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Way Back to the Future

Old Records Are Outselling New Ones for the First Time

By Chris Kornelis In the two decades since Nielsen Soundscan started to keep track of U.S. album sales in 1991, the company has seen the industry fold in half, digital sales catch up to physical, and vinyl mount a resurgence. But until last week, they'd never seen old records outsell new ones. The ... More >>

Blades of Glory

Three Treats from Urban Cookies (Besides the Usual Cookies and Cupcakes)

​We stopped by Urban Cookies a few weeks ago for a treat and were excited to learn that they offer more things than just stellar cookies and creative cupcakes. Three treats, after the jump.

Michael Surgeon Had So Much Kiddie Porn on His Computer it Crashed

MCSOMichael Surgeon claims he collects kiddie porn so he can report it to authorities.​Mesa resident Michael Jared Surgeon had so much kiddie porn on his computer that it caused his hard drive to crash. Apparently not caring that his computer was jam-packed with kiddy porn, he took it to a compute ... More >>

Steak and Kidney Pie from George and Dragon Pub

Erica O'Neil​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. 17: St ... More >>

AT&T Sues City of Phoenix Over Denial of Cell Tower; Admits "Significant" Coverage Gap Along Piestewa Freeway

​ AT&T has turned to federal court to make Phoenix approve a cell-phone tower that the company says is needed to fix a dead-air zone on the Piestewa Freeway. A complaint filed by the company last week in U.S. District Court claims that Phoenix's Board of Adjustment ... More >>

Activision To Discontinue Guitar Hero and DJ Hero

​The Guitar Hero franchise has officially been canceled by video gaming publisher Activision, according to Blabbermouth.The decline in the game's popularity was significant enough to make the company pull the plug. The DJ Hero franchise will also be coming to an end.Activision Publishing CEO Eric ... More >>

BEP's Will.i.am Teams Up With Intel

​Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has been named the creative director of innovation, according to Billboard.He'll be giving input on the development of a variety of products made by Intel Corp. The head of marketing at Intel said that the company is trying to tie entertainment and technology toge ... More >>

Martha Stewart Radio Welcomes Chow Bella's Carol Blonder

Chow Bella's resident chef, Carol Blonder, caught the attention of producers at Martha Stewart Radio with her recent "Ask the Chef" post on keeping herbs and spices fresh. Now, Blonder's about to spice up the airwaves. Although Blonder herself isn't keen on tooting her own horn, I'm more than happy ... More >>

Songs in the Key of Life

Musical culture for a cause

Dia de Los Muertos Celebration @ Desert Botanical Garden

Tapped Out

Eavesdropping made easy with Jonathan Goldstein

What's New Pussycat?

Check out these lesser-known ‘80s rockers

Cowboy Junkies

Queer rodeo comes to town

Sheriff Arpaio Orders Locking Down Jails Due to "Racial Tensions," He Tweets

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has locked down the county's jails to unspecified "racial tension." Usually, Arpaio's tweets are more personal in nature, but this actual news. Since the sheriff's office doesn't bother to update it's news releases in a timely fashion, Twitter's even better th ... More >>

Virgin, Universal to Offer Unlimited MP3s

Can Virgin - with the help of Universal Music - effectively end online music piracy? We'll have to wait and seeIn an effort to help and curtail online music piracy, Universal Music will partner up with U.K. telecommunications ("telco," if you're British) provider Virgin Media to launch an unlimited ... More >>

App Pupils

Mobile techies land in East Valley tech heaven

Phoenix Fringe Festival: The Next Best Thing

Wanda Jackson Show on Jan. 11 Cancelled

Old timey rock chick Wanda Jackson has canceled her January 11 performance at the Rhythm Room due to a family emergency. The 71-year-old Oklahoma native is known as "The Queen of Rockabilly" once dated Elvis Presley... before setting down with a IBM programmer named Wendell. Refunds are available th ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band Coming To Cricket on May 6

It's not even Christmas, but we have our first piece of big summer concert news today: Dave Matthews Band is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 6.Yes, it's time for "Dave" again, already.DMB's first studio record in four years (oddly produced by Rob Cavallo of Green Day and My Chemical Roman ... More >>

Cold Play

Great white northern game heats up the desert Southwest

Black Devil Doll From Hell

High noon: Lawyers for Jarrett Maupin and the City of Phoenix slug it out in court; Judge Swann promises ruling before 5 p.m.

Football Foodie

Shell Game

What's it selling? Everything

Dream Weaver

Denny Le Nimh, the Yoda of PHX rock DJs, parties with the Kreme posse at Paco Paco for Plus One

Howl of Sanity

Too bad it stands a snowball's chance in the Sonoran Desert of passing, because a bill banning armed Minutemen makes sense

The Big Sleazy

Tall trannies, polyamorous pagans and tipsy rounds of tonsil hockey: That's Hot Pink! redux, baby

Dollyrots

BEST ENGLISH PUB

George & Dragon Restaurant

Hot Pink Perdition

The night crew checks out an after-hours hot spot

Letters

Letters from the week of July 17, 2003

Prisoner of War Chest

McCain should put his campaign money where his mouth is — or, at least, online

Putting Globe on the Map

As the gritty old mining town tries to broaden its economic base, residents debate how much of its future lies in its past

License to Steal

Arizona car owners register concern over online MVD snafu that posted their credit-card numbers on the Internet

Plant Strife

Foes of the Sumitomo facility continue to dig up inconsistencies in the process

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MONITOR LAGGARDS

WHEN IT COLLECTS AIRBORN SAMPLES OF RADIOACTIVE DUST, PALO VERDE THINKS SMALL

AN I-NET LOSS FOR PHOENIXCITY FORGIVES DIMENSION CABLE'S OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A DATA-TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

CABLE'S NEW TUBE STAKETHE BIG TV WINDFALL CONGRESS PROMISED MAY END UP COSTING YOU