Email Author Michael Roberts

Awards

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 11, 2008

  "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down"

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2002 Stories by Michael Roberts

• Nine Inch Nails

  published February 28, 2002

  Just over a year ago, when U2 was in danger of losing its constituency, the group returned to its roots with All That You Can't Leave... More >>

• Critic's Choice

  published February 28, 2002

  The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs are slated to prowl the 15th Street Tavern on Saturday, March 2, in the company of Hemi Cuda and Jet Black Joy... More >>

• Going Public

  published February 21, 2002

  Shortly after 8 a.m. on February 5, radio listeners tuned to Colorado Public Radio... More >>

• Station to Station

  published February 21, 2002

  The properties in Colorado Public Radio's hutch have been multiplying so rapidly of... More >>

• Woody Goes Limp

  published February 21, 2002

  "Based on what I've been told," says Denver Post columnist Woody Paige, "the two evil forces of the Salt Lake City Olympics are the... More >>

• Don Walser

  published February 21, 2002

  Talk about your feel-good stories. During his youth, Walser specialized in authentic country music before joining the National Guard. But in 1994,... More >>

• Swing Shift

  published February 14, 2002

  Since the mid-'90s, morale at the Denver Post has been an up-and-down affair. And after a run of sunniness, the mood may be clouding over... More >>

• Rhythm of Ages

  published February 14, 2002

  Comeliness is the only credential most youthful heartthrobs need. After all, good genes and an attractive mug are more than enough to justify the... More >>

• Many Rivers to Cross

  published February 7, 2002

  "I honestly thought back in October that I'd probably get fired," says KHOW's Reggie Rivers. "We had quite a few advertisers who pulled off... More >>

• New Tricks

  published February 7, 2002

  Saxophonist Fred Hess is one of Denver's most accomplished jazz musicians. But he's not interested in resting on his laurels -- or resting at all,... More >>

• The Junior Bomb

  published February 7, 2002

  Those of you without daughters or sisters born after 1990 may be in the dark about Aaron Carter. So here are the key facts. He's the younger... More >>

• The Sunshine Fix

  published February 7, 2002

  These days, Bill Doss, a key member of the Elephant 6 collective and a co-founder of Olivia Tremor Control, likes to refer to himself in print as... More >>

• Revising the Standards

  published January 31, 2002

  Admittedly, Gordon Hamilton isn't the most objective person when it comes to the debate about the would-be hazards of radio- frequency... More >>

• Jon Dee Graham

  published January 31, 2002

  It makes perfect sense that Graham's best-known band was dubbed the True Believers. After all, he's a songwriter and performer whose affection for... More >>

• Tower Failure

  published January 24, 2002

  For the most part, the digital TV revolution is not being televised in Denver -- and with a series of disputes over broadcasting towers in varying... More >>

• The Cannell Files

  published January 24, 2002

  "I'm not a struggling writer," says Stephen J. Cannell, "--'struggling' in the sense that it's hard for me to do it." Nor is he having a tough... More >>

• The Plane Truth

  published January 17, 2002

  Ask any journalist how he or she balances the quest for scoops with the desire for accuracy and you'll probably get this answer: "It's more... More >>

• Faith Evans

  published January 17, 2002

  It's hard to tell where Evans is headed at this point, given the many directions in which she's been tugged throughout her career. She began as a... More >>

• Social Studies

  published January 10, 2002

  Glory Weisberg, longtime society columnist for the Cherry Hills Villager, was named after the American flag, and she's not averse to... More >>

• Graham Slams

  published January 10, 2002

  With the release of his debut album, 1976's Howlin' Wind, British-born singer-songwriter Graham Parker was pegged as the classic Angry... More >>

• Pledges of Allegiance

  published January 3, 2002

  In the days after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the nation's radio programmers attempted to rid their playlists of... More >>

• Pink Floyd

  published January 3, 2002

  The spectacular pre-holiday sales success of Echoes isn't especially surprising. America is filled with people who greatly enjoyed taking... More >>

• Critic's Choice

  published January 3, 2002

  Aerosmith, Saturday, January 5, at the Pepsi Center, with Cheap Trick, has been an easy target for years; the headline "Dude Looks Like a... More >>