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New Film Queens of Country Has a Bizarre Vibe That Is Distinctly Arizona

Kirsten Dunst Shines as Earth Crumbles in Lars von Trier's Melancholia

​Lars von Trier is not for everyone. You have only to watch von Trier's violently quirky short film Occupations -- featuring von Trier brutally murdering the man talking in the movie theater next to him -- to see that he's wildly passionate about his work, and yeah, a little bit uninhibited. ... More >>

Parental Warring

​Lars von Trier is not for everyone. You have only to watch von Trier's violently quirky short film Occupations -- featuring von Trier brutally murdering the man talking in the movie theater next to him -- to see that he's wildly passionate about his work, and yeah, a little bit uninhibited. ... More >>

True Blood Drink Brings the Show About the Undead to, Er, Life

Lauren Saria ​Want to enjoy a warm, faux-blood libation with lunch? Yes, we know Halloween is over, but for fans of the HBO series True Blood the chance to sip on a perfectly replicated bottle of Tru Blood drink would be like dying and not going to heaven--because, of course, vampires are th ... More >>

Supernatural Arizona -- Up on the Sun Soundtracks Our Own Twilight/True Blood/Vampire Diaries-style Show

​The last Twilight movie will be released soon and only one episode remains in the fourth season of True Blood. But don't think the vampire craze is on the decline -- MTV recently launched Death Valley, which looks like a campy cross between Reno 911! and Zombieland. How much longer can thi ... More >>

White Collar Job

​The last Twilight movie will be released soon and only one episode remains in the fourth season of True Blood. But don't think the vampire craze is on the decline -- MTV recently launched Death Valley, which looks like a campy cross between Reno 911! and Zombieland. How much longer can thi ... More >>

Jace Everett on True Blood, Alison Mosshart, Sex, and Religion

​ BY LAUREN WISE If you've never heard of Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jace Everett, there's little doubt you've heard a song he's best known for--the theme from HBO's massively popular, supernatural-saturated television series True Blood. Everett's music is a fusion of blues, rockabilly and ... More >>

July 14 In Blogs: Harry Potter, Spotify, La Tolteca, and Joe Arpaio

​​​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:

Peter Case at The Rhythm Room, 6-26-11

Maria Vassett​Peter CaseThe Rhythm RoomSunday, June 26As much as he's a songwriter, Peter Case is a storyteller. All throughout his solo acoustic set at The Rhythm Room last night, Case peppered the space between songs with stories from his rock 'n' roll past: Scoring free records from Elektra whe ... More >>

Five Arizona Towns We Think of When Listening to "Alcoholics In My Town"

Wikimedia CommonsWilliam Hogarth's "Gin Lane." Really, it could be anywhere.​Small towns and big boozers go together. If you don't believe that, then you've probably never lived in a small town, where the most exciting thing to do is drink and gossip about how much of a drunkard everyone else in ... More >>

Geek Mythology

Wikimedia CommonsWilliam Hogarth's "Gin Lane." Really, it could be anywhere.​Small towns and big boozers go together. If you don't believe that, then you've probably never lived in a small town, where the most exciting thing to do is drink and gossip about how much of a drunkard everyone else in ... More >>

Abri Van Straten Talks About the Function of Art, Being Married to Kristin Bauer, and His Upcoming Performance at Phoenix Comicon

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Carlos Mencia, and Searching For Beer and Salsa

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

Concrete Blonde @ The Compound Grill

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

Praise Yo Gabba Gabba! for Teaching Kids to Not Be Cynical Old Bastards Before Their Time

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

Praise Yo Gabba Gabba! for Teaching Kids to Not Be Cynical Old Bastards Before Their Time

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

Steampunk: Once Upon a Past That Never Was

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

Halloween Guide

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

Our Guide to Scaring Up a Good Time This Halloween

Jasmin KuhnAbri Van Straten​If you've looked at the musical artists lined up to play at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you may have noticed that one of these things is not like the others. That would be singer-songwriter Abri Van Straten, whose picturesque acoustic folk songs contrast starkly with ... More >>

7: Vampiro at America's Taco Shop

​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section ... More >>

Top 10 Celebrity Cameos in Indie Rock Videos

These days, the lines between indie and mainstream music are difficult to pinpoint. With indie artists featured prominently in mainstream media (I'm looking at you, Twilight soundtrack), it's hard to see what makes indie music, well, indie. When you add celebrities to the mix, it becomes even more d ... More >>

Moon Enough

Let that glowing orb in the sky be your guide

Undead Can Dance

Scorpius vamps hit the boards again