This week’s Chef Chat was with Aurore de Beauduy of Vogue Bistro. Here’s Part One of our interview with her, and this is Part Two. Below is a recipe for her simple, fresh salad featuring heirloom tomatoes and purple basil. Bon Apetit!…
On expectations of women: Cooking is not hard. It’s what comes with it. It was dominated by men. And this was in the ’80s. It’s not like it was in the ’60s or anything like that. When I started cooking, the chefs were like, “What are you doing here? You…
This week’s music feature is on Lady Gaga’s seemingly overnight rise to super-stardom. Ever wonder exactly how or why this happened? Nearly everyone agrees she’s awesome. But is she really? We get to the nitty gritty.We also take a took at the subtle differences in the metalcore genre through the…
Lyle LovettCelebrity TheatreJuly 28, 2010″It’s just like coming home for me, coming to Phoenix,” uttered Texas-bred country music legend Lyle Lovett last night. And with such good timing.As much you or I love Arizona, currently it’s in the kind of situation, both politically and culturally, that makes it sort of…
Fact: Phoenix has a lot more gigging local bands than anyone realizes. Even you, Mr. Hipster Who Really Cares About the Local Scene. I don’t care who you think you are — you’ve never heard of half the local bands playing out in a given week. Thing is, a lot…
Chef Aurore de Beauduy’s vibrant, spritely personality is not unlike her food. It’s fresh and full of bold statements. The French trained chef is the owner of Vogue Bistro in Surprise, which offers up her own unique brand of contemporary American cuisine. In addition to paying special attention to freshness,…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Are Tokio Hotel fans more crazy than the band is lame, or vice-versa? How did last…
Scorpions Dodge Theatre July 27, 2010 If you’ve heard any of the Scorpions new material, you know that it’s pretty terrible. I don’t just mean, “Man, I really don’t like this.” I mean, terrible. Given that their old stuff is solid (and even maybe “great” to someone who enjoys hair…
When Arnold Schwarzenegger became the governator in California, and Jesse Ventura was elected to the same post in Minnesota, it became publicly apparent that the lines would be forever blurred between entertainers and should-be serious politicians. No longer is a famous person tied to their single field for their lifetime…
This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Hair Raid at Whiskey River Saloon. The look: Honky tonk with a coat of Aqua Net. The smell: Sweet. The carpet was sticky and you could tell lots of drinks had been…
Every time you turn around, it seems like Glee has found another way to make headlines, while simultaneously luring in unsuspecting youth and sterilizing everything about music culture for them. Our writers have just about had enough of them, and yet, the show finds another way to take something that…
Revolver Records is often known for having some of the more unconventional lists for their ten best selling records of the week. (Once, their #1 slot was occupied by recordings of street music from an outdoor market in Morocco.)This week, indie cool takes over, with Ratatat on top, The National…
Earlier this week, we explored the controversy surrounding raw milk, and where to buy it in Arizona. Today, I’ll share my personal experience with the stuff. As mentioned previously, many of the usual suspects don’t sell raw milk, including Whole Foods, which sent us a statement explaining it discontinued selling…
This week’s music feature is on the new, local, DIY, cooperative record label called Black Cactus Records.They’re borderline socialists, and they take their business seriously. Oh yeah, and they’re releasing a comp album featuring their catalog of local artists on Friday, July 23.Have you ever wondered just how, (or why)…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Why do indie bands skip Phoenix to play Tucson? Can MP3s of binaural beats really get…
Was I the only one in the world who was shocked and a little horrified when Russell Brand and Katy Perry got engaged? Either way, the London Evening Standard has reported that Brand will be selling his premarital home, worth about £2.5 million, since Perry is jealous that he slept…
Now in their 35th year, the Scorpions are a quintessential hard rock band. Everything from their over-the-top ’80s sound to their Spinal Tap-length roster of current and past members (there have been 19 Scorpions!) is somehow representative of all the ridiculousness of hard rock’s heyday. You may remember hits like…
The Black Cactus Records gang is fed up. They’re annoyed by the brash young hotheads who fancy themselves rock stars. They hate the dudes given to asinine behavior on stage and off. They’re done with excessive drinking and drug use. They’ve had enough of bands flaking out on gigs, showing…
The Black Cactus Records gang is fed up. They’re annoyed by the brash young hotheads who fancy themselves rock stars. They hate the dudes given to asinine behavior on stage and off. They’re done with excessive drinking and drug use. They’ve had enough of bands flaking out on gigs, showing…
I’ve always made it a policy to not get down on old folks, particularly when it comes to not having the same energy or disposition as youngsters. I reminded myself that if I lived through my youth, I too one day would wind up “old.” I realized early on that…
While it may sound foreign to some, the sale and consumption of raw, unpasteurized milk is going on right under your nose. Well, maybe not that close — but definitely in our fair city. Call this The Guide to Most Everything You Wanted to Know About Raw Milk But Didn’t Begin to…
Say what you will about Lady Gaga, but the pop priestess is notorious for more than just her over-the-top outfits and large scale productions. Gaga makes a point to do charity work on a very regular basis. In addition to her team-up with Cyndi Lauper to benefit the MAC AIDS…
