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Idolator: Jay-Z Takes Control Of The Board (Room)Idolator: Golf-Playing Rocker Laments Preppy Indie Dudes’ Lack Of BallsNME: Ex-Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman slams ‘Guitar Hero’ And ‘Rock Star’ gamesPitchfork: Want to Sound Just Like T-Pain? There’s an App for ThatRolling Stone: What Made “Braid” a Punk-Rock Video Game? A Look Back…

I, like many Americans, enjoy my fair share of international music. My tendencies keep me pointed towards countries like England, Sweden, and France that have a long history of bands making it big Stateside. So when a band from South Africa comes along, releases an EP that generates tons of…

Prehab’s newest record impressed me back in April, so I’ve been disappointed not to see more dates from them scheduled. Turns out there was a good reason for that, and that reason is now over. The band’s guitarist Jason Kay says one member (we won’t pry about which one) spent…

Electric Mustache: mp3: Little Dragon “Feather”Idolator: Well, Slap Me Silly And Call Me A Lamestain: Gen X Radio DebutsPitchfork: The Stooges Reunite With Raw Power Guitarist James WilliamsonRolling Stone: Green Day Set Next “Breakdown” Video, More “Idiot” PerformancesSo Much Silence: Sept. 17: Jim Adkins + Source Victoria for LLSSpin: Michael…

Maybe it’s the 40th anniversary of Woodstock and the other big events of 1969, but it seems like 60s revivalism is everywhere these days. I mean, shit, even U.S. News and World Report is getting a little sentimental.On that note, I’m sure more than a few boomers out there will…

As we’ve mentioned before, Fivespeed is back in action and stronger than ever. The AZ rock band will be one of eight bands performing for a good cause Saturday, Sept. 12 at Mesa Amiptheatre. The band will perform along with local groups Lyra the Harp, Shawn Johnson and the Foundation, Sound…

​Chicago-based four piece Pelican are busy readying their new LP, What We All Come to Need, and tuning up for their upcoming tour, including a date in Tempe. The instrumental post-metal band, who now reside in Los Angeles, played the now closed The Sets back in March, so their upcoming…

LA hardcore act The Bronx’s alter ego, Mariachi El Bronx, is definitely one of the coolest gimmicks a band has dreamed up in recent memory. So we’re stoked to see this side-project-of-sorts is getting a real release and tour. Sadly, their support slots for The Killers do not include the…

Electric Mustache: Videos: Miniature Tigers at The Ice HouseIdolator: Tokio Hotel’s Frontman Reveals That He’s Either A Robot Or A Real DollIdolator: Don’t Go Calling Roxanne Shanté A Doctor YetNME: Ryan Adams records hair metal song for blogNME: R Kelly to complete songs recorded with Michael JacksonPitchfork: Aesop Rock, Atmosphere’s…

If any local band deserves a day dedicated to them, we have to agree its Kinch, so we’re happy to report that, in honor of the Phoenix foursome’s excellent new EP Collars and Sleeves, ASU’s student radio station will be celebrating today starting at 2 p.m.You can listen in to…

New Orleans will always be best known for the annual debauchery of Mardi Gras, but underneath its “party hardy” façade lurks one of the country’s most vibrant metal scenes. Long before Hurricane Katrina laid waste to huge portions of the city and gave New Orleanians a reason to be seriously…

If you live in the Phoenix area, you’re obligated to badmouth Tucson at every possible opportunity. In fact, I’m sure some readers saw the word “Tucson” somewhere in or around this block of text and have already turned the page. Congratulations to you, the reader who is open-minded enough to…

On a recent trip to Oregon, I ended up at West Fest, an annual event aimed at drumming up business in the western outskirts of Salem, the state’s capital. Both Boston and The Kingsmen were scheduled to play, so it sounded like it would be worth the $3 admission, even…

In case your looking for a little action on a Wednesday night, head up to Scottsdale to catch Pinky Ring’s debut at its new home at the newly-remodeled Pussycat Lounge. The long-running electro/hip-hop night that’s been going down at Bar Smith since last November, has eschewed downtown in favor of…

As we reported yesterday, the closure of Tempe nightclub The Sets this past weekend left Impact Zone Wrestling, the Valley’s resident grappling group, searching for a new location to hold its bi-weekly slamfests. We just spoke with IZW spokeperson Chris McClennan, who informed us that they’ve found a new home…

It’s September already which means we’ve got our first piece of CMJ news. Three Phoenix bands have been invited to showcase at College Music Journal’s influential Music Marathon festival through their Sonicbids accounts. As always, CMJ seems to go for more gimmicky acts than SxSW.The always-around Peachcake (pictured) is one,…

OK, I admit it, I’m a sucker for Panic! at the Disco — especially now that they have that delicious exclamation point back — so I was pretty excited to see what the new band looks like post-split. Turns out they’re still great, in a guilt-inducing sort of way. Megan…

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Now, Ms. Hustle has upped the ante. In the last two months she’s started a blog filled with personal anecdotes about her BFF’s move to Europe, the process of getting a passport and a few introspective essays like “The Woman That Love Made,” which includes the following prose: “I’m not special…

It came to my attention yesterday that former Doobie Brother/Kenny Loggins partner-in-crime Michael McDonald had collaborated with Brooklyn indie rockers Grizzly Bear for their new single “While You Wait for the Others.” I saw the news, felt a general amount of whimsy and went about my day. Fast forward to…

Arizona-dwelling Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s side project, Puscifier, has announced fall tour dates, including two shows at Phoenix’s stunning Orpheum Theatre. The show, which actually allows you to see Maynard, unlike Tool’s concerts, where he stands on the back of the stage, has been explained as, “a performance art…