After facing charges for cocaine possession in September, Bruno Mars is taking a plea deal, according to MTV News.He’s scheduled to appear before a judge in Las Vegas on February 4, a week before the Grammy Awards. He will be pleading guilty to his charges.As long as Bruno Mars, whose…
A rapper with Tucson roots has recorded a song about the Giffords shooting tragedy.Li’l Zay, an 18-year-old who previously weighed in on SB 1070, has a new song called “1-8-11,” which echoes Marvin Gaye’s big question: “What’s Going On?””Like most people I just couldn’t believe it, I wanted show my…
Song: Against Me!, “I Was A Teenage Anarchist”Context: Against Me! comes to Nile Theater tonight in support of their newish album White Crosses. Against Me! – I Was A Teenage Anarchist by kalisana…
The lineup for the first annual Lollapalooza in Chile has been announced, according to Consequence of Sound.The Killers, Jane’s Addiction, and Kanye West are among some of the top names on the artist roster. Other big names include The Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, The National, Cold War Kids, Devandra Banhart,…
Name: Mark Tomlinson AKA: DJ Dark Mark Genres spun: I started out playing with what I knew best — EBM, industrial, and rhythmic noise. As of late I have been mixing a lot of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass into my industrial sets. Current schedule: I am one of the…
Just a few short months ago, I watched X Japan play their first U.S. performance ever in front of hundreds of sunburned Lollapalooza attendees.It was a dynamite performance, but mostly because of pyrotechnics – not the audience reaction. The band followed up with a very successful, if short, seven date…
Wondering what it was like on the road for Kinch as they played three January residencies in Los Angeles, San Diego and Scottsdale? I slept in my car and drank fancy beer to bring you the story from California in this week’s print edition. Speaking of Cali, Albert Ching, a…
If you happen to see any driverless cars rolling by with people dancing on the hood, don’t be too alarmed. It’s just a few fools doing their best imitation of “ghost riding,” the act of automotive jackassery invented by Oakland hip-hop star Mistah F.A.B. Introduced to the world by the rapper’s…
Song: Kinch, “Tight Me Lightly” (DJ DLG Remix) Context: DJ DLG remixes “Tie Me Lightly” from Kinch, who I featured in this week’s print edition. The band concludes their month-long residency with a live performance on KWSS’s morning show tomorrow and a gig at Rogue Bar Saturday night. You’re going…
Us Weekly published a picture of Elton John and his family on their cover, and America wasn’t having any of it, according to Spinner.Some states have been shielding the cover of that issue similarly to what is done with pornographic magazines as a result of a slew of customer complaints…
It’s only a few blocks to the beach, but no one wants to go. It’s just after noon and the guys in Kinch emerge from the cramped aisles of an indie record shop thirsty for more beer. They started drinking an hour ago, washing down a cheese pie at the…
At the end of 2007, Against Me!’s album New Wave was one of the most acclaimed albums of the year: number one on Spin’s list, number five on Blender’s, nine in Rolling Stone, 21 in the Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop poll. This year, the band’s newest album, White Crosses,…
Despite what national news or teen dramas might suggest, Los Angeles and Phoenix aren’t so different. Sure, L.A. has an ocean, but it also has massive shopping centers, myriad freeways, and 80-degree Januarys. So with two Los Angeles bands — Abe Vigoda and No Age — venturing onto Phoenix’s turf…
With Kings Of Leon and Kanye West as headliners, I understand that some may choose to read that headline with a different meaning.However, what I mean to say is that festival passes are very, very close to selling out for the 2011 edition of Coachella. UPDATE: Coachella 2011 is officially…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. When will “The Morning Mayor” Dave Pratt be back on the air? What happens when you…
They might be loathe to admit it, but members of the Valley’s hipster DJ community owe a debt of gratitude to William Fucking Reed. His highly popular weekly indie dance party Shake! (which rocked The Rogue for five years straight from 2004 to 2009) also proved to be highly influential…
Some bad news out of Australia last night (or this morning or whenever)…While he was playing his final song of the night, Jimmy Buffett fell off of the front edge of the stage, TMZ reports.The 64-year old singer/partier was apparently blinded by a flash of lights while performing his last…
Song: Giant Sand, “Ride The Rail”Context: Howe Gelb’s legendary Tucson band Giant Sand — where Joey Burns started before forming Calexico — has scheduled a date at Tucson’s gorgeous Rialto Theatre. It’s next Saturday, actually, which would make for a nice little roadtrip. This track, “Ride The Rail” is off…
Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has been named the creative director of innovation, according to Billboard.He’ll be giving input on the development of a variety of products made by Intel Corp. The head of marketing at Intel said that the company is trying to tie entertainment and technology together…
Yesterday I kinda bagged on the “celebrities” committed to playing in this year’s version of the annual Jack in the Box Celebrity Shootout at US Airways Center.Today organizers added another big name. The Good News: The name is big. REALLY big. Pretty much everyone who cares even a little about…
Song: The Get Up Kids, “Keith Case”Context: The Get Up Kids will be at Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe tonight in support of their just-released new record, There Are Rules. This track is from that album. 02 Keith Case by The Get Up Kids…
Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum will host a two day celebration of hip-hop on February 5 and 6. A performance by local turntableist DJ Radar, backed by a three-piece band, a screening of the documentary From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale and live performances from painters and dancers are…
