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  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    The Parlotones on Dancing, Politics and Making it in America

    ​Chances are few in the crowd at Arizona Fall Frenzy will have heard of The Parlotones but, believe it or not, they've sold more records than The Killers, U2, and Coldplay.In their native South Africa, at least.Like X-Japan, this band who's huge on the other side of the world -- as in, they sell t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    Soccer City West

    Last chance to hear the vuvuzela concerto

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2010

    Morning Glory

    Wake up, y’all. The Americans are on the tube.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    More Than 50 Grammy Winners Perform in the Same Room on the Same Night. Who Wins?

    Jen RogersThe Phoenix Chorale tearing up Seattle.​If you believe that record sales equal musical relevance, then you may think that classical music -- which accounted for less than 3 percent of all record sales in 2009 -- needs to be locked up in some museum archive along with the dinosaur bones. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Spoken-Word Legend Gil Scott-Heron Goes All Pensive Poet in Tempe on MLK Day

    Adam TurnerGil Scott-Heron​ (Gil Scott-Heron performed sets at 6:30 and 9 p.m. last night. This is a review of the earlier offering presented by Ed Mabrey and Black Pearl Poetry.) He appeared jittery as he walked onstage, but once Gil Scott-Heron sat down and started playing keys and singin ... More >>

  • Film

    January 7, 2010

    Year in Film: Clint Eastwood Tackles Mandela, the Hereafter and Approaching 80

    Adam TurnerGil Scott-Heron​ (Gil Scott-Heron performed sets at 6:30 and 9 p.m. last night. This is a review of the earlier offering presented by Ed Mabrey and Black Pearl Poetry.) He appeared jittery as he walked onstage, but once Gil Scott-Heron sat down and started playing keys and singin ... More >>

  • Film

    December 10, 2009

    Clint Eastwood’s Invictus Lacks Truth but Has Plenty of Reconciliation

    Adam TurnerGil Scott-Heron​ (Gil Scott-Heron performed sets at 6:30 and 9 p.m. last night. This is a review of the earlier offering presented by Ed Mabrey and Black Pearl Poetry.) He appeared jittery as he walked onstage, but once Gil Scott-Heron sat down and started playing keys and singin ... More >>

  • Film

    August 13, 2009

    Ponyo: Miyazaki Dives Under the Sea for His Latest Environmental Fairy Tale

    Adam TurnerGil Scott-Heron​ (Gil Scott-Heron performed sets at 6:30 and 9 p.m. last night. This is a review of the earlier offering presented by Ed Mabrey and Black Pearl Poetry.) He appeared jittery as he walked onstage, but once Gil Scott-Heron sat down and started playing keys and singin ... More >>

  • Film

    August 13, 2009

    District 9: Alien Invasion as Apartheid Metaphor

    Adam TurnerGil Scott-Heron​ (Gil Scott-Heron performed sets at 6:30 and 9 p.m. last night. This is a review of the earlier offering presented by Ed Mabrey and Black Pearl Poetry.) He appeared jittery as he walked onstage, but once Gil Scott-Heron sat down and started playing keys and singin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Hot Links: Obama at Dobson High School, Richardson Suspended, Flight Crew Busted

    President Obama will give his speech on economic woes at Dobson High School tomorrow, reportedly because he wants to see an area hit hard by home foreclosures, and for its easy access to the US 60 freeway and Sky Harbor Airport. Never hurts to have a quick getaway route, we guess...Speaking of quick ... More >>

  • Music

    December 18, 2008

    Soweto Gospel Choir

    President Obama will give his speech on economic woes at Dobson High School tomorrow, reportedly because he wants to see an area hit hard by home foreclosures, and for its easy access to the US 60 freeway and Sky Harbor Airport. Never hurts to have a quick getaway route, we guess...Speaking of quick ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo celebrates Zulu tradition

    President Obama will give his speech on economic woes at Dobson High School tomorrow, reportedly because he wants to see an area hit hard by home foreclosures, and for its easy access to the US 60 freeway and Sky Harbor Airport. Never hurts to have a quick getaway route, we guess...Speaking of quick ... More >>

  • Film

    March 23, 2006

    Thugs and Kisses

    A South African street fighter finds redemption

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Live After Death

    The posthumous Tupac projects keep on comin'

  • News

    May 16, 2002

    Escape From Tempe

    Assignment to Afghanistan is just another stop for local journalist

  • Calendar

    January 25, 2001

    Out of Africa

    A show of works by William Kentridge

  • Music

    December 14, 2000

    Future Shock

    Gumbo gazes into his crystal ball and tells us what to expect in jazz, blues and heritage as we approach 2001

  • Culture

    November 27, 1997

    Hope Opera

    Fugard's Valley Song keys into South African optimism

  • Film

    January 25, 1996

    Apartheid and Seek

    Fugard's Valley Song keys into South African optimism

  • Music

    February 2, 1994
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