So we’ve all heard Al Gore foretell the end of days in his Oscar-winning doc An Inconvenient Truth. But let’s be honest: Al Gore, God love him, isn’t the most, shall we say, engaging of speakers. This is the man who made kissing his own wife look creepy and robotic…
From the music blog run by our sister paper in Houston comes a piece on the upcoming Peter Tosh box set that’s got two DVDs documenting the ex-Wailer’s life and one CD of Tosh rarities. Ernest Barteldes, one of our freelancers, penned the piece, which has some cool videos included…
Yes, it’s Tuesday again, so you know what that means: more new music. This week, I have chosen to focus my energy on The Von Bondies’ new album, Love, Hate And Then There’s You. Now I know what you’re saying: “Their last album wasn’t all that good.” You’re right, it wasn’t…
Langerado, an annual music festival in Miami, has announced it’s canceling its 2009 event because of sluggish ticket sales. The festival, which has been going since 2003, had problems beyond the economy, having moved from a rural Indian reservation where a legendary Phish show happened to downtown and booking indie…
On Sunday, the New York Times ran a story on how many major-label executives fear the computer maker. Apple and the labels announced last month a deal to allow iTunes to sell music with out any DRM (digital rights management), something Jobs has long called for. In return, the labels…
Jimmy Buffett is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 14 as part of the inimitably named “Summerzcool Tour.” Tickets go on sale next Monday at livenation.com. Expect lots of hats like those pictured above…
Steelers Win Super Bowl XLIII and Nothing’s Well In Cardinal-Ville At Upper Deck in Scottsdale hundred leave dejected after the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 1, 2009. Meanwhile Steelers fans raise their terrible towels to the sky. See: a slide show of depressed Cardinals fans and…
We have to admit, this was one of the toughest Club Candids we’ve ever done…emotionally.We showed up after half time to catch the most intense moments of the game for our slideshow with some super Cards fans at The Rose and Crown Pub. The place was nuts with screaming, hugging…
From our sister paper in the Twin Cities comes news that Prince is launching a new web site to… well, that’s not exactly clear, but it will definitely promote and possibly distribute Prince’s three albums due this year. The best part of this blog post? The category: The Purple One…
I recently stumbled upon “Inside Creative Minds” a great local TV show. The show is an interview show where host Tray Goodman interviews creative people in Phoenix, rather like a local version of The Charlie Rose Show. Watching most of the 18 episodes in the last week I am struck…
There were some truly awful ads on during yesterday’s insanely competitive Super Bowl. The economy is changing, America is changing, and the past two Super Bowls have been some of the best games in Super Bowl history. I remember watching some Super Bowls that were atrocious, lopsided affairs that were…
The AZ Derby Dames rocketed on to the rink for the official fourth season opener on January 31, 2009. As these battlefield betties beat each other to bits, L.A.’s Devil Doll provided a kickin’ soundtrack. See: shots from the opener in our AZ Derby Dames slide show. Read: Exploring the…
Last week I wrote about Steve Martin’s album The Crow New Songs for the 5-String Banjo. Well, last Saturday night Martin hosted Saturday Night Live (he curently holds the record for most times hosting the comedy show at 15 times) preforming a song called “Late For School” off of his…
Less than 48 hours remain until Kurt Warner and the rest of the Arizona Cardinals become either champs or chumps. As Steve Jansen wrote earlier today over on our Valley Fever blog, Kurt and the boys in red have a golden opportunity to not only redeem the enitre Cardinals franchise…
One last big concert announcement for the week: Flight of the Conchords will be at Dodge Theatre on May 19. The joke folk duo from New Zealand’s new season on HBO just started, so expect a few new songs from that. Tickets are $38.50 and availible through www.livenation.com…
Most of this week’s big announcements were already up here earlier this week when they broke — Modest Mouse, Bruce Springsteen — but we do have a few surprises on the next page. Like David Archuleta, the American Idol contestant who was too devoutly Mormon to sing the first verse…
With the economy in the toilet and massive layoffs occurring daily, the Coachella Music Festival, which announced its lineup today, is offering two layaway options for people wanting to purchase three-day passes and avoid paying the lump sum at once.Considering that these passes go for $269, this is a smart choice…
Earl Simmons, better known as the rapper DMX, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for abusing his dogs and theft-related charges. He’s scheduled to be released on April 30.DMX also received 18 months of supervised probation, during which time he can’t own firearms or animals, according to a news release from…
Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O’Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.
I have to admit, before New Times music editor Martin Cizmar asked me if I wanted to review O.A.R.’s show at the Birds Nest, I was only peripherally familiar with the band. “Aren’t they a hippie jam band?” I asked. Fortunately, the chicks in my life came to the rescue…
Coachella’s 2009 official lineup is officially out — as of 3:15 this morning, says Michael Lopez. Here it is: Girl Talk, Crystal Castles, The Knux, Fleet Foxes, Lupe Fiasco (that’s, in order, five of my 10 favorite records of 2008) plus The Black Keys, Late of the Pier, The Yeah…
We’ll give you three guesses as to why there’s only one concert listed on Sunday (and the first two don’t count). As music editor Martin Cizmar reported earlier this week, no one wants to compete with the Arizona Cardinals’ Super Bowl battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the lone exception of…
