Fists of Fury

Despite what its title portends, author Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 countercultural masterpiece Fight Club isn’t about burly men engaging in bare-knuckle battles. Those who’ve read the tripy tome -- or seen the cult film adaptation directed by David Fincher -- can attest to the fact that it’s more about revolution and...

By Benjamin Leatherman

June 16, 2011

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Despite what its title portends, author Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 countercultural masterpiece Fight Club isn’t about burly men engaging in bare-knuckle battles. Those who’ve read the tripy tome -- or seen the cult film adaptation directed by David Fincher -- can attest to the fact that it’s more about revolution and anarchy then adrenaline-fueled altercations. It seems appropriate, then, that Fight Club Sadisco* on Saturday, June 18, won’t necessarily be about the amateur brawling that will take place in a makeshift pit built from cardboard and cyclone fencing. The annual fetishistic freakfest, put on by the Sadisco* party crew, is more about industrial music and mayhem than macho males testing their mettle at hand-to-hand combat. So when the spark-spewing sirens of the Grindwhore troupe or the industrial musicians of HexRx start performing on the outdoor stage at The Firehouse, 1015 North First Street, they’ll likely turn more heads than whatever fight might happen to be taking place. Equally attention grabbing will be the spins of DJs Mess & Phetamine, Jodo Kazt, Self.Destrukt, and Plastic Disease.
Sat., June 18, 8 p.m., 2011

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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