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The Ramones

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Tom "Soda" Gardocki on Spike Jonze, 12-String Banjo, Jackass, and Weezer

    ​Tom "Soda" Gardocki spent years playing guitar in SoCal rockers Wax (go rewatch the credits of Mallrats; the band plays right after its pals Weezer) but more recently he's devoted himself to more rustic purposes. Either performing with his Large Band, his "Million Piece Band," or solo with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    It's Now Officially Okay to Listen to Christmas Music

    ​Thought malls and retail have already been doing it for a couple weeks, we're going to go ahead and make an official statement: It's not totally okay to listen to Christmas music. And while plenty of Xmas jams are mind numbing, annoying earworms, there's always some good to be had. Enjoy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    6 Musicians With Surprising Political Affiliations

    ​Music is one of those creative things that only hippies do, or at least that's the stereotype. But seriously, what kind of self-respecting conservative would devote themselves to being a (guf-ah!) professional musician? And what already-famous musicians would commit the career suicide of adm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Peter Case at The Rhythm Room, 6-26-11

    Maria Vassett​Peter CaseThe Rhythm RoomSunday, June 26As much as he's a songwriter, Peter Case is a storyteller. All throughout his solo acoustic set at The Rhythm Room last night, Case peppered the space between songs with stories from his rock 'n' roll past: Scoring free records from Elektra whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    New The Horrors: "Still Life"

    British rockers The Horrors​Much was made about British post-punkers The Horrors' 2007 debut Strange House. The album featured such songs as "Gloves" and "Sheena is a Parasite," both drenched in influences from such influential punk bands as Joy Division and the Ramones. 2009 saw the band's sophom ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2011

    Wrestle War

    British rockers The Horrors​Much was made about British post-punkers The Horrors' 2007 debut Strange House. The album featured such songs as "Gloves" and "Sheena is a Parasite," both drenched in influences from such influential punk bands as Joy Division and the Ramones. 2009 saw the band's sophom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Punk Rockers, Porn Stars, Born Losers, and Other Thanksgiving Weekend Cheap Thrills

    Porn star Priya Rai will be in attendance at Club Silver tonight.​Unless you happen to be some hermit living by yourself in a Hoarders house, chances are good that you'll be hanging out with your friends and family sometime during the next few days. But instead of sipping and supping with dear Au ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    The Roots, Miniature Tigers, Johnny Rawls, Djentrification, and Other Weekend Events

    The Roots are scheduled to perform at American Junkie in Scottsdale on Saturday during the Red Bull Soundclash.​Who'd win in a fight between local legends Miniature Tigers and the hip-hop icons of The Roots? Although its feels like we're making a Sophie's Choice between our two favorite children ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Ten Most Overplayed Sports Arena Songs (with Music)

    ​I was grumblings of the Suns' porous, lackadaisical defense during a recent game when a different debate started between my girlfriend and I.Which Green Day album is "Brain Stew" is on again? The answer, of course, is 1995's Insomniac. But a better question is why such an odd query came ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Macy Gray, Third Eye Blind, Joe Sib, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, and Other Weekend Events

    Macy Gray is scheduled to perform at CityScape on Friday.Macy Gray and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon hanging out at the same party?Such will be the case this weekend as the R&B star is scheduled to stage a free concert tomorrow night during this weekend's grand opening celebration of CityScape in do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    The Soft Pack: The Soft Pack

    The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack San Diego's The Soft Pack drops their debut today. The band, which scored so cheap publicity by naming their band "The Muslims" then changing the name due to "ignorant and racist comments" at least got a deal out of the fiasco. Here's what the music press is saying ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Nothing Not New: We All Suffer from "Aesthetic Atrophy," But at Least I'm Getting Help

    "If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it . . ." -- Wm. Shakespeare ​ I recently received some bad news regarding a diagnosis. It's never easy to hear someone (especially an expert in his field) tell you that you have a serious problem, and it certainly wasn't easy this t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    Less Than Jake

    "If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it . . ." -- Wm. Shakespeare ​ I recently received some bad news regarding a diagnosis. It's never easy to hear someone (especially an expert in his field) tell you that you have a serious problem, and it certainly wasn't easy this t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Less Than Jake

    "If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it . . ." -- Wm. Shakespeare ​ I recently received some bad news regarding a diagnosis. It's never easy to hear someone (especially an expert in his field) tell you that you have a serious problem, and it certainly wasn't easy this t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Lingerie Shows, Big Pimpin, Punk Karaoke, and More

    The Crush is scheduled to perform tonight at MADCAP Theatres in Tempe. Dreamy Lingerie and Swimwear Launch Party at the Mondrian (Friday) There are a few good reasons why you might consider attending this sexy soiree: The Mondrian's Midnight Room provides quite a swanky background in which to w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    You Asked For It: Dude Offline

    Dude OfflineMonkey BabyRamper RecordsGRADE: BWe've been doing You Asked For It for just over a year now and it's about time we had our first repeat customer. Dude Offline got his first record, Nerd Love, reviewed by Niki D'Andrea last year, and now he's waited long enough for his seven song mini-alb ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    The Vivian Girls

    Dude OfflineMonkey BabyRamper RecordsGRADE: BWe've been doing You Asked For It for just over a year now and it's about time we had our first repeat customer. Dude Offline got his first record, Nerd Love, reviewed by Niki D'Andrea last year, and now he's waited long enough for his seven song mini-alb ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    Heroine Junkies

    Dude OfflineMonkey BabyRamper RecordsGRADE: BWe've been doing You Asked For It for just over a year now and it's about time we had our first repeat customer. Dude Offline got his first record, Nerd Love, reviewed by Niki D'Andrea last year, and now he's waited long enough for his seven song mini-alb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Pitchfork Stays Sub-Par and Pretentious with New "Greatest Songs" Guide

    The horde of amateur music critics at Pitchfork Media has just crapped out a tome titled The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present (Fireside). The book purports to present "edifying essays" about the greatest 500 songs of the past thirty years and "all-new reviews" ... More >>

  • Music

    June 12, 2008

    Digital Leather

    Sorcerer
    (Goner Records)

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2008

    Gift of Gag

    Joke band returns. No joke.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2008

    Theonix Arts Showcase Vol. III

    Joke band returns. No joke.

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Avett Brothers

    Joke band returns. No joke.

  • Home Entertainment

    November 15, 2007

    Shred Cred

    You wanted the best? You got the best: Guitar Hero III

  • Music

    December 7, 2006

    Back and Black

    But not here

  • Music

    November 30, 2006

    Children of Bodom

    Finnish that drink

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Pretty Vacant!

    Should be pretty crowded

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    MxPx

    Anatomically correct

  • Home Entertainment

    November 24, 2005

    For Those About to Rock

    Guitar Hero cranks rhythm-gaming up to 11

  • Culture

    March 24, 2005

    Titillating Pixels

    Tabb gets an eyeful of foxy video-game characters

  • Music

    January 13, 2005

    Agnostic Front

    Hardcore veterans must be doing something right

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Baskervilles

    Baskervilles (Secret Crush)

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    The Apples in Stereo

    Velocity of Sound(Elephant 6/SpinArt)

  • Music

    August 1, 2002

    GoGoGo Airheart

    Exitheuxa (GSL)

  • Music

    March 7, 2002

    Astro Creep

    Rob Zombie rebounds from a Universal nightmare with another Sinister offering

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    Celebrity Skin Peel

    A one-stop guide to the latest round of pop-star foolishness and bad behavior

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Torch Singers

    Betty Blowtorch - Are You Man Enough? (Foodchain)

  • Music

    August 2, 2001

    Lonesome Brothers / Ribeye Brothers

    Swamptown Girl (Captivating Music), If I Had a Horse...(All Indie)

  • Music

    July 26, 2001

    Hit Them Again

    Aussie rockers Radio Birdman beat the boots -- and strike a chord with the punk 'n' roll youth today -- with a new authorized collection from Sub Pop

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Coyote Lovely

    White Trash Debutantes rock the Emerald

  • Music

    June 29, 2000

    Amazing Crowns

    Royal (Time Bomb)

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    The Muffs

    Hamburger
    (Sympathy for the Record Industry)

  • Music

    August 27, 1998

    Slow Ride

    Trashman goes for a drunken drive through suburbia

  • Music

    August 14, 1997

    Hot Five

    Phonoroyale carries the torch song into the modern world

  • Music

    May 22, 1997

    It's Only Agro to Me

    Phonoroyale carries the torch song into the modern world

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    Something Old, Something New

    In 1996, punk was murdered by its parents and resurrected by its children

  • Music

    December 28, 1995

    Survey Says...

    New Times critics look back on the "oohs" and the "ughs" of pop music '95 (results tabulated from individual critics' lists and comments)

  • Music

    September 7, 1995

    JOCK RAP

    AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN L.

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    SCOURING THE DESERT FOR MISS KITTY

    AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN L.

  • Music

    December 29, 1994

    DO LOOK BACK

    THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS

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