Hardball purists may hate this, but whatever. We’re gonna say it anyway: One of the best things about Cactus League Baseball is that you don’t have to wait until summer to see interleague games galore, such as Rockies/Rangers, Indians/Padres, and Diamondbacks/A’s. One of the preseason’s most intriguing match-ups, the Los…
Hey, Suns fans. Steve Nash and company have you exactly where they want you after its epic 118-115 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Only three games behind the Dallas Mavericks, all hopeful and stuff, and ready to Sharpie-in that eighth and final playoff position in the West…
The Dallas Mavericks haven’t exactly placed a foot on the Phoenix Suns’ throat and stood upright with all of their weight during the battle for the eighth and final playoff spot. See a 119-110 loss to the Golden State Warriors on March 13, a team that the Suns stomped 154-130…
When members of Mr. Kline and the Wizards of Time broke it off in 2007 to pursue solo endeavors, the scene lost a kickass band. But then Michael Porter and Andy Hiller formed the new Wizards of Time, and instead of ripping off the initial incarnation, the two front men…
The Grand Canyon is cool and all, but for those of us who don’t have time or scrilla for the four-hour jaunt up north, we’d love to see the wondrous gorge photographically depicted in a new light. Like, please. No more South Rim shots at sunset. “Charting the Canyon: Photographs…
Nothing is greater than clinching a championship against your rancorous rival, so imagine the feeling when the ASU Baseball team locked up a Pac-10 conference crown against the University of Arizona Wildcats in 2007. Totally awesome. But wait, that was just the beginning. ASU did the same freaking thing to…
Fast forward to the upcoming summer months. (Gross, we know, but stick with us for a moment, because we’re trying to do you a favor.) Now, imagine sitting inside – because it’s impossible to go outside without dying – and staring out into your front and/or backyards. Nothing but a…
What do the Phoenix Suns have left to play for, following their epic, disheartening, and potentially playoff killing losing streak? If the Suns catch fire and the Mavs majorly choke, perhaps a postseason berth, a not-impossible-but-improbable scenario. Or what about pride? Naw, this isn’t college ball, so all that hokey…
If we were asked to portray any artist/historical figure/famous-ish person, give us someone easy and boring, like Kevin Bacon. Basically, anyone but the impossible-to-pin-down Miles Davis. Mostly because we wouldn’t know where to start. You see, the seminal musician and composer – who basically reinvented jazz five times in his…
Planning an impromptu visit to Austin for South by Southwest? Screw that noise. The indie-music blowout is cool and all, but every hotel is booked, and you’ll just come back super-frustrated that you weren’t able to see every band you wanted to. Instead, hit up the can’t-miss RAMPAGE Fest 2009…
As the saying goes, “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Well, considering the current tongue-lashing dished out by Shaquille O’Neal at Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, the hate is all-encompassing for the Suns’ big man. The triggering episode occurred Tuesday night in Orlando during Phoenix’s 111-99 loss…
How would you like to be the brainiacs at the Paris Conservatoire who proclaimed that Erik Satie, one of the greatest composers of the late 1800s/early 1900s, was unequivocally and hopelessly untalented? Yeah, Satie really must’ve sucked ass, ’cause 84 years after his death, folks are still giving it up…
Before the disintegration of the ASU Baseball team in the 2008 playoffs, the Sun Devils suffered an even more disconcerting collapse last May 7. That’s when the then-fourth-ranked Devils traveled to the Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas) and lost to a not-that-good Kansas State Wildcats club. The Devils seek sweet, sweet…
“Dear, Stupid, Stupid Diary: Ugh. Another poopy day at work. Man, I wish I could just quit, but the economy is jacked up so I can’t afford jack crap. Actually, you know what I could do? I could cancel my cell phone, the Internet, and go live in the trees…
Finally. A signature win for the Phoenix Suns (see Sunday’s 118-111 conquest of the Los Angeles Lakers) and it’s all because of Shaquille O’Neal. Without starters Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire, Shaq has really stepped up in a big way, netting 45 and 33 in consecutive wins against the Toronto…
With a 4-1 record in the Alvin Gentry era, the Phoenix Suns are winning the games they’re supposed to win. However, they’re still faltering against the NBA’s elite, evident by Sunday’s ass-whopping against the defending champion Boston Celtics. But that’s ok. The reason Terry Porter was run out of this…
In today’s music world, Esperanza Spalding is an enigma. For one, the 24-year-old musical prodigy plays upright bass, quite the rarity for the male-dominated instrument. The Portland, Oregon-raised, Berklee-schooled instrumentalist/composer/vocalist also sings while playing, and who can you name that does the same? But wait, there’s more. Spalding doles out…
Many of college baseball’s great rivalries closely match those found in the college-football world. There’s Florida State/Miami, Clemson/South Carolina, and Texas/Texas A&M. However, mention that the Arizona State Sun Devils are taking on the Oregon State Beavers on the gridiron and the only folks who would give two poops are…
More impressive than the 140 or more points scored in each of the Phoenix Suns’ dominating victories over the Los Angeles Clippers is this quote by Clippers guard Eric Gordon, which followed the second game of the Alvin Gentry era. “They are going to be a really hard team to…
Remember the flick Happenstance, the other epic film by Audrey Tautou (star of Amélie, one of the best movies ever)? Well, there’s a new play by the name of The Visitation that has a similar bent. Written by Valley playwright Steve Wilcox, the production chronicles how two couples are brought…
Remember when basketball was basketball and not all about these football-esque drives to the lane and mixed martial arts-style rebound positioning? If you agree, you were certainly jonesing for the days of old on January 21 when the ASU Men’s Basketball team took out its bitter in-state rival, the University…
While your friends back East are giving the weather a big, fat, middle-fingered salute, you’re chillin’ in this wonderful AZ weather. And since you’re a nice guy and all, you’re thinking of all the ways to piss off your frosty pals even more. Here’s a good one: Tell them you’re…
