Our 12 Favorite NSFW Videos (NSFW. DUH.)

See also: Miniature Tigers Get Sexy @ Crescent Ballroom We’ve documented the fact that Miniature Tigers’ new album, Mia Pharaoh has no shortage of totally sexy songs. The group’s latest video, “Sex on the Regular” furthers the vibe, featuring a fox lady with a singing vagina. You know, because nothing…

Throwback Thursday: Everclear

I couldn’t have asked for a better time to hear about the Summerland Tour. While waiting for a coffee in Venice Beach, California, I was browsing Up On The Sun on my phone and saw that Everclear was coming. I knew what I had to listen to, because I rolled…

Personal Demons

Coming up with answers to life’s big questions is daunting. What if you make the wrong decision? What if Satan were the hero and God the villain? That’s the premise of The Devil’s Carnival, the latest film project from the creators of Repo! The Genetic Opera. “It’s the same type…

Original Sin

Normally kids get to have all of the fun on Easter, namely with hunting for eggs and munching on candy. But Provocatease’s Easter-themed performance will ensure that grown-ups have some fun leading up to the holy day. We’re All Going To Hell explores the seven deadly sins through burlesque, belly…

Club Candids: Giligin’s Bar, Scottsdale

There’s nothing quite like a college party. And just because you have graduated doesn’t mean you can’t still party like you’re pledging for a frat. Giligin’s has everything that made a college party fun, namely beer pong and a young, attractive crowd. There were other bar games that looked a…

Take Cover: Fatigo Covers Depeche Mode

Covering Depeche Mode without a synthesizer can be a bit of a challenge, but Fatigo pulls it off with a piano, a trumpet, and some cool bass effects. “We are going to integrate some of Depeche Mode’s synthy sounds [while] giving it that Fatigo south of the border sound,” says…

Throwback Thursday: Sixpence None the Richer

Welcome to Throwback Thursday, where we revisit the overplayed, over (and under)rated, and the one-hit and multi-hit wonders of yesteryear. I have a bone to pick with Sixpence None the Richer for giving me unrealistic expectations about dating. When “Kiss Me” came out, it made me think that once I…

Watching The Reels

Forget camping out for the midnight showing of The Hunger Games, the most crazed film aficionados are gearing up for the Phoenix Film Festival. The 12th edition of the fest begins with an opening night gala , and a screening of Robot & Frank, featuring Frank Langella as an aging…

Page the Village Idiot @ Long Wong’s at the Firehouse

Arizona’s wacky political landscape is prime fodder for any comedian, but local one-man band Page the Village Idiot manages to make his subversion both funny and catchy. His hilarious commentary on Joe Arpaio’s policies (“Thank You Joe Arpaio”) may have been topped in his so-called love letter to Jan Brewer…

Download “Seekers,” Future Loves Past’s New Song

Future Loves Past released a new single yesterday and it’s gorgeous. “Seekers” came out just in time for the summer, and its effervescent percussion and melodic vocals are a pleasant reminder that pool season is just around the corner. But the meaning of the song isn’t as carefree as the…

Take Cover: Born Loser and The Hangers On Cover The Pixies

Born Loser and The Hangers Onput together a Pixies set after a fan said BLATHO reminded him of The Pixies. Initially, some band members thought it was a bad idea thanks to odd timing, but it turned out well. “[We decided] we’ll just do whatever ‘Where is my Mind?’ is…

Boys & Frogs Break Up; Michael Alexander Starts New Band

After three years, a music feature, and a bunch of gorgeous music videos, Boys & Frogs has decided to call it quits. But it’s not so much an ending as beginning, according to songwriter Michael Alexander. “I just think it was time for me, personally, to move on. I’ve been…

Throwback Thursday: Harvey Danger

Welcome to Throwback Thursday, where we revisit the overplayed, over (and under)rated, and the one-hit and multi-hit wonders of yesteryear. Today’s tidbit of information that will make you feel old: Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” is 15-years-old. Even if the title doesn’t ring a bell, its chorus is probably still rattling…

Lover-Toys

Being nice has a time and a place, but acting naughty is so much more fun. Ludacris was on to something: Gals who act like a “lady on the street, but a freak in the bed” make for ideal mates. The Festival of Flesh celebrates just about every sort of…

Club Candids: St. Patrick’s Day at Seamus McCaffrey’s

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. It’s one of the few days where getting drunk and trying to kiss people is not just acceptable, it’s encouraged. We actually did not see much kissing going on at Seamus McCaffrey’s on St. Patrick’s Day. There were lots of people dancing or sipping on Guinness,…

Cults at Rhythm Room, 3/19/12 (VIDEO)

Cults Rhythm Room Monday, March 19, 2012 Better Than: Sweating buckets or inhaling copious amounts of secondhand smoke at previous Cults shows. Being “Internet famous” can come as a mixed blessing, but Cults has now played three sold out Arizona shows thanks to hype from the blogosphere. The band’s career…

Take Cover: The Madera Strand Covers The Police

When The Madera Strand prepared a Police set for Cover the Crescent, the band’s main obstacle was finding the right pitch. “[Sting] sings so high anyway, but I’m also an alto, so some of those notes were kind of hard to hit,” says vocalist d’Averill Demetrulias in reference to “Walking…