Wayne Newton

Incoming: Foxy Shazam, The Bouncing Souls, Carrie Underwood

You one of those people who sits around bemoaning the fact that "rock 'n' roll has, like, totally lost its spark, man?" Well, allow us to introduce you to theatrical rockers Foxy Shazam. Entertaining barely scratches the surface; Eric Nally and his circus of musicians put on one hell of a concert. L ... More >>

Bill Johnson's Big Apple Hopes to Endure Contentious Times

Arizona Centennial: Are You Impressed The State Made It This Long?

To some people, today may be called Valentine's Day. To others -- sometimes referred to as "singles" -- it's the Arizona Centennial.Yep, President William Howard Taft let Arizona join the club that is the United States of America on February 14, 1912, and we're celebrating the fact that Arizona exis ... More >>

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Kitty Purry, Lou Dog, Snacks, Bubbles and More of Music's Greatest Pets

Snacks​Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino has made a lot of her fans cat people.Her pet cat Snacks is almost as recognizable as the band (which plays Clubhouse Music Venue Saturday, January 22) itself. A picture of Snacks covers the drum kit, Cosentino gives Snacks a shout-out in the song "Goodby ... More >>

Phoenix Retropolitan

Local expert brings the city’s history to life

Queen, Aerosmith, and Barenaked Ladies — Our Picks for Bands in Need of a New Singer

Arizona Premiere Living's List of Top Ten All-Time Arizona Musicians Kinda Blows

We recently ran across this list of the "Top Ten All-Time Arizona Musicians" from Arizona Premiere Living. Some of the choices are obvious: Meat Puppets, Jimmy Eat World, Jordin Sparks, Gin Blossoms, Alice Cooper, and Linda Ronstadt almost always make the "top" lists of Arizona musicians.

Wayne "The Train" Hancock

Floyd "Money" Mayweather Presents: "Dancing With the Stars"

Props to Our Peeps: The Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards on Sept. 23

Star Tech

Noisy boys assault the eardrums

Ace Up His Sleeve

Overly slick, heavily edited dark comedy works despite itself

George Bowman's "Tribute to Maxine Johnson"

Lady got back

Mesa Muttonhead

The veterinary vulture asks, is it merely hoof-in-mouth disease or the ravings of a racist dumb-ass?

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Killing Time

The Killers move forward into the past

Welcome to My Nightmare

Trashman suffers through a holiday weekend's worth of wife-beaters, prison cutthroats and Ian Astbury songs

Rock 'n' Roll Awakening

Coming to terms with the power of the Über Crooner

International Food Bizarre

Barcelona a baffling experience

Best Place to Watch First Wives and Lounge Lizards

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When Plush Comes to Shove

The Velvet Room

Suck 'n' Cover

New Times' critical vultures swoop down to pick at the latest carrion and dross

Wayne's World

Septuagenarian groupies, Clinton bashing, deep-fried cheese

Flashes

Industrial Hazard

After a year of delays, N17 prepares to defy everything with a much anticipated new album

Cody Lynn Macy's Parade

A little girl with a big voice is poised to conquer country

Caught in a Trap

Peter Guralnick's Careless Love sheds new light on the opaque unraveling of Elvis Presley

Preach of trust

Since 1968, the followers of the Reverend Roger Rudin had let him run their lives. But after his sudden death last month, the stunned congregation discovered they'd been pawns in a cruel game of deceit, hypocrisy and kinky sex.

Aloha Again, Naturally

Blues Bodhisattva

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

LIVE SHOTS

SEARCHING FOR AMERICAN SUPERSTARS

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA, AND CLINT'S WELL, ARIZONA, YOU MIGHT FIND THE MEANING OF LIFE IN THE '90S. ROGJT.

ELVIS IS BACK, AND HE'S TERROR IN THE PAINT

WHAT MAKES TAMMY RUN?GAMBLING-CAPITAL SKEPTICS HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT DEBBIE REYNOLDS, LAS VEGAS' UNLIKELIEST INNKEEPER

QUESTIONS

WOULD YOU BYE A USED KLAHR?THE CHOICE FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY IS BETWEEN AN EX-HEAD-SHOP OWNER AND AN EX-CRACK-BAR OVERLORD

THE VOICE THAT TIME FORGOT

TONY BENNETT HAS OUTLASTED THE COMPETITION BY TAKING IT SLO-O-O-W

HAPPY DAYS AT THE HANDLEBARAFTER BURNIN' UP THE ROAD, MCBRIDE AND THE RIDE ARE FINALLY ON SACRED GROUND

THE NAKED DESERT

UNDER EVERY ROCK? SCANDAL! A GUIDE TO OUR MOST TORRID TERRAIN.