The best thing about tag-teaming the recording of a podcast is finding out things about your co-host. Turns out Martin’s got a long-standing dislike of the actress and singer Zooey Deschanel. I liked her record as one-half of the pop throwback duo She & Him, and I’m playing a song…
It seems Jared Leto’s band isn’t drawing as well as he may have hoped. The band’s April 10 show at Mesa Ampitheatre has been moved to May 16 and scaled back from the larger outdoor setting to the mid-sized Marquee Theatre.Tickets will be honored or refunds are available from the…
Welcome to Stripper Songs, a weekly feature that proves not all Phoenix strippers bump and grind to Warrant’s “Cherry Pie” of Flo Rida’s “Low.”This weeks ecdysiast (that word sounds extra dirty, right?) is diminiuative dame Vicki Vaughn, whom you can find at Xplicit Showclub over in Glendale.Learn more about what…
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Artist: Local NativesTitle: Gorilla ManorRelease date: February 16Label: French KissTo hear my fellow Up on the Sun bloggers talk about Local Natives, you’d think they’re the greatest band to exist since . . . well, whatever band they felt the same way about two months ago.So, I finally corraled a…
Planning to memorialize your love for Circus Mexicus in ink? Better get the official glyph!Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers have issued an “official” version of their “glyph” via their blog.The message that accompanies the image is part intellectual property primer, part vain attempt at quality control:”We know you know that…
The anticipation for freak-folker Devendra Banhart’s show at The Clubhouse was palpable Saturday night — and it all came to a crashing stop thanks to Banhart’s affinity for skateboarding. The rocker “broke some bone” in his leg whilst tearing it up on his skateboard before his Clubhouse gig, effectively canceling that…
Artist: The Bird and the BeeTitle: Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John OatesRelease date: March 23Label: Blue NoteHave any of you seen that new White Stripes movie Under Great White Northern Lights? I watched it this weekend and was left pretty underwhelmed. The only reason I…
Paul McCartney fans who got to check him out last night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale seemed to get a lot of bang for their buck, judging by the abundance of positive Tweetage after his show. The Beatle played a 3-hour set with two encores, so he probably played at…
For all its merits of recognizing artists’ contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the induction ceremonies, leaving a…
AKA: DJ Medik Current club nights: Tuesdays and Saturdays at Chilly Bombers, it’s all videos. I’ve gotten into doing my own video remixes. It’s actually pretty cool. And then I do Sangria Luxe Lounge on Friday nights. On Thursdays I’m at Renee’s Grand Avenue Tavern. Preferred genres: Depending on the…
Artist: Eddy Current Suppression RingTitle: Rush to RelaxRelease date: March 9Label: Aarght! RecordsHad a real cool time on the radio Thursday with the Blaze’s Sarah Ventre. We played a bunch of my favorite songs from 2010, and I wound making numerous references to the Australian band Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Their…
Lots of local bands have managed to put out an album. When it comes to local bands who have put out more than one album, the list gets exponentially smaller. The Earps are about to join that semi-prestigious multi-album club with their forthcoming sophomore effort, Get a Room. Get a…
The Newport Folk Festival is historically significant, not just because of its ever-exciting, often bleeding edge lineup, but because in 1965 Bob Dylan decided to plug in and play electric, much to the dismay of a large portion of the crowd. That set forever changed people’s ideas about where folk…
Yes, a four-hour block of Phoenix New Times guest DJs is about to hit Arizona State University’s student radio station, The Blaze.Tune in to hear clubs editor Benjamin Leatherman at 11 a.m., me (music editor Martin Cizmar) at high noon, Nothing Not New columnist Jay Bennett at 1 p.m. and…
Artist: Let’s WrestleTitle: In the Court of the Wrestling Let’sRelease date: March 23Label: MergeAlong with a few New Times comrades, I’m gonna be on Arizona State University’s radio station, the Blaze. Our block of guest DJ starts at 11 a.m. with clubs editor Ben Leatherman. Martin Cizmar, me, and web…
They cheat on their boyfriends, they throw bras on-stage, they get excited about divorce…and they Tweet.Audience members from last night’s AP Tour were quick to take to the Internet during the show and after their parents drove them home from Marquee Theatre, and here’s what they had to say in…
This week’s music feature is on N.W.A’s Eazy E, and how his death from AIDS shook the rap world. The column is the culmination of Martin Cizmar’s 12-day series, The Posse Project.You can also find our list of Paul McCartney’s worst songs, and the ten best wrestling themes. That should…
With Wrestlemania coming to Glendale on Sunday, pro wrestling fever is taking the Valley by storm. In addition to the big event itself, there are numerous auxiliary events happening all weekend, including a Friday gig at Club Red by World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho’s heavy metal band, Fozzy. In honor…
Fun fact: Cy Young, the winningest pitcher in major-league history and the human yardstick by which all other hurlers are measured, is also baseball’s all-time king in career losses. Does that compromise his legacy? Hell, no! Cy Young had to be flippin’ good to go out there and lose 316…
Over the past two weeks we tracked down everyone on the cover of N.W.A’s first album N.W.A. and the Posse. Who is who? Click the twelve guys in the above photo to see what they’re up to now…
As the story goes, Eazy E became a rapper by accident. In 1987, the man then known as Eric Wright hired his future N.W.A bandmate Ice Cube to write a song called “Boyz-n-the-Hood” for another group signed to his upstart label, Ruthless Records. One of the guys in the other…
