James T. Kirk

Man of Steel: Making Sense of All That Christ and Death Stuff

Warning: This discussion is thick with spoilers.

A Grand, Familiar Star Trek

R.I.P. Rick Martinez, a.k.a. DJ Essential

Lately, we've had to report on far too many deaths in the Arizona music scene. But alas, it's our terrible duty to report that Rick Martinez, better known as DJ Essential, passed away on Thursday, March 21, around 2 p.m. due to complications from cellulitis. Martinez was 43 years old, and widely r ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week 123

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

GZA @ Marquee Theatre

War of the Worlds

William Shatner is Coming to Phoenix Comicon 2012

"Beam me up, Scotty." "There's...somethingonthewing. Some...thing!" "Rock-it-man." Get your best/worst Shatner impression ready, because Phoenix Comicon announced today that none other than Captain James T. Kirk himself, William Shatner, will be the esteemed guest at the convention on Saturday, M ... More >>

Phoenix Comicon Begins Announcing 2012 Guests ... and William Shatner is One of Them

​Christmas came early for local geeks, as the organizers of Phoenix Comicon started announcing their lineup of guests for next year's event this morning. And if you're a fan of the original Star Trek (or T.J. Hooker, Boston Legal, $#*! My Dad Says, and egocentric bad sci-fi actors in general), the ... More >>

M83 at Crescent Ballroom, 11/7/11

Photos by Melissa Fossum​ M83 Crescent Ballroom Monday, November 7 "Epic" is a word that has come to be synonymous with the music of M83. Fans use it to describe the band's live experience and frontman Anthony Gonzalez himself has used it to describe the double-album, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming ... More >>

Sound Off: Audioconfusion's Jalipaz on Brian Chartrand, Gay Kiss, and Brown G.O.D.

Brad Dwyer and Jalipaz at Audioconfusion Studios ​Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, where Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered ... More >>

Finding Nimoy: Examining the Unsung Musical Merits of the Man Who Played Spock

Paul: Too Many Sci-Fi References, Not Enough Kristen Wiig

Burning Man: An Attorney Says He Escaped His Blazing Home Using Scuba Gear; Now He’s Charged with Arson

Fanboys: The Force is Weak with This Long-Delayed Film

Pollak Jokes

Actor’s not your usual standup suspect

The Bird Praises CameraFraud.com and Aerosol Art While Urging State Democrats to Grow a Pair

"Star Trek: The Exhibition" at Arizona Science Center

By Julie Peterson See more shots in our Star Trek: The Exhibition slide show. You don't have to be a huge fan of Star Trek to enjoy the touring exhibit that just opened at Arizona Science Center — it's got plenty for the general TV and movie enthusiast, as well as enough real-life physics and a ... More >>

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Guinea Piggery

The little bistro that should

Your Show of Shows

Yuletide Fear

Ringing in Christmas with a band of butchered tourists

The Force Runs Its Course

Have Gun, Will Space Travel

A classic tale from way out west

Orgy

Beam Me Up, Jimmy

Jim Strait is a Trekkie. But he's not from outer space.

Plan 9 From Outer S.F.

The Phenomenauts fancy themselves as space-being guerrillas, invading the indie world in their '83 Dodge van

Bobby Love

De Niro -- no surprise -- is the reason to like City by the Sea

Boldly Going, Again

Seeking closure, Robert Wise finally finishes Star Trek: The Motion Picture -- 22 years later

Dead Air

Past-life regression, psychic predictions and paranormal palaver: For 11 years, KTAR radio host Frank Baranowski has spooked his occult following

The Final Frontier

Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time

Faith Lift

The Third Miracle may make a believer out of you

Clark Leaves Her Mark -- But Where?

Petula Clark's beauty mark has been as elusive as Mona Lisa's smile -- until now

Space Cadets

Trekkies docu examines starship troupers

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