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

• Breaking Up with Breakbeats

  published October 23, 2008

  Like the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. So even though it'll break their hearts to see it go, the DJs of the Salacious Beat... More >>

• Hairy Tale

  published October 23, 2008

  Throughout human history, wigs have benefited mankind. The ancient Egyptians donned them to shield their melons from the sunshine, France’s... More >>

• Who's Your Papa?

  published October 30, 2008

  Stephen Strange should teach a class in time management. Not only does the local freakazoid co-produce the hilariously whacked Television... More >>

• Race War

  published October 30, 2008

  We aren’t allowed to tell you about Dagger Deathrace II. In fact, organizers would probably prefer it if you weren’t reading this,... More >>

• Sunday, Bloody Sunday

  published October 23, 2008

  Chris Jericho is quite the cad. In recent months, the villainous World Wrestling Entertainment icon has decked another man’s wife, cheated... More >>

• Fat's Breaks Final Night

  published October 23, 2008

  Like the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. So even though it'll break their hearts to see it go, the DJs of the Salacious Beat... More >>

• Night Frights

  published October 23, 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 >>

• Big Time

  published October 16, 2008

  We've said it before and we'll gladly say it again: Andy Herrera (a.k.a. Big Latin) is one of the hardest-working cats in the P-town DJ and dance... More >>

• New Classicals

  published October 16, 2008

  Based out of Chicago, this groundbreaking Grammy-winning sextet presents an entertaining program of contemporary classical music entitled The... More >>

• King Pong

  published October 16, 2008

  Here’s the sitch: You and your partner have managed to vanquish friend and foe alike at the alcohol-fueled bar sport of beer pong. The boys... More >>

• DJ Dan, DJ Hixxy, & LAZRtag

  published October 16, 2008

  Hope you're in the mood to shake a tail feather this weekend, as the PHX is being invaded by a trio of top-shelf EDM talent. SoCal house... More >>

• Living Legened

  published October 9, 2008

  Sign number one of Dennis Rowland's renown: he's got an entry on Wikipedia. Sign number two: he used to perform with Count Basie. Sign number... More >>

• Hell on Earth

  published October 9, 2008

  Santa, forgive us for saying this, but screw Christmas. In our opinion, Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year. And since the haunted... More >>

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• Festival of Frugality

  published October 9, 2008

  Dunno if y’all heard the news, but the economy’s kinda in the toilet. Majorly. So much so that what little money you have for leisure... More >>

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• Diablo II

  published October 9, 2008

  Santa, forgive us for saying this, but screw Christmas. In our opinion, Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year. And since the haunted... More >>

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• The She-Jay of 1,000 Tracks

  published September 25, 2008

  Andrea Silkey is obsessed with the quality of her music mixes. Every week, the 31-year-old DJ (who's also know as Sonique des Fleurs)... More >>

• The Maestro of the Magic World

  published September 25, 2008

  Victor Gade's charisma is no illusion. The affable Argentina-born magician, 59, has a constant twinkle in his eye and suave smile on his face,... More >>

• The Soaring Soviet Sweetie

  published September 25, 2008

  Oksana Kroshkina's background is as intriguing as her alluring Russian accent. The 31-year-old Soviet-born beauty spent almost a decade... More >>

• The High-Voltage Madman

  published September 25, 2008

  Barry Schwartz is a wired guy. Jittery and manic, the overly hyper artist sounds as though he's practically plugged into the wall as he... More >>

• The Kitschy King of Camp

  published September 25, 2008

  Paul Wilson's had more than a few obsessions in his day. In fact, the über-eccentric artist's spent a lifetime indulging his... More >>

• The Hyperactive Human Spider

  published September 25, 2008

  Travis Mesman engages in a nonstop battle with gravity. At 34, the dancer and movement artist wages his war against the invisible adversary during... More >>

• The Outrageously Odd Couple

  published September 25, 2008

  If ever there was an embodiment of Phoenix's weirder side, then Stephen Strange and Sahar Mitchell are it, and proud to be. He's a... More >>