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Radio Phoenix Broadcast: Amy Young + Tom Reardon
Before they would become official hosts of The YabYum Hour, Amy Young and Tom Reardon joined us as guests back in October. Not only do we find out a little more about them, they brought in some great tracks to play over the airwaves and we even check out some of their own musical output…
Continue reading...Radio Phoenix Broadcast of It’s Not Our Fault: Tom and Chuck
With Amy outta town, Tom Reardon (along with engineer extraordinaire DJ Hockey Chuck) hosted this edition of It’s Not Our Fault. Check out these rocknroll tracks both old and new as well as hear Chuck and Tom talk about the impending megalopolis that is the Phoenix/Tucson metro area and how views on what’s considered “over the line” in art, music, and culture have certainly changed…
Continue reading...Prizefighting Kangaroo Episode 10: Whit’s Up! — Movies Directed by Whit Stillman
In our continued celebration of directors in 2019, for this episode we’ve invited a guest — Phoenix-based journalist Tom Reardon — to join us to chat about one of his favorite directors, Whit Stillman. With only seven movies under his directorship, Stillman hasn’t been terribly prolific but he has managed to maintain a following and create opinions about his movies that often follow the lives of young, rich kids in NYC. Let’s just say not everyone in this convo holds the same level of fandom… of the director and of socialites…
Continue reading...Episode 10: Whit’s Up! — Movies Directed by Whit Stillman
In our continued celebration of directors in 2019, for this episode we’ve invited a guest — Phoenix-based journalist Tom Reardon — to join us to chat about one of his favorite directors, Whit Stillman. With only seven movies under his directorship, Stillman hasn’t been terribly prolific but he has managed to maintain a following and create opinions about his movies that often follow the lives of young, rich kids in NYC. Let’s just say not everyone in this convo holds the same level of fandom… of the director and of socialites…
Continue reading...The Damned Deliver a Stellar Set at Marquee Theatre
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When a bunch of old dudes completely school the opening acts at a punk rock show, it gives one hope on multiple levels. Sure, the old dudes in question are The Damned and they are legendary, to say the least, but when you hear they’re coming back to town just a little over a year after playing probably the best set they have ever played in Phoenix for their 40th Anniversary tour last May, it’s only natural to be a little skeptical about what their performance at the Marquee Theater would hold…
Continue reading...How to Promote Your Band in the Post-Social-Media Era
by Carly Schorman – More than one of the youngsters here at YabYum has made fun of me for still using Facebook. And, although I regularly...
Continue reading...Courtney Barnett Shredds at The Van Buren with Waxahatchee
by Tom Reardon – Courtney Barnett is a bit of a shredder. To say I am smitten is a bit of an understatement. I thought I...
Continue reading...LightSpeedGo Prepares for Blast Off with Felony Records
by Tom Reardon Contributing Writer Valley band LightSpeedGo is celebrating the release of their first EP on California-based label, Felony Records this week. The record itself...
Continue reading...Sub Pop’s Deaf Wish Descends on the Valley
by Tom Reardon Contributing Writer You like noise. The music genre, not the noun, to be more specific. You occasionally (or for some, constantly) need new...
Continue reading...Drummer to Drummer: Bobby Lerma
Miss Amy Young from French Girls talks to Father Figure Bobby Lerma Amy Young Contributing Writer Father Figures’ drummer Bobby Lerma has a tendency to leave...
Continue reading...Oi! It’s a Bloody Punk Rock Post!
No Gimmick Era of Cowards It’s certainly easy to tell No Gimmick’s influences: NOFX, Propagandhi, the Descendents. But after 17 years of playing together, it must...
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