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Russell Pearce and the AZ GOP’s Jerry Springer-Style Family Feud

What would I do without Republicans in this state? Their Jerry Springer-esque antics are a hoot, and would make for an excellent reality show, which I propose calling, with a hat tip to Snoop Dogg, "Deez Nutz." Thursday night, the Maricopa County Republicans' Executive Guidance Committee -- under the leadership...
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Screeching Weasel Singer Challenges CM Punk to Punch Women Like He Did

I've never had an interest in Screeching Weasel, as I don't listen to punk music that comes off like it was meant to be the soundtrack of a straight-to-video film about kids rollerblading in a shopping-mall parking garage. I listened to Boogadaboogadaboogada! a few times (primarily just so I could...
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The Color of Noise Doc Offers In-Depth Look at AmRep Records Founder

At the end of Eric Robel's Kickstarter funded documentary The Color of Noise, there is a montage of artists that were on or associated with the Tom Hazelmyer's groundbreaking record label Amphetamine Reptile Records (AmRep) that attempt to describe the alternative music Svengali in one word. These words range anywhere...
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The Science of the Salty Dog

The other day when I was behind the stick, one of my guests ordered a drink that I haven't made in a while, a Salty Dog. It's one of those basic drinks that you learn early on as a bartender, then almost never make because hardly anybody orders them anymore...
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Run the Jewels Talks Police Brutality and Cat Meow Remixes

Some matches are made in heaven -- others, like Run The Jewels, are made in the murky, underwater trenches of underground hip-hop. Named after a verse in LL Cool's J "Cheesy Rat Blues," RTJ swerves like a great white shark -- sleek as hell, just don't get caught in those...
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The Darkness and Light in Thus Owls

Thus Owls' is the result of the marriage of two people, but also the two countries they hail from. Husband and wife team of Simon and Erika Angell, from Canada and Sweden, respectively, each forged careers -- he on guitar, she as a vocalist -- that would one day intersect...
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The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now

You might be planning a long road trip or maybe you've just exhausted all of your go-to bands on Spotify while sitting at your desk. Never fear -- the time to dive head first into the world of comedy podcasts is here. Whether they're talking about the biz, literature, movies,...
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Best Team Owner

Robert SarverDon’t believe the hype that Robert Sarver’s a tightwad owner loath to spend big bucks on top talent. It’s not true. The Phoenix Suns’ head man, he of the giant foam finger in the team’s heady playoff days, has had a wide-open wallet since he’s owned the team, and it’s only going to get more […]
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Doug Ducey Up 10 Percentage Points on Fred DuVal in Latest Poll

Despite three previous polls showing a virtual tie between gubernatorial candidates Fred DuVal and Doug Ducey, the latest poll puts Ducey up 10 percentage points on DuVal. This latest poll from the New York Times, CBS News, and YouGov shows 47 percent of the voters picking the Republican Ducey, and...
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So You Went to Bikini Beans in Phoenix: Now What?

So, you made the choice to pick up a cup of coffee at Bikini Beans. No big deal, right? It's just a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee made just for you, stud, by a teenaged girl in a little bitty bikini. Here's a brief guide to coping with...
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25 Best Concerts in May in Phoenix

Understandably, many in the Valley are dreading the month ahead. As the weeks roll by, the summertime season will be getting into full swing, everyone you know will start leaving town to escape, and there's soon to be nothing but dreck on television (Game of Thrones nonwithstanding). It's not all...
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Marky Ramone Talks Punk History, Phil Spector, and Italian Food

As one of the most influential punk rock bands of all time, the Ramones completely redefined American music, creating a blueprint for the future of hardcore and punk. In the early 2000s, Spin Magazine rated the band the second greatest band of all time, just behind the Beatles. In 2002...
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Periphery’s Misha Mansoor Explains Why He Hates Guitar Solos

Periphery is one of those bands that are difficult to forget. It's not because they are constantly in the mainstream, shoved in your face by way of radio play, music videos or non-stop festival headlining. Although I'm sure they wouldn't turn down any of that. No -- you remember Periphery...
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I Am Ali Offers New Footage but No New Insight

Few people on the planet have ever been as good at anything as Muhammad Ali was at boxing; fewer still have the outsized charisma to match that talent. It doesn't seem much of an overstatement to say that The Greatest is also one of the more fascinating men of our...