AltWeeklies Wire
Quiznos Has A Full Platenew
The sandwich chain is improving, but some franchisees are still hungry for change.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
11-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Jay-Z Falls Shortnew
American Gangster is considerably better than 2006's lackluster Kingdom Come, if only because it returns Jay-Z to his criminal comfort zone.
Tags: American Gangster, Jay-Z
David Guetta Attempts Global Takeovernew
Pop Life, Guetta's latest CD, is an unabashed bid to affect a crossover globally as well as locally.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
11-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Guetta, Pop Life
Chris Fogal Shreds with a Vengeancenew
I've only heard two songs so far, but Christ almighty, they're wicked good -- too much metal for one hand, in fact.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
11-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: On High
The Poisoned Pen of Fort Lyon Prisonnew
Bought by the state for a dollar, Fort Lyon is rich in history, asbestos, sick inmates -- and trouble.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
11-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
National Press Corps Gets DNC Party Previewnew
Media members planning to cover the Democratic convention have big questions for Howard Dean and his crew. Like, what about the food?
Tags: 2008 presidential election, media
Getting Denver Ready for the DNCnew
Denver needs to raise a total of $55 million before the Democratic National Convention hits town next August. And then there are the real challenges...
The Informants: Ably Retronew
Stiletto Angel doesn't offer anything particularly novel; its jump blues and boogie-woogie numbers connect the dots in the expected, but well-executed ways.
Tags: Stiletto Angel, The Informants
Souja Boy May be a Good Marketer, But ...new
This is what rap would have sounded like if it had been invented in the nineteenth century: simple snaps, barely pronounced syllables, minimal percussion and a guy yelling "Youuuuuu!" in the background.
Tags: Soulja Boy, Souljaboytellem.com
Tool Leader Goes Lewdnew
The most-viewed YouTube clip starring Puscifer, Tool leader Maynard James Keenan's twisted side project, is "Cuntry Boner," which features MJK, his drawers distended by a massive faux erection, twanging out lines such as "I've fucked Minnie Pearl" over a stomping hoedown beat.
Tags: V Is for Vagina, Puscifer
'Once' Wasn't Enough for Marketa Irglova & Glen Hansardnew
Not long ago, Dublin's Glen Hansard was a little-known quantity in the entertainment industry. Now, however, everything's changed thanks to Hansard's co-starring role in director John Carney's Once, 2007's most unexpected, and well-deserved, independent-film success story.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
Affordable Housing a Tough Sell in Stapleton, Coloradonew
There's room for everyone here, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.
Westword |
Naomi Zeveloff |
11-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Colorado Prostitution Sting Has Fringe Benefitsnew
What was blown besides this cop's cover?
Westword |
Luke Turf |
11-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Partly Sunnynew
University of Colorado students have twice won the Solar Decathlon. Can they make it a three-peat?
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
11-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
