Meat LoafCelebrity TheatreAugust 22, 2010 As I sat through Meat Loaf’s concert full of epic songs, costume changes, rhinestone studded jackets, and women clad in pleather and lace, I couldn’t help but laugh a little at over-the-top theatrics of show. Since Meat Loaf’s legacy, built up on albums like Bat…
This week’s music feature is on Meat Loaf. The chatty singer just released his 11th studio album, but had lots to say on other subject matters as well. Like for instance, what he would do differently if he were president. (Something rockstars consider often, I’m sure.) He dishes with us…
Scoring one big hit is a Catch-22 for most bands, who often go down in history as a much-derided One Hit Wonder as their talent or record of innovation goes ignored by a fickle public. And when a band’s lone hit is a cover . . . Well, such is…
I only had to ask Meat Loaf one question: “How are you?” That pleasantry functioned as a conversational “open sesame,” unbolting the floodgates to Meat’s mind. A candid discussion of politics, music criticism, SB 1070, and identifying suspicious people on airplanes followed. And, oh, yeah, a few words about Meat…
Scoring one big hit is something of a catch 22 for most bands. They often wind up going down in history as a much-derided One Hit Wonder, most of society indifferent to their talent or record of innovation. Things are doubly compounded when the band’s lone hit is a cover…
This week, New Times ran a list 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. How does 19-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen demonstrate everything wrong with his generation? What does JRC, owner…
This week French Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire were the best sellers at Stinkweeds record store. And no matter what part of town you shop in, no one can seem to get enough of the latest release from Wolf Parade: They mysteriously find a way of showing up in nearly…
This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: RJ and Diane at the American Legion Post #44 in Old Town Scottsdale. The look: Classic southwestern Americana. The smell: Red meat and vegetables cooked with lots of butter. The taste: Home…
We all know that the Sound Strike has taken on a life of its own, with a few notable and hundreds of hopelessly obscure acts attempting to punish Arizona by refusing to play it. This week’s music feature is about one of those bands — Smokus Pocus. There’s just one…
KWSS 106.7 may very well be the Valley’s best-kept secret. Operating as one of the area’s only truly independent radio stations (and perhaps the only one of the FM variety), it is not afraid to play the songs that you always thought should’ve been on the radio but never quite…
This week, New Times ran a list 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 did Trace Adkins have to say about SB 1070 while opening for Toby Keith at…
Is it possible that the rapping career of New Kids on the Block member/Funky Bunch leader-turned-actor Marky Mark Wahlberg could be resurrected? Perhaps. But only at the invitation of Justin Bieber. In a recent Q & A with Time magazine Wahlberg was asked, “Would you be willing to drop a…
Mark Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon in December of 1980 is scheduled to be interviewed by the parole board of the Attica prison in New York next week, NME reports. He’s currently serving a sentence of twenty years to life for Lennon’s murder. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Yoko Ono encourages…
This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Ronnie Winters at Rosie McCaffrey’s. The look: Standard Irish pub. The smell: Residual from pub food consumed earlier in the evening. The taste: Thick, dark, beer. Three words/phrases to describe the night:…
When running a radio station without the confines of corporate ownership and the need for mainstream FM commercial viability, the charts have the freedom to run wild. Radio Phoenix then, is always a mix of indie chic, local cool, and a hint of the unexpected. This week is no exception.The…
This week’s music feature is on the local band Snake! Snake! Snakes!, who are starting to get a lot of national attention, particularly from the college radio world. Despite their burgeoning success, the group has a bit of a problem a la Spinal Tap: They can’t hold onto a drummer.Chris…
Though they’re self-described as an “indie/soul/rock” band, Brian’s Escape packs a little more heat than those blasé labels might suggest. Loud, heavy, and in yo’ face, they’re better described as power pop with a hint of screamo. Having formed as Breaking the Silence in 2005, the sextet is now releasing…
Though they’re self-described as an “indie/soul/rock” band, Brian’s Escape packs a little more heat than those blasé labels might suggest. Loud, heavy, and in-yo-face, they might better be explained as power-pop with a hint of screamo. Having formed as Breaking the Silence in 2005, the rock ‘n’ roll sextet is…
Rolling Stone gives a nice little recap of the first interview Lil Wayne’s done since he’s been in prison.Weezy called in to Funkmaster Flex’s radio show from the New York penitentiary, and is apparently already planning post-release collaborations. Wayne said, “I’ve been saying to myself that I really wanna do…
This week, New Times ran a list 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. Who are the most worthlessly obscure artists boycotting AZ over SB 1070? What are the five…
How could someone who’s been dead for over a year release a new record? The simple answer would likely be that the people who have control over any remaining recorded material are hungry for the money that accompanies anything involving Michael Jackson’s name.Rolling Stone reports that the King of Pop…
This week we decided to report on a record store in the deep south. While typically our charts go to the indie shops rooted in CenPho and Tempe, we thought it important to note that people in Chandler buy records too. This week the folks that shop at Zia Records…
