Jamie PeacheySonny LongIf you've read this week's music feature Sonny Long you may have a grasp on who he is (at least in his own mind). Is he the next thing in Arizona music or just another dreamer? Read on to find out.While writing this week's cover story, witers Niki D'Andrea and Mike Meyer met with Long at the Kiwanis Park Recreation Center in Tempe to ask him a few questions about his upcoming jam and his attempt at NBA stardom. We'd like to present you with a few video clips from that int
Jamie PeacheyEver since Niki D'Andrea and Mike R. Meyer's cover story on faux celebrity/singer Sonny Long hit newsstands I've been waiting to see what Long would have to say about it. All was quiet until about four hours ago, when Long twittered this:I would like to apologize to all my fans, family & friends for having to read a story filled with lies about me. My side of the story is coming soon!Yup, that's it. For now, anyway. Considering Long has been pulling this shtick for at least fiv
Sometimes, the response to a story is almost as interesting as the story itself. Our June 4 cover story, "Sonny Long Is a Legend in His Own Mind," has garnered mixed reactions. (Click here to see the feedback, or if you missed the story entirely, check it out here).
The story has also caught the attention of Power 98.3 deejay Karlie Hustle, who's taken issue with our music coverage before. She's started a thread on the forums of local hip-hop Web site arizonabeats.com called "New Times does
Our experience with Sonny Long -- and the subsequent support for his fraud by people who should know better, but maybe have more in common with him than they'd like to admit -- shows me that a lot of folks in Phoenix's small but boastful hip-hop community are full of shit. With publicity materials that talk about being raised by National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and ties to Cappadonna of the Wu Tang Clan, I was a little suspicious of Queen YoNasDa when I got a press release about her big
