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RECORDINGS

POLISHED MONOGAMY

Party Girl

Children of the Revolution leaves Judy Davis in the red

Compound Fractures

Zig Zag Black guitarist learns how to play with pain

Recordings

Zig Zag Black guitarist learns how to play with pain

Rummy Dearest

Oscar and Lucinda is one gambol that doesn't pay off

How it Works

Swimmers compete in the Olympic swimming trials

Letters

From the week of August 2, 2001

AM or Bust

Hot bods, a superstar DJ, and a Tommy Lee sighting: Not bad for a Thursday night at Axis/Radius

Props to Oz

Hot bods, a superstar DJ, and a Tommy Lee sighting: Not bad for a Thursday night at Axis/Radius

Caring Cops and State Troopers Send Christmas Cheer to Kids

Sometimes there is a cop around when you need one, and that's especially true for disadvantaged children getting extra Christmas cheer from local law enforcement.Officers from the Phoenix police department's Maryvale precinct delivered presents to two Valley homes this week, (picture below from Chan ... More >>

I Love You, Man Brings Bromance to its Pinnacle

Sometimes there is a cop around when you need one, and that's especially true for disadvantaged children getting extra Christmas cheer from local law enforcement.Officers from the Phoenix police department's Maryvale precinct delivered presents to two Valley homes this week, (picture below from Chan ... More >>

Finger-Pickin’ Good

Practice makes perfect for Aussie guitar master

Red Alert

Sphere and loathing in Scottsdale

Props to Oz

Sphere and loathing in Scottsdale

Don't Know Smack

Down from the mountain, a softly lit Heath Ledger can't save this by-the-numbers Aussie drug flick

That '70s Sound

Wolfmother brings the buzz

Chasing Cohen

He's covered

The O Show

Look out above

Wolfmother

Hairitage

Yuletide Fear

Ringing in Christmas with a band of butchered tourists

Diagnosis Unknown

Further investigation ordered into ASU Student Health probe.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Further investigation ordered into ASU Student Health probe.

Mime Shaft

A new twist on an old performing style

Undersea No Evil

Parents, take heart: Finding Nemo is better than the average Disney 'toon

Hit Them Again

Aussie rockers Radio Birdman beat the boots -- and strike a chord with the punk 'n' roll youth today -- with a new authorized collection from Sub Pop

Edifice Complex

Building new cultural facilities is a risky business for Valley cities.

Say You Want a Revolution?

Visiting revolving restaurants is playwright's hobby

Diff'rent Strokes

Eccentric swimmer Gary Hall Jr. of Phoenix heads into the Olympic trials, hoping to win a place on a historic medley relay in Sydney. In this potential scenario, he would join an eclectic mix of likely and long-shot compatriots.

Life Swapping

Bubbly Me Myself I charts toils and troubles of self-identity crisis

Organ Grinder

Return to Me pumps unintentional laughs out of transplant travesty

That Obscure Object of Messiah

Holy Smoke fails to get with deprogram

Loverdad

Working for the weekend, indeed

Pig in a Poke

Sequel to Babe is nothing to squeal about

THE PARENT TRIPE

Sequel to Babe is nothing to squeal about

VICTORIAN PRINCIPLE

Sequel to Babe is nothing to squeal about

Didgeridoo-ist Xavier Rudd: One Day He May Join Kylie Minogue, Rick Springfield, and Men At Work in the Top 10 Aussie Acts

Sequel to Babe is nothing to squeal about

Arizona Man Suffers Bizarre Amnesia; Found Walking in Seattle Park

www.news.puggal.com Edward Lighthart walked out of a Seattle park seven weeks ago and had no idea who he was or what he was doing in Seattle.​ When 53-year-old Tucson native Edward Lighthart walked out of Seattle's Discovery Park back in July, he knew he wasn't from Seattle, but that was a ... More >>

Mill Ave Hosts Halloween Music Fest

Sydney Sprague​Tempe's Mill Avenue, the Phoenix area's biggest Halloween destination, is kicking things up a bit this year. Local promoter VIP Events is putting together the "1st Annual Mill Avenue Halloween Music Festival" to benefit the St. Mary's Food Bank on SaturdayThe show, which features lo ... More >>

Curtains: Actors Theatre's Shipwrecked! at the Herberger

John GroseclosePrecious moments: A "wedding portrait" featuring the cast of Shipwrecked!: from left, Kirk Jackson, Yetide Badaki, and Oliver Wadsworth.​Our need to tear down our idols didn't start with reality stars, athletes, or even politicians. Eat a little forbidden fruit and you're kicked ... More >>

Three Lisa Sette Gallery Artists Accepted to 17th Biennale of Sydney

Against absurd odds, Lisa Sette Gallery on Scottsdale's Marshall Way can boast that three of her gallery artists -- Enrique Chagoya, Claudio Dicochea and Angela Ellsworth -- have been handpicked to show work at the 17th Biennale of Sydney, which runs from May 12 through August 2010. Sydney's Bienn ... More >>

Free Album Download: Phoenix - Live in Sydney

Download Live in Sydney free via Phoenix's website​Do you you like free music? Do you like French rockers Phoenix? If you answered yes to either, then today is your lucky day. Thomas Mars & co. have made a recent live recording, Live in Sydney, available for a free download. The eight-son ... More >>

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Play Concert for Your Dog

Lou and Lollabelle. (Photo by Bob Gruen.)​When you really like a musician you let certain things slide. How about when musicians decide to create a "high frequency" concert geared for you and your dog?That's exactly what Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson are doing. TwentyFourBit reports that t ... More >>

Finger-Pickin’ Good

Practice makes perfect for Aussie guitar master

Angela Ellsworth on Being Gay, the Mormon Church, and Her Increasing Artistic Success

Practice makes perfect for Aussie guitar master

Jimmy Buffett Falls Off Sydney Stage, Parrotheads Everywhere Reeling (VIDEO)

TMZ.comJimmy Buffett falling off the stage in Sydney​Some bad news out of Australia last night (or this morning or whenever)...While he was playing his final song of the night, Jimmy Buffett fell off of the front edge of the stage, TMZ reports.The 64-year old singer/partier was apparently blinded ... More >>

2011 World's 50 Best Restaurants: Two Tickets to Denmark, Please

Getty Images​Those devilish Danes have done it again. Curse their delicious Nordic cuisine! (Not really. Pass the Greenland musk ox, please.) Restaurant magazine and S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list is out and it seems Denmark, the land of Lego AND Hans Christian A ... More >>

Art vs. Science @ Bar Smith

Getty Images​Those devilish Danes have done it again. Curse their delicious Nordic cuisine! (Not really. Pass the Greenland musk ox, please.) Restaurant magazine and S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list is out and it seems Denmark, the land of Lego AND Hans Christian A ... More >>

Lisa Whealy, What Are You Listening To?

Lisa Whealy​Lisa Whealy Whealy is the CEO of Surface to Air Records and owner of Mountain Music Promotions.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Radio iPod. What's the first album you bought? Emerson, Lake, & P ... More >>