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John Rocker, of "Queer with AIDS" Fame, Comes Out of the Woodwork to Sell Books and Say "Thank God for Jan Brewer"

John Rocker, a former steroid-using homophobic relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and other teams, still exists -- which is just about enough John Rocker news for one day.Unfortunately, he gave an interview to conspiracy theorists about his book and his love for Governor Jan Brewer, so we really ... More >>

Best of Coachella Weekend Two: Sunday, April 22

See also: Our complete Coachella coverage By the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more or less learned to ignore the dust and the heat. Here are our intrepid writers' favorite things about the final hours of the 2012 event.

Racial Slurs At NCAA Game Yesterday Reminiscent Of ASU Students' Taunting Of Steve Kerr

Like millions of other hard-working Americans, we took pause yesterday (just occasionally, boss!) to sneak some peaks at the first-round games of the men's NCAA basketball tourney.​The annual March Madness first-round Thursdays and Fridays are among our favorite days of the year. Thirty-two flippi ... More >>

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012: Beck Is Back, Jack White to Perform Solo

Sasquatch! Music Festival​Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights and Tenacious D will be headlining Sasquatch! Music Festival this year.Kudos to the good people of Sasquatch for digging Beck out of the grave. Hopefully this means he's finally got some new material. Beirut, Girl Talk, The R ... More >>

What's Selling: Revolver Records Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

​​Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. Your friendly neighborhood record shop, Revolver Records, celebrates four years of buying, selling and trading LPs, CDs a ... More >>

Blondie @ Foundry on First

What's Selling: Stinkweeds Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

Neon Indian - Era Extrana​​Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. After thoroughly enjoying Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive and it's 1980's-inspired synth-pop soundt ... More >>

What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

​Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. It's not very surprising that Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the sales charts at Zia Record Exchange last we ... More >>

Iamwe Use Indie Rock to Tell the Tale of a 100-Year-Old English Woman

IAMWE's "So They Say," as Explained by the Band

​Isabelle "Bella" Vise is a simple lady. The 100-year-old from Torquay, England led an equally simple life -- well, simple for the time period in which came up. IAMWE drummer Josh Carlson met Bella while volunteering at a hospice. The two quickly became unexpected friends, and Carlson told his b ... More >>

Berlin @ The Canyon Club

DJentrification on The Palace, World Music, and Phoenix's Hidden Culture

Photo by Gatsby​ Sometimes the word "eclectic" just doesn't do a dude justice. Djentrification is one of the most "eclectic" DJs in town, and the term barely serves to scratch the surface when it comes to his unique musical approach.He's not a typical DJ, finding kindred spirits in guys like legen ... More >>

Courtney Love Allegedly Steals Photographer David LaChapelle's Car

​Right after a rough breakup with her British boyfriend Henry Allsopp, Courtney Love has allegedly stolen photographer David LaChapelle's car, according to Spinner.Love said she was going to pick up director Brett Ratner so she could bring him to LaChapelle's exhibition at the Lever House, but she ... More >>

Basshunter Reportedly Sexually Assaulted Two Teenage Girls at Nightclub

​Swedish DJ Basshunter is being accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls during a gig at Kitty's nightclub in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, according to NME.When two female 18- and 19-year-old cousins went to the VIP area to have their picture taken with Basshunter, they got a lot more than th ... More >>

Owen Pallett at Marquee Theatre Last Night

​Everyone's heard of the Final Fantasy video game series, but few people have heard of the Final Fantasy I'm writing about: Owen Pallett. What does one have to do with the other, you may ask?Pallett, who opened for The National at Marquee Theatre last night, the Canadian violin virtuoso, used to p ... More >>

Your Yellow Dress

On Chuck Taylor’s and Having It Better than Guatemala

Arty Girl: International Star Architect, Bernard Khoury at ASU

By architect Bernard KhouryWhen life gives you lemons...An old friend of mine heard this from one of our Catholic school teachers back in the day and we both agreed that the saying was so annoying, it made us want to kick that teacher in the crotch.But if there's a person out there making lemonade, ... More >>

Waltz with Bashir Is a Remarkable Bubbling Up of Repressed Violence

The Undiscovered Country

Lebanese native portrays her homeland as it ought to be

May First Friday: Nidaa Aboulhosn’s “Conatus. Every Day.”

Steve Kerr's been beating the odds his whole life

Light Dining

Sweet and savory fare, without the foam

Amblin' Man

The "topical pop" creations of a bass-playing adventurer

More Shriek Than Shrek

Could Be Verse

Nameless characters in godless setting

Root for the Home Team

ASU's "Superfan" gets called out at the old ball game

Death of Cool

As Phoenix considers how to revitalize its downtown, leaders should note how Tempe murdered Mill Avenue's soul

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Welcome Back Warrior

The government was supposed to take care of mentally disabled Marine combat veteran Brian Callan. It didn't.

You Go, Grill

Thinking locally and dining globally at Gregory's World Bistro

Tabbouleh Market

Night & Day

May 14 - 20, 1998

The Big E

What's Wrong With This Picture?

State Senator Russell Bowers is best known for his archconservatism, his assault on environmental regulations and . . . his fine art?

Dead Brogue

Devil's Own finds Ford and Pitt in lukewarm Irish stew

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