Phoenix Mars Lander

Warbeast Bypasses Phoenix, Talks 9/11 Riffs With Us Anyway

Earlier this month, Gwar and Warbeast kicked off a tour and brought down the house at Tucson's Rialto Theatre. But the thrash metal gods, lo and behold, have forsaken us here in Phoenix, and the tour didn't come our way. Hell, the duo is even going through spots like Des Moines, Little Rock, Green ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend in Phoenix

Kelly Clarkson may have slept on his phenomenal Kaleidoscope Dream, but that didn't stop Los Angeles-based crooner Miguel from having one hell of a 2012. He tops our list of must-see shows this weekend in Phoenix, stopping by the historic Celebrity Theatre to showcase sulty jams like "Adorn." We can ... More >>

The Year in Heavy Metal: 2012

The year 2012 brought an array of exciting moments in heavy metal, from album releases by veteran acts like Napalm Death and younger bands like Goatwhore, to some of the biggest ever heavy metal festivals, to a few of my personal favorite interviews with metal legends. Enjoy -- and happy metal fuc ... More >>

Six Must-See Doomsday Shows on Friday in Metro Phoenix

Party at ground zero/Every movie starring you/And the world will turn to flowing pink vapor stew -- Fishbone Shit could be getting real in about 96 hours from now, yo, when the fated date of December 21 finally dawns. It's highly unlikely, since NASA hasn't spotted any killer comets en route and al ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad To Headline Trunk Space 8th Birthday Party

See also: Andrew Jackson Jihad's Sean Bonnette on Knife Man and Gawker In 2004, George "Dubya" Bush was president, we confirmed that there was water on Mars, the last Oldsmobile rolled off the production line, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time since 1918. All of these e ... More >>

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Gets Endorsement from Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Via Husband's Speech

​Mark Kelly, husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, spoke during an Arizona Democratic Party fundraiser at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix to salute the party's grassroots volunteers.During his speech, the retired NASA astronaut, told the crowd that Giffords was excited for Greg S ... More >>

"Mysterious" Phoenix Fireball Not a UFO. Probably Just a Boring Meteor, According to NASA *VIDEO*

According to NASA, the above photo likely is of a meteor, not a UFO.​The "mysterious" fireball that was seen in the skies over Phoenix last night probably was just a meteor, according to NASA scientists.The strange flash happened about 7:40 p.m. and was seen as far away as Los Angeles.If you ... More >>

September 15 In Blogs: Allison Crouse, Slightly Stoopid, Los Sombreros, and the Phoenix Fireball

​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:

Phoenix the Source of Most Balloon-Caused UFO Reports, Says NASA

NASA can always depend on the Phoenix area for UFO reports. Our clear skies and large population apparently make the Valley number one when it comes to hysterical cries of alien invasion every time a research balloon goes up. Following yesterday's media reports about the earthly origins of a sph ... More >>

University of Arizona's Mars Mission Videos on iTunes

Cocteau Party

Backwards Theatre invokes the ghost of performance/art polyglot

"Up From the Ashes: Phoenix Goes to Mars"

Taser Aftershock!

Turns out much-maligned stun guns are a good thing overall

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits and installations

Art Scene

Current reviews, exhibits, and installlations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibitions and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibitions and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits, and installations

Big Cheese

Valley export Mark Davis plots to kill his lounge-pimp alter ego, Richard Cheese

Renaissance Woman

Hazel paints from the past

Turning Japanese

Desert drifters import "car surfing" to Arizona's hot streets

Draggin' Tale

AIDS Walk benefit draws ladies and gent

Cursed . . .

. . . and put a stake in it!

Robbing the Dreidel

How the Goblins stole Hanukkah

Local Color

MARS artists show their stuff

Going for Baroque

ASU displays rare works

Post-Hypno

Another kind of retro: Three different bands speak on the Hypno-Twists' demise.

Kings of Beer

A new suds squad seeks to build a roster in Phoenix

Galaxy Fest

Saguaro Astronomy Club hosts star-studded affair

Fathers and Guns

Gunfighters fire a round for Dad

Shamrock This Town

St. Paddy's Day revelry gets the green light

Pleas and Protests

Letters from the week of February 27, 2003

Turning the Tide

Letters from the week of January 2, 2003

Mexico, Mars and the Man

Letters from the week of December 19, 2002

Mars Face-off

Letters from the week of December 12, 2002

We're talkin' Football

Letters from the week of May 30, 2002

Valley del Soul

Say "Amen," brothers and sisters, for soul food served in south Phoenix and Scottsdale

Mission To Marcia

Meet alien abductee/author/prophet Marcia Schafer and the UFO-seeing, consciousness- raising, technology-obsessed new wave of New Age

Pompousness and Circumstance

Gumbo gets smug as he samples some Coltrane, gets blue with Big Bill, does Duke with the Doc and feels some local Native American muse

Dance on Washington

Night & Day

May 27 - June 2, 1999

Letters

Letters

The Hack and the Quack

The "Phoenix Lights" made Frances Emma Barwood the darling of the global space-alien lobby. And it'stransformed computer geek Jim Dilettoso into a star in the UFO firmament.

The Case of the Disarming Santa

The Outer Space Undergroud

Arizona's quiet visionaries yearn to make the state a hub of commercial space travel

Lourdes of the Rings

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

The Art of War

Domestic Insurrection-Control Intelligence Dossier

FREON EASY

ARIZONA'S REPUBLICAN LEADERS WANT THE STATE TO BUCK FEDERAL LAWS ON CFC PRODUCTION. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WEIRD SCIENCE MIXES WITH WACKY POLITICS.

HIGH-TECH'S MISSING LINK

IS JAMES J. DILETTOSO A TECHNO GOD OR JUST ANOTHER FLOPPY DISCIPLE? EVEN HE CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.