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1. Feature

   Power Play

   County law enforcement's attack on the judiciary didn't work, but the war's far from over

   By Paul Rubin

   Published: December 6, 2007

   Maricopa County law enforcement violated the constitutional rights of this newspaper and its readers in October, going so far as to subpoena the identities of anyone who'd...

2. Sidebar

   Siege Mentality

   County Attorney Andrew Thomas is attempting to capitalize on a national trend by attacking local judges

   By Paul Rubin

   Published: December 6, 2007

   Ruth McGregor, chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, says politicians and special interest groups are attacking the independence of the judiciary like never...

3. The Bird

   Kentucky-Fried Joe

   The comedic kestrel makes the Joe Show in Sun City West, shares a few Joe jokes of his own, and grills state Representative Russell Pearce about his links to white supremacists

   From the beak of The Bird to the ear of Stephen Lemons

   Published: December 6, 2007

   You know it's bad when Nickel Bag Joe doesn't sell out in Sun City West. Yep, The Bird made the trek to the mythical land of geezers on golf carts to attend the Joe Arpaio...

4. Fenske

   Poetry, Slammed

   The city of Phoenix kicks culture to the curb — and Neanderthals party on at the Phoenix Country Club

   By Sarah Fenske

   Published: December 6, 2007

   Poetry in the Park was that rare program that kept people coming for 17 years. Every fourth Tuesday, they'd show at the Encanto Park clubhouse for open mic nights, poetry...

5. Letters

   Letters From the Issue of Thursday, December 6, 2007

   Published: December 6, 2007

   BRING DOWN THE CLOWNS Another who won't vote for Joe: I have to start out this letter by saying, way to go! You are what we need at this time to bring down Sheriff Joke and...

6. ˇAsk a Mexican!™

   Who Moved My Queso Amarillo?

   By Gustavo Arellano

   Published: December 6, 2007

   I was born in beautiful El Paso, and my parents are from Juaritos. I always wondered why Mexican restaurants en los Estados Unidos use queso amarillo — which I associate...

7. Music

   In Perfect Harmony

   Discovering What Laura Says Thinks and Feels

   By Adriane Goetz

   Published: December 6, 2007

   James Mulhern, guitarist/vocalist of local indie band What Laura Says Thinks and Feels, speaks of his first concert experience with pride. It was a Bon Jovi show, Mulhern was...

8. Club Candids

   Smoothest Sounds in Town

   Make tonight a wonderful thing

   By Lilia Menconi

   Published: December 6, 2007

   When we heard about Yacht Rock Sundays, we just about had a heart attack from sheer joy. On Sunday, December 2, we boarded at the Ruby Room Lounge for an evening of smooth...

9. Music

   Punker's Pride

   Thrash of the Titans pits six manufactured bands against each other to benefit AZPunk.com

   By Serene Dominic

   Published: December 6, 2007

   One lament you'd never expect to hear about the local punk scene is that there's no sense of community. Punk, by its very nature, champions apathy, an I-could-give-a-shit...

10. Shrapnel

    Stop and Smell the Noises

    Clipd Beaks peck away at post-rock

    By Ray Cummings

    Published: December 6, 2007

    Greg Pritchard is a consummate multi-tasker. On an early November afternoon, the Minnesota-bred musician is conducting a telephone interview with a reporter from an Oakland...

11. Shrapnel

    Atmosphere on the Side

    Chino Moreno revives Team Sleep

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: December 6, 2007

    Chief among the reasons Deftones is one of the most compelling hard-rock acts of the past 15 years is Chino Moreno's gripping vocals, which often act as a moody, atmospheric...

12. Home Grown

    Adam Panic

    Wonderful
    (www.adampanic.com)

    By Niki D'Andrea

    Published: December 6, 2007

    At the ripe old age of 19, Adam Panic (né Kootman) has accumulated quite a discography, starting with his impressive one-man pop debut, The Vamp, in 2002. Since then,...

13. Home Grown

    Bob Ravenscroft Trio

    Intersections I
    (Ravenswave)

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: December 6, 2007

    Bob Ravenscroft's latest, Intersections I, finds the accomplished pianist resting comfortably in what intimidates so many jazz cats: space. This modern-jazz album begins with...

14. Listen Up

    Gram Parsons

    Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
    (Amoeba)

    By j. poet

    Published: December 6, 2007

    When Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman left the Byrds to start the Flying Burrito Brothers, they caused a seismic shift in the worlds of country music and rock. Until the...

15. Listen Up

    Chris Brown

    Exclusive
    (Jive)

    By Ben Westhoff

    Published: December 6, 2007

    Chris Brown is well known to screaming teenagers, but he broke out to a wider audience at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. There, he perfectly parroted the Gloved One's...

16. Listen Up

    Serj Tankian

    Elect the Dead
    (Warner Bros/WEA)

    By Michael Gallucci

    Published: December 6, 2007

    System of a Down is one of the trickiest bands these days for one reason: its willingness to let its freak flag fly. Artier and politically sharper than its hard-rock...

17. Locals Only

    Hacienda Brothers

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: December 6, 2007

    After his departure from the Byrds in the mid-'60s, late Americana icon Gram Parsons envisioned "Cosmic American Music," a savory stew of traditional country with flavors of...

18. Live Wire

    Stevie Wonder

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: December 6, 2007

    It's an interesting time for soul music czar Stevie Wonder to be out and about on a rare U.S. tour. Because, aside from some concealed gems here and there — such as...

19. Live Wire

    Fuel

    By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

    Published: December 6, 2007

    "Say it to my face, look me in the eyes and say what you have to say," Toryn Green sings on Fuel's latest album, Angels and Devils. This has to rank right up there with Michael...

20. Live Wire

    Ben Lee

    By Chris Parker

    Published: December 6, 2007

    Where do you go when the cute wears off? Lee's teenage band, Noise Addict, overflowed with precocious charm epitomized by his humorous ode to Evan Dando, "I Wish I Were Him."...