Mouse Powell’s latest video plays like a real-time tour around some of the Valley’s unofficial historic landmarks. From sunshine, palm trees, and his “first show at the Modified,” “Holding Home” off of his debut album, Where It’s Cloudy, chronicles the young MC’s time growing up in the Copper State. Set…
Mother’s Day — the day we set aside of reflect on what our mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, and other types of mothers have done for us over the years — is on its way. They were there when we first smoked marijuana (though they weren’t aware what we were up to)…
Bet you didn’t expect to look at The Atlantic’s site yesterday and read an article about how LOLcats are making you smarter, did you?If the Internet is good for anything other than spyware and porn, it’s most certainly really funny pictures of cats doing . . . well, anything. The…
The Big Red Radio, known by its longtime call-letters 98 KUPD, is known for putting on big productions, like UFest, the End of Summer Scorcher, and the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Concert events and heavy music are the station’s bread and butter, but the unique and hilarious contests they…
By now, your Facebook feed is swelling with posts with posts from brand-new hockey fans, folks saying “Go ‘Yotes” when they didn’t give the slightest damn two weeks ago. But that’s an awful cynical way to look at it, isn’t it? On Tuesday night, the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Predators…
It still feels hard to believe. Friday’s news about the passing of MCA (Adam Yauch) of The Beastie Boys shocked nearly everyone, forcing us to confront mortality and look back on the group’s lasting legacy. “At first, I didn’t want to believe it, then came shock and, lastly, my heart…
It felt like kind of a big deal when indie soft-rocker Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) won a Grammy Award. But that’s nothing compared to his status as the world’s unlikeliest sex symbol. I mean, have you ever fantasized about Justin Vernon?Perhaps you’ve envisioned yourself in a romantic scenario with him,…
See also: Record Heat: The Hangover by Brad Dwyer If you’ve ever purchased a vinyl record in Arizona, you’ve got at least one sob story about leaving a record in your car and having the brutal, unrelenting sun turning the thing into black vinyl bowl. The thing is, Arizona is…
See also: OFF!’s Dimitri Coats Talks Phoenix Oil Theft Charges Years ago, I saw Nick Lowe (probably my favorite songwriter) at the Rhythm Room. Right before he played a devastating new song called “I Read a Lot,” he prefaced it with a warning, saying something like “This is a new…
Beloved record store The Ghost of Eastside Records will be exorcised from its current location less than two weeks from now. A post on the store’s Facebook page this afternoon stated that the Tempe vinyl emporium and music shop, which was a pop-up reincarnation of the defunct Eastside Records, will…
The tough-looking circuit-bent instruments crafted by Phoenix’s Corey Busboom are able to survive getting accidentally dropped by clumsy musicians. However, these curious creations (which are made from broken electronics and household appliances) won’t survive an attack by ginormous kaiju monsters. This fact is demonstrated in the latest music video by…
Music Maker Workshops Battle of the Bands Club Red Sunday, May 6, 2012 Pint-size rockers of Ahwatukee’s Music Maker Workshops dueled it out at the school’s first battle of the bands of the year Sunday night at Club Red in Tempe. The school takes kids between the ages of 8…
Like The Beatles, Johnny Cash is a risky musician to cover. Do you stay true to the Man In Black’s style, or do you put your own twist on his songs? The Tommy Ash Band made the bold choice to put their own spin on “Folsom Prison Blues.” The Tommy…
See also: Watch: Isaiah Toothtaker and Max B’s Weird, Swimsuit Model-Studded “Been Told” Last time we checked in with Tucson-based Isaiah Toothtaker and Max B, they were dropping the swimsuit-studded video for “Been Told,” a song featured on their upcoming record, Toothy Wavy. Turns out the grainy, sexy visuals were…
See also: Metal Mondays: Phoenix Needs a Heavy Metal Strip Club A friend of mine brought up a very pertinent question the other day, questioning the validity of current heavy metal. Metal will always have fans, turned on by classic metal gods who’ve been around for decades or whatever crap…
See also: Creed’s Scott Stapp, One of the Most Hated Men in Rock In this week’s New Times music section, there’s an interview with Creed singer Scott Stapp, or as the article describes him, one of the most hated men in rock. His band doesn’t get much more respect. In…
You one of those people who sits around bemoaning the fact that “rock ‘n’ roll has, like, totally lost its spark, man?” Well, allow us to introduce you to theatrical rockers Foxy Shazam. Entertaining barely scratches the surface; Eric Nally and his circus of musicians put on one hell of…
If you pay a visit to AZ/88 tonight, its urbane décor and trendy drinks won’t be the coolest thing going on inside the haute Scottsdale hangout. DJ Akshen will be working hard on the wheels of steel providing a fitting tribute to the late Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys…
Beastie Boys aren’t supposed to die, and they certainly aren’t supposed to succumb to cancer when they’re only 47. But that’s what happened today: MCA has passed away. The Beastie Boys seemed eternally youthful — from their punky beginnings to their prank-rap stardom, to their string of genuine and soulful…
Memorial services have been set for fallen Arizona musician Marco Holt. On Sunday, May 6, family and friends will gather to commemorate the passing of The Tremulants singer/guitarist, who lost a bout with cancer last month. The service will be held at the Sister Cities Garden at Kiwanis Park in…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. The post-punk and new wave bands that emerged from the late ’70s began their emotional cutting long before it was actually cool to be a self-loathing sycophant; sprucing up the…
See also: Wooden Indian, Amen Dunes, and Entrance Band at Chasers I’ll admit it. I screwed up. I went out to Chasers to catch Wooden Indian, Amen Dunes, and Entrance Band, and while I was out, I planned to interview Mitch Freedom of Wooden Indian and indie-soul collective What Laura…
