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Tennessee

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Bad Lucy Make Push For Bonnaroo, Use Google Maps for Scavenger Hunt

    Yeah, there's that spectacle in the desert going on this weekend. And next weekend. And yeah, maybe there's a lot of us that didn't have enough skrilla to nab a couple of passes. Big deal. You still have a chance to catch the next big festival later this year, although you'll have to go to the Mis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson Headed to Heard Museum

    ​Two of classic country's baddest bad-boys, Merle "Hag" Haggard and Kris "That Dude From the First Blade Movie" Kristofferson, are headed to Phoenix this week, and they are not performing at a typically "country" place like Toby Keith's I Love this Bar & Grill. No, the digs will be classier, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Cheap Time at Yucca Tap Room, 9-14-11

    Jason P. WoodburyCheap Time​Cheap Time, Vegetable, and Ryan Rousseau and his Desert Children Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, September 14 There are those who like to think of punk as an idea as much as a sound. I like to think I'm one of them, and seeing Tennessee-based rockers Cheap Time, and local ba ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2011

    Cheap Time @ Yucca Tap Room

    Jason P. WoodburyCheap Time​Cheap Time, Vegetable, and Ryan Rousseau and his Desert Children Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, September 14 There are those who like to think of punk as an idea as much as a sound. I like to think I'm one of them, and seeing Tennessee-based rockers Cheap Time, and local ba ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2011

    Those Darlins @ The Rhythm Room

    Jason P. WoodburyCheap Time​Cheap Time, Vegetable, and Ryan Rousseau and his Desert Children Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, September 14 There are those who like to think of punk as an idea as much as a sound. I like to think I'm one of them, and seeing Tennessee-based rockers Cheap Time, and local ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Leslie Janous, Tennessee "Party Mom" Embezzler, Busted in Apache Junction

    Leslie Janous, a.k.a., Leslie Gibbs, of Tennessee, held a lavish Sweet 15 birthday party for daughter in 2006 that attracted MTV. Turns out she embezzled the money for it.​The party's over for a Tennessee crook who spent some of her embezzled millions on a spectacular Sweet 1 ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2011

    Royal Bangs @ The Rhythm Room

    Leslie Janous, a.k.a., Leslie Gibbs, of Tennessee, held a lavish Sweet 15 birthday party for daughter in 2006 that attracted MTV. Turns out she embezzled the money for it.​The party's over for a Tennessee crook who spent some of her embezzled millions on a spectacular Sweet 1 ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 14, 2011

    The Life of Pie at Rock Springs Cafe

    Leslie Janous, a.k.a., Leslie Gibbs, of Tennessee, held a lavish Sweet 15 birthday party for daughter in 2006 that attracted MTV. Turns out she embezzled the money for it.​The party's over for a Tennessee crook who spent some of her embezzled millions on a spectacular Sweet 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Cheap Time at Sound Kontrol This Weekend

    ​ Tennessee garage rockers Cheap Time are playing Sound Kontrol Sunday night, with last week's music feature darlings Vegetable, Sexual Slurs and Mangled Men (featuring members of Soft Shoulder, Pods, Pigeon Religion), which is all the excuse I need to post this tune, from their Scion A/V 7" serie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Mark Your Calendars: Festival Announcements Galore

    Feather headdresses were the hot accessory of 2010 music festivals.​While music festival season is pretty much wrapped up for the year up, there's still plenty to get excited about since next year's festivals are being planned.Announcements have been rolling out one after another this past week. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Static March: All At Once EP

    ​Artist: Static MarchTitle: All At Once, a six-song EP.Basics: Formerly known as Five High, this mellow Phoenix trio plays alternative/indie rock inspired by -- according to to the band -- Incubus, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie and Kings of Leon.Red flag!While the Kings may be personas non gratas with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    What's Selling: Zia Records Chandler

    ​Tennessee pop rockers Kings of Leon were what people wanted most this week at Zia Records Chandler.Indie hipsters Steel Train's self-titled album from earlier this year was a hot item. The album Lil Wayne wrote from prison was in pretty high demand as well. The latest release from the hardcore sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    2010 Record-Setting Year for Kids Dying in Hot Cars

    ​It was a record-setting year in terms of kids getting cooked in cars, which is bad news for two reasons: A) kids are getting cooked in cars and B) it's only September and it's still hot as hell outside.The death of a 2-month-old Kingman girl puts the total number of kids who died in hot cars nati ... More >>

  • Music

    August 26, 2010

    Charlie Daniels Band

    ​It was a record-setting year in terms of kids getting cooked in cars, which is bad news for two reasons: A) kids are getting cooked in cars and B) it's only September and it's still hot as hell outside.The death of a 2-month-old Kingman girl puts the total number of kids who died in hot cars nati ... More >>

  • Film

    August 12, 2010

    Get Low: A Hermit's Life-Affirming, Pre-Death Funeral

    ​It was a record-setting year in terms of kids getting cooked in cars, which is bad news for two reasons: A) kids are getting cooked in cars and B) it's only September and it's still hot as hell outside.The death of a 2-month-old Kingman girl puts the total number of kids who died in hot cars nati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Makes Arizona Politicians Look Good

    Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Basil Marceaux​Arizona politicians are getting a bit of a reputation throughout the rest of the country. Let's just say Russell Pearce and Jan Brewer appearing almost nightly on national news programs hasn't left the rest of the country in awe of the intellectual ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    The Oak Ridge Boys

    Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Basil Marceaux​Arizona politicians are getting a bit of a reputation throughout the rest of the country. Let's just say Russell Pearce and Jan Brewer appearing almost nightly on national news programs hasn't left the rest of the country in awe of the intellectual ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    The Oak Ridge Boys

    Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Basil Marceaux​Arizona politicians are getting a bit of a reputation throughout the rest of the country. Let's just say Russell Pearce and Jan Brewer appearing almost nightly on national news programs hasn't left the rest of the country in awe of the intellectual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Jay Reatard's Cause of Death Determined

    ​According to the medical examiner in Shelby County, Tennessee, where Memphis is located, 29-year-old Jay Reatard died from "cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death." His real name was Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., and on Jan. 17 he was buried near Isaac Hayes. At the ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Kings of Leon Start New Fashion Line

    ​I realize this may be a highly unpopular thing to say, but I think it's time for the Kings of Leon to go on sabbatical. The Tennessee quartet and their overplayed songs have found just one more way to make being a hipster more obnoxious and, yes, more expensive. The Followill boys, who once cl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2009

    RiffTrax LIVE: Plan 9 From Outer Space . . . Encore

    ​I realize this may be a highly unpopular thing to say, but I think it's time for the Kings of Leon to go on sabbatical. The Tennessee quartet and their overplayed songs have found just one more way to make being a hipster more obnoxious and, yes, more expensive. The Followill boys, who once cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Steve Earle's Lil Sis Rocks Mama Java's One Last Time

    ​Stacey Earle, of the Steve progeny, and her hubby Mark Stuart are planning their third and final appearance on at Mama Java's Coffeehouse. They'll dole out their brand of Tennessee twang-a-lang in a coffee-buzzed room in the Indian School corridor on September 13th.The pair are set to finish out ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Knock on Wood

    MST3K alums crack wise at expense of lovable ’59 stink bomb

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    Kiss My Jackass

    Country cuz keeps talented troubadour on the raunchy side

  • Music

    June 11, 2009

    Loretta Lynn Is a Legend, but She’s Also Just Plain Kind

    Country cuz keeps talented troubadour on the raunchy side

  • Music

    May 28, 2009

    Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and All Points West — Pick Your Festival

    Country cuz keeps talented troubadour on the raunchy side

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Reflections On Clarity: Marty Welker

    "Jimmy Eat World's Clarity holds a special place in my heart as I'm sure it does with the countless other kids who bought it in 1999 of which it became the soundtrack to all of their high school break-ups and inadequacies. It wasn't just kid stuff though because I found my mother listening to it a ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    Hogjaw

    Devil in the Details
    (self-released)

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    You Asked For It: Hogjaw

    HogjawDevil in the Details(Self-released) As much as I generally prefer music that bears the stamp of the town that births it, there's something to be said for a band that becomes so obsessed with another region's music that they transform themselves, to the point they mimic it perfectly. The Love ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Punk Band This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb Forces Airport Evacuation

    Or at least a sticker with their name on it did:"A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read "this bike ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    Sharing the Cornbread Gospels

    Or at least a sticker with their name on it did:"A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read "this bike ... More >>

  • Film

    January 3, 2008

    Missed Opportunities

    Kick yourself for not seeing these ten movies

  • Music

    August 2, 2007

    Big, Rotten Apple

    For The Comas, New York cured the blues at the cost of creativity

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Paramore

    Magical misery tour

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    Marshall Chapman

    Tall girl tales

  • Music

    June 15, 2006

    Johnny Cash

    Personal File
    (Columbia)

  • Film

    April 1, 2004

    A Tall Order

    The Rock tries on Joe Don Baker's shoes for size, and they don't quite fit

  • Music

    November 14, 2002

    Country Convert

    Darryl Worley arrives at country stardom near midlife, but his brand of traditionalism may have fresh legs

  • Music

    March 21, 2002

    The Blasters

    Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (Rhino)

  • Music

    November 23, 2000

    The Shazam

    Rev 9 (Not Lame Records)

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Barbecue

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Flashes

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • News

    January 7, 1999

    Flashes

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • Dining

    August 6, 1998

    Second Helpings

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • Dining

    February 9, 1995

    SECOND HELPINGS

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • Dining

    December 15, 1994

    ROAD FILL

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • News

    June 29, 1994

    JIM BROCK LIVED FOR BASEBALLIN HIS FINAL DAYS, HE GOT ASU TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • News

    August 25, 1993

    TIFFANY'S EXPOSED?STATE INVESTIGATOR SAYS TOPLESS-CLUB OWNER LIED ON HIS LIQUOR-LICENSE APPLICATIONS

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

  • News

    November 11, 1992

    THE ANGUISH OF ALEX HALEY'S WIDOWWITH HER HUSBAND'S LITERARY LEGACY DISPERSED, SHE'S LOCKED IN A BITTER PROBATE BATTLE

    Honey Bear's BBQ
    5012 East Van Buren
    602-273-9148
    (and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

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