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18: Sam Fox

From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

What Your New Year's Eve Songs Say About You

See also: Five Songs to Ring in the New Year Ring in the New Year With These Local Shows: Meat Puppets, Gin Blossoms, Love Me Nots, Sugar Thieves, Futurekind Phoenix New Times New Year's Eve Guide Well, it's that time. Another year has come to a close. 2011 was weird, right? Kind of exciting, w ... More >>

Barry Fey's Backstage Past: The Gun, Axl Rose, Lars Ulrich, and the Truth

Legendary concert promoter Barry Fey's Twitter bio is pretty revealing: "Its Barry Fey. I am a rock promoter. I have promoted a few shows here and there. Maybe you have heard of me?" Fey, "The Rockfather," retired from the business in 1997, but not before establishing himself as one of the big name ... More >>

As the Stop Online Piracy Act Hits Capitol Hill, Five Artists That Speak Out Against File Sharing

Sigur Ros​Yesterday, we blogged about the ultra-famous musicians that support music piracy in the face of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), recently introduced to the House of Representatives, which aims to protect the copyright laws of music and other downloadable intellectual property. Web ... More >>

Five Artists ESPN Should NOT Tag to Replace Hank Williams Jr.

As you already know by now Hank Williams Jr. and ESPN have officially parted ways. For 20 years Williams' song, "All My Friends" has opened "Monday Night Football" games. However, after comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, Williams has belted out his last, 'Are you ready for some foot ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall Scores 18,315 Signatures and Counting, Let the Battle Begin

Mark my words, Pearce is going down...Russell Pearce, have a heapin' helping of freshly baked humble pie.Citizens for a Better Arizona, the group spearheading the effort to recall the powerful state Senate President, made history today, turning in 18,315 signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State' ... More >>

Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta Does Band Fan Fiction Better Than the Most Prolific Fangirl

Leonard Cohen Returns

Leonard Cohen Returns

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

By Dan Leroy A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-en ... More >>

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

By Dan Leroy A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end ... More >>

The Free Way

Kinch Makes Advances by Giving Their First Album Away

Kinch Makes Advances by Giving Their First Album Away

After 25 years, U2's first concert video debuts on DVD

Maverick Mavis

This Staples Singer still wants to change the world

Help!

Run for your life if you can, little girl: this musical is a bust

Evan Can Wait

Why in God’s name did Carell take the paycheck?

Pop-Punk, and Then Sum

With an acclaimed new album and a goodwill trip to Africa, Sum 41 grows up -- a little

Caught on Disc

Finding ultraviolence on DVD, and old-school punk on CD

The Ultimate Rock Fantasy

Holly, Jolly Mess

Who doesn't kid themselves nowadays they can pull off a Christmas album? Thankfully, a few of this year's offerings don't suck.

Unsettled Traveler

Ethiopian-born singer Kenna finds himself and battles his demons simultaneously on New Sacred Cow

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong

to attack pop culture

Daniel Lanois

Shine (Anti)

Loath to Love

Chris Martin expects people to hate him. But they don't – his Coldplay is becoming huge.

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

David Lee's Froth

Diamond Dave rants on fashion, being a digital gigolo, rival/tourmate Sammy Hagar and a pending lawsuit

Off the 'Mats

No, the Replacements aren't getting back together. Yet.

Bang to Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

Excess Baggage

Jane's Addiction tries to find relevance in a rock world it helped to shape

David Byrne

Look Into the Eyeball (Virgin/Luaka Bop)

Once More, Mr. Nice Guy

Reminted Billion Dollar Babies recalls a time when Alice Cooper ruled the world and didn't have to become the 34th president to do it

The Man Who

Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis is the guy behind the guys

Fourth Coming

Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

Suck 'n' Cover

New Times' critical vultures swoop down to pick at the latest carrion and dross

Recordings

New Radicals / Randy Newman

Frankie With the Snarling Face

What future is there for rock without the Chairman of the Board to kick it around?

Public Image

New releases by Pearl Jam and Ani DiFranco play hide-and-seek with self-invented myths

Recordings

Is Anybody Listening?

Beyond Arizona, musicians rave about it, but the Phoenix Symphony, at 50, plays to half-empty houses at home. Can its new maestro, Hermann Michael, fill the seats?

Shooting Craps

U2 takes over the world--and turns it into a commercial

Recordings

Kula-Loop

The Mystic Mountain Pop of new Brit sensation Kula Shaker

Recordings

RECORDINGS

RECORDINGS

TRICKLES OF RICKLES

MR. WARMTH HEATS UP ON ROCK, THE RAT PACK AND, YES FRANK

BEND TO NEIL!EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DIAMOND, AND DIDN'T CARE TO ASK

LOOK WHAT'S POPPED UP THE WONDER STUFF MINES AN OLD VEIN FOR NEW SOUND