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2005 Stories by Dave Herrera

• The Beatdown

  published April 28, 2005

  "I don't want people to think that I'm throwing in the towel," says Kenton Schawe, aka DJ Nutmeg. "I'm just not going to do it for a... More >>

• Life Crew

  published April 21, 2005

  As a singular cohesive document, the Life Crew's inaugural release falls short. It sounds like the disjointed effort of more than a dozen artists.... More >>

• Bloc Party

  published April 21, 2005

  Ladies and gentlemen, meet this year's Killers. Although the two acts bear very little sonic kinship -- aside from the fact that they're both... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published April 21, 2005

  "I've become what I said I'd never become," says Trevor Pryce, laughing into the phone. "Yeah, a hipster. I have a Mohawk." The VH1 exec on... More >>

• DJ Z-Trip

  published April 14, 2005

  Z-Trip has always been on some next-level shit. Mention mash-ups, and his name will invariably come up. While it's debatable whether he was the... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published April 14, 2005

  "No, sir, I can't even play a freaking flute," reveals Wayne Quigley. "And what's that thing called -- a recorder? My kids blow me away on... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published April 7, 2005

  "I'm just a little dude trying to do some good hip-hop and give love to my people by supporting their music," says Adam Dent of Low... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published March 31, 2005

  At the Austin airport a couple of weeks ago, heading home from South by Southwest, I ran into my buddy Iron Mike -- who looked like fifty... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published March 17, 2005

  This week, twenty or so local artists will invade Austin for the 2005 incarnation of South by Southwest. For those keeping score, that's roughly... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published March 10, 2005

  From the outside, the building that houses Rudy's Studio looks like all of the other tract homes in this suburb just north of Denver -- which is... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published March 3, 2005

  Dreaming this vision. I'm lying next to you at home in bed. I wish this were true. Five months away. Getting farther every day. Life on the... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published February 24, 2005

  Francois Baptiste's ability to multi-task rivals that of an air-traffic controller. It's 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 17, the first... More >>

• Club Scout

  published February 17, 2005

  You won't be able to swing a dead cat this week without hitting a blinged-out, card-carrying member of the hip-hop glitterati. Expect everyone... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published February 17, 2005

  A little after five on a sunny Saturday afternoon, Cassidy Bednark, aka DJ Bedz, is holed up in the Coors Light booth high in the... More >>

• Give our regards to Broadway

  published February 17, 2005

  5:55 a.m.: 7600 Broadway They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway...but right before dawn, on the hillside where Broadway... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published February 10, 2005

  "You're either with me or you're in my fucking way." There's no stopping Melissa Ivey. Sprawled out on a jade couch in the green room... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published February 3, 2005

  Late last year, Mootown residents locked horns over the holiday lighting display at the Denver City and County building, re-igniting the age-old... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published January 27, 2005

  Last week, as I watched the latest excruciating installment of American Idol, I noticed a common thread in each wannabe's performance. One... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published January 20, 2005

  It's five o'clock Monday, January 17: Do you know where your beats are? If you're like most savvy digital-music fans, your beats are on your... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published January 13, 2005

  Okay, hands up: Who here hates neo-country? Yeah, me, too. But not everyone detests it. In fact, KYGO -- which celebrates its 25th anniversary... More >>

• The Beatdown

  published January 6, 2005

  If what happens on New Year's Eve is any indication of what's ahead for the next year, then we're in for more great music and drunken debauchery.... More >>