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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2007 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

• Special Deliverance

  published April 5, 2007

  If you wanna pluck on your banjo without enduring endless Deliverance jokes, join in the down-home stylings of the weekly Arcadia... More >>

• Marquee de Sadisco

  published June 14, 2007

  Local nightcrawlers who've grown tired of the tepid Tranzylvania but still wanna let their freak flags fly are in luck, as the twisted... More >>

• Groovy Train

  published June 14, 2007

  In the scientific world, the endoplasmic reticulum is a microscopic membrane located inside our cells, helping us to live and thrive. In the... More >>

• Le Castle Vania

  published July 19, 2007

  With his hipster-clever DJ alias ganked straight from the legendary series of vampire-killing video games, one would think Atlanta mixmaster Le... More >>

• Movement Mondays

  published July 12, 2007

  The hipster headquarters known as Glam, 3174 East Indian School Road, isn't just a hotspot for seeing faux-hawked emo kids making out with chicks... More >>

• DJ Larry Mac

  published July 5, 2007

  Turns out that not everything stays in Vegas after all. To wit: DJ Larry Mac, who ditched the PHX in 2005 for a radio gig in Sin City but pulled a... More >>

• Foxy Bitch Thursdays

  published June 28, 2007

  Scottsdale's debaucherous nightclub scene has gotten a bit dirtier in recent weeks, courtesy of new hot spot Dirty Pretty Rockbar, 7443... More >>

• She Wars

  published June 21, 2007

  With the numerous lightsaber-wielding chicks adorning the promotional flier for female-focused rave She Wars, it's likely a few nebbishy... More >>

• Bassnectar

  published June 14, 2007

  San Francisco mixmaster extraordinaire Lorin Ashton, a.k.a. Bassnectar, has spent the past decade in the Bay Area's underground scene amassing a... More >>

• Cool It

  published June 7, 2007

  For anyone under 18, finding liquid liberation from the scorching summertime heat ain't that hard a feat, as P-Town provides many an oasis... More >>

• Everyones a Fucking DJ

  published June 7, 2007

  Hyphenates abound in Phoenix's downtown art scene — it's relatively commonplace that bohemian types hawking paintings during First Friday or... More >>

• Amblin' Man

  published May 31, 2007

  Ian Wender, 42, has spent most of his life crisscrossing Earth searching for adventure and inspiration. Whether globetrotting in service of the... More >>

• Shock*Rock*Cock

  published May 31, 2007

  For a while, it seemed as if the only off-the-chain event going down over at the Rogue East, 423 North Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, was William... More >>

• Markus Schulz

  published May 24, 2007

  Club DJs of the P-Town, we feel your pain. You endlessly work the same local joints week after endless week, slaving over the turntables and... More >>

• Honey Thursdays

  published May 17, 2007

  Here's a news flash: Fridays are pretty old and busted, while Thursdays are the new hotness. In fact, we've been rapidly burning up our sick days... More >>

• Planet of the Drums

  published May 10, 2007

  May is shaping up to be a pretty killer month for Valley drum 'n' bass fanatics. In addition to the brand new weekly event SEEN! Wednesdays... More >>

• Margarita Madness

  published May 3, 2007

  Given P-Town's proximity to Mexico, we Phoenicians pretty much experience Latino culture in one form or another nearly 365 days a year. But things... More >>

• Club Reventon

  published May 3, 2007

  The piñatas and Patrón will be poppin' as the yearly case of Cinco de Mayo fever grips the Valley this weekend, with an eff-load of... More >>

• Margarita Madness

  published April 26, 2007

  Given P-Town's proximity to Mexico, we Phoenicians pretty much experience Latino culture in one form or another nearly 365 days a year. But things... More >>

• Field of Dreams

  published April 26, 2007

  Wanna rave on without having to worry about whether the abandoned warehouse you're dancing at is about to get busted by the cops? Then throw on... More >>

• Sadisco in the Land of Mistreated Sex Toys

  published April 19, 2007

  Over the past three years or so, the debauched dudes and dames of DJ collective Sadisco have served up countless salacious and surreal... More >>

• My Friend Jason's House

  published April 12, 2007

  Even though Camp Crystal Lake ain't anywhere near P-Town, the dance demons of ClixBagofTricks and Mafiatic will channel the teen-slashing spirit... More >>

• DJ Dubfire

  published April 5, 2007

  Although he’s already won a Grammy, remixed such folks as Madonna and the Rolling Stones, and sold out dance clubs around the world,... More >>

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• ^UP

  published March 29, 2007

  Hate techno? Pablo Gomez sure doesn't, and neither do his buds Joe Bear or Shane Silkey. In fact, the DJ trio (also known as AreFriendsElectrik?)... More >>