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Baseline Killer/Rapist Case Goes To Jury This Morning: Mark Goudeau Faces Possible Death Penalty If Convicted

Mark Goueeau's fate officially is in the hands of a Maricopa County jury as of 10 a.m. Mark Goudeau, accused Phoenix serial murderer ​The 12-person panel began its deliberations minutes ago after Superior Court Judge Warren Granville randomly dismissed five potential jurors who have ... More >>

Jam Session

Mark Goueeau's fate officially is in the hands of a Maricopa County jury as of 10 a.m. Mark Goudeau, accused Phoenix serial murderer ​The 12-person panel began its deliberations minutes ago after Superior Court Judge Warren Granville randomly dismissed five potential jurors who have ... More >>

Arizona State University and Nike Unveil New-Look Sun Devils; Sparky Gets Demoted

asu.edu ASU's new logo and typeface ​Fear the fork -- Arizona State University's longtime devlish mascot, Sparky, is taking the backseat to a pitchfork as A-State's logo, just one change in a series of new athletic looks unveiled by the school today.   The redesign of ASU's athletic ... More >>

Arizona State University and Nike Hush-Hush on Sun Devils New Look. Will Sparky Get Rid of that Goofy Grin?

​Arizona State University's athletic department is keeping a secret, and it's creating a whole lot of buzz among Sun Devil faithful. People inside ASU athletics wouldn't budge on divulging the secret to New Times, but we're told the secret is a "total overhaul" of ASU's athletic branding -- ... More >>

Coach Bruce Pearl Firing "Package" A Head-Shaker

At this moment on the cusp of the Sweet 16, it strikes us as flat-out absurd how much big-time college basketball and football coaches continue to rake in, no matter what the economy is doing to most of the rest of us. Former Tennessee men's BB coach Bruce Pearl at a Lady Vols' game​  ... More >>

Kingman Girl, 10, Missing Since Saturday

Mohave County Sheriff's OfficeTrinity Gilbert was last seen Saturday.​The Mohave County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in finding a 10-year-old Kingman girl reported missing on Saturday.Trinity Gilbert was last seen in the 2200 block of East John L. Avenue about 1 p.m. Saturday.Gilbe ... More >>

Avoid This on Black Friday: New Michael Jackson Video Game

​Hopefully you've prepared yourself for this year's lamest Christmas gift. According to Paste, Ubisoft just dropped a Michael Jackson video game available for Nintendo DS and PSP.As if there weren't enough terrible video games that revolve around dancing already. Yet this one might take the cake. ... More >>

11 New Restaurants Announced at Scottsdale Quarter

​Along with the debut of a new Nike flagship store at Scottsdale Quarter this week came an announcement of the North Scottsdale mall's fall/winter 2010-2011 restaurant lineup. Eleven new restaurants are in the works, joining Oakville Grocery, Brio Tuscan Grill, and Primebar: Coal Burger: coal-fire ... More >>

What Can Apple Do With $75 Mil Instead of Running iTunes?

​Apple co-owner Steve Jobs has more money than God by now, which is why Apple has unlimited options for what they could do with everything they've earned from iTunes alone.According to Hypebot, it costs around $75 million per month for Apple to operate iTunes. Prefix pulled together a solid list o ... More >>

Weezer's Hurley as More Corporate Branding?

The cover of Weezer's forthcoming album, Hurley.​It was bad enough when Weezer felt the need to insert Best Buy into their incredibly overplayed radio hit "I Want You To." Now it seems that their record Hurley, scheduled to be released on Sept. 14, may not be a direct reference to the Lost charact ... More >>

Tiger Woods Nike Ad Featuring Lecture From His Dead Father Unveiled on Eve of Masters

​Sports giant Nike aired an ad today that even has us scratching our heads wondering "is there no shame."The black-and-white ad shows a sullen-looking Tiger standing on a golf course with the voice of his dead father speaking to him.

Blondie's Debbie Harry Creates Converse Line: Why This is Not Punk Rock

Just one of the new Blondie shoes that will be sold by Converse.​It seems anything involving Blondie and Converse, the quintessential and iconic shoe of late-'70s punk rockers, would be a great idea.Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry wasn't just known for her golden tresses and her take-charge attitu ... More >>

On Chuck Taylor’s and Having It Better than Guatemala

Just one of the new Blondie shoes that will be sold by Converse.​It seems anything involving Blondie and Converse, the quintessential and iconic shoe of late-'70s punk rockers, would be a great idea.Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry wasn't just known for her golden tresses and her take-charge attitu ... More >>

Golf Demo Day and Blowout Sale

Just one of the new Blondie shoes that will be sold by Converse.​It seems anything involving Blondie and Converse, the quintessential and iconic shoe of late-'70s punk rockers, would be a great idea.Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry wasn't just known for her golden tresses and her take-charge attitu ... More >>

Phoenix gets malled

Just one of the new Blondie shoes that will be sold by Converse.​It seems anything involving Blondie and Converse, the quintessential and iconic shoe of late-'70s punk rockers, would be a great idea.Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry wasn't just known for her golden tresses and her take-charge attitu ... More >>

Logoville U.S.A.

Brand bullies infiltrate SMoCA

MAC ATTACK! PHX's graff-daddy El Mac makes the LA Weekly's cover on, er, L.A. graffiti.

Brand bullies infiltrate SMoCA

What's Your Major?

And other great pickup lines

2006 — The Year the Superstar DJ Died

Dinosaurs rule the dance floors no more

Failure to Launch

Indie red

Jules of the Desert

How ugly ads, good beer and neurology make an artist

Might As Well Jump!

A hot new sport -- from France -- gives teens an excuse to act like kindergartners

In The Zone

Eloy's Skies are raining men, and sprinkling hot chicks, too.

House of Pain

It's Kingsley versus Connelly in a heart-rending real estate battle

To a Tee

How Andy Brown took his tee shirts from the halls of NorthCanyon High to the racks at Urban Outfitters

Girls, Uninterrupted

This show impressed even the harshest critic

Robot Wars

A thriving Arizona break-dancing culture rediscovers the state's grandmasters of boogaloo

Boyz Band

Don't hate them because they're buff and rich. B2K is okay.

Elephant Man

Lee McGuire's deformities may be unique on Earth. The shoes he'll need to walk will be just as special.

Mel Sells Out

What Women Want is a movie that's better than this two-hour advertisement

Gimme Indie Rock

A pair of Valley talents team up for a split delight

Some Assembly Required

Exhibition lets locals create pieces based on written instructions

Fresh Game

From all points south, they flock to a Sonoran bus station called "The Chicken Coop"

The Selling of ASU Football

No matter what happens on the field, ASU athletics hits pay dirt every game--with a nonstop stream of advertisements

Hector the Hustler

No matter what happens on the field, ASU athletics hits pay dirt every game--with a nonstop stream of advertisements

Flashes

No matter what happens on the field, ASU athletics hits pay dirt every game--with a nonstop stream of advertisements

Flashes

No matter what happens on the field, ASU athletics hits pay dirt every game--with a nonstop stream of advertisements

ASU plays footsie with Nike

No matter what happens on the field, ASU athletics hits pay dirt every game--with a nonstop stream of advertisements

Is Anybody Listening?

Beyond Arizona, musicians rave about it, but the Phoenix Symphony, at 50, plays to half-empty houses at home. Can its new maestro, Hermann Michael, fill the seats?

Speed Racers

Superdrag's out to fill you up with high-octane power pop

Levi Stress

Superdrag's out to fill you up with high-octane power pop

HARD-CORE ADDICTSPOISED ON THE BRINK OF BIG TIME, THE PHUNK JUNKEEZ STILL LIKE IT LOUD AND STUPID

Superdrag's out to fill you up with high-octane power pop

LIVE SHOTS

Superdrag's out to fill you up with high-octane power pop

GOOD NIGHT, SWEET D

Superdrag's out to fill you up with high-octane power pop

GONE DOWN

Superdrag's out to fill you up with high-octane power pop

GONZP, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

VALLEY AUTHOR'S BIO OF HUNTER S. THOMPSON BEATS TWO OTHERS TO THE SHELVES

MINE SHAFTED

THE FOLKS IN MORRISTOWN MAY BE GETTING A NOT-SO-GRAND CANYON

MICHAEL JACKSON BROKE MY HEART

HE CHANGED HIS NOSE AND BLEACHED HIS SKIN. BUT WHEN HE CHANGE HIS MUSIC, HE WENT TOO FAR.