Subject: Paula Abdul

• Republiloon Karen Johnson visits moonhowler Alex Jones' radio show, signals she's straitjacket-ready.

  May 7, 2008

• SWISS BOOM BAH

  July 8, 1992

• "Guitar Wolf: Grease Rock 'n' Roll!"

  March 13, 1997

• Fear and Loathing

  Trashman sinks his teeth into the unholy union of porn and Vegas

  July 23, 1998

• Smells Like Leif Garrett

  The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  January 20, 2000

• Just a Stage?

  What a desert deserves

  May 19, 2005

• Sports Bar Saucy

  Hot boys, scandalous gals, 2-4-1 drinks and, um, darts: It's a Tuesday night at Roscoe's

  July 14, 2005

• Why wait until December? Let's commence with the 2008 music year in review

  January 24, 2008

• American Idol: entertainment or evil?

  June 26, 2008

• Joel McHale at Celebrity Theater

  By P.J. Standlee Joel McHale is the ridiculous, scathing, and audacious joker among the equally ridiculous and licentious celebrity royalty that populate our most beloved and idiotic TV programs. And it’s obvious to everyone who saw McHale on Friday night at the Celebrity Theatre that McHale is not only good at sharpshooting hapless celebrities, we love to watch him do it. “We love to make fun of celebrities on The Soup,” McHale said about his chatty and gossipy rundown of celebrity obn

  November 16, 2008

• Phooson: Pussycat Dolls Are Such Bad Lip-Synchers

  So i've seen some bad lip-synchers, but the Pussycat Dolls pretty much take the cake. At times none of them were even trying to hold a mic near their face. At one point one of the Dolls introduced them as a dancing-singing group and the description was apt, as they did have some moves. Paula Abdul introduced the group (two are from the 602, it seems) and she's out here again before Fallout Boy being subjected to the humilation of dancing to "Straight Up" while some small town radio jock pressure

  December 5, 2008

• Phooson: Picture This!

  We've got photos of Katy Perry, Rihanna, Fallout Boy, Tokio Hotel, The Pussycat Dolls, Jesse McCartney and even Paula Abdul. Check out your favorite Phooson artist in our Phooson 2008 slide show. -- Photos by Luke Holwerda

  December 6, 2008

• Dec. 5 In Blogs: How to Beat a Ticket, Paula Abdul, Schreiner's Fine Sausage and Travis Munroe

  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 Photo Enforcement Ticket: How to Beat It and Keep Your Conscience Clear Taser's Claim About Reviewing Unpublished Arizona Republic Articles Fails Logic Test Up on the Sun: City Of Phoenix Orders HoodRide Tear Down Its Popular Tree House Paula Abdul Hosting Ph

  December 5, 2008

• Beat Wave

  June 4, 2009

• MyStudio Music Offers Phoenix Residents a Chance to Win Two Tickets to the Grammys

  Video may have killed the radio star, but video could also nab one Valley resident a free trip to this year's Grammy Awards at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

  January 8, 2009

• American Idol Gets All Southwest On Your Ass

  So last night marked the return of the out-of-control musical delusionfest known as American Idol. And the first episode of the eighth season featured summer auditions that took place RIGHT HERE IN PHOENIX!!! Oh my God, the excitement was just too much! How exciting was it going to be to see watch an episode of AI featuring people I might bump into buying seems-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time drunken burritos at Filibertos! The jubilation quickly faded, however, after it became apparent that at l

  January 14, 2009

• Kansas City American Idol Auditions Have Good, Bad and Ugly

  Tears, screaming and screeches - oh my! Wednesday's American Idol auditions, which were held in Kansas City, home of last season's Idol winner David Cook, had all of these things along with dozens of snarky comments from judge Simon Cowell.While one of our favorite moments took place in the beginning of the show when Cowell told Idol hopeful Chelsea Marquardt that she sounded "like a cat jumping off the Empire State Building and the sound it would make before it hit the floor," many more follo

  January 14, 2009

• Idol's Louisville Auditions Provide Viewers With Job Ideas

  So, last night, American Idol took its tone-deaf dog-and-pony show to Louisville, Kentucky. But, really, does it matter where we were? Louisville was the same as Phoenix, which was the same as San Francisco, which we all know is going to be just like Tuesday's show in Jacksonville. There's the horrible singing, there's the amazing singing, there are the horrible outfits, the infighting among judges, and the heartwarming stories of auditioners who save puppies from burning buildings and/or wor

  January 22, 2009

• Cover Your Ears, American Idol Singers on the Loose!

  Casey Carlson: Just one night away from going back to making bubble tea for good.After a horrible, seizure-inducing Hollywood Week, I was actually sort of excited to get this show on the road and hear the offerings of The Best Singers in All the Land, as decreed by the "experts." I should have known better than to be optimistic. Have I learned nothing over the course of eight seasons? Two hours and 12 singers later, all I wanted to do was lie down, put a cold compress on my head, and call my mom

  February 18, 2009

• American Idol: Why I’ll Never Watch It Again

  February 5, 2009

• Best intentions: Jump high or stay home

  January 17, 2008

• Light My Menorah

  Imagining a rock star Hanukkah

  November 29, 2007

• Royal Flush

  February 15, 2007

• No Wigs Required

  Paula Abdul and the $600 boa

  April 13, 2006

• After Shock

  Howard Stern's switch to satellite means a whole new world for Phoenix radio. And for me

  January 26, 2006

• Your Government at Work

  November 24, 2005

• Idol Cafe

  Just let them sing? What a concept!

  June 2, 2005

• John Hiatt and the Goners

  Beneath This Gruff Exterior (New West)

  Various Artist

  It'll Come to You: The Songs of John Hiatt (Vanguard)

  June 19, 2003

• Proud Mary

  Bite Me finds hamburger in paradise

  February 20, 2003

• The Fly Boys of Summer

  With Outta My Way, The Flys show what you can achieve with brains, brawn and Brian (Wilson, that is)

  April 27, 2000

• The Journey

  Markus Schulz's growing DJ empire has been a lifetime in the making

  September 30, 1999

• Night & Day

  March 11 - 17, 1999

  March 11, 1999

• CHIMI SWEEP

  July 22, 1992

• Willy Northpole Wants Hip-Hop Fans in Phoenix to Feel Tha Connect

  June 11, 2009

• Idol Worship

  July 16, 2009

• Radiohead Releases New Song, Paula Abdul Quits American Idol, Snoop Dogg Wants to Be a Millionaire

  Spin: Radiohead Release New Song Spin: Eminem, Kanye, Lady Gaga, Beyonce Lead MTV VMA Noms So Much Silence: New Kidz in the Hall: Flickin' Rolling Stone: Lollapalooza '09: Day-By-Day Guide to the Acts You Can't Miss Rolling Stone: Paula Abdul Announces She's Leaving "American Idol" Rolling Stone: Heath Ledger's Video For Modest Mouse's "King Rat" Premieres Pitchfork: !!! Announce Fall Tour, Coming to the Rythm Room in September Pitchfork: Method Man Sued for Allegedly Shooting Fan With Pellet Gu

  August 5, 2009

• Daughtry

  August 13, 2009

• DJ Dossier: Rob Wegner

  While he doesn't dress in monk-like robes (like Qui-Gon Jinn) or offer advice in backwards fashion (à la Yoda), Rob Wegner is most definitely served as a Jedi Master to DJs across the PHX for most of the last decade. He's taught many a Padawan how to spin up a song in that time, including MCB and J. Alan over at Axis/Radius, Dirty Pretty's Jon Amaral, and Adrian Diaz at Sandbar). In 2001, Wegner launched a class dedicated to the ins and outs of the DJ biz over at Scottsdale Community College,

  August 28, 2009

• Jay-Z Sees Grizzly Bear Concert, Julian Casablancas' Cover Art, Mini T's at The Icehouse

  Electric Mustache: Photos: Miniature Tigers at The Ice House 8/29/2009Idolator: Is "Pork & Beans" Really The Third-Best Music Video Of The Past Ten Years?Idolator: Five Reasons Why Jay-Z's Attendance At Yesterday's Grizzly Bear Show Wasn't All That SurprisingNME: Police to review death of Rolling Stones' Brian JonesPitchfork: Julian Casablancas Debuts Solo Album Cover, New Songs Live in JapanRolling Stone: Michael Jackson's 51st Birthday Celebrated at Global TributesRolling Stone: Paula Abdu

  August 31, 2009

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O. Sings to Fatties, Nirvana vs. Courtney Over Cobain's Guitar Hero Likeness, Weezer Unveils New Album Art

  NME: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O to soundtrack anti-fat advertsRolling Stone: Grohl, Novoselic Didn't Approve Cobain's "Guitar Hero" AvatarRolling Stone: Paula Abdul and "American Idol" Insiders React to Ellen NewsPitchfork: Weezer's Raditude Cover RevealedIdolator: Someone Decided To Put Together A Gallery Of John Mayer's Guitar FacesSpin: Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Eminem Added to VMA LineupSpin: Watch: Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn's Live DebutElectric Mustache: MP3: Au Revoir Simone "Another Likely

  September 11, 2009