Subject: Insane Clown Posse

• It's Not, but It Oughtta Be

  February 5, 2007

• Future Shock: She Wants Revenge, The Donnas, CKY, and more

  August 17, 2007

• This Weekend: An Independence Day First Friday and the Dark Lotus Invasion

  July 4, 2008

• KISS, Marilyn Manson, the Brady Kids and . . . Max and the Marginalized?

  July 14, 2008

• Goose Eggs and Ham

  No pain, little gain in instantly forgettable Nothing to Lose

  July 17, 1997

• Reconstructed Funk

  Tempe sextet Bionic Jive plays cosmic slop with a twist

  October 16, 1997

• Party Favors

  KPTY finds room for novelty in the Top 40 format

  September 17, 1998

• Letters

  June 3, 1999

• White Squall

  What does the future hold for Eminem?

  June 15, 2000

• Letters 07-13-2000

  Out of 'N Sync

  July 13, 2000

• Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange

  September 16, 2004

• Blue Grotto

  Bottle-poppin' Jacuzzi duty at the PHX's freshest spot? That's what awaits the fly and the sly at Tempe's Phase 54

  December 22, 2005

• Coolzey

  March 26, 2009

• Pop Culture: Faygo Goes Fancy

  By Martin Cizmar Few sodas divide like Faygo. The Detroit soda is maligned by many because it’s cheap, super sweet and associated with Insane Clown Posse-loving Juggalos. On the other hand it’s beloved because it’s cheap, super sweet, and also associated with happy Midwestern childhoods spent riding bikes to the convenience store to pick up a three-liter of Moon Mist. This week we gave five new premium flavors of Faygo a taste. That’s right, premium, baby. Faygo’s going uptown wi

  November 19, 2008

• Juggalos in Multimedia

  By Jonathan McNamara For this week's Sonic Truth, Music Editor Martin Cizmar got to know some of Phoenix's Juggalos: dedicated fans of Insane Clown Posse. But the story doesn't end there. Check out the following slide show and video for another look at this wicked subculture. Slide Show: What Is a Juggalo?

  November 19, 2008

• You Asked For It: Chad Krystal$

  Chad Krystal$ Superconscious (Self-released) GRADE: B-I generally try to make our weekly You Asked For It review more about music than career counseling, but there's no way to avoid it with this week's pick, Phoenix rapper Chad Krystals.Krystal$ has some things going for him. His white boy flow isn't bad, he's got a few clever rhymes on Superconscious, and the album's retro-vibe G-Funk-style beats and soul hooks got me a few times, especially when the record finds its groove toward the middle,

  June 2, 2009

• The Wisdom of the Metal Gods Vs. The Meditations of Hip-Hop MCs

  I just received a book titled Time Flies When You're In a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods (A Plume Book), a funny little tome filled with lyrical adages from the world of heavy metal music. Edited by Mike Daly (formerly of alt. country band Whiskeytown), the book is divided into four sections: Meditations, Zen Questions, Daily Affirmations, and Words of Wisdom. The glossy, full-color format of the book is slick, but after reading through it, I was still lacking enlightenment, so I turned to the gurus of another genre: hip-hop.

  December 8, 2008

• Combichrist Shows They're Aiming for the Mass Market

  It's always tough to watch a band you admire jump the shark. Regardless, it's pretty common to see bands make creative choices that forever remove them from the realm of the cool and send them hurtling on inescapable trajectories toward gimmicky stagnation or even downright mediocrity.Unlike Happy Days (or even the fridge-nuking Indiana Jones franchise), the evolution of electro/industrial band Combichrist had no moment of shocking absurdity that defined a shift in the band's quality or credibi

  January 23, 2009

• Hot Links: Shooting in Show Low, Marijuana in Gilbert, Manilow in Malls

  The jaguar that was recently captured and collared in southern Arizona was recaptured and euthanized at the Phoenix Zoo on Monday, after veterinarians determined the animal suffered from irreparable kidney failure...Hey brother, can you spare another ten million? Phoenix is sending a "strike force" of lobbyists to Washington, to ask for a larger chunk of the economic stimulus package than the $36.7 million Phoenix expects to receive...A shooting at Wal-Mart in Show Low, Arizona yesterday morning

  March 3, 2009

• Just Announced: The Turtles, Insane Clown Posse, Forgive Durden, Propagandhi

  Is it just me, or is anyone else feeling a little over-Boomered lately? Maybe it's that Billy Joel concert I saw last night, or maybe it's the "review" I just read in that other paper, written by someone who's probably a little too young to be a Boomer, but sure sounds like one, but I'm at my limit, especially after this week's concert announcements, headlined by "Hippiefest" at the Celebrity, featuring The Turtles, Mountain, Badfinger, Chuck Negron, and Felix Cavaliere.We've also got Insane Clo

  March 27, 2009

• Insane Clown Posse’s Juggalos Aren’t a Gang — Just Punk Kids

  November 20, 2008

• Insaner Clown Posse

  Horrorcore conglomerate jacks up the Marquee

  July 3, 2008

• Strange Noize Tour

  Valley of the fun

  July 5, 2007

• Confessions of an Ex-Juggalo

  May 10, 2007

• Camel Light

  September 28, 2006

• Keystone Clowns

  This poop-producin' pelican dive-bombs slapstick sheriff's deputies, ex-mayor Skip Rimsza, and Chase Field's crotchety old baseball enforcers

  June 1, 2006

• You Asked For It: St. Madness

  St. MadnessSaintanic(Evil Me Music)Putting a cover song as the second track on your CD is ballsy. Either you've got 'em right there, or you've lost 'em forever. For a metal act to put a cover of an Ozzy/Black Sabbath song second on their record? Well, that's pretty much suicidal. Sure, Sabbath can be covered. The Cardigans' cutesy version of "Iron Man" was the cherry on top of First Band on the Moon. But if you're a metal band, you better be able to bring something extra, extra special to "Crazy

  April 14, 2009

• Big Time Mallin'

  Living, loving and loathing in the mini-cities of the Valley's malls

  December 9, 2004

• Pretty Vacant

  New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

  January 3, 2002

• Days of Beer and Promos

  Taken with the holiday spirit, Trashman gives thanks for the good things in life.

  November 23, 2000

• 'F' Wordsmith

  Eminem's new album sparks a heated free-speech debate

  June 15, 2000

• Dready Metal

  Unlike their North American counterparts, Jamaican rappers are incorporating heavy metal into their material, with some amazing results

  April 27, 2000

• Uncover Girl

  Doin' the town with a porn queen, a record weasel and a big bong

  August 5, 1999

• Calendar for the week

  February 19, 1998

• Horrorcore Heroes

  May 21, 2009

• Dark Lotus

  May 21, 2009

• Chad Krystal$

  June 25, 2009

• Incoming: Insane Clown Posse, Better Than Ezra, The Bollox

  It seems like just yesterday I was hanging out with a clique of West Side Juggalos for a column about how people are stupid to think these kids are a gang. Now, I'm pleased to report I'll have a chance to get down with the clown in person at the Marquee in September, as the psycho circus rolls through Tempe. Check out the above video for more of my time with the Juggalos or read on for a full list of this week's concert announcents, including one that's definitly good ohhhahhhaaha good.

  July 17, 2009

• Juggalos Busted in Mesa After Deaf School Break-Ins; Three Men Left "Juggalo-Specific" Graffiti, Cops Say

    Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Raymond Steele, Levi Blanton and Russell Westergard Are the Juggalos a "criminal street gang" or not? We say no. Mesa police -- in this case, anyway -- say yes. Cops busted a trio of woop-woopers on Wednesday in connection with four break-ins at a deaf school. According to the East Valley Tribune today, the three men vandalized computer monitors, threw paint around and stole projectors.    

  July 17, 2009

• David Allan Coe Versus Insane Clown Posse

  September 10, 2009

• Insane Clown Posse Are A Big Business, No Pulp Reunion, New Ted Leo

  Electric Mustache: Photos: Those Darlins and The Grates @ Modified Arts 10/25/09Idolator: Charlie Brown's Rap Song: Just Slightly More Out Of Tune With The Times Than "Flashbeagle"Idolator: The Insane Clown Posse Are Laughing All The Way To The BankNME: Jarvis Cocker denies Pulp reunion claiming quote was 'twisted'Pitchfork: Watch Ted Leo Play a New SongRolling Stone: Eminem Throws a "DJ Hero" Challenge at Jazzy JeffSo Much Silence: Weezer: Live in San Diego, 2001Spin: Q&A: Tom Gabel on New

  October 27, 2009