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Emperors of Japan Sounds Like It's on a Fabulous Tripnew
The Phoenix band's latest album has the amazing ability to bridge the best parts of early college radio rock with modern pop experimentation.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
02-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Activator, Emperors of Japan
Why Wait Until December?new
Let's commence with the 2008 music year in review.
Phoenix New Times |
Serene Dominic |
01-29-2008 |
Music
Willy Northpole and the Phoenix Hip-hop Scene Explodenew
Northpole is one of three Phoenix MCs from this scene who've landed major label deals in the past year, and he's at the forefront of what many see as an impending Southwest takeover of hip-hop.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
01-15-2008 |
Music
Body of Scars Creats Straight-up, Raging Metalnew
We didn't bother to read Body of Scars' list of influences (if they have one), because we can clearly hear them: Iron Maiden and Slayer.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Body of Scars
Johnette Napolitano's Masterpiecenew
From the haunting synth programming on "Amazing" to the poignant ballad "The Scientist" to her deep 'n' doomy cover of Lou Reed's "All Tomorrow's Parties," Scarred is a sonic portrait of an artist who has stripped away the clamorous sounds of stardom so she can hear herself think.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Johnette Napolitano, Scarred
Beyond Blondenew
It's an excessively rainy Friday night in late November, and Johnette Napolitano has just finished playing a solo acoustic set at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Johnette Napolitano, Scarred
Adam Panic is 'Wonderful'new
Panic is still the pivotal force on all his '60s-flavored folk-pop songs.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Panic, Wonderful
We Need Some Quaaludesnew
We can't stop listening to Phoenix rock trio Psych 101's Attachment Disorder, and it's totally messing with our heads.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: attachment disorder, Psych 101
Gemini Soul Injects Jazz with Heavy Dose of Funknew
The album was recorded live, giving the songs an organic feel lacking in most studio releases and provides further proof that Gemini Soul is jazz with a pulse.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
11-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gemini Soul, The Liquid Soul Tour
Weird Al: Fun for Allnew
This first edition of Weird Al's greatest hits came out in 1988, but the parodies are such familiar songs of their times that people of any age can appreciate them.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
11-06-2007 |
Reviews
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
The Phoenix Rave Scene Loses a Hot Spotnew
The old warehouse on South Fourth Avenue was a rarity for Phoenix, and not just because it's a cavernous old building in a city that has so few of them. What really made it unusual: It was a place to rave in a town where raving is hard to do.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
10-30-2007 |
Music
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
