By Jonathan McNamara Arizona State University’s High Performance Computing Initiative under the School of Computing and Infomatics is providing humanitarian organizations with detailed satellite images of the ground conditions in Myanmar in the aftermath Cyclone Nargis. Hyper detailed images of the area clear enough to assess whether roads are blocked…
By Jillian Sloan Tatiana Sorokko, model and contributing editor to Harper’s Bazaar, opened her closet and history to audiences on Tuesday, June 10 during her lecture entitled “Collecting Haute Couture” part of an on-going exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum featuring works by American designer Ralph Rucci. Tatiana Sorokko poses with…
By Jonathan McNamara Better Than: Spinal Tap. Sure, this animated band owes a lot to its comedic predecessor, but sheer technical skill from the band that makes Nathan Explosion, Pickles the drummer and all the rest of these rogue rockers live puts Dethklok a few notches higher. See more shots…
By Jonathan McNamara Maybe you’re a high school ska band with a penchant for odes to your skateboards. Maybe you’re a group of working stiffs who transform into gothic, heavy-metalers when the sun goes down. Hell, maybe you’re a free-form jazz pianist who likes to vocalize about global warming. No…
By Andrea Custer It sounded like a crowded Irish pub at the Irish Cultural Center in downtown Phoenix; a sound that would make James Joyce, or at least his fans, quite proud. The Great Hall was packed with brewers and beer enthusiasts for the 2nd Annual Bloomin’ Beerfest on Saturday…
By Jonathan McNamara First Friday First Friday got a little freaky this weekend. Then again, what would you expect when conspiracy theorists and cyborgs with Thor helmets start mixing it up? Summer of Sound The Premiere, Cut Throat Logic, Zion-I and a few more members of the local hip hop…
By Benjamin Leatherman Music editor Niki D’Andrea decided to take a well-deserved sabbatical this past weekend, getting as far as possible from the Valley as she could. She didn’t tell anyone where she was headed, but knowing the kind of crazy life the pint-sized powerhouse of lesbian spunk leads, it…
By Joseph Golfen This weekend marked Summer of Sound’s second concert. This time around the hip hop-centered event invaded Chaser’s Bar and Nightclub in Scottsdale; a laid-back, grimy bar that shares a strip mall with both Americano Tattoo Parlor and the Jesus Is Lord Christian supply store. The Premiere The…
By Jonathan McNamara Kevin Patterson is a drunken, lying, tiny balls having, STD-carrying, half naked, sad excuse for a poet good only for sleeping with illiterate whores in foreign countries. At least that’s what his friends said. Kevin Patterson (left) will be passing the Grand Avenue Live torch to new…
By Jonathan McNamara With memorial day long gone, the wait may have seemed a bit longer but once again the weekend is upon us. Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine Dick Cheese is infamous among music fans. Even if you don’t recognize the name, odds are good you recognize…
By Benjamin Leatherman Who needs MTV when you’ve got YouTube? Personally, I’ve managed to survive without basic cable for a couple years now, mostly due to the fact that anything worth watching on MTV — or television in general — can pretty much be found on the online video site…
By Jonathan McNamara If you haven’t heard about U of A’s Mars Mission by now you must be living on another planet. Just yesterday the Nasa Phoenix Spacecraft picked up its first scoop of martian soil. Now you can watch the Mars Mission discoveries directly from your iPod, iPhone or…
By Lilia Menconi Once again, we decided to check out Tempe Marketplace to assess some club worthiness. As soon as we walked up the stairs toward Cadillac Ranch, three drunk dudes ogled and slobbered all over us — we took it as a good sign and headed in for 944…
Back when I was a young ‘un, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with a gentleman by the name of Ellas Otha Bates. Mr. Bates was a guitar player and singer of great repute, and when he pulled into town with his band for a gig, I decided to take a shot at interviewing him for the local weekly. I felt that I knew the guy’s groundbreaking music really well, and his history, too, so I was fairly comfortable when I called him up at his hotel room.
By Jonathan McNamara Before you shield your eyes from the summer sun’s onslaught, take a look back at the photos and stories of May 2008. Catch up on the stories you missed by checking out our slide show: Month in Photos: May 2008…
By Benjamin Leatherman We used to have a feature in the print version of the Phoenix New Times where we pimped the top 10 best-selling CDs at various local record stores. Now the feature is back, albeit in online form. Here’s a list of what’s been selling at Circles Records…
By Jonathan McNamara Either way you look at it, it was a delicious weekend. Then again, how could it not be when it was full of cup cakes, hot dogs and Eartha Kitt? Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Qualifying Round at Arizona Mills Mall A dozen competitors bent on making it…
By Jonathan McNamara Brand X Custom T-shirts on Mill Avenue opened its doors to local artists Disposable Hero, Kent Baltutat and Ulises Lara for its “Academics Party” on May 30. 2008. Visitors got to check out some wacky art while chomping on free cup cakes, listening to a couple of…
By Sarah Ventre It’s official. Summer has arrived. Maybe we haven’t seen the solstice, but for us Arizonans, when the temperature breaks 100 degrees for the first time, it’s here. It’s time for swimming, fireworks, activities that don’t involve being outside of the realm of air conditioning or submerged in…
By Jonathan McNamara Type O Negative and Hatebreed joined forces to salute the gods of rock this weekend at the Marquee via the musical medium known as the Jagermeister Music Tour. Also on hand was 3 Inches of Blood just in case the headliners didn’t bring enough of the heavy…
By Jonathan McNamara Will there be a wedding at the end of Sex and the City: The Movie? That seemed to be the question floating around Biltmore Fashion Park on May 29, 2008 as hundreds of Sex and the City fans dined on catered food and sipped hot pink cosmopolitans…
By Jonathan McNamara Hot dog! It’s already the weekend! Consider that Memorial Day cookout a warm-up for this weekend’s premier sporting event: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier at Arizona Mills Mall. If you think you’ve got what it takes to eat and compete, show up to Nathan’s on Saturday…
