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Magic and Loss: Foucault’s record inspired by often-ignored piece
There are several exceptional albums inspired by loss, such as Leonard Cohen’s “Thanks for the Dance,” Arcade Fire’s “Funeral” and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Ghosteen.” Neil Young’s “Tonight’s the Night” is the project that most resembles Jeffrey Foucault’s latest album, “The Universal Fire,” which dropped in September. After Neil Young’s Crazy Horse bandmate…
Coyote omens, if you look hard
A coyote darted out in front of us and sort of stood in the road there staring right at me, in my headlights, on a still, moonless night. The light reflected back to me through her eyes. I swerved to avoid her, and the curb rushed hard and the airbag deployed. Sirens arrived, several sheriffs,…
City Week: Week of Jan. 30, 2025
Catalina Wine (and Other Beverages) Mixer JAN. 29 Meet fun Tucson friends at this mixer, which includes a live DJ, basic masks and accessories for the masquerade/glow party theme, gift bags and free energy readings by Healing Touch & Energy Flow LLC. Mediterranean buffet with gluten-free options. Hosted by the Oro Valley / Tucson /…
From Shit to Song: Skip Heller’s life is a filmmaker’s dream
Skip Heller’s path to his music career resembles a film. He worked as a stable boy at a carnival when he came across the “worst-ever Beatles tribute band playing at the amusement park entrance to the midway.” At the gig, “George Harrison” punched out “Paul McCartney,” leaving the band without a guitarist. Until they discovered…
A Second Home: Arizona has supported Cook since the beginning
Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook said he feels helpless. The California wildfires are devastating, he said, and playing there last week seemed trite. “I’m just watching the news hourly in shock,” Cook said calling from Toronto. “It’s Armageddon. I feel weird talking about a tour when this is going on. My heart goes out to those…
‘Young Fashioned Ways’: Bluesman Rush, 91, knows how to stay relevant
Longtime bluesman Bobby Rush has something to say to those who don’t appreciate his genre of music. “It’s the mother of all music. If you don’t like the blues, you probably don’t like your mama,” he said with a hearty laugh. The sassy Rush is touring with the North Mississippi Allstars to celebrate the music…
A Musical Travelogue: ‘Roots of The Rev’ is a trip through band’s journey
When it comes to exploring the 1950s roots of rock ‘n’ roll, you can do a lot worse than to delve into the catalog of Reverend Horton Heat. Singer/guitarist Jim “the Rev” Heath has been preaching the gospel of that era of music via a slew of albums of original material released by labels both…
Win $10K for smoking weed
Mazor Collective, a Phoenix-based women-owned cannabis company, is giving Arizona consumers the chance to win $10,000 for smoking weed. From now until Feb. 13, anybody who purchases a five-pack of Sneakers half-gram pre-rolls will receive a unique code inside the packaging. The code can then be used to enter the contest. The winner will be…
Chocolate or Fire: Learn about the beauty of opals
Tucked beneath the back of the stairs at the Ramada by Wyndham Tucson, 777 W. Cushing Street, Eritrean-born Huruy Zerzghi happily sells opals to anyone interested. But these are not just any opals; they come from Ethiopia. National and international visitors will converge on various locations throughout the city for the 2025 Tucson Gem and…
Save Those Memories: New video business will help
Ryan Rosoff wishes he had something of his grandfather’s. Not anything physical, but maybe videos or recordings of the man who died 20 years ago. Having none of that is a real loss, he said. “(My grandfather) was a pretty remarkable dude,” he said. “He was a surgeon at LA County Hospital for, like, 50…
Can AI provide dating advice that works?
When it comes to receiving dating advice that works, we have to wonder, can AI advice actually help us? Let’s face it: AI is not sentient they’ve never had a date for real, but they are pretty intelligent when it comes to analyzing data sets that pertain to human behavior and, in fact, dating lives.…
Bitcoin’s beating heart dissected – How are fresh blocks generated?
More than six months into the Bitcoin halving, and here we are looking at how blocks have been emerging ever since. The whole fuss created around the quadrennial Bitcoin milestone—the halving—has often failed to concentrate on one of Bitcoin’s most vital aspects, as people were mainly focused on monitoring the fluctuations of the current Bitcoin…
