KCDX-FM 103.1While many of the nation’s fed-up rock radio listeners have been fleeing to satellite pay stations to escape commercials and obnoxious DJ banter, the Valley’s classic-album-rock fans continue to get treated to the equivalent of Sirius’ “deep cuts” channel, The Vault, without the $12.95-a-month subscription fee. Thanks to a mysterious radio station owner named Ted […]
KCDX-FM 103.1While many of the nation’s fed-up rock radio listeners have been fleeing to satellite pay stations to escape commercials and obnoxious DJ banter, the Valley’s classic-album-rock fans continue to get treated to the equivalent of Sirius’ “deep cuts” channel, The Vault, without the $12.95-a-month subscription fee. Thanks to a mysterious radio station owner named Ted […]
Terror. It's a sensation we know all too well, especially during Halloween. Whether it's getting caught by the po-pos smashing a few dozen pumpkins or waking up on November 1 next to a paramour with a case of coyote ugly worth chawin' your arm off, we've felt the chill of...
Events and Happenings Wednesday, October 27: A Favored Affar; Catering & Bistro 4016 East Main Street Monster meal deal, with a choice of sandwich, soda and chips for $3.99 (treat included). Deal valid Wednesday, October 27, through Friday, October 29, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, October 30,...
What amazes women most about that contraption called man is his knack for never asking the pertinent questions. Like "How can a guy be friends with another guy for years and not know what he does for a living?" Or "How can we find it on Mapquest if you don't...
KSLX-FM 100.7Classic rock in the commercially viable sense is deader than the Soviet Union. With hip-hop, drum machines and jailbait starlets on the front burner, it ain’t coming back, either. But, like a good mummy, classic rock is a well-preserved music, as radio stations all across the country honor thy Crosby Stills & Nash and keep […]
KSLX-FM 100.7Classic rock in the commercially viable sense is deader than the Soviet Union. With hip-hop, drum machines and jailbait starlets on the front burner, it ain’t coming back, either. But, like a good mummy, classic rock is a well-preserved music, as radio stations all across the country honor thy Crosby Stills & Nash and keep […]
On America's top 45 AM radio stations, 310 hours of every week is occupied by bilious chatter from conservative talk show hosts. By comparison, liberal hosts account for only five hours of programming, or, my computer calculator says, 1.6 percent as much. Phoenix is devoid of any major liberal-leaning talk...
I was listening to Neil Young's 1983 album Trans before I wrote this column. Arguably one of the strangest albums made by a pop artist of Young's stature, the album features six songs recorded with the now-antiquated synthesizers of the day and vocals filtered through a vocoder to sound like...
"I wasn't planning on doing this. It was just something I did out of necessity, and then it just kind of turned into my life." Larry Elyea, veteran musician and guitarist for the hard-core metal band Gift, is the most sought after hard-rock producer in the Valley. He estimates he...
John Logan, lead singer and guitarist for the Phoenix guerrilla rockers the MadCaPs, has been performing a song as part of his band's sets lately called "Happy Baghdad." His composition strongly opposes military action in Iraq and makes military aggression seem like a mortal sin. "You got nothing to be...
Follow heavy metal's primary syllogism: Do you like to rock? Yeah! Do you want to rock? Hell yeah! Then let's rock! You can laugh if you want, but concepts don't come much more Zen than that. Rock 'n' roll, even in its most unbearable, screaming caveman form, doesn't die, and...
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa should be fired. He should be fired for threatening gang violence. He should be fired for inciting a riot. He should be fired for basically putting a hit out on a fellow human being. It's only fair play. A local radio DJ was...
John Holmberg KUPD's "Morning Sickness"DJ John Holmberg, along with his sidekicks, Brady Bogen and Beau Duran, have more or less saved KUPD from its longtime creep toward becoming WKRP. Luckily for listeners, KUPD’s management got bored with Dave Pratt too. In early September, they replaced him with the relatively young, inexperienced DJ from the floundering sort-of-alt-rock station The Zone. […]
John Holmberg KUPD's "Morning Sickness"DJ John Holmberg, along with his sidekicks, Brady Bogen and Beau Duran, have more or less saved KUPD from its longtime creep toward becoming WKRP. Luckily for listeners, KUPD’s management got bored with Dave Pratt too. In early September, they replaced him with the relatively young, inexperienced DJ from the floundering sort-of-alt-rock station The Zone. […]
Mama's Boy Hey, Todd, how embarrassing is this?: What a pleasant e-mail to have received regarding the Best Sports Interviewer being Todd Walsh (Best of Phoenix, September 26). I happen to be his mom who lives more than 2,900 miles away from Todd. But this makes me a very proud...
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Atlas likes to talk about his relentless work ethic.The 22-year-old local rapper works every day as a middle-school teacher's assistant, then works afternoons and nights for the Glendale Parks and Recreation Department, racing home to spend whatever quality time he can squeeze in with his 4-month-old son. On weekends, the...
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Best Club For Blues/jazz Rhythm Room 1019 East Indian School 602-265-4842 Best Club For Modern Rock Cajun House 7117 East Third Avenue, Scottsdale 480-945-5150 Best Club For Rock Mason Jar 2303 East Indian School 602-956-6271 Best Dance Club Axis/Radius 7340 East Indian Plaza, Scottsdale 480-970-1112 Best Place To Buy New CDs Best Buy several Valley […]
The odds of hearing any Valley artists -- save the Gin Blossoms and Refreshments -- on the radio took a big hit last year when KZON-FM 101.5 canned all its local programming. Granted, KUPD-FM 97.9 Red Radio show (hosted by effervescent on-air personality Larry Mac) has done its part to...
KUPD-FM 97.9A few months ago, KUPD inaugurated a new TV advertising campaign. In the ad, a crowd of rambunctious kids at a hard rock concert shouts out their devotion to KUPD, while the mother of morning DJ Dave Pratt holds a picket sign complaining that the station is too damn loud. More than any station in […]
