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Steve Wiley: How Much Money Is Music Worth To You?

How much is music worth to people? This isn't a new question for me. For the past 25 years I've fed my family by selling the stuff. And even though I haven't operated a brick-and-mortar record store for almost a year now, I'm still as curious about it, and as relatively uncertain, as always. Aft ... More >>

Google Play Music All Access Is the Goofiest-Sounding Spotify Competitor Ever

There's a new Spotify competitor in town, and its name is -- take a breath here, if you're reading out loud -- Google Play Music All Access. What separates it from Spotify, besides the increased time it will take to type (or speak into your Google Glass)? It always costs money -- $9.99 a month, afte ... More >>

The Office Finale and Five More Signs Your Indie Music Is Getting Old

Season 2 of the American version of The Office is my favorite TV show ever, and because I am a glutton for punishment, I've been using tonight's series finale mostly as an excuse to understand how old I and my tastes (and the DVDs I watched all those Jim and Pam moments on over and over) are getting ... More >>

Mr. P-Body: DJs Have Become Nothing but "Living, Breathing iPods"

Besides the likes of Pete "SuperMix" Salaz, Z-Trip, and Robbie Rob, few cats in the Valley epitomize old-school DJ culture than Stephen Peabody. For more than 16 years, the performer known as Mr. P-Body has worked turntables at practically every major club -- both past and present -- in metro Phoeni ... More >>

The P. Joseph Project's Patrick Boll and Jason Raducha: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth-annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. It takes some real cojones to quit your day job and start a pop-up ... More >>

We Test the ICP iPhone App (It Has A Grindr-Like Juggalo Locator)

By David Thorpe While perusing Insane Clown Posse's Twitter timeline, like a person does, I came across something interesting: our favorite rap clowns announced a new update to their official smartphone app, which I didn't even know existed. For the advancement of pop journalism and human knowledge ... More >>

Dave Grohl On His Film Tribute to the Studio That Gave the World Nevermind

By Whitney Friedlander The lobby of Dave Grohl's Northridge-based 606 Studios has a Joan Jett book on the coffee table and a row of classic arcade games like Donkey Kong Jr. against one wall. On top of a photo booth sits an iconic "Moonman" MTV Video Music Award, festooned with a roll of toilet pap ... More >>

Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Those People

Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert's own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we'll take care of the rest.This week, our alleged criminals look like those people, if you know what we m ... More >>

The 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

So long, 2012. You were a weird, uncomfortable, and scary year. You were also wonderful, at times so unbearably wonderful that I thought my brain was going to explode as I struggled to wrap my head around your pure, blindingly bright joy. You had all the things a monumental year should: elections, ... More >>

A Humbling (Pie) Experience: Judging the Third Annual Pie Social

Eating pie is pretty much the best way to spend a Saturday afternoon, and at Saturday's Pie Social, there were plenty of celebrity pies to enjoy -- 14, to be exact. At first, as we judges waited around for a seemingly endless procession of pies to be brought to the table, it seemed a bit daunting to ... More >>

The House: Ups and Downs Under One Roof

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

Going Dutch: Will The Original Pancake House Do Better Than Lux on Dutch Pancakes?

After the "Dutch Pancakes" at Lux left me disappointed and craving the real thing more than ever, I have been on an even more refined and desperate search for them. Now, it seems I may have found the real thing after all. See also: - Going Dutch: Do the "Dutch" Pancakes at Lux Taste Like Home? - ... More >>

Strung Out and The Ataris at Nile Theater, 8/5/12 (VIDEO)

See also: Strung Out's Jason Cruz: Twisted in a Suburban Teenage Wasteland See also: Strung Out at Clubhouse Music Venue, 1/28/12 (VIDEO) See also: Ataris' Kris Roe Explains the Meaning Behind His Arizona Tattoo, Classic Phoenix Venues, and Warped Tour See also: The Ataris at Yucca Tap Room, 3/16/12 ... More >>

Spotify Ruffles Feathers, Promises Paradigm Shift

Bell's Oarsman Ale

Beer: Oarsman Ale Brewery: Bell's Brewery Inc. Style: Berliner Weisse ABV: 4 percent To everything there is a season, and this applies to beer, as well. Whereas frosty winter nights can be thawed by a powerful stout or winter warmer, the furnace that we like to call the Arizona summer calls for li ... More >>

Amar'e Stoudemire Joins Ex-Team (Phoenix Suns) on Sideline After Apparent Tantrum

Amar'e Stoudemire won us over during his eight-year stint with the Phoenix Suns, with his sheer strength and remarkable athletic ability. We never saw him as the "next" Michael Jordan or whoever, but as an All-Star level player when healthy who -- serious defensive liabilities aside -- put h ... More >>

Paper Diamond at Club Red, 4/3/12

Paper Diamond Club Red Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Last night may have been a Tuesday, but that didn't stop the crowd at Club Red from getting raunchy like it was a weekend. Walking into the club, screens flashed ads for upcoming shows and a stern warning that no moshing would be allowed. I wasn't sur ... More >>

Miniature Tigers Paint a Sensual Scene with Mia Pharaoh

Rapper Mouse Powell on an AZ Hip-Hop Education

The Cosmeticators Carry On a Long Tradition of Girl Garage Rockers

Black Chile Mexican Grill Flaunts It All

James Waldron​How many Mexican food restaurants can you fit into one city? Not enough, in our opinion. Which is why we're welcoming Black Chile Mexican Grill, another multi-unit concept to recently join the Biltmore Fashion Park restaurant repertoire of chains. The original Black Chile bra ... More >>

New Concessions at US Airways Center: The Taste Test

Erica O'NeilThe bustling new ZZ to Go was packed with customers during half-time.​Last week we reported on US Airways Center's plans to upgrade their concessions line-up, with a push toward incorporating more fresh and local ingredients. This week we're bringing you the verdict on some of those ne ... More >>

Where to Buy Challah in Phoenix

New TimesSimply Challah!​Sundown tomorrow evening marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the "head of the year" or Jewish New Year. Challah, traditional egg bread served on the Sabbath in the form of a loaf -- plain or braided -- is shaped into a round spiral for the holiday. The round shape symbo ... More >>

A Look at Korn, Rob Zombie, and the Other Stars of the Mayhem Festival

What's on Tap for Tonight's First Friday

Andrew UrbanDowntown renaissance man Tato Caraveo.​Adaupto "Tato" Caraveo is one of the coolest mofos we know. Not only is the 35-year-old one of the most charming cats we've ever met, he also gets to tend bar at the Lost Leaf (one of hippest drinkeries in the whole Valley) and can pluck the uprig ... More >>

Beatles for Sale (Again)

Biltmore Fashion Park: Part two of "Look What They’ve Done to My Mall, Ma!"

“It’s Armageddon Outside!”: Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Trunk Space on Thursday, August 28

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

Trill Thrills

The Boss Hogg and Aeon Flux of the PHX hit the Hidden House and cop a bag of hip-hop at The Shop

Top 10 selling records at Tracks in Wax (4741 North Central Avenue)

Chartbusters for the week

Good to the Last Flop

Will new e-zine celebrating Failure succeed in spite of itself?

Beatles for Cels

With the resurfacing of Yellow Submarine, can the rerelease of the original Beatles cartoons be far behind?

Going Underground

Astropop, kindness and the art of noise

Elite Night Snack

'burb Feeders

Penne for Your Thoughts

Second Helpings

Recordings

Fare to Remember

To Ave. and Ave. Not

Vacant, Lettuce and Tomato

Recordings

Recordings

OYS N THE HOOD

THAT'S GOOD HERBGUITARIST ELLIS IS AN ISLAND OF RARE TALENT IN A SEA OF GENRES

OODLES OF NOODLES

CHAMPIONS OF BREAKFAST

BRUTALLY FRANK: ROCK STARS VERSUS FRANK SINATRA: WHO DID IT HIS WAY FIRST?