Billy Corgan Starts God Blog, The Blueprint 4, Get Van Halen Game Free

Electric Mustache: Photos: The Thermals, Kinch & Sisterbrother at The Rhythm RoomIdolator: Because You Were Probably Wondering What Sanjaya Thought Of Ellen DeGeneres’ “Idol” GigNME: Jay-Z already working on follow up to The Blueprint 3Pitchfork: Billy Corgan Launches Spiritual WebsiteRolling Stone: “Guitar Hero 5 ” Giving Away Van Halen Game…

For an Unsigned Act, The Asylum Sure Are Fancy

There’s an adage in the business world that goes something like this: You’ve got to spend money to make money. It’s a mantra Tempe metal band The Asylum has taken to heart, and so far, it appears to be working. “It’s dedication to quality product,” says guitarist and founding member…

David Allan Coe Versus Insane Clown Posse

When a white man writes and publishes a song with the N-word in the title, the racist label tends to, you know, stick. Tell it to David Allan Coe. For three decades, the 70-year-old country music bad boy has stubbornly disavowed any feelings of ill will toward blacks, despite authoring…

New Music From Dfactor

One of our favorite local music bloggers, Waved Rumor’s Dfactor, has two new songs from his soon-to-be-available record Slashing the Sunlight. It’s exactly the sort of upbeat pop-punk you’d expect from D and it’s very good. I’m particularly fond of “Shake It,” which has a nice bittersweet quality to it…

Sonic Youth Reschedules Phoenix Date, West Coast Tour

Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo has fractured his left wrist in that most punk rock of ways — playing tennis — requiring the band to reschedule their upcoming west coast tour. The new dates include a stop at the Marquee Theatre on January 5. Other dates on the jump. Teen…

Phoenix Independents Bowl Returning

We’re not sure when or where, but we got this teaser for the second annual Phoenix Independents Bowl by e-mail yesterday. Last year’s event was a great one, with bands like What Laura Says, Kinch and The Stiletto Formal rolling against teams representing pretty much every music-related business in town…

Mini T’s Add More Dates to Fall Tour

Phoenix(ish) band Miniature Tigers have added more dates to their fall tour. The Charlie Brand-fronted outfit rumored to be moving to New York will be touring with fun., fronted by Phoenix expat Nate Ruess, as well as Say Anything, New Zealand’s Ruby Suns and the Dodos.Full list of tour dates,…

Motel 6 Offers Free Rooms to Touring Bands, Alice Cooper Trash Talks Preppy Indie Dudes, T-Pain Releases iPhone App

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…

New Release Tuesday: BLK JKS

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 Back From Tent City, Return with First Friday Show

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…

New Green Day Video, Jim Adkins Benefit Show, Nine Inch Nails Disturbs

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…

Incoming: Gil Scot-Herron, Deer Tick, Honor Society, Trivium

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…

Pelican, Black Cobra set to rock The Clubhouse

​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…

Mariachi El Bronx Touring, Releasing Record

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…

Today is Kinch Day on The Blaze

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 Goatwhore Serves Up Satanic Southern Sludge

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…

The Wonders of Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta and Hotel Congress

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…