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The International Swingers: "The First Punk Bands . . . Were Just Bands"

Four punk legends walked into a bar. That's not the setup to some lame knee-slapper, but rather a precise description of what transpired Tuesday night in downtown Phoenix. The bar in question is renowned English pub the George and Dragon, and the aforementioned punk icons are exponentially more famo ... More >>

Angger Dimas @ Wild Knight

Masters of Wine: The Test

Welcome to Vine Geeks, where Brian Reeder and Pavle Milic of AZ Wine Merchants take the drinking game quite seriously. Pay attention -- you might just learn something. This past week, a record 98 students took the test to obtain their Masters of Wine, trying to join the mere 298 worldwide who curr ... More >>

Matinee Energy? Power Co-Op Isn't Buying It; Proposed Benson Solar Farm Reportedly too Big for Nearby Lines

Matinee Energy, the Tucson mystery company with ties to two controversial brothers, has plans to build a large-scale, 120-megawatt solar-power plant in Benson.But even if the firm manages to complete the project, which claims a construction budget "up to the maximum of $444 million," it isn't clear ... More >>

Manufactured Superstars @ Axis/Radius

Florence and the Machine Coming to Phoenix

Looks like the Coachella runoff just keeps on...uh...running off. Florence and the Machine, scheduled to play the Indio Festival on Sunday April 15 and 22, is making a side trip over to Comerica Theatre on Friday, April 20. 2011 was big for singer Florence Welsh -- her sophomore album, Ceremonia ... More >>

Blonde on Blonde

Catch a Wave

Pendulum @ Marquee Theatre

Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House Joins Chef Jon Spahr of Amaro Pizzeria for Five-Course Wine Dinner

Jackie MercandettiAmaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge​Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House, the new restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale serving up standard American favorites with a delicious kick in the ass, will be heading North to Cave Creek to join Jon Spahr, chef and owner of Amaro Pizzeri ... More >>

Xavier Rudd on the McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Code Green Tasmania, Australian Flooding and More

​It's that time of year again: the McDowell Mountain Music Festival is here! Each year the festival brings in big names from all over the map, and this year is no exception, with Australian indie-folker Xavier Rudd playing. Rudd's multi-instrumentalist approach will surely add a special touch ... More >>

Cibo Welcomes Guest Chef and Sommelier plus Chocolate Factory Inspired Food Porn in Today's Eater's Digest

SugarPuffi​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Cibo's Thursday Night SpecialTomorrow night, downtown pizza extraordinaire Cibo proudly welcomes two special guests from Boulder, Colorado's Frasca Food & Wine. Sommelier Bobby Stucky and chef La ... More >>

Bush Gardens

Christopher's St. Hallet Wine Dinner and Citrus Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

cookingagents.wordpress.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Christopher's Wine DinnerJoin Christopher's for their first Wine Dinner of 2011 Wednesday January 19th at 6:30 p.m.. The four course dinner will start with a specialty cocktail amuse ... More >>

Multiple Benefit Concerts Being Organized to Support Queensland Flood Relief

​Flooding in Queensland, Australia is bringing about plenty of benefit concerts, according to Spinner.While artists like Keith Urban and Mos Def are shuffling around some tour dates to work around the flood, other artists and promoters are putting a more positive spin on the disaster by organizing ... More >>

Angela Ellsworth on Being Gay, the Mormon Church, and Her Increasing Artistic Success

Sean Snelling at Primebar

Sean Snelling ​There are few things more attractive than a good accent -- the more masculine and foreign-sounding, the better. Sean Snelling, a native of Australia, has one of the best around. Having successfully managed Merc Bar in Phoenix, Snelling recently returned from a four-month hiatu ... More >>

Master Wine Tastings and Summer Salmon in Today's Eater's Digest

eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Master Wine TastingRound two of The Capital Grille's Summer Master Wine Tasting Event has started. From now until September 5th, you will be able to sample up to 11 different ... More >>

The X Files

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MC Hammer Is Working All the Angles

More Proof the U.S. Is Fat--in Chart Form

www.awesome.good.is​ If you want to see something scary, click on this transparency by awesome.good.is. It's a representation of the percentages of people in certain countries who are overweight, and surprise, surprise, the U.S. represents with the highest percent at 66.3 pe ... More >>

DownUnder Wines & Bistro is Moving

​In their weekly wine newsletter, Roger Carpenter and Phil Roberts announced that they're leaving their current Chandler digs in December and moving their Aussie-themed restaurant, DownUnder Wines & Bistro, to an expanded space in Gilbert (1422 W. Warner, northeast corner at McQueen).

Q&A: The Wiggles' Murray Cook

The Wiggles in their big, red car.​ By Stefan Shepherd Talking with The Wiggles' Murray Cook -- AKA the Red Wiggle, the group's lead guitarist -- is akin to talking to one of the Beatles, and finding out that they're really down-to-earth blokes. Before meeting Anthony Field and Greg Page whil ... More >>

Hot Links: Electric Cars, Bat Mass Murder, and the Cardinals

The Maricopa Association of Governments plans to announce a partnership with Nissan and a Scottsdale-based company called Ecotality Inc. to create charging stations in the Valley for electric and hybrid vehicles. Nissan wants to bring 1000 electric vehicles to Phoenix, and Ecotality Inc. said tax in ... More >>

Z-Trip

Red-Hot, White, and Brown

Canadian-Indian comic seeks world domination

Chef Vincent Guerithault Hosts 10th Annual Champagne Affair

You thought the time for bubbly came and went with New Year's Eve? Not at Vincent's on Camelback. Chef Vincent Guerithault is kicking off his 2009 wine dinner series with the tenth annual "Extraordinary Champagne Affair" on Friday, January 23. For $55 a head, guests will nibble on Guerithault's fa ... More >>

A Year End Top 10 List with an International Flavour

It's that time of year, the time when people trot out their list of what they see to be the top 10 albums of the year. I always enjoy this time of year, it's a great way to catch up on any albums I may have overlooked, a good way to check my own favorite albums against the multitude of lists and a f ... More >>

Australia’s Got Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, but No Chemistry

24 Hour Potty People

Porta-loo cleaners of the world unite

Out From Down Under

Aussie punks seek American airwaves

John Butler Trio

Down under a rock

American Analog Set

Set Free
(Arts & Crafts)

MxPx

B-Movie
(Side One Dummy)

Mush Records Tour

No overdubs for AZ's underground hip-hoppers

Excite Bikes

Daredevil Bikers Zoom Into Town

Ready Mercury

Ladies of the court get set to issue season's beatings

Best Wine List

Kazimierz World Wine Bar

Bow Wow

Raw diet craze goes to the dogs

Laugh, Riot

Neil Hamburger died for your grins

Hit Them Again

Aussie rockers Radio Birdman beat the boots -- and strike a chord with the punk 'n' roll youth today -- with a new authorized collection from Sub Pop

Road Testing

The Living End is a living legend in Australia. Now the band is taking on U.S. audiences.

Shoot the Moon

Aussie-made The Dish illuminates eccentric scientists who helped televise 1969 lunar walk

Chainsaw Men

Electric Juju
(Smokin' Troll/NKVD/Corrosion)

Best Wine Selection

Cowboy Ciao
7133 East Stetson, Scottsdale
480-946-3111

Who Can It Be Now?

Will Silverchair's platinum success yield a golden opportunity for a slew of Aussie imports?

WHERE EAGLES SCRUMALL-STAR RUGBY HOPEFULS TO INVADE TEMPE