Charles Manson

The Best and Worst Beatles Conspiracies (NSFW)

Conspiracy theories are my comfort food. After all, all a conspiracy is "the action of plotting or conspiring," and not just about tin-foil hats and Reptillians. When Reagan's cronies illegally sold weapons to Iran in the Iran-Contra Scandal, that was a conspiracy. When the CIA sold crack to kids in ... More >>

10 Stories Behind Our Favorite Hard Rock Stage Names

Rebellious personas are to rock 'n' roll what cocaine was to the eighties: in high demand, deliciously indulgent, and a way to catch a buzz that makes it okay for men to rock garishly colored neon outfits. Stage names are a huge part of those heavy metal, punk, and rock personas, In fact, more music ... More >>

Katy Perry Gives The Worst Sex Advice Ever

See also: A Tour Doc Reveals Katy Perry's Essential Katy Perry-ness See also: Katy Perry's 10 Best Looks and Lyrics See also: Five Totally Rad Things About Katy Perry Watching the trailer for Katy Perry's movie, Part of Me, raised a lot of questions: Why is this movie in 3D? Why does it exist? Why a ... More >>

Check Your Thetan Levels, It's Our 10 Favorite Scientologist Musicians

See also: Scientology Opens Phoenix Ideal Org; Mayor Greg Stanton Touts City's Status as Alien-Based Religion's "Birthplace" Scientology just has a way of making headlines, doesn't it? The religion is a constant reference when discussing Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' divorce, and prompted fascinati ... More >>

Cults at Rhythm Room, 3/19/12 (VIDEO)

Cults Rhythm Room Monday, March 19, 2012 Better Than: Sweating buckets or inhaling copious amounts of secondhand smoke at previous Cults shows. Being "Internet famous" can come as a mixed blessing, but Cults has now played three sold out Arizona shows thanks to hype from the blogosphere. The b ... More >>

Martha Marcy May Marlene: An Old-School Psychological Thriller as Taut as Its Name Is Twisted

Akron/Family Gets to Live the Old Prog Rock Dream With Their Indulgent Recording Process

Top Chef All-Stars Season 8, Episode 8 Recap: It's All-Stars, They're Gonna Do What They Want

Shameless flirting, shameful challenge.​Since Teen Wolf Marcel left last week with his facial hair grooming products and "You haven't heard the last of me!" exit line (until Top Chef All Stars: Foam and Rap airs), nine cheftestants are left to duke it out for the title. On last night's epis ... More >>

Eleven Pairs of Crazy Eyes Almost as Haunting as Jared Loughner's

Jared Loughner, as described by a member of the equally batty Westboro Baptist Church, is "bat-shit crazy."​By now you've probably seen the chilling photo of Jared Loughner taken by the Pima County Sheriff's Office after Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson. If not, look to the right (unles ... More >>

Henry Rollins Reveals He Produced an Album For Killer Charles Manson

​At a benefit event he recently hosted for Los Angeles radio station KCRW, former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins revealed that he produced an album for serial murderer and cult leader Charles Manson, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Rollins produced a handful of Charles Manson's acoustic "p ... More >>

Dec. 15th In Blogs: Sean Gaines, Hollywood Regency, Henry Rollins, Cookies, and Camelback Corridor

​​​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:

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes at Clubhouse Music Venue on 6/22/2010

Shawn AndersonEdward Sharp and Co. on stage in Tempe.​"This place is crazy," the tour manager tells me on the phone, and, indeed, the Clubhouse in Tempe is crazy-packed for Tuesday's sold-out performance by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Before the opening act - Dawes, a folk-rock foursome ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse: Tracing the Sociological Lineage of Juggalos

Proto-Juggalos

Tracing the Sociological Lineage of Insane Clown Posse’s Fanbase

Minus The Bear at Marquee Theatre

Jonathan McNamara​To be totally honest, I sorta figured the Suns playoff game and the Lost finale would upstage Minus The Bear's Sunday night concert at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. I mean, Sunday shows are sort of dicey proposition to begin with, let alone when there's such stiff competition. Al ... More >>

Wanna Be Governor? Recent Poll Says Just About Anyone Can Beat Brewer

​If the election were held today, when given the option of Jan Brewer, or anyone else on the face of the earth as Arizona's next Governor, voters opted for the latter, according to a poll released Monday.The local political consulting group that conducted the poll, The Summit Group, found that onl ... More >>

Dumpster Dining: For Freegans, Eating Garbage Is Getting Downright Trendy

Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher's Drunken Flight, Charles Manson Courts Phil Spector, Green Day at the VMAs

Spin:Listen: Scarlett Johansson Duets with Pete Yorn NME: Rejected Britney Spears Song Set for Har Mar Superstar Album NME: Ray Davies: 'The Kray Twins Wanted to Manage The Kinks' NME: Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher Cause Boozy Havoc on 11-Hour Flight NME: Charles Manson Asks Phil Spector to Collabor ... More >>

July 30 In Blogs: Lily Allen, Milkshakes, Jason Hill, and Bringit.com

​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: Up on the Sun: Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher's Drunken Flight, Charles Manson Courts Phil Spector, Green Day at ... More >>

The Bird covers the waterfront on Sheriff Arpaio’s racial profiling patrols and demands freedom for First Friday bohos

Industrial Strength

Alter Der Ruine grins through the goth

Blood Hound

John Gilmore's gore noir

A Cut Above

Saw is cinematic carnage of the highest order

Freaks and Geeks

Underground groupie Bob Judd just wants to make Phoenix a little weird

Nothing to Fear

M. Night's latest

Studio Visit: The Maas Monster Mash

Sadisco at Jugheads

Asylum Street Spankers

See A.S.S. at the Rhythm Room

Hairspray Holds Its Style

There's nothing stiff about this John Waters-inspired extravaganza

Paperback Writers

Latest music books struggle to demystify pop culture's greatest enigmas

Crushing Groove

Bionic Jive's hip-hop/metal fusion is an accident that's about to happen

System of a Down

Toxicity (American)

Fairy Warning

Proving that muses are more than mere myth, we expose the unusual inspirations for the latest crop of Valley bands

Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

By Jon Stebbins (ECW Press)

Out of Their Heads

Anton Newcombe, leader of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, is terrifically obsessive -- and potentially dangerous

Manson Family Values

Marilyn Manson saved himself from a life of decadence, and now he thinks he can save rock 'n' roll

Getting Along Famously

Woody Allen's Celebrity fans the flames of star worship

Flashes

Windigo's Strange Ways

Sharing high times and tall tales with Tempe's heaviest tripcore band and its first full-length CD

Letters

Pic Hits for the week

Spun, Spun, Spun

Nice Kitty

Ten Scariest Concept Albums of All Time

Dreck or treat

Beach Boys Vs. Guns N' Roses:

Who are the real bad boys of rock?

A Royal Pain

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

MONKEE SEE, MONKEE REDUXNO LONGER THE YOUNG GENERATION, ROCK'S PREFAB FOUR'S STILL GOT SOMETHING TO SAY

BRUTALLY FRANK: ROCK STARS VERSUS FRANK SINATRA: WHO DID IT HIS WAY FIRST?

SON OF SPAMMEAT-PACKING HEIR GEORDIE HORMEL HAMS IT UP IN PHOENIX SOCIETY