Phoenix (Arizona)

Design the Poster for Counting Crows Tour Arriving in West Palm Beach this October... Bonus: Free MP3s!

Daddy Yankee Endorses McCain, Spreads Secret Republican Messages Through Lyrics

Jump Up

Floridian hero Mr. Mendez returns to the magic jungle

New Times Blogging from McCain Rally in Phoenix

Floridian hero Mr. Mendez returns to the magic jungle

Slinging Singles

Vinyl might be a dead configuration, but nobody bothered to tell the rock and rollers that

Built for Speed Reading

Ridin' writin' for rolling rockers and travelin' fans

Swelter

Ridin' writin' for rolling rockers and travelin' fans

Markus Schulz

Ridin' writin' for rolling rockers and travelin' fans

International Kicks

Ridin' writin' for rolling rockers and travelin' fans

The Mantra at Tantra

Ridin' writin' for rolling rockers and travelin' fans

Smiles to Go

Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie

The Bitch

Full Blown

Letters from the Issue of January 30, 2003

The Cuba embargo takes it on the chin

News of the Weird

The Cuba embargo takes it on the chin

Around the Voice: The Flaming Lips and Gil Scott-Heron State the Obvious

Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

Around the Voice: Actor Donald Glover Can Rhyme Better Than Joel McHale

Donald Glover's flow is serious, so stop laughing at his jokes​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.An in-depth look back at N.W.A. frontman Eazy E resides in Phoenix New Times.SF ... More >>

Morons of the Week: Ron Book, Jeff Ireland, and Arizona

Some say it's the heat that causes it. Others blame Jimmy Buffett. Whatever the reason, South Florida is Mecca for this hemisphere's most devoted morons. Let's see who took the pilgrimage this week: Sorry, Ron, you've been overdue in this column for a while.​5. Ron Book, who apparently thoug ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes state policy, thanks to Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce and Gov. Jan Brewer

Some say it's the heat that causes it. Others blame Jimmy Buffett. Whatever the reason, South Florida is Mecca for this hemisphere's most devoted morons. Let's see who took the pilgrimage this week: Sorry, Ron, you've been overdue in this column for a while.​5. Ron Book, who apparently thoug ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Pitbull, Cubo, DJ Craze and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​ -- Pitbull revealed yesterday that he was going to be canceling his May 31st show in Phoenix, Arizona. The cancelation comes as an open call for a protest of Arizona, after their state legislature passed the controversial Immigration Bill that has caused furious bat ... More >>

Trooper Patrick Ambroise Killed in Car Fire After Being Hit by Teen Driver

Patrick Ambroise, a Florida Highway Patrol man was parked on the shoulder of the Florida Turnpike, most likely running a radar on traffic, when his patrol car was hit from behind by a Lexus. The collision sparked a fire in the patrol car, and the officer died on the scene. The accident happened arou ... More >>

Mixtape of the Week: Pitbull - Mr. Worldwide

​Next week, Pitbull will embark on his Mr. Worldwide Carnaval Tour, which is set to make 20-plus stops around the U.S. It's one fewer than was originally planned -- in protest of the Arizona Immigration Bill, he's just canceled a date originally set for May 31 in Phoenix. (Read more about that he ... More >>

Cowboy Down: Rob Krentz's family talks about the life and death of the murdered Arizona rancher

​Next week, Pitbull will embark on his Mr. Worldwide Carnaval Tour, which is set to make 20-plus stops around the U.S. It's one fewer than was originally planned -- in protest of the Arizona Immigration Bill, he's just canceled a date originally set for May 31 in Phoenix. (Read more about that he ... More >>

Arizona and America join Joe Arpaio in rushing to inquire: Are your papers in order?

​Next week, Pitbull will embark on his Mr. Worldwide Carnaval Tour, which is set to make 20-plus stops around the U.S. It's one fewer than was originally planned -- in protest of the Arizona Immigration Bill, he's just canceled a date originally set for May 31 in Phoenix. (Read more about that he ... More >>

ILLEGAL from Terry Greene Sterling

Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone.

Video: Lady Gaga Protests Arizona's SB 1070 by Playing There Anyway, Giving Rambling Speech

​A lot of musicians have taken to boycotting Arizona over its SB 1070 immigration law, our homegrown Pitbull included. Lady Gaga, meanwhile, went in a different direction. She played her show in Phoenix, Arizona this past Saturday as scheduled, but as the performance wore on, she revealed her true ... More >>

Phoenix, Arizona: America's kidnapping capital is brutal

​A lot of musicians have taken to boycotting Arizona over its SB 1070 immigration law, our homegrown Pitbull included. Lady Gaga, meanwhile, went in a different direction. She played her show in Phoenix, Arizona this past Saturday as scheduled, but as the performance wore on, she revealed her true ... More >>

Sluggo Talks Nintendo, Bass, and Slime

dontstayin.com​There's no debate that Miami is ground zero for bass-rattling dance music. For as long as cars have come factory-equipped with a throb knobs, people named Luke, Laz, and Maggotron have been finding ways to turn them up to 11. And 1,976 miles and twenty years later, DJs like Sluggo ... More >>

Arizona cop's tale of a Latino drug smuggler shooting him doesn't add up

dontstayin.com​There's no debate that Miami is ground zero for bass-rattling dance music. For as long as cars have come factory-equipped with a throb knobs, people named Luke, Laz, and Maggotron have been finding ways to turn them up to 11. And 1,976 miles and twenty years later, DJs like Sluggo ... More >>

Operation Streamline treats migrants like cattle

dontstayin.com​There's no debate that Miami is ground zero for bass-rattling dance music. For as long as cars have come factory-equipped with a throb knobs, people named Luke, Laz, and Maggotron have been finding ways to turn them up to 11. And 1,976 miles and twenty years later, DJs like Sluggo ... More >>

Crocodiles to Play "Kill Joe Arpaio" and Other Big Hits to Grand Central November 3

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says, "Bite me, Alligators!"​Some people don't know shit about music. And Arizona immigration zealot Sheriff Joe Arpaio can no doubt be counted among the hopeless, tone-deaf, and ignorant. Ever wonder what that guy blares while cruising the US-Mexico border in his personally p ... More >>

Crocodiles at Grand Central November 3

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says, "Bite me, Alligators!"​Some people don't know shit about music. And Arizona immigration zealot Sheriff Joe Arpaio can no doubt be counted among the hopeless, tone-deaf, and ignorant. Ever wonder what that guy blares while cruising the US-Mexico border in his personally p ... More >>

FAIR-y tales: The immigration saga continues

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says, "Bite me, Alligators!"​Some people don't know shit about music. And Arizona immigration zealot Sheriff Joe Arpaio can no doubt be counted among the hopeless, tone-deaf, and ignorant. Ever wonder what that guy blares while cruising the US-Mexico border in his personally p ... More >>

Invasion of the Cleavage

Sorry, but 100,000 hookers -- including tens of thousands of teens -- won't be showing for the Super Bowl this week. They send their regrets.

Lil Wayne Announces I Am Music II North American Tour With Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross

Photo by DJ Scoob Doo via weezythanxyou.comLil Wayne's hitting the highways with Nicky Minaj and Rick Ross.​Ever since he made the break from Rikers back in November, we've been so hyped about Lil Wayne's inevitable trip across these United States that we could barely sleep. Or shit. Our goggles ... More >>

IDMA 2011 Nominees Announced and Crossfade Picks the Winners

James Murphy deserves an IDMA or two.​Every year, coinciding with Winter Music Conference, the International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) recognizes those who make electronic music great. Sure, it's not exactly the Grammys or MTV's Video Music Awards. But dammit, it's a homegrown awards show and tha ... More >>

Grammy Winner and Cocaine Convict Bruno Mars Announces Miami Gig With Janelle Monae

​Straight from scoring a gold-plated gramophone statuette for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at last Sunday's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, Hawaiian pop crooner Bruno Mars and his bouffant hairdo were pleading guilty to cocaine possession in a Las Vegas courtroom. Back in September, the Mars man g ... More >>

Las Vegas Nightlife Superior to Miami's, Says Las Vegas Weekly

Welcome to Las Vegas, the supposed EDM capital of the United States.​Maybe it's the heat that has Las Vegas Weekly's Sarah Gianetto claiming that Las Vegas' nightlife scene is vastly superior to Miami's.Excuse us. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh, sweet baby Jesus. We haven't read something that fun ... More >>

Taylor Swift Adds 16 U.S. Dates to Speak Now World Tour With Miami Show November 13

​See the cut for a list of all 16 U.S. dates added to Taylor Swift's Speak Now World Tour. Taylor Swift is adorable. Like a cherry-cheeked, golden-fleeced little doll. Or your sweet, innocent baby sister. And honestly, you'd think her audience of millions was nothing other than pretty teenage gi ... More >>

Sluggo's Gonna Bash You With Bass at Eve April 8

via myspace.com/theonespyHeavy low-end hitter Sluggo.​Go gas up your midnight purple donk, load six Marshall stacks into that big-ass trunk, snag some Hennessy and promethazine, and pick up your girl 'cause next Friday, come sundown, we're driving into the deep, dark, insidiously dry heat of the ... More >>

Sluggo at Eve April 8

via myspace.com/theonespyHeavy low-end hitter Sluggo.​Go gas up your midnight purple donk, load six Marshall stacks into that big-ass trunk, snag some Hennessy and promethazine, and pick up your girl 'cause next Friday, come sundown, we're driving into the deep, dark, insidiously dry heat of the ... More >>

The Woman Who Groped a TSA Screener and The Rising Tide of TSA Resistance

Yukari Miyamae, released on Friday after allegedly groping an airport security officer​People have hated it from the beginning. The Transportation Security Administration's "advanced imaging technology," rolled out in November 2010, has caused all kinds of drama -- there was the breast cancer surv ... More >>

The Rapture's U.S. Tour Stops at Grand Central October 17

​When we last saw the Rapture, it was at Nocturnal, of all places, alongside the Miami Heat's DJ Irie and electro icon Felix Da Housecat. Odd lineup? Definitely. It was one of those liquor-sponsored events that took over the 11th Street nightclub on a weekday for the sole purpose of creating "br ... More >>

Art vs. Science Kicks Off US Tour at the Electric Pickle Tonight

Art vs. Science​Hailing from a Land Down Under, the men of Art vs. Science have quickly claimed both commercial and critical success in their native Australia.Now, the trio is looking to replicate its achievements in America. The band's US invasion kicked off in March with the release of the Magic ... More >>

Obama's war on weed

In a strange about-face, the president tries to hack medical marijuana off at the knees.

Grimes Announces Visions Spring 2012 Tour With Miami Show at Bardot on March 8

Photo by John Londono​Question: What do you get when a girl who lives by the motto, "its not about the program its about what you do with ur brain," gets her hands on Garage Band? Answer: Grimes (nee Claire Boucher), a 23-year-old bedroom dweller, witch house dabbler, and dark electro wizard fro ... More >>

Aventura's Romeo Santos Announces 2012 Solo Tour With Miami Show on March 1

​Over the last 17 years, Romeo Santos and bachata boy band Aventura have won the overflowing adoration of prepubescent girls, their mothers, and 35-year-old guys in white pants who love to dance. In the process, Santos and sidekicks scored a surplus of American Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro sta ... More >>

Insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

​Over the last 17 years, Romeo Santos and bachata boy band Aventura have won the overflowing adoration of prepubescent girls, their mothers, and 35-year-old guys in white pants who love to dance. In the process, Santos and sidekicks scored a surplus of American Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro sta ... More >>

Lenny Kravitz Announces First US Tour in Five Years, (Funk) Rocks Miami Beach February 25

​Christmas came early indeed. According to a press release sent moments ago to Crossfade, Lenny Kravitz "is pleased to announce dates for his first American tour in five years!" Best of all, dude's got a gig in the Big Mango. The "nearly 20-city tour" kicks off at New York City's Radio City Mu ... More >>

The Super Bowl prostitution hoax

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.

Madonna Announces 2012 World Tour With Miami Concert

​For every fat, drunk American football fan who couldn't even sit (or, uh, dance) through Madonna's 12-minute Super Bowl XLVI halftime bonanza, there are millions of giddy pop music fans in party towns like Istanbul, Zagreb, Warsaw, Kansas City, and St. Paul who'd be totally willing to blow their ... More >>