Down to the wire…

The Pats didn’t score on that first drive of the half and we now have one of the lowest-scoring games in SB history. And this should play into the Giants’ hands. The pace of this game is exactly what New York was hoping for and the game plan of keeping…

Still Close at the Half

The Giants weathered the first turnover of the game early in the second, and should have at least gotten a field goal. Now the Giants defense is giving Tom Brady fits and this looks like it will be a low-scoring battle with both teams fighting to win time of possession…

Game On – Giants Strike First

Giants fans couldn’t have asked for a better start. QB Eli Manning looks in control and New York shows it has come to play by taking 10 minutes off the clock before settling for a field goal. But Tom Brady also appears to be up to the challenge to become…

Who needs a red carpet?

I never so much appreciated urban sprawl. Parties in Scottsdale, parties in Phoenix and, yes, parties in Tempe, (Glendale? Maybe next Super Bowl). South Beach and Bourbon Street may be better stand-alone destinations. But give me space. Old Town Scottsdale and Tempe Beach Park provided plenty of people, plenty of…

Kid Rock brought his bad ass to Bud Bowl

Bud Bowl featuring Kid Rock Feb. 2, 2008 Axis/Radius Jillian SloanHis name is… Watch a slideshow from the concert. THE CONCERT: A bustling body of movement, the crowd at Bud Bowl Saturday night was by far the wildest yet this Super Bowl week. Donned in black leather, cowboy hats, corsets…

Ludacris rules the mob at Luda Bowl

Hip-hop star Ludacris hosted his “Luda Bowl” concert at Celebrity Theatre tonight, and his performance exemplified the showmanship of the genre. Not only did Ludacris have the audience of a thousand-plus fans all waving their arms in the air, but he proved to his DJ that “there are some true…

B-Stars and beefy footballers collide at Vice — The Party

Vice — The Party Feb. 1, 2008 Venue of Scottsdale THE RED CARPET: The folks behind Vice — The Party were promising that a pretty hefty slate of superstars would be attending their sexy shindig. The one-page press release boasted a beaucoup bunch of celebs that would supposedly be walking…

Kendra Wilkinson slaps that ass at Friday Night Lights party

Friday Night Lights Feb. 1, 2008 Taste Ultra Lounge in Scottsdale THE RED CARPET: This was the smallest red carpet I have ever seen. There was a tiny backdrop the size of a French doorway that waited to be the destination of tiny stars. Security was brought in from out…

Disappointing turnout for Entourage party

Entourage Bash at Myst Feb. 1, 2008 Myst Nightclub, Scottsdale THE RED CARPET: This traffic on this red carpet moved slower than rush hour on I-10. Hip-hoppers Baby Bash and Pitbull arrived pretty early in the evening, and Baby Bash later performed Cyclone and a few of his other hits…

Snoop Dogg takes a chronic shower at Bud Bowl

So Snoop Dogg comes to Scottsdale to blow the roof off Bud Bowl at Axis/Radius, and there are only two problems: one, there’s not really a “roof,” as the stage was set up outside, and two, there aren’t enough of the right kind of buds at Bud Bowl. “Anybody got…

944 celebrates anniversary with 50 Cent and Paris Hilton

944 Anniversary Party at 944 Super Village Jan. 31, 2008 Scottsdale Waterfront THE RED CARPET: It was a battle for space Thursday night on the 944 red carpet. Amateur photographers tried to squeeze their way into the press area to snap cell phone photographs of Paris Hilton. She was barely…

Diddy did it

As I type this, Diddy is still rocking the stage at Axis/Radius. The hip-hop mogul hit the stage around midnight, accompanied by smoke, lights, screams, and, of course, a massive entourage. Diddy’s knack for recycling rock riffs was apparent early on in the set, with the guitar riff from Rick…

HOT live music at Super Thursday!

While the celebs continue trickling down the red carpet here at Axis/Radius, there’s a ton of great live music on the outdoor stage. The evening started with a half hour set from Valley rapper Pokafase, who played some newer material and made several references onstage to “representin’ Arizona.” He did…

More red carpet madness at Super Thursday

Since we last blogged, the following luminaries have traipsed past us: Junior Spivey, Matt Kamp of the Dodgers, Guy McIntire, Brian Waters of KC Chiefs, Jimmie Johnson, Bill Hall, Vanessa Minillo, and our two faves thus far — Terry Crews and Nick Lachey. Terry Crews was hamming it up –…

Dispatches from Diddyland: The Red Carpet

Here we are at Axis/Radius for the Super Thursday party with Diddy, hanging out on the red carpet. Thus far, it’s been a buffet of celebrities. The first person we saw was race car driver Danica Patrick, who stopped to talk to us for a moment. She was the first…