PAO! PAO! PAO! The Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra (well, 5/16ths of the band) joined us down at the Radio Phoenix Studios and now you can hear the...
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An Insider’s Introduction: Aaron Ponzo
by Mark Anderson Senior Editor – When I think about it, I must have first met Aaron Ponzo when he was 14 years old. It was...
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YabYum 2016 Awards Recap
Alrighty gang, this wraps up our 2016 Awards portion of the year. A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Awards Show at the...
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Album of the Year: Desire by Nanami Ozone
When Nanami Ozone released Desire, their debut full length album, in May, they pretty much set the soundtrack to our summer. And, by the time autumn rolled...
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Top 20 Music Videos 2016
20 Sundressed “Autopilot” Directed by Cory Davis 19 Sugar Skull Explosion “I Don’t Want To” Directed by Plastic Monsters 18 Confetti Club “Clutches of Emotion” Directed...
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Best Live Band: Playboy Manbaby
No one commands a crowd quite like Playboy Manbaby. It helps that the band crafts feisty hits make you want to pump your fist, shake your...
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Top 20 Singles 2016
20 RNA “Delta” The experimental noise act known as RNA released Between The Mountains and Us on Jan. 1st of 2016. The ruckus release included the stellar...
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Best HipHop Album: For Mark, Your Son by Lando Chill
I have to admit, this was one of our most contentious categories this year. Arizona HipHop has been on the up-and-up in recent years and 2016...
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Best Indie Pop Album: Three by Diners
It sure feels like we’ve been following Diners for quite some time. Back in 2012, we gave them the award for Best New Band and, since...
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Best EP: Happy Plaza by Gene Tripp
Jay Hufman, who performs under the name Gene Tripp, released this seven-track gem back in February of this year. Happy Plaza is soft-spoken but has an...
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Most Likely to Succeed: Fairy Bones
Fairy Bones might have been a point of musical contention amongst the staffers here at YabYum in 2016, but one undeniable fact remains: this band is...
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