At this very moment, more than 60,000 people are gathered in the sun-drenched wastelands of Nevada engaging in a gonzo cultural event that’s unlike any other event in the world. They’re participating in the annual Burning Man, a weeklong celebration of art, music, fringe culture, and all things bizarre in…
As anyone who’s seen the Leo DiCaprio flick Catch Me If You Can is likely to attest, being a commercial pilot is a certainly a pimp experience. Sky captains certainly command plenty of respect (unless they’re unlucky enough to get caught on tape spewing vulgarities), which is one of the…
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One doesn’t simply listen to Angerfist. In fact, hearing the filthy hardcore house produced by the hockey mask-clad Dutchman is more akin to a gory auditory assault on your ears, where relentless waves of murky distortion and high-pitched sirens and atonal sounds pound the cochlea in excess of 300 BPM…
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See also: Labor Day Spa Deals and Cool Activities in Phoenix If you’re one of the lucky souls who gets Monday off from work thanks to the Labor Day holiday, then this weekend will offer three straight days and nights of blissful freedom before worrying about the rat race. And…
It’s said that one of the keys to success with any business is “location, location, location.” Tempe artist Scott Allison is certainly a believer in that credo, considering its one of the reasons why he moved Artizen Apparel to its new digs near Seventh Street and Forrest Avenue. The 39-year-old’s…
See also: A Hot Ghetto Mess of Hip-Hop, Art, and B-Boys: The 10-Year Journey of The Blunt Club See also: DJ M2 Talks Power 98.3, Groove Candy, Disney Cartoons, James Brown, KRS-One, and MoreYou probably haven’t seen Element at many local club gigs recently, and there’s a good reason. The…
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See also: Ten Must-See Back to School Parties in Tempe and ScottsdaleToday’s gonna be a hard one for the college crowd. It’s the official start of classes at Arizona State University and few other institutions of higher learning throughout the Valley, which means students are about to be deluged with…
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If you hear a drone of grumbling emanating from college campuses across the Valley this week, it’s because woeful students are returning to school following summer break. Who can blame them? Reporting back to school after vacay is about as fun as heading to work after a lost weekend. It’s…
According to the number crunchers at Nielsen SoundScan, the sales of vinyl records slowly but steadily have increased over the past six years. That probably comes as no surprise to the cadre of wax-loving DJs behind Classic Album Thursdays, because they arguably have helped beef up those numbers by scooping…
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Joe Saunders probably wishes that last night’s Arizona Diamondbacks loss to the Miami Marlins never, ever took place. Especially since the southpaw starting pitcher gave up a whopping nine earned runs to the Florida team on Monday evening at Chase Field and laid the groundwork for an epic 12-3 drubbing…
See also: KUKQ Phoenix Launches Online; We Speak With Nancy Stevens, Craven Moorehead, and Jonathan LSome heavy-duty changes have been taking place behind the scenes at longtime local music venue Chasers over the past week. The dive-like Scottsdale rock bar, which has hosted big concerts and local shows for close…
See also: Identity Festival, ASU Freshmen Takeover, and More Juggalette Shenanigans Over the Weekend The scene at yesterday’s Identity Festival at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion was plenty colorful, to say the least. Thousands of energetic EDM fans gathered at the West Valley outdoor venue to wile away the afternoon and…
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The members of the Cult of the Yellow Sign tend to grab attention wherever they go, which is to be expected, considering they’re adorned head-to-toe in jet-black cloaks and openly discuss bringing about the end of the world. For instance, when we interviewed both members of the tounge-in-cheek local “doomsday…
There isn’t much that Paul Van Dyk hasn’t done during his 21-year career. The venerated German electronica all-star has won a Grammy and a slew of other awards, performed for hundred of thousands, traveled the world, collaborated with the likes of David Byrne and Wayne Jackson, and is one of…
Luke Romero probably has been hard to get ahold of over past few days, likely due to the fact that he’s prepping for one the biggest gigs of his embryonic DJ career this coming weekend. A little over 48 hours from now, the 23-year-old will take over the Relentless Beats…
