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Everything You Need for Your Downton Abbey Viewing Party -- Pinkies Up, Fans

There's something uniquely English about enjoying a dainty scone and a piping hot cup of tea. So while we may not be able to actually get to the Yorkshire country house of the Earl and Countess of Grantham -- mainly because it's a fictional place -- we can channel our inner Crawley family-ness with ... More >>

Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Matter At All?

So, hey, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame went ahead and announced their Class of 2013, which this time around, includes Rush, Public Enemy, Randy Newman and someone called the Disco Queen, Donna Summer. Those that were nominated, but didn't make the cut included Kraftwerk, Deep Purple, Joan Jett and ... More >>

TNA's Jeff Hardy on His Band Peroxwhy?gen and How Music Helped Him Deal With Drama

Professional wrestler Jeff Hardy is a bit of a freak. Even the 37-year-old Total Nonstop Action superstar admits it. He's also a pretty creative dude. Besides designing his own face paint and ring attire, the punky and funky grappler also recorded his own theme music with his band Peroxwhy?gen. When ... More >>

Heartless Bastards Songwriter Erika Wennerstrom Takes Aim

More on "The Fool" by Sanford Clark

"The Fool," Sanford Clark, 1956

Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, John "Johnny D" Dixon, host of Mostly Vinyl with Johnny D on KWSS 106.7 and unofficial Arizona music historian, shares a little history a ... More >>

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys is an Awesome Producer

​ We shared news on Monday that blues-rock duo The Black Keys are finished with their follow-up to the freaking great album Brothers, and this week we profiled young Ohio-based singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield in our print issue, whose latest album Tell Me, along with her previous, With Blas ... More >>

Twilight Singers at The Clubhouse Music Venue

Shawn Anderson​Twilight Singers Clubhouse Music VenueSaturday, May 28Earlier this year, Sub Pop released Dynamite Steps, the latest album from Greg Dulli and The Twilight Singers. The record is typically Dulli; dark, funky, with soul inflections wedged between big rock guitars, electronic ambiance ... More >>

Eric Nally of Foxy Shazam on Twitter, Meat Loaf, and Musicians Becoming Mythical Creatures

Smallz & RaskindMove over, Tiger. No matter what ancient Chinese wisemen say, 2010 is the year of the Fox. Or at least Fozy Shazam.  The theatrical rockers have definitely made a name for themselves in 2010. The band just began their highly-anticipated tour and has us excited for what they' ... More >>

The National at Marquee Theatre Last Night

Luke HolwerdaThe National live at Marquee Theatre in Tempe.​The NationalOctober 14, 2010Marquee Theatre in TempeThe National's singer, Matt Berninger, has a reputation for performing drunk. It hasn't been a huge problem -- never leading to a canceled tour or even ruining a high-profile show as far ... More >>

Bryan Devendorf of The National Talks SB1070, Sounding British and Chick-fil-A

​Few bands are better suited to soundtrack a stiff drink and a contemplative stare than The National, who have been issuing literate, dark records for the past decade. High Violet, their latest, is another notch on their belt, full of powerful songs that combine their Midwest gravitas with New Yor ... More >>

Hell's Kitchen Season 7 Opener: Continued Abuse, Crazy Contestants, and a (Yech!) Chef Ramsay Make-Out Session

Another Hell's Kitchen, another ride on the Chef Ramsay roller coaster. In last week's first episode, it didn't take long for Gordo to send food flying all over the kitchen, repeatedly kick defenseless stainless steel appliances, and shout out such gems as, "You're gonna blow someone's mind off!" ... 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 >>

Jan Brewer, Dean Martin Now (Former) Facebook "Friends" of Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready

FacebookA screenshot of JT Ready's Facebook page as of May 5, 2010Mesa neo-Nazi J.T. Ready's been getting around lately, earning play in the local media by calling Cinco de Mayo "Report an Illegal Day" on behalf of his beloved National Socialist Movement, or showing up to support Sheriff Joe Arpaio' ... More >>

Psychostick and Jill Sobule Have Fan-Funded Albums in Common

Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl dolls up the Great Depression

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

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Location, Location, Location!

Say it loud

Off on a Bender

Playing the circuit circuit

Kapusta Kristmas

Thanks to the Internet, you no longer have to be on Al Kooper's holiday list to hear some of the funniest tapes in history

Unsettled Traveler

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

Indian Summer

On a dusty field in Guadalupe, Yaqui ballplayers swing for the Temple

Band Together

If you build a scene, will they come? Let these local bands' collectives show the way.

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Man?

Cave Creek rabble-rouser-cum-newspaper-publisher Don Sorchych has the town running scared

Black Stars

Talib Kweli offers his reflections on the state of hip-hop, Levi's, and the role of MCs in the African-American community

Almost Famous

Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.

From Queer to Paternity

One of Ssan Francisco's most outlandish entertainers and his family set up camp in Phoenix

Meet the New Boss, Same As the Old Boss

The nation's largest newspaper chain buys the state's biggest paper -- but will anyone even notice the difference?

Flashes

Flashes

Freak Show

Boys bond in cinematic fairy tale more grim than Grimm

Know When to Fold 'Em

In Rounders, Matt Damon's face card breaks up a low straight

Letters

Saving Private Interests

John McCain says he wants to save Spur Cross Ranch. Has he really gone Green, or is he just scrounging for greenbacks from a Cincinnati fat cat?

Letters

The Stopgap Coach

Don Newman lifted ASU's basketball program out of the trash heap by making his players believe in themselves. Despite 18 wins and an NIT berth, ASU boosters remain unconvinced.

Flashes

Recordings

Hacker, Cracker, Watchman, Spy

Some old-school Valley hackers grew up to be high-tech cat burglars. Some went to work for the man. Some just never grew up.

Black Moon Rising

Tucson's Black Moon Graffiti waxes large with a hip-hop/funk mlange that always comes correct @

Meanwhile, Back at the Raunch

Larry Flynt doesn't go all the way

Santa Gets Down

Twelve Yuletide carols that'll put a lump of soul in your stocking

Take My Whiff, Please

Professional "odor judge" nose her stuff

Little Sweatshop of Horrors

Product testing proves to be 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration

Birth of a Notion

Legionnaire's Disease

An art exhibit featuring Old Glory has city and state officials scrambling to do something

A THRIVING BLACK MARKET FLEDGLING ENTERPRISE STRIVES TO FILL A VOID IN LITERATURE FOR AND BY AFRICAN AMERICANS

MOVED BY THE SPIRITTHE REVEREND HORTON HEAT IS RIDIN' ROCKABILLY TOWARD A BLESSED REWARD

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