Todd Rundgren

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

Live and Well

Todd Rundgren's Nearly Human LP overcomes rocks overdubbing obsession

STREET-CORNER SERENADEAFTER THREE CONVINCING DECADES, THE PERSUASIONS ARE STILL VOICING THEIR OPINIONS-A CAPPELLA

Todd Rundgren's Nearly Human LP overcomes rocks overdubbing obsession

TONY'S IS GASPING; A SCORPION SPEAKS

SCREED

Pic Hits for the week

SCREED

Knight Fever, Knight Fever

The Boogie Knights in white polyester lit the fuse on a retro-disco craze that exploded in college towns across America. Tempe was ground zero.

Recordings

The Boogie Knights in white polyester lit the fuse on a retro-disco craze that exploded in college towns across America. Tempe was ground zero.

Recordings

The Boogie Knights in white polyester lit the fuse on a retro-disco craze that exploded in college towns across America. Tempe was ground zero.

Recordings

The Boogie Knights in white polyester lit the fuse on a retro-disco craze that exploded in college towns across America. Tempe was ground zero.

Unsung Guitar Hero

Glen Buxton played a crucial role in rock history, but how many people know about it?

Calendar for the week

Glen Buxton played a crucial role in rock history, but how many people know about it?

Letters

Glen Buxton played a crucial role in rock history, but how many people know about it?

Crenshaw Chronicles

A look at the work of pop's bespectacled bard

Todd Rundgren

A look at the work of pop's bespectacled bard

The New Cars

Complete with New Car smell

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Complete with New Car smell

Liberty for None

Mandy Moore's likable enough; wish we could say the same about her movie

The Mockers, The B-Sides

Living in the Holland Tunnel (One Eye Open), Yes, Indeed, the B-Sides, Quite! (Rock)

Burning, Man

Living in the Holland Tunnel (One Eye Open), Yes, Indeed, the B-Sides, Quite! (Rock)

Lucky Dogs

Honeydogs: Here's Luck (Palm)

Marshall Law

Power-pop icon Marshall Crenshaw refuses to be pigeonholed as a nerdy relic of the early '80s

SWAG

Catchall (Yep Roc)

Doug Powell

More (Not Lame)

Lou Ford

Alan Freed's Radio (Headhunter/Cargo)

Chris Holiman & the Downtown Saints

Send In the Waitress (Monsoon Recordings)

The Band

Music From Big Pink, The Band, Stage Fright, Cahoots (Capitol Records)

TUNES OF '93 IN TEN EASY STEPS SIR CHARLES, BARRY GOLDWATER AND DAVE FROM CIRCLE K WEIGH IN WITH THEIR FAVES

Music From Big Pink, The Band, Stage Fright, Cahoots (Capitol Records)

HIGH-TECH'S MISSING LINK

IS JAMES J. DILETTOSO A TECHNO GOD OR JUST ANOTHER FLOPPY DISCIPLE? EVEN HE CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.

Raconteur Brendan Benson Wonders Whether Music Is Enough

IS JAMES J. DILETTOSO A TECHNO GOD OR JUST ANOTHER FLOPPY DISCIPLE? EVEN HE CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.

Shape-Shifting with The Tubes

IS JAMES J. DILETTOSO A TECHNO GOD OR JUST ANOTHER FLOPPY DISCIPLE? EVEN HE CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.

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IS JAMES J. DILETTOSO A TECHNO GOD OR JUST ANOTHER FLOPPY DISCIPLE? EVEN HE CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.

Girl Talk: The Full New Times Interview

​This week's print edition of Phoenix New Times ran a shortened version of an interview with Gregg Gillis, a.k.a Girl Talk, the mashup mastermind who will tear the Marquee Theatre apart brick by brick on March 23.As promised, here's the full transcript of that interview -- all 4,200 words of it.

This Week in Music History: June 20 through 26

Wikimedia CommonsHappy birthday, Brian Wilson​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. This week was a doozy: Columbia Records ... More >>

The Tubes to Headline KDKB 40th Anniversary Concert

The Tubes circa 1977​ The Tubes have serious roots in Arizona. Formed after two Phoenix-based bands, The Beans and Red, White and Blues Band, moved to San Francisco and combined, The Tubes were remarkably ahead of their time. The group's mix of simulated sex and hard rock landed them some primo op ... More >>

Them's the Rules, or Why I Like The New Lenny Kravitz

Kravitz, looking tough as a kiddo.​If you honestly love music, you've got rules about it. Here are a few my mine. 1. Non-jazz artists and bands may feature no more than two saxophone solos during the duration of their career. 2. Bass guitars should be strung with two to four strings, bu ... More >>

So What Do Those 15 Favorite Songs Say About Us Anyway?

Lindsay Cates on the 1s and 2s ​Okay, so the 15 Favorite Songs thing. It happened. I freaked out a little (a lot) picking my selections, but it was a fun, in a self-aggrandizing way. I wrote yesterday that it was nearly impossible to do what the event asked: come up with 15 songs that you love a ... More >>

15 Favorite National Songs: Jason P. Woodbury

Michael Kiwanuka​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! I'm already regretting this one. I left so much off this list it hurts, deserving songs from the li ... More >>