It’s never surprising when Lady Gaga makes headlines, and given that Cyndi Lauper has been laying down the law on Celebrity Apprentice, it should come as no surprise that she’s making headlines with her own ventures outside of the show. According to feministing, Lauper and Gaga teamed up with the…
This week’s music feature gives you the skinny on Phoenix’s new Musical Instrument Museum, which opens this weekend. You know you’re curious about how instruments from all 195 countries were obtained. And why they’re in Phoenix of all places…We take a look at the old-school, Americana, “grassroots success story” the…
So it seems that even though Vampire Weekend’s critically acclaimed, (by nearly all music critics except our very own Jay Bennett,) Contra came out just this January, the plan is that they’ll have another recording out before the year’s end, according to TwentyFourBit.Their frontman, Ezra Koenig said that they band…
This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What was the scene like at Coachella? Why does Glenn Danzig need to watch his back…
Last night I was minding my own business when I received a text message saying, “See the stars of Police Women of Maricopa County Wed. Apr. 21st at the Yucca Tap with Hashknife Outfit, Tony Martinez and Barefoot and Preggers.”Given that New Times updates us weekly on the show, my…
According to NME, Adam Ant has publicly stated that he’s made his first album in 15 years, and that you’ll be able to hear an ex-Oasis member on it.If you’re anything like me, and you were totally and completely devastated when you found out that Noel Gallagher had finally had…
This week, looking at What’s Selling is a little different. That’s because Saturday was the long-anticipated Record Store Day, and hopefully you didn’t miss out.Not only did all of our favorite local record stores have live in-store performances, but they sold a ton of exclusive material only available one day…
So if you weren’t fortunate enough to make it to Coachella this year — I along with several of my fellow disappointed New Times staffers fall into that category — and you’re not too broken up about it to find out how it actually went, Spin offers up the high…
Just when you thought Trey Parker and Matt Stone couldn’t get any more offensive, they did it. According to TwentyFourBit, Parker and Stone are making a Broadway musical about Mormonism.”Growing up in Colorado, a lot of our friends were Mormons and we always thought their book would make a great…
Last night the Phoenix Film Festival came to a close. Finishing out its 10th year, the fest decided to go out with a bang. The closing screening was of a new movie starring Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, James Caan, and Gabriel Macht titled Middle Men, which won’t be released until…
The short film is one of the most underrated mediums around. They take the essence of film, condense it into one brief little package, and if they’re good, they leave you thinking about it for likely longer than you would a full length feature.Because of constraints in length, every scene,…
This week’s music feature is a helpful pocket guide to ignorant Americans about English geography and the bands that come from each region.Also, Jason Woodbury publicly admits that he likes The Eagles, even if it destroys all of his hipster street cred. But he tells you why it shouldn’t. And…
Australia’s too-cute-for-school Sia came to prominence in the U.S. after her song “Breathe Me” was featured in the final episode of Six Feet Under. Looking back, it makes sense her big break would come on the small screen: Sia’s sweet style is endearing to the fantasy-like, surreal scenarios portrayed on…
The plight of too many talented songwriters is obscurity, often because they write songs for others. When a song becomes famous, few know the person behind the music. Thankfully, Mark Knopfler, the Scottish-born singer, songwriter, and former lead guitarist for Dire Straits, did not fall into obscurity. Since his Dire…
Australia’s too-cute-for-school Sia came to prominence in the U.S. after her song “Breathe Me” was featured in the final episode of Six Feet Under. Looking back, it makes sense her big break would come on the small screen: Sia’s sweet style is endearing to the fantasy-like, surreal scenarios portrayed on…
This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. When will Mesa’s Nile Theatre re-open? What do Martin Cizmar and Steve Chilton think of the…
The Phoenix Film Festival is one of the few events that makes me, and the city of Phoenix, feel cultured. I’m not saying there aren’t fun, “classy” things to do during the year. But this is the one solitary week out of the year that you can see more than…
Candye Kane is a flamboyant, unabashed, over-the-top blues singer with bright costumes and a vibrant, extroverted personality.She’s well known among her fans not only for her voice, but also for her style. They love going to her shows for all sorts of different reasons, but they’ll all tell you that…
This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Why can’t Phoenix’s NPR station, KJZZ, be more like KCRW, and play some indie rock? What…
Hard rock/metal band 16 Second Stare just released a new record and are out on tour in support of it. The new album is way heavier than their debut, and the band promises to pack the punches live and in person. Guitarist and singer Angry Tim just got out of…
When you used to be in a band with a guy that made arguably the most anticipated album of the last two decades, which turned out to be Axl Rose’s epic failure Chinese Democracy, it’s kinda hard to top the hype yourself. But alas, Slash has found a few ways…
This week’s music feature is on the large, local, lo-fi band Dry River Yat Club. They reflect on their latest live album release, touring, and their very big, never changing lineup.We also have pieces on Phoenix rockers Ronin Meyer and their raffles for hugs in concert, and the “groove metal”…
