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Night & Day
Skank You Very Much
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: May 1, 2008
Search Google with the phrase "ska sucks" and you'll encounter various vitriolic ventings about how the musical style blows. It's not a surprise, really, as ska has long been...
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Fenske
Prosecutors suggest charges for other driver in the Bryant Wilkerson case
By Sarah Fenske
Published: May 1, 2008
Guess who's still facing 21 years in prison? Yep, it's Bryant Wilkerson, the black driver who had the misfortune of colliding with a drunk driver last Cinco de Mayo —...
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Letters
Letters from the issue of Thursday, May 1, 2008
Published: May 1, 2008
GREEN ABSURDITY Dining on our neighbors' pets: I applaud New Times for debunking a lot of the politically correct dogma that passes for environmental activism these days...
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ˇAsk a Mexican!™
The Mexican on cultural assimilation and the Scottish Parliament
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 1, 2008
Consider the similarities between my people, the Celtic Scots, and yours, the Hispanic Mexicans. Both our people trace roots back to Spain. We sailed north to the British Isles...
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Music
The Deal sisters bring back the Breeders with Mountain Battles
By Rob Trucks
Published: May 1, 2008
Given that the Breeders release records less often than February 29 appears on your kitchen calendar (this month's Mountain Battles makes just four albums in the past 18...
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Noise Boy
Noise Boy goes out drinking with the Phoenix Bach Choir
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 1, 2008
On a recent First Friday, I dispensed with the art early to take in some music. But instead of the folk singers, experimental rock acts, and hip-hop I usually catch on...
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Shrapnel
Clinton vs. Obama: Is Neil Peart the best drummer in the world?
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: May 1, 2008
[A fictional transcript of the 27th debate between presidential hopefuls Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton.] George Stephanopoulos, moderator: Before we get to...
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Shrapnel
Lyrics Born raps back at the critics
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: May 1, 2008
Bay Area rapper and Quannum Projects co-founder Lyrics Born, a.k.a. Tom Shimura, has a big, engaging personality, whether on wax — as with his new disc, Everywhere at...
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Listen Up
Various Artists
Conquer The World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records
(Sony)By Mark Keresman
Published: May 1, 2008
A recurring aspect of pop history is the "hit machine," a moniker bestowed upon creative teams of producers, songwriters, and/or record labels known for a distinctive style and...
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Listen Up
Clinic
Do It!
(Domino)By Dominic Umile
Published: May 1, 2008
Clinic's path back to form after a half-hearted detour with Winchester Cathedral finds the Liverpool art rockers leaning constructively toward late '60s alchemy even more than...
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Listen Up
The Wood Brothers
Loaded
(Blue Note Records)By Ernest Barteldes
Published: May 1, 2008
A mix of blues, folk, and acoustic rock with fringes of jazz is what you hear on this new release by the duo of brothers Chris (from Medeski, Martin & Wood) and Oliver Wood,...
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Live Wire
Duran Duran
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
Published: May 1, 2008
When Duran Duran made its U.S. splash in 1981, the heady excess and glitter of the era, along with the surging energy of MTV, made it difficult to tell whether or not the band...
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Live Wire
Liam Finn
By Sam Femino
Published: May 1, 2008
John and Julian, Bob and Jakob, or Loudon and Rufus: The "like father, like son" adage in rock/pop music has always been a somewhat shaky proposition over the years. Liam Finn,...
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Needle Exchange
DJ Micky Finn
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: May 1, 2008
The hearts of local drum 'n' bass fanatics are thumping like some dope-ass Goldie track in anticipation of this weekend's gig by the U.K.'s Micky Finn. Over the past two...
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Turntable
Seven nights of DJs and dancing
Published: May 1, 2008
THURSDAY 1 Bar Smith: Peppermint Lounge with DJs Brazilia, & Mara (various) Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Club Forbidden: DJ Domenica,...
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Cafe
Fine’s Cellar pairs well with the Scottsdale dining scene
By Michele Laudig
Published: May 1, 2008
The wine industry's on an upswing thanks to so many Americans drinking more vino. And if you think you've heard that factoid before, well, you have — for 14 years...
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Film
Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man is a thing to marvel at
By Scott Foundas
Published: May 1, 2008
Chalk it up to personal preference, but I've always been fonder of those comic-book heroes who emerge by intent rather than happenstance. Like Bruce Wayne, whose transformation...
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Film
Patrick Dempsey tries to win over his engaged gal pal in Made of Honor
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 1, 2008
In Made of Honor, Patrick Dempsey plays a conveniently rich and willfully single serial "fornicator" who is, slowly but surely, domesticated by his unspoken love for longtime...
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Cinco de Mayo Guide
Tequila Town
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: May 1, 2008
If there's one celebration that P-Town knows how to do with style, it's Cinco de Mayo. Nearly everyone in the Valley's gonna be living la vida loca and feting Latino culture...
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Surreal Estate
The Hayden Flour Mill transforms into a glass castle
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: May 1, 2008
I've gotten pretty good at acting bored when I meet someone who feels as I do about old buildings — that we don't have enough of them here, that we tear them down too...
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