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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2013 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

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  Adam "Dumperfoo" Dumper on His B-Boy Days, Working at Wet Paint, and the Thrill of Live Art

  published Jan 17, 2013

  It's a wonder that Adam Dumper ever finds time to sleep, especially since the Tempe urban artist, live painting guru, and hip-hop impresario keeps a pretty hectic schedule. When he isn't turning canva... More >>

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  Downtown's Leighton G. Knipe House Undergoing Restoration, But Its Future is Uncertain

  published Jan 17, 2013

  There's a subdued glee in Bob Graham's voice as the local architect describes how his firm Motley Design Group is currently involved with helping restore a piece of Phoenix's history that was previous... More >>

• Monsterland's Final Nights @ Monsterland

  published January 17, 2013

  Be forewarned: The grim reaper shall cometh to the East Valley forthwith, and when thine angel of death heaves the mighty blade of the scythe,... More >>

• Dumperfoo Quietly Galvanizes the Phoenix Hip-Hop Scene

  published January 17, 2013

  It's less than an hour before last call at a recent session of The Blunt Club in Tempe, and resident DJ Pickster One is cuing up the Beastie... More >>

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  WWE Superstar Ryback on Comparisons to Goldberg, Avoiding Injury, and How He'll Steal the Show at Royal Rumble

  published Jan 15, 2013

  When the WWE Superstar known as Ryback faces off against opponents in the ring on TV shows like Raw every week, the 6-foot-3 musclebound titan doesn't just wrestle them. In fact, he tends to destroy h... More >>

• DJ Element Performing One Final Gig at The Blunt Club in Late February

  published Jan 15, 2013

  We once asked local turntablism guru Logan Howard to approximate how many gigs he's performed over the course of his 16-year stint as DJ Element. While he wasn't able to answer the question exactly --... More >>

• DJ Tonic Kemestry on Dodging Dildos At A Gig

  published Jan 11, 2013

  Although he's only been working the local DJ circuit for around four years, Tonic Kemestry has had more than his fair share of memorable experiences. The 25-year-old has performed at numerous undergro... More >>

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  Jen Deveroux Seeking Submissions for Valentine's Day-Themed Photography Show

  published Jan 10, 2013

  When it comes to Valentine's Day, there are generally two types of people: Those who are totally twitterpated with a celebration devoted to hearts, flowers, and romance, and those jilted or cynical fo... More >>

• Monsterland Closing Its Doors on January 19 While Sanctum Will Remain Open

  published Jan 10, 2013

  If there's been one certainty in the Valley's goth and industrial scenes during the past several days, it's that nothing's for certain. As we previously reported, DJs like Apollynon and Aeternum pu... More >>

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  Mesa's Monsterland to Close Next Weekend

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Cue up Chopin's infamous funeral march because it looks like Monsterland in Mesa is headed for the grave. The proprietors of the East Valley attraction (which functioned as a haunted house, restaura... More >>

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  Arizona Cacophony Society's Phoenix Idiotarod Scheduled for February

  published Jan 09, 2013

  If you've been wondering if and when this year's Phoenix Idiotarod will be taking place, the organizers of the annual shopping cart race have ended the suspense. Members of the Arizona Cacophony Soc... More >>

• Club Candids: Celebrating A Final Night of Goth and Industrial Music Mayhem at Sanctum

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Editor's Note: In an eerie (and downright unlucky) twist of fate, the freaky folks at Monsterland announced the impending closure of the Mesa spot this afternoon within hours of this blog's publicat... More >>

• DJ Mat Zo @ Axis/Radius

  published January 10, 2013

  If you aren't already envious of Matan Zohar, who performs as Mat Zo, you've got every right to be nothing but helly jelly. At the... More >>

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  WWE to Bring Fan Fest to US Airways Center a Day Before Its Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View

  published Jan 08, 2013

  The last weekend of January is shaping up to be a big one for local fans of the WWE. As we previously reported, the multimillion-dollar professional wrestling company will be putting on its action-pac... More >>

• Country Thunder, Man Overboard, Hot Buttered Rum and Other Just Announced Shows

  published Jan 07, 2013

  And so it begins. Now that the all the decorations have been put away into the attic and holiday season is firmly in the rearview, so ends a relatively dead period in the local concert calendar. As th... More >>

• Record Heat: Get in the (Rented) Van by Brad Dwyer

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Once a week, Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See the New Times print edition to check out the strip in glorious, inky newsprint eac... More >>

• Mr. Eaton on His Addiction to DJing and How He Bombs Around Town in "The Jambulance"

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Corey Eaton is a fairly straightforward guy. He doesn't rock a clever or overly pretentious DJ moniker and tends not to put on any airs about himself or his chosen profession. The 35-year-old -- who ... More >>

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  Go-Kat-Go to Become Jackalope Trading Post at Its New Home on Grand Avenue

  published Jan 03, 2013

  The proprietors of vintage boutique Go-Kat-Go have come up with a new name and even more kitschier focus for their new location along Grand Avenue, which opens at the beginning of next month: Jackalop... More >>

• DJ Kim E. Fresh @ Hidden House

  published January 3, 2013

  Call us weirdoes for noticing something like this, but it seems a good chunk of the local DJ crowd can't dress for shit. Though it's true that... More >>