This year has been a bit of a psych out so we constructed this rad playlist of psychedelic rock, pop, and more to get you through the final bit of this year and allow you to keep on truckin’ you into the next…
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Hitting Pause
To our much beloved readers, After 11+ years of publishing, we’ve decided to hit pause on our blog. The years spent covering music and art in...
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Saxophone Story: Ashton Vaughn Charles
You may have seen or heard Ashton Vaughn Charles, AKA The Dapper Rapper, perform with his band, The Color 8. At least I can recall First Fridays of yore when the band would play right on Roosevelt Row in all their splendid glory. Now, Charles has released Arizona’s largest hip hop project to date, “SKU”…
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: Coffee Culture
On this edition of The YabYum Hour on Radio Phoenix, host Garrett talks with Valley-based musician and photographer Coffee Culture. They chat about his new single “Older” and how he lucked out scoring his name. Garrett also plays a delightful playlist of tracks selected from his current listening to songs featured on our website. Enjoy.
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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Killa Maus
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
I am Killa Maus. A solo artist that plays with a kick ass band made up of valley musicians: Josh Montag(Scattered Melodies), Adam Gregory(Billy Sutherland), Daniel Hildebrand(Human), and Haley Grigaitis(Haley Green)…
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Music Video of the Day: “Escondida” by Michi
Michelle Guerrero makes music under the moniker Michi and, as such, just released this new music video for her track, “Escondida”. This laid-back bedroom pop track rides a head bopping rhythm that will leave you feeling relaxed…
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YabYum Seven: Sarah Ventre
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Sarah Ventre, and I’m an audio journalist, podcast producer, and host of the new documentary podcast, Unfinished: Short Creek, about the community on the Utah-Arizona border that’s home to the FLDS church. I’m also the regional producer of The Moth, and one of the founders of Girls Rock! Phoenix…
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Music Video of the Day: “Honey Ryder” by Total Rubbish
This all-femme garage rock trio from Philadelphia takes the name for their new track from the woman widely regarded as the first Bond girl. While “Honey Ryder” offers new hope, new beginnings, and new love in the melodic lyrics, the murky post-rock atmosphere of the instrumentation suggests that disillusionment has come and gone here…
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Spotify Playlist: Autumn Mix
We’ve finally reached Autumn of 2020 and we could all use a little moment of chill. With that in mind, we compiled this dulcet list of seasonal tracks to tempt your taste buds, er, ear buds. Featuring morsels of Indie, NeoSoul, Folk, RocknRoll, and more! Grab a handful, er, earful of this Autumn Mix and kickback…
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Music Video of the Day: “The Gym” by Michael Stefan
Michael “Michael Stefan” Marshall sure seems like he’s got it all: slick lyrics, an energetic rhymes, and a fresh approach on structure that makes for an interesting listen as well as a fun track on “The Gym”…
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Saxophone Story: Austin Rickert
My favorite new record of the season is Oracle by Vampiros Del Espacio…
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Music Video of the Day: “Victoria” by Victoria Canal
Victoria Canal is a musician with a mission to fight for representation with differently abled or asymmetrical artists. After being selected for feature in Nike’s Fearless Ones campaign, Canal directed her energy into her newest recording effort, Victoria EP, which tackles the artist’s own feelings of self-worth…
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