Glendale-based deathcore act Job for a Cowboy dropped the new record Ruination Tuesday in the midst of their run on the Mayhem Festival tour that comes through their hometown a week from today.Though the New York Times praised them in the same paragraph as arty French outfit Gojira, who they…
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Edge Radio FM 103.9 is kicking off its first Third Thursday installment under it’s new moniker with some big name talent. The radio station, formerly known as The Edge, will host its Third Thursday block party between Dos Gringos and Upper Deck Sports Grill in downtown Scottsdale, Thursday, July 16 with a performance from…
Fuck You Ups, an Arizona punk band, has posted a fun cover version of defunct Phoenix indie duo The Format’s “The First Single” on it’s MySpace. It’s seriously good stuff. Hat tip to Jose Gonzalez for this one…
Brooke White, the 5th place finisher on Season 7 of American Idol, will be hosting a unique live performance with the help of social networking site Facebook today at 5 PM PST. The event, dubbed “Facebrooke,” will showcase songs from the singer’s debut, post-Idol album High Hopes & Heartbreak –…
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As a musician working the local club scene, Russ Covner has tasted his fair share of failure. So, when it looked as if his 48th birthday gig was about to be canceled, he was disappointed but not shocked. The story: His band, Bitter Allegiance, had been booked for a show…
It’s been over a decade since Jenny Lewis quit her acting career to pursue music full time. Nonetheless, the sultry redhead’s child-star past has remained an endless topic of curiosity for fans and critics alike — first as a credibility blocker for her band Rilo Kiley, and now as a…
That voice. Country-rock icon Gram Parsons called him “The King of Broken Hearts” and routinely wept onstage while covering “She Once Lived Here” with The Flying Burrito Brothers. Elvis Costello wrote “Stranger in the House” as a duet for them to sing at a time when Costello was still rock’s…
Holy shit. Looks like the “new” logo The Edge 103.9 apparently ripped off from defunct LA station Indie 103.1 was actually designed by Shepard Fairey, the dude who did the famous “HOPE” poster for Barack Obama’s campaign. His work is enshrined in NY’s MOMA and The Smithsonian. Oof.On the plus…
As we reported yesterday, Phoenix alt-rock station The Edge is currently broadcasting in iPod mode as the DJs are on hiatus while the station’s creditors, who have taken control of the boards, implement cost-cutting moves and a “format modification.” When the humans successfully battle back against the robots, we’ll be…
The PHX’s Z-Trip is already considered by many to be the “Godfather of the mash-up.” But could the 38-year-old also be the best DJ in the whole damn U.S.? That’s entirely up to you…and the rest of the online world, for that matter. The Tripster s in the running for the…
Phoenix went twitter-crazy for Beyonce’s show at US Airways Center. Here’s an assortment of tweets from last night’s concert. Also be sure to check out UpOnTheSun’s twitter and music editor Martin Cizmar’s Twitter for coverage of the show.Oh, and here’s our review.@divagraceface: sitting in he 7th row of the beyonce concert! wow I’m…
Vayden are home and ready to play a couple of hometown shows. The rock band, who we profiled in March, have two gigs coming up at downtown Scottsdale’s Martini Ranch. The guys will perform Friday, July 24 for a 21-and-older show Saturday, July 25 for an all-ages gig. They’re set to perform at 10:30 p.m…
We just spoke with Phoenix alt-radio station The Edge 103.9’s General Manager, Nat Galvin and former and future program director, Marc Young, who confirm the station is now under the control of Riviera Broadcasting’s creditors and undergoing a “format modification.” Since Friday, the station has been on “iPod mode” without…
First and foremost: their name is super lame. Let’s just get that out of the way. Saddle Creek recording artists UUVVWWZ (pronounced “double you, double vee, double double you, zee,” as described by the band) release their first, self-titled LP this Tuesday, and their ambition is admirable. Unfortunately, UUVVWWZ’s polish…
Phoenix’s alt-rock station, The Edge, appears to be headed for big changes. The station has been running without DJs since Friday, its Web site is down (replaced with a wimpy survey) and message boards are reporting that its corporate parent has been taken over by creditors.The Web site for Riviera Broadcast Group,…
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KCRW, the Santa Monica, California-based public broadcast channel most famous for “Morning Becomes Eclectic” will be broadcasting from Michael Jackson’s memorial service at the Staples Center today beginning at 10 a.m. Listen here.Also check out the music blog at our sister paper, LA Weekly, where a team of reporters and…
Those crazy kids at The Christian Science Monitor have unearthed a real gem: an interesting piece of experimental journalism from 1984, imagining how the Michael Jackson phenomenon would be viewed 25 years in to the future:The Michael Jackson phenomenon cannot be explained simply by talent or personal charm. Clearly, in…
Last time Lil Wayne came to town he was two hours late to the stage, causing a chain reaction of show-stalling shenanigans that involved the opener, T-Pain, coming back on stage wearing pajamas and a scarf to dance in a futile effort to quell the crowd. None of it worked…
Those fine French folks that call themselves Air have offered their newest single, “Do the Joy,” from their forthcoming album Love 2 (awesome title) on iTunes for free. All you have to do is go to the band’s website at www.aircheology.com, wait for the little animation and sign up for your…
