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Friday Night Fight Club

Amateur boxers from ASU, the UofA duke it out for charity -- and revenge

By Mr. P-Body
Apr 26, 2001

Initiated in 1989 within basements and backyards as private grudge matches, University Fight Night has evolved in the past six years into Arizona's most attended amateur boxing event. "Revenge," the forthcoming rumble at Celebrity Theatre, is yet another rivalry between students of University of Arizona and Arizona State University. UFN...
Unhappy Emile

On his way out of town, DJ Emile tells Phoenix where to get off

By Mr. P-Body
Oct 7, 1999

"Burn down the disco. Hang the blessed DJ because the music that they constantly play says nothing to me about my life." -- The Smiths (1986) According to DJ Emile, there should be panic in the streets of Phoenix because nightlife here may never be the same again. One of...
What Dreams May Come

Reincarnated from a crumbled Empire, Sanctuary promises to be unlike anything to come before it

By Mr. P-Body
Aug 12, 1999

Next week, thousands of clubgoers are expected to line up for the unveiling of Sanctuary, Scottsdale's newest nightspot. The hype surrounding this debut has been amazingly intense. Even if Sanctuary ultimately doesn't live up to its billing, the planning and design of the 14,000-square-foot pantheon is like nothing Arizona has...
A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Community Service Tour passes through town, and Phoenix's Electronica Nation shows up in full force

By Mr. P-Body
Jul 29, 1999

Not everyone understands electronic music. Those who express their resistance often describe it as repetitious, soulless, faceless and disposable. Such generalities are perhaps understandable given that every category of music has a few superficial characteristics that sometimes go on to define the whole genre. For the uninitiated, The Community Service...
The Rise of Pompeii

Clubs like Pompeii and the Acme Roadhouse prove that there's life beyond Mill Avenue

By Mr. P-Body
Jul 8, 1999

More and more, Tempe is becoming an enemy of the state. Developers are encouraging the growth of an already overly saturated downtown area, and businesses are being forced to relocate. Even McDonald's--a company with a seemingly infallible reputation for success--was unable to survive on Mill Avenue. Some say that hungry...

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