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  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Paper Diamond at Club Red, 4/3/12

    Paper Diamond Club Red Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Last night may have been a Tuesday, but that didn't stop the crowd at Club Red from getting raunchy like it was a weekend. Walking into the club, screens flashed ads for upcoming shows and a stern warning that no moshing would be allowed. I wasn't sur ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2012

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 1st, 2012

    Paper Diamond Club Red Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Last night may have been a Tuesday, but that didn't stop the crowd at Club Red from getting raunchy like it was a weekend. Walking into the club, screens flashed ads for upcoming shows and a stern warning that no moshing would be allowed. I wasn't sur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    John Landrum Jr. Was Downloading More Kiddie-Porn As Cops Raided His Home

    ​We finally got our hands on the arrest report for alleged kiddie-porn connoisseur John Landrum Jr. Aside from having hundreds of images and videos of "child erotica" stored on his computer, he was actually downloading more as the cops entered his home to arrest him.It also turns out that Landrum' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    New Times "Best of" App Gets a Little Love From iTunes, Wired

    Best "Best of" app: Village Voice Media (we're awesome...admit it).​We're not typically in the business of shameless self-promotion here at New Times, but we'll make an exception to toot our own horn over recent accolades for our "Best of" smartphone app, which apparently is pretty friggin' awesom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Oxford Coma Closes Out Open Source Project

    http://osptempe.com/​As reported by our sister blog Jackalope Ranch, Tempe's Open Source Project is scheduled to close at the end of the month, making it another entry is a sad string of venues closures. But the doors won't be shut before local prog-rockers The Oxford Coma have their way with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Chefs Eric O'Neill and Perry Herst of SmartKitchen, Part Two

    ​We talked yesterday with the chefs behind the online culinary school SmartKitchen. Chefs Eric O'Neill and Perry Herst talked about the launch if the program and we explained Eric's culinary roots. Today Chef Perry, COO of SmartKitchen, will give his story and we'll find out what they each find mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    The Devil Wears Prada's Mike Hranica on Slaying Zombies and the Future of Musical Distribution

    Slaying zombies on Monday at the Marquee ​Whether you love the progressive instrumentals or hate the screeching screams, The Devil Wears Prada is stepping up its game on as many levels as possible. Count 'em off: An ongoing cross-country tour with their most elaborate production yet; photos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Arizona Department of Public Safety Hacked by LulzSec

    LulzSecLulzSec's insouciant mascot Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve Harrison has just confirmed that DPS computers have been hacked by the Internet pirates and keyboard anarchists of LulzSec.(Currently, AZDPS.gov is down.)LulzSec, which stands for "Lulz Security" (Lulz being ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Angry Birds Cookbook Will Be Egg-cellent

    ​Can Angry Birds, the crazy-addictive game that challenges players to catapult furious fowl at structures containing egg-stealing swine, get any more popular? Answer: Yes. Now put your apron on. Angry Birds is gettin' a cookbook. Read on for the egg-y details. Follow Chow Bella on Faceb ... More >>

  • Articles

    May 19, 2011

    Mother Brain Teasers

    ​Can Angry Birds, the crazy-addictive game that challenges players to catapult furious fowl at structures containing egg-stealing swine, get any more popular? Answer: Yes. Now put your apron on. Angry Birds is gettin' a cookbook. Read on for the egg-y details. Follow Chow Bella on Faceb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    David Guetta's Single Leaks, Pentagon Investigator Gets Involved

    ​Just as any artist would be, DJ and producer David Guetta is understandably quite upset over the recent leak of his new song, according to Rolling Stone.Guetta has gone above and beyond to catch the sleazy hacker who leaked his new single "Where Them Girls At?" which features Nicki Minaj and Flo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    The Flaming Lips Sell Gummy Skulls With Music Inside

    ​Wayne Coyne and his psychedelic gang tend to go about doing things very differently from any other band. They've made posters for their shows with their own blood and they've recorded a song that has 12 parts that must be played on separate devices simultaneously. Well, they're back at it again, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    3-D Biology

    ​Wayne Coyne and his psychedelic gang tend to go about doing things very differently from any other band. They've made posters for their shows with their own blood and they've recorded a song that has 12 parts that must be played on separate devices simultaneously. Well, they're back at it again, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Giant Coffee Ditches Cash-Only Payment Policy

    Chrystall Kanyuck ​Is it a big deal if a coffee shop doesn't accept plastic? Perhaps it shouldn't be, but when the cafe is in CenPho (where there's plenty of stylish competition, and people take their hangouts very seriously) and the java joint happens to be owned by Matt and Erenia Pool ( ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    Lemmon vs. Machine

    Local artist proves that humans still rule

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Lemmon vs. Machine

    Local artist proves that humans still rule

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Pediatrician Suspect in Child Porn Case was Sole User of Computers, Feds Allege; Graphic Complaint Describes Images

    Dr. Emilio Luna​ Dr. Emilio Luna, the west Phoenix pediatrician accused of distributing child porn on a public file-sharing system, was the only one who had used his laptop computer, federal agents allege. A complaint filed by agents in court gives more details as to why Luna was arrested, and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Lady of the Evening

    Gaga madness continues post-show

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Spin Cycle

    Gaga madness continues post-show

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2010

    Rockitt Out

    Club Forbidden hosts debaucherous dance night

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    LifeLock Worries About Employee's Personal Data, Asks New Times to Alter Published Police Report

    Lame! LifeLock, the so-called identity-theft "protection" company based in Tempe we wrote about last week, called us in a tizzy yesterday -- worried about the accidental publication of one its employees' personal data. This is the type of situation LifeLock would never put in a press release, b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Please Illustratre

    Artists take to techniques from the past

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Altered Ego

    Photographer Hank Keneally manipulates with no regrets

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Please Illustratre

    Artists take to techniques from the past

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    Altered Ego

    Photographer Hank Keneally manipulates with no regrets

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    iPhone's Gay "Cruising" App Leads to Murder of Phoenix Man, Police Claim

    ​Murder? Apparently there's an app for that, too. That's according to Phoenix police who say a local guy was murdered by a 19-year-old fellow he met using a popular iPhone app often used by gay men to hook up. Mark G. Woodland, 54, was found dead at his apartment in the 3800 block of East Gree ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    OiNK Administrator Cleared of Charges

    Alan Ellis, operater of former p2p juggernaut OiNK, was cleared of all charges last Friday in a British court.​For those not in the know, file-sharing is a pretty big way of life for some music fans. Shawn Fanning pushed the practice into prominence in the late 1990s with his super-slick software ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Careful With Your Email; Swine-Flu Virus Now Comes in Computer Form

    ​Swine-flu virus is causing more than just a case of the runs and a high fever -- now it's affecting our cyber-health, too, in the form of a new computer virus.Centers for Disease Control officials say there is a new computer virus stemming from an email that claims to give information ab ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    Newfangled Contraption

    Fresh work about rogue AI tickles our collective surprise tooth

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Virtual World Nearly Collapses for Tweeters after Twitter's Attacked by a Hacker

    www.twitter.com​The virtual world for Tweeters came to a near standstill this morning.Facebook and Twitter, two obscenely popular social networking Web sites, were attacked by a hacker about 6 a.m., which left the Twitter site down completely, and Facebook experiencing problems.Twi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Erin Andrews Peephole Video Links on Internet Likely Contain Viruses

      Image: Wikimedia Commons Computer hackers inadvertently came to the rescue of ESPN sportscasting hottie Erin Andrews, scaring off would-be voyeurs from downloading a peeping Tom's video because of a threat of computer viruses. Confession: We found this out on the I ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    App Pupils

    Mobile techies land in East Valley tech heaven

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Scotland May Be Small, But It's Big On Pop Music

    The flag of Scotland What is it about Scotland that makes the country of just more than 5 million people produce far more than its fair share of great pop music artists? Consider the following sample list: Simple Minds, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Big Country, Altered Images, The Bluebells, The Je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Fountains of Wayne deliver debut DVD

    After releasing their first album in 1996, power pop purists Fountains of Wayne finally deliver their debut DVD, No Better Place - Live in Chicago, 13 years later. While that may seem a little late in the game, it's about right on schedule for FoW time. After all, this is a band that earned a G ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Slumdog Millionaires

    Huntington Beach babes don’t need talent – or panties

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Wanda Jackson Show on Jan. 11 Cancelled

    Old timey rock chick Wanda Jackson has canceled her January 11 performance at the Rhythm Room due to a family emergency. The 71-year-old Oklahoma native is known as "The Queen of Rockabilly" once dated Elvis Presley... before setting down with a IBM programmer named Wendell. Refunds are available th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Top 10 Country Records of 2008

    By Michael McCall Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergTwo young blondes with toothy smiles and hard-core work ethics, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, helped country expand its fan base in these years of shrinking music sales. Meanwhile, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    Stimulus Package

    Hillz Thrillz par-tay scintillates the senses

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    Irwin Benefit Boasts Two Brash Female Voices

    By Martin Cizmar st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } It was a bold move, putting Dry River Yacht Club on right before Black Carl. Here you have two of the biggest female voices in the Valley's indie rock scene -- Emma Pew of BC and DRYC's Garnet -- back to back. But, hey, when you'r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Con Artists

    Students get digital in Mesa

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008
  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Coming Zune

    Microsoft shoots at the Apple again

  • Film

    February 2, 2006

    Bull@$#*%

    As irresponsible as the first

  • Calendar

    December 8, 2005

    Gojira a Go-Go

    Beastly fun at Atomic Comics

  • Culture

    September 8, 2005

    The Shipping News

    Jose Avila's furniture designs are out of the box

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    BEAT IT:

    Quitting for dummies

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001
  • Music

    October 12, 2000

    Shotgun Franny

    Local blues diva gets some Texas-size love from the Red-Headed Stranger

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Place to Get a Cake With Your Kid's Face on It

    Fred Meyer
    4707 East Shea
    602-801-3200
    (and other Valley locations)

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    The Internet Internist

    Dr. Pietr Hitzig of Maryland has prescribed a fen-phen panacea for all manner of ailments to thousands of patients he has never met. One of them, Alvin Chernov, killed himself.

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