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Seven Awesome Things About The Gathering of the Juggalos

​ When it comes to summer music festivals, most people tend to think of well established, corporate-sponsored events like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or the Pitchfork Music Festival. But one music festival that seems to be establishing itself as something of a big ticket in recent years is the annual ... More >>

Rope Opera

​ When it comes to summer music festivals, most people tend to think of well established, corporate-sponsored events like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or the Pitchfork Music Festival. But one music festival that seems to be establishing itself as something of a big ticket in recent years is the annual ... More >>

"Macho Man" Randy Savage Is Dead; Remembering the Man Through His Music

uproxx.comSoaring with the eagles and slithering with the snakes he's been everywhere in between. He is your friend.​"Macho Man" Randy Savage died this morning, killed in a car accident after he suffered a heart attack on the road. Savage started his career as a mid-card wrestler brought in to sp ... More >>

Osama bin Laden Death Swag Selling Well, At Home and Abroad

Cafe PressIt's never too early to become a patriot.​We might not be getting pictures of Osama bin Laden's corpse from Barack Obama -- but there's some interesting memorabilia for sale. The Toronto Star is reporting that t-shirts, greeting cards and coffee mugs celebrating bin Laden's death are se ... More >>

Lords of the Ring

Cafe PressIt's never too early to become a patriot.​We might not be getting pictures of Osama bin Laden's corpse from Barack Obama -- but there's some interesting memorabilia for sale. The Toronto Star is reporting that t-shirts, greeting cards and coffee mugs celebrating bin Laden's death are se ... More >>

Sunday Smackdown

Changing Hands hosts wrassler turned writer

Grapple Season

Pro wrestling goes local

State Motto

Arizona: The land of minor-league wrasslin’

Three Spoke Wheel

Arizona: The land of minor-league wrasslin’

Cypress Hill

Arizona: The land of minor-league wrasslin’

Uncovering the Vast Conspiracy to Kill Nonpoint

Arizona: The land of minor-league wrasslin’

March 30 In Blogs: Barack Obama, Wrestlemania, Bacon, and John McCain

​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: Barack Obama's Quota on Non-Criminal Aliens: 400,000 Per Year, Get Them Where You Can Up ... More >>

Paul McCartney Gives Fans a 3-Hour Show, Two Encores at Jobing.com Arena

Paul McCartney fans who got to check him out last night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale seemed to get a lot of bang for their buck, judging by the abundance of positive Tweetage after his show. The Beatle played a 3-hour set with two encores, so he probably played at least one of your favorite songs ... More >>

Put Up Your Faux Dukes

Low-budget wrestling circuit debuts in CenPho

Live Poets Society

The father of slam tends to his flock

WWE Monday Night Raw

The father of slam tends to his flock

February 11 In Blogs: Victoria's Secret, John Mayer, Ted DiBiase, and Wayne Gretzky

​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: Joe Arpaio's New Counsel Kris Kobach, and His Disingenuous Statements to Fox 10 Up on th ... More >>

Hulkamania Holiday Hoedown

​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: Joe Arpaio's New Counsel Kris Kobach, and His Disingenuous Statements to Fox 10 Up on th ... More >>

WrestleMania XXVI Pre-Sale Party

​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: Joe Arpaio's New Counsel Kris Kobach, and His Disingenuous Statements to Fox 10 Up on th ... More >>

WWE's Sergeant Slaughter Coming to the Valley as Honorary Race Official

www.camelclutchblog.com Sergeant Slaughter​The gruff ex-wrestler known throughout the world as Sergeant Slaughter will be gracing an event at the Phoenix International Raceway later this month.Stock-car racing and professional wrestlers -- this just screams class.On November 15, Slaugh ... More >>

Mexican Standoff

Luchadores play out social issues on the mat

Phoenix Business Majoreventrentalz.com Beats Recession By Renting Local Homes to Visiting Sports Fans

Courtesy of Keith Johnson Keith Johnson and the staff at Majoreventrentalz.com are enjoying their success. The Arizona Cardinals failed to grab the brass ring at this year's Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, but at least one Valley resident came away victorious.Keith Johnson, owner of ... More >>

Oklahoma? Not OK.

Who let these Dust Bowl hicks into the NBA?

Duel Citizenship

No metal-chair skull-cracking allowed. Yet.

Rabid Test

No holds or garbage-can beatdowns barred

Future $hock: The Cult, Ozzy, Rob Zombie, and more

No holds or garbage-can beatdowns barred

Bruise Brothers

No holds or garbage-can beatdowns barred

Saliva

Blood Stained Love Story
(Island)

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of December 26

Blood Stained Love Story
(Island)

Monster Mash

Inspiring "everybody from Slayer to Beyoncé"

Fellowship of The Ringer

Knoxville's still an ass, but co-stars are something special

Bob Mould

Body of Song
(Yep Roc)

Canonizing Carnage

Band goes completely metal

Lick Them Beavers!

Notre Dame looks for payback in the Insight Bowl

Raw Rasslin'

Navajo warriors, buff babes and, um, Saddam's bald bro rip up the ring at The Sets.

Truck Off

East side, west side skate parks host dual duels

A Tall Order

The Rock tries on Joe Don Baker's shoes for size, and they don't quite fit

This Week's Day-by–Day Picks

The Rock tries on Joe Don Baker's shoes for size, and they don't quite fit

Letters

Letters from the week of July 17, 2003

Best Party Supplies

Party City

Son of Slam

Southern Arizona's wrestling circuit grabs small-town fans

Horde of the Ring

When the WWF comes to town, everyone is an extra