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That Damn Show 2013

Five Bad Religion Albums To Hear Before That Damn Show 2013

By Melissa Fossum Fri., Apr. 19 2013 at 6:50 AM

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If you're going to That Damn Show--tickets here; schedule here--on Saturday and you don't already know a lot about Bad Religion, you might be in trouble by the time they hit the Main Stage at the Mesa Amphitheatre at 9 p.m. Luckily, our print feature this week is all about five essential Bad Religion albums. Take a few minutes and get caught up below.

"You might not think there's any wisdom in a fucked-up punk rock song," sings Greg Graffin in "Kyoto Now!" summarizing Bad Religion's ethos in one fell swoop. Classic punk songs are fun and riotous but offer little substance. Bad Religion developed a lasting appeal by filling that void, becoming one of the most commercially successful punk bands of all time while packaging questions about politics, religion, and human rights into short, fast, and angry songs. The formula works.

First: Suffer is vintage Bad Religion punk.

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How Music Festivals Keep the Music Industry Afloat

By Phoenix New Times Staff Thu., Apr. 18 2013 at 6:30 AM

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McDowell Mountain Music Festival

Jim Louvau

This week's New Times cover story examines the music industry's only 21st-century success story: The incredible boom in live music in general and festivals in particular.

Since you might still be in the throes of a Coachella hangover -- or maybe you're getting ready to camp out at That Damn Show Saturday afternoon -- the story couldn't be much more timely. Here's a look at three festivals that attract Phoenix-based music fans in droves.

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The Pistoleros' Debut Record, Mistaken For Granted, Finally Available Again

By Jason P. Woodbury Tue., Nov. 20 2012 at 6:00 AM

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Kelly Sedei

The Pistoleros in 1997.

Let's step backward, folks. It's 1996, and a hotshot young music writer, Laurie Notaro, is writing about some hotshot young Tempe guitar pop band, The Chimeras, for Phoenix New Times.

"The unofficial bio for The Chimeras has all the stereotypical ingredients of a rock 'n' roll miniseries: alcoholism, drug addiction and rehab, chronic depression and suicide," Notaro writes. "It's not a happy tale, but after nearly four years in development, the plot line finally seems to be aligning with what the band calls 'the right path.'"

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Doug Hopkins, Gin Blossoms, Laurie Notaro, The Pistoleros, Zubia brothers

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Dust Off Your Flannel: Is the Underground Rising to the Mainstream?

By Jason P. Woodbury Thu., Sep. 27 2012 at 3:00 AM

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Graham Smith

Does a '90s revival presage a Nirvana-style breakthrough?

You've got a lot of reading to do, guys: snuggled tightly in this week's massive Best of Phoenix 2012 issue is a regular issue of Phoenix New Times. In anticipation of the busiest musical weekend of the year, you'll find pieces about KUPD's two-day metal festival Desert Uprising, EDM waterpark party Sound Wave (headlined by native Phoenician Z-Trip), the triple threat bill of Rise Against (ending its commercial boycott of Arizona), Gaslight Anthem, and Hot Water Music, and previews of Valley Fever @ Crescent Ballroom, The Lumineers @ Marquee Theatre, Bark! Bark! Bark! @ Yucca Tap Room, and Mr. Justin Bieber @ Jobing.com Arena. Like we said -- that's a big issue, but that's not all.

Dust Off Your Flannel, our cover story this week from contributor Chris Parker asks a pertinent question: Are we headed for the underground to break through the way Nirvana did in the early '90s?

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90s, alt-rock, Husker Du, Jane, Mike Watt, Nirvana, Superchunk, The Hold Steady, The Meat Puppets

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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our July 19 Issue

By Jason P. Woodbury Thu., Jul. 19 2012 at 4:00 AM

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This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up on the Sun over the past week.

Here are links to those posts.

What are the weirdest instruments we found in Phoenix thrift shops and on Craigslist?

What's the wildest thing DJ Lujan has seen at Wild Knight in Scottsdale?

Why is Operation Ivy better than Rancid?

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Fast Cars and Rap Stars: This Week's Cover Story Has Crime, Glitz, and a Whole Bunch of Hip-Hop

By Jason P. Woodbury Thu., Jul. 12 2012 at 10:00 AM

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Jodi Upton and L.L. Cool J

What do Eminem, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, and Beyoncé have in common?

The all make cameos in this week's cover story, "Fast Cars and Rap Stars: How a Sugar Daddy's Empire Crumbled on Everyone Involved," by Ray Stern, telling the strange tale of Scottsdale's Coyote Bay Night Club in the mid-2000s, its owner Nazreth Derboghossian, his girlfriend Jodi Upton, and -- curiously enough -- their connection to hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz.

Meet some of the key players in a twisted tale of money, drugs, fast cars, and rap stars.

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Coyote Bay Night Club, Jodi Upton, LL Cool J, Ray Stern, Snoop Dogg, Swizz Beatz

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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our July 5 Issue

By Jason P. Woodbury Thu., Jul. 5 2012 at 4:00 AM

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This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up on the Sun over the past week.

Here are links to those posts.

How did Phoenix pop-rock band The Wiley One Celebrate UFO Day?

What does heavy metal band Royal Thunder have to say about warding off a family curse?

Are Juggalos and metal fans headed for a showdown at this years Gathering Festival?

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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our June 28 Issue

By Jason P. Woodbury Thu., Jun. 28 2012 at 5:00 AM

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This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up on the Sun over the past week.

Here are links to those posts.

How did Against Me!'s first Arizona performance fronted by Laura Jean Grace go over?

What should we expect Corey Taylor of Slipknot's new production company?

Is psytrance the "heavy metal of EDM?"

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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our June 21 Issue

By Jason P. Woodbury Thu., Jun. 21 2012 at 5:00 AM

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This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up on the Sun over the past week.

Here are links to those posts.

What five releases are we most excited for this summer?

We ask: Are local band residencies at venues a good idea?

Is dubstep the new nu-metal?

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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our June 14 Issue

By Jason P. Woodbury Thu., Jun. 14 2012 at 4:00 AM

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This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up on the Sun over the past week.

Here are links to those posts.

Want to hear a taste of the Zero Zero (a new project from members of The Love Me Nots)?

What does Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas say about the state of EDM?

Who are the best metal artists to listen to while "doing the deed?"

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