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Big Surf Waterpark Hosts a Rave of Global Proportions

Pretty Ugly

Cradle of Filth's Dani Filth on the Role of Satanism in Metal

For as long as metal has been around, people have associated the sound with "The Devil" and "Satanism." Locally, it's slim pickins' finding an actual Satanic metal band to chat with. I'm not talking "dressed in black" here; I'm talking blood-guzzling, church-burning, javelina-murdering dudes donning ... More >>

Claudio Urciuoli on Nancy Silverton, Noma, and Italian Cooking

This is part two of my interview with Noca chef Claudio Urciuoli. If you missed Monday's interview, in which he dished about Olive Garden, truffle oil and the weirdest thing he ever ate (which pretty much tops everybody else's), read it here. See also: -- Noca Owner Eliot Wexler on Chef Claudio Ur ... More >>

Ikea Restaurants in Europe Stop Serving Questionable Balls, Amidst Horse Meat Scandal

Europe's horse meat scandal adds another questionable chapter as Ikea has pulled their popular Swedish meatballs from many of their European stores. And yes, to answer the immediate question, Ikea does sell food: both frozen items and through their fairly popular cafeterias including at their locat ... More >>

Lyric Reality Illuminates The Playroom

Graveyard Doesn't Aim for "Throwback Metal"

When Swedish hard rock Norrsken disbanded in 2000, its principles both embarked on their own doom rock journeys: Guitarist Magnus Pelander formed Witchcraft, while vocalist Joakim Nilsson formed Graveyard. Both outfits maintained Norrsken's dedication to Sabbath-indebted doom metal, but as time ha ... More >>

Taste the World While Never Leaving the Valley

Swedish DJ John Dahlbäck Wants "Emotional Breakdowns" At His Shows

John Dahlbäck may not be a well-known name within the EDM scene in America, but the 26-year-old producer is quickly on the rise. After all, he was unknown in his homeland of Sweden once, and now he packs clubs there and in London, where he's currently stationed. His intense house sound is hard to ... More >>

Throwback Thursday: Eagle-Eye Cherry

It's a classic scenario: Boy meets girl. Boy can't have girl. Boy and girl build up a bunch of tension and hook up anyway, usually to some romantic acoustic song like "Save Tonight." This song has been used to fit that scenario in shows like Daria, Felicity, and A Lot Like Love. Eagle-Eye Cherry's m ... More >>

10 Record Store Day Exclusives You'll Have to Fight Me For

It's almost here: Record Store Day. The day the industry bands together and does its best to shine a light on the independent record stores that dot neighborhoods in cities all over the U.S. Now, I could take this opportunity to lecture about how music fans should treat normal days like Record Store ... More >>

Sundown Showdown IV @ Palo Verde Lounge and Yucca Tap Room

Avicii @ Phoenix Convention Center

The Five Most Memorable Things I Put in My Mouth in 2011

​That's right, laugh it up. Although the title of this post wasn't my idea, I did consume a fair share of noteworthy eats in 2011. Whether crazy-delicious, crazy-exotic, or just crazy-crazy, many have managed to make quite an impression. Here are five of the most significant. ​5. Pan-Seared ... More >>

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: Your Civil Rights History, Brought to You by Swedish TV

Halloween Otoacoustic Emissions at St. Augustine's Parish in Tempe

2010's Otoacoustic Emissions at St. Augustine's Parish in Tempe​When I was young, my family attended a church in Chandler where we would have a "Harvest Fest" on October 31, an alternative to the perceived Satantic nastiness of Halloween. I still got to dress as Superman; I still got to eat pi ... More >>

GLOWfest brings Avicii, Chiddy Bang, Silver Medallion, and More to Mesa Amphitheatre Thursday

Avicii​Come this Thursday, Arizona State University will become the third U.S. campus to get a taste of GLOWfest, the college-based hip-hop and dance festival that has already hit Boulder and Indiana Universities. But, uh, not really. Technically the festival, including headliners Avicii and Chid ... More >>

Flying Jacob from Beaver Choice

​Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 9: Flying Jacob fr ... More >>

Spotify Finally Lands in the U.S.

Spotify is now available in the U.S.​Do you like your music collection? Do you wish you had it on you at all times? Does it bug the shit out of you when you go to a friend's house for a small gathering and they play their special 2-hour mix of Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Michael Franti and Cou ... More >>

June 17 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Nik Richie, Amor de Dias, Barrio Cafe, and Sweden's Most Wanted Criminal

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Danzig at Marquee Theatre

Wikimedia CommonsDanzig (performing at the Sweden Rock Festival).​REVIEW BY DANIEL RAVEN Danzig Marquee Theatre in Tempe Saturday, May 28, 2011For a guy with a reputation for taking himself too seriously, Glenn Danzig seemed unusually genuine and appreciative of his fans last night, ... More >>

Eating the World: Ikea Cafeteria

The best ethnic food is often the most difficult to find. So each week we'll spin the globe and search for a new other-worldly spot to expand our eating horizons around the Valley.This week we go to Sweden at Ikea cafeteria.Carrie WheelerA portion of the menu at the cafeteria inside Ikea.​"Is Ikea ... More >>

Map of Metal Displays Interactive History of All Things Metal

Slayer!​Ever wondered where Melodic Power Metal came from or which bands actually play that kind of metal? How about the origins of Crossover Thrash, Grindcore or Speed Metal?Graphic designer Patrick Galbraith and metal historian Nick Grant's Map of Metal has all of that covered. The interactive m ... More >>

Watain

The American: Anton Corbijn Turns the Tried-and-True Thriller Inward

Banned on YouTube: Ninefinger's Too Realistic Finger-Cutting Video

​When your band is named "Ninefinger" everyone wants to know why.So, the LA-based band with that handle decided to make a video depicting their lead singer taking one for the team and having his finger chopped off on stage. Some movie-making buddies pitched in to make a video that looked very, ver ... More >>

Beaver Choice: Lunch $10 and Under

Move over Ikea - there's a new Swedish meatball slinger in town. Beaver Choice, opened this month by a Swedish family from Stockholm by way of Canada, serves up Scandinavian classics in Tempe. Salads, pitas, wraps, sandwiches and quiche with a Swedish twist comprise the grab-and-go menu (that, regar ... More >>

Rosanne Cash

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 8, 2009

Sapna Café Brings Calcutta Egg Rolls, Gypsy Stews, and Other Fare Fit for Globetrotters to Downtown Phoenix

Phoenix Phoodies: Sapna's Cafe in Bragg's Pie Factory Building

Sloane Burwell Ana Borrajo is a free-spirited, globetrottin' foodie. Her first foray into the local food scene was via Sapna's Chillout Café at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market. Every Saturday lines of people four deep would wait patiently for the Grenada, Spain native's exotic juices, Spanish r ... More >>

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

A Year End Top 10 List with an International Flavour

It's that time of year, the time when people trot out their list of what they see to be the top 10 albums of the year. I always enjoy this time of year, it's a great way to catch up on any albums I may have overlooked, a good way to check my own favorite albums against the multitude of lists and a f ... More >>

The Mexican urges you to boycott Absolut Vodka for not sticking to its ad guns

Whistling Past the Graveyard

Mob fink, NBA ref – how’s this guy still breathing?

Turbo Charged

The denim demons ride

Of Z-Guns and Brainbombs

Future Shock: Coheed and Cambria, Chevelle, Redman, and more

More is More

Too much of a good thing is just right at SXSW

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Daytona West

New car smell at PIR

Darkest Hour

Playing nightclubs like stadiums

Darkest Hour

Going Global

Valley glimpses wide world of film

Have It Our Way

Baked Bean Dippers? They're a hit at BK in the U.K.

Rebel Rouser

The recently rediscovered Lee Hazlewood finds his place among a new generation of fans

Lee Hazlewood

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