Most of us know that the music industry is a corrupt machine that could give two poops about the little dudes and dudettes trying to expose their sonic art to larger audiences. But thanks to supercool events like Record Store Day, the folks who spend much of their lives overlooked…
Most of us know that the music industry is a corrupt machine that could give two poops about the little dudes and dudettes trying to expose their sonic art to larger audiences. But thanks to supercool events like Record Store Day, the folks who spend much of their lives overlooked…
Most of us know that the music industry is a corrupt machine that could give two poops about the little dudes and dudettes trying to expose their sonic art to larger audiences. But thanks to supercool events like Record Store Day, the folks who spend much of their lives overlooked…
The annual springtime 4.2-mile run honors the late Sun Devil and Cardinal Pat Tillman. Sat., April 19, 7 a.m., 2008…
It’s no secret that we’re college-football freaks. That’s why this time of year is especially trying for us pigskin pigs. For example, we recently, during a fit of boredom, perused various athletic Web sites looking for out-of-town gridiron trips this coming fall. (This was in March, mind you.) But no…
It’s hard to think of a local business circa 1938 that wasn’t the Arizona Biltmore or Goldwater’s Department Store, but a few must’ve existed to service the 12 people who lived here prior to the advent of air-conditioning. We bet all of those sun-blistered natives made beelines to Berridge Nurseries,…
The outside world must think of Arizonans as big, fat poseurs who are always looking to copy character instead of creating their own. And they may have a point. Ten years ago, Los Angeles real estate was busting its load all over mid-century-modern architects. What are we doing? Still freaking…
Any David Lynch film can be difficult to wrap your head around, but to cram the documentary Lynch (one) (2007), Inland Empire (2006), The Short Films of David Lynch (2002), and Eraserhead (1977) into a single package like the David Lynch Marathon is downright diabolical, and we couldn’t be more…
It’s a shame to give away the one thoroughly bone-chilling scare in Zombie Strippers, but it’s right at the beginning, anyway: The movie is set in the near future, during the fourth term of President George W. Bush. As one might expect in such a world, strip clubs have been…
Looking for a dead-on definition of the Freudian id? How about a Hollywood blockbuster with a car chase? ASU’s Dr. Diane Gruber brings some super-ego to bear on the exploding-auto genre with her “Wheels on Reels, or 0 to 60 in 24 frames/second” program, which features car-centric clips from the…
Spring is here, which means love is in the air (or so they say). Some will dabble in surface-level infatuations that sate them for a few weeks or months, while others will begin building lasting castles in the sky with their newly acquired snuggle bunnies. Know this, though — the…
Personally, we find puppets off-putting and a little creepy, and that’s why the Phillip Huber Marionettes were the perfect fit for Spike Jonze’s fantastical film Being John Malkovich. Given our revulsion toward things with strings, it probably sounds like a backhanded compliment to say that Huber is the world’s primo…
James Garcia’s new one-act couldn’t be more timely. Dream Act, a co-production of Colores Actors-Writers Workshop and ASU Gammage, tells the story of grad student Victoria Nava, who came to America from Mexico as a baby with her parents. Because her folks crossed the border illegally, Nava is an undocumented…
Stray Cat Theatre presenting a musical is, in terms of local show biz, rather like New Times publishing a word jumble. “We just don’t do them,” says Stray Cat artistic director Ron May about producing tuners. “I’m not a big fan of the form, anyway. I do like Sondheim, but…
For Arizona Diamondbacks fans, it’s officially crunch time. Those rip-roaring glory days of April? We dimly remember it was cool then. The barking-dog days of July? Gone with the monsoon wind. All that remains of this hair-ripping, testicle-tightening race for the NL West title are today’s game against the San…
Both these bands are stretching the boundaries of their sound and others’ expectations. Pelican’s third album, City of Echoes, soft pedals their usual throb, taking their complex art-metal instrumentals in a more melodic direction. The tracks are still dense but don’t unwind as far, getting through each thematic movement with…
Being the introverted, hide-behind-our-byline type, we especially love this quotable quote from Korean-American actress and comedian Margaret Cho: “People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.” However, we’ll ditch our shell and head down to…
Ask any of your image-conscious homies and they’ll tell you that nothing is more horrifying than a bad haircut. We know this from sad personal experience. During one soul-crushing visit to an overzealous stylist armed with shears of shame, we watched our dignity fall to the floor with each lopped-off…
Hollywood Rule No. 251: Any scene featuring a gospel choir is required to show enraptured members of the flock singing with arms raised to the heavens, clapping their hands and stomping their feet, perhaps even shedding tears of joy, as though the voices alone would lift them to meet Jesus…
Hollywood Rule No. 251: Any scene featuring a gospel choir is required to show enraptured members of the flock singing with arms raised to the heavens, clapping their hands and stomping their feet, perhaps even shedding tears of joy, as though the voices alone would lift them to meet Jesus…
Hollywood Rule No. 251: Any scene featuring a gospel choir is required to show enraptured members of the flock singing with arms raised to the heavens, clapping their hands and stomping their feet, perhaps even shedding tears of joy, as though the voices alone would lift them to meet Jesus…
Some of the pieces are actual printed stickers like the kind you use to peel off paper backs and slap on your Trapper Keeper.
