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Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week

It's become a tradition around here. Every week, on Monday -- the worst of all days -- we bring you our Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix this week. You know, to help make it all bearable. Dig in, kiddos.

Why Is Everyone So Pissed About the EDM Reality Show?

By Andy Hermann As the Hollywood-based casting guru behind Jersey Shore and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Doron Ofir knows how the lowbrow culture game is played. But even the man who gave the world Snooki might have been caught off-guard by the outrage over one of his latest projects: a compet ... More >>

Searsucker Scottsdale: Nightclub Meets Restaurant at Top Chef Brian Malarkey's New Hot Spot

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

Five Albums Every Man Should Have In His Bachelor Pad

For those who are really terrible in this life, I imagine a special hell: reality TV hell. This awful place will be populated by the combined casts of Jersey Shore and The Bachelor Pad, two of the most painful shows ever. Why would I want to watch a television show that glorifies ignorance and margi ... More >>

Kanye West's "Mercy" Explained By Phoenix Producer Lifted

See also: Phoenix Producer Lifted Aims for Timeless Pop, Like His Boss Kanye West See also: The New F-O's Explain "Town" See also: The New F-O's to be Featured on FX Sitcom Wilfred and MTV's Jersey Shore Despite a release date of Tuesday, September 4, and recently unveiled cover art, it's hard to s ... More >>

Six Music Advertising Deals We'd Love to See

It's been a weird couple of weeks in the world of music-meets-advertising. Between Andrew W.K.'s announcement to speak at a My Little Pony convention and KISS' licensing deal with Family Guy, it's been pretty damn weird indeed. But think about it: a hard-partying My Little Pony would look great sit ... More >>

Our 12 Favorite NSFW Videos (NSFW. DUH.)

See also: Miniature Tigers Get Sexy @ Crescent Ballroom We've documented the fact that Miniature Tigers' new album, Mia Pharaoh has no shortage of totally sexy songs. The group's latest video, "Sex on the Regular" furthers the vibe, featuring a fox lady with a singing vagina. You know, because no ... More >>

GWAR at Marquee Theatre, 11/14/11

Melissa Fossum​I had the craziest dream last night. Normally when people say that, their dream is actually pretty boring, but I swear to you, this all happened. 

Music Guide to Living the Jersey Shore Lifestyle

GTL: The process of staying fresh and mint. Stands for "Gym, tan, laundry." Must be done every day to achieve maximum potential. Side effects may include fist pumping. Coined by the eloquent Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino from MTV's ground breaking Jersey Shore. You gotta GTL everyday to make sure ... More >>

Rock Allegiance Tour at Mesa Amphitheatre, 9/23/11

Photos By Melissa FossumBuckcherry​ Rock Allegiance Tour Mesa Amphitheatre Friday, September 23 Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, and P.O.D. all sharing the bill...what year is this, 2002? In spite of all four artists releasing their biggest hits about ten years ago, all continue to t ... More >>

New F-O's Make Serious Business Out of Fun

The New F-o's to be Featured on FX Sitcom Wilfred and MTV's Jersey Shore

​Seems like that licensing deal is working out well for Phoenix-based hip-hoppers The New F-o's. The group's song "Good and the Bad" will be featured on tonight's episode of the FX sitcom Wilfred. In case you haven't got hip to it, the show features Elijah Wood and Jason Gann in a dog suit, who o ... More >>

Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years

I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

Pauly D to Join Britney Spears on Tour

​DJ Pauly D will be spinning on Britney Spears' tour, according to the Fab Life.The Jersey Shore star will be opening for Britney for six dates during her fall tour."Britney is one of my favorite performers and certainly one of this generation's most influential artists," he said. "It's an amazing ... More >>

The Joy of Sixx

Red Bull Thre3Style and Z-Trip at The Venue Scottsdale Last Night

Maria VassettZ-Trip performs during the Red Bull Thre3Style at Venue of Scottsdale.​Red Bull Thre3StyleVenue of ScottsdaleApril 7, 2011 "I like taking [people] on journeys hat they weren't even thinking about going on. There are so many roads to go down, I've always loved that about being a DJ." ... More >>

Wrestlemania Preview and Predictions: Thoughts on Super Bowl of Wrestling and Superstar Billy Graham

Wrestling SuperstarsThe biggest wrestling shows of the year are this weekend.​Wrestlemania 27 is being held in Atlanta this weekend, coinciding with the release of our cover story on former WWF champion Superstar Billy Graham. We've got a preview of the big event after the jump, featuring Snooki ... More >>

Amber Miller at Axis/Radius

vgmagazine.com ​Amber Miller doesn't get a lot of sleep these days. Along with being a full-time student at ASU working toward a master's in public relations, she also works at Sachi Salon & Spa, interns at ABC 15 News, and for the past eight months has been behind the bar at Axis/Radius ... More >>

Ozzy Osbourne and Slash at Comerica Theatre Last Night

Luke HolwerdaOzzy Osbourne​Ozzy Osbourne and Slash Comerica Theatre January 26th, 2011 Have you ever wondered what happened to the people who appeared in the '80s rock documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot? Well, from the looks of it they were all standing in a line that stretched around the Comer ... More >>

J.T. Ready on MTV: And No, It's Not a Rap Video

MTV.comReady tells MTV's Ryan Duffy all about chupacabras and the dreaded Arizona jackalopeWhat am I to make of a recent segment of MTV's Vice Guide To Everything, which featured a gushing portrait of Arizona's best known neo-Nazi J.T. Ready, as he hunts "narco-terrorists" in the Sonoran desert?(You ... More >>

Nostalgia, Miami, and Expose

Matt & Kim: Sidewalks

​By now you're probably grossly familiar with Brooklyn duo Matt & Kim and their catchy hit song "Daylight."MTV latched onto the single, giving the band an entirely new fan base comprised of Teen Mom sympathizers and GTL enthusiasts. It's not altogether the fault of MTV, however, sinc ... More >>

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MTV President Leaves Network

​Longtime MTV president Tony DiSanto is leaving the network, according to Variety.DiSanto is moving on to pursue a role as an independent program producer on primetime reality series.He'll be sticking with MTV through the end of the year to help with the transition process for his replacement, who ... More >>

The MTV Video Music Awards Get Worse Every Year

​MTV's annual Video Music Awards have been working their way steadily downhill for a few years now.This year's show was pretty damn near the bottom of the slope, one would hope. The 2010 iteration included predictable performances, a lack of pans to stars in the crowd, and a lack of award winners ... More >>

Five Reasons to Vote for John McCain for U.S. Senate

John McCain​In order to give candidates equal time following our earlier post, Five Reasons to Vote for J.D. Hayworth for Senate, we thought we'd share a few things about John McCain that may be helpful to know when you go to the polls tomorrow.In our Hayworth post, we said we wouldn't vote for th ... More >>

John McCain Considered a "Top Tweeter;" Study Finds He Has Highest "Digital IQ" in Senate

www.hypericum.comJohn McCain apparently learned how to use a computer since the 2008 presidential campaign.​Senator John McCain's back-and-forth banter with "Snooki" -- of Jersey Shore shame -- seems to have earned him high marks as far as his digital prowess goes.In a joint study conducted by Ge ... More >>

John McCain Says Jersey Shore's "Snooki" is "Too Good Looking to Go to Jail"

www.threadless.comNicole "Snooki" Polizzi​It's a shame Senator John McCain lost the 2008 presidential election. If he'd won he would have the power to grant a pardon to a certain 4-foot-9 "guidette" whose perpetual orange hue "The Maverick" finds "too good looking" for jail.The "guidette" that see ... More >>

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John McCain Talks Tanning Beds and Taxes With New Tweet-Mate, Snooki of The Jersey Shore Fame

www.poponpop.com"Snooki"​Guidettes across the country have a new ally in the war against a new tax on tanning, and it happens to be a guy who developed skin cancer after spending five years with the sun beating down on him in a Vietnamese prison camp.Senator John McCain and "Snooki," of Jersey Sho ... More >>

Tiger Woods and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino "Un-Sexiest Men of the Year"

www.fancast.com"The Situation"​The results are in: Sex great Tiger Woods and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino of The Jersey Shore are named as the two un-sexiest men of 2009, according to an opinion survey conducted by The Boston Phoenix.Tiger, who just finished a stint at an Arizona rehab center, ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Jersey Shore Parties, Pin-up Girls, T-Pain, and More

www.mtv.comGet a fake bake like Angelina "Jolie" Pivarnick at Sandbar's Jersey Shore party tonight.​Colorful doesn't even begin to describe the eclectic array of inexpensive events on tap for this weekend. There's a candy-themed dance party at Afterlife that's guaranteed to satisfy your sweet to ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Idiotarod, Love Me Nots, Jersey Shore, and More

Jillian SloanSome of the participants in last year's Idiotarod in downtown Phoenix.​The security guards at the Safeway at Seventh Street and McDowell Road better be on high alert today. Ditto for the one's at Fry's, Trader Joe's, or any other grocery store in the CenPho area. Por que? Because t ... More >>

Sparkling Sake: The Champagne of...Well, Sakes

From left: Nigorizake Sawa Sawa, Zipang and Chikurin Hana Hou Hou Shu sparkling sakes.​Do you still get night terrors from that one time your friend made you take a shot of hot sake at her favorite sushi place and it made you gag from the weird taste and acute burning sensation? Don't let y ... More >>