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Is Robin Thicke's Banned YouTube Video Worth Fighting For?

Every so often, some group of well-meaning progressive bowdlerizers forces the ACLU to explain why it defends the right of the Ku Klux Klan (et al) to say ridiculous and offensive things, and the result is usually an argument that neither party enjoys having. Robin Thicke's new video, "Blurred Lines ... More >>

What Would Life Be Like Without Technology? A Onetime Addict Finds Out

Shine: Shopping in Scottsdale

500 Bottles, 58 Taps, Nothin' But Craft: World of Beer in Tempe Opening August 8th

See also: Ten Favorite Places in Metro Phoenix for Craft Beer by the Bottle (or the Can) For beer enthusiasts who have been pacing up and down Tempe's Mill Avenue, eyes fixed longingly on the 100 year old bank building (and former home of American Apparel), and with empty beer glass in hand: your w ... More >>

Thirteen Reasons to Get Excited About World of Beer in Tempe

When we first saw that the American Apparel on Mill -- which had for the past several years been housed in the old Tempe National Bank Building -- was shuttering its doors, we were distraught. Where would we get our hipster glasses, unnecessary scarves, and bright pink hot pants? But then we found o ... More >>

Big Brain Awards 2012: Meet This Year's Finalists

Getting Punched in the Boob Sucks: A Note on Girl Fights at Phoenix Shows

Ladies, we need to talk. You need to stop getting into fights at shows. I know lots of dudes like watching girl fights, but I'm going to speak on behalf of the gals: Getting punched in the boob sucks. Unlike guys, we fight dirty. We kick, punch, slap, and scratch where it hurts. Aside from some d ... More >>

Chow Bella Weighs in on Martin Cizmar's New Diet Book, Chubster

​Remember Martin Cizmar? He was our music critic at Phoenix New Times (left last year, he's now at the Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon) and he also kicked up some dust in the Phoenix food community. As you might recall, Cizmar got into a bit of a tiff with Earl's BBQ (there's still a "Wanted" ... More >>

Local DJ Richie Gimbel (a.k.a. Ressless Legz) Passes Away

​​The Valley's music scene is grieving the sudden and unexpected death of local DJ and promoter Richie Gimbel, who lost his life over the weekend.According to friends, the 32-year-old (who performed as Craigslist Killa and was also known as Ressless Legz) passed away in his sleep sometime Saturd ... More >>

Scene Over Cuisine: Six Valley Restaurants that Aren't All That

​ ​For her latest review in the current edition of New Times, our restaurant critic Laura Hahnefeld headed to Scottsdale to check out the sushi -- and the scene -- at Pearl, a place better known for racy pictures of pearl thongs than anything racy on the plate. That got us thinking -- w ... More >>

The 10 Worst Songs of 2011 (So Far)

​It's hard to believe that the same year that brought the bone-chilling beauty of Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues and Bon Iver's self-titled release produced the musical pairing pictured above. Yes, Jack White and ICP, the combination that no one -- not their fans, not the critics, not even the Lo ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour 2011

Maria VassettEyes Set to Kill​ The heat. Yeah, that's the first thing you expect when you start reading about the Vans Warped Tour. Yes, it was hot. Yes, most of the stages, merch booths, and product tents are set up on a parking lot, and of course, this is not helpful in regards to staying cool.B ... More >>

Take Me Home Tonight: Reagan-Era Bacchanalia Succumbs to Soggy Nostalgia

Gravy and Cranberry Sauce Bikini Wrestling on Turkey Day Eve

Good thing I didn't put away my wardrobe of summer bikinis, because I'll need something awesome to wear as I dive into a pool of turkey gravy and cranberry sauce on Wednesday night. Or maybe I should go to American Apparel and splurge on one of those gold lame numbers, just to make me feel lik ... More >>

Deerhunter at the Clubhouse on 11/3/2010

Deerhunter​ Deerhunter Clubhouse Music Venue November 3, 2010 Since releasing their fourth album in September, Atlanta band Deerhunter has earned some high praise from a few folks here at Up on the Sun. And with good reason. To put it simply, the band's latest album, Halcyon Digest, is really, ... More >>

Double Rainbow

Two-day festival is a gay celebration

White Rabbit

Your Guide to Navigating Blogger-Created Genre Names

​ "What the fuck is chillwave?????" Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast tweeted back in April, when MTVU blogger Lindsay Hood described her band as "chillwave," after dismissing genres like "lo-fi," "glo-fi" and "Gorillavsbearcore" in her blurb advancing the video for the band's single "When I'm Wi ... More >>

Coachella: My Experience in 1,600 Words, Broken Up Into 140 Character Chunks

These babies were hard to get if you waited too long.​Coachella is my favorite time of the year, like my birthday and Christmas combined. While I've been there before, this was my first experience documenting it on my phone, tweeting about camping, crowds and, umm, music.What follows is an annotat ... More >>

Dance Armstrong

Ransom has the right combination

The White Stripes Concert Movie, Limbeck, Civet, and More

​Still bitter about the fact that the White Striped snubbed Phoenix on their last nationwide tour? Then it's probably a good idea if you avoid watching their new documentary/concert film Under Great White Northern Lights.The flick (which is a visual compliment to a live album of the same name ... More >>

Black Magic

Fashion goes to the dark side

Former Medic Droid Singer Starts...Clothing Line?

I used to be a HUGE fan of Tempe's electronic pop act The Medic Droid, which sadly broke up last year after singer Chris Donathon walked off-stage in Tucson mere days after 'Phoenix New Times' ran a cover story on them.Darn you!So, when he MySpace messaged me this, it piqued my curiosity:"hey my nam ... More >>

Interview with MC Hammer: Once The Awesomest Guy Alive, Now Another Social Media Guru

MC Hammer before Twitter.​There's probably no human being I've ever held in higher regard than MC Hammer. Truly. Over the span of my 29 years, I'm hard-pressed to think of anyone I idolized quite like Hammer circa summer 1990 something my mom confirmed earlier this year upon discovering some old V ... More >>

Style

Behind the Bar: Jamil Hyatt at AZ/88

Benjamin LeathermanJamil Hyatt strikes a pose behind the bar at AZ/88.No matter what he's doing -- whether it's serving up stylish martinis at Scottsdale's AZ 88 or spitting out dope rhymes within the Valley's hip-hop scene -- Jamil Hyatt is plenty smooth. As a former MC for mostly-defunct Valley h ... More >>

Club Candids: Vice Magazine's "Desert Bender" at Blackforest Mill

Adriane GoetzEmbracing the "Desert Bender" at Blackforest Mill in Phoenix.​If you've never read VICE MAGAZINE, you get an "F" on your Hipster 101 exam (it's gonna take a ton of coke and American Apparel merchandise if you want to pass now). Starting as a punk zine in 1994, the New York City base ... More >>

If John Shadegg Wants People to Take Him Seriously, He Should Give Drug Companies Their Money Back

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: D.I.Y., Europop, and Danny NSK's Benefit

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Cinco de Mayo Mix Tapes

Darkness Dear Boy Is Fighting For Local Music with The Best Fucking Live Show

Best Friends Forever

Joined at the Hip

DJ’s spins reconcile indies, celebutantes

Future $hock: The Cult, Ozzy, Rob Zombie, and more

Pimp My Bod

Our intrepid reporter travels north Scottsdale in search of the sweet life. Someone's version of it, anyway

Movement Mondays

Is this going to be on the vinyl?

Tranny-Gate

This bawdy bluebird ponders a tranny's package, plays politics with firefighters, and poops a load all over PHX scenester Brodie Hubbard

The Devil Went Down to Phoenix

. . . will it be any better than downtown Tempe?

In Bloom

Cross-pollination creates a sturdy hybrid

Tofu U

A very strange enchanted soy

It Girl

Welcome to the Cult of Katie Rose. Hope your liver can handle it