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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2011 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

• Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

  published February 17, 2011

  THURSDAY 17 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle (hip-hop,... More >>

• Shake! 6th Anniversary @ Rogue Bar

  published February 17, 2011

  Although they might be loath to admit it, the members of the Valley's current hipster DJ scene owe a ginormous debt of gratitude to William... More >>

• DJ ill-legalr Talks Dubstep, Subversion, Rusko, Lazer Sword, Hyphy, Hovatron, and More

  published Feb 11, 2011

  rName: Blake Ludera AKA: DJ ill-legalr Genres spun: Glitch, dubstep, breakbeats, and hip-hop mostly. I also like to scratch and get into some turntablism stuff, and on rare occassion I'll play hous... More >>

• Matthew Reveles, The Venomous Pinks, Obscura, and Other Valentine's Weekend Events

  published Feb 10, 2011

  If you're single, Valentine's Day kinda sucks. You'll likely spend this weekend sitting on your ass, alternating bouts of drinking with visits to online porn sites, while your friends and their resp... More >>

• Philthy Phil's, Newman's Lounge, Chez Nous, and Other Downtown Phoenix Dives We'll Miss

  published Feb 09, 2011

  So long Philthy Phil's, you will be missed. In case you didn't read the news over on our sister blog Jackalope Ranch, the long-running dive bar closed its doors this week after eight years of operatio... More >>

• DJ Death To The Throne Wins Grand Prize In Metric's "Twilight Galaxy" Remix Contest

  published Feb 09, 2011

  Despite the fact he's one of the Valley's better DJs, you'll probably never hear the ultra-humble Jimmy Martin-Nelson (otherwise known as Death to the Throne) singing his own praises.Instead, you shou... More >>

• Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

  published February 10, 2011

  THURSDAY 10 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR... More >>

• The Prince vs. Michael Experience @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

  published February 10, 2011

  The King of Pop. His Royal Badness. Collectively, Michael Jackson and Prince helped define the early-'80s era of MTV, revolutionized both R&B... More >>

• Silver Medallion’s Oren J. Struggles to Create a Fitting Legacy for His Late Partner Carnegie

  published February 10, 2011

  When Oren J. Schuable's cell phone rang on the morning of September 11 last year, he didn't want to pick up. His group, Silver... More >>

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  Driver In Accident That Killed Silver Medallion's Carnegie Indicted for Manslaughter

  published Feb 07, 2011

  rKathryn Elizabeth Hetrick, the teenage driver allegedly responsible for the accident that killed Phoenix hip-hop artist Carnegie last fall was indicted this past week.According to Jerry Cobb,... More >>

• Phoenix Suns Fall To Oklahoma Thunder After Fouling Up The Fourth Quarter

  published Feb 07, 2011

  The Phoenix Suns ended their latest homestand on a down note on Friday night, losing to the Oklahoma Thunder 111-107 despite a heroic scoring effort by Vince Carter. The erstwhile all-star, who was tr... More >>

• Daniel Bernard Roumain Last Night at ASU Gammage

  published Feb 06, 2011

  My name is Benjamin and I'm a classical music lover. I grew up in a household where Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, and Handel's Messiah were played regularly. I'm also a big fan o... More >>

• The Twelves Talk Mixtapes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Europe vs. America, Coachella, and More

  published Feb 03, 2011

  Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the bl... More >>

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  Privileged Fridays at Club Silver

  published Feb 02, 2011

  There's plenty of theatrical smoke that billows throughout downtown Phoenix dance pad Club Silver every week during Privileged Fridays, but it may as well be steam. That's because there's plenty of ... More >>

• The Twelves @ 910 Live

  published February 3, 2011

  As many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a.... More >>

• Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

  published February 3, 2011

  THURSDAY 3 AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Sub-Concious with J-Cut, Djentrification, Quentin... More >>

• Mistah F.A.B.

  published January 27, 2011

  ​If you happen to see any driverless cars rolling by with people dancing on the hood, don't be too alarmed. It's just a few fools doing... More >>

• DJ Dark Mark Talks Industrial Music, Tranzylvania, Lords of Acid, Front 242, and More

  published Jan 28, 2011

  Name: Mark Tomlinson AKA: DJ Dark Mark Genres spun: I started out playing with what I knew best -- EBM, industrial, and rhythmic noise. As of late I have been mixing a lot of dubstep and drum 'n' ba... More >>

• Mistah F.A.B. Hits Scottsdale on Saturday

  published Jan 27, 2011

  If you happen to see any driverless cars rolling by with people dancing on the hood, don't be too alarmed. It's just a few fools doing their best imitation of "ghost riding," the act of automotive jac... More >>

• Booze Bombs, No Age, Strange Young Things, Handsome Family, and Other Weekend Events

  published Jan 27, 2011

  Whether you like it or not, winter visitors are on their way to the Valley en masse, if they haven't touched down already. Some we can tolerate, others we despise. A good example of the former is Germ... More >>

• William Fucking Reed's Shake! Dance Party Returns For One Night Only on February 19

  published Jan 26, 2011

  They might be loathe to admit it, but members of the Valley's hipster DJ community owe a debt of gratitude to William Fucking Reed. His highly popular weekly indie dance party Shake! (which rocked The... More >>

• Club Candids: Subversion at Disco Scottsdale

  published Jan 26, 2011

  The dance floor was glowing and the bass was flowing during the weekly Subversion session at Disco in Scottsdale last Thursday as boffo British beat-slinger Jakwob and local DJ duo HavocNdeeD doled ou... More >>

• The Hot Plate @ The Lost Leaf

  published January 27, 2011

  Sir Smeezy (a.k.a. DJ Smite) estimates that his ginormous music collection includes more than 8,000 different 45s. And if he has his way, the... More >>

• Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

  published January 27, 2011

  THURSDAY 27 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old-school R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR... More >>

• Ska Parade Tour @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

  published January 27, 2011

  If you adore ska's third wave, then you should give thanks to Tazy Philips. It was the Southern California disc jockey and his influential... More >>