Will there be balling at Arizona's 1st Annual Porn Star Ball? We can only hope. But one thing's for sure -- there will be boobs and booze aplenty (and some local hip-hop, too) at the February 11 hoedown (pun intended), set to steam up the windows at Babylon Showclub, 3613 East Van Buren.
Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our Arizona Porn Star Ball slide show.We gotta admit it: the 1st Annual Arizona Porn Star Ball wore us out.The feral festivities started at 9 p.m. and lasted well beyond last call. The list of special guests was longer than John Holmes' tool, and included adult film stars Pharyn Sparxxx, Mya Lee, Taryn Thomas, Priya Rai, and Sophia Rossi; hip-hop artists Justus, Pokafase, Baby Bash, and Too Short; and members of the Arizona Cardinals. The scene was low-key at 9
One of the things I enjoy most about reading the other music, arts and culture blogs in the Village Voice chain is seeing how they reflect their respective scenes. Take, for example, today's porn-related posts here in Phoenix and at our sister paper in San Francisco.Last night, Niki D'Andrea covered a NBA All-Star Game-related porn star ball featuring the exact sort of girls you'd expect to find at a porn star ball, including the Valley's own Taryn Thomas. In Phoenix, it's fair to say we're tra
The Black Keys as they looked back when I interviewed them.With The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach's solo record, Keep It Hid, having come out last Tuesday and his protégé, Jessica Lea Mayfield coming to town tomorrow, I thought this would be a good time to share a story I wrote on Auerbach for my college paper back when his band was still an up-and-coming act in our shared hometown of Akron, Ohio. The story is on the jump.If nothing else, it goes to show that sometimes pissing off a source works ou
Jamie PeacheyTaryn ThomasEven with all his self-professed shortcomings, shock jock Howard Stern was bound to be tied to a porno movie someday. And while the "Howard Stern Porno" doesn't actually star Stern, it does feature actors in Stern masks having sex in the DJ's chair at his old WXRK studios, before he moved to Sirius satellite radio. Of course, that footage was supposed to have been destroyed or lost long ago. Word on the street is when Stern got wind of the footage (all shot by Stern wack
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:
Feathered Bastard:
SPLC's Heidi Beirich Whacks Joe Arpaio for Playing Pattycake with Nativists and Neo-Nazis
Up on the Sun:
Tucson's The Bled Signs To Rise Records
Nayo Jones: You Asked For It
Chow Bella:
Behind the Bar: Chase Crain at Bar Smith
Smashburger Makes Arizona Debut This Fall
Valley Fever:
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