By now you’ve no doubt read, re-read, shared on Facebook and Twitter, and angrily commented on our friends at West Coast Sound’s monster of a list, The 20 Worst Hipster Bands. Like it or hate it, it’s hard to debate one key fact brought up by Ben Westhoff: “…most of…
George Lewis Jr., who records and performs as Twin Shadow, sounds distant over the phone. His voices sounds weary, which we’re willing to attribute to his constant touring schedule. He’s worn-out but sharp, his mind seemingly on a constant rush. It’s a fascinating world, the life of a musician, especially…
See also: New Documentary Bigger Than Sound Tracks the Career of Local Promoter Charlie LevyIf you didn’t catch the screening of Bigger Than Sound at ASU’s downtown journalism school last May, then chances are you probably haven’t seen the student-made documentary that chronicles the career of local promoter Charlie Levy…
See also: Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, and More @ Comerica Theatre See also: Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook on Giving the Fans What They Want See also: The full Trespass America slideshow This weekend I attended two intense yet intriguingly different metal shows. I spent Saturday night…
See also: American Standards Hosts Benefit Show for Teen Lifeline See also: American Standards @ The Underground Local hardcore band American Standards, is pretty loud when it comes to its positive messages. The combo recently released a music video for “The Still Life,” the title track of the band’s recent…
See also: Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook on Giving the Fans What They Want See also: Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs In See also: The full Trespass America slideshow.Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, and More @ COMERICA THEATRE|8/26/12 The Trespass America…
See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts “Strong Juggalo Presence” See also: The Gathering of the Juggalos 2012 Lineup Is Pretty Good. Really!Shawn Wolf is a Juggalo — one of countless fanatics of rap outfit Insane Clown Posse. But outside of his punk appearance, there…
See also: Westley Allen of Erratic! Radio on Three Years of Punk Rock Madness on the AirOnce a week Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See the New Times print edition to check out the strip in glorious,…
See also: Local Wizards: Songwriter Makes “Based Garagebandcore;” We Interview Via TwitterThe pre-release fanfare for highly anticipated albums has gotten particularly elaborate recently. Avant-industrial legends Swans have the entirety of their latest two-hour, triple-LP epic available to stream on NPR Music, including a track that runs more than 30 minutes…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week…
The news waits for no one — at least that’s what we read somewhere — so it’s perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of…
See also: A Hot Ghetto Mess of Hip-Hop, Art, and B-Boys: The 10-Year Journey of The Blunt Club See also: DJ M2 Talks Power 98.3, Groove Candy, Disney Cartoons, James Brown, KRS-One, and MoreYou probably haven’t seen Element at many local club gigs recently, and there’s a good reason. The…
See also: Ghostface Killah @ Club Red See also: Local DJ/Producer El-Jay Beats to Share The Stage with Ghostface KillahGhostface Killah @ CLUB RED | 8/23/12 Coming from rappers who know a thing or two about the power of the mixtape, last night’s show featuring Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, and…
See also: River Jones, What Are You Listening To? See also: River Jones Music Featured in NPR’s Wavelength MagazineChances are, you’ve heard the name River Jones thrown around, either surrounding the many artists his label represents (such as Courtney Marie Andrews, Sareena Dominguez or You Me and Apollo) or over…
Marnie Wong Wong is the co-owner and trainer at Boot Camp Babes, a fitness program for women. Find out more information at www.BootCampBabes.com. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I’m totally digging Spotify right now. I’m all over…
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Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
See also: Best Rock Radio Personality, 2011: Westley Allen See also: Erratic! Radio Discusses Yus, Eastside Jets, and Muddy Moneys With Up on the Sun See also: Review: Plainfield Butchers, Hard to Be HumanWestley Allen, Phoenix punk rock DJ, bartender, guitarist, and host of KWSS 106.7 FM’s Tuesday night punk/noise/shoegaze/whatever…
See also: Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs In See also: Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook on American Capitalist, Playing For the Troops, and Spending the Night in One of Saddam’s PalacesFive Finger Death Punch has been called a lot of things: overzealous,…
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See also: Carnegie of Silver Medallion Killed in Car Accident See also: Driver In Accident That Killed Silver Medallion’s Carnegie Indicted for Manslaughter See also: Silver Medallion’s Oren J. Struggles to Create a Fitting Legacy for His Late Partner Carnegie Silver Medallion was very different four years ago. Back then…
Thursday 23 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bobby Q’s: DJ Dark Vader, DJ Skoolboi, DJ Phlava, & Focus (hip-hop, reggae, R&B) Club Red: Real Bass Music with AK 1200, MC TC Izlam, Doctor Doom, Dag Nasty, JahMek Selecta, & Quentin Hiatus (drum ‘n’ bass, jungle,…
