Celine Dion

The Friday Poll: Who do you wanna see bald other than Britney Spears?

Desperate measures

Recordings

Critics' Choice

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Recordings

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Recordings

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Party Favors

KPTY finds room for novelty in the Top 40 format

East Side Story

KPTY finds room for novelty in the Top 40 format

Second Helpings

Message to Santa

House of Pain

Bldg 5 benefit for Autumn House inspired by tragedy that hit close to home

Second Helpings

Bldg 5 benefit for Autumn House inspired by tragedy that hit close to home

BEST PLACE FOR AMERICAN IDOLATRY

Karaoke Superstore

Futuristic Hit

Concert Review: Kelly Clarkson at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, November 14, 2025

Concert Review: Alanis Morissette at Dodge Theatre on Nov. 11

Concert Review: Kelly Clarkson at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, November 14, 2025

Why You Have To Pay So Much for Good Seats

On March 11, the Wall Street Journal ran an article titled "Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up by Artists, Managers" written by Ethan Smith. In it, Smith explains the practice of large promoters, Ticketmaster, and artists teaming up to take the best seats at concerts and then not selling them ... More >>

Desert Heat

America's idol and a hoops star keep Phoenix's mercury rising

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

America's idol and a hoops star keep Phoenix's mercury rising

XO, Elliott

Elliott Smith, 1969-2003

The Bled

Tucson band performs

Disaster Averted

Valley Youth Theatre takes the plunge with Titanic

That Sinking Feeling

A singing, dancing Titanic hits the Herberger

Brooks & Dunn

Red Dirt Road (Arista Nashville)

Made With Love

Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't

Arizona Squeeze

The Grammys blow off the state's most promising entries

Shania Twain

Up! (Mercury)

Bizarro School Daze

Mesa's Dobson High School invites hard-rock bands onto the school grounds, and creates something weird -- respect

The Power of Five

Fifteen Minutes Fast is in no hurry to use up its quarter-hour of local fame

Big Balls

After losing her footing, Jewel is back on the horse

Nouvelle American

Lunch with Bosnian Aldijana Sutkovic

Candy Cane Mutiny

Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

Chick Magnates

Powerful performances from The Weaker Sex

Grrlll, Interrupted

Coyote Ugly's tavern toughies fail bar exam

Nibbles 'n' Bits

Coyote Ugly's tavern toughies fail bar exam

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

The Artist Formerly Known As Print

Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

Pompousness and Circumstance

Gumbo gets smug as he samples some Coltrane, gets blue with Big Bill, does Duke with the Doc and feels some local Native American muse

We Be Clubbin'

Young alternative rockers are spending more and more downtime playing golf. How the hell did that happen?

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

Secrete Santas

For goodness sake, who's good and bad on Santa's list this Christmas!

Misanthrope Through and Through

Nursing a broken heart and bruised ego, Trashman seeks solace and finds . . . Bush

Wargasm

L7 declares an all-out assault on Warped boys and Lilith Fairies with slap-happy

The Naked Bunch

L7 declares an all-out assault on Warped boys and Lilith Fairies with slap-happy

Recordings

L7 declares an all-out assault on Warped boys and Lilith Fairies with slap-happy

Vitamin String Quartet and Other New Releases

​There sure are a lot of greatest-hits albums out today, including ones from Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey, but what is most exciting in this week's new releases is Vitamin String Quartet's Death Cab for Cutie tribute album, Ghost.On the record, listeners will find a selection of ... More >>

Oct. 25 In Blogs: Air Sex, Pumpkin Showdown, Celine Dion, Jan Brewer, and the Arizona Press Club

​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Kinch Aren't Waiting for Guffman -- But He Might Show Up to See Them in L.A.

​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Flavor Flav Chickens Out, Closes His Restaurant

​After too many disagreements with his restaurant manager and some trouble with bouncing paychecks, Flavor Flav's fried chicken restaurant in Clinton, Iowa has closed, according to Pollstar.First and foremost, Flav claims that restaurant manager Nick Cimino "isn't running the business right," whic ... More >>

Fatboy Slim Talks Las Vegas, Detroit, Quitting Drinking, and How Cool Americans Think They Are

​ Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, has been rocking beats hard since the late '70s, when he played in bands like Disque Attack and the Housemartins. He achieved mainstream popularity in the '90s, when "Praise You" blew up as a radio staple. In recent years, Cook has focused on production, stepping ... More >>

Blonde Devotion

​ Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, has been rocking beats hard since the late '70s, when he played in bands like Disque Attack and the Housemartins. He achieved mainstream popularity in the '90s, when "Praise You" blew up as a radio staple. In recent years, Cook has focused on production, stepping ... More >>

Ottmar Liebert @ The Compound Grill

​ Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, has been rocking beats hard since the late '70s, when he played in bands like Disque Attack and the Housemartins. He achieved mainstream popularity in the '90s, when "Praise You" blew up as a radio staple. In recent years, Cook has focused on production, stepping ... More >>