Email Author Michael Roberts

Awards

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

  "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down"

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2003 Stories by Michael Roberts

• A Dam in the Stream

  published February 6, 2003

  In a relatively short period of time, Internet audio streaming of traditional radio broadcasts has found a sizable audience. And why not? The... More >>

• Give and Take

  published January 30, 2003

  "I live by a principle," says Congressman Tom Tancredo. "And it's that no good deed goes unpunished." Tancredo, a Republican from... More >>

• Beyond Nirvana

  published January 30, 2003

  It's tough to believe, but just ten years ago, musicians from Seattle routinely received more attention than did performers from practically any... More >>

• Marlin Wallace and the Corillions

  published January 30, 2003

  Sanity isn't a prerequisite when it comes to making good music. Syd Barrett and Roky Erickson are only two of many performers who've created... More >>

• Green-Light Specials

  published January 23, 2003

  For most people, late December is a time for family, friends and racking up tremendous personal debt, not for professional crises. But things... More >>

• D.O.L.L. Parts

  published January 23, 2003

  Here's a music-journalism secret: Interviewing performers in their second language can be more enlightening than quizzing them in their first.... More >>

• Grandpa's Ghost

  published January 23, 2003

  The folks at Owned & Operated, the Fort Collins label founded in 1997 by members of the punk band All, say their Upland subsidiary specializes in... More >>

• Seeing Red

  published January 16, 2003

  Like anyone who's lasted more than a week as a talk-show headliner, KHOW's Scott Redmond is accustomed to being ripped by callers. In most... More >>

• King Kong

  published January 16, 2003

  Careers in music are seldom predictable, but Ethan Buckler's has been weirder than most. He first kicked up dust among underground types in the... More >>

• The Graduate

  published January 9, 2003

  Most of the time, Alex Stone, a reporter for KOA radio, has nothing but news on his mind. According to Jerry Bell, KOA's news... More >>