I was fifteen when I heard Radiohead’s OK Computer for the first time. This was shortly after seeing “Karma Police” on MTV and knowing I had to have the album right away. Like Pablo Honey, OK Computer was straightforward enough for my undeveloped palette, but the band had also gotten…
If the emphasis on Pulpería (released just a few months ago) was precision, then the focus on the band’s new Before it Ends 7-inch was speed. “Pulpería took about six months start to finish,” says drummer Patrick Bowden. “So long that we ended up writing a few songs during the…
Between fronting 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards has spent a fair amount of time touring Europe. Before opening for Tool recently on seven dates, including Red Rocks last week, Wovenhand was in Europe once again, where Edwards was interviewed on Radio Waves in Prague, Czech Republic…
Well, there you have it: The internet is “completely over.” That’s according to Prince, who told the UK’s Daily Mirror in advance of his new album 20TEN (which, incidentally, will only be released only on CD) that the world wide web was “like MTV: At one time, MTV was hip,…
As it happens, we don’t have a spare $700 or so laying around. Boy, if we did, though, you wouldn’t really have to be the betting type to wager where we’d be on Friday, October 1 through Sunday, October 3. No contest: Matador at 21 in Las Vegas. Have you…
Today’s a pretty big day for Danielle Anderson. Not only is the YouTube darling featured on the front page of, well, YouTube (see the clip being touted after the jump), but today marks the release of her brand new record, Two Bedroom Apartment. Oh and she’s celebrating by playing some…
Oh, and speaking of reunions, we’ve received word that these dudes are getting back together one more time for old time’s sake. In case you don’t recognize the faces in the above clip or you haven’t deduced from the handy headline: We’re speaking of Crestfallen, featuring our own Jason Heller…
At one of his shows recently, Dan Craig invited his old Hearts of Palm/Nathan & Stephen bandmate Nathan McGarvey onstage for an acoustic rendition of “Happier.” McGarvey’s better half, the lovely and talented Emily DeRousse was there and happened the captured the moment on film. She shared the footage with…
Streets of Gold, 3OH!3’s new disc, which dropped last week on Photo Finish/Atlantic, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout, and claimed the top two slots (both deluxe and regular versions) at Albums on the Hill and snagged the third position at Independent Records for the week ending July…
Electro-pop legend Gary Numan is making a short sixteen-date trek across North America this fall, which is slated to include a stop at the Gothic Theatre on Thursday, October 28. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of his debut, The Pleasure Principle, Numan will perform the album in its entirety, as…
Nine years ago … trying to think of what the world was like nine years ago. Hmm … let’s see … that would’ve been back before we documented our every movement, breath, thought and whereabouts on Facebook and Twitter, back when the notion of a Smartphone was still pretty foreign,…
Are you already lamenting the loss of beloved weirdo pop outfit Six Months to Live? Well, do we have good news for you! In just a few weeks, you’ll be able to enjoy some of the same zesty pop/rock flavor with former Six Months to Live frontman’s new act, the…
Monotonix July 4th, 2010 Glob Glob was at partial capacity by the time Expiation opened the show with a set of fairly straight-ahead hardcore. You couldn’t fault the musicianship, and the frontman at least seemed as genuinely menacing as he was confrontational: At the end of the set, he threw…
There’s nothing like experiencing the sweat, thump and catharsis of a great show. But it can be tough to decide which one to go to when you live in Denver, the land of embarrassing musical riches, the land of too many shows and too little time. So which ones are…
It’s coming up on the birthday of this great nation, and what better way to celebrate it than to blow shit up, which is basically our M.O. anyway? Aside from the visual spectacle, which these days is starting to get a little esoteric (honestly, what does the Jupiter-burst have to…
Remember Tennis, the great new band we introduced you to last week? What are we saying? Of course you do. Tennis is now your new favorite sport, eh. Well, tonight at the Meadowlark you’ll have a chance to catch the group in person and determine if the husband and wife…
The Internet is full of amateur musicians with big aspirations. The talented ones can be truly inspiring and occasionally even rise to superstardom (hello, Justin Bieber!). The less-talented … well, they are awesome in their own, special way and the very best/worst of them become famous in their own way…
While Jonas Brothers released a new world tour schedule today that includes additional shows in Latin American and Europe, the band also removed a number of American dates from the current routing, including including their September 11 show at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre. “The Jonas Brothers remain committed to their fans…
Kate Lesta of Boulder-based Communikey and JT Root of Aeon Child, who curated The Nature of Things music series with some help from MUTEK’s director Alain Mongeau, have put together what looks like an insanely great and eclectic line-up of thirty artists from around the world performing throughout the month…
Hailing from Montbello, Graffiti Black is a 23-year-old producer, writer and graphic designer known for creating sharp and distinct sounds that are both vibrant and accessible. He flips familiar elements and samples with flair and an experienced ear. Artists such as Innerstate Ike, Mr. Midas, and Mystic have found lyrical…
Great news for The Epilogues: Not only did they win a Westword Music Showcase award last night, but we’ve tallied the votes and they’ve also earned a slot at this year’s Mile High Music Festival. The outfit is slated to play on Sunday, August 15. Congrats, gentlemen!…
Used to be time when a stint in the big house would put a stop to an artist’s recording career. Well, today we have evidence that time has passed. Jailed rapper Lil Wayne guests on the new Drake track “Light Up (Rikers RMX)” alongside Jay Z. Only, we assume Jay…
