Perhaps you think it’s silly to pay $35 to sit around while a skinny bearded dude from Pittsburgh with no discernible dancing skills jumps around stage in a dirty sweatsuit. If so, you’ve never experienced Girl Talk live. And if you’re from Phoenix that’s understandable. Ahem.So, yeah, Greg Gillis is…
Song: Dungen, “Brallor” (“Pants”)Context: Dungen is coming to The Rhythm Room tonight in support of their new record Skit i allt (“Fuck it all” in Swedish). This also feels like a good day to rock out to some totally stellar psychedelicy indie rock without even having to pretend to care…
When I heard Ke$ha’s “Your Love is My Drug” on the radio the other day, aside from making remarks about how sloppy she is, I couldn’t help but mention to my friend that I thought the song was terrible.I was thrilled that the song was nearly over until Ke$ha struck…
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler’s first solo project is due out in late November.The track “Love Lies” will be the theme song for the upcoming Japanese action movie Space Battleship Yamato. You can preview a sample here.It’s time for Joe Perry to stop bitching about Tyler. He won’t stop yapping about…
Joining the ever-impressive The Heavy with their own upcoming shows are Usher, The Thermals, The Aggrolites, Matthew Dear and Elton John.The rest of this weeks not-so heavy just announced shows:…
Jan Brewer might shut down Tucson’s famed Rialto Theatre.Sounds weird, right? You thought she was so busy flubbing debates, hating on Mexicans and trying to keep her mentally-ill son’s rape conviction on the d-low that she’d have bigger fish to fry.Nope. Turns out Ms. Brewer (alma mater: Glendale Community College) …
Cream Stereo Lounges loss is 910 Live’s gain. The promoters of Giant Wednesdays have left behind the sleek and chic Scottsdale club and moved their weekly party to the far funkier Tempe nightspot. They’ll continue to book internationally known house and trance superstars, including tomorrow night’s debut edition at 910…
Song: Jónsi, “Go Do”Context: Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi just announced a second leg of his U.S. solo tour and there’s a show at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Saturday, October 23. 01 Go Do by Timm Law…
Phoenix rapper Knox is the hip-hop equivalent of a throwback jersey.His new album, From the Ashes, came out last Tuesday, September 14, but with its old-school beats and Knox’s retro flow, it sounds like it could have come straight out of hip-hop’s “golden era” of the early ’90s.The album is…
Music fans at Stinkweeds went after a lot of alt-rock this week.Blonde Redhead was the CenPho store’s most popular album. Ra Ra Riot’s summer release The Orchard made the top 10 as well, along with The Walkmen’s new album Lisbon.1. Blonde Redhead, Penny SparkleSee the entire list after the jump…..
In trying to determine our silly little rap names, we willfully neglected the fact that there is, indeed, an art and a science to the act — so much so that the duo behind Pop Chart Lab created a vivid, colorful Taxonomy of Rap Names for our viewing pleasure. …
So why not combine forces, dust off some older, more obscure R&B classics and introduce them to newer generations, as well as some older generations that weren’t privy to the songs when they were first released? Such is the case for Wake Up!, twelve songs that combine Legend’s remarkable vocals…
What a weekend! We’ve already written extensively about the three-day concert event known as Fall Frenzy, but part of the story can only truly be captured through a lens. Before we put our Fall Frenzy coverage to bed, check out the following slideshows direct from each day of the event…
So many children of celebrities get sucked into the music business by their famous parents. For example, Jada Pinkett and Will Smith’s nine-year-old daughter Willow Smith released her very first single earlier this month. Right after its release, Jay-Z signed Willow to Roc Nation.Even though Willow might actually have a…
Fall Frenzy 2010 Tempe Beach Park became the location for rocking out this weekend as bands like Weezer, Stone Tempe Pilots, and Disturbed took to the stage over the concert’s three days. Check out all the photos, reviews, and nonsense you may have missed in our Fall Frenzy coverage…full story…
Song: Can’t Stop (Weezer vs. MGMT vs. Coldplay vs. The Kooks)Context: Still trying to find a recorded version of Weezer’s cover of MGMT’s “Kids.” Nothing doing, though there are lots of low-quality YouTube videos, but this mashup is pretty great. Can’t Stop (Weezer vs. MGMT vs. Coldplay vs. The Kooks)…
In terms of venues to have Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings play in Phoenix there probably isn’t a better choice than the Orpheum Theatre. When you combine the retro late ’60s/early ’70s funk and soul of Sharon Jones with the historic music venue it could be a little bit like…
Joseph FudaMiniature TigersEven if you are not a teenage girl or have no desire to see a movie that is basically a 2010 version of Mean Girls, you might want to check out the new teen comedy Easy A if only to support a formerly local band that is featured…
This weekend, Valley concert lovers ignored record high temperatures (and bomb scares due to suspicious packages) and partied it up at the Fall Frenzy at Tempe Beach Park, taking in big names such as Devo, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots and Disturbed. People Tweeted their thoughts on the shows throughout the…
Hotel security found narcotics in Bruno Mars’ bathroom Sunday, according to SPIN. He was arrested at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Apparently he’s discovered that it’s not so easy being in the spotlight all the time.The breakout hitmaker is scheduled to release his new album Doo-Wops…
Day one of Fall Frenzy belonged to the the arena rockers, day two got a little more alternative, but day three was all about the metal.So metal, in fact, that it wasn’t technically day three of the “Arizona Fall Frenzy,” so much as its own separate gig, the Rockstar Energy…
There was something about reggae riffs and smoking weed that really appealed to yesterday’s Fall Frenzy crowd. In between the harder rockin’ lineups scheduled for Friday and Sunday was a hippie day. California bands The Dirty Heads, Sublime and Weezer had a lot to offer locals who enjoy good jams…
