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Alejandro Ocana — who raps and performs as 2Mex — has got more going for him than just his rapid-fire, multi-lingual flow. He’s got a fanbase so dedicated that he named his most recent record My Fanbase Will Destroy You. But rather than a violent boast, the title is more…
The saxophones and trumpets came two by two, followed by guitars, bass, and drums, with a vintage keyboard steering the ship. Waves of sound washed over the ensemble and groovalicious music played for 40 days and 40 nights. When the last cymbal crash faded away, the Funk Ark sat high…
311’s Nick Hexum is less a frontman than a cult of personality, adored by the least savory cross-section of music fans: Freon-huffing 14-year-olds who whip their dicks out in remedial algebra. For more than a generation now, Hexum has been the de facto surrogate parent to hordes of bastard children…
As one of the original nine MCs who came together like a hip-hop Avengers team, Wu-Tang Clan alumnus Ghostface Killah has reached immortal status in the rap realm. He’s been critically acclaimed as a soloist and written off as the same, but like all legends, he hasn’t died, just grown…
According to the number crunchers at Nielsen SoundScan, the sales of vinyl records slowly but steadily have increased over the past six years. That probably comes as no surprise to the cadre of wax-loving DJs behind Classic Album Thursdays, because they arguably have helped beef up those numbers by scooping…
See also: Songwriter Michelle Blades Walks a Tightrope See also: Michelle Blades Streams Album, MarianaIn this week’s issue, we discuss Valley singer/songwriter Michelle Blades and her delicate balance between riot grrrl verve and orchestral grandeur. We ended up with more material than we could fit in print, so please enjoy…
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See also: Metallica at Outside Lands: The Five Best Parts of the Band’s Fiery San Francisco Show See also: The 10 Most Ridiculous Claims Made By Dave Mustaine of Megadeth See also: Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs InHeavy metal fans are a tenacious…
There isn’t much that Paul Van Dyk hasn’t done during his 21-year career. The venerated German electronica all-star has won a Grammy and a slew of other awards, performed for hundred of thousands, traveled the world, collaborated with the likes of David Byrne and Wayne Jackson, and is one of…
See also: Improbable Lee: Lee Hazlewood Re-Issues Chart an Unexpected Trajectory See also: John Dixon Discusses the Lee Hazlewood-produced “The Fool,” by Sanford Clark, 1956 See also: 100 Songs That Defined Arizona In this week’s issue, we cover the psychedelic trajectory that brought songwriter/producer/vocalist Lee Hazlewood from Arizona to Sweden…
Social media may have gifted us LOLcats and the like, but it’s also partly to blame for the crushing 24-hour news cycle and a growing collective paranoia about the intentions of our neighbors. The yearning for “simpler times” is understandable, but it’s no coincidence that those simpler times always line…
The future is now, but what do you know? It sounds an awful lot like the past. This could serve as a mantra for Athens, Georgia’s Futurebirds, though it’s rare to find a band so expertly mixing together so many disparate styles. A heady dose of alt-country, replete with pedal…
René Descartes famously said, “I think, therefore I am.” But he was afraid to classify himself a “rational animal” because “then I should have to inquire what an animal is, what rationality is, and in this one question would lead me down the slope to other harder ones.” Heady queries…
It’s a very good time to be a hapless fuzz-rock magnate: Youthful disaffection is at an all-time high as unemployment and student-loan debt reach peak levels. Groovy rippers like Hunx and Mark Sultan dot the landscape with throwback rock maneuvers, while punk burnouts like Wavves’ Nathan Williams pack the bowl…
It may not feel like it right now, what with all the brain-bending and skin-scalding heat, but we’re actually more than halfway through with summer. It means that not only is there only a certain number of weeks left until temperatures start to chillax (we’re guessing around early October), but…
See also: Sound Wave Music Festival 2012 Announced for September 29 See also: Calvin Harris Announced as Headliner for Sound Wave Music Festival The next couple months are going to be a great time to be an EDM fan here in the Valley. Not only is the Identity Festival making…
“Chandler nightlife” sounds like an oxymoron. Sure, the city is home to a skatepark and a big mall, but unless you’re a teenager borrowing your parents’ car, the town isn’t exactly a nightlife hot spot. Because of this, Chandler benefits from businesses that stay open past 10 p.m. There are…
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