The release of the David Fincher film Gone Girl, featuring a soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, continues a trend that began a few years ago: prominent electronic/industrial musicians from the 1990s and 2000s carving out a new niche for themselves by scoring feature films. The big beats of...
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Concert photography isn't easy. While portrait and landscape photographers have the luxury of time and stable conditions, concert photographers must do their work in three-song segments, boxing out other photographers and reacting to unpredictable movements of the musicians on stage while adjusting settings on the fly to accommodate lighting changes...
Marisa Lown Pastry chef The Radical Cupcake theradicalcupcake.blogspot.com These days you won't find pastry chef Marisa Lown in a restaurant kitchen, but that doesn't mean she's left the Valley pastry scene. Lown is still active both in her kitchen and on social media as The Radical Cupcake, which was once...
Ruben Gallego's political star has ascended quickly in Arizona politics. Last night, the 34-year-old beat out a politically connected and well-known Democrat in a race for Arizona's 7th Congressional District...
Arizona Public Service's apparent "dark money" spending for two Arizona Corporation Commission members appears to have paid off. Four Republican candidates were vying for two open seats on the commission in Tuesday's primary election, and the two who APS allegedly preferred were comfortably in the lead...
Marijuana use by teens continues to decline in Colorado since the proliferation of retail medical-pot stores, but the state's health department would rather focus on perceptions over reality. A news release put out today by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is headlined, "New survey documents youth marijuana...
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It took about a week, but the match-ups for all nine of Arizona's congressional races have been decided. The Republican primary in Congressional District 1 had been too close to call since the primary election last Tuesday, but businessman Gary Kiehne has conceded defeat to Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin...
A Chemex is a way of brewing coffee that is one part art, one part science, two parts swank. The hand-blown glass brewer was invented in the early 1940s by a chemist who wanted to create a method for making coffee that was both sleek and effective. At first glance,...
The Chef: James Porter The Restaurant: Petite Maison The Animal: Octopus The Dish: Grilled octopus Maybe there's something in the air or maybe octopus is just on trend right now, but for whatever reason we've noticed several restaurants around town have added the cephalopod mollusc to their menus. It's a...
"Mexican rap at Herberger? How does one even begin to understand that?" exclaimed Phoenix resident Kimberley Corral upon seeing the electronic billboard outside the theater that read, "Bocafloja En Concierto." This was a common reaction shared by a surprised audience that has always seen Herberger Theater Center as a setting...
The new documentary film David Bowie is does not tackle the epic career of the legendary rock star, but rather takes you inside London's Victoria and Albert Museum's (V&A) exhibition, where more than 300 pieces of Bowie history are on display. Stories behind the extraordinary stage costumes, handwritten lyrics, sketches,...
After a spring marred by his controversial blog posts and accusations of racism, State Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal lost his bid for reelection in last night's Republican primary...
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The Melvins Maybe the most misunderstood band still out slogging it out on tour today. Maybe (definitely) brilliant, maybe mad, always noisily rocking out some of the best heavy sludge you'll ever hear, Buzz Osborne (guitar and vocals) and Dale Crover (drums) have been the core of the band which...
The Guilty Pleasure: Deep fried everything on a stick. Where to Get It: The Arizona State Fair. Price: $5 and up. What it Really Costs: I'm staying the hell off my bathroom scale for at least a week. Ladies and gentlemen, the high holy days of guilty pleasure food are...
Last month Phoenix New Times celebrated the cream of the crop with our 36th annual Best of Phoenix edition. Here are our top picks for places to get dessert in metro Phoenix. Best Candy Store: Super Chunk Sweets and Treats Since opening late last year, Super Chunk Sweets and Treats...
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Recalled ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce resigned Sunday night from his position as first vice chair of the Arizona Republican Party, following a bruising weekend during which congressional and statewide GOP candidates, among others, condemned remarks Pearce made September 9 on his weekly talk radio show. In a press release...
A Fountain Hills teacher is fighting back after she claims she was wrongfully terminated for defending a student against racist bullying. Pamela Aister, a 70-year-old fourth-grade teacher, was fired this fall because of an incident that allegedly occurred at Four Peaks Elementary School in Fountain Hills in May. Aister had...
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The Department of Veterans Affairs released the results of its internal audit, which didn't reveal a surprise -- wait times are long, and many employees around the country claim there's gaming of the scheduling system.Nationwide, there are more than 100,000 veterans facing long wait times, including more than 4,300 around...
Last time around, Foxygen proclaimed themselves "the 21st-century ambassadors of peace and magic." The mischievous, fun-loving, experimental psych-rock band -- formed and fronted by songwriting partners Jonathan Rado (guitar and keyboards) and Sam France (vocals) -- sound well beyond the 22nd century on its new release ...And Star Power...
Queens of the Stone Age began its set a little after 7 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair. To get there, you have to spend time winding through the fairgrounds, past the hordes of children tugging their parents' hands, begging for tickets to games and rides...
I was determined, while dining at Gertrude's, not to be distracted by the chatter of tourists seated at tables on either side of mine at this Desert Botanical Garden hotspot. Fortunately, the food on Gertrude's recently redesigned menu was mostly so dreary, it was impossible to think of much else...