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Sonny Long Interviewed in Video

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 w ... More >>

Sonny Long Is a Legend in His Own Mind

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 w ... More >>

Sonny Long Responds To This Week's Cover Story

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 ... More >>

Readers React to Sonny Long Story; Long Posts Video Response

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 ... More >>

Queen YoNasDa, Phoenix MC with Ties to Louis Farrakhan, Wu Tang Clan and Radical Native American Group, Preps Album

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 t ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 25, 2009

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 t ... More >>

How Dear and the Headlights Became the Most Important Band in Arizona

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 t ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 18, 2009

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 t ... More >>

For an Unsigned Act, The Asylum Sure Are Fancy

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 t ... More >>