The Rolling Stones

Portugal. The Man's New Album: Evil Friends, Track by Track

Put on almost any Rolling Stones record and it is instantly recognizable as the Rolling Stones. There is no mistaking the gritty sound and straight-up rock 'n' roll riffs. Now, put on a Portugal. The Man album. It, too, is instantly recognizable by the complex layers and textures in each song, the m ... More >>

Stop Hating on the 2013 Coachella Lineup

Each year, like many of you, I impatiently wait for the Coachella lineup to be announced. Sometimes it's disappointing (if Daft Punk says they're not touring, chances are they're not playing the festival), but there's always going be a few redeeming artists. At best the lineup will be amazing, and i ... More >>

10 Songs About Cocaine

See also: 15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20 Drugs are responsible for lots of great songwriting, so every Friday in August, we're going to take a look at various drugs and their impact on popular music. Disclaimer: I've never actually snorted cocaine, so I'm going to assume that Chuck Klosterman's d ... More >>

Help Name Relentless Beats' New EDM Night at The Monarch Theatre

How does one come up with a killer name for their weekly club event? The promoters of Bar Smith's über-popular Sticky Fingers night, for instance, cribbed from the Rolling Stones. Meanwhile, the folks behind The Blunt Club parlayed the hip-hop world's love of weed into the name of their night when ... More >>

Jose Garces, What Are You Listening To?

​Jose GarcesThe Iron Chef and James Beard award-winning chef is executive chef of Distrito, Old Town Whiskey and Garces Trading Co. To-Go at The Saguaro Hotel. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I have Sirius/XM in my car, and ... More >>

First Baseball, Now Basketball: Five Say It Ain't So Songs

​As if things couldn't get any worse for Valley sports fans. First the Diamondbacks run out of pixie dust, ending their season in gut wrenching fashion, and now NBA commish David Stern has canceled the first two weeks of the regular basketball season. Something about money, or whatever, is ke ... More >>

Keith Richards Gets Brass Balls

Wikimedia CommonsKeith Richards​Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will be honored at Spike TV's "Guys Choice" awards on Friday, June 10. And what does he get for playing guitar and surviving rampant drug use for almost 50 years? Brass balls, of course. We imagine Richards is one of those " ... More >>

Keith Richards Reportedly Recording New Material

​Keith Richards is said to be recording new material at a studio in New York City, according to Spinner.There's no word yet on whether he's been working on material for the Rolling Stones, a solo project, or producer and drummer Steve Jordan's side project band, the Verbs.Rumors have been floating ... More >>

Paul Simon Releases Tracklist, Info on Upcoming Album 'So Beautiful Or So What'

​Folk master Paul Simon has just released details about his upcoming album, according to Consequence of Sound.So Beautiful Or So What will be a 10-track LP, and it's scheduled to be released on April 12.Simon has put out a music video for the first track, entitled "Getting Ready For Christmas Day. ... More >>

'American Idol' Live! at US Airways Center Last Night

Luke HolwerdaAmerican Idol Live​American Idol Live! August 12, 2010US Airways CenterFor Valley residents who always wanted to make it out to the American Idol studios but never did, last night at US Airways Center was their opportunity to see the top 10 contestants from 2010's season perform on th ... More >>

21 Questions: Nate Anderson

Nate Anderson at the Compound GrillWelcome to 21 Questions​, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the "big" questions. This week we met up with Ear Candy's Nate Anderson at the Compound Grill. Name: Nate AndersonAge: 28Occupation: ... More >>

What's Selling: Record Store Day Roundup

​This week, looking at What's Selling is a little different. That's because Saturday was the long-anticipated Record Store Day, and hopefully you didn't miss out.Not only did all of our favorite local record stores have live in-store performances, but they sold a ton of exclusive material only ... More >>

Johnny Depp Keith Richards = New Documentary

​You may remember that little trilogy titled Pirates of the Caribbean, which featured Keith Richards playing the part of Captain Teague Sparrow, the father of Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp. Apparently, Depp's friendship and fascination with Richards goes far beyond that of a pretend father/s ... More >>

Chris O'Dell

Motel 6 Offers Free Rooms to Touring Bands, Alice Cooper Trash Talks Preppy Indie Dudes, T-Pain Releases iPhone App

Idolator: Jay-Z Takes Control Of The Board (Room)Idolator: Golf-Playing Rocker Laments Preppy Indie Dudes' Lack Of BallsNME: Ex-Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman slams 'Guitar Hero' And 'Rock Star' gamesPitchfork: Want to Sound Just Like T-Pain? There's an App for ThatRolling Stone: What Made "Braid" a Pun ... More >>

Summer Guide: Discover Nature and Find Yourself

Alice Cooper Joins Obama at ASU Graduation Wednesday

As the press release announcing Alice Cooper's appearance at Arizona State's graduation ceremony Wednesday says, the local shock-rocker has played on some pretty big bills: John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix. Even Pele.All big, but not Barack Obama big.Cooper will perfor ... More >>

Z-Trip

Red-Hot, White, and Brown

Canadian-Indian comic seeks world domination

Rusted Root

Eddie Kramer

Kanye West

Graduation
(Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

Highwire Fiction

In a Crowded Room
(Self-released)

The Rolling Stones, and Alice Cooper

As good as it gets

Numbers on Napkins

Quickerdrunkenlouderharder
(Bad Stain Records)

World Leaders Pretend

U2's self-invented legacy is a figment of Bono's imagination

Bullet Train to Moscow CD Release Party

Something for everyone

Thrilling Me

Not-so-softly with their songs

El Tri

It's about love, pride and politics

Best Place To Buy CDs

CDGB's

Blowin' Smoke

Ted Demme and Denis Leary are a match made in effin' heaven

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles (Chronicle Books)

Backstage Past

Cameron Crowe's autobiographical Almost Famous is a classic rock gas

Taylor Made

Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor goes through the past wryly

Rock Webs of Death

A Glitch in Time Saves None

Where were you when the lights didn't go out? All the dangers of Celebration 2000 that Phoenix shut-ins sat out.

Rock of Pages

Taking stock of the worst music books ever written

Well Respected Man

With The Storyteller, Ray Davies finds a new way for rock to age gracefully

Revering the Raiders

After 40 years on the road, Paul Revere still works hard for the money

Risky Business

Seventeen years after its advent, sampling remains mired in legal and aesthetic controversy

Season's Gratings

Trashman gets a hangover for Xmas

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

BOYS IN THE ATTIC

DOES LIFE REALLY BEGIN AT 50 FOR AEROSMITH? ITS RECORD LABEL IS BETTING $30 MILLION IT DOES.

LOLLAPALOSAR

CORRECTIVE SURGERYSYRACUSE SLEAZEBAG BAND GAS ITS OPERATION DOWN

PASS THE JAM

RIFF AND READ

Sons of Beatles

Wouldn't you like to be Sgt. Pepper, too?