It was over a year ago that we speculated that Radiohead, and by extension Thom Yorke, must have vowed “to never step foot in The Grand Canyon State again.” Well, if there was such a edict issued by the lads from Oxford, they’ve totally called it off. Radiohead has announced…
Plenty of folks like to think of The Rogue has Scottsdale’s own CBGB’s — and with that excellently dingy punk rock bathroom, it’s hard to argue against the club being one of the best loved dive/rock ‘n’ roll clubs in town.Its’ the sort of place where things can go from…
“There is no better time, or more perfect setting, for the powerful voice and uplifting message of Immortal Technique.” That’s how a Sound Strike press release reads regarding an upcoming performance by the Harlem-based rapper to benefit AZ-based human rights organization Puente. The press release continues: “The boycott strategy has…
Birthday parties for 13-year-olds are usually pretty awkward (or maybe I’m thinking of my own, just-sorta-pubescent 13th birthday), but that doesn’t seem to be the case with Hoodlums Music’s 13th birthday bash this weekend. On Saturday, November 5, the local record store institution celebrates being a teen in the retail…
Sebastien Millon You can check out the local artist and fashion designer’s work here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? NPR. I love keeping up on the news, but they also have so many great stories on culture, including…
Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot was found dead Thursday morning, according to NME.The band found Smoot, also known to metal fans as Flattus Maxiumus, while they were preparing to cross the border to Canada. The cause of his death is currently unknown.Frontman Dave Brockie, also known as Oderus Urungus, has released…
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from thrash-metal stalwarts, Suicidal Tendencies. Most of the 2000s were void of any new albums, as the band lay dormant following their 1990s retirement. The good news for all you “cyco” fans is that as of 2009 original frontman Mike Muir has…
We know our audience here at Up On the Sun isn’t the type to snub its nose toward local music, but if your friends have been willfully ignorant to the scene, there are no more excuses. And if they’re still making excuses, blindfold them and take them downtown. The Phoenix Center…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What does Henry Rollins have to say about Occupy, his new book, and KCRW in Los…
This week’s issue is a weird one. In our feature, Danny Torgersen and Trevor Denton of Captain Squeegee and Sun Ghost discuss the Rock the R3volution tour, a musical celebration of Ron Paul. Yeah — as strange as that is. In our Shrapnel section, Chris Piel examines the potentially long-lasting…
Danny Torgersen and Trevor Denton are two very different guys. We’re huddled around a table at Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe on a busy Tuesday night. Torgersen is firing off rapid-fire statements, punctuated by a unique laugh, akin to a cackle, one that half endears you to him and half…
With new album w h o k i l l, Merrill Garbus — the fearless, ferociously talented woman behind beatnik pop outfit tUnE-yArDs — aims for the history books. “I always want to be at the forefront of progressive pop, like Deerhoof or the Dirty Projectors,” Garbus says. “They’re changing…
A year ago, Odd Future were the hottest shit in the rap game. They were crude, smart, and original. Fans and critics caught on, excited by the obnoxious rhymes and lyrical violence. But now that Tyler the Creator’s album Goblin has dropped to lackluster sales, critics are re-evaluating. Maybe Odd…
Move over Mara Salvatrucha.Watch your backs Bloods and Crips. The rabidly loyal Insane Clown Posse fanbase otherwise known as Juggalos have earned the title of “hybrid gang” in the FBI’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. The report states that, “many Juggalos subsets exhibit gang-like behavior and engage in criminal activity…
Bob Marley once said that “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Reggae music, especially, has a way of making you forget your problems. Maybe because the kinds of people who listen to it are the usually same kind of people who enjoy getting…
It’s been a long time since the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson first began orchestrating one of rock’s most anticipated albums. Finally, after nearly four and a half decades of half-releases and bootlegs, Capitol Records is issuing the official release of the Beach Boys’ long lost album Smile. Wilson reconstructed his…
The last time Roger Waters pulled a big marketing stunt, it made a lot of people really mad — so I’m not at all surprised that the piggy bank that showed up yesterday at the New Times building proves that Waters isn’t into desecrating sad-indie kid memorials every time he…
If electronic dance rock from Arizona is your thing, then you need to know about Analog Society.Analog Society was one of the bands that was in the running to be the opening act at this year’s Fall Frenzy. They’re a five-piece local band with a cool rocker chick and they’re worth a listen,…
On the official Rock the Revolution site, presidential candidate Ron Paul says: “I always knew that if you were going to have a revolution, you needed two things. Young people, and music.” Well, it used to say that at least. Now it just says: “Rock the r3volution Tour Has Been…
It’s happened to us all. You’re excited to catch a show, and in your over-exuberance, you wind up drinking too much and missing the whole thing. This week’s installment of Record Heat finds Brad Dwyer struggling with the same situation. We know you probably got your Halloween adventure out of…
“I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Cold As Ice” and “Urgent,” then you’re in luck because Foreigner is making their way to Phoenix in January.If punk rock, underground hip-hop, or cabaret punk are more your style, plenty of venues will be able to offer you those types of shows…
Most of local band The Dead Eyes of London’s music has a distinctive fuzzy rock sound, but surprisingly, the track that seems to be a fan-favorite from their new album is the soulful, almost doo wop-y track, “In the Middle of the Fog”. The track is off their current self-released, nine-track…
