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21. Night & Day

    Skank You Very Much

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Search Google with the phrase "ska sucks" and you'll encounter various vitriolic ventings about how the musical style blows. It's not a surprise, really, as ska has long been...

22. Fenske

    Prosecutors suggest charges for other driver in the Bryant Wilkerson case

    By Sarah Fenske

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Guess who's still facing 21 years in prison? Yep, it's Bryant Wilkerson, the black driver who had the misfortune of colliding with a drunk driver last Cinco de Mayo —...

23. Letters

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, May 1, 2008

    Published: May 1, 2008

    GREEN ABSURDITY Dining on our neighbors' pets: I applaud New Times for debunking a lot of the politically correct dogma that passes for environmental activism these days...

24. ˇAsk a Mexican!™

    The Mexican on cultural assimilation and the Scottish Parliament

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Consider the similarities between my people, the Celtic Scots, and yours, the Hispanic Mexicans. Both our people trace roots back to Spain. We sailed north to the British Isles...

25. Music

    The Deal sisters bring back the Breeders with Mountain Battles

    By Rob Trucks

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Given that the Breeders release records less often than February 29 appears on your kitchen calendar (this month's Mountain Battles makes just four albums in the past 18...

26. Noise Boy

    Noise Boy goes out drinking with the Phoenix Bach Choir

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: May 1, 2008

    On a recent First Friday, I dispensed with the art early to take in some music. But instead of the folk singers, experimental rock acts, and hip-hop I usually catch on...

27. Shrapnel

    Clinton vs. Obama: Is Neil Peart the best drummer in the world?

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: May 1, 2008

    [A fictional transcript of the 27th debate between presidential hopefuls Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton.] George Stephanopoulos, moderator: Before we get to...

28. Shrapnel

    Lyrics Born raps back at the critics

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Bay Area rapper and Quannum Projects co-founder Lyrics Born, a.k.a. Tom Shimura, has a big, engaging personality, whether on wax — as with his new disc, Everywhere at...

29. Listen Up

    Various Artists

    Conquer The World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records
    (Sony)

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: May 1, 2008

    A recurring aspect of pop history is the "hit machine," a moniker bestowed upon creative teams of producers, songwriters, and/or record labels known for a distinctive style and...

30. Listen Up

    Clinic

    Do It!
    (Domino)

    By Dominic Umile

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Clinic's path back to form after a half-hearted detour with Winchester Cathedral finds the Liverpool art rockers leaning constructively toward late '60s alchemy even more than...

31. Listen Up

    The Wood Brothers

    Loaded
    (Blue Note Records)

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: May 1, 2008

    A mix of blues, folk, and acoustic rock with fringes of jazz is what you hear on this new release by the duo of brothers Chris (from Medeski, Martin & Wood) and Oliver Wood,...

32. Live Wire

    Duran Duran

    By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

    Published: May 1, 2008

    When Duran Duran made its U.S. splash in 1981, the heady excess and glitter of the era, along with the surging energy of MTV, made it difficult to tell whether or not the band...

33. Live Wire

    Liam Finn

    By Sam Femino

    Published: May 1, 2008

    John and Julian, Bob and Jakob, or Loudon and Rufus: The "like father, like son" adage in rock/pop music has always been a somewhat shaky proposition over the years. Liam Finn,...

34. Needle Exchange

    DJ Micky Finn

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: May 1, 2008

    The hearts of local drum 'n' bass fanatics are thumping like some dope-ass Goldie track in anticipation of this weekend's gig by the U.K.'s Micky Finn. Over the past two...

35. Turntable

    Seven nights of DJs and dancing

    Published: May 1, 2008

    THURSDAY 1 Bar Smith: Peppermint Lounge with DJs Brazilia, & Mara (various) Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Club Forbidden: DJ Domenica,...

36. Cafe

    Fine’s Cellar pairs well with the Scottsdale dining scene

    By Michele Laudig

    Published: May 1, 2008

    The wine industry's on an upswing thanks to so many Americans drinking more vino. And if you think you've heard that factoid before, well, you have — for 14 years...

37. Film

    Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man is a thing to marvel at

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Chalk it up to personal preference, but I've always been fonder of those comic-book heroes who emerge by intent rather than happenstance. Like Bruce Wayne, whose transformation...

38. Film

    Patrick Dempsey tries to win over his engaged gal pal in Made of Honor

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: May 1, 2008

    In Made of Honor, Patrick Dempsey plays a conveniently rich and willfully single serial "fornicator" who is, slowly but surely, domesticated by his unspoken love for longtime...

39. Cinco de Mayo Guide

    Tequila Town

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: May 1, 2008

    If there's one celebration that P-Town knows how to do with style, it's Cinco de Mayo. Nearly everyone in the Valley's gonna be living la vida loca and feting Latino culture...

40. Surreal Estate

    The Hayden Flour Mill transforms into a glass castle

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: May 1, 2008

    I've gotten pretty good at acting bored when I meet someone who feels as I do about old buildings — that we don't have enough of them here, that we tear them down too...