You’re The Black Eyed Peas. You spent an eternity on top of the Billboard last summer and the label has given you carte blanche for the videos on your upcoming singles. What do you do? No need for what ifs — that is exactly what happened, and the Peas elected…
Performing as St. Vincent, Annie Clark is a writer of lush, adventurous pop music. As a teenager she was the tour manager for her uncle’s band, Tuck & Patti, where she learned not only a great deal about the music business but also a bit about musicianship and effective performance…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
UPDATE 02.10: Flobots are slated to release Survival Story locally with a show on Friday, March 12 at the Ogden Theatre. KTCL has set up a special presale event on TicketMaster in which you can purchase tickets tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. before they officially go on sale…
While our profile on Pete Wernick in this week’s issue primarily focused on the duality of his roles in his bluegrass/jazz group Flexigrass and with the traditional bluegrass act Long Road Home, Wernick also discussed a number of other things including: what good bluegrass is, his introduction and the resurgence…
In front of what may turn out to be the largest audience in Super Bowl history, Queen Latifah ripped off her earpiece, Carrie Underwood wore hooker platforms and Pete Townshend exposed his belly-button. Scandalous! There was also some (awesome) football played, but as far as Poptimystic is concerned, the only…
Although only technically together for a few months, Hideous Men has garnered interest well outside of Denver and even as far as England. The duo’s experimental pop songs incorporate samples and loops within larger arcs of songwriting that have a gently expansive emotional colorings and soothing rhythmic textures. Although the…
Denver has a lot of egos, but there is only one Denver Egotist. The sneaky, cheeky, kind of geeky website showcases Denver’s top creative happenings and rich talent pool better than any other website (hence the name). We caught up with the Denver Egotist, but since the website is anonymously…
Don’t know if you’ve been following this whole Taylor Swift Grammy backlash or not. It’s becoming a tad ridiculous at this point. Even Kelly Clarkson — who, for whatever reason, always seems to be at the ready with some Taylor Swift-related commentary or another (remember the open letter to Kanye…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
Which came first, the poet or the MC? Broaching the philosophical debate implies the two are not one in the same. History shows us otherwise, whether the funky notes of blues rattled off the tongue of greats like Billie Holiday, or, more recently, the appearance of the Last Poets on…
Caught Nouvelle Vague last night at the Bluebird and want to know more about the act? Your wish is our command. We recently caught up with Marc Collin and fired a few questions at him about the projects musical goals, the act’s artistic approach to re-contextualizing songs and how the…
UPDATE: Looks like the hiatus is over. We just received word that the String Cheese Incident will be playing three dates at Red Rocks this summer on July 23, 24 and 25. In honor of today’s announcement, we’re reposting this archived interview with Hollingsworth from this past December. Enjoy. While…
The Poptimystic returns to preview the least relevant award in all of pop culture-dom: The Grammys. This Sunday, watch as outdated nominees in outdated categories vie for a slight amendment to their Wikipedia entries and a collective shrug from America. But, you know, contests are fun, and we’re suckers for…
Almost a year after taking on the role of director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Adam Lerner is settling into his role. In addition to combining forces with The Lab at Belmar, the MCA has hosted five new exhibitions and spawned the innovative Mixed Taste lecture series under the…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
Anvil (due this Sunday, January 31 at the Gothic Theatre) wasn’t exactly a household name until this past year, despite having exerted considerable influence on bands like Metallica, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Slayer. In the early ’80s, Anvil developed a sound that was faster and more aggressive than most of…
White Denim is to modern psychedelic post-punk what Alice Donut was to punk rock — weird and unafraid to let their varied musical freak flags fly. Across the Austin trio’s latest record, Fits, you can hear elements of old progressive rock, garage rock, jazz, splintered blues, as well as aesthetic…
As technology moves forward, we’ve found new and interesting ways to make, record and brainstorm music on the go. There has been a flood of music production and recording applications for devices like the iPhone/iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, PSP and others. Finding worthwhile applications is another story, so starting today…
Starting in December 2002 with former members of Fourth Gear Blue, Mustangs and Madras may not have had the most illustrious of beginnings but after recruiting a new singer a few months later, Mustangs solidified a line-up that went on to write some of the most striking post-hardcore music of…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
Welcome to Poptimystic, our latest feature where we lead you on a leisurely stroll through the world where pop music actually means popular. This week, hometown goofboys 3OH!3 make a return to the top of the Hot 100, and early returns have Vampire Weekend besting all comers. Huh? The 3OH!3…
