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Marijuana Backpackers in Arizona Getting Reduced Sentences Under New Policy by Federal Prosecutors

People caught near the U.S.-Mexico border with backpacks bulging with marijuana are eligible for reduced sentences under a new policy by the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office. "Backpackers" with no prior history of drug offenses and no extenuating circumstances, like also packing a firearm, are receiv ... More >>

Bands Rally in Support of Ailing Owner of Hollywood Alley

Talking Bourbon with Rob Samuels, COO of Maker's Mark

Rob Samuels comes from a long line of whiskey-makers -- the Samuels clan has been distilling as far back as the 1500s in Scotland and was making whiskey in America before the country was founded. Bill Samuels Sr. (Rob's grandfather) began producing Maker's Mark in 1954, and Rob took over as chief op ... More >>

Pontiak Braves Tornadoes and Chainsaws Downed Trees to Deliver the Riff Rock of Echo Ono

See also: Pontiak Makes an Album About Driving from Phoenix to Texas The last time we blogged about the brothers Pontiak --Van, Lain, and Jennings Carney -- we discussed their EP, Comecrudos, a concept record designed for a drive through the American Southwest. It garnered an interesting comment fr ... More >>

How to Succeed in Your Office Oscar Pool Without Really Trying

Oscar Season: A Look at Academy Award-Nominated Shorts

Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards

​Our shiny, golden man is back for the 2012 Academy Awards. Nominees for this year's awards were announced this morning, with a few surprises. We've listed them below, and we're plotting award-time strategy (and perhaps a drinking game). So grab the popcorn and catch up on these flicks before ... More >>

Eitan Maximov, Israeli Citizen, Convicted After Jury Trial in "Cash-Back" Mortgage Scheme; Faces 14-Years-Plus in Prison

Israeli citizen and former high-living real estate investor Eitan Maximov was found guilty in a jury trial yesterday for his role in a "cash-back" mortgage-fraud scheme.He stands to get between 14 and 17.5 years in prison at his sentencing hearing, scheduled for February 27 before U.S. District Judg ... More >>

Melt Banana @ Hollywood Alley

Judas Priest at Arizona State Fair, 10/21/11

Maria Vassett​Judas Priest Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair Friday, October 21, 2010 Let's get it out of the way straight off the bat: I've never been big Judas Priest fan. I don't dislike the band, mind you, but I've never really delved in beyond the hits. (I think I have a ... More >>

Richard Blais Makes a Milkshake Richard Blais Style: With Liquid Nitrogen & Cap'n Crunch

Atlanta-based chef Richard Blais, winner of this season's Top Chef and concept chef of Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta and Birmingham, recently stopped by the menu and meal website KitchenDaily to make a milkshake the only way he knows how: with crazy-mad love for liquid nitrogen and Cap'n Crunch. ... More >>

Pinky Tuscadero's WhiteKnuckle AssFuck, The Smoky Mountain Skullbusters, and Blance Davidian at Yucca Tap Room

Benjamin LeathermanPinky Tuscadero's WhiteKnuckle AssFuck last night at Yucca Tap Room in Tempe.​Pinky Tuscadero's WhiteKnuckle AssFuckYucca Tap RoomSaturday, April 2, 2011There are two schools of thought when it comes to band reunion shows:1. "Man, they're time is past. They broke up and should s ... More >>

Alice Cooper: 'Actually, it was Ozzy Osbourne, Who Did That Crazy Thing You Remember'

If you can tell Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne apart in these photos, Alice Cooper would like to shake your hand.​Shock rocker Alice Cooper would like to remind you that he did not, in fact, do that crazy thing you think you remember him doing. That was actually Ozzy Osbourne.   "Fo ... More >>

Melissa Barth's Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse and Banana Dessert

Carol Blonderchocolate-peanut butter mousse and sauted banana cake with creme fraiche ice cream​ Posh pastry chef Melissa Barth followed her older brother into a culinary program in high school, hit the pastry station, and found her niche. After completing the pastry and baking program at the Cu ... More >>

Get Up Kids Releasing New Album

​This news should make some sad kids a little happier at the start of Halloween Weekend: Kansas City's emo legends The Get Up Kids will put out a new record in January 2011.There Are Rules will become the the band's fifth full-length and is set to be self-released on an imprint called Quality Hill ... More >>

Beastie Boys, The Rolling Stones, and America's Other Oldest Bands

Where It’s Legal to Sleep with a Jonas Brother

Rock Revue: Hollywood Alley's "20 Years of Rock" party

Blood, Sweat, and Beers

Mesa venue bucks the nightlife odds

Letters from the issue of Thursday, April 17, 2008

The English Beat

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Amerikkka for whitey, by whitey: Rednecks win on immigration reform.

Coming Zune

Microsoft shoots at the Apple again

Remember Nothing

Your guide to turning '05 to '06 in style

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 3, 2005

Best Western

Comedy tour is in-Vince-able

Kid Sharpton

Jarret Maupin is the reverend Al's handpicked protégé. Is Phoenix City Hall ready?

Overproof Soundsystem

Nothing to Proove (Different Drummer)

Refried South

Southern rock, once stigmatized and left for the comedians, has entered a new era of appreciation

Young Guns

The cycle of life rolls through the Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Squeeze

The Grammys blow off the state's most promising entries

Final Cut

Brit artist Adam Chodzko channels the ineffable with photography/DVD installations at ASU

Hearts and Banjos

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

In Cold Blood

Novelist James Ellroy reshapes America's ugly history in his own image

Doug Hoekstra

Around the Margins (Inbetweens/Innerstate)

Fortunate One

Back with what may be his best album, Texas treasure Delbert McClinton looks back on five decades of music making

Fun, Fun, Fun

Local promoter stages a wild and woolly music festival

Sojourn Blue

Moody Felicia's Journey doesn't lead where you'd expect

Slaves to the Grind

Unruh carries the bloodied flag of grindcore into the next millennium

Iron Men

Black Sabbath reunites to take rock once more into the bowels of hell

Head Jams

Gary Parra and Noisy Neighbor try to catch a ride on the prog-rock revival train

Dancing Shoes

The Sneaker Pimps, the U.K.'s newest electronica export, gain a foothold in the U.S.

The High-Res Chaparral

Wear a star, be a star, in Western video-for-hire

DIM BULBIS ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA PART II REALLY ELO WITHOUT FOUNDER JEFF LYNNE?

THE JORDAN BUSINESS

THE SILICONE SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVESENRAGED AND EMPOWERED, WOMEN HAVE ENLISTED COMUTER BULETIN BOARDS IN THEIR WAR AGAINST BREAST-IMPLANT MANUFACTURERS

CHARLES IN CHARGE OF 'BAMA?

BARKLEY WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA. IT COULD HAPPEN.

THE BIRTH OF SHHWINGTWO NEW BOXED SETS PROVE THAT SWING PUT SEX ON THE DANCE FLOOR