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  1. Phoenix play one of the fastest gigs of their lives at Reading Festival

    From NME

    ...songs a lot faster than they appear on record and not stopping between songs to banter. Finally speaking, frontman Thomas Mars explained ...

    5 days
    ago
  2. Sofia Coppola's Somewhere Soundtrack Details Revealed

    From Exclaim.ca

    Sofia Coppola's Somewhere With the filmography of Sofia Coppola, the soundtracks are just as exciting as the films themselves. In fac...

    6 days
    ago
  3. First clip of Sofia Coppola's new film 'Ninja Academy 4' + speedmetal-heavy soundtrack

    From OH NO THEY DIDN'T

    why would you have to? phoenix are musical perfection. am awfully confused, the title reads like her new movie is Ninja Academy. yeah! i t...

    6 days
    ago
  4. Lollapalooza ’10: Phoenix – 8/7/10

    From i guess i'm floating

    ...set, Phoenix had two looks on their faces, one of unadulterated happiness and another of blissful disbelief. Thomas Mars remarked, “This ...

    over 7 days
    ago
  5. Specs Simmons toasted at his S.F. bar

    From San Francisco Chronicle

    Wheeling into his storied North Beach boite on Sunday, publican Specs Simmons was overwhelmed by the crowd gathered to toast his 82nd birthd...

    over 7 days
    ago
  6. Kanye West's Tag-Team With Bon Iver Inspires A Crossover Fantasy List

    From MTV.com

    ...strange between-song patter) would provide an interesting counterpoint to Drake's superhuman smoothness. Thomas Mars from Phoenix with W...

    over 7 days
    ago
  7. Al Green, Kings of Leon Ignite Outside Lands, Day Two

    From Rolling Stone

    ...did at Coachella this year), with fans spread out almost to the next stage. For "If I Ever Feel Better," singer Thomas Mars climbed a tow...

    over 7 days
    ago

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The City of Phoenix, Arizona /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arizona and the county seat of Maricopa County. It was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881 and is called Hoozdo, or "the place is hot", in the Navajo language and Fiinigis in the Western Apache language.

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