Most of the time, this fact is blatantly true and indicative of the über-conservative “fair and balanced” news channel. For all intents and purposes, 98 percent of what is aired on Fox News is “fucked up.” However, what I am specifically referencing is Damian Abraham — lead singer of Toronto…
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you an unofficial list of acts supposedly slated for Coachella. Still no word from the promoters on who is and isn’t coming, which has stirred some angst amongst concertgoers. Now, he’s speaking up, according to our OC Weekly music blog, and he urges…
As if the news from Wall Street, Detroit, and Starbucks was not bad enough, DigitalMusicNews.com is reporting that CD sales have now fallen to less than half the number of CDs sold in their peak year, 2000. In 2008, CD sales were down 54.6 percent from 2000, or a giant…
Mill Avenue’s Cherry Lounge & Pit is getting all Dita Von Tees-ed on us. The trendy ASU dance club, located at 411 South Mill Avenue, hosts Scandalous Thursdays every week with Scandalesque, a classy Valley burlesque troupe known for its tease and seductive performances around town. The provocative cabaret features…
Hey! We’re almost there, folks! Almost at the end of the tedious Idol audition process and what is shaping up to be a yawner of a season so far. Hollywood Week starts on Tuesday, and that promises to be, at least, a little more exciting. When you put 100+ chicks…
This week’s Flier of the Week was chosen not because of the art work (which is pretty cool, but not amazing) or the headliner, Magic Bullets, (who are pretty cool, but not amazing) but because it’s the best I can come up with to pimp the new Gospel Claws EP…
Things I witnessed while waiting nearly two hours for Lil Wayne to perform at US Airways Center on Wednesday night: An impromptu routine by all of opener T-Pain’s assortment of dancers, including two midgets, a fire-eating contortionist, two dudes with their faces painted like Juggalos and two of (what appeared…
Frank Zappa is often credited with saying, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” If describing music can’t capture the emotions music evokes, then making a movie that talks about writing music must reside somewhere between sculpting an opera and cooking with Frank Lloyd Wright. Yet there’s probably no…
As you probably know, there are two different and well-known songs called “I Kissed a Girl.” One is by upstart 24-year-old pop singer Katy Perry and became a huge hit in the summer of 2008; the other is by veteran singer-songwriter Jill Sobule and was a hit in 1995. Which…
THURSDAY 29 Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Club Red: The Blunt Club with J. Boogie, Pickster Uno, DJ Element, Emerg McVay, & more (hip-hop) J-Heads: Thursday Night Artist Spotlight with DJ Kavi, & guests (hip-hop) Margarita Rocks: DJ Mr. Eaton (Top 40) Ruby Room: Phoenix Sol Party with Djentrification, & Johnny D…
Avenged Sevenfold — a band as unique as a tribal armband tattoo and as clever as using the term “thinking outside the box” — has an appeal that’s mystifying. People continue to listen to this band well into the year 2009, and A.S. apparently have enough clout to book an…
I was lucky enough to be invited to the recent Festival of the Fuck Bands, led in a ceremonious fashion by Fucked Up’s very own Father Damian. The festival is a chance for bands worldwide to get together, discuss music and politics, and chat about how awesome they are for…
Believe it or not, P-town peeps, but there are plenty of other events going on this weekend besides that certain championship football game on Sunday afternoon that everyone seems to be all hyped up about. Case in point: SoCal mixmaster J.J. Keo will be staging a boffo birthday bash on…
Prescott has long been a favorite destination for Valley bands hoping to expand their fan base. Over the years, numerous local bands have made the short drive north to entertain central Arizona music fans at Matt’s Saloon, Sundance’s Place, the Bird Cage Saloon and other venerable venues along Prescott’s historic…
Long Beach-bred punk-ska band Sublime was on the verge of becoming a national success when frontman Brad Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996, right after work on Sublime’s major-label debut was completed. To help fill the void left by the band, Rhode Island-based quartet Badfish do a very…
It’s not bad enough that frat-rock pioneers Of a Revolution — known worldwide by their cringe-inducing acronym O.A.R. — are descending upon the Valley to appease the willing masses with their divinely bland style of bastardized college rock. No, they feel the need to play at the TPC Scottsdale. Yes:…
Say what you will about pop punk and its mostly lamentable impact on the music landscape (hey, it’s at least partially responsible for giving us emo, right?), but you have to respect a band that has stuck around as long as NOFX has. The San Francisco-by-way-of-L.A. punk band was formed…
One thing is for certain in today’s contemporary country music — you’ll never hear bluegrass deity Dr. Ralph Stanley singing on a Kenny Chesney record. While Chesney’s grasp of country tradition begins with Jimmy Buffett’s 1977 hit “Margaritaville,” fortunately for country purists, there is Josh Turner, who dueted with Stanley…
I was fortunate enough to be in attendance last night at an invite-only preview of The Sail Inn, which is re-opening to the drinking public this weekend after a three year absence from the Tempe music and nightlife scene. It really couldn’t have come at a better time, as I’ve…
Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist Billy Powell died in his home near Jacksonville, Florida last night. He was 56 years old. While an official press statement from the band states “We have no further details,” this article from MTV.com suggests that Powell may have died from a heart attack.
Did you hear that?! Modest Mouse is coming to Tempe on February 25. Like, less than a month from now. And tickets go on sale tomorrow. The Issaquah, Washington six-piece sold out the 5,000-seat Mesa Amphitheatre in May 2007, so these tickets for a room half that size will go…
Do you see anything wrong with this display of Cardinals memorabilia at the front of the Wal-Mart at Country Club and Baseline in Mesa? Yes, that’s right, there’s a bunch of Steelers shit on it. The week before the Super Bowl. In metro Phoenix.Now this is Wal-Mart, so if anyone…
