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VICTOR OF CIRCUMSTANCESDELBERT MCCLINTON IS FINALLY ROCKING ENOUGH

MUSIC IS HIS MISTRESSJOE ELY'S CHASING MORE HITS, FEWER SKIRTS

The Earth Reinherits Joe Meek

A new retrospective sheds light on the dark side of Britain's most ingenuous record producer (don't send his soul to hell)

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A new retrospective sheds light on the dark side of Britain's most ingenuous record producer (don't send his soul to hell)

Life With a Dying Liver

Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

King Bobby

Bobby Fuller billed himself "The Rock & Roll King of the Southwest." His reign was short. He dropped acid, died young and left behind some of the wildest rock guitar ever.

Bowled Over

Tempe Bowl fires a strike in its first shot as a rock venue

Happy Trails

Legendary record producer Snuff Garrett turned his back on Hollywood for a piece of the Arizona cowboy myth

Double Duty

The Cartwheels and the Zen Lunatics share everything but musical genres

The Sunset Set

Tending an interstate rest area has its perks -- people usually aren't among them

Culture War Heroes

William Bennett and the right make might at a Scottsdale resort

El Parche

Hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion, Estéban 'Steve' Jordan is one bad-ass pachuco

The Four Horsemen Tour

Coming soon to an apocalypse near you

Unknown Legend

Somebody give Joe Ely the spotlight

Training Day

Feel-good football tale scores with charm and sincerity

Reignited

How the Walnuts survived a raging house fire, two comas, and a near fatal rollover — and documented it

Joe Ely

A force to be reckoned with

My Right Foot

Gordon McGuire's becoming a role model for the severely disfigured. But he's by no means any sweet-natured Elephant Man type.

Dying For Love

The family of a murdered society matron says she took up with the wrong man

Second coming

Thomas O'Brien's fall ushers in a new era for Catholic bishops.

Devils' Advocate

ASU coach Rob Evans rocks his world

Playing With Power

Still seething, Speedealer stretches out and slows down — a little

Requiem for an Outlaw

Waylon Jennings bucked the Nashville system, and became a legend in the process

Fortunate One

Back with what may be his best album, Texas treasure Delbert McClinton looks back on five decades of music making

Marshall Law

Power-pop icon Marshall Crenshaw refuses to be pigeonholed as a nerdy relic of the early '80s

Revenge of The Fanboy

Alex Ross, painter of supermen and superwomen, makes it easy to believe in heroes

Drag King

Veteran Valley female impersonator Tish Tanner bows out

Stoner Rock Royalty

Queens of the Stone Age finds tipped-out serenity in its private desert oasis

Lourdes of the Rings

For Kay Torrez and her fellow New Age wanderers, meandering through sprawling desert labyrinths is anything but a lost cause

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For Kay Torrez and her fellow New Age wanderers, meandering through sprawling desert labyrinths is anything but a lost cause

Buddy Holly's 1958 Chevy Impala to be Sold at Barrett-Jackson Auction

www.nndb.com Buddy Holly​If the price is right anyone can get their hands on all sorts of high-priced hog-wash found at the Barrett-Jackson luxury auctions in Scottsdale, and at the 2010 auction buyers will be able to bid on a little piece of rock 'n' rol ... More >>

Buddy Holly Car Pulled From Barrett-Jackson Auction Due to Concerns Over Authenticity

​The 1958 Chevy Impala that was being billed by organizers of the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction as a car that once belonged to rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly was pulled from the auction block today over concerns about its authenticity.A few weeks ago, Barrett-Jackson was boasting about t ... More >>

Against Me! Announces Tracklist, Release Date for White Crosses... Wait A Minute, Didn't I Already Hear That Record?

​I was excited to see an e-mail about the new Against Me! record, due June 8 on Sire. As the band's publicist says, the record from one of the best live bands I've seen in the past year was produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, etc., etc.) so it should be pretty awesome.Then I remembe ... More >>

The Word Alive Scores a Spot on the Billboard Chart

​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

Jimmie Vaughan's Got No Blues At All

​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

South by Southwest Was Embarrassing for Arizona -- But Who Cares?

​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

Meat Puppets Release New Record Today, Hit Clubhouse on National Tour

​The last time we caught up with the Meat Puppets it was mostly to talk about the 'Arizona scene' after a rough week at Austin's South by Southwest music conference.Regrettably, I didn't even mention the band's new record Lollipop in that piece. But, yes, the Puppets put out a brand new record thi ... More >>