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Doing Drugs at Coachella? Here's How to Avoid Trouble With the Police

Hate to say it, but some of you at Coachella are going to be approached by police officers assuming you have drugs. Well, you just may, but guess what? You still have rights, man. See also: Everything You Need to Know About Coachella Cameron Bowman is here to help! As a music festival lover and at ... More >>

FBI: Red Mountain High School Graduate Tried to Bomb Bank; Thought He Had Connection to Taliban

A graduate of Red Mountain High School in Mesa is accused of trying to bomb a bank in Oakland, California, but his purportedly Taliban-connected partner was an undercover FBI agent.According to the FBI, 28-year-old Matthew Aaron Llaneza, now a resident of San Jose, California, wanted to make it look ... More >>

Togo's Sandwich Franchise Celebrates 40th Anniversary by Putting Franchises in Arizona (Next Time, Send a Card)

It seems as if Arizona hasn't had its fill of chain restaurants just yet -- even if they come in the form of anniversary presents. Togo's Eateries, a chain of fast casual sandwich shops based in San Jose, California (once owned by the same parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins) with n ... More >>

Murder of Illegal Immigrants by Camo-Clad Group Still a Mystery; Similar Killings Have Happened Before

Details are still pretty light in the case of two illegal immigrants shot and killed Sunday night near Eloy, after they were "ambushed" by an unknown number of people in camouflage getup.Pima County Sheriff's Deputy Dawn Barkman told New Times on Monday that there may have been as many as 30 people ... More >>

Facebook Sued by Scottsdale Woman, Sharon Beatty, Over Site's Tracking of Web Browsing History While Logged Off; Class Action Ruling Sought

Facebook calls it a glitch, but a Scottsdale woman and her Phoenix lawyer want to be compensated for the social media site's surreptitious tracking of Web browsing history.Former state Attorney General Grant Woods filed the federal complaint on Friday for his client, Sharon Beatty of Scottsdale. But ... More >>

Knocked Out: For Kids, Concussions Can Be Worse Than for Adults

Family of Missing Tempe Man Fear He May Have Fallen into Lake

Willie Jigba was last seen leaving a party early Saturday morning.​The father of a 24-year-old man last seen at a party in Tempe early Saturday morning says there's "no way" his son willingly went off the radar from his friends and family. Emmanuel Jigba, a Sierra Leone native now living i ... More >>

Three More Groups Interested in Buying Phoenix Coyotes, Despite Weak Season-Ticket Sales

fannation.com Jobing.com Arena​The Phoenix Coyotes are a mess, plain and simple. Despite a successful year on the ice in 2009-10, things off of it still look bleak. See: the ownership fiasco. The Yotes have been involved in negotiations with Ice Edge Holdings about a long-term lease of Job ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Re-Sign Taylor Pyatt To Two-Year deal

coyotes.nhl.comTaylor Pyatt​ The Phoenix Coyotes announced yesterday the re-signing of left winger Taylor Pyatt to a two-year deal. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. In his first year with the Yotes, Pyatt appeared in 74 games while adding some scoring punch with 12 goals a ... More >>

Morning Poll: Did Mesa's Python-Feeding Cat-Killer Get Off Easy?

Jeremy Tuffly was sentenced to three years probation for killing a cat after a python wouldn't.​We got word on Friday that a Mesa man who killed a kitten after trying to feed it to a python was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of animal cruelty. In one of the more despicable cri ... More >>

Morning Poll -- Chicago and San Jose's "Boycotts" of Arizona: Cowardly?

www.ning.com​On Wednesday, both the Chicago City Council and the San Jose City Council approved resolutions that call for a quasi-boycott Arizona. Unlike other cities that have opted to boycott Arizona in retaliation for SB 1070, the San Jose and Chicago boycotts don't end any current contr ... More >>

Chicago and San Jose Pass Toothless "Boycotts" Against Arizona; Councils Afraid to Rock the Money Boat

Wikimedia CommonsChicago City Hall's garden roof.​ The Chicago City Council passed a resolution today urging city departments not to sign any new contracts with Arizona companies because of SB1070. The resolution, which passed on a 46-2 vote, doesn't have any real teeth or affect current contr ... More >>

Psychedelic Mushrooms May Help Treat Drug Addiction; Somebody Call the Irony Police

www.theemptyroom.com​Congratulations drug addicts -- doctors hope to prove that the cure for your addiction is the actual cause of your affliction: More drugs!Doctors from around the globe are meeting in San Jose, California, this week to revisit the topic of hallucinogenic drugs used t ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Eek Out Win Against Tampa Bay Lightning for Franchise-Tying 43rd Win. Next Up: Florida Panthers

www.media.nj.com Phoenix Coyotes coach Dave Tippitt​The Phoenix Coyotes season just went from good to historic. Last night, the Coyotes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1, marking the doggies 43rd win this season, a franchise-tying, single-season record. Coyotes coach, Dave Tippitt, isn't le ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Spring Break Plans, Food Wars Flops, and This Week's Must-See Shows, in "TV Dinner"

OMG! Spring breaaaaaaaaak! Quick, pull out anything Abercrombie, Hollister, or Forever 21 and get your ass down to Dos Gringos Tempe Trailer Park for Jägerbombs, now. And don't worry about Anthony Bourdain. He'll just be in China for the fourth time, eating, suffering through cold temperatures, eat ... More >>

Best Depressed

Xiu Xiu and anthems of self-loathing

Xiu Xiu and the Top Anthems of Self-Loathing

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 >>

Guy Fieri Is Too Crazy for All of Us, and This Week's Must-Watch Shows in "TV Dinner"

Looking for the latest in tasty television? Need to know the need-to-watch episodes of your favorite foodie shows? Chow Bella is here to help with reviews of the most delectable and dreadful, and a week-long, must-see schedule so you won't miss a thing. Whoa. Is NBC sure it wants Guy Fieri to host ... More >>

Pocket Shot: The Latest in Sneaky Drinking

www.pocketshot.netCollect 'em all!​Lets be honest: we've all done the 'ol "vodka in the water bottle" or "beer in the cargo pocket" routine from time to time (because the real crime is charging $10 for a watered down cocktail, or (gasp!) not allowing alcohol on the premises at all, right?). ... More >>

Rob Zombie "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" Tour To Open Tour in Phoenix

​ Just like the horror movies he gets so much inspiration from, Rob Zombie is not afraid to revisit a successful past project when there's money to be made. Thus we have the The Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour, which will open in Phoenix before hitting the rest of the U.S. around Halloween. Lest you thin ... More >>

Kanye West, Lady Gaga Plot Tour: Phoenix is First Stop

​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates bel ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 28, 2009

Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

On Lingering Christmas Lights and Getting Around to Your Questions

If You Haven’t Heard of Tech N9ne, He Hasn’t Been Doing His Job

Mark Grey's cutting-edge classical work Enemy Slayer explores a Navajo creation story

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Roll Meister

Wake up, little sushi

Killing Me Softly

A person's got to eat

Under Raps

Rocking around the Block

Paperback Writer

The 33 1/3 book series lets love-struck authors celebrate their favorite records

Stolen Goods

Robbers on High Street make a getaway to success

Xiu Xiu

Experimental sounds run rampant

BEST PLACE TO GET DIRECTION

Wide World of Maps

On the 8th Day...

...came the words, 'Let there be death metal.' And Nile was born.

Joystick Cinema

It's man vs. machinima when video games become, ahem, movies

Jaywalkers, Trash Talkers

Letters from the week of July 18, 2002

Kitch in Sync

The same competitive fire that took Kitch Kitchen from the war-zone streets of Newark to basketball stardom has now made her the Valley's hottest rapper.

Fresh Ground

Stephen Malkmus leaves Pavement behind with a slanted and enchanting solo debut

Bacharach Bonanza

What the World Needs Now...

Letters

09-28-2000

Toe-Tapping Zapping

Game soundtracks struggle for legitimacy in an industry obsessed with killing machines, not killer tunes

Tijuana Brash

The de la Torre brothers' glass is full of frontera kitsch

Trash Compactors

Pop music may be in its most confused hour, but Garbage is covering all the genre bases

Pitching Distaff

Happy Hookers

Frothy Shooting Fish is a cinematic day at the beach

Immigrant Songs

Los Tigres del Norte continue to document the complex lives of Mexicans in America

I Love a Band in a Uniform

The fashionable dos and duds of pop's greatest costume gimmick bands

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