AltWeeklies Wire
Kings of Leon Makes a Bid for Mass Popularity and Critical Acclaimnew
Caleb Followill and the other members of the Kings family once seemed content with updating '70s Southern rock for the new millennium -- but no more.
Tags: Kings of Leon, Only by the Night
Pendulum's Move Toward Rock Challenges its Original Electro-Fansnew
The Aussie-born, British-based group established themselves as dance-savvy drum-and-bass practitioners -- so when they infused more rock into the songs on their latest CD, In Silico, they expected some push-back from longtime supporters.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How We Break Our Promise to Protect Asylum-Seekersnew
Secrecy is an essential part of America's promise to refugees. Sometimes, though, secrets leak out. Especially for those refugees the government decides to send back home. In Peter's case, it began with a mere paperwork error.
Westword |
Lisa Rab |
10-14-2008 |
Immigration
Llewellyn Werner Thinks Skateparks Could Get Iraq's Economy Rollingnew
Werner has many projects in Iraq, everything from the installation of fiber-optics networks to constructing several large power plants to setting up international distribution for Iraq-grown dates.
The Silver Jews' David Berman Keeps His Demons at Baynew
On the surface, Berman's more together than he's ever been.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Planned Parenthood's Scheme to Bust Abortion Protestersnew
In the years since the law had been added to the books, the Denver District Attorney's Office had never prosecuted a violation of the Bubble Law, which prevents anti-abortion activists from coming within eight feet of anyone in a hundred-foot radius of a clinic without their permission So a handful of Planned Parenthood employees hatched a plan to catch the creeps. And it worked.
Last Rites on the Rocky Mountain News's Twitteringnew
The Rocky's efforts recently suffered a blow after the paper assigned staffer Berny Morson to Twitter the Sept. 10 funeral of three-year-old Marten Kudlis, killed when Francis Hernandez, an illegal immigrant with a lengthy arrest record, crashed into a Baskin-Robbins outlet in Aurora.
Darker My Love Finds Beauty in the Shadowsnew
Read anything about Darker My Love and the word "psychedelic" is likely to pop up by the second paragraph -- much to the irritation of Rob Barbato, the band's bassist and vocalist.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Darker My Love, 2
TV on the Radio Gets More Accessible without Selling Outnew
Although the Radio crew's talent is well established, the band's music has always raised user-friendliness questions: Sure, 2006's Return to Cookie Mountain was excellent, but did anyone other than rock critics listen to it?
Tags: TV on the Radio, Dear Science
A Denver Scientist Helps Second Life Go Nuclearnew
SciLands' creators hope to give science education and advocacy a shot in the arm by invading the world of video games and internet obsessions that have wreaked havoc on museum attendance rates and homework assignments. Who knows? It may even work.
Lindsey Buckingham's New Album Rocks -- Weirdlynew
Gift of Screws contains several catchy, melodic pop nuggets that should strike a chord with the Fleetwood faithful. Still, he can't resist giving even his most straightforward compositions a twist.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Members of DeVotchKa Found Success by Following Their Own Musenew
As worldly as the act may seem, and as valid as some of those effusive similes are, at its core DeVotchKa is a distinctly American band -- not in the Grand Funk Railroad we're coming to your town, we'll help you party down sense, mind you, but a more literal one.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
09-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
William Orr's Quest for Better, Cheaper Gas Left Him Facing Prison Timenew
Despite the battery of charges he was convicted of, much of the fraud case came down to a single issue: whether Orr had misrepresented to investors and to the government the potential of the formula he was trying to market -- a fuel blend that he claimed would be cheaper, cleaner and more efficient than conventional gasoline.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
09-09-2008 |
Environment
A Seasoned Drunk Makes the Case for a Lower Drinking Agenew
In my vast and storied experience with the strange and alluring elixir, I have noticed that those who began dabbling with drinking at a younger age tend to develop a more balanced approach toward its consumption in later years.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
09-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Always Fiery Fear Before the March of Flames Finishes Its Fourth Recordnew
While Fear prepares for its upcoming tour, frontman David Marion talks about the new record.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
