Email Author Benjamin Leatherman

Awards

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 24, 2008

  "Pedalphiles"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Beach in Heat"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Tech Mex"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Swat Team"

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2005 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

• Xiu Xiu

  published March 3, 2005

  Long before they entrenched themselves in a spat rivaling the East Coast/West Coast rivalry of Biggie and Tupac, former Smiths front man Morrissey... More >>

• Ska is Dead Tour

  published March 3, 2005

  The rumors about ska's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Rude Boys have kept reinventing it again and again, and ska's last incarnation, "the... More >>

• Detour for Dummies

  published March 3, 2005

  It's probably been terribly tough getting ahold of your artist friends lately. Don't worry, that monolithic mixed-media piece of theirs hasn't... More >>

• Rocks Stars

  published February 24, 2005

  SAT 2/26 It seems that KTAR personality Gayle Bass really knows how to shake it. And by "it," we mean a martini -- which also, it... More >>

• "F" Bombs

  published February 24, 2005

  FRI 2/25 So many people still shudder at the "F" word: Feminism, that is. The Guerrilla Girls don't understand that -- after all,... More >>

• Tuna Guitar

  published February 17, 2005

  THU 2/17 Something fishy this way comes, when the Tuna Helpers flop onto the stage at the Emerald Lounge, 1514 North Seventh Avenue... More >>

• Short Cuts

  published February 17, 2005

  If you run into Josh Provost this weekend, make sure there's no spinach in your teeth. You never know -- you might just wind up an extra in the... More >>

• Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

  published February 17, 2005

  Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and experience the genuine, bona fide, certified humbug hullabaloo of the one and only Sleepytime Gorilla... More >>

• Return of the Kink

  published February 10, 2005

  SAT 2/12 With plenty of cold nights left until the spring thaw, keep yourself warm at Fetish Revolution 5 on Saturday, February 12,... More >>

• Taboo You

  published February 10, 2005

  2/11-3/11 Get your drink on, get your freak on, and get your strap-on, because the 22nd annual Exotic Art Show is back again.... More >>

• Fetal Distraction

  published February 10, 2005

  Phil Buckman thinks he's awesome. It's not hard to see why the towering 24-year-old musician from Flagstaff feels this way, since more than... More >>

• Hank Material

  published February 3, 2005

  WED 2/9 Many a music fan has declared Hank Williams III to be more about image than talent. They've accused the Misfits-loving,... More >>

• No Small Feet

  published February 3, 2005

  SAT 2/5 We've got some deep divides in the Valley: Republican against Democrat, warmonger versus peacenik. But c'mon, people, now,... More >>

• Peelander-Z

  published February 3, 2005

  If a band is known for its kooky costumes and outrageous theatrics, people might assume there's something lacking in its sound. Not so with the... More >>

• Flag Day

  published January 27, 2005

  FRI 1/28 So when, exactly, is local filmmaker Zachary Yoshioka going to get the fuck out of the Valley? Don't get us wrong: The... More >>

• Hate to Break It to Ya

  published January 27, 2005

  Rennie Harris doesn't mind if you use a superlative or two to describe the funkdafied hip-hop and b-boy style his Puremovement dance... More >>

• Mike Park

  published January 27, 2005

  Past a certain point in their careers, musicians tend to get more serious, putting away childish obsessions with pop culture in favor of creating... More >>

• Metal and Might

  published January 20, 2005

  SAT 1/22 Face facts, football fanatics -- true gridiron glory isn't found in some climate-controlled arena, but rather amidst the... More >>

• Tristeza

  published January 20, 2005

  Good band names can be hard to come by. Budding groups have to conjure up something catchy and unique that nails their sound exactly. For... More >>

• You Say You Wanna Resolution . . .

  published January 20, 2005

  It's the third week of January. By now, if you're like everyone else we know, you've broken your New Year's resolution -- popped that Vicodin,... More >>

• Graying Power

  published January 13, 2005

  1/14 - 1/30 Some people say they'll wear purple when they grow old. We say we'll wear leopard print, poke the opposite sex in the... More >>

• Poe Folks

  published January 13, 2005

  SAT 1/15 Few poets and authors deserve a posthumous roasting more than Edgar Allan Poe. The Master of the Macabre, whose tales of... More >>

• Beer Run

  published January 13, 2005

  SAT 1/15 Doctor's orders: You're to exercise more in 2005! Running is a good option. But frankly, jogging alone looks painfully... More >>

• Pick His Brain

  published January 13, 2005

  SUN 1/16 Very bad thoughts equal very bad health. Okay, so it's not that simple, but you try boiling down the quirky indie... More >>

• Good Ol' B-Boys Network

  published January 6, 2005

  WED 1/12 While the Blunt Club has been lighting up the Priceless Inn, 5014 South Price in Tempe, for almost three years, promoter... More >>