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Waxahatchee Turns Her Songwriting Focus Outward on New Album

After two records of inward-looking DIY folk-punk, Katie Crutchfield took a more observational route to her third Waxahatchee album. For her debut on Merge Records, Crutchfield shifted her songwriting toward the people around her and the world she saw touring the country. "Even the fact that the songs are observational...
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ARTELPHX Loses Its Novelty Factor. So Now What?

Last fall’s ARTELPHX, the third iteration of the multi-night mash-up of visual and performance art founded in 2013 by Tara Sharpe, was fresh and funky. The event, held at The Clarendon Hotel, even earned our best arts festival praise. Still a relatively new enterprise, its foibles were easily construed as...
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Arizona University Students Resigned to Pay More

Arizona university students aren't exactly happy to pay more tuition, but during a public meeting with the Board of Regents last evening, many said they support proposed price increases in the name of maintaining quality amid deep cuts to state funding. "It's not students' fault and it's not the administration's...
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Inside Jill Anderson’s Clean, Modern CenPho Kitchen

Some people rely on Pinterest, others just have an eye for style. Jill Anderson is the latter. The Pasadena native who got her interior design certification through Scottsdale Community College has made a career out of curating other peoples' homes through Scottsdale Wiseman and Gale Interiors. When she's not busy...
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In Defense of Metallica’s “Black Album”

View image | gettyimages.com One of the most influential heavy metal songs has a pretty heavy metal backstory. And the album it belongs to is the most controversial in the band's history. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett came up with the main riff on "Enter Sandman" while suffering from insomnia. It...
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Phoenix Voters to Decide on Major Public Transit and Street Upgrades

The Phoenix City Council yesterday approved a major plan for expanding public transportation -- including huge Light Rail extensions -- and upgrading city streets. The transportation plan is estimated to cost $33 billion over the next 35 years, and would be partially funded through a sales tax increase of 0.3...
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30 Best Concerts in November in Phoenix

It seems as though there are only two seasons in the Valley — hot and not hot. And as you're undoubtedly aware, particularly this week, we're firmly in the midst of the latter. However, that only extends to the weather only, because we're also in the midst of one of...
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Arizona Lawmakers Pass New Tax Break for Religious Groups

The Arizona Senate yesterday passed a bill that creates a new tax break for certain religious groups. A version of the bill, which is being pushed by the notorious Center for Arizona Policy, was vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer after it was passed by lawmakers last year. Now it's up...
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Industrial Music for the Urban Decay Chronicles Controversial Genre’s Roots

“Two words: Margaret Thatcher,” replies journalist and film director Travis Collins, “Sometimes a swear word is included in-between.” The question was what facets of British society inspired industrial music, the topic he and co-director Amélie Ravalec (Paris/Berlin: 20 Years Of Underground Techno) explore in their new documentary Industrial Soundtrack For...
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Ducey Vetoes “Secret Police Bill”

Late Monday afternoon, Governor Doug Ducey vetoed state Senate Bill 1445, which would have prevented Arizona police departments from revealing the names of officers involved in violent incidents for 60 days. After successfully passing through the state Legislature last week, the bill was transferred to the Governor's Office, and action...