Twenty-two years ago, Keith Walker was kind of a big deal. Not that he’d ever tell you that. In 1989, British rock tabloid NME hailed a young band from Dublin called Power of Dreams as “stars of tomorrow.” Today, the Power of Dreams drummer is sitting at a bar in…
The contemporary music world is fractured to such a degree that each new band seems to beg for its own new, narrowly defined subgenre. Figuring out what to label everything is futile work, but it gives the Internet something to chatter about, and that’s gotta count for something. Hooray, then,…
Running down the list of the 64 bands scheduled to play at the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion as part of this year’s Warped Tour, a lot of the same genre descriptors come up. Although the mega-show began as a skate-punk and ska-heavy event in the ’90s, the tide has turned…
Arizona music label River Jones Music is best known for its lineup of local indie acts however the company hasn’t limited itself to only the desert. Swedish/Danish singer Christine Owman is also a part of the family. Owman enjoyed the stateside release of her new album Throwing Knives last week…
MTV just turned 30 years old yesterday! There are so many shows on MTV that I either wish would come back or are finally coming back. It’s a shame Daria isn’t still around, though Beavis and Butthead is returning on October 27.MTV2 has graciously brought back 120 Minutes for us…
BY LAUREN WISE After a two-year break, The Mars Volta has wrapped up their sixth studio album, the follow-up to 2009’s Octahedron. Yet-to-be-titled, the album is slated for release in 2012. But don’t worry, we wouldn’t leave you hanging out there without a little taste. Songs from the album recently…
Michael Rapaport. Not to be a dick, but when we think of the C-list star, shit films and even crappier television are the first things that pop into mind. However, after watching Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, our opinion has totally shifted — Michael…
Icky Mettle stands the test of time incredibly well, due in large part to its massive influence — as well as the fact it was released in the also influential year of 1993. Sure, other bigger name bands like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins had their own ground-breaking albums from that…
Update: Kings of Leon have called off the rest of the band’s tour, which was scheduled to hit Phoenix on September 6.Perhaps he started to really listen to what he was singing, perhaps he finally realized that he also sells fancy scarves for a living — whatever the case may…
Phoenix indie-poppers French Quarter have a new album due out on Off Tempo Records in October, but lucky you: you can hear the whole thing right now. Recorded at the indie-famous Dub Narcotic Studios in Olympia, Washington, the album is the latest in a torrent of releases from French Quarter…
While some peeps spend their summer lounging out by the pool, local rock band Whiskey Six is hitting the road to spread their brand of tunes throughout the Southwest in places such as Texas and California amid recording new tracks. The hard-working local band won the 2010 Phoenix New Times…
Erika Delemarre The marketing coordinator for Entertainment Solutions, Inc., and the music director for Ignite Phoenix invites you to Ignite Phoenix After Hours this Friday, July 29 at Axis/Radius in Scottsdale. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now?…
DJ Element is one busy cat. Just a few weeks ago we wrote about his FreeStyle Sessions mixtape release, an now we’ve got work that Element and DJ Pickster, both resident DJs at the popular Thursday night Blunt Club party, are taking their sounds on the road.Making a name for…
, according to NME.”I was getting a bit rampant generally,” Pritchard told the Daily Star in a recent interview. “I slowly realized I was going to the same bars every night, getting in the same messed-up state, and I thought, ‘What is this bringing me, really?'”The lead singer explained that…
This week’s issue features Tony Culture, a local artist who has his roots in Jamaica. As a fan of the Studio 1 and “lovers rock,” he loves many styles of reggae. He’s a do-it-all MC, DJ and Sound System master. His wife owns Afida’s Hair Culture, which is where you can see…
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 does David Heartbreak have to say about Timbaland, Europe, and Moombahsoul? *What’s selling at Stinkweeds…
If you happen to check out local pop band Ladylike when they play Scottsdale’s Rogue Bar Saturday, July 30 with The Vanjacks, you’ll hear their song, “‘Do It to Death”. It’s an upbeat, catchy little ditty with a singalong chorus — sharing those qualities with most of the band’s songs.Though…
It’s a Tuesday night at The Lost Leaf in downtown Phoenix. The bar’s small dance floor is packed with dancers; one girl in a flowery dress does the typical hippie dance, arms flailing in the air, while one guy emphatically skanks about the room. DJ Smite is on the turntables,…
As we chat, Kurt Vile is getting ready to play the Pitchfork Festival, and he’s totally cool with it. His voice exudes a sinewy, rural-and-cold-steel-Philadelphia toughness as he proclaims, sounding like he just won a street fight, “I can’t wait to see all those bands!” Vile has been busy touring…
Forget Lady Gaga. If there’s one pop star today who’s managed to morph into a brand beyond singing talent, it’s Katy Perry. Her songs are inescapable. Five singles from her Grammy Album of the Year-nominated sophomore disc, Teenage Dream, have taken over Top 40 radio, making it impossible to not…
DJ Pauly D will be spinning on Britney Spears’ tour, according to the Fab Life.The Jersey Shore star will be opening for Britney for six dates during her fall tour.”Britney is one of my favorite performers and certainly one of this generation’s most influential artists,” he said. “It’s an amazing…
The Tubes have serious roots in Arizona. Formed after two Phoenix-based bands, The Beans and Red, White and Blues Band, moved to San Francisco and combined, The Tubes were remarkably ahead of their time. The group’s mix of simulated sex and hard rock landed them some primo opening spots, setting…
