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The Gospel Accordion to Yankovicnew
Tonight's agenda: See Weird Al; eat the crappiest fried food on a stick we can find; pet some stinky barn animals; go on some rickety rides; puke; buy a big, inflatable Batman (for no particular reason); and then go home.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
11-06-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Weird Al Yankovic, concerts
Witchcraft Undulge in Noir Nostalgianew
This CD sounds like sitting in the back of a 1976 Dodge van, surrounded by blacklight posters, clouds of incense smoke, and stacks of 8-tracks.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Alchemist, Witchcraft
The Man Behind Via Vengencenew
Shane Ocell has the biggest, hardest . . . callus I've ever seen.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dieography, Via Vengeance
Via Vengence Bludgeons with Stoner Rock Power Chordsnew
The group's songs sound gritty, dense, and calculated.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dieography, Via Vengeance
An All-Star Tribute to Ella with True Crednew
Fifteen of Fitzgerald's favorite standards are honored here by some of the best performers in the pop and jazz world.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Cannibal Corpse's Cookbooknew
A review of the death metal legends catalog of raunchy, recipe-like lyrics.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: Cannibal Corpse, Kill
Blanche Davidian: More Dead Boys than Grateful Deadnew
Orange Sunshine lacks the experimental liberties of the band's first album, opting instead for lean, mean rock riffs and bigger production.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Blanche Davidian, Orange Sunshine
If Rock 'n' Roll Outlives the Devil, Thank Dax Riggsnew
The former singer/guitarist of indie-rock duo Dead Boy and the Elephantmen crafts hypnotic, stripped-down garage blues and gritty psychedelic goth rock that points to a conceptual partnership with the Prince of Darkness
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Nikki Sixx is Back, Minus Smacknew
Reading lengthy excerpts from his memoir, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, and listening to its accompanying soundtrack by his band Sixx: A.M. is like running up to the scene of some horrible accident.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-21-2007 |
Music
Tags: Nikki Sixx, Motley Crue
'Remixed' is a Standards Slaughternew
The overarching cut 'n' paste effect leaves the listener with the impression that everybody in the studio just let the Holiday tracks roll as some peripheral noise while they got overly excited at the mixing boards in endless "Look at me!" moments.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
'Retox' is Pure Glam-trashnew
The band resembles some severely perverted version of The Village People, with band members donning sailor outfits and army helmets onstage while simulating blowjobs on the machine heads of their guitars.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Turbonegro, Retox
The Heartless Risks Out-wailing Its Potentialnew
Would somebody please send the dudes in this band some good women so they can sing songs about something other than getting screwed over by some bitches that they're begging to come back?
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
07-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Never Say Never, The Heartless
For Metal Maniacsnew
Although 3 Inches of Blood harks back to some of metal's cheesier moments, the Vancouver-based band resents being called a "spoof" group -- they're serious about what they do.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
06-26-2007 |
Reviews
Sage Francis' Amoebic Hip-hopnew
There is nothing emo about this album.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
06-12-2007 |
Reviews
Cheeky Chasmnew
The Pubes combine the bouncy bad-girl vibe of artists like Suzi Quatro and Bikini Kill with a sense of comical grandeur that makes it impossible for anyone to make fun of them more than they already have themselves.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
05-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Live and Unruly, The Pubes
