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More by Bill Forman
Slim Jesus, Spike Lee and the art of cultural inauthenticitynew
Emcees in Chicago's underground drill-rap community are divided over which of two outsiders to dislike more.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-16-2015 |
Music
Nostalgia and nightmaresnew
Dreams frontman Nick Wold on Nirvana, Duran Duran and Charles Manson.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-11-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why Music Still Matters at SXSWnew
Success comes with consequences, and one of them is contempt. As the South by Southwest music festival's attendance has risen — from just 700 in 1987 to nearly 30,000 in 2015 — so too has the volume of the critics and contrarians who've gone on to vilify what's become the world's largest music event.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2015 |
Music
More by Colorado Springs Independent
Planned Parenthood Shooting Leaves Southern Colo. Without Abortion Servicesnew
43 years after Roe v Wade, women's rights still a battleground.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nat Stein |
01-20-2016 |
The War on Women
Welcome to Cannabis County, Coloradonew
Marijuana-friendly regulations and abundant ag land have positioned Pueblo County for an economic boom. Will it last?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Joel Warner |
10-08-2015 |
Features
Tribute to Indy Icon John Weissnew
For the first time in its 22-year history, a day will begin without John Weiss as publisher of the Colorado Springs Independent.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
09-22-2015 |
Media
The Man Who Eradicated Smallpox Is Worriednew
Though health professionals have tried to debunk fears about vaccines — including the discredited argument that they cause autism — fewer kids are getting vaccinated.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-19-2015 |
Health
Donations for Wildfire Relief Went to Plug Tourismnew
In early 2014, the Red Cross gave $50,000 of money designated to help with 2012 Colorado wildfires to the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau. The grant first came to light in late October, when $10,000 of it was used to pay for a Manitou fireworks display.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Robert Meyerowitz |
11-20-2014 |
Disasters
