Despite the fact he's one of the Valley's better DJs, you'll probably never hear the ultra-humble Jimmy Martin-Nelson (otherwise known as Death to the Throne) singing his own praises.Instead, you should leave that task up to the scribes of Rolling Stone or the members of the blogosphere, who will gladly...
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Who said animation should look real? Robert Zemeckis, for one, though as evidenced by Disney's recent closing of his ImageMovers Digital studio, he increasingly appears to be alone in that sentiment. Mars Needs Moms stands as the potentially final Zemeckis-produced motion-capture effort, and, like The Polar Express, Beowulf, and A...
If Jane Eyre is not the greatest of the Great Books with a permanent position on required-reading lists, it may be the most frequently filmed: At least 10 cinematic versions of the story have been made dating back to the dawn of the silent era — more, if you count...
"So, you've made a few recipes without burning anything. Big deal! Bet you can't make something without a recipe, using just the ingredients in your pantry!" I have a lot of friends who cook well. One stay-at-home mom is always whipping up soft, chewy chocolate cookies from scratch every time...
If you walk through the front door of a barbecue joint and find yourself facing a big ol' T-shirt stand, it's usually wise to spin right back around and slip out before the door bangs closed. Not that corny pig-themed merchandise is always a harbinger of smoky doom — the...
What is it about certain former and current Maricopa County law enforcement officials that makes them think they're a privileged class, entitled to make bank from county coffers whenever their feelings get hurt?We all know about the bloodsucking ways of ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, his erstwhile henchwoman Lisa Aubuchon,...
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Neil Young: Le Noise
Shapeshifters may not be the word that comes to mind when you walk into Modified Arts to see the current show by Ingrid Restemayer and Christy Puetz. As New Times' Kathleen Vanesian writes in this week's art feature, with Shapeshifters, "what you see might not be exactly what you get."...
A billboard truck that began rolling across the country today advertises the estimated number of gun-related homicides since the January 8 massacre in Tucson. It's the latest gun-control propaganda tactic by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an East-Coast group spearheaded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Manino. The number on the truck,...
The Netherlands' Afrika Museum and African Architecture Matters recently announced that Valley-based Fusion Architecture's Garden City Park is one of three finalists for the 2010 "Blueprints of Paradise" competition. Kobina Banning, founder of Fusion Architecture (FA), and his team "were asked to visualize their vision on 'future built Africa,'" says...
Massive theater geek that I am, no one had to tell me twice to attend Arizona Theatre Company's newly commissioned unknown quantity, Ten Chimneys, once I'd learned it's about Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, the renowned golden couple of the 20th-century stage, retreating to their summer place in Wisconsin to...
FilmBar owner Kelly Aubey and Programming Director Steve Weiss announced last night that the downtown film venue is delaying its opening for a week -- the first show will run the night of February 10 instead of February 3. Weiss says the program schedule has been adjusted -- Red Chapel...
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Governor Jan Brewer and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne have issued a joint press release denouncing the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision today upholding District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton's injunction of four key parts of Arizona's "breathing-while-brown-law," Senate Bill 1070.You can read the entire release, here. However,...
PLEA TV Far be it from me to tell local CBS affiliate KPHO (Channel 5) how to run its newsroom, but the station's special relationship with the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, the powerful union that represents rank-and-file Phoenix police officers, undermines KPHO's tag line of "telling it like it is."...
Police in full riot gear, some tech-ed out SWAT-style with pepper-spray guns. A cop chopper overhead. Protesters locking arms to prevent police vehicles from moving. A 69 year-old activist on crutches arrested and cited, along with six others. Cops flinging demonstrators around like rag dolls.In other words, not your average...
Cold Cave comes with a loaded resume. Wesley Eisold, the group's songwriter, has played in punk and hardcore bands like Some Girls and Give Up the Ghost, and past and current members are associated with Xiu Xiu, Prurient and Miko Miko. Cherish the Light Years, Eisold's latest, won't get away...
Straight from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio: calling a press conference about a jail shakedown -- when Hard to Kill star Steven Seagal just happens to be in town filming his new cop-u-drama Steven Seagal: Lawman at Joe's infamous Tent City -- was not a publicity stunt.Only it was.While we...
We bumped into an old friend as we stepped into the moribund Democrat headquarters in downtown Phoenix a bit ago. He's a old-school pol, a friend of gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard (who is about to go down to his third loss for the state's highest job -- twice to...
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Tonight is election night, and chances are you want the inside scoop on the results before anyone else. Well, you're in luck -- New Times staffers will be camped out at election headquarters, as well as at various election night parties, to make sure our readers get the results -- and...
An unidentified man is dead after he was seen engulfed in flames on a Phoenix street Saturday morning. The man's car was also on fire when police responded to the scene, and authorities want to know what happened.Phoenix police and fire officials responded to a call about 10:30 a.m. Saturday...
Let's be clear about a few things regarding Phoenix's kidnapping statistics snafu.Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris tells the Arizona Republic that he is outraged at what is happening in the community regarding kidnappings and other crimes, and he adds:"If anyone doubts we have a home-invasion problem in this community . . ...
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