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The Good Soldier
When the Army tried to take down Andrew Pogany, it messed with the wrong coward.
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Shakeup in Denver Radio
Denver radio's getting a shakeup, with more alterations on the horizon. But do any of the switches qualify as improvements?
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CU Hires Three Pulitzer Winners
Some of newspapering's best and brightest are trading journalism for academia — including three Pulitzer winners hired at CU.
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Crepes ’n Crepes
French food is no flash in the pan.
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Arapahoe County DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the State
How does DA Carol Chambers beat the high cost of a death-penalty prosecution? By billing the prison system.
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Con Artist Gives Funny Cause for Pregnant Pause (8)
Would you pay $20 to get a scam artist off your front porch?
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Hope for the Colorado Rockies Springs Eternal (6)
A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.
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To the Max (5)
A publicity-hungry student shows how easy it is to become a media darling -- with a little help from CU.
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Sunshine Megatron to Move From T-Shirt Hell (3)
Should millionaire T-shirt mogul Sunshine Megatron make Denver his new neighborhood? You be the judge.
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SXSW 2008 Preview (3)
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Vampire Weekend Takes on Its Buzz
Hot on the heels of SXSW, the nation’s hottest buzz band returns to Denver.
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Beta
Beatport gives birth to a new club.
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Justice for All
An erstwhile hobby spells success for this Parisian duo.
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SXSW 2008 Preview
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Tia Fuller Has Sax Appeal
Find out how this Aurora native wailed her way into Beyonce’s band.
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Is it Bush's War?
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Jack Kevorkian and Colorado's Right to Die Movement
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Last Night ... X @ Bluebird Theater
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45 Second Reviews: B-52s, De Novo Dahl, Fuck Buttons, Thee Silver Mr. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band
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The Pajamas Letter - Part Two
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Temperature Rising, Prices Dropping at Fahrenheit's
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Looking for Larry #3
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McCain Wagons West
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Justin Townes Earle
Tuesday, March 25, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.
By Michael Roberts
Published: March 20, 2008-
Justin Townes Earle lives The Good Life.
Subject(s): Justin Townes Earle
Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle's hilarious outgoing voice-mail message, which juxtaposes a segment from Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely" with the declaration "I just want you to know you smelled really good last night," may not provide a window into his soul, but it offers a glimpse into his appeal. The son of original country bad boy Steve Earle and the quasi-namesake of the late Townes Van Zandt, Earle the younger (appearing alongside McCarthy Trenching and the Felice Brothers) has got smarts and sass in abundance, yet he's also blessed with a deep knowledge of musical forebears outside the family. These attributes come together in The Good Life, his debut for the Bloodshot imprint, which sports intriguingly ambiguous numbers such as "Who Am I to Say" that go beyond promise to notable achievement. Earle's just as accomplished a conversationalist, as he demonstrates in an extended Q&A accessible at Backbeat Online. The man clearly knows his way around a phone.
