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  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Local Butcher Takes Home Gold in National Meat-Cutting Challenge

    National Meat Cutting Champion Chris McFarland Shows Us How to Cut Meat from Village Voice Media on Vimeo. Meat Cutting: A Lost Art? But seriously, have you ever stopped to think about just how much skill it takes to cut a huge hunk of meat into sellable steaks? Local butcher Chris McFarland has. ... More >>

  • News

    April 26, 2012

    Feedback from the Thursday, April 26th Issue

    National Meat Cutting Champion Chris McFarland Shows Us How to Cut Meat from Village Voice Media on Vimeo. Meat Cutting: A Lost Art? But seriously, have you ever stopped to think about just how much skill it takes to cut a huge hunk of meat into sellable steaks? Local butcher Chris McFarland has. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

    The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Wednesday 3/14/2012

    ​If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving musi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Power 98.3's DJ M2 Needs Your Votes to Reach the Finals of McDonald's Flavor Battle

    The instruction manual for the Technics 1200 dictates that the quintessential DJ tool is only to be used with carts, stands, booths or other gear specified and approved by the manufacturer.Nowhere, however, does it state that the turntable is okay to be used on a gigantic burger box. It's a situati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Pazz and Jop Poll Critics' Poll 2012

    The Village Voice's 39th annual Pazz and Jop critics' poll is live. Drawing from some 700 ballots, tUnE-yArDs' w h o k i l l topped the favorite albums list, and Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" topped the singles list. Those looking for familiar New Times bylines in the individual ballots will not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Joe Arpaio's Whoppers In His Latest Money-Grubbing Fundraising Letter

    More mendacity from a sheriff without shame...If you're dumb enough to fork over cash to a scalawag like Sheriff Joe Arpaio, you're dumb enough to buy any line of bull the most-sued sheriff in the country wants to sell you.Like the malarkey that the recent U.S. Department of Justice report on Arpaio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Van Halen (With David Lee Roth) Headed to Phoenix in June

    So, the Radiohead thing felt pretty big, and Gun N' Roses was positively surreal. So try this one on for size: Van Halen, featuring David Lee Roth and the Van Halens: Eddie, Alex, and Wolfgang, are headed to US Airways Center on Saturday, June 16. That's right. Saturday night. With Van Halen. "Erup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Top 15 Albums of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

    Ty Segall​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Is it just me, or was 2011 weird? Like, really weird? Lou Reed and Metallica made an album together. It w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    New Times' Best of App Gets Rave Reviews from iTunes, wired.com

    iTunes​Aw, shucks. Here at New Times and Village Voice Media, we're more accustomed to telling you all about the best places to eat, drink and otherwise enjoy life in Phoenix (traditionally in our annual Best of Phoenix issues, which hits the stands each September) than brag on ourselves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Ninth Circuit Court to Hear New Times Vs. Sheriff Arpaio Case on Wednesday

    Image: Tony BleiMichael Lacey, Village Voice Media executive editor, was surrounded by reporters after his early-morning release from jail in October of 2007. Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced hours later that the arrests and preceding investigation had been a mistake.​Tomorrow, the U ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Knocked Out: For Kids, Concussions Can Be Worse Than for Adults

    Image: Tony BleiMichael Lacey, Village Voice Media executive editor, was surrounded by reporters after his early-morning release from jail in October of 2007. Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced hours later that the arrests and preceding investigation had been a mistake.​Tomorrow, the U ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2011

    So What Happened With Against Me!?

    Image: Tony BleiMichael Lacey, Village Voice Media executive editor, was surrounded by reporters after his early-morning release from jail in October of 2007. Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced hours later that the arrests and preceding investigation had been a mistake.​Tomorrow, the U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Pazz & Jop Announced. Kanye Won. Duh.

    ​Our sister paper, The Village Voice, has announced the results of their annual Pazz & Jop critic's poll.If you're unfamiliar, basically like 1,000 music critics get to vote on their favorite albums and singles, assigning points to the top 10. Then those points are tabulated and Kanye West win ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    ADL's Jared Loughner Report: Mental Illness, Not Ideology Likely Led To Tragedy

    Mental illness, rather than Tea Baggery's likely to blame for Loughner's rampage, says the ADLSince Saturday's massacre in Tucson, both the left and the right have parsed alleged killer Jared Lee Loughner's YouTube videos, the statements of his supposed school chums, his favorite books (everything f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Camelback Corridor: Phoenix City Council Deciding Whether To Strip Building Restrictions From 44th Street & Camelback Road Project

    Phoenix City Hall​The Phoenix City Council is expected to vote later today on whether or not to strip the northwest corner of 444th Street and Camelback Road of zoning restrictions that now limit the building heights to 36 feet.If the restrictions are removed, building heights would increase to 56 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Medical Marijuana: An Open Letter to Arizona From VVM's Colorado Pot Critic

    ​Village Voice Media, the parent company of New Times, is the only news outlet in the country with its very own pot critic. His pen name is William Breathes -- he's based out of Denver, Colorado, and works for our sister paper, Westword. He's written an open letter to the state of Arizona rega ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Mayor Phil Gordon and Others (Including Our Boss) to Discuss Sheriff Joe on CNN

    Just heard from Dan Saban, a decent guy who has taken on Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the campaign trail and in civil court (and, alas, has lost every time). ​He tells us that he recently participated in a roundtable discussion with CNN "regarding the abuses of authority by Joe Arpaio and friends ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    Ask a Mexican on SB 1070

    Just heard from Dan Saban, a decent guy who has taken on Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the campaign trail and in civil court (and, alas, has lost every time). ​He tells us that he recently participated in a roundtable discussion with CNN "regarding the abuses of authority by Joe Arpaio and friends ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2010

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 22, 2010

    Just heard from Dan Saban, a decent guy who has taken on Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the campaign trail and in civil court (and, alas, has lost every time). ​He tells us that he recently participated in a roundtable discussion with CNN "regarding the abuses of authority by Joe Arpaio and friends ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Village Voice SXSW Party Features Superchunk, the xx, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Surfer Blood

    Superchunk​ Some news from our corporate parent: The lineup for the 2010 Village Voice SXSW party has been announced. Superchunk, the xx, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Surfer Blood will play the show in Austin. We know the economy is tough, but if you can beg, borrow or steal your way to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    NOFX Frontman to Open New York Restaurant

    Somehow I doubt he'll be the one refilling your water...​Fat Mike is throwing his name and his dollars behind a restaurant featuring "new American cuisine" in Brooklyn's Park Slope. It may come as no surprise that the Village Voice was surprised that Mike, who wrote a song titled "Don't Call Me Wh ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    The Love Me Nots

    Somehow I doubt he'll be the one refilling your water...​Fat Mike is throwing his name and his dollars behind a restaurant featuring "new American cuisine" in Brooklyn's Park Slope. It may come as no surprise that the Village Voice was surprised that Mike, who wrote a song titled "Don't Call Me Wh ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2009

    Time Bomb: A '70s Cop Killing Investigation Leads to a Chicago Law Professor Who Helped Launch Barack Obama's Political Career

    Somehow I doubt he'll be the one refilling your water...​Fat Mike is throwing his name and his dollars behind a restaurant featuring "new American cuisine" in Brooklyn's Park Slope. It may come as no surprise that the Village Voice was surprised that Mike, who wrote a song titled "Don't Call Me Wh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Locals Only

    Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the When in AZ Compilation

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the When in AZ Compilation

    Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the When in AZ Compilation

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Scotland May Be Small, But It's Big On Pop Music

    The flag of Scotland What is it about Scotland that makes the country of just more than 5 million people produce far more than its fair share of great pop music artists? Consider the following sample list: Simple Minds, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Big Country, Altered Images, The Bluebells, The Je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2009

    Dear and the Headlights: Phoenix's Great Hope?

    Martin CizmarDear and the Headlights at Tinest Bar in TexasOf all the Arizona bands at SxSW, no one had a higher profile than Dear and the Headlights. They played five shows over the course of the five-day festival, including headlining the I Heart AZ showcase and the same official showcase at Spiro ... More >>

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    Guantánamo’s Final Days: America Prepares to Shutter the Infamous Prison Camp, and Jihad Looms

    Martin CizmarDear and the Headlights at Tinest Bar in TexasOf all the Arizona bands at SxSW, no one had a higher profile than Dear and the Headlights. They played five shows over the course of the five-day festival, including headlining the I Heart AZ showcase and the same official showcase at Spiro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Off The Chain: San Francisco Porn vs. Phoenix Porn

    One of the things I enjoy most about reading the other music, arts and culture blogs in the Village Voice chain is seeing how they reflect their respective scenes. Take, for example, today's porn-related posts here in Phoenix and at our sister paper in San Francisco.Last night, Niki D'Andrea covere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Barack Obama, a FOIA's Best Friend; Joe Arpaio, a Reporter's Worst Enemy

    B-Rock, friend to FOIA and the First Amendment, able to leap tall buildings, and hopefully one day soon will be kickin' Arpaio's ass.I was in a special kind of hell this morning, in a waiting room at a garage, biding my time as my car got worked on. But at least I did get to watch a pretty unique ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    New York Times Slams Arpaio's Dumb New Reality Show

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    McCain Campaign Volunteer Ashley Todd Mutilates Self in Invented Political Attack

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2008

    Chinese Democracy on Nov. 23? Really? REALLY???

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2008

    Over the Weekend: The epic battle that is Father's Day

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2008

    Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester Tennessee

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • News

    April 3, 2008

    New Times founders honored for support of civil liberties

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla turns the tables on the critics

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2007

    BREAKING NEWS: NEW TIMES FOUNDERS MICHAEL LACEY AND JIM LARKIN ARRESTED!

    I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star Turn for a Sheriff on Fox TV." Unlike a lot of other media writers who just end up blowing our top co ... More >>

  • News

    October 18, 2007

    Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

    Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2007

    Future Shock: Coheed and Cambria, Chevelle, Redman, and more

    Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  • News

    June 22, 2006

    Dougherty Honored

    New Times staff writer wins national award

  • Film

    November 24, 2005

    A Family Adrift

    Moments of joy amid the bitterness of divorce

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Make That a Double!

    Starting a paper's not for the faint of heart. Duh!bya's Justice Department kooks made ending one even more harrowing.

  • Music

    August 15, 2002

    Bruce Springsteen

    The Rising (Columbia)

  • Music

    December 5, 1996

    S.O.D. Story

    The Rising (Columbia)

  • Music

    September 14, 1995

    TV RATION

    The Rising (Columbia)

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