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The Maine: With Pioneer, the Mesa Rockers Step Away From Warner Bros.

Boink and Run: Eight Songs for Your Walk of Shame

Happy New Year, everyone. Here's hoping that you didn't start 2012 off with a great big mistake. It's easy to do: New Year's Eve is an easy night to drink like a fish and drunk dial. I'm sure many of you got lucky Saturday night, but hopefully your beer goggles weren't too thick. At any rate, h ... More >>

Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce on Evergreen Terrace, Maturing as a Band, and Appealing to a Wider Fanbase

​ Asking Alexandria is a British metalcore band that incorporates elements of dance into its breakdowns. Lead guitarist Ben Bruce grew up in Dubai and moved to England to form Asking Alexandria in 2008. The band has been building an international fanbase since they moved to the United States two ... More >>

Asking Alexandria @ Marquee Theatre

​ Asking Alexandria is a British metalcore band that incorporates elements of dance into its breakdowns. Lead guitarist Ben Bruce grew up in Dubai and moved to England to form Asking Alexandria in 2008. The band has been building an international fanbase since they moved to the United States two ... More >>

Michael Jackson Penned a Tune For Hanson

​At some point in time, Michael Jackson wrote a song for Hanson, according to ShowBiz 411.The song was written for them to play, not in their honor. Jackson never actually gave the song he wrote for Hanson to them. He intended to send it to the 90s boy band but never did. It must have been stashed ... More >>

Nov. 19 In Blogs: Pot, Harry Potter, Snoop Dogg, Beer, and DMX

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Dr. Dre ft Akon & Snoop Dogg - Kush

​Song: Dr. Dre ft Akon & Snoop Dogg, "Kush"Context: Dre's new single really is a pile of shit. I can't believe we waited a decade to hear single that has Akon's overplayed ass on it. If all of Detox is this bad the Doctor needs to keep it unreleased. Dre Dre ft Akon & Snoop Dogg - K ... More >>

New Michael Jackson Album: Completely MJ?

​Lots of people are eagerly awaiting Michael Jackson's posthumous record Michael, which will be released December 14.So am I.But after listening to a pre-released single, "Breaking News," I have my doubts that the recording was untouched after Michael passed away. It sure doesn't sound like the so ... More >>

Death Cab for Cutie Has New Album on the Horizon

Death Cab for Cutie.​According to Spin and MTV, Death Cab's ultra-busy frontman Ben Gibbard has announced that the band is working on a new record that should be out in the spring of next year. The album will be produced by guitarist Chris Walla, who also produced last year's record by The Thermal ... More >>

Madonna and Other New Releases

​Of course, everyone knows Madonna as the middle-ager who keeps managing to re-invent herself. Part of how she's done that is by working with contemporary artists, such as Justin Timberlake, to create a relevant, ever-evolving sound.Today, the Queen of Pop releases Revolver (Mixes), an EP with eig ... More >>

Wonderbooze Makes Valley Debut at Phoenix Fashion Week

Imagine a world where you can drink cocktail after cocktail and never feel it in the morning. Jeff Freiberger said that's just what he was doing with a drinking buddy when he came up with the idea for Rhythm Liquor. After talking to doctors and scientists, Freiberger found the cure for the common ha ... More >>

An Open Letter to Jay-Z

Imagine a world where you can drink cocktail after cocktail and never feel it in the morning. Jeff Freiberger said that's just what he was doing with a drinking buddy when he came up with the idea for Rhythm Liquor. After talking to doctors and scientists, Freiberger found the cure for the common ha ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Pavilion: The Maine, Dear and the Headlights, and Popsters Aplenty Entertain the Twees

The local heartthrobs of The Maine: Better than NOFX and Bad Religion. Until yesterday, I used to loathe the Warped Tour. Not because of the bands or music, mind you, but rather because of some bad experiences I'd had while attending the annual summertime mega-tour. When the Warped Tour first c ... More >>

Just Announced: Jay Z, Akon, Deer Tick, CKY

H.O.V.A.Do ya'll want more of the jigga man? Well if y'all want more of the Jigga man, then I need ya'll to help me, bring him back to stage. Say Hova, c'mon say it! HO-VA! HO-VA! Are y'all out there?Yes, J-A-Y is comign back to Phoenix, playing the cozy confines of Dodge Theatre in August. What els ... More >>

"Suge" Knight, Famed Rap Producer, Hurt After Scuffle at Scottsdale's W Hotel

  Famed gangsta rap producer "Suge" Knight (right) sure knows how to keep it real. The founder of Death Row Records, former home to legendary rappers Tupac and Snoop Dogg, used his face as a battering ram against another man's fists early this morning during a fight at the W Scottsdale Hot ... More >>

The Lowdown on All-Star Weekend's Biggest Parties

Nelly will attempt to fill Chris Brown's shoes during this weekend's All-Star festivities. The Valley's about to get a little "derrty." Universal Records rapper Nelly is doing the Nix's hip-hop fans a solid by filling in at the two gigs that Chris Brown abandoned eartlier this week due to the rece ... More >>

New CenPho Nightspot Opens Tomorrow

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

R&B Is “Rap & Bullshit”

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

The Maine Event

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

The Maine

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

Ear to the Street: Young Hot Rod

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

Michael Jackson resurrects 'The World's Biggest Selling Album of All Time' with Thriller 25

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

Love will be a many-splintered thing if you put any of these 12 songs on your Valentine's Day mix

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

Where's the party? A quick guide to a dozen hot Super Bowl soirees

Courtesy of Gary SloneThe mural inside Open Gallery Bar & Grill Valley bar and club owners have been busting much ass recently in preparation for this weekend's All-Star Game, and Gary and Renetta Slone are no exception. The couple's new nightspot/restaurant Open Gallery Bar & Grill (5025 ... More >>

Kanye West

Graduation
(Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

Daddy Yankee

El Cartel: The Big Boss
(Interscope)

Top ten selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 105 West University Drive in Tempe

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Singles Going Steady

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Obie Trice

Second Round's on Me
(Shady/Interscope)

Chilee Powdah

Code of Loyalty
(D2 Loyalty)

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