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United Kingdom

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    The Quakes' Paul Roman on New Lineup, Getting Deported, and Psychobilly in the '80s

    Melissa Fossum​ In spited of limited commercial success, The Quakes are one of the most influential bands in the tatted up, creepers-and-pompadour subgenre psychobilly. The band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1986 and relocated to London shortly thereafter, where they established a reputatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Historic Gastronomy: the New Trend in Haute Cuisine

    http://foodists.ca/2011/06/05/a-london-lunch-at-dinner.htmlChef Heston Blumenthal's take on "meat fruit" (c.1500) at London's Mandarin Oriental.​If you've had quite enough, thank you, of hi-tech food manipulation techniques and long for simpler, perhaps more barbaric times when you might drown spa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Five English Riot Songs

    London is burning. Storefronts are busted. Looting is rampant. And rioters are reducing many of the city's buildings to piles of timber. But what is it all for?

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Artists React and Reach Out as London Riots Continue

    Sony warehouse fire in London on August 9, 2011 The people of London are taking Bob Marley's song "Burnin and Lootin" to heart with a multiple-day riot that has not yet ended. The riots, which are a response to police shooting and killing 29-year-old Mark Duggan, have affected other citi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Brit Player

    Sony warehouse fire in London on August 9, 2011 The people of London are taking Bob Marley's song "Burnin and Lootin" to heart with a multiple-day riot that has not yet ended. The riots, which are a response to police shooting and killing 29-year-old Mark Duggan, have affected other citi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    U.K. Buzz Band A Silent Film Relocates to Phoenix

    A Silent Film​It's logical for a band from the U.K. that's been compared to Coldplay and Snow Patrol and received more than a thousand spins for their first single on Sirius-XM's Alt Nation channel to move to the U.S. seeking stateside success. But Phoenix seems like an unlikely relocation choice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Cakey Perry: The High Tea Pop-Up to Melt Your Popsicle

    "Perry Pops" from Molly Bakes​Who says London tea parties and fine, fresh, and fierce California girls don't mix? Not Emma Thomas, more commonly known as Miss Cakehead and creator of the adults-only cake shop Eat Your Heart Out. Inspired by Katy Perry's "California Gurls" video, Miss C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Ride's debut album, Nowhere, gets 20th Anniversary Edition with Bonus Live Disc

    ​One of the touchstones of the short-lived-but-fondly-remembered shoegaze movement, Ride's debut album, Nowhere, has been given the deluxe 20th anniversary treatment for re-release with a bonus live disc on Rhino Handmade. Along with My Bloody Valentine's classic, Loveless, Ride's remarkable b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Another Possible Best-Seller of the Year in the UK for Susan Boyle?

    ​Could overnight British superstar Susan Boyle have the top album in the UK two years in a row?It's very possible, according to Billboard.Boyle just released her second album, The Gift, which debuted at the top spot on the UK charts. Her first album, I Dreamed a Dream, which was a Christmas album, ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    Where Do Arctic Monkeys Fit Into Britain's Many Regional Scenes?

    ​Could overnight British superstar Susan Boyle have the top album in the UK two years in a row?It's very possible, according to Billboard.Boyle just released her second album, The Gift, which debuted at the top spot on the UK charts. Her first album, I Dreamed a Dream, which was a Christmas album, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Arizona Mountaineering Club's Old Website Goes XXX; Porn Site Takes Over Lapsed Domain Name

      Image: www.amcaz.org (the non-porn Web site) ​ After the Arizona Mountaineering Club launched its Web site on a new domain name last year, www.amcaz.org, club officials figured it would be okay to let the old domain expire. Robert England, the club's president, says he remember ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Wine on Tap and Yummy Insects in Today's Eater's Digest

    An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ The Newest Trend in wine has hit the Valley in the form of a 5 gallon keg. That's right folks, a keg o' wine. Valley favorite Postino has started serving wine on tap at both the Arcadia and Central locations. R ... More >>

  • Film

    November 12, 2009

    Pirate Radio Gets a Tame U.S. Release, but We Still Love Rock 'N' Roll

    An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ The Newest Trend in wine has hit the Valley in the form of a 5 gallon keg. That's right folks, a keg o' wine. Valley favorite Postino has started serving wine on tap at both the Arcadia and Central locations. R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Swine Flu Arizona: Two More Schools Closed; Four Cases Confirmed, None Serious

    Image: Wikicommons Two more Valley schools will close for seven days after students were found to have swine flu, but health officials say all four known Arizona swine flu cases have been mild. (Note: This article was updated at 3:40 p.m.) The two schools are Tarwater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Swine Flu Arizona: Phoenix School Closes; State Not "Overly Worried"

    Image: www.wesdschools.orgMoon Mountain Elementary School Health officials closed a Phoenix elementary school today following a confirmed case of swine flu, but experts say they're not "overly worried" because United States illnesses have been mild.A child from Moon Mountain Elementary School in Nor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Mega Gross Out: Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck

    Food poisoning isn't always the unfortunate result of eating at dives. The recent closure of England's famed Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck, run by cutting-edge chef Heston Blumenthal, shows that even the world's poshest dining destinations can have a really bad bout of bad lu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    Would You Give Up Sex Before Music?

    The two things that get us talking here on Up on the Sun are music and sex, and if you can combine the two then it is something that is going to get written about on this blog. Well, NME is reporting a new survey in the U.K. of young people suggests 'Young people would rather give up sex than music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Local Photo Enforcement Vandalism is Child's Play Compared to Destruction of Speed Cameras Elsewhere

    New Times first reported two weeks ago that the speed cameras being placed abundantly throughout town by the Arizona Department of Public Safety were being "vandalized" with -- gasp -- Post-It notes. Scofflaw activists hope placing the sticky notes on camera lenses will b ... More >>

  • Music

    August 21, 2008

    GBH

    New Times first reported two weeks ago that the speed cameras being placed abundantly throughout town by the Arizona Department of Public Safety were being "vandalized" with -- gasp -- Post-It notes. Scofflaw activists hope placing the sticky notes on camera lenses will b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Punk Progenitors

    New Times first reported two weeks ago that the speed cameras being placed abundantly throughout town by the Arizona Department of Public Safety were being "vandalized" with -- gasp -- Post-It notes. Scofflaw activists hope placing the sticky notes on camera lenses will b ... More >>

  • Music

    May 1, 2008

    DJ Micky Finn

    New Times first reported two weeks ago that the speed cameras being placed abundantly throughout town by the Arizona Department of Public Safety were being "vandalized" with -- gasp -- Post-It notes. Scofflaw activists hope placing the sticky notes on camera lenses will b ... More >>

  • News

    May 1, 2008

    The Mexican on cultural assimilation and the Scottish Parliament

    New Times first reported two weeks ago that the speed cameras being placed abundantly throughout town by the Arizona Department of Public Safety were being "vandalized" with -- gasp -- Post-It notes. Scofflaw activists hope placing the sticky notes on camera lenses will b ... More >>

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    The Editors, Louis XIV, and Hot Hot Heat

    New Times first reported two weeks ago that the speed cameras being placed abundantly throughout town by the Arizona Department of Public Safety were being "vandalized" with -- gasp -- Post-It notes. Scofflaw activists hope placing the sticky notes on camera lenses will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2007

    Some Call It Pronk: Coping with The Cardiacs

    New Times first reported two weeks ago that the speed cameras being placed abundantly throughout town by the Arizona Department of Public Safety were being "vandalized" with -- gasp -- Post-It notes. Scofflaw activists hope placing the sticky notes on camera lenses will b ... More >>

  • Music

    August 30, 2007

    Jumping Jack Frost

    All your drum 'n' bass are belong to him

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Bloc Party

    A Weekend in the City
    (Vice)

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    Family Ties

    For Argentine director Daniel Burman, life is a movie

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Lady Sovereign

    Public Warning
    (Def Jam)

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2006

    Tonight's Show Pick

    Public Warning
    (Def Jam)

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    Badly Drawn Boy

    Born in the U.K.
    (Astralwerks)

  • Music

    August 17, 2006

    The Clientele

    Broken English

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    First Time's a Charm

    Katie Melua slides under the radar

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    New Model Army

    Rule Britannia

  • Music

    June 9, 2005

    Amusement Parks on Fire

    British reinvasion

  • Dining

    May 12, 2005

    Rule, Britannia!

    Cod is great

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    Next Wave

    The Wonder Stuff is back, with one finger raised for the Britpop it spawned

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Athlete

    Vehicles and Animals (Astralwerks)

  • Culture

    July 31, 2003

    You, Spy

    Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

  • Film

    April 3, 2003

    Girls With Balls

    Gurinder Chadha scores with a sporty crowd-pleaser

  • Music

    January 23, 2003

    Paul Weller

    Illumination (Yep Roc)

  • Music

    January 16, 2003

    The Coral

    The Coral (Deltasonic UK)Skeleton Key(Columbia)

  • Film

    October 17, 2002

    Tickle Me Elmo

    Samuel L. Jackson makes light work of a familiar Formula

  • Music

    July 18, 2002

    Killing Joke

    The Kills want you to know that they don't want you to know about The Kills

  • Music

    January 4, 2001

    Obsessions, Passions, Perversions 2000

    Music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets in New Times' annual poll

  • Film

    November 16, 2000

    Rail People

    Into the Arms of Strangers documentary artfully tracks Holocaust Kindertransport survivors

  • Music

    October 19, 2000

    Noise Annoys

    With its latest album, In It for the Money, Supergrass turns sonic clutter into highly interesting listening

  • Music

    February 3, 2000

    Honk If You're Gay, Dad

    Is the UK's Gay Dad a nurturing rock patriarch or the Pop that embarrasses you in front of your friends?

  • Music

    May 20, 1999

    Auto Exhaustion

    Video may have killed the radio star, but it pumped plenty of life into last week's Jesus Chrysler gig

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Recordings

    Video may have killed the radio star, but it pumped plenty of life into last week's Jesus Chrysler gig

  • Music

    April 3, 1997

    Kula-Loop

    The Mystic Mountain Pop of new Brit sensation Kula Shaker

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