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Beach Boys, Grand Canyon University Arena, 7/7/12

Beach Boys Grand Canyon University Arena Saturday, July 7, 2012 See also: The Beach Boys' Al Jardine On The Band's Wild and Woolly Days, 50th Anniversary and New Album See also: Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine Reflect on 50 Years of West Coast Pop See also: Our full Beach Boys (and Fans) @ G ... More >>

As The Black Keys Take on Pizza Hut, We Wonder What Selling Out Even Means Anymore

See also: What Are the Ten Most "Spotified" Songs in Phoenix Last week, NPR blogger Emily White got a whole bunch of discussion started about how musical artists are and aren't getting paid. (We chimed in too, discussing music streaming service Spotify.) If White's thought, that my peers and I will ... More >>

Air-Cooled Athletic Endeavors Await

Victoria Jackson Goes From Comedy Heights to Being the Tea Party's Princess

Art Cars: American Folk Art You Can't Hang on the Wall

Alabama Lawmakers Having Second-Thoughts About Arizona-esque Immigration Law

newsbelly.com​Just five months after signing into law the nations "toughest" anti-immigration law, Alabama lawmakers are having "second thoughts amid a backlash from big business, fueled by the embarrassing traffic stops of two foreign employees tied to the state's prized Honda and Mercedes plants ... More >>

Man Killed in Chaotic I-10 Wrecks Identified; Dust Caused Three Chain Reaction Collisions in Four Hours

​Unbelievably, there was only one fatality in a series of large-vehicle wrecks on Interstate 10 yesterday afternoon, and the deceased has been identified 66-year-old William Tatsch of Austin, Texas.In total, there were three separate wrecks -- involving nearly 30 vehicles -- caused by a dust ... More >>

Johnson Lester, 95: Adorable Old Guy Charged With Aggravated Assault Not as Adorable as Once Presumed

Phoenix Police DepartmentJohnson Lester, it turns out, is kind of a dick.​Earlier this morning, we commented that a 95-year-old man charged with aggravated assault was too adorable for anyone to be mad at. Then we got our hands on his arrest report.Turns out, he has a history of domestic violence ... More >>

Missing: One Human Leg Severed During Hit and Run Accident

www.costumehub.comMissing​A man is dead and his leg is now missing following a hit and run incident early yesterday morning.According to the Mesa Police Department, cops were called to the 400 block of West Broadway Raod about 2:30 a.m. yesterday after two men were reportedly hit by a car.The resp ... More >>

Barry Jordan, Manslaughter Suspect Who Ranted About Jesus and Satan Before Blaming Toyota for Deadly Wreck, Pleads Not Guilty

Barry Jordan says Toyota's to blame for the death of an 11-year-old girl.​The Scottsdale man who's erratic driving is alleged to be responsible for the death of an 11-year-old girl, and who ranted and raved about Jesus and Satan following the wreck, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morni ... More >>

Scottsdale Man Rants About Jesus and Satan Before Blaming Deadly Wreck on Toyota

MCSOBarry Jordan blames Toyota for the wreck that caused the death of an 11-year-old girl.​A mentally ill Scottsdale man police say is responsible for a deadly car wreck that left an 11-year-old girl dead, and several others injured, was ranting and raving about Jesus and Satan following the crash ... More >>

Wrong-Way Collision That Killed Glendale Woman and Son on Loop 101 in December Looked Like "Suicide" to Witness

  ​A Loop 101 collision in December that killed a Glendale mom and her 6-year-old son "appeared to be a suicide," according to one witness. The witness statement and other clues that support the idea of a suicide appear in a state Department of Public Safety report& ... More >>

10 of 2010's Best Indie Songs

Future Islands' Sam Herring​More lists? More lists, indeed. This time around I'm dealing with my ten best (read: favorite) songs from 2010. Pitchfork whittled their own list down to "Round And Round" by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and NME went with "Spanish Sahara" by Foals. Both are fine choice ... More >>

Husband of Woman Killed in Wrong-Way Crash had been Concerned for Kids' Safety, DPS Says

Photo: Ebay​ The husband of a woman killed in a wrong-way crash on the Loop 101 freeway on Thursday had been worried about the safety of her and their children just prior to the crash, officials said. The Glendale woman, Patricia Evans, was killed along with her 6 ... More >>

Video Roundup: Bangs, Justin Bieber, Violent JJ

Biebs, Bangs and a Bad, Bad ManSometimes a new video comes along and hogs all the internet headlines for a week -- sometimes even two may share the limelight. Not this week. No sir, this week there are three -- three -- magical new music videos for your skewed viewing pleasure.Violent JJ, the son of ... More >>

Drag-Racing Deaths Spur Arrest of Phoenix 18-year-Old

  Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Carlos Garcia, 18, admitted to racing his Acura on 43rd Avenue just before a collision that killed two people, police say.​An 18-year-old Phoenix resident has been arrested by Phoenix police in connection with a racing-related collision on Feb ... More >>

Racing Fans to Get Dirty for a Cause at the Larry Beshaw Ride

Fir0002/FlagstaffotosBust out the dust clouds. There's a charity dirt bike race scheduled for April 10.​The world of off-road racing has its share of hot shot drama, as we chronicled in our recent cover story on local trophy truck driver "Pistol" Pete Sohren. But the desert racing community can be ... More >>

Hot Links: ASU Downtown, Drag Racing, and Shootings

​Phoenix City Council members have approved a $6 million proposal to expand Arizona State University's downtown campus. The city plans to purchase the old Ramada Inn at 401 N. 1st Street with surplus bond money and spend roughly $1.3 million for renovations. The $6 million ASU expansion plan was a ... More >>

Welcome Diner Survives Destructive Car Crash

Jonathan McNamaraLocal kids observe the destruction at Welcome Diner.​Just one day before this weekend's First Friday celebration, Welcome Diner was hit and partially destroyed by a car and truck that rocketed toward the local eatery after colliding with each other at the corner of 10th Street ... More >>

Stapley Resisted Handcuffing (Mildly), Say Deputies; Reports Don't Back Up Chief Deputy's Claim of Attempted Interference

​ Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley didn't order anyone to interfere with his September 21 arrest in a county parking garage -- and that's according to the deputies who arrested him. If you'll recall, Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott told us a couple of days after the arrest that Staple ... More >>

Hot Links: Kidnappings, Plane Crashes, and 15 Pounds of Meth

​Two children have been safely returned to their mother after an early morning kidnapping near 27th avenue and Indian School Road. According to police, a group of men stormed the victims' house, yelling that they were police, and forcibly took the children, ages two and eleven months. Police are s ... More >>

Hybrid Prius Drivers May Be in for an Unexpectedly Wild Ride

Tempe Music Fest 2009: How 3 Doors Down, Kid Rock, All-American Rejects and Shiny Toy Guns Rocked Us

Photos By Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots from Tempe Music Festival. This weekend Tempe Music Fest 2009 united us once again from scattered Valley citizenry to one cohesive force bent on rocking the hell out. This year Fergy and My Chemical Romance got traded in for straight ahead rock-'n'-rollers ... More >>

Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy is Modest but Cosmic

sBACH Geeks Out at Modified Arts on Nov. 15

If you’re not attuned to such things, you might be surprised to know how big a niche there is for bands interested in playing covers of classic Nintendo game soundtracks in today’s geek-friendly world. At comic, gaming, and computing conventions bands like The Advantage and The Hero of Honda Repair

Bruce Jacobs' Rip Of Julie Erfle Spurs Police To Target KFYI Advertisers

Mario Kart Wii is nothing you haven’t seen, but so what?

One mom's struggle to keep her son alive in the state's care highlights the challenges of supporting the developmentally disabled

Solo Survivor

One man, no van

The Bulgarian Job

An immigrant wills his estate to a convicted killer from his homeland and dies the next day. Anything smell fishy?

Electronic Music Year in Review

That crazy, mazy ravy gravy

Bible Humpers

Christian science moniker

Flight Club

Stair masters do battle at Arizona Center

Speed Demonology

Rice burners, bitchin' Camaros and bikini babes: That's After 9's Midnight Run at Speedworld

Eureka!

Miners strike gold with fans

Shoot 'Em Up

Tabb pulls the trigger on some new video games

Dude Where's My Car?

Tales from the nation's auto theft capital

In The Zone

Eloy's Skies are raining men, and sprinkling hot chicks, too.

The Fast and the Frustrated

All revved up with no place to go, Valley teens -- and hemi-ed up husbands -- go wild on the streets

Molecular Damage

Phoenix police fired rookie Shawn Dirks with only a speck of evidence and the tale of a twisted woman

Calling All Cars

Varoom into the Phoenix Civic Plaza

A Skinhead Slayer

Cole Bailey's on a quest to vanquish Valley neo-Nazis who beat his son to death

Permanent Recess

Teenagers are the worst drivers on the road. So why do schools encourage them to speed recklessly at lunchtime?

Nita's on the Move -- Thankfully

An eyesore closes its doors for greener pastures -- and not a moment too soon

Jesus Christ Supafly

Breaking bread with Real World housemate and Christian spokesman Matt Smith

Old Glory

Veteran Phoenix lawyer Gary Peter Klahr fought The Bar and The Bar won

Boss Cross

Bank One Ballpark gets ready to get down and dirty

Fuel's Gold

Consumers clamor for big state bucks under alternative-fuel incentive program

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