This week’s feature talks about the nature of touring, and how A Storm of Light and Via Vengeance got their upcoming tour together.”Uh, I think someone at our label talked to someone at their label. I’m not really sure.”Interview enough bands coming through town, and you’ll eventually just quit asking…
It’s a bit shocking that there is still any unreleased Rolling Stones material at this stage. Apparently there is though.Mick was able to dig up enough for ten extra tracks on the upcoming reissue of 1972’s epic Exile on Main Street. Though there was some revision to the songs, they didn’t…
This week, New Times ran a small 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. Is Anthony “Hartbreaks” Hart the new king of Phoenix’s hipster DJs? How was the first show at…
So it seems that The Who singer Roger Daltrey made a statement to the BBC recently that he would be interested in working with former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on a new album. He may be putting the proverbial cart in front of the horse, though, as this is…
Every band has its set of problems. Feuding guitarists, trouble getting gigs, issues with scraping up enough money to record a record or go on tour.Few American bands face the same struggles as Acrassicauda — an Iraqi metal band that recently moved to Brooklyn. They were the subject of the…
New Times singled Radio Phoenix out in our annual Best Of Phoenix issue as the “Best Online Music Station That Should Be a Radio Station.”Actually, in addition to being too-indie-for-the-airwaves the station spins a few things that aren’t even topping the charts at the Valley’s record stores. Check out their…
The goal of Jay Bennett’s ambitious Nothing Not New project is to avoid slipping into a state of “aesthetic atrophy.” That’s why Jay is listening only to brand-new music for one year. I, for one, believe some people have the opposite problem. It seems to me that a lot of hipsters are unaware…
Apparently, Chris Martin and his record label, EMI, are not on the same page when it comes to news about when Coldplay’s new album coming is out. Martin says it will hopefully be released by Christmas of this year, but EMI says that isn’t true. Apparently, when asked whether Coldplay’s…
So make sure your little monsters are in them.Okay. I stole the joke. But it was so obvious I couldn’t resist. Evidently making music, performing sold out concerts, winning Grammys, finding the most outrageous fashions that she can, and working for Polaroid is not enough for the Lady. Now she…
No. This is not the start of a really bad or tasteless joke. Recently, the Vatican’s newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano came out with a list of the ten best rock/pop albums. And the results may be surprising. In no particular order they are:Michael Jackson – Thriller Oasis – (What’s the Story)…
Jay Bennett’s Nothing Not New column has given us all cause to think about, and listen to, brand new music, even if we’re more inclined toward cassette aged vinyl.But when do we, (and when should we) cross the lines between “fan,” “listener,” and “critic?” Jay answers… “They say everyone’s a…
It seems these days lots of folks want a chance to record or perform Pink Floyd’s classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The Flaming Lips have been known to take on the project on occasion. Now, John Lydon (formerly known as Johnny Rotten) is talking about an…
He’s the Prince of Darkness. He’s a pioneer of both heavy metal and reality television. And now, finally, he’s a best-selling author.Ozzy Osbourne’s book I Am Ozzy, was recently released in the U.S. and has been extremely well received. He’s making appearances across the country in support of the new…
It sounds like the Oscars are hoping to take an approach to putting together an awards show that is opposite of the Grammys. While the Grammys were chock-full of performances and showed only a handful of awards presented, it seems that the Oscars will opt for all awards, and no…
No, not exactly. The recent controversy over John Mayer’s interview with Playboy has been discussed from nearly every angle. The journalist who interviewed him, Rob Tannenbaum, said that there was much more to the interview than the tiny blip that was repeated, re-posted, and re-Tweeted so many times. …
Stinkweeds has always been a haven for indie rockers and hipsters. They specialize in independent music in a way that few others do. While it seems like most of the kids jonesing for their fix of the lastest indie release head to Tempe, they also travel a little further west…
No, this isn’t some snide commentary. It’s the truth. They’re taking the words “music television” from their logo. I think everyone does suspect, though, that it’s got something to do with the fact that MTV rarely plays music anymore. Some poor intern for Paste even forced himself to watch 24…
It was ironically named The Losers’ Ball, but if you know anything about how people market stuff nowadays, you’d correctly guess that Sail Inn’s show had incredibly cool musicians playing for a bunch of incredibly cool people. That started right at the top of the bill, with North Carolina’s Dex…
Alkaline Trio’s newest album, This Addiction, which is set to be released on the 23rd of this month, will be the first record put out on their own, newly formed label, Heart & Skull, in conjunction with Epitaph Records.Singer/guitarist Matt Skiba said, “We made the decision to form Heart &…
Well, let’s face it. That ground was desecrated in April 2008. A year and a half after the legendary punk club closed down, John Varvatos opened a boutique store on the spot. Since then, it has become something of an underground tradition for those passing by the intersection at Bowery…
This week’s New Times music feature is a look at the slow death of Associated Distributors, and several really cool locally owned record stores. All I’d ever wanted to do was work in a record store. I’d begun collecting LPs in earnest during my freshman year in high school. I…
We are used to celebrities saying stupid things in interviews. Sometimes, we are even forgiving. I mean, it’s difficult for someone to be “on” all the time. And I imagine that for celebrities who are constantly scrutinized by the media, and talk to the cameras/recorders frequently, it’s hard to not…
