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The Best of the Cheese and Wine Worlds Converge at Ahwatukee's Wedge & Bottle

DJ Area4 on Being a Jedi and How Hip-Hop Culture Helped Saved His Life

Of the many pearls of wisdom that Yoda dropped on Luke Skywalker's ass in The Empire Strikes Back ("Size matters not," "Wars not make one great") it was the green-skinned Jedi guru's Zen-like mantra of "Do or do not...there is no try" that probably resonates the most with Joe Maldonado. That's beca ... More >>

United Road Towing, Phoenix's Official Tow Company, Found Discriminating Against Disabled Employees

United Road Towing, a company with a multimillion dollar monopoly towing cars for the Phoenix Police Department, has a questionable track record of dealing with its employees -- and its subsidiaries have been under federal scrutiny. A federal judge in Chicago has ordered the company in June to pay ... More >>

What Are the Top 10 Most "Spotified" Songs in Phoenix?

You have to look pretty hard for someone who doesn't have an opinion about Spotify, the Swedish music streaming service that launched in 2008 and hit the States in 2011. It's hard to deny its ease, selection, and um, free-ness, but it's also been a magnet for controversy. In both the controversial ... More >>

Nice Cans

Phoenix Suns Win Two Road Games Over the Weekend

The Phoenix Suns stayed alive in the hunt for a Western Conference playoff bid after two big weekend wins. On Friday night, the Suns edged out a good Indiana Pacers team 113-111, and on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, they demolished the Cavaliers 108-83. The two wins give the Suns a 25-24 record on ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson Nails Super Bowl 2012 National Anthem

​It's safe to say that Kelly Clarkson nailed her performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLVI last night. Largely a low-scoring, defensive affair between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, the game's fireworks came towards the end of regulation. Clarkson's rendition of "Th ... More >>

Prediction: Will Kelly Clarkson Nail the Super Bowl XVLI National Anthem?

So, I may not be the flag-waving American I should be, but hot damn, there's just something about hearing the national anthem that gives me chills. Most of the attention in the build up for this weekend's showdown has been placed on dueling quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning, million dollar co ... More >>

Phoenix Dining Cards Are Your New Favorite Gift for CenPho-ites

​In need of a quick gift for a CenPho pal that likes to eat at locally owned restaurants? Have I got an idea for you. Check out Phoenix Dining Cards. Packaged like a deck of cards, each of the 52 cards inside is a gift certificate to a local restaurant in Central Phoenix -- 50 cards are worth ... More >>

The Decemberists Coming to Mesa Arts Center

​Huge and old-timey show announcement today: The Decemberists will play Mesa Arts Center on August 11.The date comes at the end of the Portland indie-folk act's extended summer tour, which is in support of their January record, The King Is Dead. No support for this date announced yet but other leg ... More >>

Welcome to the Rileys: The Kristen Stewart-Stripper Movie is Actually the Melissa Leo-Wife Movie

Authority Zero: Stories of Survival

​Artist: Authority ZeroTitle: Stories of SurvivalRelease date: June 22Label: Suburban NoizeI have a friend who's a native Phoenician and longtime fixture in the Valley punk scene, both as fan and musician. He loves West Coast punk, thinks Southern California spawned the best of the best punk, espe ... More >>

Landmine Marathon Debuts New Video for "Shadows Fed to Tyrants"

​How do you make a metalhead swoon? Play him the new video for "Shadows Fed to Tyrants" by Phoenix grindcore band Landmine Marathon. If you read my feature on the band last year, you probably didn't have to read between too many lines to figure out that I have a huge crush on lead screamer Grace P ... More >>

Suns Do It Again (Lose a Huge Lead, That Is) As Pacers Rally for Upset

www.nba.com/sunsSteve Nash: A busted lip won't slow him down.​What is wrong with the Phoenix Suns? These guys simply can't hold big leads. For what seems like the 20th game in a row, the Suns jumped out to sizable advantage before watching that advantage evaporate. This time, it was to the Pacers, ... More >>

Suns Do What They Do Best and Lose Big Lead, but Still Manage to Win Against Lowly Bucks. Gentry Explodes!

wikipedia commons Coach Alvin Gentry was livid over his team's play against Milwaukee.​When haven't the Phoenix Suns blown a double-digit advantage in a game this season? Damned if we can remember.Often they've blown a big lead and lost, as they did Friday night at US Airways Center. After ... More >>

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters, This Holiday Season's Big Toy Craze, First Caused Stir in Phoenix

​ Valley Fever told you about one kids toy this year, and it turned out to be what the Associated Press now calls "this year's bona fide must-have toy."Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters, formerly called Go Go Pets hamsters, got their start with some test marketing in Phoenix this past spring. Valley resid ... More >>

Gym Class Heroes Headline ASU's Homecoming Concert This Wednesday

Gym Class Heroes are scheduled to perform on Wednesday, October 28, at Tempe Beach Park.​Arizona State University's Programming and Activities Board must've had a major bankroll at its disposal for this year's homecoming week (which starts tomorrow) since the student-run organizations is bringing ... More >>

WNBA "Superfan" Ends 13-City "Journey" on a High Note With Mercury Championship

www.facebook.comAlex Chambers (left) spent his summer traveling to each of the 13 WNBA cities. ​What would drive someone to use their summer vacation to travel to exotic destinations like Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Detroit? For one Phoenix man, the motivation came from one of the most unlikely ... More >>

Scorpion Stings Another Traveler at Sky Harbor Airport; Officials Don't Know Where Bug Came From

  Image: Wikimedia CommonsScorpions: 2 Sky Harbor travelers: 0 Last week, a local guy got stung on a plane from Phoenix to Indianapolis. Yesterday, a New Jersey man was stung in the neck as he waited in line at Terminal 2's security checkpoint. Just a coincidence, says Alisa Smith, ... More >>

Lucero Co-Founder Brian Venable Likes Barbecue on First Dates

Grampall Jookabox

Changing of the avant-garde

Put another dime in the Jookabox baby

Oh, the Rocky Horror!

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

Border Patrol checkpoints near Yuma nab hordes of pot users headed back from the beach

It's a Wrap

Can the Web save Arizona's largest daily newspaper?

Milling Around

Avenue attitude

The Headbangers Have a Ball

Lush life at karaoke night

Southern Hoots

On the prowl for Nashville cats

The Feeblez

Scattered Data
(self-released)

Gifted Drifter

Immortals live on, while Brad B. semi-solos

The Reverend Horton Heat

A Dyeing Scene

COLORS paints the town

Letters

Letters from the week of November 20, 2003

To Di For

Stray Cat's comical Dianalogues gets the princess treatment

How it Works

Swimmers compete in the Olympic swimming trials

Diff'rent Strokes

Eccentric swimmer Gary Hall Jr. of Phoenix heads into the Olympic trials, hoping to win a place on a historic medley relay in Sydney. In this potential scenario, he would join an eclectic mix of likely and long-shot compatriots.

Treading in the Ether

Robin Wilson and the Gas Giants have a phantom hit

Power Ploys

The Arizona State hockey team iced tough competition this season. So why did players pass on a shot at a national championship?

Second Helpings

Foam Booths

Flashes

Flashes

Flashes

Flashes

SAX AND THE SINGLE MARSALISBRANFORD LEAVES THE TONIGHT SHOW FOR BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE

IDEOLOGUE-ROLLING AT THE REPUBLICA PLSN TO GO OVER PUBLISHER WEIL'S HEAD COST CHESHIRE HIS

THANKS,JOE, FOR THAT GREAT LOSING SEASON

TYSON KO'D HIMSELF THIS TIME