It’s a crazy time for radio personalities in Phoenix. Dave Pratt has taken over at X103.9, and now KWSS 106.7 has announced the return of a voice very familiar to Valley listeners. On Monday, August 22, Jonathan L’s Lopsided World of L will make its terrestrial debut on the Phoenix…
The staff at Revolver Records in downtown Phoenix loves vinyl, and according to co-owner T.J. Jordan, the store plans on taking its relationship with wax to the next level. Jordan doesn’t have a confirmed date, but believes that mid-October should see the debut vinyl release from Revolver’s new label, Ammit…
Back in May, Hooves frontman Andrew Krissberg explained to me before the band took the floor at Bikini Lounge that the band’s decision to move to Washington was one step in a grand plan. The band’s plan sounded idyllic –hanging out in the Pac Northwest, touring, and recording a new…
It can be hard to watch child stars grow up. But like a car accident, sometimes you just can’t look away.One word that came to mind when I learned that Lizzie McGuire star and terrible pop artist Hilary Duff is pregnant with her first child, and that word is “ewww.””No,…
It seems like only yesterday that we were speaking with Colorstore about the band’s “bloated and pretentious” Saturday night gig at FilmBar (okay, so it it was Friday). The gig went off without a hitch, but last night the guys ran into a serious snag: Someone ripped off a bunch…
There’s really no gentle way to say it. People were expecting Amy Winehouse to die young. Even her own parents were prepared for her death. Celebrity deaths impact the public in varying ways, but there will always be a combination of trolls and mourners. Hiding behind the anonymity of the…
X103.9’s Facebook fans may still be posting comments like “Maybe you guys can set around in your daily meetings and talk about how great the color red is and the wonders of wearing untied white high tops. You guys really screwed yourselves on this decision” and “Pratt? I thought he…
Kyuss Lives!, which features most of the members of seminal ’90s stoner rock band Kyuss (but not Josh Homme, who’s apparently too busy being in Queens of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures), is scheduled to play Marquee Theatre on October 6. It should be an awesome show –…
Kings of Leon have been treading some rough waters over the last few weeks. First they had to cut their show short in Dallas on July 29 due to frontman Caleb Followill needing to go backstage, puke and drink some more. Then the band canceled the rest of their US…
Jeff Freundlich Freundlich is the co-owner of Fervor Records, home to bands such as Super Stereo. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? KWSS. Beef Vegan and the crew crack me up, and they embrace new music. What’s…
Local singer/songwriter Miss Krystle has a lot to look forward to this week. On Saturday, August 13, the pop/electronic artist celebrates the release of her new sophomore 10-song album, Run, with a show at Crabby Don’s in Gilbert. Besides hearing new tracks from her album, the show also features live…
Has there ever been any form of music more closely associated with the Devil than metal? Sure, back in the ’50s, most conservative types thought that Elvis and rock ‘n’ roll in general was “the Devil’s music,” but imagine if those same people had ever caught a glimpse of what…
You should know that this post is totally NSFW. Prepare for a serious case of the willies. Before I get started, here’s a little backstory behind all the weird you are about to stumble into. Yesterday, I was inputting concerts into New Times calendar database. I came across a show taking…
The Bled are breaking up, but you’ve got to give it up for the band. 10 years is a mighty long time to play the kind of music the band plays and to put on the kind of show it put on (check out our recent review of the band…
Numbers is an Arizona hip-hop duo, comprised of producer Izzy and rapper I.P.. The duo’s recent EP, Nerds Getting Paper: Attack of the Robots, released in May, indeed finds the group “getting paper,” but the “nerds” part seems a bit self-deprecating. The album features guest spots from Mr. Miranda and…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What “Kingly” possessions are on display at MIM’s new Elvis Presley exhibit? What’s the deal with…
In March 2009, Portland folk-rockers The Decemberists released a rock opera called The Hazards of Love. Inspired by an EP of the same name by English folk singer Anne Briggs, the album tells the story of a woman who falls in love with a shape-shifting forest dweller. It was an…
Some bands ride a rollercoaster of popularity, with a steep climb quickly followed by a period when — absent a radio hit — the bottom drops out. Death Cab for Cutie’s enjoyed a more modest incline. It has experienced a steady growth in stature over the past 14 years —…
It might not pack the same mental hot flash as having Tom Jones ask you “What’s New Pussycat?” or Chubby Checker requesting your help twisting something, but having Fee Waybill, lead singer of The Tubes, tell you in so many words he may have to “Talk to Ya Later” comes…
Getting boozy for cheap usually amounts to staying at home and looking at the bottom of a 40 of Steel Reserve, but a new Phoenix-based online business, TipsyDevil, is out to change that.The Groupon-like discounted gift certificate website is focusing its efforts mainly on Scottsdale, Phoenix and Tempe nightlife and…
It’s not unusual to be an 18-year-old kid in a rock ‘n’ roll band, playing all-ages shows and house parties while still learning exactly what to do with that stringed thing in your hands. It’s less common to be an 18-year-old in a band that’s huge in Europe, and get…
While I’ve chosen this Tumblr that’s run by an LA Times writer so I can share it with other writers, I’ve also chosen it so everyone else can enjoy it as well. I sure do enjoy your writing, Todd Martens, so here’s to you. This week’s Tumblr of the Week pick is You…
