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Kris Kristofferson

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Up on the Sun: The Podcast, with Landmine Marathon, Hot Snakes, Lee Fields, and More

    Welcome to Up on the Sun: The Podcast's second episode. In this week's installment, we speak with Phoenix-based metal band Landmine Marathon about being handpicked by Metallica to play the Orion Music and More Festival in New Jersey, and hear a brand new tune from the band's upcoming EP "Bastard Ch ... More >>

  • Music

    March 22, 2012

    Kris Kristofferson @ Celebrity Theatre

    Welcome to Up on the Sun: The Podcast's second episode. In this week's installment, we speak with Phoenix-based metal band Landmine Marathon about being handpicked by Metallica to play the Orion Music and More Festival in New Jersey, and hear a brand new tune from the band's upcoming EP "Bastard Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Five Dark, Depressing Songs About Alcoholism (Just in Time for St. Patrick's Day!)

    According to legend, Saint Patrick himself is responsible for all of the drinking that goes down on St. Paddy's Day. As the story goes, Patrick walked into a local Howard Johnson and paid a visit to the bar before hitting the sack. This was back in 'ye olde times so they didn't have mini-fridges in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Incoming: Smokey Robinson, Kris Kristofferson, Maná

    ​One of the great faces of Motown, Smokey Robinson, will be visiting the Valley of the Sun soon.Get ready to hear some of the best crooning that Hitsville, USA ever had to offer.Smokey Robinson, Kris Kristofferson, Maná and other artists will be visiting Phoenix in the coming weeks. The rest of t ... More >>

  • Film

    January 12, 2012

    Joyful Noise: Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah's Sullied Union

    ​One of the great faces of Motown, Smokey Robinson, will be visiting the Valley of the Sun soon.Get ready to hear some of the best crooning that Hitsville, USA ever had to offer.Smokey Robinson, Kris Kristofferson, Maná and other artists will be visiting Phoenix in the coming weeks. The rest of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    STRFKR's Josh Hodges on Conspiracy Theories, Getting Down, and Not Taking It Too Seriously (But Still Kind of Seriously)

    Strfkr​There's a curious balance at work in the music of Oregon's Starfucker (STRFKR, for the less profane), a mix of the dark and dancey, as evidenced on the band's 2011 album Reptilians, and the track "Death as a Fetish" in particular. Over bouncy beats and buoyant synth, singer Josh Hodge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    The Ten Best Posthumous Albums

    ​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Dude Awakening

    ​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    This Week in Music History: June 20 through 26

    Wikimedia CommonsHappy birthday, Brian Wilson​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. This week was a doozy: Columbia Records ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Bill Callahan At The Rhythm Room 6-15-11

    Jason P. Woodbury​ Bill CallahanThe Rhythm RoomWednesday, June 15His reputation as a "sad guy with a guitar" notwithstanding, one defining element of Bill Callahan's music struck me the most while listening to him at The Rhythm Room last night: his sense of humor.Don't misread me; Callahan never e ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2011

    Keller Williams @ Marquee Theatre

    Jason P. Woodbury​ Bill CallahanThe Rhythm RoomWednesday, June 15His reputation as a "sad guy with a guitar" notwithstanding, one defining element of Bill Callahan's music struck me the most while listening to him at The Rhythm Room last night: his sense of humor.Don't misread me; Callahan never e ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Toby Keith's Boot Still Fits a Lot of Asses

    Jason P. Woodbury​ Bill CallahanThe Rhythm RoomWednesday, June 15His reputation as a "sad guy with a guitar" notwithstanding, one defining element of Bill Callahan's music struck me the most while listening to him at The Rhythm Room last night: his sense of humor.Don't misread me; Callahan never e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Leonard Cohen and the Most Overlooked Live Album of 2009

    ​Leonard Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 is not just some re-mastered re-issue. It ain't no run-of-the-mill recording. This is the first time that Cohen's entire performance at the historic festival has been released. Why is this exciting and noteworthy, you may ask? For several reasons.& ... More >>

  • Film

    December 24, 2009

    Crazy Heart: Country Music, Faded Stardom, Liquor, and Age

    ​Leonard Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 is not just some re-mastered re-issue. It ain't no run-of-the-mill recording. This is the first time that Cohen's entire performance at the historic festival has been released. Why is this exciting and noteworthy, you may ask? For several reasons.& ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    John Prine Has Had Help from Many Famous Fans

    ​Leonard Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 is not just some re-mastered re-issue. It ain't no run-of-the-mill recording. This is the first time that Cohen's entire performance at the historic festival has been released. Why is this exciting and noteworthy, you may ask? For several reasons.& ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    The Lizard of Odd

    Former soccer star speaks (endlessly) about two-legged reptilians

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    David Icke Lands His Spaceship at the Phoenix Orpheum: Is He an Anti-Semite, and Should We Care?

    from DavidIckeWikimediaCommons David Icke: Lizard nutter, anti-semite, or both? You be the judge. For the Coast to Coast AM set, British conspiracy theorist David Icke is the equivalent of an international rock star. A former soccer player and sportscaster who in 1991 announced on a Brit ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2009

    Willie Nelson’s Forgotten Projects

    from DavidIckeWikimediaCommons David Icke: Lizard nutter, anti-semite, or both? You be the judge. For the Coast to Coast AM set, British conspiracy theorist David Icke is the equivalent of an international rock star. A former soccer player and sportscaster who in 1991 announced on a Brit ... More >>

  • News

    August 9, 2007

    The Yoda of 9/11

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

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    Flying Canyon

    Flying Canyon
    (Soft Abuse)

  • Home Entertainment

    November 30, 2006

    Extra! Read All About It

    Flying Canyon
    (Soft Abuse)

  • Film

    November 16, 2006

    There's the Beef

    Richard Linklater’s ensemble polemic may just turn you off burgers for good

  • Film

    October 20, 2005

    Requiem for a Dreamer

    This horse movie needs to be put down

  • Film

    March 10, 2005

    Without Sin

    Cast Bruce Willis, and you've cast the first stone

  • Film

    March 3, 2005

    Shock Treatment

    Going completely mental

  • Film

    December 23, 2004

    Focking Wonderful

    A mixed bag of in-laws meet in sequel

  • Film

    December 9, 2004

    Dorkula

    Third Blade delivers close shaves

  • Film

    September 16, 2004

    Vote No

    Silver City plants a shrub where it wants to dig up a Bush

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Various Artists

    This Is Americana
    (Narm Recordings)

  • Music

    March 25, 2004

    Austin Translation

    A Phoenix passport to South by Southwest

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Critics Vs 2002

    The Year's Best in Movies, TV and Music

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Place to Catch a Band on the Way Down

    Mason Jar Live!
    2303 East Indian School
    602-956-9175

  • Film

    September 14, 2000

    On the Road Again

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack proves that great artists don't always make good fathers

  • Music

    July 27, 2000

    American Dream

    Speedbuggy USA: guns, booze, hicks and chicks

  • Music

    July 13, 2000

    Arthur's Theme

    Multitalented artist Joseph Arthur finds reward in more than just song

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    From Mohawks To Mullets

    Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

  • Music

    February 17, 2000

    Requiem for a Country Lady

    Sandy Lovejoy, New Times' "Phantom Honky-Tonker," succumbs to cancer

  • Music

    January 27, 2000

    Fretting

    My guitar's now appearing with the contraband

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    Film Faux-Pop Stars

    My guitar's now appearing with the contraband

  • Film

    July 1, 1999

    Half-baked Alaska

    Sayles' lost Limbo all over the map

  • Film

    February 4, 1999

    Westlake Story

    Payback, umpteenth version of noir author's work, pays audience in full

  • Film

    January 21, 1999

    The Mild Bunch

    Wherein the fine novel The Hi-Lo Country is transformed into a so-so movie

  • Music

    June 4, 1998

    Southern Accents

    Todd Snider delivers his hard-living, hard-luck tales with a Tennessee drawl

  • Music

    May 8, 1997

    Back in the Game

    Chicago soul singer Syl Johnson is reborn with a little help from the homeboys

  • Music

    February 20, 1997

    Road Warrior

    Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

  • Film

    July 18, 1996

    Accent Adventure

    Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

  • Music

    February 29, 1996

    Recordings

    Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

  • Film

    March 2, 1995

    COLOR BIND

    Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

  • News

    January 26, 1994

    PICS HITS AND THRILLS

    Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

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