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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 7, 2011

Arizona Cardinals Lose to Worst Team in NFL. Officially Out of Playoff Contention

​There are only three teams in the National Football League with a worse record than the Arizona Cardinals right now. The Carolina Panthers -- the worst of those three teams -- beat the Cards 19-12 yesterday in game 14 of the Arizona Cardinals' series of practices for next year (a.k.a.: the 2010 f ... More >>

Paper Tongues Does Train Tracks: Series Gets First Touring Band

The Train Tracks has been going for over a year now with Arizona bands. The idea, however, has always been to be like a localized Black Cab Sessions, with bands coming through town to hop on the Phoenix light rail and sing a song or two.Charlotte, North Carolina's Paper Tongues were in town for a ... More >>

Paper Tongues

The Train Tracks has been going for over a year now with Arizona bands. The idea, however, has always been to be like a localized Black Cab Sessions, with bands coming through town to hop on the Phoenix light rail and sing a song or two.Charlotte, North Carolina's Paper Tongues were in town for a ... More >>

Jordin Sparks to Play Marquee on July 1... But Seriously, Who is Going to Devirginize Her?

​Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Music ... More >>

Cracking LifeLock: Even After a $12 Million Penalty for Deceptive Advertising, the Tempe Company Can't Be Honest About Its Identity-Theft-Protection Service

​Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Music ... More >>

Phoenix Makes Top 20 in EPA's List of Most Energy-Efficient Cities

Wikimedia Commons The Collier Center is one of Phoenix's most energy efficient buildings.​ The Environmental Protection Agency released its second annual list of U.S. cities with the most energy-efficient buildings. Phoenix ranked number 20, just ahead of Ogden, Utah, and Charlotte, North ... More >>

DJ Dossier: Rob Wegner

While he doesn't dress in monk-like robes (like Qui-Gon Jinn) or offer advice in backwards fashion (à la Yoda), Rob Wegner is most definitely served as a Jedi Master to DJs across the PHX for most of the last decade. He's taught many a Padawan how to spin up a song in that time, including MCB and J ... More >>

Craig Newmark Speaks at Victim's Memorial in Wake of Craigslist Killings

While he doesn't dress in monk-like robes (like Qui-Gon Jinn) or offer advice in backwards fashion (à la Yoda), Rob Wegner is most definitely served as a Jedi Master to DJs across the PHX for most of the last decade. He's taught many a Padawan how to spin up a song in that time, including MCB and J ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to Declare Friday "Arizona Cardinals Day"

The Arizona Cardinals are doing so well this year, the city of Phoenix is declaring Friday "Arizona Cardinals Day." Mayor Phil Gordon, dressed for team spirit in a Cardinals jersey, will announce the proclamation at a city council meeting at 2 p.m., says his spokesman, Scott Phelps. Team ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band Coming To Cricket on May 6

It's not even Christmas, but we have our first piece of big summer concert news today: Dave Matthews Band is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 6.Yes, it's time for "Dave" again, already.DMB's first studio record in four years (oddly produced by Rob Cavallo of Green Day and My Chemical Roman ... More >>

Hard-Core Tune-Up

Atreyu puts miles on its van as it tours, but the California punk kids keep on screaming

Teen Steam

A little girl with a big bass saves justincase from being just another boy band

Revenge of the N*E*R*D

After stepping out of the studio, Pharrell Williams finds the rock-star role suits him just fine

Roadhouse Blues

Demise of Tempe brewery and nightspot is the latest bit of bad news for the East Valley music scene

Con Err

"The Big Eagle" preys again on unsuspecting investors.

Standout Standup

Spike Lee catches white-hot black comics in The Original Kings of Comedy

Unconsciously Brilliant

Restless Records' Flaming Lips anthology recounts the early chapters of one of indie rock's finest

What a Crock

A recent gift of pottery leaves ASU's art museum wondering where to stack its wares

Bad Medicine

Trashman faces a cure that's worse than the illness

The Redneck Badge of Courage

Trashman faces a cure that's worse than the illness

Chit Happens

Not so long ago, upstart Channel 15 aired the most inventive, substantial TV news ever seen in Arizona. Now, in a quest for better ratings, it's trying to be like all the rest.

The Tangled Roots of Doug Wead

Preacher, peddler, Beltway meddler