Respiratory Medicine

Valley Lung Experts on Marijuana Smoking: No Comment

Pulmonary Associates, with 15 doctors and six Valley locations, focuses on modern treatment techniques and claims on its Web site to be "in the forefront of our field."But when asked about the effects of smoking marijuana on lungs, not one of those doctors returned New Times' repeated calls.Nor was ... More >>

Death of a Heart Attack Grill Salesman: Blame the Man, Not the Burger

sheknows.com ​I met Blair River just one time in 2010. As I was sitting down to attempt my first-ever Quadruple Bypass Burger, he was just leaving Heart Attack Grill, his friend having finished two of the meaty monstrosities while he himself had just downed three of the regular Bypass Burger ... More >>

Heart Attack Grill's 575-Pound Spokesman Dies -- Shockingly, Not From Heart Attack

heartattackgrill.com Blair River​The nearly 600-pound spokesman of Arizona's own Heart Attack Grill died Tuesday -- not 'cause of what would have been an ironic heart attack for a man whose weight suggests his heart probably resembled a basketball filled with ricotta cheese -- but prob ... More >>

Hemoptysis' New Record, Misanthropic Slaughter, Now on Pre-Order, Getting Rave Reviews from Metal Blogs

​Phoenix metal band Hemoptysis is getting a lot of love for their soon-to-be-released album Misanthropic Slaughter.The band, which Phoenix New Times sponsored at South by Southwest and featured in print last March, put the album up for pre-order yesterday on their web site.Misanthropic is technica ... More >>

Hemoptysis and Landmine Marathon at the Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night

Maria VassettHemoptysis​Hemoptysis and Landmine MarathonClubhouse Music VenueJanuary 7, 2011Two of the Valley's best metal bands came together last night for a show that set the bar high for the local metal scene in 2011. Landmine Marathon and Hemoptysis put together a 1-2 punch last night that no ... More >>

Hemoptysis and Landmine Marathon Team Up for a Hellacious Twin Bill

D-JR, Hemoptysis and Landmine Marathon, and More in This Week's Issue

Benjamin LeathermanD-JR partying hard while celebrating his move to L.A.​J.R. Phillips, better known as D-JR, is on the move to Los Angeles in hopes of an even brighter future as a DJ. He's been spinning his way to the top spots of many notable DJ competitions, which have been landing him some big ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Latest Victim, as Documented by Mother Jones' Aura Bogado

Aura Bogado David de la Fuente's mother, with a photo of her dead son Sheriff Joe just keeps racking up the victims. The latest report comes courtesy of reporter Aura Bogado in Mother Jones magazine. In her article Hazing Arizona, Bogado details the death by pneumonia of David de la Fuente, ... More >>

Masaki Murashita, What Are You Eating?

​Masaki Murashita The singer/guitarist of Phoenix-based metal band Hemoptysis has a show Sunday, August 8 at UB's Restaurant and Bar. Call or text Travis Thune at 480-570-7599 for tickets. What'd you eat for dinner last night?: Chicken caesar salad with avocado. Favorite food: Sushi. Least favorit ... More >>

Pool Me Once

Bikini babes benefit a good cause

Morning Poll -- Jan Brewer's Comments That Dad "Died Fighting the Nazis in Germany": Gaffe or Flatout Lie

www.web.me.com None of those guys stormin' the beach are Jan Brewer's dad.​Yesterday, it was exposed that a story Governor Jan Brewer told the Arizona Republic about how her dad died "fighting the Nazi regime in Germany" was -- to put it politely -- less-than-accurate. In reality, not only ... More >>

Hemoptysis Singer Guitarist Masaki Murashita Chases His Thrash-Metal Dreams

Hemoptysis, Zooey Deschanel, and Greeley Estates in This Week's Issue

Hemoptysis.​This week's music feature is about Masaki Murashita, the 24-year old lead singer and guitarist of local neo-thrashers Hemoptysis, a band that is rocking SXSW as we speak.Also in this week's issue you'll find pieces on Zooey Deschanel's musical career, and the local post-hardcore band G ... More >>

Valley Bands Performing at South by Southwest

Hemoptysis

Arty Girl: Final Days of Auction Fundraiser at Cone Arts Gallery

11x14 print of Georgia O'Keefe taken at the Ghost Ranch, 1975, donated by Dan Budnik .This could be yours...for a good cause.​If you're on facebook and you're "friended" any of the artsy folks downtown, the name Rich Zandlo should ring a bell.Zandlo suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, a devastating gene ... More >>

Metalheadfest III

Hemoptysis Singer/Guitarist Gets Sponsored by Jackson Guitars

Vocalist/guitarist Masaki Murashita of Phoenix metal band Hemoptysis has a new toy to show off. He's recently been sponsored by Jackson Guitars and received a limited-edition EMG-X King V, which he'll be showing off at upcoming shows, including a November 21 gig at Mardi Gras in Scottsdale.

Dierks Bentley Writes Memorial Song for Jordan Sterling

Courtesy of Kim Sterling-HeflinThe Sterling siblings: Brooke, Walter II, and Jordan, at Jordan's graduation from Santa Clara University. Phoenix-bred country star Dierks Bentley's newest song is a melancholy tribute to Phoenix resident Jordan Sterling, who died earlier this year at 34, after a life ... More >>

Remember the '80s Party

Phoenix Celebrity Classic Happy Gilmore Open

You Asked For It: Hemoptysis

Maybe it's because I don't listen to a lot of it in my off hours - that time when I want only the sweet, sweet voice of Karen Carpenter to sooth me over AM radio - but I'm constantly surprised by the depth and quality of the Phoenix metal scene. In the seven months I've been doing You Asked For It ... More >>

Lynyrd Skynyrd Pianist Billy Powell Dead at 56

Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist Billy Powell died in his home near Jacksonville, Florida last night. He was 56 years old. While an official press statement from the band states "We have no further details," this article from MTV.com suggests that Powell may have died from a heart attack.

Party-Hopping Pit Stop

Popping cherries on Mill

Breathless

Despite a lot of hoopla at the beginning of Napolitano's administration, environmental protections for kids have not improved much

The State of Her State

Few argue that Janet Napolitano has been a good governor. The question is, why isn't she great?

Borrowed Time

The body Brooke Sterling works so hard to love was built to kill her

Spiked

There really are a lot of interesting people in Phoenix

Swan Song

Whiskeytown's last album is a rock 'n' roll masterpiece. So how come you haven't heard it?

WHO'S MINDING THE SNORE?VALLEY DOCTORS PUT A PILLOW OVER MANKIND'S LOUDEST SLEEP DISORDER