Song: Zoë Keating, “Escape Artist”Context: The Compound Grill in north Phoenix just announced a show featuring former Rasputina cellist Zoë Keating, who has also played with DJ Shadow and Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer. Apparently she now tours solo, using “a foot-controlled laptop to turn herself into one-woman orchestra.” Sounds pretty…
Would you like to see fewer (possible no) concerts played in the state of Arizona until SB 1070 has been repealed by a state legislature more interested in getting a gun into the hands of every man woman and child and making Obama hop through hoops to get his name…
Ticketless Coachella-type music fans in Phoenix, worry not: a good number of bands playing the festival are coming through the Valley before and after Coachella.At the top of this list has to be French dance/electro/pop trio Yelle. Once they wrap things up at Coachella, Yelle will embark on a small…
Need the album now but can’t wait another agonizing week?…
Phoenix metal band Hemoptysis is getting a lot of love for their soon-to-be-released album Misanthropic Slaughter.The band, which Phoenix New Times sponsored at South by Southwest and featured in print last March, put the album up for pre-order yesterday on their web site.Misanthropic is technically the band’s debut — Who…
An internal Jive Records memo that contains information about Britney Spears’ upcoming album has been leaked, according to Rolling Stone.The memo stated that Britney’s album will be released on March 15. It also revealed collaborations with Dr. Luke and Max Martin.The majority of the information in the memo was in…
Song: Abe Vigoda, “Throwing Shade” Context: Abe Vigoda plays Rhythm Room Wednesday night. This song is off their much darker and far less tropi-punky 2010 record Crush. Throwing Shade by Abe Vigoda…
The Go Team’s sound is difficult to describe. For starters, there are six members in the band — one of which, Ninja, combines a mixture of rapping, chanting and singing in her lead singer duties. Hell, the band was strictly a studio effort until Ninja came along to give them…
Song: Arctic Monkeys, “Take It or Leave It”Context: I’m really excited for the new Strokes record. In the meantime, here’s a cool cover of a Strokes song from Arctic Monkeys. Arctic Monkeys – Take It or Leave It by mmcizmar…
Local rapper Mr. Miranda — yes, he’s related to the Miranda Warning guy — is putting together a Rick James tribute record. The Super Freak Tape: A Tribute to Rick James won’t be out immediately but since tomorrow would have been the late singer’s birthday Miranda is putting it out…
But one song does not a full album make. Cut Copy has made the entirety of Zonoscope available for album stream. However, there’s a small catch…
After facing charges for cocaine possession in September, Bruno Mars is taking a plea deal, according to MTV News.He’s scheduled to appear before a judge in Las Vegas on February 4, a week before the Grammy Awards. He will be pleading guilty to his charges.As long as Bruno Mars, whose…
A rapper with Tucson roots has recorded a song about the Giffords shooting tragedy.Li’l Zay, an 18-year-old who previously weighed in on SB 1070, has a new song called “1-8-11,” which echoes Marvin Gaye’s big question: “What’s Going On?””Like most people I just couldn’t believe it, I wanted show my…
Song: Against Me!, “I Was A Teenage Anarchist”Context: Against Me! comes to Nile Theater tonight in support of their newish album White Crosses. Against Me! – I Was A Teenage Anarchist by kalisana…
The lineup for the first annual Lollapalooza in Chile has been announced, according to Consequence of Sound.The Killers, Jane’s Addiction, and Kanye West are among some of the top names on the artist roster. Other big names include The Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, The National, Cold War Kids, Devandra Banhart,…
Name: Mark Tomlinson AKA: DJ Dark Mark Genres spun: I started out playing with what I knew best — EBM, industrial, and rhythmic noise. As of late I have been mixing a lot of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass into my industrial sets. Current schedule: I am one of the…
Just a few short months ago, I watched X Japan play their first U.S. performance ever in front of hundreds of sunburned Lollapalooza attendees.It was a dynamite performance, but mostly because of pyrotechnics – not the audience reaction. The band followed up with a very successful, if short, seven date…
Wondering what it was like on the road for Kinch as they played three January residencies in Los Angeles, San Diego and Scottsdale? I slept in my car and drank fancy beer to bring you the story from California in this week’s print edition. Speaking of Cali, Albert Ching, a…
If you happen to see any driverless cars rolling by with people dancing on the hood, don’t be too alarmed. It’s just a few fools doing their best imitation of “ghost riding,” the act of automotive jackassery invented by Oakland hip-hop star Mistah F.A.B. Introduced to the world by the rapper’s…
Song: Kinch, “Tight Me Lightly” (DJ DLG Remix) Context: DJ DLG remixes “Tie Me Lightly” from Kinch, who I featured in this week’s print edition. The band concludes their month-long residency with a live performance on KWSS’s morning show tomorrow and a gig at Rogue Bar Saturday night. You’re going…
Us Weekly published a picture of Elton John and his family on their cover, and America wasn’t having any of it, according to Spinner.Some states have been shielding the cover of that issue similarly to what is done with pornographic magazines as a result of a slew of customer complaints…
It’s only a few blocks to the beach, but no one wants to go. It’s just after noon and the guys in Kinch emerge from the cramped aisles of an indie record shop thirsty for more beer. They started drinking an hour ago, washing down a cheese pie at the…
