I’m on the nightrain, Bottoms up,I’m on the nightrain, Fill my cup,I’m on the nightrain, Ready to crash and burn, I never learn.– W. Axl Rose, 1987 “Nightrain,” the Guns N’ Roses song, is actually about a brand of bum wine that’ll get you pissy, punch-your-best-friend drunk after half a bottle. But it could also…
Heading off into the great unknown world outside my office window glass on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, one thing was clearly set in my mind: beer. I needed one and a good one at that. I joined forces with my comrades from New Times at the local pub where we…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Snow for Dough: Valley Strip Mall Breaks Out the White…
Just a day before Thanksgiving, Coldplay fans got a heaping helping of rock courtesy of these four boys from London. See more shots in our Coldplay slide show…
Log on to YouTube right now, and you’ll be bombarded with several Thanksgiving videos. We’ve got people cooking, people crafting and even people crafting cookies. Wait a minute…I thought Thanksgiving was about football and drinking brews. Our favorite comes from Spatulatta which features two junior cooks making pilgrim hats with…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Janet Napolitano’s Sexuality “Sort of a National Security Issue,” Says…
By Jonathan McNamara Headed out to Coldplay tonight? Before you drive out to Jobing.com arena, arm yourself with some Coldplay criticism courtesy of our sister paper OC Weekly. OC Weekly Music Editor Albert Ching says:”What might surprise the Coldplay haters is that, in concert, the band actually kind of rocks. Hits…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever:Red-Light Camera Helps Stick It to Suspected Motorcycle ThiefArizona Woman Gets…
By Jonathan McNamara See more shots from Blanco in our slide show.There’s no shortage of Mexican places in Phoenix. Whether you’re jonesing for a quick stop at the Taqueria or just looking for the best glass of horchata, you’re almost never more than five minutes away. Amidst this plethora of…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Jobing.com Arena on Sunday, November 23 Read: about the Christmas wonder rock that is Trans-Siberian Orchestra. See: a slide show of shots from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert. Irwin Benefit Boasts Two Brash Female Voices Read: about what went down at the benefit concert. See: a…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever:Hope for the Phoenix Suns was Reborn Against Portland — Despite…
See more shots from Illumination 2.0 in our slideshow.By PJ Standlee Ryan Jeffs, aka “Inertia”, of Phoenix, deftly mixes trans-beats as the crowd starts to move slowly to a lucid tempo. The sound is repetitive and catchy but not annoying. The music starts to take on a life of its…
People are settling into the idea that Janet Napolitano will leave the state to become the nation’s Homeland Security boss — it looks like a sure thing, as long as the FBI doesn’t dig up anything too interesting about her during the intense vetting process. Local and regional media continue…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Twilight: the Early Show at Tempe Marketplace South Park Episode…
Fans of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series rushed to Tempe Market Place in droves on Thursday, November 20 for the midnight release of the film adapatation of Twilight. Some waited since 5 a.m. Thursday morning just to catch Edward on the big screen. See more shots from last night’s opening and…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Key Witness at Mormon Murder Trial Still on Stand Sonoran…
By Jonathan McNamara It was a day of firsts. We won’t lie. There are many perks to working at a newspaper, but few stack up to receiving a beer in the mail for the first time (subtle hint to other brewers). Yet not only was this our first time to…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries follow: Janet Napolitano Named as Obama’s Top Pick for Head of Homeland…
By Jonathan McNamara For this week’s Sonic Truth, Music Editor Martin Cizmar got to know some of Phoenix’s Juggalos: dedicated fans of Insane Clown Posse. But the story doesn’t end there. Check out the following slide show and video for another look at this wicked subculture. Slide Show: What Is…
By Martin Cizmar Few sodas divide like Faygo. The Detroit soda is maligned by many because it’s cheap, super sweet and associated with Insane Clown Posse-loving Juggalos. On the other hand it’s beloved because it’s cheap, super sweet, and also associated with happy Midwestern childhoods spent riding bikes to the…
By Ray Stern In a police interview tape, the 8-year-old boy suspected of killing two in St. Johns sticks to his story that he came home and found the bodies. But police have already said the boy confessed to the crime, meaning his words in this video are just another…
