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January 07, 2009 | A&E

Songs to kick off the new year

The new year is upon us, a time to make resolutions and start things off with a clean slate. In honor of '09, here are nine tunes to spin or download as you look ahead.

Can TV be saved?

Two of network television's signature dramas come back this month, and their return is being greeted with excitement by more than their fans.

New, returning TV shows

New TV shows

Headed for the dustbin

As we move to digital-only broadcasting, we look at a few other items that technology has swept by the wayside.

Film, song content is what truly matters

One day, the iPhone will be obsolete.

Smothers Brothers act still works, shows go on

Could there be a Smothers Brothers renaissance going on? Tommy and Dick Smothers are still on the road, with their mix of folk songs and brotherly one-upmanship. They play the Dodge Theatre on Jan. 9.

1/7-12: 'Chicago'

Gin, guns and All That Jazz fuel the Roaring Twenties musical Chicago, which is back in the Valley with Tom "Luke Duke" Wopat starring as the sleazy lawyer Billy Flynn.

Architectural collection a must for connoisseurs

It weighs 15 pounds and comes in a plastic suitcase, for easier portability. It contains 4,600 color images, 2,100 line drawings and 50 maps, and it features more than 1,000 of the best examples of architecture from 653 architects in 89 nations. It is the gigantic new Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture and it is a prodigy.

Little-known theater job fills big role

''Dramaturg'' isn't exactly the most glamorous-sounding job title in the theater.

Dale Wasserman kept at his craft until the end

In what was to be his final interview, Tony Award-winning playwright Dale Wasserman sat in his Paradise Valley study to discuss one of his final projects, Premiere!, which opens Friday in Peoria.

This week's A&E picks

Respighi in Rome, Claremont Trio, 'Scrubs,' Fiesta Bowl Invitational and more.

This week's A&E deals

Deals at the Bead Museum, Glendale 9 and Scottsdale 6 drive-ins, gem and mineral show and Harkins Theatres.

New and Notable book reviews

'Nemesis' 'Rich Like Them' 'The Magician's Book' 'Escape'

New CD reviews

Boz Scaggs releases Speak Low.

New CD reviews

The Valley's Inner Journeys releases the adventurous jazz CD Trilogia.