Warren Zevon

Is it Rude to Take Photos of Your Food in a Restaurant?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.Thanks to social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, it' ... More >>

Don't Dismiss Guitarist Leo Kottke as a Lightweight

The 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

So long, 2012. You were a weird, uncomfortable, and scary year. You were also wonderful, at times so unbearably wonderful that I thought my brain was going to explode as I struggled to wrap my head around your pure, blindingly bright joy. You had all the things a monumental year should: elections, ... More >>

David Bazan Celebrates 10 Years of Pedro the Lion's Control

David Bazan Band

J. Tillman Shakes Sad-Folkie Tag with Fear Fun

Blake Mills: Fiona Apple's Guitarist Makes Killer Pop on His Own

Blake Mills isn't a household name, but like classic sidemen of lore (David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Leon Russell), he's makes an impact wherever he shows up. As a guitarist in Fiona Apple's band (he's performing with her on Tuesday, September 18, at Mesa Arts Center), Lucinda Williams, Cass McCombs, B ... More >>

Rehab, Rhythm Room, 8/30/12

Rehab @ Rhythm Room| 8/30/12Not since bearded Jim Morrison have rotund drunks been celebrated with such crazed enthusiasm. Not that I could ever compare last night's Rehab show at The Rhythm Room to even the most spaced-out of Morrison's career and consider it fair. But I did learn a few things as ... More >>

The 10 Coolest, Scariest, Freakiest Songs About Heroin

See also: 10 Songs About Cocaine See also: 15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20 Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. It's in many ways the enduring holy trinity of pop music. Like it or not -- we're not advocating anything -- drugs are responsible for lots of great songwriting. So every Friday in August, we' ... More >>

The Perks of Being a Wallflower(s Fan)

See also: No Seriously, Chumbawamba Has a Storied Anarchist Past See also: Our Throwback Thursday Archives Ladies and gentlemen, may I present The Wallflowers: The Only Band That Matters. Just kidding, but the Clash vibes from the band's new tune, "Reboot the Mission," are clearly intentional. It ... More >>

Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith on the "L.A. Sound," Warren Zevon, and The Big Pink

​Nothing is Wrong, the sophomore album from Los Angeles rock 'n' roll band Dawes, is an earnest effort. There are times you wonder if it's too earnest, to forthcoming about its mellow, sun-drenched intentions. But the album works, charming right past your cynicism, with golden-hued tracks like t ... More >>

Randy Newman and Pedro the Lion, "Political Science"

​I really wanted to drop some Randy Newman jams on KWSS this morning, but alas, time didn't permit. Newman will be in town this weekend, doing a two-night stand at the Biltmore. If you are only familiar with his soundtrack work -- or know him as simply as the butt of a Family Guy joke -- you're mi ... More >>

Susan Russo's The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches Is Worth a Bite or Two

​Allow us to posit a theory. You're a fan of sandwiches. No, we're not clairvoyant. What we are is intimately aware of the delicious potential inherit in placing various fillings between two pieces of bread. So too is Susan Russo, a writer for NPR's Kitchen Window, food blogger, and author o ... More >>

Deer Tick

Deer Tick

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself

James McMurtry

Stories, with guitar

After Midnight

A guide to the graveyard shift

Slay Bells

Santa bangs his head at the Clubhouse

As Heard on KCDX

Warren Zevon

The Wind (Artemis)

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong

to attack pop culture

American Dream

Speedbuggy USA: guns, booze, hicks and chicks

Prophet Ear

Ex-Green on Red mainstay Chuck Prophet continues his solo metamorphosis with The Hurting Business

Various artists

The I-10 Chronicles
(Back Porch)

Warren Piece

Zevon's older, but he can't get much wiser

Rock 'n' Goal Music

Phoenix Coyotes music director reveals trade secrets on what sounds make Purple Palace fans howl

Flashes

Message in a Bottle

The Refreshments take a cautious step toward maturity with their new album

Power Trio

Peter Buck goes West with Eitzel, Middle Eastern with Tuatara, and everywhere else with Minus 5

Joe Myers: Buyers Beware

If it says Thurston Dreambox on the package, it's actually Tempe guitar phenom Joe Myers Under the Crazy Hat

Pic Hits for the week

BETTER OFF DEADPHOENIX NATIVE VINCE WELNICK MAKES GOOD ON GRATEFUL EXPECTATIONS

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