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Jakob Dylan: Women + Country

Artist: Jakob DylanTitle: Women + CountryRelease date: April 6Label: Columbia"That ain't country in their voice / They ain't no local boys," Jakob Dylan sings in "We Don't Live Here Anymore." He could very easily being singing about himself on his new Women + Country record. Dylan's a pop star by...
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Hottest Chicks in Metal? We Size Up the Competition

​Earlier today, we brought you a Q&A from sisters Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez of Eyes Set to Kill, who are nominated for a Revolver Magazine Golden Gods Award for "Hottest Chick(s) in Metal."Okay, so we were hoping they'd say something to start a cat fight. Alas, the girls chose to...
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R Sauce’s Sharon Stein Makes Dinner Quick and Easy

Barbeque sauce and grilled meat go together like Tiger Woods and cocktail waitresses, it seems like you hardly ever find one without the other.  Sharon Stein says that customers of her locally made barbeque sauce, R Sauce, often mention how much they love the sauce, but don't always have time to...
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Cornershop: Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast

Artist: CornershopTitle: Judy Sucks a Lemon for BreakfastRelease date: April 20Label: Ample PlayHave you seen Esquire's list of "50 Songs Every Man Should Be Listening To"? It's not bad. I totally agree with them about Eels' "End Times," Johnny Cash's "Ain't No Grave," She & Him's "In the Sun," Soft Pack's...
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Sausage Feta Hand Pies: Monday Night Martha

There is a new favorite here at Monday Night Martha -- Sausage and Feta Hand Pies. The filling made of crumbled sweet Italian sausage, thinly sliced slightly licorice-y fennel, onion, crushed red pepper flake -- along with 6 diced plum tomatoes, feta cheese and chopped fresh parsley - is delicious...
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Green Valley Man Faces Charges After Abandoning His 23 Dogs

A Green valley man was arrested yesterday after he left nearly two-dozen of his own dogs to starve in his house about two weeks ago.The Pima County Sheriff's Office arrested 34-year-old Raymond Quintero after an anonymous tipster called authorities to report that Quintero had disappeared for about two weeks and...
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Phoenix Food Tax: Will It Last?

Does the food tax leave a bad taste in your mouth? It's not too late to do something about it. Yesterday, the Phoenix City Council voted 6-3 to approve a two percent tax on groceries, intended to raise an estimated $62 million over two years to preserve the jobs of cops, firefighters, and other city employees...
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Golden Valley Man Arrested for Beating 4-Year-Old with a Leash

A Golden Valley man is behind bars for beating his girlfriend's 4-year-old son so badly with a leash that his school was compelled to call the police.Rufus Crump, 40, of Golden Valley, was arrested on Wednesday on felony child abuse charges after investigators determined that bruises found on his girlfriend's...
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On Cheddar Packing and the Oedipus Complex

When I was in high school, everyone called the Mexican students like myself "cheddars." I'm not sure where this originated from, or what it really has to do with Mexican culture. When I have asked other Mexicans what this means, they are not sure, either. "Cheddar packing" is a term...
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Goldwater Institute Report: Property Tax Exemptions Shift Burden to Taxpayers

The Goldwater Institute released a new study today that argues property tax exemptions for large, metropolitan development projects are forcing cities to raise taxes on citizens to compensate for lost revenue.According to the report, the city of Phoenix has about $2 billion worth of property that's going virtually untaxed and...
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Kesha Starts a Marquee Theatre Dance Party…Holla!

Kesha has spawned a new trend--or, perhaps, a resurgence of an old one: glitter. Everyone and their mom at the Kesha show last night at Marquee Theatre was donning the sparkly stuff, which twinkled oh-so-prettily in the glowing lights from the stage. She also busted out some wicked cool dance...
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Kesha at Marquee Theatre Last Night

Kesha July 22, 2010 Marquee TheatreThe janitors at Marquee Theatre have quite the task ahead of them after Kesha's first concert in Arizona. The 23-year-old inspired the vast majority of women in the audience to slather on glitter (much of which ended up on the Marquee floor), she shot out...
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Tootsie Roll Purchase for 3-Year-Old Spurs Arrest of Phoenix Woman

  A woman who took a 3-year-old neighbor boy to the store and bought him a Tootsie Roll faces a charge of custodial interference after sparking fears of a kidnapping. Cops scoured the streets near 32nd Street and Indian School for more than a half an hour on Friday evening,...
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Hot Links: RSV Virus, Solar Power, and Money for Eggs

Health officials at children's hospitals around the Valley say hundreds of Arizona kids have been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening respiratory virus. Known as RSV, the virus is a common cause of inflammation in the airways of the lungs and pneumonia, and its symptoms are similar to the common cold. A total...
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Lisa Aubuchon Drove Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ Political Prosecutions — Now the Feds May Have Them Both In Their Crosshairs

During his controversial tenure as Maricopa County attorney, Andrew Thomas may have styled himself as a "tough" prosecutor — but insiders knew that the real iron in Thomas' proverbial fist came from Lisa Aubuchon. The notoriously aggressive Aubuchon took on high-profile political cases with a vengeance. She served as lead...