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Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day Brings Out Supporters; Protesters' Kiss-In Planned for Friday; Says Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriot, "They Used to Have Something Called 'Hot Brown' and It Was So Good!" (Mm, Sinful)

See also: Chick-fil-A Flap Summed Up In Bizarre Taiwanese Animation Since Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy said his Georgia-based fast food chain opposed gay marriage, the company has been scorned by the mayors of Chicago, Boston, and Washington, parodied by trannies -- hell, even the fuckin' Muppets don ... More >>

Seven Psychedelic Tunes to Get Psyched for Dead Meadow

Dead Meadow​Dead Meadow's coming through town tonight with Drainbow and Strangers Family Band, so expect the Rhythm Room to get a little frizzle-fried by the band's psychedelicized rockers. Three Kings, the band's most recent release, drags listeners through a bluesy, backwards-glancing psych- ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Attitudes Toward the Spanish

In Season: Sweet Onions

Kelly Saxer Sweet Onion from Desert Roots Farm ​Whether you're a CSA devotee, a farmers' market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we'll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week's harvest: Sweet Onions They are sweet enough to be eaten like an apple - ... More >>

Manchester Orchestra

Santana Blasts People of Arizona and Georgia, Still Scheduled to Play Here in September

​ Carlos Santana had some strong words last week for the people of Atlanta, Georgia, and Arizona. Speaking at an impromptu news conference while receiving the Beacon of Change Award before May 15's Braves/Phillies match, the annual Civil Rights Game, Santana said:Via AP:  "The people of Arizo ... More >>

Women's Funding Network Sex Trafficking Study Is Junk Science

Schapiro Group data wasn't questioned by mainstream media

Now Open: Mellow Mushroom in Tempe

​The Georgia-based Mellow Mushroom pizza franchise opened its doors for lunch on Mill Avenue in Tempe today. The former Z Gallerie space underwent extensive renovations to welcome the new eatery, including the installation of an open kitchen with top-of-the-line pizza ovens, a bar with rotatin ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Being a Gabacho and Switzerland

Atlanta Customs Agent, Devon Samuels, Thought He was Shipping Illegal Firearms to Arizona, Feds Say

​ An airport-based agent with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Atlanta, Georgia, believed he was shipping drug money and illegal guns to Mexican cartel members in Arizona, officials said Thursday. Agent Devon Samuels, 45, was among 13 people arrested today on suspi ... More >>

What's Selling: Hoodlums Music and Movies

​Bring in Le Noise, bring in da funk.Neil Young stole the top spot on the chart this week at Hoodlums Music and Movies.Guitar king Eric Clapton also made the list with his latest album, as did classic rocker Robert Plant with his most recent release. English indie pop band Mumford & Sons slipp ... More >>

2010 Record-Setting Year for Kids Dying in Hot Cars

​It was a record-setting year in terms of kids getting cooked in cars, which is bad news for two reasons: A) kids are getting cooked in cars and B) it's only September and it's still hot as hell outside.The death of a 2-month-old Kingman girl puts the total number of kids who died in hot cars nati ... More >>

Gucci Mane ft. Swizz Beatz, "Gucci Time"

​Song: Gucci Mane ft. Swizz Beatz, "Gucci Time"Context: Just got an advance copy of the new Guc record, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted. This is the first single. Hands up: It's Gucci time. Gucci Mane ft. Swizz Beatz "Gucci Time" by Warner Bros. Urban

Cop in Georgia Finds Scottsdale Man's Kiddy-Porn Collection Via the Internet; Technology's Awesome

MCSOMark Siegelman​There's no arguing that the Internet has made the world a much smaller place. For example, rather than relying on snail mail, you can now electronically send a letter to someone on the other side of the planet in the blink of an eye.In another example, you could be a cop in Geor ... More >>

Rapper "The Hard Money Lender" Indicted on Drug-Trafficking Charges

www.automaticmusicgroup.net ​If you've never heard of rapper/producer "The Hard Money Lender," don't worry, neither have we.  But his days ballin' as a Los Angeles rap mogul may have come to an end since federal authorities are ordering him to turn over about $25 million worth of as ... More >>

Glendale's Le Chalet Goes Better with Friends

Marijuana Found in Georgia Man's Truck -- Lots of It

DPS That's what 480 pounds of weed looks like. ​Arizona Department of Public Safety officers made a substantial score last week, when they swiped more than 450 pounds of weed from a trucker from Georgia.

Veggie Shavings and a Crocodile Muzzle in This Week's, "Guess That Gadget"

​How well do you know your favorite cookhouse contraptions? See if you can guess today's gadget and check back next week for the answer. Here are a few shots at the answer, add yours to the comment box below: - Alien Chalice - "Topsy" the Topple Vase - Crocodile Muzzle ​ What the he ... More >>

Now Open in Mesa: J. Ruggs Southern BBQ

​The thought of eating some good barbecue has me tempted to hop in my car and take a nice long lunch break. I just got the word on a new spot in Mesa called J. Ruggs Southern BBQ (6610 E. Baseline) where father-and-son team Ian and John Ruggles have been dishing up pulled pork, be ... More >>

ASU Hosting Lego Championships. University Officials Say There's Nothing Nerdy About It. Yeah, Right

www.demotivateus.com​More than 300 of Arizona's top Lego architects will be meeting at Arizona State University on Saturday to compete in the First Lego League robotic championships.

Earthless, Iron Age, Baroness Coming To Clubhouse December 5

Earthless​San Diego psychedelic hard rockers Earthless join their thrash metal Tee Pee Records labelmates Iron Age, and Georgia sludge metal act Baroness for a show at The Clubhouse on Saturday December 5. Should be one hard rocking show, as you can hear from the Mp3s below. Tickets here.Bullhead' ... More >>

Blazing Saddles

The gangs are all here again for 10-day-long bender

Hogjaw

Devil in the Details
(self-released)

UPDATE: County Attorney Andrew Thomas Says Final Exit Network "Assisted Suicide" Case on Front Burner

County Attorney Andrew Thomas didn't answer many questions at his press conference a few hours ago about Phoenix's "assisted suicide" case, the story we broke in an August 2007 piece entitled "Death Wish." What he did tell those assembled in the crowded conference room of his eighth-floor ... More >>

Sean Hannity, Oliver North, Charlie Daniels and Assorted Redneck Musicians Invade Glendale

BYOPOC: Bring Your Own Plug o' ChawA dental student's worst nightmare. That's what you can expect come August in Glendale as a snaggle-toothed horde of trailer park refugees descends on the Jobing.com Arena for Freedom Concert '09, a benefit show sponsored by Fox News wing-nut poster boy Sean Hannit ... More >>

Happy Birthday to the Pedo Poet

Where were you this past Sunday? Let me guess. Parked in front of the big-screen with a handful of friends, a few cases of beer and some chips and bean dip (or if you're really elite, a veggie tray). The hubby and I were busy hunting down a cheap-ass copy of Edgar Allen Poe's collected works, af ... More >>

Curtains: Hair Extension: Arizona Theatre Company Makes It Longer

Matt DeAngelis, Kyle Harris (front), Lauren Lebowitz, and the company, in Hair. Photos © Tim Fuller. Arizona Theatre Company has announced an additional week of performances for their current production of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, and that's good news for Valley audiences ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Aquabats, Bloc Party, Vinyl Art and More

Whew! Boy did we cover a lot of ground this weekend. Clubs Editor Benjamin Leatherman was out being a one man wrecking ball for this weekend's "Night Out" slide show while Music Editor Martin Cizmar hit up Bloc Party last night. I kept myself busy reviewing the Aquabats show while photographer Deann ... More >>

Mickey Mouse vs. Donald Duck

ASU’s the bumbling rodent, if you hadn’t guessed

Hot Links: Obama Out-Debates McCain, Arpaio's Goons Target Mesa Library, Stone's W. Shows Bush as Party Boy.

Is the Bigfoot found in Georgia a sub-species of Arizona's sasquatch?

Ask a Mexican on "playing the padrino card" and accepting lower salaries

Countdown to Canal

Sport Illustrated

Painter captures the need for speed on canvas

Georgia on Jane's Mind

Fonda discusses her second "comeback," sex, politics, and revolution

La Lohan Fully Loaded

All the Lindsay in the world can't save this one

Thump Day Honey Number 3: The Tres Curvaceous Tamara.

Urban Cowgirl

It's (vegetarian) gravy

I Dunnit

Here's how a Kentucky inmate conned Tempe cops and the County Attorney's Office into believing he'd killed a stripper, who really was a victim of the Baseline Killer

About a Boi

OutKast’s Depression-era hip-hop musical has a loving respect for the old South

God Save the Queen

A talented rapper narrowly survives another lousy movie

White Trash

Bad remake of an awful show

Toe the LINES

SF ballet troupe's got rhythm and Blues

BEST BAR TO TAKE YOUR MOM ALONG

The Big Bang

Big & Rich

Horse of a Different Color
(Warner Bros. Nashville)

BEST PLACE TO GET POP CULTURED

Toy Anxiety

Now It's Overhead

Now It's Overhead (Saddle Creek Records)

Letters

From the week of September 13-19, 2001

Leigh Low