Des Moines

1956 Bake-Off Winner Takes the Cake

Rave Review

Despite media reports of their death, the rave subculture, house music and the joy of X live on, roughly from midnight 'til dawn. In, of all places, Phoenix, Arizona.

A Pain in the Assessment

Some nonprofits get propertytax bills from Maricopa County

Cat-Scratch Fever

7 Year Bitch sharpens its nails on Gato Negro

In Farm's Way

Film version of A Thousand Acres tries to cover too much ground

The Vision Quest of Philip Curtis

More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

Letters

More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, September 14, 2006

More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

Unaired Wu-Tang TV Shows

More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

ACLU Demands Peoria School District Allow Kid to Wear "Rainbows are Gay" Wristband

The American Civil Liberties Board of Arizona is threatening action against the Peoria Unified School District after an eighth-grade student was prohibited from wearing a "Rainbows are Gay" wristband. The 14-year-old gay student was told to wear the wristband inside out or quit w ... More >>

10 Emo Songs That Don’t Suck

The American Civil Liberties Board of Arizona is threatening action against the Peoria Unified School District after an eighth-grade student was prohibited from wearing a "Rainbows are Gay" wristband. The 14-year-old gay student was told to wear the wristband inside out or quit w ... More >>

The Nadas

The American Civil Liberties Board of Arizona is threatening action against the Peoria Unified School District after an eighth-grade student was prohibited from wearing a "Rainbows are Gay" wristband. The 14-year-old gay student was told to wear the wristband inside out or quit w ... More >>

Niki at Nite on Anal Blast and 8-year-old grindcore fans

The American Civil Liberties Board of Arizona is threatening action against the Peoria Unified School District after an eighth-grade student was prohibited from wearing a "Rainbows are Gay" wristband. The 14-year-old gay student was told to wear the wristband inside out or quit w ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, February 1, 2007

The American Civil Liberties Board of Arizona is threatening action against the Peoria Unified School District after an eighth-grade student was prohibited from wearing a "Rainbows are Gay" wristband. The 14-year-old gay student was told to wear the wristband inside out or quit w ... More >>

Teacher, Teacher!

Those who can barely walk, dance

Joke and Dagger

Bill Murray demonstrates comic smarts as The Man Who Knew Too Little

Once Bitten

Got Nile?

The Mile High Guys

With unlimited free flying and online access to singles worldwide, working for the Valley¹s hometown airline is the next best thing to being James Bond

News From Home

A look at the state of the world – and Alice Cooper

Something to Chew On

Letters from the week of February 6, 2003

Backdoor Boogie

30,000 bands can't be too wrong -- CD Baby hands 'em independence

Morbid Angels

Cephalic Carnage finds redemption in the sewers of the death metal underground

Sax Relief

Gumbo rewrites the tax code with the latest batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases

Par Tee On!

The Phoenix Open is the world's biggest and rowdiest golf tournament. Have the Open and its notorious Bird's Nest party tent killed the game of golf, or just given it some life?

Moment of Truth

A Goonie no more, Corey Feldman is searching for his soul as a rock musician

From Schlubs to Sharks

Boiler Room serves up the sons of Gordon Gekko

The Gang's All Fear

The Crips who raped a retarded girl sprang from a 'hood where too many kids aspire to the thug life

The Terminator

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

Young, Gifted, Gay and Animated

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

Mini T's Add More Dates to Fall Tour

Phoenix(ish) band Miniature Tigers have added more dates to their fall tour. The Charlie Brand-fronted outfit rumored to be moving to New York will be touring with fun., fronted by Phoenix expat Nate Ruess, as well as Say Anything, New Zealand's Ruby Suns and the Dodos.Full list of tour dates, inclu ... More >>

Rob Zombie "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" Tour To Open Tour in Phoenix

​ Just like the horror movies he gets so much inspiration from, Rob Zombie is not afraid to revisit a successful past project when there's money to be made. Thus we have the The Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour, which will open in Phoenix before hitting the rest of the U.S. around Halloween. Lest you thin ... More >>

Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta Does Band Fan Fiction Better Than the Most Prolific Fangirl

​ Just like the horror movies he gets so much inspiration from, Rob Zombie is not afraid to revisit a successful past project when there's money to be made. Thus we have the The Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour, which will open in Phoenix before hitting the rest of the U.S. around Halloween. Lest you thin ... More >>

Slipknot Bassist Found Dead in Hotel Room

Paul Dedrick Gray (1972-2010) ​The Internet has blown up over the last hour with news that Slipknot bassist Paul Dedrick Gray has passed away. ​The 38-year-old musician, better known by his nom de rock as "#2" or "The Pig" was reportedly found dead in a Des Moines hotel room earlier today ... More >>

GPS Tracking on Vehicles by Cops Without Warrants Upheld (Again); "Wholesale Surveillance" Imaginable, Says Eighth Circuit Court

Imagine a society in which cops have the power to place GPS tracking devices on thousands of vehicles, arbitrarily, without need for a single warrant. We're already there, says the Eighth Circuit Court. Wikimedia Commons​ In upholding the conviction of Josue Acosta Marquez, (a.k.a. Martin ... More >>

Runner Helene Neville Literally Means Cross Country

Imagine a society in which cops have the power to place GPS tracking devices on thousands of vehicles, arbitrarily, without need for a single warrant. We're already there, says the Eighth Circuit Court. Wikimedia Commons​ In upholding the conviction of Josue Acosta Marquez, (a.k.a. Martin ... More >>

Meat Puppets Release New Record Today, Hit Clubhouse on National Tour

​The last time we caught up with the Meat Puppets it was mostly to talk about the 'Arizona scene' after a rough week at Austin's South by Southwest music conference.Regrettably, I didn't even mention the band's new record Lollipop in that piece. But, yes, the Puppets put out a brand new record thi ... More >>

Why Did Three African Refugees Try to Sneak a Fake Bomb Past Security at Sky Harbor International Airport?

www.advertise.comWell...fake boom.​While bringing a bomb to an airport is one of the stupider things a person can do. Bringing a fake bomb to an airport might be one of the stupidest -- but it certainly raises the question: why would someone do it?Three African refugees were arrested after one of ... More >>

Fake Bomb Likely Used to Test Airport Security, Says Federal Complaint Filed Against Three African Refugees; Similar Device Found in Memphis

Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeAsa Shani, Shullu Gorado, and Luwiza Daman were charged by federal complaint for allegedly trying to bring a simulated explosive past security at Sky Harbor.​ Three African refugees who conspired to take a fake bomb through a checkpoint at Sky Harbor airp ... More >>