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Johnny Thunders

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    February 4, 2012

    Social Distortion at Marquee Theatre, 2/3/12

    Maria Vassett​Social Distortion Marquee Theatre Friday, February 3, 2012 Phoenix loves Social Distortion, and the band loves Phoenix, including not one but two stops on their most recent tour. Last night was business as usual: The band will played a packed venue, to a sea of drunk burly guys ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Tom "Soda" Gardocki on Spike Jonze, 12-String Banjo, Jackass, and Weezer

    ​Tom "Soda" Gardocki spent years playing guitar in SoCal rockers Wax (go rewatch the credits of Mallrats; the band plays right after its pals Weezer) but more recently he's devoted himself to more rustic purposes. Either performing with his Large Band, his "Million Piece Band," or solo with ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2011

    New York Dolls @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion

    ​Tom "Soda" Gardocki spent years playing guitar in SoCal rockers Wax (go rewatch the credits of Mallrats; the band plays right after its pals Weezer) but more recently he's devoted himself to more rustic purposes. Either performing with his Large Band, his "Million Piece Band," or solo with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Social Distortion at Marquee Theatre Last Night

    ​Social Distortion Marquee Theatre January 13th, 2011It's a testament to Social Distortion's prominent influence on younger punk rock n' roll bands that two songs in to opening band Dead Relatives' set, I thought they were Social Distortion.  It's either a testament to that or how crappy ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2010

    Jaill

    That's How We Burn

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    The Valley's Top 10 Local Guitarists

    Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    Street Dogs, and The Tossers

    Getting the Irish up

  • Music

    October 26, 2006
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    April 6, 2006

    Johnny Thunders

    After the Dolls: 1977-1987
    (Cleopatra)

  • Music

    February 23, 2006

    Big Vinny & the Cattle Thieves

    "I Was a Teenage Premature Ejaculator" b/w "Black and Blue" and "Sister Sodomy" 7-inch
    (May Cause Dizziness Records)

  • Culture

    June 2, 2005

    Summer Clubbin'

    Ten nightspots that manage to keep patrons and bands cool

  • Culture

    April 14, 2005

    Caught on Disc

    Finding ultraviolence on DVD, and old-school punk on CD

  • Culture

    February 3, 2005

    All Dolled Up

    A rant on the New York Dolls latest, plus raves on new video games

  • Music

    August 14, 2003

    The Star Spangles

    Bazooka!!! (Capitol Records)

  • Music

    November 22, 2001

    Cheap Dates

    The Richmond Sluts know their punk rock, but they couldn't care less about career advancement

  • Music

    October 11, 2001

    The Strokes

    Is This It (RCA)

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Born to Lose

    The Slash City Daggers, Back Stabber Blues (Unity Squad Records)

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    Sleaze Queens

    The hard-rocking women of the L.A.-based Betty Blowtorch prove their mettle with Are You Man Enough?

  • Music

    July 19, 2001

    Life of Riley

    Sun Records' rock 'n' roll pioneer survives cult-hero status

  • Music

    May 31, 2001

    Richmond Sluts

    Richmond Sluts (Disaster/Bomp Records)

  • Music

    March 8, 2001

    The Black Halos

    The Violent Years (Sub Pop)

  • Music

    December 7, 2000

    Hammer of the Gazas

    Chicago's Gaza Strippers take it all off and show their scars on a high-powered sophomore album

  • Music

    November 9, 2000

    Teenage Lobotomy

    Dee Dee Ramone doesn't wanna be sedated anymore

  • Music

    August 31, 2000

    Sonny Outlook

    Sonny Vincent, still on the road less traveled

  • Music

    July 27, 2000

    American Dream

    Speedbuggy USA: guns, booze, hicks and chicks

  • Music

    April 27, 2000

    C Notes

    There's nothing hep about hepatitis C -- as too many friends can attest

  • Music

    April 13, 2000

    Tower of Power

    CPR offers a breath of life to the Valley Latin scene

  • Music

    March 23, 2000

    Franco's Wild Years

    Sale of Mason Jar: The death of Phoenix rock?

  • Music

    March 9, 2000

    Enter the Dragons

    In the tradition of the Zeros and the Nuns, the youngest Escovedo talks siblings, booze and Dragon slaying

  • Music

    December 2, 1999

    Never Mind the Academia

    A cultural generation gets an education in a new ultrascholarly analysis

  • Music

    September 23, 1999

    Hearts Full of Napalm

    Three decades after the fact, L.A.'s Streetwalkin' Cheetahs make good on that old Detroit Rock City promise

  • Music

    September 16, 1999

    Recordings

    Three decades after the fact, L.A.'s Streetwalkin' Cheetahs make good on that old Detroit Rock City promise

  • Music

    August 26, 1999

    Cave Creek Dahl

    Rock 'n' roll torchbearer Jeff Dahl talks about getting clean, D.I.Y., and being big in Japan

  • Music

    June 17, 1999

    Dolls House

    Sylvain Sylvain pays tribute to three fallen former bandmates on his new album

  • Music

    April 22, 1999

    Recordings

    Sylvain Sylvain pays tribute to three fallen former bandmates on his new album

  • Music

    March 11, 1999

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    MC5 founder Wayne Kramer constantly competes with his revolutionary past and can still kick out the jams

  • Music

    February 25, 1999

    Guns 'n' Poses

    Trashman finds that he can no longer enjoy a beer in peace

  • Music

    December 24, 1998

    Critical Mass

    A recap of the releases that made it worthwhile to own a CD player in 1998

  • Music

    December 17, 1998

    Too Live Crue

    Nikki Sixx sounds off on booze, dope and Kiss

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    Dr. Cynic's Revenge

    Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

  • Music

    April 18, 1996

    1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

    Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

  • Music

    April 11, 1996

    Bad Dog

    Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

  • Music

    December 29, 1994

    DO LOOK BACK

    THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS

  • Music

    June 29, 1994

    TAPES IN THE MAIL. AGAIN.

    THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS

  • Music

    December 15, 1993

    BOXING YOUR EARS

    IF YOU'VE GOT CASH IN YOUR WALLET AND TIME ON YOUR HANDS, BOXED SETS ARE FOR YOU

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