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Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the 'When in AZ' Compilationnew

With an $8 download card (proceeds benefit charity), you'll get 55 Phoenix-area artists covering songs by other Arizona artists. Along with the recorded output, organizers are planning six shows at the best small venues in town. All in all, pretty cool.
Phoenix New Times  |  Martin Cizmar  |  09-01-2009  |  Music

Danny Dirtnap and The Video Nasties Are 'No Hope Kids'new

Before he could legally drink, Danny Valdez was married with a kid. Now he's the part-time custodian of a 3-year-old son, along with his ex-wife. Yet he makes time for a band and a 'zine. Danny's biggest aspiration is to set something in motion with the Phoenix punk scene, and he's confident it'll happen.
Phoenix New Times  |  Martin Cizmar  |  07-21-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Willy Northpole Wants Hip-Hop Fans in Phoenix to Feel 'Tha Connect'new

In the increasingly formula-following rap game, Phoenix rapper Willy Northpole likes to do things a little differently.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  06-16-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Darkness Dear Boy Is Fighting for Local Music with The Best Fucking Live Shownew

Ted Organ of Darkness Dear Boy wants to rebuild the pecking order of Phoenix's local music scene.
Phoenix New Times  |  Martin Cizmar  |  03-24-2009  |  Concerts

Hollywood Heartthrob: How a Lucky Break and a Lot of Cash Made the Bandnew

The day he won a huge raffle, Ted Myers called his bandmates and told them not to worry about money anymore. He had an investor who would pay for everything.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  01-13-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Godfather of Phoenix Hip-hop Recalls '70s R&B and '80s Gangsta Rapnew

Formerly known as Iroc Beats, Roca's been laying down lyrical flows and grinding it out in the local scene for the better part of two decades.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  09-09-2008  |  Reviews

Phoenix Rises Again With New Soundnew

Released last year, the new album is not as giddy as United, but proves more cohesive with its prime Steely Dan-era lite rock and stylish, airbrushed sheen. The overall vibe is mid-tempo, taut-yet-breezy blue-eyed funk-in-a-funk.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Tony Ware  |  03-17-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

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