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March 20, 2012
Favorite Spring Break Music Performances
It's Spring Break 2012 time, suckahs! A time for all that overrated hanging out on a boat stuff, drinking until you're blackout drunk and hooking up with pasty-wearing hard-bodied strangers. Even though MTV dropped their "music television" moniker, they are still synonymous with the college-aged ho ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2012
2012 RPM Challenge: Who Completed an Entire Album in February?
See also: 2012 RPM Challenge: Five Valley Artists (And Yours Truly) Attempt to Record an Album in One Month With the extra day provided by leap year, four of the seven Valley artists we tracked for this year's RPM Challenge were able to record an entire album from start to finish. That would be S ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
STRFKR and Painted Palms at Crescent Ballroom, 1/10/12
Over the years, it's been hard to peg Portland solo project turned electro-pop trio Starfucker as any one thing. Known for wearing women's clothing during live performances, having song titles like "Biggie Smalls" and "Queen Latifah," and changing their band name more times than they've changed thei ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years
I want my MTV backMusic Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... 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 >>
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July 6, 2011
Inmate Divulges Details About the Identity of the Notorious B.I.G.'s Murderer
A Chicago inmate has come forward with information about a man who might have been Biggie's murderer, according to the Fab Life.Clayton Hill, the inmate, has said that Nation of Islam member Dawoud Muhammad was the hit man who shot and killed the Notorious B.I.G.Muhammad "stated to me that he was ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
July 6 In Blogs: Gary Kelley, Haboob, Notorious B.I.G., Rice Balls, and Nancy Grace
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
Blogs
July 1, 2011
Aaron May, What Are You Listening To?
Aaron MayAaron MayThe chef owns Over Easy (additional location here), The Lodge, Mabel's on Main, Iruna and Vitamin T, as well as May's Counter in Tucson. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? The Grateful Dead channel on Sirius. The cla ... More >>
Blogs
June 13, 2011
The Top Ten Lamest, Most Overplayed Hip Hop Songs from the Late 90's
Can't stop, won't stopInspiration comes from many different places, the radio being one of them. While carousing around town in my hooptie the other day, the Notorious B.I.G./Puff Daddy/Mase 1997 classic "Mo Money, Mo Problems" came on over my speakers, much to my odd delight. After I was done ... More >>
Film
June 2, 2011
Everything Must Go: Will Ferrell Is Down and Out, and His Life Is for SaleLife for Sale
Can't stop, won't stopInspiration comes from many different places, the radio being one of them. While carousing around town in my hooptie the other day, the Notorious B.I.G./Puff Daddy/Mase 1997 classic "Mo Money, Mo Problems" came on over my speakers, much to my odd delight. After I was done ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2011
Top 40 Songs with Arizona in the Lyrics: Songs 40 through 21
Wikimedia CommonsArizona: Land of sun and song.There have been more than 140 songs with lyrics about Arizona in them. Seriously. Some of them have been big hits by huge acts, too ("Get Back" by The Beatles, "Take It Easy" by The Eagles). The lyrics to these songs capture various snapshots of the ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Titus Andronicus Thought Time Touring With the Pogues Sucked
Highly hyped New Jersey band Titus Andronicus' tour with the Pogues infuriated Titus' lead singer, Patrick Stickles, according to Paste.The Pogues, who the members of Titus Andronicus consider to be musical heroes, didn't give their opening band the time of day. They never once watched Titus open ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Blunt-Wrap Bill Would Stiffen Penalties for Minors Using Fake IDs to Purchase Tobacco
www.elementpower.comBlunt wraps even come in the Biggie Smalls variety. Thug lyfeIf you're under 18 and use a fake ID to buy cigarettes, chaw, or even blunt wraps, you should stop -- if an Arizona lawmaker has her way, doing so could be punishable by up to 30 days in the slammer.Republican state ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Russell Pearce Shakes Down Scores of Lobbyists, Legally
Pearce's big money-grab, and it's all legalTo cop a line from the Notorious B.I.G., "Gimme the loot! Gimme the loot!"That's what Republican state Senate President-elect Russell Pearce might as well be saying with a recent e-mail announcing a fundraiser on January 7, 2011, just three days before Ariz ... More >>
Music
October 14, 2010
Nas and Damian Marley's Reggae-Rap Project Explores Their Roots
Pearce's big money-grab, and it's all legalTo cop a line from the Notorious B.I.G., "Gimme the loot! Gimme the loot!"That's what Republican state Senate President-elect Russell Pearce might as well be saying with a recent e-mail announcing a fundraiser on January 7, 2011, just three days before Ariz ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Bad Laugh Tracks: The Most Annoying Recorded Laughter in Pop Music
When I heard Ke$ha's "Your Love is My Drug" on the radio the other day, aside from making remarks about how sloppy she is, I couldn't help but mention to my friend that I thought the song was terrible.I was thrilled that the song was nearly over until Ke$ha struck a chord with one of my old pet p ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
What Does The Suburbs Hitting #1 Mean for Indie Rock?
Arcade Fire is an indie band. I don't say that just because they sound like an indie band -- though they do -- but because they're actually signed to an indie label.All three Arcade Fire albums came out on Merge, a North Carolina-based company that was started in 1989 so D-I-Yers Superchunk could ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
May 4 In Blogs: J.T. Ready, Barack Obama, National Burger Month, and Beavers
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Handled with Kid Gloves by ABC 15, and Arizona Militia Decl ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Pink Floyd's The Wall Turned Into a Musical? The 30th Anniversary Tour Might Not Be the Only New Wall Project
Roger Waters: Writer of musicals and graffiti artist?So I guess it's officially time for every superstar rock musician who was once edgy and cool to make a fucking musical. As if it wasn't enough for The Who to do it in the '70s or Green Day now, TwentyFourBit reports that Pink Floyd's Roger Wat ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
Get High to Anarbor This 4/20
Gage YoungForget the same old music you've always gotten high to this 4/20 holiday. Why don't you consider Anarbor, a Phoenix-based band who's releasing their debut full-length album, The Words You Don't Swallow, today. It's no coincidence the group, signed to Hopeless Records, decided to drop ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2009
Billy Corgan Starts God Blog, The Blueprint 4, Get Van Halen Game Free
Electric Mustache: Photos: The Thermals, Kinch & Sisterbrother at The Rhythm RoomIdolator: Because You Were Probably Wondering What Sanjaya Thought Of Ellen DeGeneres' "Idol" GigNME: Jay-Z already working on follow up to The Blueprint 3Pitchfork: Billy Corgan Launches Spiritual WebsiteRolling St ... More >>
Calendar
May 14, 2009
The Odd Couplets
Notorious B.I.G. meets Emily D in bumpin’ new book
Blogs
January 26, 2009
Rotten Tomatoes' Ofay-Centric Critics, and the Biggie Smalls Biopic Notorious
"It was all a dream..."There are very few film critics I can read without getting at least mildly peeved at their gasbaggery. But the critics' pool on the geek-fan site RottenTomatoes.com really ticks me off, particularly in regards to the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious, which I caught over the week ... More >>
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January 26, 2009
Jan. 26 In Blogs: Cardinals, TheDirty.com, Rotten Tomatoes and More
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Arizona Cardinals Send Off In Video Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2009
Yo, Stephen Hawking Raps
The world already has its share of ridiculous ring tones, but now, thanks to a company called FunMobility, you can hear the voice of famed physicist Stephen Hawkings rapping "Baby Got Back" whenever that special someone calls your cell phone.
Film
January 15, 2009
Notorious Makes B.I.G. Just B.L.A.N.D.
The world already has its share of ridiculous ring tones, but now, thanks to a company called FunMobility, you can hear the voice of famed physicist Stephen Hawkings rapping "Baby Got Back" whenever that special someone calls your cell phone.
Blogs
October 30, 2008
Brew Review: Surviving Malt Liquor
The world already has its share of ridiculous ring tones, but now, thanks to a company called FunMobility, you can hear the voice of famed physicist Stephen Hawkings rapping "Baby Got Back" whenever that special someone calls your cell phone.
Music
May 8, 2008
In their appeal to red-staters, Southern hip-hop and Fox News walk together
The world already has its share of ridiculous ring tones, but now, thanks to a company called FunMobility, you can hear the voice of famed physicist Stephen Hawkings rapping "Baby Got Back" whenever that special someone calls your cell phone.
Calendar
April 3, 2008
Sticker Shock
HoodRide’s latest show adheres to surfaces, not to rules
Music
March 20, 2008
Rock 'n' revival: resurrecting musical artists to save their genres
HoodRide’s latest show adheres to surfaces, not to rules
Music
October 19, 2006
Method Man
Rapping up a glorious career
Music
April 6, 2006
Islands
Return to the Sea
(Equator)
News
March 23, 2006
Dream Weaver
Denny Le Nimh, the Yoda of PHX rock DJs, parties with the Kreme posse at Paco Paco for Plus One
Film
March 2, 2006
Get Down With Dave
Chappelle returns with a raucous Party
Music
December 8, 2005
Critical Fatwa
Give it a rest. In peace
Calendar
December 8, 2005
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Give it a rest. In peace
News
August 5, 2004
Dog Park Decadence
The Phantom Surfers and Neil Hamburger run with the big dogs at Phoenix Greyhound Park.
Music
August 5, 2004
Casket Life
That's one for new Stomping Ground Records
Music
August 7, 2003
Original Soundtrack
Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack (Bad Boy/Universal)
Film
June 12, 2003
Hollywood Babble-On
Ron Shelton tries to mock the L.A. cop buddy movie, but the joke's mostly on him
Music
December 26, 2002
It Ain't Good -- So What?
Sometimes, the best music is the stuff you wouldn't dream of praising in public
Music
June 27, 2002
Various Artists
Constant Elevation (Astralwerks)
Music
January 31, 2002
Faith Evans
Faithfully (Bad Boy)
Film
September 13, 2001
The Umpire Strikes Back
Yet another baseball movie, Hardball pitches some soft-hearted charm
Best of Phoenix
September 21, 2000
Best Used Jazz CD Selection
Zia Record Exchange
105 West University, Tempe
480-829-1967
(and other Valley locations)
Music
August 24, 2000
The Allies
D-Day (Asphodel)
News
November 11, 1999
Is It Time To Pull The Thug?
Gang style blasts through popular culture. Can the media be used to fight back?
Music
March 27, 1997
Who's the Man?
With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row
Music
February 15, 1996
Recordings
With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row
Music
November 30, 1995
Recordings
With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row
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