Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World at the trail along the canal that runs by the Arizona Biltmore.Lately Adkins has been…
Just like back in junior high school, when gobbling up biographies of Hanson and Jonathan Taylor Thomas was the norm, there’s a new book all about Lady Gaga on bookstore shelves–Lady Gaga: Behind the Fame.It’s definitely unauthorized, and Gaga, or Stefani Germanotta, as she was born, didn’t give the author…
It takes some serious guts to laugh at yourself whilst fighting a debilitating disease, and that’s exactly what you’ll get from Sharon Kha, a former veep from the University of Arizona who is now suffering from Parkinsons, the progressive wasting disease that also afflicts Michael J. Fox. As Tucson’s newspaper,…
So if you weren’t fortunate enough to make it to Coachella this year — I along with several of my fellow disappointed New Times staffers fall into that category — and you’re not too broken up about it to find out how it actually went, Spin offers up the high…
Artist: CornershopTitle: Judy Sucks a Lemon for BreakfastRelease date: April 20Label: Ample PlayHave you seen Esquire’s list of “50 Songs Every Man Should Be Listening To”? It’s not bad. I totally agree with them about Eels’ “End Times,” Johnny Cash’s “Ain’t No Grave,” She & Him’s “In the Sun,” Soft Pack’s…
Considering he was famously knocked the fuck out by a Scottsdale band after an Arizona gig, you might expect Glenn Danzig to avoid Arizona. Nope. The ex-Misfit will appear at Atomic Comics on Country Club Drive in Mesa Saturday, signing his new book from 2 to 3 p.m.Danzig’s new book,…
Tonight’s Beach House show has been moved to the Clubhouse in Tempe. Japandroids will be at Rhythm Room instead.Meanwhile, Frightened Rabbit’s local show is officially a casualty of the Iceland volcano, as the band can’t get in from Europe and has canceled their local show. The Middle East will open…
Just when you thought Trey Parker and Matt Stone couldn’t get any more offensive, they did it. According to TwentyFourBit, Parker and Stone are making a Broadway musical about Mormonism.”Growing up in Colorado, a lot of our friends were Mormons and we always thought their book would make a great…
Back in the day, the only thing a DJ needed to rock the house was a couple of turntables a few dozen records, and some serious scratching skills. Nowadays, it’s de rigueur for wanna-be beatmixers to own a Macbook, a copy of Serato Scratch Live, and hundreds of MP3s downloaded…
AKA: DJ Steel Current club nights: Monday nights, Crown Room; Wednesday nights, American Junkie; Thursday nights, Pussycat Lounge; Friday nights, American Junkie; Saturday, The Cathouse at the Luxor in Las Vegas. Preferred genres: I really don’t prefer any genre over another. I’ve been lucky enough at this point to have…
Artist: Frightened RabbitTitle: The Winter of Mixed DrinksRelease date: March 9Label: Fat CatIs Frightened Rabbit the next U2? If they’re not, it’s not for lack of trying. Like early U2, this Scottish band is quite adept at making a lot out of very little. That is to say, they have…
What local bands do you book for a 4/20 festival? Headquarters has tapped Fred Green, The Plainfield Butchers, Masters of the Universe and SAF will perform at Tempe’s 910 Live as part of The Headquarters festival. Yup, seems about right.In that lineup, which will be broadcast live on KWSS 106.7FM,…
Phoenix New Times is following the footsteps of some of our sister papers with our first ever Big Brain Awards.What does that mean? Well, we’re seeking emerging creative types, giving them a cash award and throwing a party in their honor. It’s sort of a localized MacArthur Genius Grant designed…
Just in case you hadn’t glanced at a calendar lately, April 20 (a.k.a. 420) is this coming Tuesday, man, which means plenty of marijuana-related parties, music fests, and celebrations going on around Phoenix. As your pothead friends are likely to tell you (in-between mouthfuls of skunky smoke, that is), however,…
Voodoo Swing, an old-timey Phoenix rockabilly band, got a little help from Meat Puppet Cris Kirkwood on their record, Voodoo Beans. Some of the new tracks are already up on the band’s MySpace page.The record, set for release early next month, is very traditional roots music, and marks the start…
This week’s music feature is a helpful pocket guide to ignorant Americans about English geography and the bands that come from each region.Also, Jason Woodbury publicly admits that he likes The Eagles, even if it destroys all of his hipster street cred. But he tells you why it shouldn’t. And…
Artist: Coheed and CambriaTitle: Year of the Black RainbowRelease date: April 13Label: ColumbiaYesterday, I wrote about the over-the-top self-titled record by Queen acolytes Foxy Shazam. I gave it a D. But I may have to go back and adjust the grade to something better because, in the end, despite its…
For geography-impaired Americans, being able to differentiate between this British city and that British borough is always a dicey proposition — especially if one of them isn’t London. I mean, there’s just so much de-industrialization everywhere. And curry shops. Makes it hard to know your Leeds from your Leicester. The…
Spread out the blanket, hoist the umbrella, slather on the SPF 50, sip a beer pulled from the cooler, and gaze at the pelicans dive-bombing the breaking surf. Oh, and try not to get any sand in your suit as you doze off under the sun. Sorry, you’re a ‘Zonie…
It’s not a bad time to be a hipster who loves “yacht rock,” or album-oriented rock, or whatever term you want to use to describe the kind of breezy soft rock that rules the airwaves of classic-rock stations and mellow VH1 Classic programming aimed at adults (read: old folks). Everyone…
This week, New Times ran a box 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. When will Mesa’s Nile Theatre re-open? What do Martin Cizmar and Steve Chilton think of the…
Artist: Foxy ShazamTitle: Foxy ShazamRelease date: April 13Label: SireAttention, fans of Glee and American Idol and Fame and Broadway and Queen. Your prayers have been answered by Sire Records, who has delivered unto you a band from Cincinnati that will blow you away. The band is called Foxy Shazam, and…
