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Congorock: Italian EDM Rocker Suggests a Remix Can Exceed an Original Track

Italian dance-punker Rocco Rampino, better known as Congorock, brings a different groove to the EDM genre. Rising up in the world with EDM anthems such as "Ivory" and "Babylon", Congorock has made his own mark on the elctronic genre. See also: Russell Ramirez on the History of Swell Records, Old S ... More >>

Father John Misty, Rhythm Room, 10/10/12

Father John Misty @ Rhythm Room"I want to do what a stripper does, and in another way do what a carnival barker does, or a shaman, some kind of Pentecostal preacher," Josh Tillman, the singer/songwriter known by his alter ego Father John Misty, said when we spoke in advance of his show at Rhythm Roo ... More >>

Citizen Cope: Arizona is "Really Spiritual Place" But "Rigid Politically"

World-traveled and somewhat of a spiritual guru, blues-folk songwriter Citizen Cope tours incessantly, sometimes pushing 200 shows per year. He's collaborated with Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Dido and Sheryl Crow and landed his tunes in a few major films, from Accepted to The Lincoln Lawyer to Fra ... More >>

Tripping with the Brian Jonestown Massacre

Steel Pulse @ Marquee Theatre

Fantasy Camp

Mark Sultan, The Wrong Ones, Andrew and His Feisty Felines, and The Cosmeticators at Trunk Space, 11/21/11

Marks Sultan, The Wrong Ones, Andrew and His Feisty Felines, and The Cosmeticators Trunk Space Monday, November 21 Mark Sultan: Someone has offered me a Xanax and an enema tonight. Audience member: Welcome to Phoenix! Such was the tone last night at Mark Sultan's Phoenix stop. He seemed perturbed ... More >>

A Phoenix Man Wants to Get the "Truth" Out -- And Cash In -- on What Happened in America's Most Famous Haunted House

Steel Pulse to Play Tempe Tomorrow; Frontman David Hinds Sends a Video Message to Phoenix-Area Fans

Bob Marley was such an integral part of bringing reggae to the U.S. that when he died in 1981, the commercial life of reggae almost died with him. But the genre has lived on through reggae acts like Burning Spear, Sly and Robbie, and Steel Pulse. The latter is scheduled to play in Tempe this Thurs ... More >>

Phoenix Goddess Temple's "Sacred Sexuality" Is More Like New Age Prostitution

Babylon Show Club Becomes The Sweet Spot

​Local strip joint Babylon Show Club has undergone something of a sex change.The formerly male-oriented CenPho flesh parlor, which is located near 36th Street and Van Buren, has traded up beefcake boys traipsing across its stage for buxom babes. It also has a new name, The Sweet Spot, as well ... More >>

Jack Goes Boating: Philip Seymour Hoffman and His Stage Pals Get It Right

The Melodians, "Rivers of Babylon"

​Song: The Melodians, "Rivers of Babylon"Context: Arizona isn't the only place facing a boycott -- Palestinians are now asking artists to boycott Israel. So far Elvis Costello and The Pixies have signed on. The Palestinians also asked that Boney M's famous cover of The Melodians' "Rivers of Babylo ... More >>

Playboy's March 2009 Issue Release Party

Adriane GoetzSee more shots in our Playboy Slide Show. How did Playboy Magazine represent during All-Star Weekend? With a massive issue release party complete with bunnies. See shots from the event in our Playboy party slide show. And if you haven't seen it yet, don't skip out on scoping our cove ... More >>

The 1st Annual Porn Star Ball: The Breast of Times, the Wurst of Times

Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our Arizona Porn Star Ball slide show.We gotta admit it: the 1st Annual Arizona Porn Star Ball wore us out.The feral festivities started at 9 p.m. and lasted well beyond last call. The list of special guests was longer than John Holmes' tool, and included adult fil ... More >>

Arizona's 1st Annual Porn Star Ball Kicks Off NBA All-Star Weekend

Will there be balling at Arizona's 1st Annual Porn Star Ball? We can only hope. But one thing's for sure -- there will be boobs and booze aplenty (and some local hip-hop, too) at the February 11 hoedown (pun intended), set to steam up the windows at Babylon Showclub, 3613 East Van Buren.

No-Brainer

Save a geek. Shop Conspire.

Mariachis Got a Right to Sing Protest Songs

"Stand Up to The Man" ain't a Tammy Wynette cover

New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Tonopah's White Knights of America, Russell Pearce, and all the usual suspects.

Chris Robley

Baked on the Beach

Crystal dude persuasion

Slightly Stoopid

Very slightly

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of March 14

Zion I

True & Livin'
(Live Up)

Suddenly This Summer

Losers face off in the Big Easy

Call Him Al

Alexander is Stone's latest history lesson

Caught on Film

Pollack Cinemas snags indie flicks

Meet My Shorts

Arizona filmmakers keep it reel

Orient Expression

Asian Fest lays down cultural feast of the East

Not the Usual Suspects

The crowd at Patriots Square Park resembled that at a Stones concert

Peace-monger

Chuck Carlson and his disciples are taking it to the streets, demanding that pro-life churches practice what they preach and condemn war in Iraq

Thievery Corporation

The Richest Man in Babylon (ESL Music)

Flame On

Out of financial and creative bankruptcy, Marvel Comics is mighty once more

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Letters

From the week of November 8–14, 2001

Eliza Gilkyson

Hard Times in Babylon (Red House)

Hearts and Banjos

Valley rock 'n' roll vets Bruce Connole and Keith Jackson bond -- bluegrass style

Surf 'n' Turf

Disney recatches the animation wave with Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Letters to the Editor

Published January 27, 2000

What Dreams May Come

Reincarnated from a crumbled Empire, Sanctuary promises to be unlike anything to come before it

Sci-fi Speaker

Second Coming

Sunny Day Real Estate reunites to find that its myth has grown exponentially

Calendar for the week

Letters

Emotional Miscues

Stones, Dylan and McCartney struggle to redefine themselves with new albums

Pic Hits for the week

Hot Off the Empress

An exotic dancer hopes herself-help tome gives her sisters a place on the table

Rastas on the Res

Tribal War plays the reggae music, mon. With a Havasupai flavor, don'cha know.

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