Title: Honey In My CoffeeBasics: Back to country this week — thankfully it’s not countrified rock about a fictional outlaw.There is, however, a song about a dog on Blaine Long’s record, but we’ll get to that later. Allow Blaine’s bio, compliments of blainelong.com, to help set the mood for the…
Spanish electronic rockers Delorean have to be feeling pretty good about their name right now. With the recent re-release of Robert Zemeckis’ brilliant Back to the Future trilogy, the public’s odd fascination with the car that made time travel possible — and possibly fueled by the pure Colombian cocaine smuggled…
Elton John has been a superstar for decades. His latest collaborator, Leon Russell, on the other hand, has been something of an obscurity for most of his 40-something-year career, which started as a session musician and featured one semi-hit album, 1972’s Carney, and a few other charting records before his…
Elton John has been a superstar for decades. His latest collaborator, Leon Russell, on the other hand, has been something of an obscurity for most of his 40-something-year career, which started as a session musician and featured one semi-hit album, 1972’s Carney, and a few other charting records before his…
In a recently taped interview with Matt Lauer, George W. Bush claimed that Kanye West’s candid outburst on the September 2, 2005 Concert for Hurricane Relief telethon — “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” — was the “worst moment” of his presidency. The worst. Bush has a new book, Decision…
None, however, hold a candle to the upcoming December 8 Wu-Tang Clan show. Billed as a “reunion show” — a difficult accomplishment since founding member/media darling Russell “Ol’ Dirty Bastard” Jones passed away almost six years ago — their Celebrity Theatre gig will be interesting, to say the least. While…
The dance-punk DIY-ers are back at it today with the release of their third album, Sidewalks. “Cameras,” the album’s lead single, was released in late August and features some funk-riffic horns mixed with pounding drums. Matt & Kim are in a solid stride from their last album, 2009’s Grand and…
Title: Children of FortuneBasics: More shitty pop punk? No. Some countrified rock about fictional outlaws? No sir. Then what, pray tell, exactly is Nowhere Man And A Whiskey Girl? Just some super mellow, twangy folk music. Derrick and Amy Ross comprise the duo — she sings and plays piano while…
In a case of “why?” and “how did this even come about?,” (editors note: to sell energy drinks) once Phoenix-based indie rockers Miniature Tigers will face Philadelphia legends The Roots in a turn-based, Red Bull-sponsored rock battle November 20 in Scottsdale.The whole thing is going down at American Junkie, situated…
I’ll be honest with you: this week’s group has to be the most random assemblage of just announced shows I have seen. Leading this week’s pack is Los Gatos rockers Trapt, whose 2002 song “Headstrong,” it has been confirmed, will simply never go away. Trapt has released three albums –…
So what if your favorite band’s songs are featured in car commercials? Who cares if they hold the distinction of having the biggest selling digital album in history? That’s not a bad thing, right?Well, for many people, it is.I don’t know when “selling out” became such a big issue for…
For all intents and purposes, I could tell that at least the lead singer and guitarist/backup vocalist were female, but I had no idea the entire band was. It changes absolutely nothing about my reception of The Fool as it steadily inches towards becoming one of October’s better new releases…
Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State FairSaturday, October 23, 2010Last night’s Bret Michaels concert came with a fair amount of trepidation. What were fans to expect? Was Michaels going to play a show full his newer, solo material with his aptly-namned Bret Michaels Band? Or would he play a…
Artist: Shane HuntTitle: Another Awkward Silence Between Friends EPBasics: I’ll admit that I chuckled upon seeing the name of this particular EP. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s perhaps one of the most ingenious, cleverly-titled EPs I have received thus far, so bonus points for making me smile,…
What do you get the man who has everything? Hit records, a literal harem of reality-show women, a vast collection of bandannas and motorcycles — and it’s still not enough for Bret Michaels. You would think Poison’s 1988 power ballad “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” would be the high point…
What do you get the man who has everything? Hit records, a literal harem of reality-show women, a vast collection of bandannas and motorcycles — and it’s still not enough for Bret Michaels. You would think Poison’s 1988 power ballad “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” would be the high point…
It’s a lighter load for this week’s incoming shows — mostly due to the fact that we had two different sets of incoming shows last week. That’s not to say that there aren’t some doozies amongst this week’s announcements, though. For those fans of old-school hip hop, we have EMPD making…
A judge on Iron fucking Chef. Just look at him. What the fuck happened to this band? What the fuck happened to Caleb Followill? I sure as shit don’t know, but I give up.Since Kings of Leon were first embraced by UK fans, who lead them down this terrible path,…
We all have guilty pleasures.When we like something that falls outside the realm of our normally stringent tastes, it can be exhausting to constantly keep up appearances around our peers.Maybe you’ve had that experience when Britney Spears’ “Toxic” comes on the radio and you try not to visibly enjoy it…
Those with an obsessive wealth of useless, trivial knowledge (read: me) know that Rooney is lead by Robert Schwartzman, younger brother of former Phantom Planet drummer Jason and romantic interest in the 2001 coming-of-age Disney movie The Princess Diaries. Frankly, I’m surprised Rooney is still kicking around — I haven’t given the…
Title: Castlecore Pt. 1Basics: Enough of this hip hop stuff, our weekly locals-only review column YAFI was built on emo-tastic pop punk.What better way to return to the fold than with Tigerface’s latest album Castlecore Pt. 1? Now, had this album — which is stretch for something clocking in just…
Free show? Video with cats playing instruments? What’s not to love? The video for “Red Lights” is after the jump…
