Vayden are home and ready to play a couple of hometown shows. The rock band, who we profiled in March, have two gigs coming up at downtown Scottsdale’s Martini Ranch. The guys will perform Friday, July 24 for a 21-and-older show Saturday, July 25 for an all-ages gig. They’re set to perform at 10:30 p.m…
We just spoke with Phoenix alt-radio station The Edge 103.9’s General Manager, Nat Galvin and former and future program director, Marc Young, who confirm the station is now under the control of Riviera Broadcasting’s creditors and undergoing a “format modification.” Since Friday, the station has been on “iPod mode” without…
First and foremost: their name is super lame. Let’s just get that out of the way. Saddle Creek recording artists UUVVWWZ (pronounced “double you, double vee, double double you, zee,” as described by the band) release their first, self-titled LP this Tuesday, and their ambition is admirable. Unfortunately, UUVVWWZ’s polish…
Phoenix’s alt-rock station, The Edge, appears to be headed for big changes. The station has been running without DJs since Friday, its Web site is down (replaced with a wimpy survey) and message boards are reporting that its corporate parent has been taken over by creditors.The Web site for Riviera Broadcast Group,…
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KCRW, the Santa Monica, California-based public broadcast channel most famous for “Morning Becomes Eclectic” will be broadcasting from Michael Jackson’s memorial service at the Staples Center today beginning at 10 a.m. Listen here.Also check out the music blog at our sister paper, LA Weekly, where a team of reporters and…
Those crazy kids at The Christian Science Monitor have unearthed a real gem: an interesting piece of experimental journalism from 1984, imagining how the Michael Jackson phenomenon would be viewed 25 years in to the future:The Michael Jackson phenomenon cannot be explained simply by talent or personal charm. Clearly, in…
Last time Lil Wayne came to town he was two hours late to the stage, causing a chain reaction of show-stalling shenanigans that involved the opener, T-Pain, coming back on stage wearing pajamas and a scarf to dance in a futile effort to quell the crowd. None of it worked…
Those fine French folks that call themselves Air have offered their newest single, “Do the Joy,” from their forthcoming album Love 2 (awesome title) on iTunes for free. All you have to do is go to the band’s website at www.aircheology.com, wait for the little animation and sign up for your…
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It seems like almost everyone in Authority Zero have a side project or two going on these days. Case in point: Authority Zero guitarist Zach Vogel and bassist D.J. Farmer play in the party rock band R.A.D. According to the guys MySpace page, R.A.D. “has been around forever” and their goal…
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Good With Grenades will take a page from fellow popsters The Maine and appear at Desert Ridge’s Hot Topic Thursday, July 2. The local band, who are hot off performing at the New Times Summer of Sound pop show last week at the Tavern on Mill and have quickly built a steady fanbase…
“Is Shane MacGowan still alive?” That’s the immediate reaction I got from a co-worker after informing them of the news that legendary Irish rock band the Pogues will be coming to Tempe’s Marquee Theatre on October 21. It’s not an unreasonable question, given MacGowan’s notorious penchant for drinkin’ and druggin’…
Since their debut in 2004, The Heartless have gone through more members than Jay-Z goes through white sneakers, Girl Talk goes through samples, or Bret Michaels goes through groupies. They lost their singer and drummer and have used a steady rotation of bass players. Now with a solid lineup —…
When a local band earns the chance to headline the Valley’s largest club, Tempe’s Marquee Theatre, it’s a big hint that the group is good enough to stand next to national acts. Though the show is promoting the band’s first album, I think it’s fair to say Joey Arroyo Band…
Hell hath no fury like a New Age physician scorned. That’s what Sedona healer Reinalda de Souza wants the world to glean from the untimely demise of Michael Jackson. She especially wants the famous and wealthy individuals who beat a path to her door seeking a cure for their mental,…
Dear Jay, Can I call you Jay? Thanks. I heard you were coming to town and I just wanted to make a little public service announcement sharing my concerns about your latest high-profile celebrity feud. Up against NaS and The Game, you handled yourself well, and I think it’s fair…
Local folk standout Courtney Marie Andrews has made a song from her new album — which will be availible July 31. “The Buffalo and the Bird” is one of a few songs I really like on her sophomore effort, Painters Hand and Seventh Son, so be sure to check it…
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It’s a pretty slow new release schedule today, unless your name is Rob Thomas, Jeff Tweedy or Moby (or Mephistopheles, for that matter). What I do have to offer, however, is a new EP from Austin indie rockers Spoon. Got Nuffin contains only 4 tracks, yet it is their first new…
Jens Lekman, a Swedish indie pop singer-songwriter who writes sugary ballads about pretending to be the lover of a lesbian friend to fool her conservative father, playing bingo in the countryside and accidently chopping his finger off while trying cut up an avocado (they’re all amazing songs, I swear!) has…
