Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

All 80 Similes on Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II

Lil Wayne has just released his 10th studio album, I Am Not a Human Being II. It's been 18 years since his first album, True Story, as one half of The B.G.'z. In that time, he's been a lesser-known member of an embattled Southern hip-hop group, a scrawny kid, a mixtape hero, the greatest rapper aliv ... More >>

5 Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? Be sure to start the night off with a big dose of sugar, in the form of the fourth annual Caramelpalooza, tonight (Friday) at 7 at Biltmore Fashion Park. And after that, we've still got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See also: - ... More >>

Catch the Last Arizona Opera and Culinary Mischief Event of the Season on April 7

This season, the Arizona Opera announced a partnership with the Valley's roving secret supper club, Culinary Mischief. But as is true with all good things, the season now must to come to an end. See also: - Get Thirsty: Chef Gabriele Bertaccini Introduces BACCHUS MISCHiEF Good news is there's o ... More >>

Gabriele Bertaccini, What Are You Listening To?

Gabriele Bertaccini Bertaccini is the executive chef and president of Il Tocco Food and Culinary Mischief. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Is it boring if i say NPR? Yes, I am an NPR junkie (especially ... More >>

Will.i.am's Mars-Blasted Single is a Great Idea

See also: NASA's Curiosity Rover: Here's the Hi-Res, 360 Degree View of Mars See also: Our 10 Favorite Martian Songs in Honor of Curiosity My faith in humanity reached a new high when headlines concerning the Curiosity Rover flooded Facebook and Twitter. Were people really interested in science agai ... More >>

Songwriter Michelle Blades Walks a Tightrope

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Hanna Gabrielsson of Beaver Choice, Part 2

Maya Dukmasova Hanna Gabrielsson works on pastries in the kitchen at Beaver Choice​Yesterday we heard about the essence of Scandinavian food from Hanna Gabrielsson, the owner and chef of Beaver Choice. Today she shares more of her life story and talks about her tastes in food, books, and op ... More >>

Kronos Quartet at the Musical Instrument Museum

Photos by Niki D'AndreaKronos Quartet playing "Aheym."​Kronos QuartetMusical Instrument Museum May 20, 2011San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet occupies an interesting niche in classical music. All four are adept players, and make their instruments (some of which are more than 300 years o ... More >>

Dark Mark, Calvin Harris, Liam's Problem, and Other Weekend Events

​The dubstep scene is the Valley right now. How big? There are at least four different nightsdevoted to the bass-heavy dance music genre by our count. For instance, the cats over at Subversion are bringing in some of the biggest dubstep DJs in the world every Thursday night, including Jakwob, ... More >>

Cheap Thrills Relaunch, Hellbilly Hoedown, Boats 'n' Hoes, and Other Weekend Events

Benjamin LeathermanJared Alan (left) and Sean Watson of Cheap Thrills"We have been waiting all summer long for this," states the Facebook event page for this weekend's relaunch of Jared Alan and Sean Watson's Cheap Thrills dance party. They ain't kidding, as many fans of the DJ duo have been eager f ... More >>

Phoenix to Play Saturday Night Live

Take a look at those handsome Frenchmen. Can you guess which one is married to Sofia Coppola? (Second from the left)Fleet Foxes? Check. TV on the Radio? Check. Parisian rockers Phoenix join the ranks as the next hip, trendy band to grace SNL's music stage this season. Their next album, Wolfgang Amad ... More >>

The Toys

Dan and the Deadhead

The music that moved Dan Wilson and Al Franken in '07

Boxing Match

Record companies get greedy with repackaging excess

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

Ryan Rules, AZPunk Still Sucks Donkey

Tables Turned

Disarming hospitality

Embrace

The next Coldwho?

Touching base with local projects

Rhythm and Rhyme

Conte pairs music and verse

Underground Movement

Local hip-hop troupe Nebellen makes a break for the big time

Survival Musik

The work of Jewish composers in Germany barely survived the Nazi regime. A Scottsdale orchestra is breathing new life into those compositions.

Pound for Pound

Drummers of West Africa bring the beat to the Dodge

Aye Is for Aria

Lunch isn't over until the opera man does Mommie Dearest

Mick Jagger

Goddess in the Doorway (Virgin)

Tasty Treat

The Disco Biscuits give fans of electro-jam fusion something to snack on

Accidents Will Happen

A new split CD and a bizarre Web site raise eyebrows

A Clone Is Born

Schwarzenegger reproduces the best of all his movies with a conceptual twist in The 6th Day

Euphonium Euphoria

She's a ... what?

The Tao of Esteban

Confounding all his critics, an aging Scottsdale lounge guitarist transforms himself into the heartthrob of TV's Home Shopping Network

The Fly Boys of Summer

With Outta My Way, The Flys show what you can achieve with brains, brawn and Brian (Wilson, that is)

Master of the Universe

Mix Master Mike wants you to know how the tables turn

Night & Day

July 22 - 28, 1999

Flashes

From the week of January 21, 1999

Universal Greed

Seagram's merger invites a look into how the suits took record labels away from the true music enthusiasts

Night & Day

November 19 - 25, 1998

Night & Day

May 7 - 13, 1998

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Ten Scariest Concept Albums of All Time

Dreck or treat

Grin, Reaper

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

GOODBYE,RAMBLE

ROMAN HOLIDAY