The Westword.com blog shortcut, January 8 edition

You were saying? Today in Backbeat Online: • The Pirate Signal invades Sundance, takes no prisoners. • Havok inks deal with Candlelight Records. • Mile High Fidelity playlist 01-07-09. • Almost famous? Not for much longer, perhaps. • Rap-Up: Spoke-in-Words can freak it in Spanish, too. • Autokinoton closes up...
By Michael Roberts
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Today in Backbeat Online: • The Pirate Signal invades Sundance, takes no prisoners. • Havok inks deal with Candlelight Records. • Mile High Fidelity playlist 01-07-09. • Almost famous? Not for much longer, perhaps. • Rap-Up: Spoke-in-Words can freak it in Spanish, too. • Autokinoton closes up shop.

Today in Cafe Society: • Lights out at Cebiche… for now. • Arvada Grill is gone. • Starbucks’ Tazo Tea Lattes. • Veggie Girl samples Racines. • Restaurant Kevin Taylor celebrates its tenth birthday…

Today in The Latest Word: • Turnabout is fair play: Ex-FEMA head Michael Brown evacuated in Boulder fire. • Video: High winds in Boulder blow women across office parking lot. • Denver Newspaper Agency’s deadline day could get bloody. • Debate over spiked Rocky Mountain News media column heats up. • When it comes to filler, Rocky‘s Spotlight section keeps on truckin’. Ten-four, good buddy. — Michael Roberts

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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