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Will Pandora and Spotify and the Internet Ever Figure Out How to Pay Artists?

Music-discovery apps like Spotify and Pandora are free, but they have social costs. Among them: Every six months or so, we get an open letter from an artist who is being cut comically tiny checks for thousands of plays on one service or another. This week, it's musician and label-owner Blake Morgan, ... More >>

Miss Krystle @ Marquee Theatre

Kurt Cobain Died 19 Years Ago; Watch This Incredible Nirvana Show Recorded in Phoenix

It's hard to imagine that once upon a time, Kurt Cobain wasn't the voice of a generation, or grunge's foremost martyr. A long time ago, he was simply the guy who fronted a great band called Nirvana, and brought thick, fuzzy metal/punk distortion to great pop songs. He had already established himself ... More >>

Pride Not Prejudice

Battling YouTube for Money and Creative Control

What Would Life Be Like Without Technology? A Onetime Addict Finds Out

Diners @ Trunk Space

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 >>

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Takes on "Cop-Killer" Website; Plans to Serve Search Warrant at Google's California Headquarters

​Detectives from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are heading to Santa Clara, California this afternoon, where they plan to serve a search warrant at Google headquarters to try and determine who's responsible for death threats made against Sheriff Joe Arpaio on a website that glorifies killing ... More >>

Hippopotamus Fritter Recipe from The Fresh Baked Freak; Pen and Fork Reviews The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfort

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. We're so excited when we stumble upon a really great local food blog. We need more of them, people. And if you have one you've been keeping secret, please let us know. This one we found is smart, funny, healthy, delicious and interesting - and the ... More >>

Border Patrol, YouTube Censored Video, ACLU Says

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerThe McLeod video censored by YouTube and CBPWhen you're member of the media and you want to hear about U.S. Customs and Border Protection's latest drug bust, you get an almost instant return call from an agent eager to answer your every questi ... More >>

Outdoor Dinner Parties and SELF Mag Blog-Off Results

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Beverly Burch​Beverly Burch of The Willows posed a very exciting question on her blog this week. She asked, "Wouldn't it be fun if my daughter Christine (former chef of Palatte) hosted dinner parties you could attend with friends for a flat ... More >>

Grant Woods is Way Better at Twitter Than Congressman Anthony Weiner

Former Attorney General Grant Woods has a "PRIVATE" photo waiting for you on his Twitter page.​Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods could teach New York Congressman -- and star of "Weiner-gate 2011" -- Anthony Weiner a thing or two about Twitter and other venues for social media.For starter ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wants Everyone to Know How Many Internet "Friends" He Has -- Quick Check of Interwebs Shows Joe's Cookin' the Books

Sheriff Joe: Promises he has friends.​Like a 15-year-old girl, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio reached unprecedented levels of media sluttiness today when he not only felt compelled to announce how many cyber friends he has, but went so far as to lie about it, too. The Maricopa County Sheriff' ... More >>

Kanye's 'All of the Lights' Video Removed From YouTube For Inducing Seizures

​An organization called Epilepsy Action got YouTube to take down Kanye West's new music video for his song "All of the Lights," according to Stereogum.After receiving numerous calls about people being affected by epilepsy after watching Kanye's video, Epilepsy Action took a stand and made som ... More >>

Joe Watson, Former New Times Scribe/"Salon Bandit," is Probably Not Actually on Facebook

This photo is from Joe Watson's, a.k.a. the "Salon Bandit's," Facebook page, which is weird because he's currently a guest of the state with no access to the Internet. ​Several New Times staffers were stunned this week when they received Facebook friend requests from Joe Watson, a former New Times ... More >>

The Twelves Talk Mixtapes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Europe vs. America, Coachella, and More

The Twelves are scheduled to perform on Sunday at 910 Live.Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the blogosphere.After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Se ... More >>

Pei Wei Seeks Blogger to Join Exec Chef in Asia

Blog for Pei Wei in Asia!​I haven't had the day's first cup of coffee yet, but I'm practically jittery with excitement about this link that a my New Times colleague (and fellow hardcore blogging machine) James King sent me. Turns out, Pei Wei Asian Diner is on the lookout for a blogger t ... More >>

Now on iTunes: The Beatles Catalog

​Stop the world. Apple has announced that the Beatles catalog is finally available on iTunes, according to Billboard. I love when Christmas comes early.After plenty of rumors went around yesterday about what Apple's big announcement regarding iTunes was going to be, practically everything under th ... More >>

Banned on YouTube: Ninefinger's Too Realistic Finger-Cutting Video

​When your band is named "Ninefinger" everyone wants to know why.So, the LA-based band with that handle decided to make a video depicting their lead singer taking one for the team and having his finger chopped off on stage. Some movie-making buddies pitched in to make a video that looked very, ver ... More >>

Facebook Band Pages: The Good, The Bad, The Annoying and The Non-Existent

This isn't your uncle's MySpace...​MySpace is slowly becoming the abandoned amusement park of the internet. What does that mean? Well, for one thing, it means Facebook is primed to become the best way for fans to get information on their favorite bands, thus totally pwning us, social media-wise. ... More >>

Wine Expert Mark Tarbell Makes a Beery Good YouTube Appearance

It's not much of a stretch to say that more local food personalities are going to start taking advantage of technology and our Food Network-obsessed culture to promote themselves on YouTube. I promise you, if I weren't an anonymous critic, I'd probably have my own vlog (that's a video blog). A new ... More >>

The Make-Believe World of Pete Petrisko

Media Male

Valley businessman signs the bible of social networking

East Valley Tribune Web Site Back in Action Spotty After Sunday's Domain Name Foul-Up

  The East Valley Tribune web site displayed local news and advertisements again after about 12 hours of near-dormancy on Sunday due to a domain name screw-up. Evidence points to the explanation that someone at the Tribune or Freedom Communications, the Trib's parent company, forgot t ... More >>

Meghan McCain Calls (Faux) Joe Arpaio a "Twitter Creep" Just Like Karl Rove (w/Update)

from WikimediaCommons Sheriff Joe's keeping watch on Meghan McCain via Twitter... UPDATE: Sadly, Meghan McCain's "Twitter creep" isn't the real Slim Shady (read, "McCoy.") Rather, it's the faux Joe Arpaio that New Times has blogged about in the past. Score one for faux Joe. After painstakingl ... More >>

Pete Wentz is in Phoenix and Giving Out Fall Out Boy Tickets on Twitter

It looks like some of Fall Out Boy - bassist and band sound piece Pete Wentz - have arrived in the Valley early. Wentz has been twittering about being in Phoenix on his page (Pete Wentz), noting that baby Bronx is with him, which means wife Ashlee Simpson - whose uncle is owner of the Arizona-cha ... More >>

Groove Candy Lands at Doc's Place

Less than a week after getting booted from the now-extinct Lyte Lounge & Bistro, Wednesday night hip-hop throwdown Groove Candy will take up residence at CenPho restaurant/jazz spot Doc's Place starting on April 8. Power 98.3 mid-day jock Karlie Hustle, who hosts the weekly event, made the ... More >>

A New Way to Tell Who Was Buzzing at SxSW

If you are like most people reading about SxSW on every blog out there, it can be a bit overwhelming. But that is nothing compared to how overwhelming it can be to actually be at a festival where 300 bands are playing at every minute (how many stages does Coachella or EdgeFest have going at any one ... More >>

iPhone Users Test AT&T at SxSW

The music portion of SxSW starts today, but the interactive portion finished yesterday. One of the big stories out of interactive this past weekend was how ill-prepared AT&T was for the influx of iPhone-wielding hipsters and geeks descending on Austin. Tens of thousands of attendees are using ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Impersonator Posts Funny Updates on Twitter

Faux Joe captured on screen.   There's no way it can be the real Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Twitter -- we doubt he's anywhere near tech-savvy enough to micro-blog on a social networking site with applications like "Twitterfox" and "Twim," and the Twitter updates he's been posting are way t ... More >>

Facebook Will Revamp Web Site Terms Due To Public Outcry

After a mass backlash from its users, Facebook is trying to make nice after the Consumerist posted an item stating that the social networking Web site owns everything its users upload, even after deleting their profiles. The site will revert back to its old terms of use, according to a blog post ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World Is on Twitter

Hey, Tweeps! One of Arizona's finest, Jimmy Eat World, is on Twitter. The band is joining the ranks of popular local groups such as The Loveblisters, Miniature Tigers, and The Maine who use the social-networking site to Tweet about band news, share fun anecdotes, and photos in 140 characters or fe ... More >>

Phunk Junkeez to Release Live Album in Spring

The Phunk Junkeez announced on their MySpace page that they will release a new live album sometime this spring. The disc, a follow-up to 2007's "Hydro Phonic," will feature new and unreleased tracks from the local high-energy rap/rock band. The group recently posted "Come to Party," a new track, ... More >>

Alice Lara, Newly Elected County Health Care Board Member, Won't Reveal Identity of Interviewer

Maybe she wrote the softball questions herself. It is also no stretch to imagine that either her boss or someone doing the bidding of her boss wrote them.

People of Pixels

Literary mag ain’t like your ordinary blog

Eddie Recommends: What to do with three bucks

The new Metallica album leaks onto the Internet; singles available for download

It Came from YouTube: MC Bener One represents the PHX

Andrew Thomas, Maricopa County's top prosecutor, burnishes his . . . Wikipedia page?

The Yoda of 9/11

Pat Curley slices through the loony conspiracy theories at his influential "Screw Loose Change" Web site

Everyone Gets a Deal!

The son of Napster moves to sign every unsigned band on Earth

Jack's Mannequin

See you at the Rec Center

Time flies when you're blogging

P-Town Provincialism 101

Abigail Williams

Melodic possession

Electric Avenue

MySpace Music is virtual community of artists, fans

When Online Got Off Base

Or: How Mark Cuban would have and could have saved the music biz

The Top 50 Donors