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2011 TAMMIES Winners List
THE BIG STUFF Band/Musician of the Year Calexico (C), 32.9 percent Runners up: 2. Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl (R), 19.3 percent 3. Broken Romeo (R), 13.8 percent 4. Seashell Radio (C), 13.5 percent 5. Gabriel Sullivan and Taraf de Tucson (C), 11.3 percent 6. Silver Thread Trio (C), 9.3 percent Up-and-Coming Artist(s) of the…
The United Federation of Planets is Near!
While the scientists involved in creating what is soon to be a real-life “sickbay” are not admitting that they got the idea from spending more time watching Star Trek then doing much of anything else, it’s safe to assume that that’s probably what did happen. “British engineers have built a £1 million Star Trek-style ‘sick…
City Hall Showdown: How Will the Tucson City Council Deal With City Manager Mike Letcher Today?
Tucson City Manager Mike Letcher has placed his neck on the chopping block with yesterday’s resignation letter. But whether the Tucson City Council will swing the ax at today’s study session remains to be seen. As political pressure was growing in the wake of various city management issues, Letcher announced yesterday he would resign from…
If You’re Going to San…Carlos?
The Southern Arizona Logistics Education Organization (SALEO) has launched a Tucson-Mexico Air Passenger Demand Survey to measure market demand for international service between Tucson and Mexico.The data will be provided to potential air service providers to detail which dates and destinations are in highest demand.People traveling from Tucson to Mexico are highly encouraged to take…
You Can’t Trust a Bear With Your Car
I definitely wouldn’t be thrilled about any event ended with my car smashed into a house, how often do you get to see a bear drive a Prius? It was 3:30 a.m., and Brian McCarthy was fast asleep when a bear took his 2002 Toyota Prius for a test drive. The Pleasanton man’s car had…
Look Guys, Maru Has A Blog!
For anyone who’s a fan of Japanese celebrity cat Maru, it turns out he has a blog! It includes daily photo essays with poorly-translated gems of weirdly cat-centric commentary like this: A Photoessay About Maru Grooming. I guess there’s a blog for everything.
Opening Friday: Mad Mario’s Italian Deli
A new Italian eatery called Mad Mario’s Italian Deli opens Friday in the old Asian Sandwich Deli spot at 1710 E. Speedway. I spoke with owner Mario Johnson yesterday and he bowled me over with his friendliness and sense of humor. The guy is a hoot, and he says his restaurant will be far from…
Free Eegees Today!
Cool! Free stuff is always good—Eegee’s is giving out free original (not even small!) orange eegee’s today in honor of their 40th birthday. No wonder the chain had such a drastic makeover. Midlife crisis, anyone?
Grijalva Wants Meeting With Obama Before Jobs Speech
Congressman Raul Grijalva is among the Democratic lawmakers who want to meet with President Barack Obama before he delivers his jobs speech this week. Talking Points Memo reports: The chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and of the three caucuses of black, Hispanic and Asian members of the House would like a word with President…
Finally, Jeff Tweedy Takes on the Black Eyed Peas Catalog
From the “Cover Songs No One Should Have Expected” file, Jeff Tweedy of Jim Nintzel fave Wilco performed songs from the Black Eyed Peas catalog at the release party for The F***ing Epic Quest of @MayorEmanuel (a book I was not aware of the existence of, but am not really excited about). Tweedy gives less…
Cafe Italiano Closing
Gelato/coffee spot Cafe Italiano, which TW editor Jimmy Boegle mentioned in a dessert feature at the end of 2009, is closing, as announced by a post on their Facebook page: Sadly we are announcing the closure of Cafe Italiano. We want to express our sincerest thanks to all of our dedicated customers who supported us…
I’ll Take My Tequila Straight, Hold the Carcinogens
Skinny Girl drink was pulled off the shelves by Whole Foods this week. The increasingly popular “all natural margarita”, created by Bethenny Frankel, (used-to-be real housewives of New York cast member), was found to have questionable ingredients. While some people are whining that the culprit is just “caramel-coloring”, Fox News claims the drink contains the…
Win a Trip to Hawaii by Picking Winners of Pro Football Games
Who wouldn’t want a giant sticker of Peyton Hillis on their wall? The NFL season kicks off on Thursday night and since following each week of pro football is essentially America’s sporting religion, we’d thought we’d participate with our brand new, very exciting Pro Football Pick ‘Em contest. You should probably read the rules for…
TucsonWeeklyTV.com – Greg Morton at the TAMMIES
Hopefully, you were at last week’s TAMMIES event at the Rialto. For me, it was a great opportunity to hear some music and hang out with various people either in local bands or just aficionados of local music. We shot some video of the bands that performed that night, and while there’s some crowd noise…
Take That, Bigots: Domestic Partner Benefits Must Stay
According to a release from the Human Rights Commission, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld an injunction that maintains family health coverage for domestic partners, including gay and lesbian state employees: In September 2009, Governor Jan Brewer signed a budget provision passed by the Arizona legislature that eliminated state workers’…
Roleplay Is Fine, But Better at Home
Thank you Gawker for the story of a New Mexico State police officer who was fired after having sex with a woman on the hood of a car while still dressed in full uniform. The incriminating images were captured by a surveillance camera, but no charges were filed against the man because nobody was around…
A Steak in the Neighborhood Is Closed
A Steak in the Neighborhood at 135 E. Congress St. has closed, according to this entry posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page over the weekend: A Steak in the Neighborhood is closed. We are working on a new concept so keep an eye on this page for more information. One can only wonder what this…
This Week is Teen Suicide Prevention Week
This week, the Southeastern Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition is hosting a series of events as part of Teen Suicide Prevention Week. Yesterday: A moment of silence observed by many local radio stations today to bring awareness to teen suicide. Today: Free integrative healing sessions will be offered at the Blake Foundation, 5704 E. Grant Rd.,…
You Should Read an Article About Garth Brooks
You probably don’t generally head out on the internet looking for examinations of the musical career and cultural impact of Garth Brooks, but Steven Hyden’s piece in the AV Club on Ropin’ the Wind and what the pudgy lite-country singer’s obsession with records and statistics is a great read. Ropin’ The Wind to date has…
Mike Pedicone Booted From My Chemical Romance
A tough break for former Tucsonan Mike Pedicone, who had been playing drums with My Chemical Romance as a hired hand since October, has been fired under nasty circumstances. The band’s rhythm guitarist, Frank Iero, announced on the band’s website Friday that Pedicone had been “caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to…
The Yelp Appetizer Competition Starts Today
Eighteen local restaurants are participating in the Yelp Has an App For That appetizer showdown, which starts today, Tuesday, Sept. 6, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 11. There’s more information over here. The cost is $5 per appetizer. Diners cast votes to pick the winner. The event culminates with a party at the Fox Tucson…
A Nationwide Story About Mental Health That Smells Local
Check out this “All Things Considered” story on NPR. A larger-picture story about exchanging one institutional view of mental health (asylums) for another (no acknowledgment of the mentally ill, and having them wind up in jail and prison instead). Hopefully Tucson’s new Behavioral Health Pavillion and Crisis Response Center can help with our version of…
City Manager Mike Letcher’s Resignation Letter
Here’s Mike Letcher’s seven-page resignation letter: SUBJECT: My Resignation as City Manager Effective August 31, 2012 Honorable Mayor and Council: I welcome thoughts on improving our moves toward transparent and accountable management; that’s what I was hired to do two years ago—provide leadership in unprecedented challenging times and bring to light areas of City operations…
Letcher Resigns As City Manager—as of August 2012
City Manager Mike Letcher, who became the top man in Tucson’s bureaucracy after the Tucson City Council fired Mike Hein in April 2009, has resigned effective August 2012, according to city spokesman Michael Graham. Details to follow.
This Dinner Is $75, but the Money Goes to a Good Cause
Well, I guess that actually depends on what you consider a good cause. If you consider teaching kids how to farm so we can have lots of fresh, local vegetables around as time goes on, then the upcoming Dinner With Janos event might be right up your alley. If not, stop reading … now. The…
City Hall Brawl: Regina Romero vs. Beryl Baker in Ward 1—The AZ Illustrated Debate
Arizona Public Media Arizona Illustrated reporters Andrea Kelly and Christopher Conover had Democratic Councilwoman Regina Romero and her Green Party challenger, Beryl Baker, in for a debate last week. Baker gets points for learning the politician’s trick of ignoring the reporter’s question and simply saying whatever she wants to say, but we’re not sure her…
Coming Soon: Apple Farm Bakery Diner
A new restaurant called Apple Farm Bakery Diner is opening in the old 5 & Diner restaurant at 4520 N. Stone Ave., right by the Tucson Mall. This has to be another project by the owners of the Apple Farm Bakery Restaurant near Benson – the sign is identical – but we’re out on assignment…
Get Yourself Ready for Labor Day! Or, At Least This Isn’t Your Job!
Maybe this is an oldie, but it’s a labor day signature, via EverythingIsTerrible: I mean, at least you’re not doing that job, right?
I’m Totally Into Recycling, But This Is Ridiculous
Am I seeing double, or is the Arizona Daily Star now publishing the exact same stories two days apart? For instance, this story about a new Italian restaurant ran Thursday, Sept. 1, and this story about the same Italian restaurant ran Saturday, Sept. 3. I know cutbacks have made things difficult at the Star, and…
God and Angels at Arid Rose Theater
Agnes of God is peformed at Arid Rose Theater, 127 S. Fourth Ave., through Sunday, Sept. 25. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. $20; $10 on Thursday. Along with the theater peformance, the exhibition Angels, Angels, Angels, by Jay Kyle Petersen, opens with a reception tonight at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition continues through…
Idiot Boksen – Were You Aware Fox News is Awful?
I’m in California right now, staying with my in-laws for a few days in the Inland Valley. They’re complaining about the heat here, which makes me laugh in the same way it makes Californians laugh to hear about the East Coast earthquake. YOU KNOW NOTHING OF TRUE SUFFERING, CALIFORNIANS. Anyway, the dual televisions at my…
Cartel Coffee Lab To Start Serving Food and Booze
I hear that Cartel Coffee Lab at 2502 N. Campbell Ave. is expanding into a full-service restaurant. An employee said yesterday that the place could be serving food sometime before the end of the year. I love Cartel Coffee Lab – which by the way, is a fantastic name – and anticipate great things once…
If Obama Is Trying to Rig the Election, He’s Doing a Terrible Job
If you’re friends with the rabidly conservative sort on Facebook (still love you guys, even though you’re wrong about nearly everything!), you’re probably already hearing the idea that Obama is going to stack the election by making a bunch of undocumented residents into citizens so they’ll vote for him, ensuring that our nation continues its…
This Weather Guy Really Doesn’t Like Spiders
While the weatherman is probably over-reacting a bit, his co-workers are kind of big jerks. And who loses? The people of the city, just wanting to know what the weather will be like. It’s sad, really. [NYMag]
About Last Night – Explosions in the Sky at the Rialto
Images from last night’s sold out (or at least, nearly sold out) Explosions in the Sky show at the Rialto Theatre, with Twin Sister opening:
This Week in Tucson Bicycling
Officials in the city and bike community began discussing a tax on new bicycle purchases this week. Check out where the money would go and why bike advocates hope it will prevent people from saying cyclists don’t pay their fair share. Michael McKisson/TucsonVelo.com Jay Rochlin uses his slow biking tips to climb up Mount Lemmon.…
Bacon and Craeggs Is Open
Yes! The new Fourth Avenue gourmet breakfast spot Bacon and Craeggs opened last night. You can read more about the restaurant over here. It looks like the restaurant – which has an amazing build your own eggs Benedict menu – isn’t offering sit-down service inside the restaurant until October, but patio dining is available now.…
No Big Deal. Just a Cat and a Dog Being Adorable
Here’s my question: since most adorable pet videos come from Japan, are the pets more adorable there or are the Japanese just better at capturing the adorableness? Can we get some research going in this area? [Daily What]
New Marana Farmers’ Market Opens Next Tuesday
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is moving the farmers’ market at the Marana Heritage Farm to the new Marana Health Center at 13395 N. Marana Main St. The move is in response to greater demand for a more central location, which is music to these ears. It seems like one of the only…
Someone Has Been Listening to Too Many Rage Against the Machine Records
A UCLA student has voluntarily been apart of the Libyan rebels fighting force for the past two weeks, according to the reporters who found him there, appropriately wearing an LA jersey and not able to speak Arabic. Cool story, bro! More from Gawker: Jeon bought an $800 one-way plane ticket from L.A. to Cairo two…
The Year in Local Music
The period of time covered in voting for the 2011 Tucson Area Music Awards (TAMMIES) was May 1, 2010, through April 30, 2011. Here’s a look back at significant music events during that time span.
This Magical Thing
Sustained excellence, innovation and a sense of historical perspective are but three of the elements used to define a Hall of Fame career. Throw in a healthy dose of charisma, positive vibrations and the infectious rhythms so unique to reggae, and it’s easy to see why Neon Prophet was an obvious choice to be this…
Staying Home
Most years, Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico hit the road for a tour in the spring and summer, spending the hot days in cooler climes before returning in the fall to play one or two annual shows for local audiences. But this year was different: Due to family obligations and other things, the…
Cooks in the Kitchen
The colorful, shifting soundscapes of Dead Western Plains’ songs are the fortunate result of what Johnnie Munger calls “too many cooks in the kitchen.” The five members of Dead Western Plains piece together sounds like collage artists, with each musician adding his own distinct style and personality, until a song reaches its rich and layered…
Thanks for Nothing, Germ-Ridden Doctors
Apparently, doctors are too busy counting their money to wash their hands and not get the people they’re supposed be treating even sicker, but hey, maybe new language on some posters will help: A new study has a message for doctors and nurses who fail to wash their hands: Don’t think about yourself. Think about…
Don’t Sign a Permission Slip Letting Your School Hypnotize Your Kid
I’m not sure if the English language site Colombia Reports is the most reliable source of information, but regardless, I’m always going to be interested in a story with the headline “Wicked warlock ‘hypnotizes 75 school children'”: Colombian authorities captured the mischievous magician Thursday who allegedly hypnotized 75 schoolchildren in the southern Colombian village of…
You Can Now Bring Your Own Beer to The Fat Greek 1
We spoke with George Markou of the local The Fat Greek restaurants this afternoon and he says patrons can now bring their own beer to the restaurant at 944 E. University Blvd. Markou says he will, of course, be carding those who arrive with beer in tow to make sure they’re of age, but that…
Critter of the Week [Dog Edition]: Chanel
Classy and sophisticated, just like her namesake. Sweet and petite Chanel was found as an abandoned stray one hot July morning. Once at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, this precious Pit Bull Mix quickly endeared herself to absolutely everyone she met. Great on a leash, polite with other dogs, loving and mellow, Chanel will…
Food Truck Diaries: Special Bargain Edition
This doesn’t do you a lot of good until next week, but if you enjoy tacos and bargains, you should check out Taqueria El Rapido, located next to the Circle K at Benson Highway and Country Club on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. While it’s not like the tacos are particularly pricey at $1.50 a…
The New Season of “Community” Might Give Me a Reason to Live
Oh, September 22nd, you can’t get here soon enough. I miss my friends at Greendale.
Are You Ready to Listen to People Talk About People Talking About Football?
Dan Gibson and Fook discuss fantasy football by TucsonWeekly Now that KFMA DJ Fook and I have apparently resolved our differences over the terminology and accompanying punctuation that should be used when discuss the music played on the station he works at, we can go back to talking about fun stuff, like fantasy football.
You Should Go See Them Jeans Saturday Night
Triple J Mix Up Mix! by Them Jeans There’s certainly a lot going on over the next few days, between HoCo Fest, Explosions in the Sky tonight, all the other average weekend in Tucson stuff, and while I think you definitely cough up some money and see the incredible lineup of acts playing to help…
Another Step in the Decline of Lindsay Lohan
For some reason, Lindsay Lohan, likely to be seen soon featured in soft-core pornography at this rate, got a tattoo with lyrics from a Billy Joel song. That part sort of makes sense, since Lohan has Long Island roots, but picking lines from “I Go To Extremes”? That’s weird. Maybe you don’t remember the song?…
Police Dispatch
To jail for a meal; Disturbing the peace (with love)
Noshing Around
Coffee, Ethiopian style; New Fourth Avenue breakfast spot; News from the Hog Pit; Wilko gets cocktails
Weekly Wide Web
It’s always something with Facebook at this point, to the extent that it seems worthless even to complain about it. Facebook added something, or took away something, leading to your vexation? You don’t say? I appreciate the spirit of innovation being led at Facebook by the fearless Mr. Zuckerberg, but it would also be nice…
A Tucson Music Hub
Camilo Lara, the guiding force behind the infectious dance-music project Mexican Institute of Sound, is a big fan of music made and played in Tucson. He’s also a fan of Club Congress, around which so much music orbits. “Tucson is one of those places that attract a lot of interesting people, especially musicians, ones who…
In Service
When Abel Moreno returned home to Tucson after serving in the U.S. Army for seven years—including duty in Iraq and Afghanistan—he figured he’d get a job and move on with his life. But that didn’t happen. Not only did he have difficulty finding a job; he also had a difficult time “fitting back in.” “I…
Live
Christopher Cross, the captain of yacht rock, docked in Tucson for a nostalgia-filled performance, part of a tour to promote his newest album, Doctor Faith. Cross, who was welcomed with warm applause, was joined by five extremely talented people, including Kiki Ebsen on vocals and keyboards, and David Mann, who took saxophone-playing to a whole…
With a Little Help From My Friends
Craig Schumacher is hunkered down at his mixing board at downtown’s Wavelab Studio on a hot Wednesday afternoon in late August, listening to a work in progress by Sergio Mendoza. As the song plays over and over again, Schumacher taps his mouse, adding an effect here and tweaking an electric guitar lick there. He watches…
Soundbites
TAMMIES THANKS Although I’m writing this before it actually happened, thanks to all who turned out for the Tucson Weekly’s 18th annual Tucson Area Music Awards ceremony at the Rialto Theatre on Wednesday, Aug. 31. I just consulted a fortune-teller who assured me that the music and food were both fantastic, so thanks, too, to…
Drag Divas
This weekend, Tucson’s LGBT bars are putting on a drag show for charity that’s serious business. Turnabout for TIHAN is celebrating its 15th year of getting local bartenders to dress in drag for the Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network, a local nonprofit dedicated to education, advocacy and community services regarding people with HIV/AIDS. Armed with elaborate…
Nine Questions
“I like stress,” says Stephka Von Snatch (aka Stephanie Johnston), who proves it by keeping busy as the co-owner of the Surly Wench Pub, co-founder and emcee of the fantabulous Black Cherry Burlesque, and co-owner of the photography and design studio Skwid Inc. Her “partner in crime” is Kate Kaboom, aka Kate Miners. Johnston has…
City Week
The path to success; the comedy of O. Henry; Summer jazz series comes to a close; Dia de los Muertos is coming!
Heather Hardy: Get Out of the Road (Lil’Mama)
To say Heather Hardy is to the electric violin as Jimi Hendrix is to the guitar may be a bit of a stretch … but not by much. The variety of sounds she can coax from her instrument is amazing, and not surprisingly, she uses the violin to lead, support and drive her third release.…
TQ&A
Jim Quinn has been a full-time farrier in Arizona since 1984. He grew up in Lodgepole, Neb., and moved to Arizona in January 1980 because he could not stand the cold weather. Wondering what a farrier is? The dictionary defines a farrier as “a person who shoes horses.” Quinn works with roughly 200 horses; he…
Kaia Chesney: Circa 1952 (Self-Released)
Folk-rock singer-songwriters in Tucson have always been a dime a dozen, God bless ’em. It’s encouraging, of course, to know that so many bedroom musicians want to share their talents and innermost thoughts with the rest of us—and sometimes, they rise above the pack, as does this promising 23-year-old with the gorgeous honeyed alto. Chesney’s…
Textures and Voices
The seven members of The Tryst may all come from different musical backgrounds—and different parts of the country, for that matter—but they share a common thread in their music, said bassist Taylor Bungard. “We all have a jazz background to some degree or another,” said Bungard, one of three founding members of The Tryst, along…
A Decade Later
On Sept. 11, 2001, Magnum photojournalists were holding their usual monthly meeting in New York City. They were just getting started that bright Tuesday morning—having a cup of coffee, perhaps, or scanning the agenda—when they got news that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. The photographers bolted from the room and raced downtown.…
Fountains of Wayne: Sky Full of Holes (Yep Roc)
Fountains of Wayne songwriters Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger are masters at peppering their songs with all sorts of slice-of-life details, and on Sky Full of Holes, the duo is sharper than ever at using those mundane observations to draw out a gallery full of familiar emotions. Fountains of Wayne’s fifth album opens with the…
Editor’s Note
I just returned from a 10-day trip with the significant other and my parents. We flew to Vancouver, British Columbia (one of my favorite cities on this planet), got on a cruise ship and meandered up the Alaskan coast, eventually making our way to Anchorage. In some ways, it was the trip of a lifetime—though…
Life After Death
In Three Viewings at Live Theater Workshop, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher explores poignantly and convincingly what happens after life. No, not what happens after one has passed over into that mysterious ether of heaven or hell (or when one merely becomes a buffet for worms). Rather, Hatcher’s focus is on what happens to those who remain…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: I see a lot of vatos wearing clam-digger pants with the knee-high white socks and white sneakers. While this is nothing new, I’ve noticed recently that the shoes and socks are the whitest white I’ve ever seen. If I wear white sneakers and socks, they get dirty pretty quickly, even if I stay…
Danehy
I once knew a guy named Hymie Hyman Fishenfeld. The problem was that he looked just like his name, like he would have been picked last in P.E., after Woody Allen and Paul Simon. It’s horribly stereotypical—and yet, at the same time, quite a lot of fun—to try to categorize people based solely on their…
Unsolved Mystery
Autumn was fast falling into winter when a young itinerant artist ambled out of the tiny Utah town of Escalante with his two burros, Cockleburrs and Chocolatero. One week and 50 miles later, the man spent two days sharing a camp with a pair of sheepherders he met along Utah’s infamous Hole in the Rock…
Serraglio
The whole concept of packing up all of your stuff, cramming it into someone else’s truck and hauling it down the road to a different place seems kind of ill-advised on its face, when you think about it. Really, what’s the point? When you get there, it’s all the same stuff you had before, minus…
Top Ten in Books
1. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford, Ballantine ($15) 2. The Help Kathryn Stockett, Berkley ($16) 3. Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel Isabel Allende, Harper ($14.99) 4. A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1 George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($8.99) 5. Raw Art Journaling Quinn McDonald,…
Mailbag
Plane crashes do happen; Others don’t “love Lucy”; Pima’s admission changes are acceptable; Conservatives have killed Tucson film
Tawdry Tale
Errol Morris’ first documentary was 1978’s Gates of Heaven, which focused on pet cemeteries. At the time, the great director Werner Herzog commented to Morris that because the subject was so un-cinematic, he would eat his shoe if the documentary was completed and shown in a public theater. Two years later, the short film Werner…
Clusterfuck
Throughout the industrialized world, only in America could Michael Veasey have experienced this. Veasey enrolled in AHCCCS, Arizona’s health-insurance program for the poor, on July 16, 2010. He says he was told to reapply annually, so he dutifully returned on July 8 of this year—but that was too late, according to the budget-strapped state of…
Top Ten in Movies
1. Paul Universal 2. Rio 20th Century Fox 3. Something Borrowed Warner 4. Jane Eyre Universal 5. Priest Sony 6. Win Win 20th Century Fox 7. Your Highness Universal 8. The Conspirator Lionsgate 9. Troll Hunter Magnolia 10. Blitz Millennium
The Skinny
Ron Barber talks about Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery, his own plans to help people with mental illness, and his thoughts about Jared Lee Loughner
Another Stoner Movie
Our Idiot Brother is not a great Paul Rudd movie, like Wet Hot American Summer or Role Models. Instead, it’s a good movie that probably would’ve sucked had Paul Rudd not brought his particular brand of brilliance to the proceedings. Rudd shines as stoner-simpleton Ned, who is briefly imprisoned at the beginning of the film…
Media Watch
Kevin Woodman is the radio professional’s worst nightmare. The path into the radio business generally involves some level of schooling, followed by stints in smaller markets, and the hope that a program director might pick your audio clip over hundreds of others when one of the business’ rare live on-air positions makes itself available in…
Now Showing at Home
Scarface: Limited Edition (Blu-ray + Digital); Win Win (Blu-ray); Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark: Remastered Edition
Recall of the Wild
You needn’t wander far into the hill country along the Arizona-New Mexico line, nor linger long among its rustic country stores and rural diners, before you’ll soon hear about the wolf. That would be the Mexican gray wolf, reintroduced here in 1998 and serving as the whipping boy for anti-government sentiment in this deeply conservative…
Simply Delicious
Gourmet food doesn’t need to be pretentious or stuffy—and on the flip side, establishments that serve lots of beer needn’t deep-fry everything on the menu. At Noble Hops Gastropub, the Mussman brothers—the pair behind Tucson’s two Vero Amore restaurants—are walking a fine line, trying to balance the beer-flowing pub atmosphere with a menu that appeals…
Kim Kardashian Looking Sweaty, Singing Poorly
A whopping 55 seconds of proof that Kim Kardashian should never sing, ever has been floating around the ‘net lately, much to her horror I’m sure. I mean, I know I sure wouldn’t want everyone to know what I look like after what I can only assume was a lost-battle with whoever mandated she wear…
Pub Grubbing: The Boondocks Lounge
Eat your huevos rancheros in the glow of neon light. The Boondocks Lounge at 3306 North First Ave. is best known for the enormous wine bottle monolith out front. It’s not as well-known for its breakfasts and burgers, but it should be. I rolled in just after 9 a.m. on a recent morning and decided…
