Ring Kings

Ask the average Joe who Dwayne Johnson is, and you’ll get blank stares or dumbfounded head scratching in response. Mention his legendary alter ego, The Rock, however, and the same folks will easily gush about the high-profile WWE superstar’s ass-kicking exploits.For more than seven years, The Rock reigned supreme as…

WWE Royal Rumble Fan Fest

Pro wrestling aficionados certain to turn out in droves to the all-day Royal Rumble Fan Fest, which will take place at the US Airways Center’s outdoor plaza on Saturday, January 26, since it will feature appearances by many of the same spandex-wearing WWE Superstars they see doing battle on such…

DJ Juheun @ Bar Smith

Bleeding-edge MacBook Pro? Check. Professional-grade Beats by Dre cans? Yup. Pirate, er legally obtained version of Ableton and/or Serato Scratch Live? Downloaded and installed. Sounds like you’re well on your way to following the well-trodden path into the world of DJs and EDM. Hell, you’ve probably already worked a few…

Club Candids: Thriller Costume Ball at Monsterland

Fetish freaks, goth groupies, and costumed geeks…oh my. All of these types turned out by the hundreds for the Thriller Costume Party at Monsterland in Mesa this past Saturday for one last hurrah before the haunted house-themed nightspot headed for the gallows. They weren’t only party monsters packing into Monsterland…

The 13 Best One-Liners of William Shatner

When William Shatner talks, people tend to listen. Not just to make fun of his tendency to deliver dialogue in hammy fashion, mind you, but also because the erstwhile captain of TV’s USS Enterprise has a penchant for amusing and self-aggrandizing quips. Shatner’s famous for his galaxy-sized ego as much…

Monsterland’s Final Nights @ Monsterland

Be forewarned: The grim reaper shall cometh to the East Valley forthwith, and when thine angel of death heaves the mighty blade of the scythe, it shall collect the life of Monsterland. The hybrid haunted house, eatery, and nightclub at 18 West Main Street in Mesa will head for the…

Dumperfoo Quietly Galvanizes the Phoenix Hip-Hop Scene

It’s less than an hour before last call at a recent session of The Blunt Club in Tempe, and resident DJ Pickster One is cuing up the Beastie Boys’ “Get It Together.” Girls in booty shorts shake it on the checkered tiled floor and PBR-toting patrons bellow to be heard…

DJ Tonic Kemestry on Dodging Dildos At A Gig

Although he’s only been working the local DJ circuit for around four years, Tonic Kemestry has had more than his fair share of memorable experiences. The 25-year-old has performed at numerous underground dance affairs, gotten throngs of teenyboppers shaking their groove things with his EDM mixes, and has even had…

DJ Mat Zo @ Axis/Radius

If you aren’t already envious of Matan Zohar, who performs as Mat Zo, you’ve got every right to be nothing but helly jelly. At the tender age of 22, the London-born trance and house producer already has collaborated with Porter Robinson (on last year’s epic progressive track “Easy”) as well…

Mesa’s Monsterland to Close Next Weekend

Cue up Chopin’s infamous funeral march because it looks like Monsterland in Mesa is headed for the grave. The proprietors of the East Valley attraction (which functioned as a haunted house, restaurant, bar, and nightclub) announced on both Facebook and Twitter earlier today that it will close on January 19…