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20 Prince Albums You Still Can't Get On iTunes

Three years ago, Prince's relationship status with the internet could best be described as "It's complicated." "The internet's completely over," he toldThe Daily Mirror, the UK newspaper which give away copies of his 20Ten album (no, I haven't heard it, either.) "I don't see why I should give my ... More >>

The Thrill Is On

Your Holiday Heavy Metal Gift Guide

What's the most metal gift you've ever received? I can think of several that stick out: Led Zeppelin vinyl, a miniature model of Dimebag Darrell's Razorback lightning bolt guitar, spike-bedecked high heels that would make a dominatrix envious, a stripper pole paired with a handle of whiskey. But I ... More >>

Your Music Guide to the Arizona State Fair

In Celebration of the Best Metal Documentaries

See also: Metallica at Outside Lands: The Five Best Parts of the Band's Fiery San Francisco Show See also: The 10 Most Ridiculous Claims Made By Dave Mustaine of Megadeth See also: Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs InHeavy metal fans are a tenacious bunch. Plenty o ... More >>

You Ready for the State Fair? A Guide to the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum Schedule

See also: Snoop Dogg at the Arizona State Fair See also: Judas Priest at the Arizona State Fair It used to be that playing the state fair circuit meant you were a has-been, that your rock 'n' roll career had gone belly up (you know, like billed after the puppet show, Spinal Tap-style). Maybe it' ... More >>

Mr. Show, Chalkboard Paint, and the Perils of Owning a Bar with Crudo's Micah Olson

Last time we talked with Micah Olson, he was mixing drinks and running the wine program at Jade Bar, Sanctuary on Camelback's acclaimed cocktail lounge. He's now part-owner of the new Italian eatery Crudo. What's different about this place? Well, I'm the owner, so there's that. Compared to Sanctua ... More >>

Metal Mondays: All Hail Jim Marshall's Black Wall

See also: The 10 Hottest Chicks in Heavy Metal So, the Revolver Golden Gods are this week. Screw you if you're going. Yeah, I didn't plan wisely. Too busy bumbling about how Dungeon and Dragon nerds are more metal than you (guaranteed a ton of those dudes planned ahead) and shattering whiskey bottl ... More >>

We're Still Asking Whether The Darkness Are for Real

Maylene and The Sons Disaster: Riding Dirty in the Hotrod Jesus Built

You know that scene in Spinal Tap, where Rob Reiner is reading the band a review of the Shark Sandwich album and he says, "This one is simply two words: Shit Sandwich?" Scanning through most of the reviews of IV, the fourth album by Alabama Christian rockers Maylene and the Sons of Disaster is kin ... More >>

Battles' Ian Williams on Math Rock, Scottsdale, and Cowbells

​Math rock, post rock, prog rock. Whatever you want to call it, it usually doesn't sound very fun. Gloss Drop, the latest record from Battles, defies those notions. The album, featuring guest vocals from Gary Numan, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, and Yamantaka Eye of the Boredoms in the wake of ... More >>

Down @ Marquee Theatre

Morning Poll -- Stupider Idea For Reality TV Show: Bree Olson's Porn-Star Rock Band or Nik Richie?

"Nik Richie's kinda famous -- so, of course, he needs a reality TV show. ​"Bubble-Butt" Bree Olson, porn star/former Charlie Sheen "goddess," just wrapped up filming a reality TV show that recently made a stop in Scottsdale. It's about a rock band comprised of porn stars who apparently just get sh ... More >>

Liturgy at The Rogue Bar, 7-26-11

​Liturgy The Rogue BarTuesday, July 26Unfairly or not, Liturgy gets a lot of flack. There are a lot of reasons, I suppose. The band plays black metal -- true "outsider" music -- but they don't look the part, at least not when the part normally looks like this. Then there's guitarist/vocalist Hunte ... More >>

Robert Mason of Warrant Talks Guitar Hero, CDs, and Scottsdale Girls

Singer Robert Mason, middle. ​Sometimes an interview just doesn't turn out the way you think it's going to. I figured Robert Mason, frontman of late-'80s/early-'90s sleaze rockers Warrant for the past three years, would come across as egotistical, delusional, and washed-up. I mean, Mason fronted a ... More >>

Pete Yorn at Marquee Theatre Last Night

Maria VassettPete Yorn performing at Marquee Theatre.​What do you do if it's Valentine's Day and you're an musician who makes music far removed from fuzzy teddy bears and chocolate, who has a concert scheduled, and not the sort of concert that just draws brodogs and the like? It was an interestin ... More >>

Kinch Aren't Waiting for Guffman -- But He Might Show Up to See Them in L.A.

Blue Oyster Cult, & Foghat @ Celebrity Theatre

Shape-Shifting with The Tubes

Scorpions at the Dodge Theatre on 7/27/2010

Scorpions​Scorpions Dodge Theatre July 27, 2010 If you've heard any of the Scorpions new material, you know that it's pretty terrible. I don't just mean, "Man, I really don't like this." I mean, terrible. Given that their old stuff is solid (and even maybe "great" to someone who enjoys hair metal ... More >>

The Scorpions

Get Him to the Greek: Crude on the Outside, Sweet in the Middle

Top 10 Rock Documentaries: Anvil, Nirvana, Daniel Johnston, Wilco, and More (With Video!)

Anvil​This Friday the summer movie blockbuster season kicks into full swing with the release of Iron Man 2. Yes, there will be plenty of explosions, CGI special effects, sequels and remakes to last eager movie goers for the next few months.But just in case you want to skip the long lines, expensi ... More >>

Muse

Hollywood Saints: Other People's Music From the Heart

​Welcome to The Grand Tour, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we give you a look up on the stage at Naked Dave's Music's Tempe location, where hair-metal cover band Hollywood Saints pract ... More >>

Uncovering the Vast Conspiracy to Kill Nonpoint

Rock 'n' Wrestling

WWE's Chris Jericho Brings his metal act to Tempe During Wrestlemania Weekend

Stephen Lynch

Sin and Salvation

Be naughty and/or nice at Alice Cooper’s annual holiday party

The Dork Knight

MC Frontalot documentary brings glamour to dweeb style

Metallica’s Therapist Opens Up

Gift of Gag

Joke band returns. No joke.

This is Not Spinal Tap

But it might as well be

Q: Are We Not Men?

A: We are divos!