Tucson native jams for punk pioneer

By Allison Warren

Singer-songwriter Nick Luca is returning to his hometown next week. Luca, who is known for fronting his band by the same name, is currently touring as the guitar player for John Doe, a pioneer of the punk-rock genre. Doe, who was the lead singer for the band X in the 1970s and 1980s, now tours in smaller clubs around the United States with a new sound - a mix of blues and country.

Storytellers lead listeners on an odyssey

By Kara Slack

Stories are everything. This was the thought of Penelope Starr when she created the Odyssey Storytelling Series. The event is held every month as six storytellers share their experiences about one topic. Starr, 61, was interested in starting the series in Tucson after she saw Porch Light, a similar group that is produced by her daughter-in-law in San Francisco.

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Live Free or Die Hard John McClane is the quintessential action hero. He kicks ass, blows shit up and has fun doing it. In "Live Free or Die Hard," Bruce Willis returns as the scruffy, jibing action hero for the fourth part of the series. This time he's assisted by Justin Long (the witty kid from the "Mac vs.

The Spectrum

Covering what's worth your time (and you've got a lot of it)

Ralph Gibson exhibition We know this exhibition has been showing at the Center for Creative Photography for two weeks now, but it's still worth a visit. Who doesn't love artsy black-and-white photographs from the '70s and '80s? Well, who doesn't pretend to like them? Still not sold? This guy has worked with some of the greatest hipster buzzwords of all time, such as Larry Clark and Harry Callahan.

Fresh Pulp

By Andrew Austin

The origins of the graphic novel stem from rich picture novels and pulp magazines from early last century, like "It Rhymes With Lust" and "The Phantom Detective." These potboiler detective stories set a tone that carry through into much of today's cinema and comics.