Just in time for its show at the hi-dive next week, the Rouge has posted a brand new track on its MySpace page for free download. The tune, “Lady Luck,” is a bit of a slow burn at first. Opening with an understated verse, the song builds gradually to larger,…
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…
Happen to catch that Eminem/Lil Wayne/Drake performance at the Grammys on Sunday? Exactly! WTF was the point of broadcasting it? For a while, we thought our satellite signal was fubar until we realized it was just the CBS censors working overtime. Every time one of the guys uttered what we…
Watchdog group Protect Our Children, in a PETA-like bid for publicity, sent the below flyer to homes in Miami Gardens, near the site of this week’s Super Bowl. Hide your children in the attic, everyone: Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend will be at large in your city, possibly accompanied by his…
Got skills? Can you rock a mike? Then quit talking and start rocking, homie. Here’s a chance to, ahem, Put Yo Money Where Ya Mouth Is. Organized by Dent, a battle seasoned veteran in his own right, this like-named MC battle royal is open to all aspiring freestyle rappers. Up…
Unless you’ve been living in a cave on an island somewhere, you’ve probably gathered that Lost is starting its sixth and final season tonight. Haven’t been watching? No problem: you can get caught up on the series in eight minutes, fifteen seconds with this helpful video. And if you’re anything…
UPDATE: The “We Are the World” 25/2010 video premiered last night during the Olympics. Read our impressions, watch the clip, as well as a few behind the scenes interviews and get a complete list of performers here. [update: 02.13.10, 13:46 // original post: 02.02.10, 10:02:36] Our friends over at CNN…
On Sunday night we had the chance to watch the Colorado Avalanche get pummeled by the visiting New York Rangers. While we should have been paying more attention to the game, we couldn’t help our ears being caught in familiar sounds. The music selections — and there were many –…
Although Spoon’s latest effort, Transference, didn’t have quite the pull it did the week it came out, it was still a strong a seller among local record stores for the week ending January 31. Magnetic Fields’ Realism, released last week on Nonesuch had a decent debut, and Vampire Weekend’s Contra…
Quite a few shows announced this week that will be going on sale this weekend: The Black Eyed Peas, who just added another trio of Grammys to the three they already have, bring their E.N.D. World Tour to the Pepsi Center on Saturday, March 27. Ludacris and LMFAO open the…
Note: After the story, see how you would have done at Geek Bowl IV. How’s your knowledge of the sex lives of giraffes? What about homosexual subtext in popular film? And can you name the two alternate types of Froot Loops cereal? That’s what it takes to win the Geek…
Heavens to mergatroit! This year’s edition of South By Southwest is shaping up to be epic. Just caught wind of the acts that are slated to perform at the Village Voice free day party at La Zona Rosa on Friday, March 19. Man. Oh. Man! In years past, we’ve had…
It doesn’t take a lot of money and some big-name director to come up with a great video. All you really need is a good concept and a lot of creativity. Case in point: this video for the Lords of Fuzz song “C of B.” As far as we can…
The Chain Gang of 1974, The Pirate Signal, Pictureplane Friday, January 29 Bluebird Theatre By the time midnight rolled around on Friday night, the Bluebird was dark. A few stragglers stood by the doors. The marquee had already been changed for Saturday night. What had happened here was one of…
UPDATE: Slayer and Megadeth have rescheduled the Denver date of their American Carnage tour. Look for both acts at Magness arena on August 25. Bad news if you had your heart set on being deafened by this wall of amps in a few weeks. The American Carnage tour, due at…
As you’re undoubtedly well aware of by now, renowned author and recluse J.D. Salinger died last week. Since Catcher in the Rye was published it has quickly become a favorite for high school English teachers and because of that, it’s also become a favorite for musicians to drop quick references…
Anvil, with Tauntaun and Havok Sunday, January 31, 2010 Gothic Theatre Havok opened the show with its classic thrash sound, in which you can hear a mix of influences: from Slayer’s sense of impending disaster to Overkill’s asymmetrical sonic violence to Megadeth’s speed-fueled aggression. David Sanchez’s vocal style recalls Tom…
In 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie stormed the pop charts with “We Are the World,” a song that had something to do with togetherness or African famine or something — we don’t remember anymore. Now, just in time for the 25th Anniversary of the original recording, producer Quincy Jones…
It’s been three years since the Fray last attended the Grammys. And the act’s chances of walking away with a statue aren’t any better this time around, unfortunately. Last time around, coincidentally enough, Isaac Slade and company were also pitted against Black Eyed Peas, as they are tonight, as well…
Who do we talk to about changing the state slogan on the border entrance signs? Instead of the staid “Welcome to Colorful Colorado,” how about we change it to “Welcome to Colorado, Home of the Grammys”? Got a nice ring to it, yeah? What’s that? Oh sure, we’re well aware…
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…
