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Is There Such a Thing as a Foodstagram Eating Disorder? Researcher Says Yes

If you don't think that taking and sharing photos of food is a big deal, open your eyes. It's become a big enough issue that some restaurants have started to impose an unofficial ban on the practice, saying tabletop photogs are turning the dining floor into a circus. See also: - Caution: Food Por ... More >>

Black Mountain's Stephen McBean Fronts a Lot of Bands, Is Influenced by Even More

Florence Rescinds Ordinance Banning Sulfuric Acid Use for Mine; Curis Copper Project to Move Forward

Millions of gallons of sulfuric acid could soon be spewed into underground crevices near Florence following that town's rescinding of a ban on the substance for mining. Last August, the Town Council in the southeast Valley burg, mostly recognized for its prison complex, passed an ordinance that pro ... More >>

10 Greatest TV Themes of All Time

Oh you don't own a TV? How brave. Seriously -- people love bragging about not watching TV, but they're missing out. Whether watching live, on Netflix, or on DVD, there's almost nothing as fun as zoning out in front of the TV. We're partial to music too (you might have guessed), so when we started ... More >>

Grimes, Crescent Ballroom, 10/8/12

Grimes @ Crescent Ballroom| 10/8/12What a difference six months makes. The last time Canadian synth-pop visionary Grimes visited Phoenix, her set was riddled with painful sound problems and an unruly crowd. Rumor had it Grimes herself separated the bathroom fight that resulted in a swarm of cops in ... More >>

Z-Trip Highlights Sound Wave Music Fest

My Mini Taste of Phoenix: Seeking Sweets and Asian Comfort Food in the Valley

See also: 10 Favorite Vietnamese Restaurants in Greater Phoenix See also: What the Heck is Bibim Bap? See also: Point-Counterpoint: Is Pho King or Is It Pho-King Awful? Hi, I'm Mabel. You might recognize the byline from my series The Baker's Lab. I'm from the Midwest and spent a couple months at Ne ... More >>

Tenaya Creek Brewery Hop Ride

​Beer: Hop RideBrewery: Tenaya Creek BreweryStyle: IPAABV: 7.2 percent "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" is clever marketing, but it's far from true. Arizona benefits from several Sin City exports -- a liberal approach to strippers and gambling is one; yours truly is another (I grew up in the ... More >>

Nils Lofgren on Old School, Clarence Clemons, The E Street Band, and New Hips

​What were you doing at 17? Chances are it wasn't half as rock 'n' roll as Nils Lofgren. At that tender age, he was playing on Neil Young's seminal record, After the Gold Rush, plopped down at a piano, which he had never spent much time playing, but where his experience on the accordion came i ... More >>

Power 98.3's DJ M2 Takes Second Place at Red Bull Thre3style Nationals in Las Vegas

Garth Milan/Red Bull Phoenix's DJ M2 competes in the Red Bull Thre3style national finals last night in Las Vegas.It was a case of "close but no cigar" for DJ M2 last night in Sin City. Despite putting on an impressive display of spinning and scratching on the decks, the Phoenix turntablist king came ... More >>

David Heartbreak Discusses Timbaland, Europe and the Origins of Moombahsoul

​​David Heartbreak is considered an innovator in the tropical bass dance genre, Moombahton. He is fresh off his self titled Heartbreak (EP) release and gearing up for his first European tour in September.He has been playing gigs in Europe for a while now and featured regularly on BBC's Radio 1.& ... More >>

Destroyer: Kaputt

Destroyer - Kaputt​What does Dan Bejar do for an encore?At this point in his long, celebrated career, there's not much he can do. Today marks the release of his ninth LP, Kaputt, under his Destroyer moniker. Tha Vancouver singer-songwriter and New Pornographer has been churning out albums since 19 ... More >>

Runner Helene Neville Literally Means Cross Country

Sister Lovers: Paula Stop Pretending (1993)

Sister Lovers, "Paula Stop Pretending" ​ Welcome to Obscuro, a weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, coll ... More >>

Nik Richie's Legal Problems: Lost $1.5 Million Texas Lawsuit in 2009, Others Attacked on Web Site Plan to Sue

Hooman Karamian, a.k.a. Nik Richie of theDirty.com, was ordered to pay $1.5 million to a Texas woman last year​ Does Nik Richie's new wife know about his legal bills? Richie, founder of the Scottsdale-based thedirty.com Web site, lost a $1.5 million judgment last year for posting a La Porte, T ... More >>

Aaron Johnson, What Are You Eating?

Ernest Allen Aaron Johnson eating a Gringo Starr at That's A Wrap!​Aaron JohnsonThe local poet hosts First Friday Ignite at The Firehouse this Friday, April 2. What'd you eat for dinner last night? All-you-can-eat sushi at Koi Sushi Bar and Grill (4372 West Olive Ave., Glendale). Favorite food ... More >>

Conan O'Brien Makes Phoenix Date Official, Announces Full Tour

Oh, Coco, we knew you'd make it happen​Conan O'Brien has announced via his twitter account (@ConanOBrien) that he will tour North America this spring.O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" will span 30 dates will kick off April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and will come th ... More >>

Wayne Gretzky May Be Final Olympic Torchbearer in Vancouver

"The Great One"​After being chewed up and spit out as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, "The Great One" could be getting a little love from the Vancouver Olympic Committee. Wayne Gretzky, the Coyotes former coach, is being considered to be the final torchbearer at the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver ... More >>

Puscifer Sets Tour Dates, Plays Phoenix December 3 and 4

​Arizona-dwelling Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan's side project, Puscifier, has announced fall tour dates, including two shows at Phoenix's stunning Orpheum Theatre. The show, which actually allows you to see Maynard, unlike Tool's concerts, where he stands on the back of the stage, has been e ... More >>

The Love Me Nots Set Album Release Date, Plan Tour

​The top act in Phoenix's garage rock scene, The Love Me Nots, has set a September 18 release date for their new record, Upsidedown Insideout, which they recorded at Mesa's Flying Blanket Recordings with the legendary Detroit-based producer Jim Diamond. (You can read my interview with Diamond, don ... More >>

Unskinny Bop, Local Poison Tribute Band, To Appear in John Cusack Flick

This guy is about to be a movie star.We thought enough of local Poison tribute band Unskinny Bop to give them a Best Of Phoenix award last year. John Cusack apparently thinks enough of them that they're slated to appear in his new flick Hot Tub Time Machine, which is filming in Canada right now. The ... More >>

The Mexican Clears Up Some Canadian-Held Misconceptions

Deconstructing Destroyer

Subhumans

Human subs could also be fun

Primal Fur

Disney parade of pooches

Destiny's Child

All grown up and leaving the nest

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Is It Over Yet?

Kids + road + romance = surprisingly little

Skull's Out

On their musical vacation, the Smoky Mountain Skullbusters became a band and made a CD all at once

Destroyer

Your Blues (Merge)

Idle Talents

Comedian's performance leaves out the Spam

Jolie Holland

Catalpa (Anti-)

Stop, Don't Drop, Let Punk Roll

Lookout! Records, much like REO Speedwagon, rolls with the changes

Subpoena Me!

The record industry thinks I'm a criminal. Here's the evidence.

Letters

Letters from the week of July 17, 2003

Dead Again

There's fresh meat for the Reaper in Final Destination 2

Off the Rails

The Guns N' Roses tour collapses, and Axl folds. Is anyone really surprised?

Fly Spy

Murphy and Wilson fool around with formulaic fun

Drive Away

The members of Sparta leave At the Drive-In, expectations and a so-called hiatus behind

Brooklyn Knights

Medeski Martin and Wood's hip-hop jazz finds the audience it deserves

Loverdad

Working for the weekend, indeed

Straits of Magellan

Canadian investors in a Phoenix-based company say they are victims of an international incident

The Truman Pilots

Is The Truman Show just another summer rerun?

Recordings

Grrls, Grrls, Grrls! Live! On Stage!

Pic Hits for the week

DON'T GO NEAR THE WAITER

TINY, TONY AND COMPANY

The Men Who Love Women

Hard-caore band Nomeansno slams against sexism

Grapes Juice

The Grapes of Wrath, newcomers to folk city