By Joseph Golfen A high school aptitude test told him to be social worker or a doctor, suggesting that Lance Fung’s belief in collaboration and social equality made him an ideal fit for a job helping people. Who knew it would lead him to build a museum out of ice?…
If Wikipedia is to be believed, Brian Posehn was born on July 6, 1966. His height is 6’6″. I may be making a hypothesis here, but is it possible that this funny man owes his career of appearances on just about every sitcom from Seinfeld to The Sarah Silverman Program…
By Jonathan McNamara Unlike Steve “Noise Boy” Jansen, you don’t have to drive to Hollywood to hear Hanne Hukkelberg. Photo by Knut Åserud Hear “A Cheater’s Armoury” and Pixies cover “Break My Body” from her album Rykestrasse 68 in an Up on the Sun podcast. For more on Hanne Hukkelberg,…
By Jonathan McNamara Protesters gathered at the Cesar Chavez Memorial Plaza Tuesday clutching signs that asked for peace, demanding that troops be brought home and labeling President Bush and John McCain fascists to demonstrate against Bush’s McCain fundraising visit here. The sound of drums and bagpipes ricocheted across downtown as…
By Jonathan McNamara Here’s the secret to Nintendo’s Wii bowling: you don’t have to stand up. Trust me. You can sit on a barstool with one hand firmly clasped around a bottle of your choice while you lob virtual balls down a virtual lane and experience the thrill of a…
By Jonathan McNamara Laura Stack’s book The Exhaustion Cure: Up Your Energy from Low to Go in 21 Days promises to show readers how to not only increase their energy, but also boost their productivity by basing work around deeply held values. So if you’re ready to channel the powers…
By Jonathan McNamara Check out his Myspace page and you’ll see that John Huntington describes himself modestly as a promoter, DJ, producer, consultant and restauranteur. Knowing that Huntington is one half of the very same Hart & Huntington tattoo shop featured on A&E’s “Inked,” most of his hats are self…
Kokopelli winery was less about uncorking bottles of liquid delicious this weekend and more about fluffing your ‘fro while listening to The Grateful Dead as it celebrated the ’70s with the “Rock the Vine” ’70s festival. Yum! What a funk-tastic vintage. The weekend went from funky to a little freaky…
By Jonathan McNamara So you’ve sacrificed another Memorial Day weekend’s worth of dogs and burgers to the porcelain god. Why not make Memorial Day a little more memorable by learning about your crap? Do you know how much scat can tell us about the animals that excreted it? How would…
By Joseph Golfen If the streets of Downtown Scottsdale are suddenly overrun by men in fishnet shirts and tattooed girls wearing red platforms and vinyl corsets, it must be time for the annual Fetish Prom at the Venue of Scottsdale. Every year, hundreds of leather-clad fetish enthusiasts deck out in…
By P.J. Standlee Okay, maybe not everyone came to the Kokopelli Winery and Bistro’s “Rock the Vine” 1970s festival Saturday night with their afro puffs puffed and their bell bottoms bottomed out, but late night bistro’s atmosphere did provide a jam-happy Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan cover band, plus food…
By Jonathan McNamara Metal bands In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job For a Cowboy and High on Fire were lead by Megadeth to their inevitable, guitar-screeching end as Gigantour 2008 came to a close. See for yourself in our explosive Gigantour slide show…
By Jonathan McNamara Local comedian Erik Abramowitz has a few pieces of advice for brahs lookin’ to take home a cougar or two from the Scottsdale dating scene. Step one? Don’t bring debit cards. Go to the ATM before you go out and carry no more than $40. “It’s like…
By Jonathan McNamara John Huntington wants you to dance your ass off tonight. The man famously known for throwing sweet shindigs is blessing club e4 with is party stylings tonight. For more information and a comprehensive sampling of why he’s the party patron, see Benjamin Leatherman’s article 24 Hour Party…
By Joseph Golfen Better than: No music on Mill Avenue. If Mill Ave. Inc, a new documentary by local film maker Nicholas “Nico” Holthaus centers around the idea that the iconic street to ASU just isn’t as cool as it use to be, tell that to the bands that performed…
By Joseph Golfen When filmmaker Nicholas “Nico” Holthaus started filming local bands playing on Mill Ave. in the mid-1990, it’s unlikely that he realized he was capturing a dying era. But where flannel-clad music fans once crowded outside seedy haunts like Long Wong’s listening to alternative rock, there now stands…
By Jonathan McNamara Free time doesn’t have to mean self-centered time. Sure, you could indulge in your favorite form of merry-making tonight, but aren’t you forgetting somebody? Your heart needs some love too. Head down to the Sister to Sister National Women’s Heart Health Fair at US Airways Center today…
By Jonathan McNamara It’s five minutes into the six-minute trailer for Mill Ave. Inc., a new documentary about the gentrification of Mill Avenue, and nothing but musicians, citizens and club owners talking about “corporate takeover” and prizing (the old) Mill Avenue as “the jewel” of Tempe have been seen. Finally,…
By Jonathan McNamara What goes great with fish and chips? Well it’s not the answer I was looking for, but you’re right, malt vinegar is a pretty good. Yes, yes mushy peas go pretty well too. You do have a good point about the curry sauce… Look, the point I…
By Jonathan McNamara Yesterday’s post about 1700 Curry chronicled the end result of graffiti and fine artists joining forces to tag Building G. Thanks to photographer Michael Healy, you’ve now got a chance to see what the building looked like before the work was finished. Looking at these pieces you…
By Jonathan McNamara Adam Sandler did not appear in the original 2006 musical version of The Wedding Singer. Stephen Lynch did. What better replacement? The producers swapped one comedic song-writing star for another. Neither Lynch nor Sandler will be appearing in tonight’s opening show for The Wedding Singer at Gammage…
By Jonathan McNamara I just checked weather.com and it’s 102 degrees. Face it, your chances for communing with nature are growing slimmer by the second. Before the summer sun banishes you to an air-conditioned existence, take this chance to visit the Desert Botanical Garden. Tonight the garden will feature an…
