Email AuthorDan Moore
Desert Sky Pavilion Is Now Ak-Chin Pavilion, Still Has Ke$ha and Pitbull Tomorrow
June 18, 2013 in Up on the Sun
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iTunes Radio Is Really About Buying Music, Not Streaming It
June 11, 2013 in Up on the Sun
After an unpleasantly long stretch on the rumor mill--even by Apple standards--complicated by a hard-bargaining Sony Music, iTunes Radio finally exists. For the most part, the rumor mill got it...
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Download Future Loves Past's New Single, "Grow Up Tall," From Their Forthcoming Album
June 10, 2013 in Up on the Sun
FacebookFuture Loves Past has been a local favorite since getting together in 2010, but 2013 could be their most important year yet: They've just announced a full-length album (already recorded...
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What Happened to the Phoenix Girls Who Tackled Bruce Springsteen on Stage in 1978?
June 06, 2013 in Up on the Sun
It could be the dance moves, or the tight pants, or the man-of-the-people lyrics. It could be that video with Courtney Cox in it. Whatever it is, people -- ordinary,...
For The Maine and Forever Halloween, Computers Are for Porn
June 04, 2013 in Up on the Sun
The Maine at Zia Records: "We're Really Just Talking With Whoever Shows Up"
June 03, 2013 in Up on the Sun
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Insane Clown Posse's Shaggy 2 Dope: "There's Always Been Juggalos"
May 30, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Victor PalaganoICP at the Marquee in 2010.In 1997, when a heavy, rock-influenced sound and record label meddling gave Insane Clown Posse their first brush with the mainstream, it was hard...
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Taylor Swift - Jobing.com Arena, Glendale - 5/28/2013
May 29, 2013 in Up on the Sun
All photos by Andrew PielageTaylor Swift (See the complete slideshow here.)Jobing.com Arena, GlendaleMay 28, 2013 First, you'll notice the makeup -- you'll notice, more generally, the feeling of being underdressed in...
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What Don't You Like about Taylor Swift, Exactly?
May 28, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Taylor Swift is just hours away from Prince-ing Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, and people are -- well, people are conflicted about it. It isn't that individuals are conflicted -- it's...
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Kanye West's "New Slaves" Projection Is Coming to Phoenix (If the Police Don't Shut It Down)
May 25, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Marco TorresEither a screengrab from "All of the Lights" or what happened in Houston Friday.Eventually, Kanye West is going to run out of progressively larger things to project himself onto....
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Captain Squeegee: "Music Is Just Gonna Be Free! I'm Okay with That!"
May 25, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Captain Squeegee sounds like a character at Phoenix Comicon, which is convenient but not quite accurate. It's actually a band at Comicon, with a performance coming up Saturday night at...
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Phoenix Beats The Taylor Swift Scavenger Hunt--Do You Know The Answer?
May 24, 2013 in Up on the Sun
@micahyzz beat you to the Silver Ticket. I'm not sure this is a conventional reason to feel civic pride, but I'm going to put it out there: Phoenix completed Taylor...
Why Do I Keep Laughing at These #WackWednesday Lonely Island Songs?
May 22, 2013 in Up on the Sun
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Phoenix Comicon Schedule: Concerts in Costume and an "Adventure Time Rave" Await Music Fans
May 22, 2013 in Up on the Sun
JP ManzanThere can never be enough local music fan art in the world. Let's face it: We're always going to be the red-headed step-artform at comic book conventions. Superheroes have...
Taylor Swift Will Incite a Willy Wonka Scavenger Hunt in Phoenix This Weekend
May 21, 2013 in Up on the Sun
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Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend
May 17, 2013 in Up on the Sun
One brand-new way to validate your musical tastes in front of your friends: Tell them that you were a fan of Huey Lewis and the News before he put on...
Justin Timberlake: Phoenix Tickets Are on Sale Today, Can Get Extremely Expensive
May 17, 2013 in Up on the Sun
The Office Finale and Five More Signs Your Indie Music Is Getting Old
May 16, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Google Play Music All Access Is the Goofiest-Sounding Spotify Competitor Ever
May 16, 2013 in Up on the Sun
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Insane Clown Posse's Mighty Death Pop Tour Comes to Flagstaff Bearing Deep Cuts
May 15, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Nanette GonzalesBegin applying your facepaint now, just for the practice: Insane Clown Posse is coming to Flagstaff on June 2. They'll be playing the Pepsi Amphitheater, and they promise that...
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Top 10 Miranda Lambert Songs about Brutal, Brutal Revenge
May 15, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Ma'am, please step away from the acoustic guitar.I don't come by country music fandom naturally; people who do tell me that there are many reasons to enjoy the music of...
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Okay, It's Time to Stop Saying Vampire Weekend Sounds Like Afropop (or Graceland)
May 15, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Vampire Weekend -- the album -- sounded a lot like Graceland, inasmuch as most of us hadn't heard that bright Afropop guitar tone on any other albums in the intervening...
RIP Crabcore: Attack Attack! Are In Phoenix Tonight (But Things Have Changed)
May 13, 2013 in Up on the Sun
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Watch the New Arrested Development Trailer: "Final Countdown" Is Rehabilitated
May 13, 2013 in Up on the Sun
Arrested Development ruined the Segway. Lots of things ruined the Segway -- don't get me wrong -- but the first time Gob Bluth made his dramatic, perfectly self-confident entrance into...
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Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend
May 10, 2013 in Up on the Sun
So are you a Tribute-John guy, or a Tribute-Paul guy? Or a Tribute-George guy, I guess? This question and more answered in this week's list of five Phoenix-area shows this weekend....
