Name: Randell Carlton Green AKA: DJ Rolemodel Current club nights: Tuesdays at ACME, Fridays at Smashboxx, Saturdays at American Junkie. Genres spun: You name it and I have it. Origin story: Started off as a radio DJ while in college. I was actually fired for playing “Rape Me” by Nirvana…
Get ready to feel like a major under-achiever.This 7-year-old kid is living thug life to the fullest, and he will absolutely blow you away with his “cover” of Kesha’s “We R Who We R” (Perez Hilton is even raving about it.)Matty B already has an entourage of little girls (see…
Dave Miranda might’ve been born 15 years too late. Ask the Phoenix rapper, who performs as Mr. Miranda, about his influences, and he speaks reverently about old-school hip-hop artists like Run-DMC, Gang Starr, Masta Ace, and Ice Cube. Even though Miranda was in grade school when those acts were at…
Question: What do Congratulations, Surfing the Void, Total Life Forever, and (to a lesser extent) Odd Blood have in common? Answer: All were eagerly awaited sophomore albums by rising alt-music bands (MGMT, The Klaxons, Foals, and Yeasayer, respectively) that came up just a hair short of commercial and/or critical expectations…
Roger Waters began playing in the earliest incarnation of Pink Floyd right around the time he turned 20 years old. At the time, the music was an innovative reflection of youth culture. It featured psychedelic, experimental sounds, prominent (often dissonant) guitar, and sweet vocal harmonies. We are reminded of this…
There are a lot of stupid band names out there. In fact almost every band name ever created is kind of stupid if you stop and think about it for a minute. Once you do stop to think about the literal meaning of the name it will change from this cool…
Hopefully you’ve prepared yourself for this year’s lamest Christmas gift. According to Paste, Ubisoft just dropped a Michael Jackson video game available for Nintendo DS and PSP.As if there weren’t enough terrible video games that revolve around dancing already. Yet this one might take the cake. Michael Jackson: The Experience…
Song: The National, “Bloodbuzz Ohio”Context: This very well might be my favorite single of 2010. Also, being carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees sounds pretty good when the alternative is an airport full of John Wayne wannabes refusing to submit to TSA’s scanners on principle. 06 Bloodbuzz Ohio…
The Thanksgiving weekend just got a little less fun if you happen to be a fan of punk icons Social Distortion. We’ve gotten word that the legendary band has cancelled both of their sold-out appearances at the Marquee Theatre tonight and tomorrow evening due to a “family emergency.” There’s a…
Courtney Love has been sued over $114,000 worth of gems that she borrowed from a jeweler and never gave back, according to Star Pulse.She has given back one of the items of jewelery that she borrowed back in September but has yet to give back the rest. Well, too late,…
So, for all the anticipation, how is the soundtrack itself? It’s plenty good, I say. But it really all depends on your attitude going into listening the album. Do you want another throbbing, four-on-the-floor Daft Punk album á la 1996’s Homework? Or do you want a more subdued, orchestral film…
Well, if you’re not that meticulous of a music fanatic and can’t figure out every single sample for yourself, the interactive website Mashup Breakdown has you covered…
So how do you follow the worst album of your often celebrated career? Smack everyone in the fucking mouth with your bona fide best album. As much as it pains me to admit it — Kanye’s latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is a solid effort that far exceeds…
Local indie rock outfit Gospel Claws’ first album is causing quite a stir.It’s not hard to see why the band has caught the ear of everyone up to and including National Public Radio’s All Songs Considered with songs like their first single, “Summer Nights Lakeside,” ostensibly about a beach party/assisted…
While music festival season is pretty much wrapped up for the year up, there’s still plenty to get excited about since next year’s festivals are being planned.Announcements have been rolling out one after another this past week. Big news has broken about dates, headliners and lineups for the biggest shows…
Song: Kanye West, “Power” (Remix featuring Jay-Z)Context: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was released today. Another strong effort from ‘Ye. Certainly a lot better than that shitty new Dre single, “Kush.” KANYE by ahasver1…
Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before: Flogging Molly is playing a St. Patrick’s Day concert at Tempe Beach Park.In what has become a tradition neither delayed nor waylaid, the Los Angeles Celtic punkers have scheduled yet another show to celebrate a day when drinking one…
Valley fans of Phoenix band This Century were let in on some disappointing news last night at their show at the Nile Theater in Mesa–due to “vocal issues” with singer Joel Kanitz, the band had to cancel their set. He explained via Twitter: “We are having to cancel again tonight…
It was a busy weekend for indie king Sufjan Stevens, according to Pitchfork.He released a music video for his song “Too Much” today. The video kicks off with a colorful visual mess that looks like it came straight out of an M.I.A. video. The rest of it is a series…
In barely more than two years, Albuquerque “crunkcore” pioneers BrokeNCYDE have become one of the most hated bands in the world.Look up one of their videos on YouTube, and you’re guaranteed to find a raging debate in the comments section between BrokeNCYDE fans and people who think it’s the worst…
Song: Dr. Dre ft Akon & Snoop Dogg, “Kush”Context: Dre’s new single really is a pile of shit. I can’t believe we waited a decade to hear single that has Akon’s overplayed ass on it. If all of Detox is this bad the Doctor needs to keep it unreleased. Dre…
We at Up on the Sun are looking forward to tonight’s performance by Usher at Jobing.com Arena. It’ll be nice to see his little song and dance while we wait for the headliner. What’s that? You say Usher is the headliner? Come on now. We all know that the only…
