Saul Williams

Dumperfoo Quietly Galvanizes the Phoenix Hip-Hop Scene

Fiscal Cliff: The Up on the Sun Playlist for Your Financial Woes

If you're not a thumbsucking moron who only cares about which overzealous rapper impregnated which leg-spreading reality star, you might've heard of this thing called the "fiscal cliff." If not, lemme just clue you in via economist Paul Craig Roberts: "The fiscal cliff is automatic spending cuts an ... More >>

Just Announced Shows: Snoop Lion, David Bazan, Jimmy Vaughan, Nas, and More

You remember that infamous clip of Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman? The one where he announced to the world he was retiring from acting to pursue a career as a rap artist? Well, thank Baby Jesus, that turned out to be a hoax. But you know what isn't? Snoop Lion. "I want to bury Snoop Dogg, and become ... More >>

Erick Biez, What Are You Listening To?

Erick Biez The local comedian performs on the Stand Up Live Comedy Gold Showcase featuring Jeff Dye on Wednesday, June 27. For more info, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? No radio, not now, not ever. I'm actually on a huge pod ... More >>

Saul Williams

TOAD, Girls, Gabriel Sullivan & Teraf de Tucson, and More in This Week's Issue

This week in Phoenix New Times (on stands and online now): I hang out at the Palo Verde Lounge with Tempe-based blackened rock 'n' roll sextet TOAD, and discuss the band's righteous Rotten Tide. M.T. Richards chats with Christopher Owens of indie power-poppers Girls, whose unusual religious upbringi ... More >>

Incoming: Foster the People, Cults, Lucero

​​They toured their asses off this year, but if you're one of the folks who hasn't caught Foster the People's   hipster pop hits to the masses in 2012. Depending on your status, either check these guys out again or contemplate what the hell you've been waiting for and get your ass to C ... More >>

NIN Prove Radiohead was Right: FREE SELLS

Amazon just announced their list of the Bestselling Albums of 2008 on their MP3 digital service. At first glance you might not think much of the list: Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, 3 Doors Down, Beck, and Radiohead are all near the top of the list. What is remarkable and noteworthy is the #1 sp ... More >>

No-Holds Bard

P.O.’d poet has some stuff he wants to get off his chest

No-Holds Bard

P.O.’d poet has some stuff he wants to get off his chest

Plea for Peace Tour 2004

Nowhere Fast

Blackalicious takes its sweet time moving from underground to overground

Fest Market

No-Holds Bard

Word jazz behind bars unshackles Slam's captivating prison drama

World Federation Poetry

Beat-themed SlamNation documentary's a howl