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Arizona Diamondbacks Take Both Games of Doubleheader Against the Texas Rangers

The Arizona Diamondbacks spent their Memorial Day holiday defeating the Texas Rangers in back-to-back games of a day-night doubleheader at Chase Field on Monday. It was the second-ever twin bill in team history at the stadium and the consecutive victories raised Arizona's record to 30-22 and gave ... More >>

Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias' Kinky Death-Penalty Trial

How Can My Band Shake the "Christian Rock" Tag?

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

You Don't Have to Move Your Band to L.A. or New York to Make It

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you stop doing it wro ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Two of Three to Washington Nationals

The team with the best record in baseball took two out of three games at Chase Field over the weekend. The Washington Nationals overmatched the Arizona Diamondbacks in their Friday and Saturday wins before being shut down on Sunday by D-backs rookie Patrick Corbin. In Friday's 9-1 loss, there was v ... More >>

Underground Hip-Hop Program The Pulse on Power 98.3 To Air Last Show in Phoenix Tonight

See also: The Pulse on Power 98.3: Broadcasting Underground Hip-Hop to The Valley (Video) See also: Dave Pratt's Out, MasterChef Contestant Monti Carlo Is In at 103.9, Plus More Radio News They say bad things come in threes. First Steve Nash decides to bolt from the Phoenix Suns (although, it's n ... More >>

Morrissey Is Coming to the Marquee Theatre

See also: We Love Morrissey, but Does He Love Us? See also: Morrissey at the Oprheum Theatre It's weird time to be Morrissey: British rock tabloid NME recently apologized to the downer-pop icon for calling alleging he's racist (stop me if you think that you've heard that one before), he's currently ... More >>

The Muppets: Jason Segel's Reboot Can't Quite Get Its Act Together

Brugos Pizza Coming to North Scottsdale

Brugos big combo pizza.​A sneak peek inside Brugos.​Those with memories like a steel trap will remember Brugos Pizza, the family-owned gourmet pizzeria with locations in Carson City and Reno, Nevada, made a brief and ultimately failed appearance in Central Phoenix at the Camelback Esplan ... More >>

Could Jameson Johnson Be a Real-Life Jason Bourne?

Now Closed: Brugo's Pizza

​Another one? Seriously?! Reno-based fancy pizza joint Brugo's, who practically just opened, is done already. It's a sad story, really. The McDonald family moved to Arizona with dreams of bringing their award winning Reno pizza to Phoenix, opened up shop at the Esplanade in April and then later fo ... More >>

Dropkick Murphys at Marquee Theatre, 7/3/11

Chants of "Let's go Murphys" rang through the half-filled Marquee Theatre about 45 minutes before the opening band even took the stage. The mantra only grew louder throughout the night as the crowd grew to capacity and eventually beckoned the Dropkick Murphys out on stage for an en ... More >>

Net Worth

Now Open: Brugos Pizza Co.

​Northern Nevada's award-winning pizza has made its way to The Valley of the Sun just in time for summer. The family owned and operated Brugos Pizza Co. recently opened its first Arizona location in the upscale digs of the Esplanade business and retail complex. Christina and Troy McDonald open ... More >>

Micah Owings, Three Others Demoted From Major League Camp by Arizona Diamondbacks

Sports IllustratedThe myth of the slugging pitcher, unraveled.​The Arizona Diamondbacks assigned fan-favorite pitcher Micah Owings to minor league camp today, alongside right-handed pitcher Brian Sweeney and fabulously-named journeyman outfielder Wily Mo Peña. D'Backs management also sent catche ... More >>

Jordin Sparks to Play Marquee on July 1... But Seriously, Who is Going to Devirginize Her?

​Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Music ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Bullpen Terrible-as-Usual in Today's Blowout Loss to Hanley Ramirez-Less Florida Marlins

www.zimbio.com D-backs starting pitcher Billy Buckner was decent in his season debut against the Florida Marlins.​Before this afternoon, the Arizona Diamondbacks had lost eight of their last 10 games, and after this afternoon's shiteous performance from the D-backs bullpen -- as well as pro ... More >>

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Finale: Fizz-Out, Fat Rascal Flatts, and Weird-ass Montage

There, there, Jamie, at least you tried. You came up $20,000 short of your financial goal to keep fresh food on the plastic cafeteria trays of Huntington School's youth, some of the parents called bullshit on your healthy school lunches by sending more of their kids to school with bags of jelly be ... More >>

Diamondbacks Take Two of Three from the Pirates

Getty ImagesChris Young: 11 RBI already this season.​Outfielder Chris Young was so bad last season that the Arizona Diamondbacks sent him down to the team's Triple A team club to re-teach him how to hit. Apparently, his stint in Reno did him some good because after the first six games of 2010 he's ... More >>

Huntington, West Virginia, Needs More Than Jamie Oliver, in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Ding! Ding! Ding! America, thanks to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (the best reality show on TV right now) we now have a winner for the Glad-I-Don't-Live-in-This Hellhole award: Huntington, West Virginia! Great job, Huntington! What's your secret? Children who don't know how to cut food with a knif ... More >>

Cobra Skulls

Conan O'Brien Makes Phoenix Date Official, Announces Full Tour

Oh, Coco, we knew you'd make it happen​Conan O'Brien has announced via his twitter account (@ConanOBrien) that he will tour North America this spring.O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" will span 30 dates will kick off April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and will come th ... More >>

10 Things Under $10: Inglorious Bastards, Deadheads, Sugar Thieves, and Punks Aplenty

Calabrese is scheduled to haunt Atomic Comics during Fright Night on Sunday.​ Discount-priced distractions are in abundance this weekend, ranging from Faux Punks and real punks to fashionistas and freaks. Looking for some inexpensive adventure? Here's our weekly list of what's going on. Wes ... More >>

Cobra Skulls

Trunk Show

Searching for good wood at Esteban Park

On Anchor Babies and Mexican Penis Sizes

Former Korn guitarist Brian Welch finds Jesus

It's a Wrap

Can the Web save Arizona's largest daily newspaper?

Fever Pitch

Changes of venue

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 12, 2006

Grudge Match

Midget wrestlers say Phoenix fight events are giving them the short shrift

The Toxic Sublime

Uncovering the faint beauty of a defaced, degraded American West

Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock

By Richie Unterberger (Miller Freeman)

Oath Busters

Sean Penn makes good on promising directorial career in angst-ridden The Pledge

Wargasm

L7 declares an all-out assault on Warped boys and Lilith Fairies with slap-happy

Flashes

Letters

Lost Harrah's

Gamblers and staffers at the Ak-Chin casino all celebrated when Herminia Rodriguez hit a $330,000 slot-machine jackpot. Then the tribe decided the machine had malfunctioned.

Hot Off the Empress

An exotic dancer hopes herself-help tome gives her sisters a place on the table

A LAME DUCK IN HOT WATER

AGAINST THE ADVICE OF CITY STAFF, INTERIM MAYOR THELDA WILLIAMS IS WORKING TO PUT HUNDREDS OF HOMES IN AN AIRPORT INCUSTRIAL PARK. BY THE WAY: ONE OF FRIENDS WIL MAKE $200,000 IF THE DEAL GOES THROUGH.

CLEAN, SOBER AND STANGE

A NORTHERN ARIZONA FOLK ARTIST REVEALS HIS ALTER EGO

THE BOB CRANE MURDER CASE PART THREE

AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE, PROSECUTORS THOUGHT THEY HAD A SMIKING GUN. BUT THE EVIDENCE THEY'VE BUILT THEIR CASE ON IS TAINTED.

A BUNCH OF NAME-DROPPERS