers the world a wild gift of X photos

Fun, Fun, Fun

Local promoter stages a wild and woolly music festival

Oh, Donnas

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

Growing Pains

After 11 albums, Berkeley's Mr. T Experience is starting to abandon the punk-pop sound it pioneered

Wargasm

L7 declares an all-out assault on Warped boys and Lilith Fairies with slap-happy

On and On

After nearly a decade in major-label purgatory, the Muffs' Kim Shattuck proves it wasn't all for nothing

Fear and Loathing

Trashman sinks his teeth into the unholy union of porn and Vegas

Popsicle in the Desert

Gloritone finds success by keeping it simple and loud

Lipstick Traces

Trashman visits the best little escort service in Phoenix

Mute Point

10 Best Sevens of the Nine Six

(Past Their) Prime Cuts

Grrls, Grrls, Grrls! Live! On Stage!

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

TAPES IN THE MAIL

TAPES IN THE MAIL. AGAIN.

CRYPTIC GRUNGESAN DIEGO'S ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT STAYS IN TOUCH WITH ITS PUNK KIN

BARTHOLOMEW'S RHYTHM AND BLUES CRUISE

NERDS RULE

PICK YOUR NOSE, TAPE UP YOUR GLASSES, GRAB YOUR PLASTIC POCKET PROTECTOR. NERD ROCK IS ALIVE AND WELL.