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Night & Day
How Boston Got Sweet
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: June 26, 2008
One day last year, Michael Sweet -- frontman of the Christian metal band Stryper -- was sitting down with a bowl of Cheetos to watch a Law & Order marathon when his cell phone...
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Night & Day
The Wizards of Blahs
It’s true. The D-Backs can go home again.
By Chris Bowman
Published: June 26, 2008
Finally. The road show known as the Arizona Diamondbacks returns to Chase Field to play only the eighth home game of the month. With little success and lots of struggles of...
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Night & Day
AZ Dodgeball: A true underdog story that’s still beating the odds
By Clay McNear
Published: June 26, 2008
I solemnly swear not to mention Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story during the writing of this piece. Starting . . . now. When describing an adult-dodgeball affair, it’s...
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Night & Day
FiestaCon
Published: June 26, 2008
Sci-fi/fantasy convention features various special guests, including artist Todd Lockwood, author Alan Dean Foster, editor Stanley Schmidt, and sci-fi superfans Jim and Doreen...
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Night & Day
Cuervo Black U.S. Air Guitar Championships
Published: June 26, 2008
Better work on that Pete Townshend-style windmill, 'cause the promoters of this nationally touring event promise "even fewer guitars" this time around. The finals are in San...
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Night & Day
Serenity now: Across the Whedonverse with the Arizona Browncoats
By Clay McNear
Published: June 26, 2008
The TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer ran for seven seasons and totaled 144 episodes. I double-sourced and tripled-checked, ’cause we’re dealing with the Buffyverse,...
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Feature
Agwa, a new liqueur made from coca leaves, is giving Valley barflies a boost
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: June 26, 2008
It's a muggy Sunday night in mid-June, and Robyn Milton is celebrating her 30th birthday (for the eighth time) with a party in the backyard of a pal's north Phoenix home. She's...
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Fenske
County Attorney Andrew Thomas fights to seal Wilenchik's State Bar secrets
By Sarah Fenske
Published: June 26, 2008
Andrew Thomas is in trouble. Facing a series of probes from the State Bar of Arizona, the county attorney has resorted to fighting back by crying "conspiracy." He's got...
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News Sidebar
Caliente Agwa clubs
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: June 26, 2008
Wanna see for yourself how buzz-worthy Agwa de Bolivia Coca Leaf Liqueur is? Try it straight or mixed at one of these Valley clubs. Homme 138 W. Camelback...
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News Sidebar
Agwa brews
Compiled By Niki D'Andrea
Published: June 26, 2008
You don't have to stick to the "Bolivian Kiss Ritual" (biting a lime and then taking a shot) to get your Agwa kicks. We dug up dozens of drink recipes. Here's a handful of our...
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Letters
Letters from the issue of Thursday, June 26, 2008
Published: June 26, 2008
COOKED MEDIUM People want to believe; that's their fault: I really enjoyed the story on Phoenix's very own Medium. I thought Megan Irwin captured the essence of a woman who...
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ˇAsk a Mexican!™
The Mexican on undue xenophobia and the evil eye
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: June 26, 2008
What do you think would happen if U.S. citizens could buy land and set up businesses in Mexico as easily as Mexicans do in the U.S.? Might that be a boost to the Mexican...
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Music
Warner Bros. veteran Bill Bentley launches a music site for baby boomers with SonicBoomers.com
By Jennifer Maerz
Published: June 26, 2008
From the television screen to the magazine rack, music coverage generally skews young. It makes sense, given that the most rabid consumers are kids with time on their hands and...
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Shrapnel
American Idol: entertainment or evil?
By Serene Dominic
Published: June 26, 2008
Detractors tell you American Idol is ruining pop music. Alarmists go even further, reminding us that American Idol is pop music evil incarnate, having secretly replaced the...
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Shrapnel
Rising Sand collaborators Plant and Krauss inspire a game of musical pairs
By Cole Haddon
Published: June 26, 2008
After listening to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' unlikely collaboration, Raising Sand, we couldn't help philosophizing about what other artists we'd like to see record...
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Shrapnel
Boston gets Michael Sweet, thanks to some divine intervention
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: June 26, 2008
One day last year, Michael Sweet — frontman of the Christian metal band Stryper — was sitting down with a bowl of Cheetos to watch a Law & Order marathon when his...
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Home Grown
My Feral Kin
The Blackened Flat Tax
(self-released)By Steve Jansen
Published: June 26, 2008
There's a moment on The Blackened Flat Tax — a 30-minute effort by the rock-heavy, world-music-fortified Phoenix-based band — when we experience some serious chills...
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Listen Up
Elephant Man
Let's Get Physical
(Bad Boy)By Jonathan Cunningham
Published: June 26, 2008
Few reggae albums can muster up strong anticipation from the dancehall and hip-hop communities simultaneously, but Elephant Man's latest release, Let's Get Physical, is just...
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Listen Up
No Age
Nouns
(Sub Pop)By Justin F. Farrar
Published: June 26, 2008
L.A.'s ax 'n' drums duo No Age (along with a bunch of other young guns like Times New Viking and Pink Reason) has reconnected with the quirky and all-too-damaged spirits...
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Live Wire
Joe Bonamassa
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: June 26, 2008
Acclaimed blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa has been blazing a path in music since B.B. King first discovered the six-string slinger when he was 12 and took him on the road as...
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