Artist: Liam’s ProblemTitle: Liam’s Problem EPBasics: Liam’s Problem describes themselves as a “musical journey through rock, soul, funk and blues” and “as likely to be influenced by The Allman Brothers or Parliament Funkadelic as they are Led Zeppelin or Pear Jam.”There is definitely a Pearl Jam/Soundgarden influence mixed with some…
Song: The David Mayfield Parade, “Noreen”Context: The debuet album from The David Mayfield Parade has been one of my favorites of the young year. This song, “Noreen,” is particularly great but the entire record features great blues-meets-indie vocals and hard country chords and from the stand-up bass playing brother of…
The time has come for Lady Gaga to resume control over your radio. Ms. Gaga dropped her brand new single “Born This Way” this morning, according to SPIN.The song “Born This Way” is the first track to be released from her upcoming LP of the same title, which will be…
Pete Yorn In this week’s print edition we catch up with New Jersey rocker Pete Yorn just in time for Valentine’s Day to get his take on some classic love songs. You can read the whole thing here. But love songs weren’t the only thing we had the chance to…
YuckThursday, February 10, 2011Rhythm Room, PhoenixMy ears are still ringing as I write this, and I couldn’t be happier. Normally, I loathe doling out such large amounts of damage to my eardrums, but if it was at the hands of North London buzz band Yuck, then I think I can…
Michelle Edwards The local improviser performs with Dangerville at 7 Minutes in Love on Saturday, February 12 at Space 55 at 9 p.m., immediately followed by Dangerville in the Cagematch improv competition, also at Space 55. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would…
Drea Doll of the Venomous Pinks put together this flier for a wild and crazy punk rock show that’s going down this Saturday night.”Any music from Evil Beaver and the Venomous Pinks could be considered airborne toxic material,” Drea said, explaining the sea of people wearing gas masks in the…
Song: Miranda Cosgrove, “Dancing Crazy”Context: This is a weird one: Actress/teenie pop singer Miranda Cosgrove’s publicist has announced that her February 23 show at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre will be free. Yes, tickets has been priced at $27.50 but the show is now totally free. Weird, right? Guess Cosgrove is not…
Tempe electro-pop act Super Stereo is scoring tons of views over at MTV.com. As of today, their video for “Life Passed me By” is the highest rated on the site, as well as at the top of the “most commented” catergory and second on the “most shared.” The video has…
In this week’s music feature newly-promoted Assistant Night and Day Editor Benjamin Leatherman talks with Oren J of Silver Medallion about the group’s just-released album No One Ever Really Dies, which Oren finished after the tragic death of his partner Carnegie last fall. The Silver Medallion story is a touching…
If you’re single, Valentine’s Day kinda sucks. You’ll likely spend this weekend sitting on your ass, alternating bouts of drinking with visits to online porn sites, while your friends and their respective S.O.’s dine, drink, and dance, all in the name of romance. Then again, if you’re in a relationship,…
Rocking out and getting sweaty next to complete strangers might not exactly sound romantic, but it’s an unconventional and fun way to spend Valentine’s Day this Monday. The Pretty Reckless comes to town to play Martini Ranch on their first headlining, intimate club tour, after the Taylor Momsen-fronted band sold…
The Guitar Hero franchise has officially been canceled by video gaming publisher Activision, according to Blabbermouth.The decline in the game’s popularity was significant enough to make the company pull the plug. The DJ Hero franchise will also be coming to an end.Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg noted a recent steep…
Plain White T’s have come a long way since their first studio album was released 11 years ago. Ten albums further, to start with. The T’s — whom, yes, you know from That Song, which I’ll remind you about in a few lines — are currently touring in support of…
There’s something to be said for consistency — at least that’s what you take away from Scott H. Biram’s song “Still Drunk, Still Crazy, Still Blue,” off his 2009 record Something’s Wrong/Lost Forever. The character falls within Biram’s general specialty of wandering wastrels, truck-driving whiskey-drinkers, and lost souls rootless as…
With country music’s “New Traditionalist” movement of the ’90s officially pushing up daisies in the wake of the current Taylor Swift/Lady Antebellum/Sugarland country/pop movement, unabashed country singers like John Michael Montgomery have been shut out of the major-city arena-tour circuit and are now playing gigs in places like Wickenburg, where…
Whether we chalk it up to SB 1070 outrage or the economy or the moldy reflexive feminism of the event itself, one thing is certain about the 2010 “revival” version of Lilith Fair: It didn’t come here. The all-distaff music festival was forced to scrap 13 dates last year, including…
The King of Pop. His Royal Badness. Collectively, Michael Jackson and Prince helped define the early-’80s era of MTV, revolutionized both R&B and popular music, sold an eff-load of albums, and influenced thousands of musicians worldwide. Head-to-head, however, it’s hard to say who was better. This pop-star smackdown is at…
Valentine’s Day is the one day out of the whole year when you have the opportunity to show your special lady just how much you care. Technically, there is your anniversary — it’s very important you do that then also. Oh, and there is also her birthday — that’s another…
Can one man exist in the realm of buzz bands his entire career? Well, why the hell not? It’s easier than it seems — simply lead one band to the top of Buzz Band Mountain, ditch that band with your bass player after a critically successful debut album, and lead…
When Oren J. Schuable’s cell phone rang on the morning of September 11 last year, he didn’t want to pick up. His group, Silver Medallion, had staged two off-the-hook gigs the evening prior in Scottsdale, and the 24-year-old hip-hop artist was sleeping off a hangover after a night of performing…
THURSDAY 10 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B,…
