Critic's Notebook

There is no shortage of vinyl — and places to get it — in the Valley.

Fans of U2, The Joshua Tree is overrated. To clarify, the quartet’s best-selling album not a weak record. It’s far from their worst. Despite it’s enduring popularity since its release 28 years, it simply doesn’t hold up when compared to the rest of the band’s catalog. The 11 tracks on…

We love the bands in the Valley of the Sun, but the rest of the country hasn’t caught on.

Deadmau5 has been one busy rodent this year. The Canadian-born superstar DJ/producer dropped his sixth studio album – the aptly named W:/2016ALBUM/ – earlier this month, recently moved into a new home and studio outside of Toronto, launched a new “Masterclass” video tutorial series, and is trying out a new…

Next year is going to present a very different landscape to artists. Here’s what they think about that.

The future is bright.

Hope you’ve been doing your kush-ups.

Emby Alexander Waves the Phoenix Flag, Whether You Like It or Not.

Have you been naughty or nice?

The Grip Reaper had a busy, devastating year.

A few Phoenix artists had very personal connections to some of the victims of the Ghost Ship Fire.

See which local album pulled down the top honor this year.

I was once like you. An innocent soul who believed that he lived in a good world, a world without Jingle Cats. That changed when I started working retail.