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2011 Stories by Bree Davies

• Girls Rock Denver kicks off Rocktober with a First Friday art auction at Sputnik

  published Oct 07, 2011

  After a successful summer program, Girls Rock Denver is kicking things into gear with Rocktober, a month-long series of events to help fund its upcoming 2012 camp and hopefully get the group into a pe... More >>

• Into the Hen House

  published September 29, 2011

  Curious about what it takes to keep a coop full of chickens in your own back yard? The Denver Botanic Gardens and chicken-coop keepers around the... More >>

• "Brush your teeth with anger" is my first "Week of a Woman" photo

  published Oct 04, 2011

  I'm not a photographer. I don't even own a camera. But that's not going to stop me from participating in Colorado Mills's "Week of a Woman"photo contest, going on now through October 9. The contest ... More >>

• Colorado Mills kicks off October's National Celebration of Women with booths of stuff

  published Oct 03, 2011

  To introduce its month-long "Celebrating Women" event, Colorado Mills hosted a "wellness" expo at the shopping center on Saturday, October 1. The expo was positioned at the end of the food court, wher... More >>

• Ten reasons fall rules, from warm clothes to pumpkin-flavored stuff

  published Sep 30, 2011

  For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, fall is officially in full swing. That doesn't mean much for Colorado -- residents of this generally aren't aware that fall and spring come between t... More >>

• RIP: Hot White, one of the Denver's most explosive bands, goes gently into that good night

  published Sep 30, 2011

  After an almost five-year run, riotous trio Hot White have called it quits. Starting out as a teenage duo from Parker, guitarist Kevin Wesley and drummer Darren Kulback were eventually joined by bassi... More >>

• A Gay Old Time

  published September 22, 2011

  Gentlemen (and ladies), pull on your finest pair of pantyhose and strap on your heels: The Running of the Gays is back. After a successful... More >>

• It isn't okay to laugh at yourself for having adult braces -- it's mandatory.

  published Sep 29, 2011

  There are two types of people in this world -- those who can laugh at themselves, and those who can't. It is a pretty simple distinction in personalities, though the ability to self-deprecate effectiv... More >>

• Review: Erasure at the Ogden Theatre, 9/27/11

  published Sep 28, 2011

  ERASURE at OGDEN THEATRE | 09/27/11Like two ethereal beings dropped from the glittery synthpop heavens, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell's slim and nimble figures made larger-than-life-appearances last nigh... More >>

• And Justice for Nancy

  published September 22, 2011

  As the “final girl” in the first and third installments of the Nightmare on Elm Street horror-movie series, Nancy Thompson never... More >>

• 5280 Fitness Kick-Fits our ass

  published Sep 26, 2011

  The best way to determine the effectiveness of a workout is usually how you feel the day after -- and judging by my sore triceps and hamstrings, the opening of 5280 Fitness was a success. A recent add... More >>

• Get Bloody At Deathmatch

  published September 15, 2011

  The Slave to the Deathmatch isn’t your mama’s neon-spandex-and-aviators kind of smackdown. This time, it’s about blood.... More >>

• There's a Facebook inside my Facebook's Facebook

  published Sep 22, 2011

  It's like I went to bed on a normal Tuesday night and woke up yesterday morning to find a Facebook like I had never seen before. Okay, like most things I talk about that happen in my life, that's an e... More >>

• T. Rex's Electric Warrior turns forty on Saturday

  published Sep 22, 2011

  As a record, T. Rex's Electric Warrior wears both the flickering flame of ageless cool and the glaring time stamp of what was 1971. Flagged as the entry point for glam rock, this second record for T. ... More >>

• Vandelay Industries' Blake Hinson on the Critter EP and that Seinfeld reference

  published September 22, 2011

  If you're a kid growing up in Estes Park, there isn't much to do besides get into trouble — or, if you're Blake Hinson, you turn boredom... More >>

• Taylor Swift

  published September 22, 2011

  In a sea of pop starlets, Taylor Swift shines like a modest diamond: The 21-year-old singer-songwriter has been making records about innocent... More >>

• Erasure

  published September 22, 2011

  Releasing dozens of singles over the course of more than 25 years together, Erasure has become a foundational act and point of reference for... More >>

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  Nirvana's Nevermind turns twenty this Saturday

  published Sep 21, 2011

  The forthcoming twentieth anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind isn't just an observance of the release of the 1991 record; it is a tangible marking of a shift in popular culture. Yes, the record was im... More >>

• Shannen Doherty wants you to go to Internet college with her

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Television commercials are interesting things -- often, they serve the intended purpose of getting consumers to buy a product or service. But sometimes, they do one better and become a part of popular... More >>

• Never Shout Never's Christofer Drew on his new band and helping out his home town

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Never Shout Never used to be a band of one -- namely, Christofer Drew, the teenage singer-songwriter who began relaying fantastic love songs to his MySpace masses in 2007. Now, at twenty years of age,... More >>

• YouTube University: How to get a girl to kiss you

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Remember when your parents had "the sex talk" with your Maybe you were lucky and skipped that awkwardness altogether, and learned about doing it from pros like Brenda and Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210,... More >>

• Dear Netflix: I already broke up with you. Stop pretending like it was the other way around.

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Hey Netflix, er, Qwikster, er, Reed Hastings: Here's the deal. You can't send me an "I'm sorry I broke up with you" letter, when I have already broken up with you. After the July announcement that con... More >>

• Didn't catch the Tea Party Debater Here it is, in 75 seconds of mind-numbing glory

  published Sep 16, 2011

  Monday night, the eight Republican Presidential candidates threw down on the CNN-hosted Tea Party Express debate, and one thing was clear: The country is poor, the current approach to healthcare isn't... More >>

• Anime Attraction

  published September 8, 2011

  Voice actors, cosplay junkies and Dance Dance Revolution superstars will converge on the Marriott DTC this weekend for the fifteenth annual... More >>

• Dear television: It's over.

  published Sep 15, 2011

  I'm throwing my television away. Actually, I'm giving it to my mother as a consolation prize/parting gift when I move out of her home in a few days. Her own monstrous TV -- which wore a DVD/VCR combo ... More >>