Sounds like things got pretty crazy at the Vampire Weekend concert last night at Marquee Theatre. Someone threw up, and girls and guys alike lusted after the band–although it seems like the crowd was filled with underaged peeps. Here’s what was happening on the interwebs after the show. @yourreddress vampire…
A few weeks ago I went on The Blaze 1330, the student radio station operated by Arizona’s Third Most Prestigious State University and played an hour of George Strait.Now, I’m sure there are a few people who will find fault with how I spent my hour-long Guest DJ Week slot,…
Artist: MGMTTitle: CongratulationsRelease date: April 13Label: ColumbiaI guess the kids are kinda disappointed in the new record by MGMT. Apparently, they expected another dose of harmless and forgettable electro-pop, like they got a couple of years ago with the band’s debut, Oracular Spectacular, and the singles “Kids” and “Electric Feels.”I…
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[jump] Dobi created a meticulous list of the various music scenes amongst today’s younger generations. Your Scene Sucks currently has 30 scenesters — a list that includes the likes of “Generic Emo Boy,” “Hipster Jesus,” ‘Post Rocker” and “#1 Pete Wentz Fan.” The illustrations — done by recent RISD grad Dobi…
If you’ve been following the debate about the movement to get Phoenix’s NPR station, KJZZ, to play some indie rock, you may have seen the name Jonathan L tossed around a bit.The 30-year DJ, who has had an alternative show since 1986, does a twice-weekly shift on the normally metal-centric…
You wanted the best, you got the best with another Nothing Not New podcast. This time, New Times web editor/Japanese music aficionado Jonathan McNamara and photography intern/Coachella attendee Ryan “The Wolf” Wolf joined me in our studios to compile 10 more songs from some of the better music I’ve listened…
The new releases are coming in fast and furious at the Nothing Not New global headquarters in downtown Phoenix. I’ve got so many CDs sitting here that I could never write full blog posts about all of them — not that I won’t try my damnedest to do just…
Phoenix rock band Vayden has a busy summer ahead of them. The group’s lined up a monthly gig at Los Angeles’ famous Whiskey a Go Go, every fourth Friday from May through July, then they’re heading to Germany for the Dithmarscher Festival. You can check out the globetrotting band when…
Pigeon Religion has a new “single” up on their MySpace. “Why Do You Hate” is probably the best work the band has ever done, because it’s just a snippet of me talking about how terrible they are during my appearance on The Blaze’s Guest DJ Week. Actually, I quite prefer…
It seems like, after Selena Gomez, the Owl City concert may have brought some of the youngest fans Marquee Theatre has ever seen to the venue. The tween-friendly artist’s non-offensive lyrics and sugary sweet melodies sold out the spot, bringing both kids and their parents to the show–which, judging from…
Common folk weren’t the only peeps to check out Muse and Silversun Pickups last night at US Airways Center. Apparently a famous face, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, was also in the audience checking out the show. To offset the fact the band doesn’t alter their set list, they tried…
Artist: Murder by DeathTitle: Good Morning, MagpieRelease date: April 6Label: VagrantWhat would you expect a band called Murder by Death to sound like? I figured these guys were gonna be among the new breed of “punk” bands in which one dude sort of croons while another screams his lungs out…
Names: Mike Dwyer & Jake Brennan AKA: Beat Mass Current club nights: Guest appearances at fauxShow at Club Sanctum and Ransom and Philthy Phil’s. Preferred genres: Electro, disco, funk and a dash of old school hip-hop. What is Beat Mass? It’s kind of like a going to a church service…
Over the past decade, TheShizz has gradually grown into one of the most popular local music websites in the Valley. This month, The Shizz is launching its own record label, starting with a 17-track compilation of songs from Arizona bands called The Shizz Presents: AM or PM? I Don’t Know…The…
Greg Taylor, an ace local photographer whose work we have featured here at PHXmusic.com, has an ambitious new venture. Taylor started the Music Matters Project in the hopes of collecting some great concert photography for a full-color soft- cover book made up of 50 to 60 pages on glossy stock…
Factory Made Future is reporting that What Laura Says will release a new album called Bloom Cheek on June 8.FMF also predicts it’ll be big: “While the band has already started to garner some national attention, I have a feeling this will be the album that helps them break out on…
If you’ve ever doubted Kanye West’s place in the music game consider this: The man is now scrapping with legendary Death Row Records founder Suge Knight. You know, Suge. The guy who broke up N.W.A, dangled Vanilla Ice off a hotel balcony and stole Dr. Dre’s long time lady.Though seemingly…
Artist: HarlemLabel: HippiesRelease date: April 6Label: MatadorWhatever happened to the 10-inch record? Do they still make those things? I always thought they were a great way to listen to music because they had no room for filler. I’ve got some killer 10-inches by Pavement, The Drags, Urge Overkill, Lazy Cowgirls,…
This judgment comes to us from no less an authority than Christian Lander, the Canadian humorist whose Stuff White People Like blog has become an Internet staple of the pigment-poor, diploma-rich, probably-votes-Democrat set. The blog’s appeal is quite simple: It shows those very same navel-gazing whiteys the folly (and, by…
My Elvis Costello phase started pretty much by accident. I found a cassette copy of Blood and Chocolate in a thrift store, marked at 50 cents, and bought it not knowing much about Costello or his work. I did, however, have the concrete sense that I was supposed to know…
I was at Eastside Records, maybe a year and a half ago, when I found myself eyeing an EP from Becky Lee and Drunkfoot. It was an eye-catching package: a heavy paper case decorated with glitter and black permanent marker. After briefly wondering what a “drunkfoot” was, I bought the…
