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Now Michelle Shocked Is on Yahoo! News, Because That's What Internet Outrage Does

The Internet is a perfectly efficient outrage generator. People need things to be super-pissed about so that they can express their social positions to their friends; they burn through that outrage in an orgy of vague, well-intentioned social media protest; they look for something else to be super-p ... More >>

MAN-CAT's Pussy Cola Antics Grabbed Attention of Pepsi's Lawyers

Lana Del Rey's "Cola" put some interesting visuals in our heads, especially that line about the particular flavor of her labia - "My pussy tastes like Pepsi Cola," she sings. As we've already gone into, local pranksters MAN-CAT took the vulgarity one step further, creating their own ad campaign, com ... More >>

Download Frank Ocean's Django Unchained Outtake

By now you've probably formed an opinion about Django Unchained, the controversial new Quentin Tarantino film starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, and Leonardo Dicaprio. But don't let that stop you from diving into Karina Longworth's excellent Phoenix New Times cover story this ... More >>

The 10 Most WTF Moments of 2012

Election years tend to carry more chaos then normal ones, but there was something else going on in 2012. Maybe it's the aura of apocalypse made people a little stranger this year. We had the Syrian Civil War, the Aurora Shooting, Israel being dicks to Gaza and vice versa, Mitt Romney was treated l ... More >>

What Would Life Be Like Without Technology? A Onetime Addict Finds Out

Riff Raff: "Twitter's Dad" Has an Icee Pendant, Jack-'O-Lantern Chain, and an Iced-Out Wonder Woman

It seems that Riff Raff can't be broken. The Houston born-and-bred rapper is the epitome of ADD-ready Tumblr rap; the man is a meme unto himself that seems to alternate between authenticity and erraticism. Now based in Hollywood, Riff Raff has taken on a British alter ego under the self-appointed m ... More >>

Dan Deacon: The Avant-Garde Pop Artist Feels "Out of Place" Everywhere He Goes

When I called and spoke with Dan Deacon earlier this month, he was in the middle of his tour and didn't know where he was (he guessed somewhere between Georgia and North Carolina). Deacon, who is known for many weird side projects and his bizarre, experimental music, has become a popular figure in t ... More >>

Grimes @ Crescent Ballroom

Is a Nirvana-Style Breakthrough Looming with '90s Revival?

Andrew Jackson Jihad to Tour With Against Me!; No, They Aren't Playing Here

See also: Against Me! Plays First Tempe Show Fronted by Laura Jean Grace See also: Andrew Jackson Jihad Headline Trunk Space Benefit Show There's no band making headlines quite like Against Me! these days. Ever since frontman Tom Gabel announced that he would begin living and performing as Laura ... More >>

TABS Remixes Indie Pop and EDM Hits into Ass-Shaking Extravaganzas

In last week's issue of New Times, we profiled 10 new(ish) bands we expect to dominate Phoenix iPods and boomboxes this long, hot summer. We'll be focusing more deeply on those artists over the next couple of days on Up on the Sun. See the entire list: 10 Phoenix Bands You Should Be Listening to Th ... More >>

Phoenix Indie-Rocker Band Knesset Is Big in Japan

Released last year, Coming of Age is an appropriate title for Knesset's first album, as the band is only now starting to step up locally. Pronounced KA-NESS-ET and named after the legislative branch of the Israeli government, these locals have played in the background of Phoenix since 2007. "[Orig ... More >>

Dustin Wong: Melody Isn't Dead

Former Ponytail guitarist Dustin Wong's latest album, Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads, a blur. A focused, impressionistic one, yeah, but a blur in an almost literal sense, with legato stretches of melody bumping into spiky, angular tones, kosmische rhythms gently pulsing beneath the surface ... More >>

Suspect in Clubhouse Music Venue Shooting Identified by Tempe Police Department

​Tempe Police officials have revealed the identity of the suspect in custody from Friday night's gang-related gun battle in the parking lot of the Clubhouse Music Venue. At a news conference earlier this afternoon, Tempe cops identified Raynon Keswun Jones, a 19-year-old gang member, as the indiv ... More >>

Man in Decline Records' Dominic Primé on Knesset, D. Russ, and A Cloud Forest

Welcome to the latest installment of our recurring feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email music@newtimes.c ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Who is Bon Iver?

​Bon Iver is the new Arcade Fire of the Grammy Awards. In classic "Who is..." Tumblr fashion, a plethora of people have taken to the interwebs to express their disdain for Justin Vernon and co. because they won the Best New Artist and Best Alternative Album awards, simply because they had "never ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: American Aquarium Drinker

http://daveholmes.tumblr.com/​Remember Dave Holmes, the former MTV VJ?It turns out that he hasn't dropped off the face of the earth after all. In fact, he's been writing some pretty interesting blogs.This week we're bringing you Holmes' blog, American Aquarium Drinker (not to be confused with the ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: The Kitten Covers

​It's tough to hate kittens. It's even tougher to hate kittens that rock out to David Bowie. Just admit it: they're irresistable.Denying the cuteness of the cats isn't an option when those little critters are standing in on some major artists' album covers. This week we're bringing you The Ki ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Cooking With Skrillex

​This week we're raving (get it?) about the inverse of last week's featured Tumblr, Kim Jong-Il Dropping the Bass, which had a public figure who doesn't scratch. Meanwhile, this week's fantastic Tumblr features an actual deejay doing something unrelated to music.We found a plethora of amusing Phot ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Kim Jong-Il Dropping the Bass

There's nothing like a good Photoshop job when it's done right (for example, our Shawn Anderson's Photoshopped work on this very blog). Tumblr is a great showcase for creative 'Shop work, and occasionally, when we're not reblogging photo of kittens or vintage black-and-white band photos, we check ou ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: F*ck Yeah, Blessthefall

Blessthefall is a true Phoenix success story. Since forming in high school, the group has kept at it, and gained a diehard fanbase along the way. The band released its third full length, Awakening, on Fearless Records this past October. This week we're bringing you local metalcore in the form of ... More >>

Ash Avenue Comics Staff on Galapagos, Faces, and Drainbow

Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email music@new ... More >>

The Maine: With Pioneer, the Mesa Rockers Step Away From Warner Bros.

Tumblr of the Week: The Maine Daily

​The fans who run this Tumblr love the hell out of The Maine. How do I know? They've got nearly 950 pages worth of Maine-related material!Everyone seems to love The Maine, which is why we're giving you more of them, courtesy of The Maine Daily.More on what's awesome about this week's Tumblr of the ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: The Whisperlights

http://www.thewhisperlights.com/​The Tumblr made by The Whisperlights, who we recently touched upon in a post about Drinkify, is worthy of a mention.The Whisperlights are a great local group that has a self-described "dreamy folky stadium pop" sound. We definitely recommend that you check them out ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Breaking Infinity

http://breakinginfinity.tumblr.com/​We love bringing you tight tracks from local artists, so this week we're bringing you Breaking Infinity, a blog run by hip-hop/rap artist Jaron Ikner, aka Black One.You can even get yourself some fresh new music for free just by going to the site.More on wh ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Analog Society

http://analogsocietymusic.tumblr.com/​If electronic dance rock from Arizona is your thing, then you need to know about Analog Society.Analog Society was one of the bands that was in the running to be the opening act at this year's Fall Frenzy. They're a five-piece local band with a ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Eyes Set to Kill

http://fyeyessettokill.tumblr.com​After featuring The Format last week, we're going for a bit of a genre switch-up.Turns out fans of post-hardcore band Eyes Set to Kill are pretty fanatical about their love for the band, so this week we're bringing you FY [F**k Yeah] Eyes Set to Kill.More on ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: F**k Yeah, The Format

http://fuckyeahtheformat.tumblr.com/​As much as ASU's radio station The Blaze 1330AM still overplays the hell out of "The First Single," The Format is still a lovable band that will always be in our hearts.One blogger has made it his or her mission to keep The Format's spirit alive since the group ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Andrew Jackson Jihad

​Wacky local duo Andrew Jackson Jihad has a whole lot of awesomeness to offer on their Tumblr. AJJ is currently on tour with Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Into It. Over It.The band has just released their new album, Knife Man, about three weeks ago. It's full of enthusiastically perfor ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: This Is The Coop

http://thisisthecoop.tumblr.com/​From hip-hop to rock and everything in between, we sure do have a mighty big collection of musical talent that hails from Phoenix.One of our most notable local musicians is the king of shock rock, Alice Cooper. We may know him as a radio DJ, celebrity golfer, and r ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Obsessive The Maine Disorder

http://obsessivethemainedisorder.tumblr.com/​It's great when fans show their love and pay tribute for one of their favorite bands. In this case, this fan happens to admit to being obsessed, which could be good or bad. But either way, props to Erika, this huge fan of The Maine, for creating a blog ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Awesome Girls in Bands

http://awesomegirlsinbands.tumblr.com/​Even though I'm an awesome female, I'm not particularly girly. I prefer male vocals when I listen to music, I think women's sports aren't very important, and I can't stand feminists.But I still think it's important to recognize some truly great famous female ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: You Don't Want to Be Todd Martens

http://toddmartens.tumblr.com/​I'll admit that once in a while, a few of us at Up On The Sun might write about things that people who aren't journalists might not appreciate as much because they aren't journalists. Maybe we occasionally write things that will please other journalists. ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber

Lesbianswholooklikejustinbieber.tumblr.com​Celebrity look-alikes are always amusing to look at, particularly when an ordinary person looks unbelievably similar to the famous person.It's not hard to find people sporting the Bieber 'do these days, with some celebrities among them. Tom Brady rocked i ... More >>

Iceage Scheduled to Play Yellow Canary Dance Hall on July 19

​ As a discerning music lover, you've no doubt been asking yourself, "Are any bands deemed "Best New Music" by the tastemakers at Pitchfork coming to Phoenix this summer?" Well yeah, a couple, including Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Kurt Vile, and Cut Copy. But if you were to ask yourself "Will any bands ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Swag or No Swag?

swagornoswag.tumblr.comHaving enough money to wear this while doing this: swag or no swag?Whether people think they're talented, brilliant, obscene, or all of the above, there's no disputing the fact that Odd Future has got the whole "fuck everything, let's offend people with our shock rap" thing pr ... More >>

The Art of Getting By Gives Adolescence a Bad Name

How an Underage Illegal Immigrant Became One of the Valley's Hottest Tattoo Artists

Overo, Good Amount, Dangerville, & The Cult of the Yellow Sign Last Night at the Trunk Space

​ What do you call a night of absolutely FUBAR noise, improv musical comedy, a cult recruitment/job seminar, the death of the dunkwave genre, and an experimental Pentecostal church service complete with demented exorcism and cross-dressing?A normal Tuesday night at Trunk Space, of course. 

SB 1070 Has Been Bad for Arizona and Worse for Mexicans, But It Inspired a Year's Worth of Great Art

Odd Future's Domo Genesis Left ASU on a Quest for an Iced-Out Charizard

Top 10 Geek Obsessions of the Decade

Doomsayers and the easily fooled are focused on 2012 right now (so much so that poor NASA had to issue statements debunking the movie myths). But we've got a different date in mind: 2010. The New Year begins the end of an era. Well, a decade actually. Technology has certainly advanced in ... More >>