As if Andy Warhol wasn’t already considered enough of a freak, a rotting wedding cake, a signed poster of Jackie O in the buff, and a mummified foot were recently found among his old storage boxes. Dude puts the packrats of A&E’s Hoarders to shame. But he wasn’t the only…
The high-flying Merc take on the Dream, a well-balanced squad with four starters averaging double figures: Chamique Holdsclaw, Sancho Lyttle, Erika de Souza, and the intense Iziane Castro Marques (pictured). Sat., Sept. 5, 7 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the Colorado Rockies, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Fri., Sept. 4, 9 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Thu., Sept. 3, 10 p.m., 2009…
In 1978, Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau stood in the shadows of Akron, Ohio’s sputtering smokestacks, penning a 5,000-word piece about the city’s music scene. Why did the self-described “Dean of American Rock Critics” make the jaunt from NYC to my hometown, a smallish city most famous as home…
To Hell with Joaquin Phoenix, the producers of the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line shoulda cast Douglas Benson as the “Man in Black.” After all, the frontman for San Diego tribute act Cash’d Out does such a thorough vocal facsimile of the late country legend that listening to him…
Since Nickelback-bashing has become almost as clichéd as the band’s music, I decided to take a different approach. I registered at the band’s official message board, nickelbackforum.com, and asked some of Nickelback’s biggest fans why, exactly, they like Nickelback. Here are some of the replies: Russell, board moderator: “By incorporating…
The full-moon 101.4-miler comprises six loops on the 15.4-mile Pemberton Trail and a final “partial” loop on the Pemberton and Tonto Tank trails. Sat., Sept. 5, 6 p.m., 2009…
Former college professor Zimbardo headed the now-famous (and infamous) Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971, a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. He later testified as an expert witness at the Abu Ghraib hearings, and wrote a book titled The Lucifer Effect, examining the nature…
Meet this year’s ASU calendar girls at this party celebrating Arizona State grad David Freedman’s annual cheesecake-marketing phenomenon. Thu., Sept. 3, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 2009…
The celebration of the giant Japanese thunder lizard features screenings of Godzilla vs. Megalon, Gamera the Brave, Godzilla 1985, X From Outer Space, Monster X Strikes Back, and the TV episode Ultraman vs. Godzilla. Sun., Sept. 6, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 2009…
If you don’t know how to categorize a band, just call it “punk.” From Blink-182 to Green Day, musical acts are constantly given the label for lack of a more appropriate, genre-defining term. Houston-based trio O Pioneers!!! tends to get thrown under the giant punk umbrella, as well. However, its…
Jane Fendelman’s documentary follows her trials and tribulations through her discovery that she had breast cancer. The Phoenix-based filmmaker will host a Q&A following the screening. Sat., Sept. 5, 7 p.m., 2009…
Mike Judge began writing the screenplay for Extract not long after Office Space opened and closed in a matter of weeks in the late winter of 1999. The two movies were always intended as bookends, with Extract countering the earlier film’s woe-is-me tale of the put-upon prole with its fucked-am-I…
As Tetro, Francis Ford Coppola’s baroque genealogical melodrama, reaches its appropriately hysterical denouement, Vincent Gallo fixes his pale gaze on young co-star Alden Ehrenreich and reassures him, “It’s going to be okay; we’re a family.” Gallo’s warmth is not altogether convincing, but for writer-director Coppola, Tetro is a cri de…
The funniest thing I saw the other night at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre wasn’t up on stage, but rather in the men’s room. As I stood in the lavatory stall, relinquishing the two gin-and-tonics that had made getting through another cheeseball musical slightly less painful, I noticed a butter knife…
Beatrice Moore is feeling a little anxious. As the September 4 opening of her Kooky Krafts Shop draws near, she’s worried not that no one will show up to buy her chenille wreaths and wildly colorful piñatas, nor that her supply won’t meet the almost inevitable demand for her always…
Do you remember Mill Avenue back in the early 1990’s? The lively strip was riddled with couch-surfing urban hippies, runaway punk-rock teens and, lots of other destitute people who were actually homeless. I remember those days. I was an unruly teenager and Mill Avenue was our favorite place to loiter…
I know, I know…so sad.The West Valley doesn’t seem to be doing so well these days. Earlier this month, West Valley Art Museum “temporarily” closed (read my blog about it) and now, Heard Museum West is calling it quits…
Friday night was not your typical art opening at ASU Art Museum’s Ceramics Research Center – no gallery goers milling about, gawking at art objects carefully mounted on vitrine-capped pedestals spaced strategically throughout a pristine gallery space. No, this was literally an opening celebrating a large square one cut into…
Are you broke, unemployed or just looking for cheap intellectual thrills? The Phoenix Public Library system is the perfect antidote to the bad economy. Even if you live in east Mesa or Fountain Hills, you can still get a Phoenix library card. (Sorry Apache Junction — you have to be…
You gotta love the thrill of competition. I sure do. If you’ve ever played sports, cards, video or board games with me, you know I’m…how should I say it? A total motherf*cker. That’s probably why I love blogging about this kind of thing. I imagine how much fun it must…
