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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2008 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

• Joe DiPadova

  published December 4, 2008

  The holiday season is all about getting together with your friends and family. So it's kinda groovy that local EDM fanatics are gonna get the... More >>

• Get A Preview Of Treasure Mammal's New Split Seven-Inch Before Tomorrow Night's Release Party

  published Nov 28, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman Treasure Mammal's Abe Gil in action. If we had to put together our top 10 favorite local bands to see live, Treasure Mammal would undoubtedly be somewhere on said list. It's ... More >>

• Concert Schedule for Thanksgiving Weekend: Suicidal Tendencies, Yeasayer, Deerhunter, Mushroomhead, and more

  published Nov 26, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman The Shys are scheduled to perform on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at ChyroArts Venue in Scottsdale.  It's time to fess up, yo. After all, we can see right through your web of lies ... More >>

• The Buick Stops Here

  published November 27, 2008

  The turbo-charged V-6 on your ultra-cherry ’83 Buick Grand National is purring like a 180-horsepower kitten. Now you need somewhere to show... More >>

• Could It Be . . . Seitan?

  published November 27, 2008

  Normally, we’d never urge anyone to mimic George W. Bush (except in jest, of course), but we’re making a one-time exception: Ape the... More >>

• Nightmare Before Christmas Party

  published November 27, 2008

  When it comes to goth nights here in the Valley, people seem to think that Club Palazzo's Friday-night freak fest Tranzylvania is the only... More >>

• The Flaming Lips, The Cure, T-Pain, and Jedi Mind Tricks Are Some Of What's Selling at Zia Record Exchange In Tempe

  published Nov 19, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman Music editor Martin Cizmar totally digs the Flaming Lips funky new CD/DVD Christmas on Mars, and apparently so do the customers at Zia Record Exchange (105 West University Dr... More >>

• Illumination v2.0

  published November 20, 2008

  Here's a recipe for a seriously stellar night of entertainment: Take a half-dozen of Arizona's most imaginative visual artists, VJs, and... More >>

• Concert Schedule For This Weekend: Method Man, A Cursive Memory, Torche, Matisyahu And More

  published Nov 14, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman sBACH is scheduled to perform on Saturday at Modified Arts. The Valley's concert venues will be stacked with superstar musicians this weekend. For instance, a Cursive Memory ... More >>

• Q-Tip, Of Montreal, Rise Against, And Lil Rob Are Just Some Of What's Selling At Zia Records In Phoenix

  published Nov 12, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman Since the global retail industry has decided in it's great wisdom that the day after Halloween is the official starting point for the annual Christmas season, we feel it's ou... More >>

• Ear Candy

  published November 13, 2008

  Face it, Q-Tip has had a life way more fly than yours, fool. Before he reached the tender age of 25, the Harlem-born MC co-founded the... More >>

• GALLERY BLU RE:Def

  published November 13, 2008

  The hip-hop scene in the PHX is bigger than ever. Homegrown homeboy Willy Northpole made an appearance at the BET Hip Hop Awards last... More >>

• Babaluca, AvileDescent, The Impossible Ones, and Try Me Bicycle Are Just Come Of Who's Performing At Tonight's First Friday

  published Nov 07, 2008

  The Fell City Shouts are scheduled to perform tonight at the The Lost Leaf. Tonight's the monthly First Friday art walk in downtown Phoenix, and -- as always -- we've put together a list of some of ... More >>

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• DJ Johnny Knuckles

  published November 6, 2008

  Back in the day (read: a few years ago), it would've been unwise to give Pete Didonato any lip when he was working the mixers. Chances are the... More >>

• The Obama Army, Governor Janet Napolitano, and Local Democrats Take Over the Wyndham Hotel

  published Nov 05, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman Governor Janet Napolitano began ecstatically cheering, clapping, and dishing out high-fives mere moments after CNN announced that Barack Obama will be the next president of t... More >>

• Waiting to Exhale

  published October 30, 2008

  Oppressed smokers of the Valley, cheer up: Dave Attell feels your pain. Whether surviving a smoking ban or forking over a fiver to... More >>

• The Final Countdown

  published October 30, 2008

  We were watching The Daily Show the other night when the comedy/news program's corespondents screamed into the camera "Just End It!" And frankly,... More >>

• Hip-Hop Hooray

  published October 30, 2008

  We're mere days away from one of the most important elections of our lifetime and it seems like peeps on either side of the race for the White... More >>

• It Came From YouTube: Scary Videos from Calabrese, Ikonoklast, And Other Spooky Local Bands

  published Oct 30, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman The brothers Calabrese have a rather vampish video they wanna show you. After weeks upon weeks of seemingly endless hype, the wait is paractically over. The big day is almost... More >>

• Rap Session

  published October 30, 2008

  When it comes to hip-hop, it doesn’t get any more old-school than KRS-One. The 43-year-old MC is an icon and living legend who’s spent... More >>

• Rap Session

  published October 30, 2008

  When it comes to hip-hop, it doesn’t get any more old-school than KRS-One. The 43-year-old MC is an icon and living legend who’s spent... More >>

• Fright Nights

  published October 30, 2008

  Life's been pretty damn scary lately. Between the double-fisted drama of the über-contentious race for the White House and the roller... More >>

• After Hours at Johnny's Uptown

  published October 30, 2008

  As any 18- to 21-year-old will probably tell you, our fair city is in serious need of places where underage types can party. The folks behind The... More >>

• A Backyard Party for Barack: AZ Rocks the Hope at the Lost Leaf on Saturday, October 25

  published Oct 27, 2008

  By Benjamin Leatherman The indie pop-rockers of Hooves perform at AZ Rocks the Hope. Better than: Hanging out at a McCain fundraiser. For some reason, I thought the AZ Rocks the Hope event on Satu... More >>