Valium

Cabaret on Crack: March Fourth Marching Band @ Alice Cooper'stown, Saturday, October 27

Phish Tale

HOMELESS ON THE RANGE

GOP leaders want local governments to run social programs and charities to assume more of the burden. Neither idea is working in Kingman, where no good deed goes unpunished.

Rx Mex

Hazy regulations allow Americanos to write their own tickets in Mexican pharmacies

Drugstore Caballero

Recreational prescription drugs put Mexican farmacias on the map--and American pill seekers on the road

Life With a Dying Liver

Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

Bono Fide

Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

David v. the System

Attorney casts himself as martyr in bizarre courtroom melodrama

The Trashman

Where unit-shifting heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless poseurs they really are

Hector the Hustler

Where unit-shifting heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless poseurs they really are

Mike Douglas Held Hostage!

New video relives the surreal week that John and Yoko co-hosted America's most popular daytime talk show

Art Spray

Skewering New York gallery scene, John Waters comes into his own with Pecker

Welcome to the Madhouse

Filmmaker Todd Solondz beats the sophomore jinx with his darkly brilliant Happiness

Letters

From the week of July 8, 1999

Gray Punks on Dope

Senior-citizen druggies make The California Kid one sorry state of affairs

Scenes From an Abortion

Our reporter once watched Brian Finkel in action

Letters

Letters from the week of July 29, 2004

Sarah Palin can run on her record, proudly

Letters from the week of July 29, 2004

The King (and Valium) and I

Shall we dance, dolls?

Jump Street

Once ruled a suicide, Phoenix finance chief Kevin Keogh's leap to his death on a busy thoroughfare is a true medical mystery

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

Happy Bullets

The Vice and Virtue Ministry
(Undeniable)

Take Two Bottles of These. Call Me When You're Dead

Dr. Willard Hunter's repeated misprescription of dangerous drugs has contributed to two deaths. But the state medical board doesn't see any reason to revoke his doctor's license.

Recordings

Dr. Willard Hunter's repeated misprescription of dangerous drugs has contributed to two deaths. But the state medical board doesn't see any reason to revoke his doctor's license.

The Mystery Deepens

This just in: Phoenix CFO Kevin Keogh didn't dive to his death off his moving Mercedes because of a brain parasite

DEATH OF AN ECO WARRIOR

LEROY JACKSON TRANSFORMED HIMSELF FROM A PHOENIX STREET WINO INTO A CHARISMATIC NAVAJO ENVIRONMENTALIST. HIS FRIENDS THINK HE WAS MURDERED FOR HIS EFFORTS.

Old 97s

Drag It Up
(New West Records)

Naive Gringo Pill Popped Below Border

Earth to Americans like Ray Lindell: Try abiding by Mexican law when buying a whopping amount of tranquilizers at farmacias. Duh!

Rock Jaw

Dr. Kelly Cook is the king of rock 'n' roll dentistry

Evil Empire

Investigators say he was bigger than Sammy the Bull. His minions say he ruled the drug trade in the Valley's rave scene. Now, authorities have "English Shaun," the man they claim reigned over a nighttime empire of ecstasy, meth, violence and excess.

Brave Revue

Actors Theatre of Phoenix boldly explores love and death in the time of AIDS

Bad Reputation

Low hopes its slow-and-depressing label was one thing Lost in the Fire

Indie Year 2000

Modified offers alternative to downtown drudgery and Mill Avenue dips

Balls to the Wall

Surviving bad luck, barroom brawls and band squabbles, Balls reveals real cojónes

764-HERO

Weekends of Sound
(Up Records)

Queens of the Stone Age

R (Interscope)

Drum & Drummer

Valley jazz musician Rob Schuh pounded skins, pumped iron, shot steroids, went to prison and almost died. Now the feisty trapsman has added an organ to his repertoire -- a transplanted kidney.

The Terminator

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

Flashes

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

The Case of the Terrified Tiger

She was a dame with high-voltage looks and an eroticbook contract. Her name was Tiger. No last name. Just Tiger. And she was in trouble.

WINGED VICTORY

She was a dame with high-voltage looks and an eroticbook contract. Her name was Tiger. No last name. Just Tiger. And she was in trouble.

FLASHES

She was a dame with high-voltage looks and an eroticbook contract. Her name was Tiger. No last name. Just Tiger. And she was in trouble.

TAPES IN THE MAIL, VOL. III

SCREED

JAMS TO THE WORLD

A STOCKINGFUL OF JOYFUL NOISES AND TANNEN-BOMBS

TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING CARAERO SMITH GREG GLEBE LITERALLY FLIES THE COUPE

A STOCKINGFUL OF JOYFUL NOISES AND TANNEN-BOMBS

"Fluffy Bunny Crew" One of Three Street Gangs Busted by DPS

Department of Public Safety DPS officers taking a "fluffy bunny" into custody during yesterday's gangster roundup.​In the past, criminal street gangs have used names that strike fear in the hearts of their rivals. The Bloods, the Crips, the Jets, the Sharks -- all have an intimidating conno ... More >>

She & Him - Volume Two

She & Him - Volume Two​You may not know it by looking out at the gray, rainy Phoenix skies this week, but spring is upon us. The weather currently doesn't want to cooperate, but She & Him will more than happily oblige your springtime needs. The duo's sophomore effort, Volume Two, is a perf ... More >>

Ibogaine Helps Junkies Kick Heroin and Meth. Is It the Trip That Does the Trick?

She & Him - Volume Two​You may not know it by looking out at the gray, rainy Phoenix skies this week, but spring is upon us. The weather currently doesn't want to cooperate, but She & Him will more than happily oblige your springtime needs. The duo's sophomore effort, Volume Two, is a perf ... More >>

Michelle Shocked @ Rhythm Room

She & Him - Volume Two​You may not know it by looking out at the gray, rainy Phoenix skies this week, but spring is upon us. The weather currently doesn't want to cooperate, but She & Him will more than happily oblige your springtime needs. The duo's sophomore effort, Volume Two, is a perf ... More >>

Midnight in Paris: Investigating the Problem of Time

She & Him - Volume Two​You may not know it by looking out at the gray, rainy Phoenix skies this week, but spring is upon us. The weather currently doesn't want to cooperate, but She & Him will more than happily oblige your springtime needs. The duo's sophomore effort, Volume Two, is a perf ... More >>