Seattle guitarist Bill Horist has been making records since the early '90s, and he's racked up the kind of avant-garde credentials any would-be guitar mangler would kill for. He's worked with John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Reggie Watts, Kinski, Six Organs of Admittance, Secret Chiefs 3, Master Musicans of Bukkake (with...
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Just in time for the forecasts to hit triple digits and for us all to stock up on deodorant and tank tops, scientists say they've discovered and are now analyzing the Lasioglossum gotham, casually called the "sweat bee." Yes, instead of flowers or melty popsicles, the sweat bee is attracted...
Local food blogger Dominic Armato is a gastro-geek on a mission. He wants to build a grassroots coalition of people who are passionate about food, and to that end, he has launched a discussion board called PHXfoodnerds.com His aim is to bring Phoenix food-lovers together for food-related events, impromptu restaurant...
Many would like to believe that even the most guileful and nefarious of individuals are capable of compassion, particularly toward the weakest among us.Sadly, human behavior argues otherwise. To rationalize away the sufferings of others is a fairly easy mental trick, and when the payoff for doing so is political power, pangs...
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Why is the Swedish chef stuffing a Costco flat of popcorn into the microwave? Probably because he heard the findings announced by a researcher from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. In short: Air-popped popcorn is not only delicious but also contains high concentrations of a type of anti-oxidants called...
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It takes a twisted individual to delight in the sufferings of the mentally ill. A special type of sick, sadistic bully. The kind employed in spades by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The December 16 killing of Army veteran Marty Atencio is the latest example of the above, one of...
The name of Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House is somewhat misleading in that it offers so much more than dried leaves. While you're there, stay and have a healthy, flavor-packed lunch or dinner.
Fair warning: Just because you smell like Thor doesn't mean you're going to score Natalie Portman -- or any girl for that matter. In fact, there's no guarantee of any direct (or physical) benefit of smelling like a big, sweaty superhero, but that hasn't stopped fragrance company JADS international from releasing...
How did the Will Ferrell-in-Spanish movie ever get made? Casa de Mi Padre is a Spanish-language comedy starring Will Ferrell as a simpleminded, asexual Mexican cowboy who welcomes the return of his prodigal brother Raul (Diego Luna) to the family ranch but eyes Raul's beautiful fiancée with suspicion. The movie...
The Arizona Court of Appeal is weighing whether to overturn a ruling that protected from public release Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's security-detail log.It's unknown when the judges who heard arguments in the case on Tuesday will make their ruling.The log maintained by Gordon's security detail -- sworn Phoenix police officers...
BirdmanThe rules of Birdman are simple. First, make the “okay” sign with your index fingers and thumbs. Rotate your wrists outward and flip these rings over your eyes. These are your “goggles.” If, while wearing your goggles, you make eye contact with a participating Birdman player (after they’ve agreed to play with a handshake) he […]
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One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours? At the release party for Jennifer Campbell and Catherine Akins' Join + Cast, a Guide to Contemporary Art in July, small pamphlets and pencils...
We know you're crazy busy this time of year, and so are local theater companies. With very few revivals of Curtains-approved holiday extravaganzas on the boards in 2011, we ran around and checked out as many of the current crop of offerings as we could. Here are four plays running through the weekend...
If there is not a tsunami of underage prostitutes in America, that is not to say that there are no children trapped in this world. Of course, there are. Yet, as we have pointed out in numerous stories, few resources have been devoted to sheltering the victims. If you want...
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Maricopa County, advising residents that the temperature for much of the week will be in excess of 110 degrees -- which completely f***ing sucks.The mercury hit 113 degrees today -- which is pretty hot for this time of year...
Thrice has been a staple in the alternative rock world for more than a decade. But even to those paying close attention, the band's extensive catalog is hard to keep up with. Their eighth album, Major/Minor, was released on September 20 and is --as usual-- another stage in the band's...
Some meals are meant to be solo adventures, reserved reflections on flavors executed with slow, thoughtful bites in the quietude of an intimate setting. This was not one of them. The thought occurred to me when the steaming sticky rice arrived in a small bamboo basket. Like children suddenly permitted...
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Mike Fitzgerald announced Wednesday that he was closing the doors of Climbmax, effective immediately. Word spread quickly through the climbing community, and an open letter was posted by Fitzgerald on the Climbmax website:"Due to reasons beyond our control, we have been forced to immediately close this facility," Fitzgerald writes. "Closing the gym...
TheAtlantic.com released its list of America's 19 "Most Hated Companies" -- based on the American Customer Satisfaction Index -- earlier this month, four of which happen to be airlines (imagine that). Among them is Tempe-based U.S. Airways.The airline came in at the six spot on TheAtlantic's list with a 61/100...
Update: Kings of Leon have called off the rest of the band's tour, which was scheduled to hit Phoenix on September 6.Perhaps he started to really listen to what he was singing, perhaps he finally realized that he also sells fancy scarves for a living -- whatever the case may...
he Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has researched and cataloged an index of its clergymen accused of sexually abusing kids and now has released some of their identities to the public. Spearheaded by Bishop Thomas Olmsted, the Diocese is putting out a list of sexually abusive clergymen on its newly revamped website. The...