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Columbus (Ohio)

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Corsets and Grindcore; The Dudes Get it Right, the Bitches Own It

    Once again I found myself writing a Metal Monday column on a plane with a glass of whiskey. I'm headed to Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio, to see Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, and about 30 other acts (stay tuned for that review next week). Most importantly, I'm sitting nex ... More >>

  • Music

    March 15, 2012

    Asher Roth Is Bro Rap Incarnate, but Don't Hold It Against Him

    Once again I found myself writing a Metal Monday column on a plane with a glass of whiskey. I'm headed to Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio, to see Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, and about 30 other acts (stay tuned for that review next week). Most importantly, I'm sitting nex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Joe Arpaio's Whining About Ohio Mayor's Boycott "Sounds Kinda Like a Publicity Stunt," Mayor's Office Says. Um...Duh

    Columbus, Ohio Mayor Michael Coleman​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio got a little pissy earlier this week when three police officers from Columbus, Ohio weren't granted permission to come to Arizona for training with the sheriff's boys in beige. The reason: Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's Still Boycotting Arizona. Yay or Nay?

    Coed MagazineJoe Arpaio is NOT one of them.​Michael Coleman, the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, is still boycotting Arizona because of SB 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law -- according to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, that is (we've got a call into to Coleman's office to verify -- stay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Ohio Mayor Still Boycotting Arizona Over SB1070 -- and Joe Arpaio's Pissed

    Columbus, Ohio Mayor Michael Coleman is still boycotting Arizona.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's pink panties are in a bit of a wad after an Ohio mayor refused to grant police officers in his city the permission to come to Arizona and train with the MCSO's Drug Recognition Unit, which Arpaio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Marcella's Italian Kitchen Closed

    ​Following the recent closing of Fred's at Barneys, Scottsdale Fashion Square can add another restaurant shuttering to its list of casualties: Marcella's Italian Kitchen. Part of a Columbus-based chain, Marcella's, known for "authentic Italian cuisines of pizzas, pastas, handcrafted cocktail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home

    Good Time from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams on Vimeo. There are no secrets to ice cream making at home. Classic ice cream recipes begin with a cooked custard base of milk or cream, or a combination of the two, egg yolks and sugar. Temper the eggs with the hot milk or cream, cool the mixture, pour int ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    Crowned Jewels

    Good Time from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams on Vimeo. There are no secrets to ice cream making at home. Classic ice cream recipes begin with a cooked custard base of milk or cream, or a combination of the two, egg yolks and sugar. Temper the eggs with the hot milk or cream, cool the mixture, pour int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    The Decemberists Coming to Mesa Arts Center

    ​Huge and old-timey show announcement today: The Decemberists will play Mesa Arts Center on August 11.The date comes at the end of the Portland indie-folk act's extended summer tour, which is in support of their January record, The King Is Dead. No support for this date announced yet but other leg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    America's 9 Worst Music Venue Names: When Shoddy Sponsorship Deals Embarrass an Entire City

    The newly-named 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre in Tampa: Is this the gold standard in shitty corporate-sponsored venue names?​When it comes to corporate-sponsorship of venue names, Phoenix is blessed.Our basketball team plays in U.S. Airways Center, named for a successful local airline. Our hockey te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    The Black Swans' Jerry DeCicca Talks Touring, Larry Jon Wilson, and Vermont

    The Black Swans Jerry DeCicca with some black swans​ When preparing for an interview with a band I Google the hell out of them beforehand. In the case of Columbus, Ohio band The Black Swans, this task was a little more difficult than normal thanks to the movie Black Swan. In fact, when trying t ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2010

    O.A.R. @ Celebrity Theatre

    The Black Swans Jerry DeCicca with some black swans​ When preparing for an interview with a band I Google the hell out of them beforehand. In the case of Columbus, Ohio band The Black Swans, this task was a little more difficult than normal thanks to the movie Black Swan. In fact, when trying t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    The Deep End

    Gay softball team throws big bash before big tourney

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Adam Richman, Host of Man v. Food Takes On Chompies, Los Reyes de la Torta, Alice Cooper's Big Unit, and Scottsdale Guilt This Wednesday on The Travel Channel

    ​This Wednesday, former All My Children actor and current host of Man v. Food, Adam Richman, travels to Phoenix to stop at Los Reyes de la Torta and Alice Cooperstown, before taking on the Ultimate Slider Challenge at Chompie's. The challenge, which will air Wednesday night at 9 p.m. on the Travel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Landmine Marathon Debuts New Video for "Shadows Fed to Tyrants"

    ​How do you make a metalhead swoon? Play him the new video for "Shadows Fed to Tyrants" by Phoenix grindcore band Landmine Marathon. If you read my feature on the band last year, you probably didn't have to read between too many lines to figure out that I have a huge crush on lead screamer Grace P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Ohio Radio Station Apologizes for Arizona Alien-Chasing Contest

    ​A radio station in Ohio, which last week held a contest where the winner would be whisked away for a weekend in Arizona -- where "Americans are proud and illegals are scared" -- offered an on-air apology yesterday for the insensitive stunt.Brian Dytko, the station manager for News Talk 610 WTVN i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Ohio Radio Station Holds Contest to Send Listeners to Phoenix to "Chase Aliens"

    ​A radio station in Columbus, Ohio, held a contest this week where the grand prize was a weekend getaway to Phoenix where the winner could spend their time "chasing aliens" -- presumably of the illegal variety.See? Not everyone's boycotting Arizona.However, if you were thinking "I bet Rush Limbaug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Job for a Cowboy Tour Dates and Landmine Marathon Album Stream

    Job For A Cowboy​Wanna hear some free local metal? MetalSucks is hosting an exclusive stream of Landmine Marathon's new album, Sovereign Descent, which hit stores on Tuesday, March 16.In other Phoenix-area metal news, Glendale's Job for a Cowboy have announced a spring headlining tour that kicks o ... More >>

  • Music

    March 4, 2010

    Landmine Marathon Preps for Album Release, SxSW Appearance

    Job For A Cowboy​Wanna hear some free local metal? MetalSucks is hosting an exclusive stream of Landmine Marathon's new album, Sovereign Descent, which hit stores on Tuesday, March 16.In other Phoenix-area metal news, Glendale's Job for a Cowboy have announced a spring headlining tour that kicks o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    Pearls of Wisdom

    Ongoing poetry slam livens up things

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Fred's, Modern Steak, and Marcella's Opening Soon

    ​It's fun to shop 'til you drop, but even better to shop up an appetite. Shopaholics are buzzing about the new Barneys New York opening at Fashion Square on October 15, but there's plenty for restaurant-goers to look forward to as well. Three new eateries are set to open along with the mall ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Black Pearl Poetry Grand Kick Off feat. Alvin Lau

    ​It's fun to shop 'til you drop, but even better to shop up an appetite. Shopaholics are buzzing about the new Barneys New York opening at Fashion Square on October 15, but there's plenty for restaurant-goers to look forward to as well. Three new eateries are set to open along with the mall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Pelican, Black Cobra set to rock The Clubhouse

    Chicago instrumental rockers Pelican are gearing up for their newest album with a stop at The Clubhouse this October​Chicago-based four piece Pelican are busy readying their new LP, What We All Come to Need, and tuning up for their upcoming tour, including a date in Tempe. The instrumental post-me ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Ink Inc.

    Tat franchisers bring edgy con back to the Biltmore

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Former Format Frontman's New Band, Fun, Starts Touring Tomorrow

    That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Austin's The Meat Puppets Have New Album, Tour

    The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2009

    The California Wavves’ Wavves (Fat Possum) Is Insane and Out of Control, Just Like Real Life

    The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Landmine Marathon Signs with Prosthetic Records

    Well, that was fast! The day after Mike Meyer's feature on them ran in our print edition, local death metal band Landmine Marathon have announced they've signed with Prosthetic Records, home to critically lauded (by death-metal standards) acts such as Lamb of God, Gojira, and All That Remains. They' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Rascal Flatts Coming to Cricket March 12

    It's probably an oddity that Columbus, Ohio had a reputation for producing quality country music for so long, but that's what spawning Dwight Yoakam does for you. But whatever country cred the giant-Applebee's-of-a-city had through Yoakam was quickly squandered in 2004 when Rascal Flatts' "Mayberry" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Future Shock: Annuals, Jimmy Eat World, Times New Viking, and more

    It's probably an oddity that Columbus, Ohio had a reputation for producing quality country music for so long, but that's what spawning Dwight Yoakam does for you. But whatever country cred the giant-Applebee's-of-a-city had through Yoakam was quickly squandered in 2004 when Rascal Flatts' "Mayberry" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2008

    Nomen Omen: The Worst-Named Bands Playing at SxSW This Year

    It's probably an oddity that Columbus, Ohio had a reputation for producing quality country music for so long, but that's what spawning Dwight Yoakam does for you. But whatever country cred the giant-Applebee's-of-a-city had through Yoakam was quickly squandered in 2004 when Rascal Flatts' "Mayberry" ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2007

    The Bodmod Squad

    Scarification Nation meets Frank Lloyd Wright

  • Music

    June 21, 2007

    Two Cow Garage

    Fabulously sad

  • Music

    August 11, 2005

    The Man Show

    Inside the world of Arizona's drag kings

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2003

    Sticking With It

    Lacrosse season begins for the Arizona Sting

  • Culture

    December 4, 2003

    Day of the Dreads

    Good and bad hair days in Scottsdale

  • Music

    October 2, 2003

    Stage Fight

    It's KISS vs. Aerosmith in a battle for your metal-god dollar

  • Music

    October 31, 2002

    Entry Level

    O.A.R. traveled instantly from Ohio State University to touring nationally. They have only their fans to thank.

  • Culture

    October 3, 2002

    New Woman

    Cross-dresser Nova Gyna gets off on earrings and Steven Seagal movies

  • Music

    September 19, 2002

    Let It Blast

    Listen up, punk: New Bomb Turks are bawdy, bold and sick of whiners

  • Music

    October 18, 2001

    French Twist

    The Amor Belhom Duo are Parisians by birth, and Tucsonans by choice

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    Letters

    The Amor Belhom Duo are Parisians by birth, and Tucsonans by choice

  • Music

    December 12, 1996

    10 Best Sevens of the Nine Six

    The Amor Belhom Duo are Parisians by birth, and Tucsonans by choice

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Deception and Denial at America West

    The Amor Belhom Duo are Parisians by birth, and Tucsonans by choice

  • Music

    August 29, 1996

    One From the Heart

    The Amor Belhom Duo are Parisians by birth, and Tucsonans by choice

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    SCOURING THE DESERT FOR MISS KITTY

    The Amor Belhom Duo are Parisians by birth, and Tucsonans by choice

  • News

    June 2, 1993

    WENDY'S CHOICE

    SHE WAS PROMISED SHE COULD ADOPT A RUSSIAN BABY IN EXCHANGE FOR HUMANITARIAN AID. IT WASN'T THAT EASY.

  • News

    January 13, 1993

    WHERE EAGLES SCRUMALL-STAR RUGBY HOPEFULS TO INVADE TEMPE

    SHE WAS PROMISED SHE COULD ADOPT A RUSSIAN BABY IN EXCHANGE FOR HUMANITARIAN AID. IT WASN'T THAT EASY.

  • News

    November 11, 1992

    THE ANGUISH OF ALEX HALEY'S WIDOWWITH HER HUSBAND'S LITERARY LEGACY DISPERSED, SHE'S LOCKED IN A BITTER PROBATE BATTLE

    SHE WAS PROMISED SHE COULD ADOPT A RUSSIAN BABY IN EXCHANGE FOR HUMANITARIAN AID. IT WASN'T THAT EASY.

  • News

    August 5, 1992

    GO FOR BROKE

    AS AMERICA WEST GOES, SO GO PHOENIC AND TEMPE? GULP.

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