Bette Midler

Sonic Cinema: Twisted Sister

Cabaret on Crack: March Fourth Marching Band @ Alice Cooper'stown, Saturday, October 27

Pic Hits for the week

Plastik Surgery

Valley remix wizards Markus Schulz and C.L. McSpadden give pop hits the face-lift they need to turn heads on the dance floor

Calendar for the week

Valley remix wizards Markus Schulz and C.L. McSpadden give pop hits the face-lift they need to turn heads on the dance floor

Recordings

Valley remix wizards Markus Schulz and C.L. McSpadden give pop hits the face-lift they need to turn heads on the dance floor

Frustrated

You got The Knack a long time ago, but Doug Fieger thinks you need it again

East Side Story

You got The Knack a long time ago, but Doug Fieger thinks you need it again

Film Previews

By Luke Y. Thompson and Gregory Weinkauf

Drag-Stars

Drag diva Barbra Seville and her ab-fab cross-dressing queens vamp the night away at Wink's.

BEST PLACE TO SEE A DRAG SHOW

The Sunday Night "She-Lounge" at E-Lounge

Meg Ryan and Eva Mendes can’t keep The Women from being just another chick flick

The Sunday Night "She-Lounge" at E-Lounge

The Illusion of Seclusion in the Valley's Mountainside Homes

The Sunday Night "She-Lounge" at E-Lounge

Beat the Crowd

The Sunday Night "She-Lounge" at E-Lounge

Tranny-Gate

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

Burning the Yule Log

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

Homo for the Holidays

When "gay bash" does not mean "festive party"

Caught on Film

Pollack Cinemas snags indie flicks

Here Come the Grooms

Local poster boys for gay marriage want it all

Dancing Queen

Chowing down in Cave Creek with the choreographer to the stars.

Nirvana: The Day By Day Eyewitness Chronicle

By Carrie Borzillo (Thunder's Mouth Press)

Blow Up the Box

TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched . . . and watched

Mel Sells Out

What Women Want is a movie that's better than this two-hour advertisement

Burt's Still the Word

The newly rediscovered Burt Bacharach has a history most fans have never even heard about

Ecstatic Fall

They threw lavish raves, had endless expense accounts and traveled the world. Then the attorney general crashed the party.

The Gay Laughter Trinity

Valley of the Sun Gay and Lesbian Community Center's "2000 Night of Comedy"

Stalkin' Trash

Trailer-park culture unhitched in lowbrow Drowning Mona

Desperately Seeking Susann

Misguided Isn't She Great plumbs the valley of the dull

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

Tame That Tune

Lighter, brighter Fantasia update scores big

Ricky-Ticky-Tacky

Ricky Martin's solo debut in Phoenix a sellout in more ways than one

Bard Karma

Ricky Martin's solo debut in Phoenix a sellout in more ways than one

Preach of trust

Since 1968, the followers of the Reverend Roger Rudin had let him run their lives. But after his sudden death last month, the stunned congregation discovered they'd been pawns in a cruel game of deceit, hypocrisy and kinky sex.

Trousseau Consequences

Raucous Old Feeling is cookin' with crass

THE WORTHY DISCIPLENANCI GRIFFITH LEADS A FOLK RENAISSANCE BY HARKENING TO THE MASTER

Raucous Old Feeling is cookin' with crass

YOU CAN JUDGE A BAND BY ITS COVERS

WITH A WEALTH OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL, THE NEVILLE BROTHERS STILL BELIEVE RECYCLING MAKES CENTS

Prima Divas

Faboo book chronicles connections with female stars

Sex Pistols' John Lydon to Record Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon?

The former Johnny Rotten.​It seems these days lots of folks want a chance to record or perform Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The Flaming Lips have been known to take on the project on occasion. Now, John Lydon (formerly known as Johnny Rotten) is talking about an unsp ... More >>

Lane Dawson: Love Letters (1985)

If only the record came with a copy of the letter Lane Dawson's writing...​ Welcome of Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attentio ... More >>

The Odd Life of Nude Piano Man Sweet Pie

If only the record came with a copy of the letter Lane Dawson's writing...​ Welcome of Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attentio ... More >>

Kara Roschi, What Are You Listening To?

Kara Roschi​Kara Roschi The local artist is co-owner of Practical Art. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I am proud to be car-free! But when I did have one, it was NPR in the afternoons, KSLX in the evenings ('specially Gettin' the L ... More >>

Morning Poll: Best Reader Caption For Joe Arpaio's Elvis-Themed Panty Party?

James KingYour caption here​Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo we snapped of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at last week's Elvis-themed panty party at Tent City for New Times' You Write the Caption contest.Once again, you didn't disappoint.W ... More >>

Why Garry Marshall Is Hollywood's Middlebrow Hero

James KingYour caption here​Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo we snapped of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at last week's Elvis-themed panty party at Tent City for New Times' You Write the Caption contest.Once again, you didn't disappoint.W ... More >>