AltWeeklies Wire
The Denver Post Takes Opinions Above the Foldnew
For the first time since 2005, the daily paper's editorial board opines on the front page.
Tags: media
The Daily Afflictions Suffer Poor Productionnew
"Prescription Kills," one of the catchier tunes on Dive On In pivots on the phrase "blah, blah, bullshit." And while these words can't be applied to the disc itself, production woes prevent the album from making much of an impression.
Tags: Dive On In, The Daily Afflictions
The Eagles Maximize Profits with Deal with Wal-Martnew
Eagles Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit may all love music, but they don't make it collectively unless there's a mammoth payday involved.
Tags: Long Road Out of Eden, The Eagles
Northern State: Happier Off a Major Labelnew
Although the New York-based hip-hop hybrid's first release for Columbia Records, made Rolling Stone's list of 2004's top fifty albums, the relationship between the band and its corporate master quickly soured.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Denver's Dailies Attempt a Cover-Upnew
Brightly colored advertising stickers on the front of the Post and the Rocky are part of a national trend to turn page one into a billboard.
Tags: media
The Benevento Russo Duo Plays With Toys in the Atticnew
If Marco Benevento hadn't needed to take a leak so badly, the fascinating instrumental combo known as the Benevento Russo Duo might never have existed.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Benevento Russo Duo
Coheed and Cambria: Ridiculous but Rightnew
There's so much about Coheed and Cambria's work that cries out for ridicule: the '70s-art-rock-derived instrumental wankery, the skyscraping, get-your-Geddy-on vocals and more. Somehow, though, the act's latest release works in spite of itself.
Kid Rock's Cocky Swagger (Kinda) Pays Offnew
It's lucky for Kid Rock that he's an egomaniacal dipshit, because otherwise his music would be about as memorable as a Molly Hatchet eight-track sans "Flirting With Disaster."
Tags: Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Scary Kids Scaring Kids?new
The scariest thing about these kids are their influences.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Ward Churchill Butts Heads With a Reporternew
What started as a simple class visit has now resulted in an arrest warrant.
UNDEROATH's Former Frontman Channel Goons for Godnew
Dallas Taylor is a proud Christian who's devoted his life to family and faith. But rather than hammering listeners with these views in a dogmatic manner, he prefers to create scenarios that acknowledge, and sometimes even glory in, the temptation to do wrong.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Colorado Rockies Score Front-Page Saturationnew
More and more sports stories are winding up on the front page -- but such placement isn't always a winner.
Tags: media
Hot Hot Heat Simmers Downnew
The group's latest effort was released on September 11 — the same day Kanye West's Graduation and 50 Cent's Curtis arrived in stores, kick-starting the most heavily hyped CD-sales slugfest in recent memory. Steve Bays had no illusions about knocking off the hip-hop icons.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Happiness Ltd., Hot Hot Heat
PoliticsWest Gangs Up With Gang of Fournew
The Denver Post's Gang of Four blog is turning into a cyber-soap opera thanks to a pair of melodramas co-starring columnist David Harsanyi.
Tags: media
Slash Touts his New Band as Everyone’s Celebrating the Old Onenew
Velvet Revolver's releasing a new album, but Slash's recent Rolling Stone cover pictured him Guns N' Roses to celebrate 25-year-old Appetite For Destruction.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Velvet Revolver, Libertad
