Attention, CD shoppers: Manson may be lurking somewhere in your disc collection. If you’re one of the four million souls to throw down for a copy of Blues Traveler’s Four so far, cue up the last cut on the album (“Brother John”) and wait for one Jono Manson to make…
Lloyd Cole doesn’t consider New York City part of America. “It’s more like Cuba,” says the British singer/songwriter, “sort of an island off the coast.” Cole moved to Manhattan in 1989, shortly after he disbanded Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, a group, founded with some university mates in 1979, that…
P.M. Dawn Jesus Wept (Gee Street) Maybe it says something about rap’s creative limitations that so many of its top artists feel the need to move beyond the form as they refine their vision. The Beastie Boys’ ongoing journey back to second-wave punk is an example. In any case, the…
Guv ’til It Hurts Congratulations to Michael Lacey on a brilliant piece of journalism (“Trusting in Family Values,” November 9)! God, how I hunger for well-written, eloquent, truthful articles spiced with brilliant, stabbing humor at the Fifester’s (shyster’s?) shenanigans, and bringing down a peg or two his high-and-mighty, above-the-law attitude…
God knows, I like to take a handful of pills as much as the next man, especially when they can do really fabulous things. What exactly do I mean by fabulous? Try reversing the aging process, boosting sex drive and inducing sleep. That’s right, I’m talking about what everybody else…
You don’t need a doctor to get melatonin. But, for the latest tips on crime prevention, you do need the advice of Dr. Crime Lab. Now, from his spartan cell at the Madison Street Jail, the Doctor fields a few questions from concerned readers. Remember, he’s got decades of criminal…
Federal agents investigating the October 9 derailment of an Amtrak passenger train suspect that one or more of the rescuers who were on the scene that morning might have been responsible for the sabotage. One key piece of evidence–a letter claiming responsibility that had been taped to a wall inside…
Funky Fife Facts of the Week Governor J. Fife Symington III placed widely different values on his development projects, depending on whether he was seeking a loan (high, banker-friendly values) or was paying property taxes (low, tax-reducing valuations). Below are the values Symington claimed at the Maricopa County property-tax office…
The chain letter says that a young man is terminally ill. His biggest wish is to get into the Guinness Book of Records for collecting the greatest number of business cards. Please send a business card, the letter asks, and pass the request to ten others. And they, in turn,…
Slo-mo through the wedding sequence from Disney’s The Little Mermaid and it’s hard to tell who’s more excited about the nuptials–the bride or the tumescent bishop who’s officiating the ceremony. And even after repeated viewings of the blink-and-you-miss-it video vignette, some stunned Mermaid viewers continue to ask, “Is that a…
New Eats: We don’t need census takers to tell us the Phoenix population is exploding. Just check out all the new restaurant openings. The places below either recently opened their doors or are about to begin business. Razz’s: The former chef de cuisine at Different Pointe of View, Erasmo Kamnitzer,…
Thinking of dropping off a stray dog at the Arizona Humane Society? Sorry, these days you’re barking up the wrong tree. For 37 years, Valley residents had the option of taking stray dogs and cats to either government-funded and -operated Maricopa County Rabies/Animal Control shelters or the Arizona Humane Society,…
For the first time, a federal official has publicly confirmed that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System is under investigation by at least two agencies. Vicki Shepard, the regional inspector general for investigations at Health and Human Services in Santa Ana, California, said that for several months, her office…
Debt has long been an addiction of Arizona Governor J. Fife Symington III. Symington’s fondness for borrowing dates back more than 23 years, when his first marriage ended with Maricopa County divorce records stating that Symington had accumulated heavy debts and wasn’t “gainfully” employed. More recently, Symington has relied repeatedly…
Woods in Romley’s Cross Hairs Two highly placed sources say Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley and his “ITeam”–which has left no stone unturned in search of wrongdoing by Arizona’s first assistant attorney general, Rob Carey–are drawing a bead on a new target: Attorney General Grant Woods. The sources say Romley…
There is no receptionist to greet a visitor venturing into the Law Offices of Bybee and Shaw. In fact, the law office lacks virtually all of the staff and amenities one would expect to find. There is no secretary, no paralegal, no copy machine, no art on the walls, no…
Peggy Dyer grew up in Texas, and three years ago, after she bought a house and land in north Scottsdale, she decided to buy herself a longhorn cow to decorate it. So she and the man who is now her husband, Keith Brock, drove to Texas and picked out a…
hello doll Barbie Blowout: In conjunction with the opening of the Health ‘n’ Home store at Arrowhead Towne Center, 75th Avenue and Bell Road in Peoria, Ruth Handler, inventor of the Barbie doll, makes a personal appearance and autographs her popular creations from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday. A limited…
thursday november 9 Bob Dylan: The living legend, who was mumbling brilliantly while R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe was still in knickers, performs on Thursday at Symphony Hall, 225 East Adams; see Coda on page 106. Ian Moore Band shares the bill. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $26.50 and $30.50, available…
At the beginning of Feast of July, we see a pregnant young woman, alone, stumbling through cold, desolate moors and mountains. She takes refuge in a run-down, deserted shack, where, wailing loudly, she delivers herself of a stillborn child. She then buries the body in the rocks outside and continues…
The older I get, the more people I meet, the more I realize how fortunate I am with regard to family. I come from a fairly large, working-class brood, and while there is never a shortage of minor squabbles, as far as I know there are no significant grudges or…
Small Talk: There’s been a lot of discussion recently about sealing off Arizona’s border. Those in favor of strict frontier controls argue that the state is being flooded with people who don’t share our work habits, customs and values, who threaten our quality of life. If the alien wave isn’t…
