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Five Favorite CSAs in Metro Phoenix

If your resolution to eat healthier this year came early, or if you're interested in supporting local farms, now is the time to join a CSA. Community Supported Agriculture gives you a convenient, direct way to get food from farms, typically in the form of weekly "shares." It allows you to enjoy sea ... More >>

Arizona Organix Steps Out as the State's First Authorized Medical-Marijuana Dispensary

What Would Life Be Like Without Technology? A Onetime Addict Finds Out

Joe Arpaio's Wackadoodle Supporters Freak Out

The above video posted in early October by YouTuber BlessedONE333returnz is freaking hi-larious, and offers a window into the cracked minds of these human PayDay bars who think Joe Arpaio walks on water. This crazy lady is kvetching off-camera about an anti-Arpaio mailer in the form of a faux newsp ... More >>

Mark Erickson (Colorstore, Sweetbleeders, Gospel Claws, Roar) Memorial Service/Benefit Announced

See also: R.I.P. Mark Erickson of Colorstore, Roar, and Gospel Claws See also: Download: Colorstore's Shambolic, Fuzzy "My Life As a Beaver" See also: Serene Dominic Interviews ColorstoreThe details regarding the memorial service for Mark Erickson, known for his roles in Colorstore, Sweetbleeders, R ... More >>

decker.'s Van Flips on Tour, Injures Band Member Kelly Cole

See also: decker: Love, God, and Sex in SedonaCall it a rough weekend: While on tour in California, Sedona-based folk band decker.'s van flipped over on Friday night, injuring one of the band members. On the road from Santa Cruz to their Los Angeles show, a tire blew out, causing the van and U-Haul ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Racism "Discovered" by Arizona's Media

See also: ACLU Seeks New Injunction on "Papers Please" Portion of SB 1070 See also: Russell Pearce Scores Another Win Against Hispanics See also: Russell Pearce's Falsehoods, Inaccuracies and Inventions on Channel 12's Sunday Square-Off See also: Russell Pearce Preaches Hate on Ban Amnesty Now Radio ... More >>

Dell Computer Warranty Scamsters Get Prison Time; Harold Ruggles and Joseph Groom Made $600K, Feds Say

Dell has a great warranty program for its computer equipment -- just ask Harold Ruggles of Phoenix and his friend, Joseph Grooms of Glendale.These two 20-somethings made a fortune in 2009 and 2010 by selling unwitting buyers replacement parts from Dell that weren't really replacements. The cash roll ... More >>

Jason P. Woodbury on How Bands Tapped Into Crowd-Funding in 2011

A Kafka-esque Catch 22 Keeps Kini Seawright Off the AHCCCS Rolls, Thanks to Governor Brewer and the State Legislature

PayPal Hack in December Leads to Arrests of 14, Including Flagstaff Resident Ethan Miles

Image: Ethan Miles' Facebook siteThis isn't Ethan Miles, obviously, but Miles -- who posted this picture as his Facebook profile -- apparently shares John Lennon's sentiments.​A Flagstaff man was among 14 people arrested today by the FBI as part of an investigation into last December's hack of Pay ... More >>

Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Denies Misappropriating Funds from U.S. Border Guard

Ready sent me this pic: If those C-notes are real, he doesn't look broke I recently interviewed an associate of neo-Nazi J.T. Ready's, someone privy to details about Ready's group U.S. Border Guard, who claimed Ready was using donations to his outfit to pay his rent and buy personal ... More >>

Arizona Press Club Names Up On The Sun "Best Features Blog"

​It brings me great joy to report that Up On The Sun was named the Best Features Blog in the state by the Arizona Press Club in a ceremony Saturday night in downtown Phoenix. Niki D'Andrea, Jonathan McNamara, Stephen Chilton and I made up the winning team. (Full results here.)The "Best Features Bl ... More >>

OiNK Administrator Cleared of Charges

Alan Ellis, operater of former p2p juggernaut OiNK, was cleared of all charges last Friday in a British court.​For those not in the know, file-sharing is a pretty big way of life for some music fans. Shawn Fanning pushed the practice into prominence in the late 1990s with his super-slick software ... More >>

More on the Rasputin's Dispute: Court Records and Photos

As we reported last week, party house Rasputin's Equestrian Manor closed at the beginning of this month. Our previous blog detailed the property owner's complaints against her former tenants, including allegations that they vandalized the property prior to their eviction.The owner of the property fo ... More >>

Memorials for Scotty Jeffers; Smokey Joe's Cafe at Broadway Palm in Mesa

​Scotty Jeffers, a talented and popular Valley actor and musician who'd graced our stages continuously ever since his Washington High School days, died suddenly Saturday night, October 31, at the age of 38, from what friends were told was cardiac arrest triggered by a pulmonary embolism. He ha ... More >>

Curtains: Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at Starlight Community Theater in Anthem

Patty Kaufman, itsUphoto From left to right: Jeff Bennett, Gig Kyriazi, Maria Hatzigeorgalis, and John Rose play the plucky Jerome family in Brighton Beach Memoirs Starlight Community Theater is in its fourth season in Anthem, a planned community in nooooorth Phoenix. As in 39 thousand north ... More >>

Back Ted N-Ted’s Ryan Breen on the Hookie EP and an Upcoming Full Album

A Light Railer's Lament

I'm in a sour mood today even though I shouldn't be. Christmas, and all its attendant annoyances, is gone for another six months. I just spent some QT visiting with the family. It's warming up. I still have a job and one or two bucks left in the bank account.The source of my sourness lies with Phoen ... More >>

Deerhunter Knows How to Build Band Buzz, and You Can Too

The Real Rip-Off Report

Ed Magedson calls himself an advocate. His enemies call him an extortionist

Kiss My Ashes Wednesday

Death of Sid Copeland

Jugheads' proprietor will be missed

Overseas MP3s

For pennies a tune, you can build a primo music library and support free enterprise in Russia

Blind Date

A blessing in disguise awaits at Cone Gallery

Katie & Jordy's Excellent Adventure

The incredibly true story of two Tempe women and the photograph that helped convict Scott Peterson

Dude Where's My Car?

Tales from the nation's auto theft capital

Glass Ceiling

Punk vets Glass Heroes got tired of waiting for a break. They've turned to the Net.