Song: Dirty Projectors, “Stillness Is The Move” (Lucky Dragons remix) Context: Brooklyn-based indie/art rock ensemble Dirty Projectors announced yesterday that they’re re-releasing an “deluxe edition” of their breakthrough 2009 LP Bitte Orca later this month. In addition to the original album, the guaranteed money-maker two-disc set will also feature the…
August just refuses — in any ungodly way possible — to go away. We’re cursed with 31 days of the month, and today, the last and final day of this mess, just had to fall on a Tuesday. What does that mean? Another ho-hum batch of new releases, this time…
Artist: Sonny and the SunsetsTitle: Tomorrow Is AlrightRelease date: August 31Label: Fat PossumFrom the Best Coast school of stoner pop comes Sonny and the Sunsets, a California band with a pop sound so casual that it feels almost tossed off. The beauty in Sonny and the Sunsets’ music is its…
What happens when delicious Mexican food meets the album cover of Billy Joel’s 1980 album Glass Houses? Hilarity. Such is the case for Album Tacos, a fantastic new Tumblr that popped up on the radar this weekend. Rocket science, this ain’t, but it yields some very funny and innovative results…
ong: Sex Robots, “Jet Awesome” Context: While its neato-keen that the eggheads of science have created machines that can play chess, kick a soccer ball, or maintain national defense, there’s undoubtedly and certain segment of the population (read: shut-ins) that are eagerly anticipating the day when fully-functional erotic automatons will…
My head just exploded. JamBase has provided the hookup for Arcade Fire’s new interactive music video for “We Used To Wait” from their album The Suburbs.Arcade Fire shows the world what can be done with HTML5: you can write a postcard to yourself, simultaneously view multiple shots in different pop-up…
By now you’ve probably heard the dozens of promos that KUPD has been running daily for the free Smashing Pumpkins concert they’re putting this coming Thursday night. Billy Corgan and his crew are making a swing through the Valley (guess they’re not down with Zack de la Rocha and the…
The changes to Mill Avenue just keep on coming. Here’s the latest development: old and busted dance joint Cherry Lounge is about to transform into a new nightspot/music venue called School of Rock. The rebooted club, which is being designed around a rock ‘n’ roll theme (natch), will hold its…
It’s probably safe to call the members of Green Day rock n’ roll gods. Maybe it’s because their concerts sets are more than 3 hours long, or maybe it’s because they allow fans to come on-stage and play with them. The veteran trio performed for an adoring crowd last night…
Green Day August 30, 2010 Cricket Wireless Pavilion It’s a mixed blessing when the band you see at your first real concert goes on to become one of the biggest and best bands of their generation. On one hand, you probably get to relive the moment every couple years if…
Music lovers at Zia Record Exchange in Tempe are craving rougher, louder sounds at the moment. Topping the chart this week is The Sword. Also in demand were Best Coast’s lo-fi chillwave and the beloved raps of everyone’s favorite white boy, Eminem, as well as the talented Akron blues boys,…
When your band is named “Ninefinger” everyone wants to know why.So, the LA-based band with that handle decided to make a video depicting their lead singer taking one for the team and having his finger chopped off on stage. Some movie-making buddies pitched in to make a video that looked…
The owners and employees of Phase 54 got a big-time bombshell dropped on them last Thursday in the form of an injunction from Maricopa County Superior Court dictating that the Chandler bar, club and music venue would have to close.While many business owners would lock their doors and appeal the…
As an underage concertgoer, there are always a handful of shows I wish I could legitimately get into… or at least illegitimately get into with a fake ID.When I was 17, someone made me a fake high school ID that said I was 18 so I could get into a…
Slayer, Megadeth and Testament at Dodge Theatre Last Night We actually won! By “we,” I mean thrash metal, of course – the bands, the fans and the music. After nearly three decades of playing the role of scrappy underdog, thrash metal finally seems to have turned the corner and become…
Song: Green Day, “21 Guns” Context: Green Day comes to Phoenix tonight. 21 Guns [Green Day] by BIG Papi…
Artists For Action featuring Calexico w/ Miniature Tigers, Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta, Big Son featuring Sam Means of The Format and Jeff and Chris of Reubens Accomplice, Sand Rubies, Salvador Duran, Kinch, and more… August 27, 2010 Marquee Theatre About 1,500 people showed up at the Marquee Theatre to…
Slayer, Megadeth and TestamentAugust 27, 2010Dodge Theatre About halfway through Megadeth’s set last night at Dodge Theatre, it hit me like a ton of bricks: we won! We actually won! By “we,” I mean thrash metal, of course – the bands, the fans and the music. After nearly three decades…
The MaineAugust 27, 2010Nile TheaterIt was teenage girl heaven at the Nile Theater last night, when local pop rock band The Maine played the last night of their current headlining tour and made a young lady-filled crowd go wild. Singer John O’Callaghan told the crowd the band got to choose…
Leave it to Revolver Records and their incredibly knowledgeable clientele to remind us of Je T’aime…Moi Non Plus.It’s a late ’60s album of French duets as sung by two lovers. The brand new re-issue of it is what must have put it all the way in the top slot. Arcade…
Song: “Porirua Gurls”Context: In the wake of the “Arizona Gurls” video I went searching for the world’s most ridiculous parody of Katy Perry’s song. This one, named for a suburb of New Zealand’s capital and made by a radio station there, takes the cake. The references are totally incomprehensible, and…
America’s favorite old man/recording artist Bob Dylan tried to stick it to the man this past Wednesday night at San Francisco’s Warfield Theater.The 69-year-old folk legend decided he was going to rebel against Ticketmaster and surplus ticket charges and nix issuing tickets to his show altogether.It’s a noble experiment in…
