The 1980s dreamboat that all the girls loved, Rick Springfield, has been arrested for a reported DUI in Malibu, according to Spinner.Springfield was pulled over for speeding on the Pacific Coast Highway Sunday night. Drunk driving was the cause for his fast and furious actions. He was driving with a…
Crusher Sound System and Mr. Meeble Last Night at The Sail Inn You know, the old substance over style debate can get a little old. Isn’t it possible to have both? It sure seemed like it watching Mr. Meeble on the outdoor stage at Next Fest at Sail Inn last…
Two pretty big events have happened in recent hours — events that will forever change the course of American history. First off, the obvious — it was confirmed late last night that Osama Bin Laden was killed by close-range firefight by Navy Seals. Secondly, and maybe just as important, Miley…
It happens to all of us at some point: A band we have tremendous respect for releases an album that just leaves us shaking our heads in sadness and/or disbelief. Musical disappointments come in many forms, from blatant cash-in attempts to experimentation that just falls flat. Some bands recover quickly…
Day 3, McDowell Mountain Music Fest Compound GrillSunday, May 1, 2011Last night, I stood at The Compound Grill bar watching the president deliver a speech about the death of Osama Bin Laden, as the sounds of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros wafted in from the open doors. The band…
Crusher Sound System, Mr. Meeble & more. Sail Inn Saturday, April 30 You know, the old substance over style debate can get a little old. Isn’t it possible to have both? It sure seemed like it watching Mr. Meeble on the outdoor stage at Next Fest at Sail Inn last…
McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Day Two The Compound Grill Saturday, April 30, 2011 The idea of a music festival in a parking lot is a little disconcerting. Sure, Warped Tour can pull it off, but they have a main stage and grassy areas, and most importantly, they don’t share a…
Dirty Beaches, Outro Mundo, Where Dead Voices Gather The Trunk Space Friday, April, 29 2011 My favorite review of Dirty Beaches’ latest LP, Badlands, is also the most negative one I’ve read. In a review for Dusted Magazine, Doug Mosurock states: So, the ’50s sucked, right? They sucked pretty hard…
If you’ve never checked out Mantis Claw do his twice-weekly gigs at Kazimierz World Wine Bar, there’s only one opportunity left. Tomorrow night will be the last hurrah for the DJ and local music scene veteran, as he’s about to relocate to the great northwest (more specifically: Eugene, Oregon). We…
If you didn’t make it out to Soundwave Music Festival a few weeks back, we don’t blame you. It was downright freezing as an unseasonably cold storm drenched the entire Valley and kept people away from the outdoor dance music massive in droves. And, man, did they miss out. Those…
The Meat Puppets released a new album, Lollipop, back in April, and Pitchfork TV has debuted a video for their song “Orange,” a particularly driving psych-rock with Cris Kirkwood’s heavy bass leading the charge, from the record. The stop-motion animated video, directed by Michael Etoll, is damn twisted, too. Chock…
It’s that time of year again: the McDowell Mountain Music Festival is here! Each year the festival brings in big names from all over the map, and this year is no exception, with Australian indie-folker Xavier Rudd playing. Rudd’s multi-instrumentalist approach will surely add a special touch to the festival.We…
The president of Cirque du Soleil plans to recreate Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch as a gigantic entertainment complex within Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, according to Billboard.Cirque du Soleil president Daniel Lamarre said earlier this week that the Las Vegas recreation of Neverland Ranch will serve as a location for…
Prince wants the creativity of other artists to be partially banished. In fact, he wants covering his songs to become a crime, according to Paste.He’s always been picky about people doing covers of his songs, but now he’s taking that narcissism to a whole new level.Rules do exist at some…
Eli Kluger The film director is currently shooting a thiller about Furries. Clips can be viewed on www.youtube.com/furrymovie.When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? 103.9-FM. I alternate between three or four rock and Top 40 Stations.What’s the last song played on…
I love NPR as much as the next fella (gotta get my Car Talk on), but every now and then their media coverage highlights something truly unique –case in point, last March, Sami Yenigun ran this story about moombahton, a DC-bred brand of dance-music that encompasses elements of electro, Dutch…
Gardens & Villa, Factories and Hello the Mind ControlThe Trunk SpaceWednesday, April 27Sometimes it doesn’t take a packed room full of sweaty bodies to have a dance party.Sometimes it just takes the right band and the right fans. Santa Barbara band Gardens & Villa brought the funk to Trunk Space…
Jet Life
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smoking weed and rapping about it.
The Growlers aren’t your average band. Sure, that statement might be sort of cliche, but take the time to listen to these guys and you’ll be convinced they’re far from traditional. Blending elements of surf rock with psychedelic pop and intriguing lyrics, they’re part of the recent re-emergence of no-holds…
In this week’s issue of Phoenix New Times, local electro pop band Peachcake catches the Valley up on what they’ve been up to the past year and how they’ve matured since they came together. Recently, the International Peace Bureau made the song “Were We Ever Really Right?”, off their upcoming sophomore…
Tell people you’re a music critic and they’re likely to get all sorts of ideas about you — some right, some wrong. More often than not, they seem to think you’re a failed musician who picked up a pen when his band’s demo failed to catch any important ears. I’ve…
In case the giant beard and heavy jacket didn’t tip you off, William Fitzsimmons is a singer- songwriter in the vein of Iron and Wine’s Sam Beam before he embraced ’70s soft rock (or Justin Vernon when he was still in the cabin, before he met Kanye). In the past,…
