Subject: Tampa

• Hot Links: Melanoma Man John McCain, Phil Gordon on NPR, Jack Harper, Cards linebacker Clark Haggans, and Joe Arpaio, spanked.

  July 29, 2008

• Springsteen at the Super Bowl? Ugh. Why Not Kanye?

  September 29, 2008

• A FATAL CAE OF GOLD FEVER

  FRED SCHRADER WOULDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER IF HIS LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY IT DID.

  July 21, 1993

• THE HOUSE THAT YOU BUILT

  IF QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS RETRACTABLE ROOF, POWER-HUNGRY AIR CONDITIONERS AND SUN-STARVED GRASS CAN BE ANSWERED, BANK ONE BALLPARK WILL BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART VENUE. FOR SEPARATING FANS AND TAXPAYERS FROM THEIR MONEY.

  September 21, 1995

• Buffaloed Soldiers

  NFL dumps Arizona group representing black military units as Super Bowl colorguard

  January 11, 1996

• Road Warrior

  Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

  February 20, 1997

• The Masters of Chaos Tour

  Cool names convention

  April 20, 2006

• Who Would've Ever Thunk it? The Arizona Cardinals are a Win Away From the Super Bowl

   In our wildest dreams, we never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and Super Bowl in  the same breath. We never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and two consecutive playoff wins in the same breath. But here Kurt Warner (pictured) and the Cardinals are, a win away from the big game in Tampa Bay on February 1. First, though, they must take care of the Philadelphia Eagles -- 23-11 winners over the New York Giants on Sunday -- at Un

  January 12, 2009

• Phoenix Lands on National "Most Caffeinated" List

  It's official, according to the just-released HealthSaver Caffeinated Cities Survey: Phoenix is the 10th most-caffeinated place in the country. Tampa ranks number one, followed by Seattle, Chicago, New York, L.A., Baltimore, Miami, Boston, and Houston. The same national survey found that Phoenix respondents are the second-most likely to eat chocolate on a daily basis. Considering my own daily intake (not to mention that of our resident Caffiend, Niki D'Andrea), I'm not surprised that Phoenicians

  January 14, 2009

• Busting Ghosts: Can the Arizona Cardinals Beat Vegas Odds Again Sunday and Make it to the Super Bowl?

  Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is Arizona's ace in the hole. Color Terry Bradshaw red, for he has seen the light, brother. After ragging on the Cardinals all year, the shiny-domed former Super Bowl MVP announced his conversion on the FOX NFL Sunday postgame show following Arizona's shocking dismantling of the Carolina Panthers last weekend. "These guys [the Cardinals] have burned me too many times this year. I'll never pick against the Cardinals again. I'm saying this on camera," yelped

  January 16, 2009

• Super Bowl XLIII Preview: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (the Redbirds are Still Vegas Underdogs)

  Bid Bidwill, Ken Whisenhunt, and Rod Graves in January 2007 The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl, and the world didn't end. Despite their myriad critics, maybe that means they belong there. Dangerous corollary for a young team: Maybe they're beginning to think they belong there. Luckily for our historically star-crossed Redbirds, who've been thriving in the role of underdog, the oddsmakers aren't buying it. After Arizona beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 in the NFC Championship

  January 19, 2009

• Local Musician The Wiley One to Join Dennis Rodman at Super Bowl Bash

  Tempe-based music artist The Wiley One has been booked to perform at the "Jocks That Rock Super Party" in Tampa, Florida on Friday, January 30. The Wiley One's newest album, No. 7 Kid, was released on Sun Dawg Records last year, and serves up a well-wrought mix of ska, hip-hop, and folk, with a stylish troubadour touch that the ladies seem to love.

  January 21, 2009

• Cardinals' Game Day Concerts: A Look Back at the Season

  For someone like me, who is an Arizona Cardinals season ticket holder, this season has far exceeding any expectations I had for the team heading into September. Not to toot my horn or anything, but after watching the Cardinals dismantle the playoff-caliber Miami Dolphins in the home opener, I said that the Cards will make the playoffs, hardly expecting them to catch lightning in a bottle and make it all the way to Tampa for the Super Bowl. What does any of this have to do with music? Well, Card

  January 22, 2009

• Lord of the Lap Dance

  June 4, 2009

• Nik Richie and TheDirty.com Invade the West Valley Tonight

  This unidentified westside cat, who's apparently living large, was a previous target of Nik Richie's scorn. Call me crazy, but has TheDirty.com gotten a little tired? Don't get me wrong, I've had loads of fun gawking at ribald snapshots of Ed Hardy-clad scenesters or other human train wrecks that the notorious tattletale Web site has specialized in since it launched two years ago (when it known simply as Dirty Scottsdale). But the endless embarassing pics of skanks and $30k millionaires at t

  January 23, 2009

• Suns Redeem Themselves vs. Atlanta After Stinking Against Charlotte

  The Phoenix Suns longest road trip of the year was a disaster -- until the Big Three (no, not those Big Three) found a way to win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. We're talking about Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Shaquille O'Neal. Nash played so brilliantly against the Hawks that we'll forgive him his six turnovers (the team had 19). After all, he'd been suffering from his chronically bad back for the past three games. Nash made great passes all game long and wound

  January 26, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Send Off In Video

  This morning 1,800 Cardinals fans witnessed their Super Bowl-Bound team climbing into a plane and taking off for Tampa. Among those enjoying the festivities were Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Check out the above video to see Mayor Gordon throw down a Pittsburgh Steelers "ugly" towel in disgust, give shout-outs to the Valley cities and brag about his Super Bowl bet with the mayor of Pittsburgh.

  January 26, 2009

• Jan. 26 In Blogs: Cardinals, TheDirty.com, Rotten Tomatoes and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Arizona Cardinals Send Off In Video Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa Up on the Sun: TheDirty.com, Combichrist, Religious Rockers and More Over the Weekend New Mastodon Single: "Divinations" Chow Bella: Chef Beau MacMillan to

  January 26, 2009

• Hey Cardinals, Don't Pull a '92-'93 Suns or a '96 Sun Devils. Just Win It Now!

  The Phoenix Suns nearly pulled it off in 1993. The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football squad totally had it until the final seconds. And now the Arizona Cardinals are a game away from sports immortality. (And, arguably, the biggest comeback in modern-day athletics.) So some words of advice to the Cardinals as they head into the biggest game in franchise history: Just win the fricking thing now because this could be your only chance for a long, long while.

  January 30, 2009

• Morning After: Arizona Cardinals Come Oh-So-Close to Winning One of the Most Exciting Super Bowls Ever in Coach Ken Whisenhunt's Second Season

    The biggest game in Arizona Cardinals history -- the second-biggest in Arizona sports history -- is over, and what can we take away from it? Sure the Cardinals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, but they certainly had the odds-makers in Vegas sweating. For the fourth game in a row. Though it's said that nobody remembers the loser in a Super Bowl, quarterback Kurt Warner and the Cardinals will be remembered for playing in one of the greatest game

  February 2, 2009

• Super Bowl Decided by Ref? How Did Kurt Warner's Pass Get Down Field if it Was Fumbled?

  For our own mental health, we've been trying to let go of the Super Bowl for two days now. We've been trying to remind ourselves that the NFL is sports entertainment, and that we correctly predicted what was going to happen: Cardinals fans would be massively outnumbered in Tampa, and the Steelers would have the "neutral site" championship called like a home game. But, as the ol' inbox continues to fill with trash talk from Steelers fans, we have to say this:THAT WAS A FUCKING FORWARD PASS. HOW

  February 3, 2009

• Phoenix Business Majoreventrentalz.com Beats Recession By Renting Local Homes to Visiting Sports Fans

  Courtesy of Keith Johnson Keith Johnson and the staff at Majoreventrentalz.com are enjoying their success. The Arizona Cardinals failed to grab the brass ring at this year's Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, but at least one Valley resident came away victorious.Keith Johnson, owner of Phoenix-based Majoreventrentalz.com, says his business has been booming since Super Bowl XLIII. Johnson's company rents out local peoples' homes to fans in various cities who are there visiting for ma

  February 25, 2009

• Fox News and ABC-15 to Combine Some Newsgathering Functions; Such a Move "Unimaginable" in Past

    In a sign that TV stations aren't much better off in this new media world than daily newspapers, Fox and Scripps stations in Phoenix, Detroit and Tampa are now working together to produce news. Locally, the collaboration means that news teams for "My Fox Phoenix," (KSAZ-TV), the local Fox affiliate and ABC-15 News (KNXV-TV) will work -- at least some of the time -- under a common "news management service" that will, according to the above-linked news release: &nbs

  April 7, 2009

• Glendale Chocolate Affaire

  February 5, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Fans, You'd Better Get Ferocious or Steeler Nation Will Eat You Alive

  January 29, 2009

• The Missing Links

  Party with kings or Cheetos-grubbing rednecks. It’s your choice.

  January 22, 2009

• nextDOOR

  November 1, 2007

• Rock's Greatest Slapstick Moments

  Art hurts

  October 6, 2005

• Head Games

  Parents are being told to sleep babies on their backs to avoid SIDS. The medical establishment has ignored the unintended consequences -- and that's making one Tempe company very, very successful

  May 5, 2005

• The Art of Noise

  Guaranteed new sounds at first Fest

  April 14, 2005

• Sick As a Dog

  Tabb tries to get back on track

  March 17, 2005

• Diabolic

  Infinity Through Purification (Olympic Recordings)

  December 18, 2003

• Hypocritic Oath

  California's rent-a-patient scam has reaped millions for greedy physicians, clinics and patients

  December 18, 2003

• Creative Class Act

  Richard Florida knows exactly what's wrong with Phoenix

  October 2, 2003

• Pirate Booty

  Lezbosagogo's Angela Pulliam and India wish they could live in Depp's world

  July 17, 2003

• The Pursuit of Happiness

  Felix Pire's show at the Herberger is part of a local surge in Latino theater

  May 8, 2003

• High-Maintenance Superestrella

  Paulina Rubio lives for the spotlight. Getting there, though, is a bit uneasier.

  October 17, 2002

• Americano Idol

  Marc Anthony's rabid fans divulge the key to his Latin-pop crossover triumph, and the rules of salsa

  August 8, 2002

• Guitar Man

  Guitar Shorty comes to the Valley

  November 1, 2001

• Ooh Child

  MTV's blockbuster TRL Tour proves black is beautiful and profitable

  August 30, 2001

• Servile or Survivor?

  We find out which local CDs can pass our daunting challenge

  September 21, 2000

• Convention Hysteria

  In 1998, the Phoenix Civic Plaza lost $20 million. City officials don't mind. They made up the loss with your tax money, just as they do every year.

  August 31, 2000

• Treading in the Ether

  Robin Wilson and the Gas Giants have a phantom hit

  May 11, 2000

• MENTAL HEALTH MASQUERADE

  THE OFFICE OF THE COURT MONITOR IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE MENTAL-HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE TO ITS CLIENTS. BUT NOBODY'S BEEN HOLDING THE OFFICE ITSELF ACCOUNTABLE.

  June 8, 1995

• THE BOYS FROM BRAZILTRANSPLANTED TO PHOENIX, SEPULTURA STRIVES FOR DEATH METAL WITH A CONSCIENCE

  May 12, 1993

• HOME BREW IIMORE SIPS FROM THE OVERRUNNING LOCAL CUP

  April 1, 1992

• Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

  Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air -- but I think in this case it might actually be that they're not sure where they're playing a lot of places. I don't think anyone quite knows what the appetite for Green Day will be considering they'

  April 20, 2009

• All-Star Threads for Little All Stars: Local Textile Artist Outfits the Daughters of Albert Pujols, Brandon Webb, and Many More MLB Players

  Courtesy of The Lucky Princess Boutique Don't you wish your kids wore hot clothes like Raul Ibanez's daughters? Take a look at this behind-the-scenes video (courtesy of MLB.com) from Monday's 2009 All-Star Game Home Run Derby and let us know what you think of the cool threads on display. Adorable, right? By the way, we're not talking about the players' jerseys - that would be über-weirdo to call a baseball uniform adorable - but rather Raul Ibanez's daughters, who are sporting outfits crafte

  July 17, 2009

• D-Backs 2010 Schedule Released; the Yanks Are Coming to Town

  www.yankees2000.com​After a pathetic showing in the '09 season, most D-backs fans would probably prefer that the lovable losers not play anyone next season, let alone the soon to be World Series Champion New York Yankees.Unfortunately for Phoenicians who don't just go to Chase Field when the Cubs, Dodgers, or Mets are in town, the D-backs 2010 schedule is a little more balanced than last year's, and includes a home stand with the Yankees from June 21st-23rd."I am extremely pleased with n

  September 16, 2009

• Tragic Shooting Death In Florida of Beloved Former Local Mental-Health Advocate

  We remember Missy Kupferberg fondly as a staunch advocate for the seriously mentally ill here in the Phoenix area. ​Missy was a sweetheart did not suffer fools gladly, and she was more than willing to provide us with serious examples of wrongdoing by the powers-that-be in what passed then (and now) as a mental-health "system." She went on to work as a mitigation specialist for the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office, before moving to Tampa, Florida, years ago for a gig as an i

  November 10, 2009