AltWeeklies Wire
Dinger Bellnew
Big-time fan Rob Larson thinks that the mascot known as Dinger does a disservice to the Colorado Rockies.
'Everyone But You' Captures a Struggling Musician's Frustrationnew
An equal-opportunity offender, Eric Shiveley takes aim at music journalists, college-radio DJs and record-store owners in his new film.
Westword |
Dave Herrara |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eric Shiveley, Everyone But You
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
The Colorado Rockies Mascot Must Go!new
The most embarrassing mascot in the major leagues is a fossil on the field -- Dinger should be as dead as a dodo.
Tags: sports & fitness
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
Denver's Bike Messengers Are a Union Dividednew
Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
10-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
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
The Hip-hop Arm of Beatport is Ready for the Big Takeovernew
The download site has quietly revolutionized the distribution of electronic music in much the same way that iTunes has altered digital music delivery for the unwashed masses. And now, two and a half years later, the Beatport brain trusts are about to change the game again with hip-hop.
Free Poker Tour Is a Dead Man's Handnew
When these Amateur Poker Tour investors realized they'd been bluffed, they tried their hand at murder.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Political Asylum a Long Time Comingnew
Alimata ran a long way from the Ivory Coast, and now she can rest her heels here permanently.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
10-01-2007 |
International
Tags: international
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
Flobots, Nerds of a Feathernew
This insurgent hip-hop crew will move you by any means necessary.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
09-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fight With Tools, Flobots
A New Colorado Law Reduces Sentences for Some Juvenile Murderersnew
Last year, the legislature allowed for juvies convicted of first-degree murder -- including felony murder -- to be eligible for parole after forty years, instead of life-without-parole.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
09-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Meet the New White House Press Secretarynew
"I've heard one former press secretary at another agency say they'd rather die than have this job," says Dana Perino, who recently took over for Tony Snow.
Tags: media
