Bill Wyman — a valued member of Phoenix’s blogging community held in high esteem by all those who know him — has successfully perpetrated a humorous ruse upon the news media.Mr. Wyman, you see, shares his name with the former bassist of The Rolling Stones, one of the world’s most…
Documentary makers have given a new meaning to riding in style. A team of five filmmaking Brooklynites known as Bandcycle are biking across the country to make a rock doc of sorts. Bandcycle includes director Michael Kortlander, production coordinator Michael Mallette, and cyclists/producers Michael “Maj” O’Grady, Alex Aeschbury and Dan…
Song:Girl Talk – Bounce ThatContext: Girl Talk will play Marquee Theatre on March 23, it was announced today. w00t! Girl Talk – Night Ripper…
Title: Honey In My CoffeeBasics: Back to country this week — thankfully it’s not countrified rock about a fictional outlaw.There is, however, a song about a dog on Blaine Long’s record, but we’ll get to that later. Allow Blaine’s bio, compliments of blainelong.com, to help set the mood for the…
It was a special night at Marquee Theatre last night, as A Perfect Circle played their first show in 6 years to a sold-out audience. It was their first concert of three, in which they’ll be playing full albums each night. Last night, they played Mer de Noms in its…
Michael Jackson’s music will always be timeless, which is why it’s time for the world to listen to a new MJ album full of “newly completed recordings.””A new album from the King of Pop? So what?” you’re saying. So what? Michael, the upcoming album of MJ hits, will include the…
A Perfect Circle Marquee Theatre November 4, 2010 There was a palpable sense of excitement in the air before A Perfect Circle took the stage at a sold-out Marquee Theatre last night. It’s not often you go to a concert and feel like you’re part of a rare and significant…
Does anyone else find the new Taio Cruz single with Kesha to be a little creepy? It’s called “Dirty Picture,” and you can probably guess from the title the track is about Cruz getting his lover(s) to send me dirty pictures for his enjoyment. It wouldn’t as be as disturbing…
Name: Sean Essex AKA: eSSicCS Current club gigs: Giant Wednesdays at 910 Live once or twice a month, and on Fridays at Cream Stereo Lounge and Afterlife in Scottsdale. How did you get started as a DJ? I got started because electronic music just overcame me. When I first listened…
Artist: SalemTitle: King NightRelease date: October 26Label: IamsoundThere’s a little town in Michigan called Traverse City, about 2 1/2 hours due north of my hometown of Grand Rapids. Traverse City is, more or less, the northernmost town of considerable size before you get to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as…
Song: Coconut Records, “West Coast” Context: I’m apparently the last man on earth to realize Jason Schwartzman’s musical project Coconut Records is actually pretty awesome. What a great song. West Coast- Coconut Records by gagowyou…
Bethany Cosentino, vocalist of the pop band Best Coast, says her band radiates lo-fi California warmth. Best Coast is perfecting the sounds of sunshine, and they’re working with producer Bobb Bruno, king of the Los Angeles underground scene. The band has been busting out catchy singles since 2009 and hasn’t…
If you’re looking for something to do in and around Old Town tonight (or this weekend for that matter), be sure to pick up a copy of our annual Shine pocket guide to Scottsdale, which is helpfully inserted into this week’s issue of the Phoenix New Times. If that doesn’t…
Macy Gray and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon hanging out at the same party? Such will be the case this weekend as the R&B star is scheduled to stage a free concert tomorrow night during this weekend’s grand opening celebration of CityScape in downtown Phoenix. Gray isn’t the only one who…
You better believe running a half-marathon or marathon is pretty dang challenging. And sometimes, the only way to get through those 13.1 or 26.2 miles is a little musical motivation to get those feet a-churning. With the Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon, more than 60 local bands…
Deerhunter Clubhouse Music Venue November 3, 2010 Since releasing their fourth album in September, Atlanta band Deerhunter has earned some high praise from a few folks here at Up on the Sun. And with good reason. To put it simply, the band’s latest album, Halcyon Digest, is really, really good…
Weezy is finally a free man, according to Pitchfork.Lil Wayne, whose real name is Wayne Carter, was imprisoned at New York City’s Riker’s Island for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in Manhattan in 2009. He pleaded guilty when he was charged.He was only required to serve eight…
Don’t freak out when you see this flier: sadly, The Beatles are not magically reforming to perform at Scottsdale’s The Rogue Bar this weekend. What is exciting, though, is that every single band on the bill for the Saturday, November 6 show is playing all-Beatles music throughout the night. Think…
So much for the Southern California sun. The rain has been pouring for days, clogging the freeways and prompting tornado warnings. But here at Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino’s home in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood, it’s warm. She sits on a couch and pets her now-famous Garfield doppelganger, Snacks,…
I am not going to lie to you: I don’t really like Bad Religion. In fact, I am an atheist, so I don’t like any religion. I do like the band Bad Religion’s logo, though. If you haven’t seen it, it’s pretty simple — just a black cross in a…
Granola-rific folk siren Joanna Newsom is one of indie music’s few commercially successful singer-harpists. “Few” in this case being interchangeable with “otherwise nonexistent.” The California-bred performer fell in love with the instrument at age 4 and never looked back. (Okay, yes, she briefly dated an oboe in high school and…
A Perfect Circle doesn’t have a new record to support, but that hasn’t stopped the supergroup (featuring Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Billy Howerdel) from selling out all 15 of its dates in a five-city, West Coast tour. Sure, the venues are on the small side, but it’s still…
