Lady Gaga Brings Monster Ball Tour Back to Phoenix in 2011

Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour — a concert that probably generated more buzz that any other in Phoenix this year — will come back through town on March 26, 2011. The show will again be at US Airways Center.Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. here.Gaga’s July show sold…

Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest

Theirs is a complex aural equation, one that bursts through with genuine moments of genius mixed with just quite too dense to comprehend instrumentation. Whatever your take may be, Halcyon Digest is the band’s crowning achievement — which is, by the way, saying something for a band like Deerhunter –…

Vincent Gallo’s Band Coming to Rogue Bar

​File this one under: Review at your own risk.Vincent Gallo, the Chloë Sevigny sex tape Brown Bunny director who famously put a hex on Roger Ebert’s prostate after the Pulitzer-winning critic panned said flick, is coming to Rogue Bar on Friday, November 19 with his band RRIICCEE.While Ebert didn’t die…

Album Stream: Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz

Perhaps noticing that the album hit the internet or perhaps having already planning to do so, NPR has given Adz their First Listen treatment, offering to stream the album in its entirety — I personally suggest giving the 8-minute “Age of Adz” a listen first.Those fans of Stevens who pre-ordered the…

What Can Apple Do With $75 Mil Instead of Running iTunes?

Apple co-owner Steve Jobs has more money than God by now, which is why Apple has unlimited options for what they could do with everything they’ve earned from iTunes alone.According to Hypebot, it costs around $75 million per month for Apple to operate iTunes. Prefix pulled together a solid list…

Surfer Blood – Anchorage

​Song: Surfer Blood, “Anchorage”Context: Surfer Blood comes to The Clubhouse tonight. Astro Coast is one of the best albums of 2010, so this should be an awesome show. Surfer Blood – Anchorage…

Pixies Play Doolittle in Its Entirety at Mesa Amphitheatre

@4ess138The Pixies​If you were a big fan of the album Doolittle by the Pixies, then last night’s concert at Mesa Amphitheatre probably made you really happy. The alternative rock band played the album in its entirety to an all-ages crowd, and people couldn’t stop Tweeting their appreciation (and disappointment) for…

Cymbals Eat Guitars – Definite Darkness

​Song: Cymbals Eat Guitars, “Definite Darkness”Context: NME writes about why Soundcloud is the only music sharing service that matters. Just kidding, they didn’t use those words this time but did explain why it’s so awesome and point out the social media elements which I think are going to push it…

Katy Perry’s Sesame Street Segment Banned

Katy Perry’s guest spot on Sesame Street has been pulled from being broadcasted on the show.While there was nothing controversial about the clean reworking of her song “Hot N Cold,” it was her racy outfit that bothered parents of so many youngins. Many parents feel her top was not appropriate…

Matt & Kim – Cameras

Song: Matt & Kim, “Cameras”Context: Matt &Kim will be at the Clubhouse in less than two weeks, but their new record, Sidewalks, won’t be out until November. Here’s the first single. Cameras by mattandkim…

Chronicles of Sheriff Joe: Local Bands Poke Fun at Arpaio

Don’t panic, but members of local bands Andrew Jackson Jihad, Porches, and Treasure Mammal might be headed to jail this week. Nope, they’re not behind on child support payments, driving drunk, asking for public records, or committing other grievous violations of the law. They are, however mocking ol’ Sheriff Joe…

Sharon Jones’ Career Could Be a Classic Hollywood Story

Over the years, Hollywood has produced a lot of great biopics of famous musicians. You know the titles: Ray, What’s Love Got to Do with It, Walk the Line, The Doors, etc. Some bright, young Hollywood screenwriter ought to start working up a script treatment on Sharon Jones. Sure, Sharon…

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 9/23 Issue

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 did we do to piss off Scott Weiland’s publicist?What was the deal with the “suspicious backpacks”…

Wyclef Jean Makes Withdrawal from Haitian Presidential Race Official

Rapper Wyclef Jean has officially pulled out of the presidential race in Haiti, according to Spinner.Wyclef was enthusiastic about potentially becoming the new president of Haiti when the majority of Haitian youth was eager to support his candidacy. Although Wyclef resides in the United States, not in Haiti, he cares…