There are numerous things I really don’t like about the Christmas season. Among those are the religious overtones and the horrible music that takes over every public space I find myself in. However, I do appreciate the focus on family and reflecting on all the things that make life good and focusing on how to [...]
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It’s fitting that the best year the hip hop scene has had in recent memory approaches its end with a release from one of the genre’s most legendary figures. Common has become much more than just a rapper over the past decade. He has conquered acting, modeling, and being one hell of a role model [...]
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Flight Facilities released two of the better singles to come out this year, and I was wondering if they were ever going to release a video for the second one. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the band decided to drop this killer video while the entire internet is rushing to release their “best [...]
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December is absolutely bursting at the seams with fantastic news, and it managed to get even better today. That’s because Drake just announced that he’ll be bringing what’s set to be the best hip hop tour of the year to Tucson on March 4th. I know a lot of people can’t get behind Drake and [...]
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I’ve written about the immensely talented Danny Brown a few times on this site and it looks like I’ll be writing about him pretty frequently around here, thanks to the constant stream of new music and videos he keeps hurling out into the world. Rolling Stone released his latest video yesterday. It’s called “Monopoly” and [...]
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Barring the long-predicted apocalypse slamming down in Phoenix and ruining all our fun, one of the indie world’s favorite bands is coming back to Phoenix and Tucson for what’s sure to be another stellar set of gigs. Stateside announced earlier today that the band will touch down at Club Congress on March 18th and at [...]
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There used to be a time when large-scale disco bands ruled the popular music landscape. They were made up of a large group of musicians that played live instruments, rather than making the programmed electronic music that is much more popular nowadays. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but there’s nothing quite as exciting [...]
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Yesterday brought an announcement that nearly made me spill my coffee all over my keyboard out of excitement. Two of my favorite rappers that I discovered this year are coming to Scottsdale together on what’s sure to be one of the best bills of the early months of 2012. Childish Gambino and Danny Brown released [...]
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The Minneapolis-based hip hop group Doomtree released one of the most impressive albums of the year in this humble Phoenician’s view. The group is made up of some of the hottest names in the underground scene and has a sound that is hard to be pinned down and will instantly make you recognize one of [...]
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If you managed to miss out on the opportunity to ingest said drugs with Neon Indian the last time they were in town, you’ll luckily get another chance to turn on, tune in, and drop out. Or, if you don’t partake in such recklessness, you can simply come and dance your ass off to some [...]
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Local indie band ROAR just released a new music video that manages to be funny, heartwarming, and highly entertaining at the same time. It also does a damn good job of selling the band as a local act that you should pay attention to. “I Can’t Handle Change” is the title track for the band’s [...]
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I don’t get excited about mainstream records too often these days, but there’s always a rare exception. For me, it seems like every time a new Drake record comes out I geek out like a teenage girl at a Twilight premiere. Looking at my FB wall and the blogosphere chatter, I know I’m not the [...]
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Mr. Meeble just returned home after a whirlwind 18-date tour throughout Europe. It’s really exciting to see a talented band from Phoenix make the hop across oceans and play countries like Czech Republic, Servia, Spain, and Portugal. The tour was reported as a successful endeavor and they’re now ready to finish it off with their [...]
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Australia has long been my favorite exporter of indie bands with an electronic twist. There surely has to be something in the water to produce so many awesome bands. Well, besides all the world’s most poisonous creatures, I mean. The latest band I can’t get enough of is called Scenic. These guys hail from Perth [...]
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The wonderful world of the internet brought us the latest hip-hop mixtape that everyone needs to download yesterday. Now, I know you were probably out getting fucked up in a Pokemon costume or some shit, so I’m posting this today to make sure you don’t go and miss something this essential. I mean, you don’t [...]
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I was spending my night endlessly clicking around various corners of the internet the other night and managed to discover one of my best finds of recent times. I found BADBADNOTGOOD through the videos of the sessions they recorded with Tyler, The Creator and was immediately intrigued. I started to dig a little deeper and [...]
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Eligh & Amp Live came together to record a new album called ‘Therapy At 3,’ that’s going to see release on November 15th. These are two of my favorite up-and-coming acts in the hip-hop scene and seeing them come together has been a real treat for me. They just hit us off with the first [...]
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Theophilus London’s album ‘Timez are Weird These Days’ has been getting constant play from me since I first got my hands on it a few months ago. The album has a very fresh and original sound and is diverse in a way that attracts fans of lots of different styles of music. Many people have [...]
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I think it’s fair to say that the secret is out when it comes to Crescent Ballroom, the newest and greatest venue in downtown Phoenix. I’ve yet to talk to a single person that wasn’t absolutely thrilled with the spot, and I’ve got to say I share the same opinion. From the sound, to the [...]
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It’s been a couple of crazy busy weeks for me, and unfortunately I haven’t had much time to update this blog. Luckily I have had time to catch a couple of shows at the brand new Crescent Ballroom downtown. I’ve got to say that I’m absolutely in love with this venue, and not just because [...]
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