Inside the Mind of Lydia Lunch — American Poet, Provocateur, and Punk Rock Priestess
What a wonderfully wicked mind on the legendary punk rocker.
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Upset About The Election? Listen to These Anti-Trump Songs
They might help. They might not. But it’s something.
Death Grips Lit Up a Dark Election Night with an Illuminating Performance
For an hour and a half, MC Ride got me to forget about the election.
Futuristic Talks About The Internet, His Future, and Growing Up with Black and White Parents
In June 2014, Futuristic’s single “I Guess I’ll Smoke” cracked 1 million views on YouTube. Now he predicts he has more than 70 videos that have eclipsed that mark.
Gilbert’s Lydia to Perform With Full String Section at Mesa Arts Center
Don’t ask Leighton Antelman to explain how his dream-pop outfit, Lydia, composes songs. Like Lydia’s music, which is full of hazy edges and misty melodies, Antelman’s answer provides a vague guide to the band’s musical aspiration. “There’s a lot of different randomness. I’m not really sure,” he says inconclusively. “We…
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The 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents
?We at New Times, like Bill Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year election day rolls around and you’re struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn party possible.
Okilly Dokilly Releases Full-Length Album, Howdilly Doodilly, and Music Video
Okilly Dokilly is set to release its first full-length record after going viral last year.
Here’s A Playlist For Arizona Pot Legalization Should Proposition 205 Pass
It’ll be good to have these stashed away in case a celebration is in order.
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Early Phoenix Punk Band Exterminators Finally Release Their Debut Album
Hiding in a stranger’s bedroom at a house party on the west side of Phoenix, 14-year-old Buzzy Murder, lead guitarist in Exterminators, thought he was going to jail for sure. “A good percentage of our gear had been stolen,” says Murder, whose real name is Doug Clark. “[Doug Goss, the…
10 Reasons Ringo Starr Was The Most Important Beatle
If you want to learn how much someone doesn’t know about music, engage them in a conversation that weighs in on the importance of Ringo Starr to the Beatles. If the person casts Ringo as the bit player in the Beatles, you know he is missing the big picture and…
The 11 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week
Just because it’s a weekday doesn’t mean you have an excuse to stay in.
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The 30 Best Concerts in Phoenix in November 2016
There are a few reasons why we really dig November, not the least of which are that the weather’s better and the holiday’s are just around the corner.There are a few reasons why we really dig November. Not only does the weather’s actually get particularly cooler sometime this month (no,…
The 5 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend
Here are our picks for the best concerts happening this weekend. Check out our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Stephen Stills – Friday, November 4 – Musical Instrument Museum For Stephen Stills, 1968 was a particularly good year. Sure, his band Buffalo Springfield had imploded in a mass of…
Our Thoughts On The Trunk Space’s New Location at Grace Lutheran Church
Since Trunk Space officially closed its doors on its original Grand Avenue location this summer, there has been much anticipation in the Phoenix DIY scene to see where the new Trunk Space would be. After many successful pop-up shows around Phoenix and Tempe, the perfect spot opened up for Trunk…
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The Shins and Gov’t Mule Top the Lineup for 2017 McDowell Mountain Music Festival
Gov’t Mule, The Shins, Grouplove, Flume, and Chromeo will headline the 2017 McDowell Mountain Music Festival, which will take place at Margaret T. Hance Park on March 3-5. The festival, which is in its 14th year, will also feature Lettuce, DJ Mustard, Emancipator Ensemble, Bob Moses, Railroad Earth, The Record…
Dephinger Is No Longer That Joke Band From 15 Years Ago
Political correctness and punk rock don’t mix. Sure, there are bands that do the punk thing well and never say or do anything untoward or aiming to offend. These bands are neat, probably dress well, and are nice to their mothers, and the world is safer for it. Luckily for…
The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst Exorcises Demons in Memoir
At several points during Cured: A Tale of Two Imaginary Boys by original Cure drummer (and later keyboard player) Laurence “Lol” Tolhurst, the author describes situations where other members of the Cure said to him something along the lines of, “No one will mind if you get some help, Lol.”…
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Traitor Worship Is The World’s First Anti-Joe Arpaio Grindcore Project
Joe Arpaio’s infamous tenure as Maricopa County Sheriff has inspired lots of protest art and music. But the metal community has not yet joined the flock. Until now. Thanks to a volunteer for Bazta Arpaio, a nonprofit dedicated to voting the sheriff out of office during next week’s election, there now…
The 9 Best Metal Concerts in Metro Phoenix in November 2016
Arizona metalheads, it’s finally November. Take a deep breath of fresh air — after all, we’re finally out of the triple digits — kick back, and listen to some of your favorite tunes. One of the best parts about the impending holiday season is the end-of-year sales on music and the…
Car Seat Headrest is the Poster Child for Bandcamp Fame
A 13-album catalog, sold-out tours, and lyrical themes of existential despair are not what come to mind when thinking about a 24-year-old musician. Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest, however, has all of these and more under his belt. For Toledo, music was always a presence. From his father teaching…
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Death Race 2016: Here are all the Musicians Who Died in October 2016
With Halloween and Day of the Dead behind us, we turn now to our Month of the Dead tally and see if there were any October surprises. Of course, there were. Like the nine months before it, we lost some great underrated musicians, many of them songwriters whose names may not…