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Halloween Guide 2011

KISS: You Wanted the Best, You Got Something Resembling the Best at Jobing.com Arena

Luke Holwerda​The scene: June 28, 1996. Detroit, Michigan. For the first time, in 13 years, Kiss is playing its first show in makeup with the original lineup of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss. It's nearly midnight at the now-defunct Tiger Stadium, and despicable opening a ... More >>

Role Models is Smarter and Bawdier Than Your Average Boys-to-Men Movie

Luke Holwerda​The scene: June 28, 1996. Detroit, Michigan. For the first time, in 13 years, Kiss is playing its first show in makeup with the original lineup of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss. It's nearly midnight at the now-defunct Tiger Stadium, and despicable opening a ... More >>

Martini Rocks

The PHX's Ultraviolet and her 300-pound Man Friday hit Martini Ranch to figure out why She Wants Revenge

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The PHX's Ultraviolet and her 300-pound Man Friday hit Martini Ranch to figure out why She Wants Revenge

Boss Hawgs

Ride to live at Bike Week

School of Rawk

Sex, drugs, and metaphor

Happy Together

The Pixies are reunited, and it feels so good

Big? Try Huge!

'Snortin' Whiskey' may be ludicrously over-the-top, but songwriter and guitarist Pat Travers is not

Revolting

The New Guy offers the same ol' dopey crap for kids

Excess Baggage

Jane's Addiction tries to find relevance in a rock world it helped to shape

Rock Til You Drop: The Decline From Rebellion to Nostalgia

By John Strausbaugh(Verso Books; 306 pages; $25.00)

Shearer Delight

The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

The Tao of Esteban

Confounding all his critics, an aging Scottsdale lounge guitarist transforms himself into the heartthrob of TV's Home Shopping Network

On the Beach

Dialectrics' main man readies an intimate solo effort

Devotion, But No Doubt

Richard Buckner enlists the help of a talented local for an unforgettable performance

Kiss the Culprit

Did Kiss rip off an old Alice Cooper anthem, or is this just a case of sincere homage?

Munificent Seven

Tempe's other funk junkies have ambition, groove, and yeah, they've got drugs, too

Junkeez for Life

It's do-or-die time for Joe "Soulman" Valiente and the most infamous band in the Valley

Glam Slam

Six years after the death of glam, Psycho Gypsy is making the Valley safe for mascara and spandex

Eclipse of the Sonny

Sonny Bono's 1967 solo debacle captured the moment when pop music passed him by

Scary Monsters

For heavy-rock quartet St. Madness, every day feels like Halloween

School's Out

He may be the godfather of shock rock, but Alice doesn't live there anymore

The Devil and Todd McFarlane

Spawn's creator revolutionized the comic-book industry. But did he survive Hollywood with his soul intact?

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Spawn's creator revolutionized the comic-book industry. But did he survive Hollywood with his soul intact?

Knight Fever, Knight Fever

The Boogie Knights in white polyester lit the fuse on a retro-disco craze that exploded in college towns across America. Tempe was ground zero.

Seven-Inch Leather Heels: $47.50

The Boogie Knights in white polyester lit the fuse on a retro-disco craze that exploded in college towns across America. Tempe was ground zero.

Tails of the City

Meow City,that is. The purrfect retirement community for senior cats.

A BLOSSOM SPILLS THE BEANSROBIN WILSON ON SUCCESS, SONGWRITING AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT

Meow City,that is. The purrfect retirement community for senior cats.