The not-so-talented Jessica Simspon graces the cover of three celebrity weeklies today, according to celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Simpson, who has been all over the news lately because of her recent weight gain, will appear on the cover of People, Us Weekly and In Touch. The latter has the…
We’re still waiting for the full lineup, but Sarita Ray of LiveNation has confirmed several acts for Tempe Music Fest on April 3 and 4: Kid Rock, Cowboy Mouth and Roger Clyne play Friday. Three Doors Down and All-American Rejects play Saturday…
Rockabilly Fest Arizona tickets have been reduced. Pre-sale tickets for the three-day fest, which pays homage to the fastest-growing music genre in the Valley, are now $50 for a one-day pass and $99 for a three-day pass.The festival — to be held March 20-22 outside Phoenix’s F1 Race Factory, 317…
“Jenny, I’ve got your number/I need to make you mine/Jenny, don’t change your number/867-5309…”Tommy Tutone’s 1982 hit”867-5309/Jenny” is one of that decade’s most popular songs. And the phone number that Tutone sings about still receives thousands of calls from people wondering if “Jenny” will answer. The number in various states…
There’s a scene in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange in which ultra-violent “droog” Alex DeLarge, played by Malcolm McDowell, undergoes “aversion therapy” to cure his violent tendencies by being forced to watch violent films while given drugs to induce a nauseated reaction, so that every time he feels violent, he’ll…
Hip-hop legend Russell Simmons is calling FOX News personality Bill O’Reilly out.Simmons, the new Editor-In-Chief of Globalgrind.com, recently wrote a blog on the site asking O’Reilly to bring his criticisms of hip-hop directly to the hip-hop community and do a guest blog on the site.”For far too long Bill has…
Erick Purkhiser, better known as Lux Interior of The Cramps died today according to his publicist. (We originally go the story from The Daily Swarm who said he passed over the weekend). We won’t even try to compete with The Swarm’s post, which is chock-full of YouTubey goodness, but this…
HuffingtonPost.com and Fox News are reporting that Coldplay might get served with legal papers in a law suite by Joe Satriani at this weekend’s Grammy Awards.Last year Satriani claimed that Coldplay’s Grammy nominated hit “Viva La Vida” ripped off his song “If I Could Fly” (see the video after the…
Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria who’s assassination touched of World War I in 1914, is coming to the Marquee Theatre on April 18. Tickets are $26 in advance, $30 the day of the show. Openers not yet announced…
They Twitter to tell fans what they’re doing. They use MySpace to post bulletins and blogs. And they use Buzznet to post videos and photos to let their fans in on some of their more intimate moments, from pics of their pets to videos of them on tour. These social-networking…
From the music blog run by our sister paper in Houston comes a piece on the upcoming Peter Tosh box set that’s got two DVDs documenting the ex-Wailer’s life and one CD of Tosh rarities. Ernest Barteldes, one of our freelancers, penned the piece, which has some cool videos included…
Yes, it’s Tuesday again, so you know what that means: more new music. This week, I have chosen to focus my energy on The Von Bondies’ new album, Love, Hate And Then There’s You. Now I know what you’re saying: “Their last album wasn’t all that good.” You’re right, it wasn’t…
Langerado, an annual music festival in Miami, has announced it’s canceling its 2009 event because of sluggish ticket sales. The festival, which has been going since 2003, had problems beyond the economy, having moved from a rural Indian reservation where a legendary Phish show happened to downtown and booking indie…
On Sunday, the New York Times ran a story on how many major-label executives fear the computer maker. Apple and the labels announced last month a deal to allow iTunes to sell music with out any DRM (digital rights management), something Jobs has long called for. In return, the labels…
Jimmy Buffett is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 14 as part of the inimitably named “Summerzcool Tour.” Tickets go on sale next Monday at livenation.com. Expect lots of hats like those pictured above…
From our sister paper in the Twin Cities comes news that Prince is launching a new web site to… well, that’s not exactly clear, but it will definitely promote and possibly distribute Prince’s three albums due this year. The best part of this blog post? The category: The Purple One…
I recently stumbled upon “Inside Creative Minds” a great local TV show. The show is an interview show where host Tray Goodman interviews creative people in Phoenix, rather like a local version of The Charlie Rose Show. Watching most of the 18 episodes in the last week I am struck…
One last big concert announcement for the week: Flight of the Conchords will be at Dodge Theatre on May 19. The joke folk duo from New Zealand’s new season on HBO just started, so expect a few new songs from that. Tickets are $38.50 and availible through www.livenation.com…
Most of this week’s big announcements were already up here earlier this week when they broke — Modest Mouse, Bruce Springsteen — but we do have a few surprises on the next page. Like David Archuleta, the American Idol contestant who was too devoutly Mormon to sing the first verse…
With the economy in the toilet and massive layoffs occurring daily, the Coachella Music Festival, which announced its lineup today, is offering two layaway options for people wanting to purchase three-day passes and avoid paying the lump sum at once.Considering that these passes go for $269, this is a smart choice…
Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O’Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.
Coachella’s 2009 official lineup is officially out — as of 3:15 this morning, says Michael Lopez. Here it is: Girl Talk, Crystal Castles, The Knux, Fleet Foxes, Lupe Fiasco (that’s, in order, five of my 10 favorite records of 2008) plus The Black Keys, Late of the Pier, The Yeah…
