Master P Announces Partnership With Arizona Hip-Hop Festival

The Arizona Hip-Hop Festival really did absolutely everything right in regards to growing the second annual gathering of mostly Copper State-based rhymers. This year’s promotion seems more streamlined than last year’s including a sleek round of individual fliers for each act;  the lineup was even bigger; and oh, it partnered…

A Before and After Look at Robin Vining’s Sweetbleeders

Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of a much beloved…

Leave Blink-182 Alone and Stop Listening to Green Day

I’ll never for the life of me understand how Blink-182 are considered a guilty pleasure band while people who are supposedly grownups listen to Green Day. Every time I see a picture of Green Day I’m so embarrassed for them. They look like the kind of teenagers I’m glad get…

Surfside IV Part of Phoenix’s Long Love Affair with Surf Rock

Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of a much beloved Phoenix band  that only sounds like it…

14 Best November Metal Concerts in Metro Phoenix

Happy Fall, Arizona metalheads! The heat is officially over, people are looking forward to the holidays, and one of the best holidays of the year just passed: Halloween. While I love the holiday, I must say that the Best October metal shows list was a bitch to write; there were…

Psycho Gypsy Was Glam Hair Metal’s Alternate Universe

Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of a much beloved…

The 8 Best Costumed Bands in Arizona

Halloween starts early. It begins with a couple of odd Facebook posts, a meme or two, and by the first week of October it’s already looking like the nightmare before Christmas all over social media. Everyone seems to love Halloween time, whether they love the parties, bobbing for apples, or…

Bogan Via Recovers From Getting Robbed and Releases New Song

Earlier this year Bogan Via got to live every musicians dream when they got to shoot a video for their song “Kanye” overseas in Dubai, one of the coolest cities on the planet. They’ve relocated to Los Angeles, they get to tour far more often than the average band, and…

The 22 Best Juggalos Spotted at The Pressroom Last Night

Insane Clown Posse performed with P.O.D. at The Pressroom last night, and it was a hot, sticky mess, quite literally — the show felt like a Faygo-filled sauna. We met a variety of juggalos along the way, some looked like dead ringers for Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, while…

Confessions of a Tribute Band Hater

Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of a much beloved…

Five New Songs from Phoenix Artists You Need to Hear

The Counterfeit Party – “Wanting More” Apparently, the first song The Counterfeit Party ever recorded (“The Best Party Anywhere!”) was adopted as the official song of the “Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling” at the Sturgis rally at Legendary Buffalo Chip. I can’t find anything not to love about these guys. Their approach…

Phoenix Once Had a Mod Scene

Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of a much beloved…

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Is a Scam

It never fails. I write something, someone doesn’t like it, and they feel the need to seek me out and tell me about it. It’s never really surprising, even if I don’t understand it. I can barely muster the energy to tell people I know personally how much I disagree…