Email Author Michael Roberts

Awards

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

  "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down"

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2004 Stories by Michael Roberts

• Critic's Choice

  published April 29, 2004

  The main men of Uversa (due at the Mercury Cafe this Thursday, April 29) are no strangers to each other. Guitarist Tim Edwards and bassist... More >>

• The Message

  published April 22, 2004

  Damon Cain, managing editor for presentation and design at the Denver Post, minces no words when describing the broadsheet he was... More >>

• Future Sound of London

  published April 22, 2004

  Far too many musicians are scared to death of "What the hell?" moments -- those times when a song's sudden shift into unexpected territory leaves... More >>

• The Message

  published April 15, 2004

  On April 8, Boulder High School students, supplemented by a few media members, packed the school's auditorium to see a mini-film festival and... More >>

• Sound and Vision

  published April 15, 2004

  For Tunde Adebimpe, frontman for the intriguingly contradictory act TV on the Radio, the last couple of years have been like an extended version... More >>

• Hélène Grimaud

  published April 15, 2004

  Even dudes into orchestras love the ladies. It's no wonder that marketing mavens trying to peddle classical music to audiences accustomed to... More >>

• Clear Sailing

  published April 8, 2004

  In 2001, House of Blues took on the task of promoting a double bill featuring classic-rockers Styx and Bad Company, picking a station then known... More >>

• The Message

  published April 8, 2004

  On March 22, after years of avoiding questions about when they would launch an early newscast, managers at Channel 31, Denver's Fox affiliate,... More >>

• The Message

  published April 1, 2004

  Like it or not, controversies and speculation go together like Donald Trump and comb-overs, and the more innuendoes there are, the greater... More >>

• Making Progress

  published April 1, 2004

  Although most mainstream rock fans don't know anything about Dave Kerman, the drummer is a household name in at least a few places. For the... More >>

• N.E.R.D.

  published April 1, 2004

  Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, aka the Neptunes, are nothing if not ambitious. Their production techniques rule pop radio, but they hunger for... More >>

• Critic's Choice

  published March 25, 2004

  Over the past several years, Regina Carter, who fronts a quintet that headlines the Boulder Theater on Thursday, March 25, has been closely... More >>

• Roadhouse Rockin'

  published March 25, 2004

  SAT, 3/27 There's a dusty crease where the wide-open range of the Western Slope meets urban sprawl, where cow-tipping is almost a... More >>

• The Message

  published March 18, 2004

  Students who turned up for a journalism conference at Mesa State College earlier this month picked up some helpful hints, like not to become... More >>

• The Message

  published March 11, 2004

  Colorado Avalanche announcer Mike Haynes may work on the radio, but he doesn't use this fact as an excuse to dress down. He arrives at the... More >>

• Prose and Cons

  published March 11, 2004

  I don't think there's any reason why someone should become a Decemberists fan unless they're fully prepared," says vocalist/tunesmith Colin Meloy.... More >>

• Norah Jones

  published March 11, 2004

  The long list of worthy artists who have never won Grammys includes the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. Norah Jones, on the other hand,... More >>

• The Message

  published March 4, 2004

  Despite all the technical advances in data retrieval that have come into common use over recent years, the primary venue for many periodicals... More >>

• Shake It Up

  published March 4, 2004

  Breasts: Kids love 'em! Grown men, too -- and while Ruben Studdard has a nice set, most dudes prefer the ones on women. Why? Chemistry. See that... More >>

• Incubus

  published March 4, 2004

  Given that "Drive," Incubus's signature ditty, was a typical mid-tempo sensitivity showcase, "Megalomaniac," the first single and lead number on... More >>

• Naming Rights

  published February 26, 2004

  When University of Colorado president Elizabeth "Betsy" Hoffman put CU head football coach Gary Barnett on paid administrative leave... More >>

• Dizzee Rascal

  published February 26, 2004

  Britisher Dylan Mills's pseudonym doesn't exactly carry its weight in stateside street cred. Truth be told, the name Dizzee Rascal suggests Carl... More >>

• Dillinger Escape Plan

  published February 26, 2004

  Dillinger Escape Plan, which joins the Locust and Your Enemies Friend at the Bluebird Theatre on Wednesday, March 3, has been called... More >>

• The Message

  published February 19, 2004

  Rich Tosches has every right to be depressed. Last fall, his nine-year run as the Colorado Springs Gazette's most popular and... More >>

• Craig Maierhofer

  published February 19, 2004

  Craig Maierhofer was part of Orphan Tears, a popular local combo from the '90s whose shot at the bigtime struck wide of the mark. Like his... More >>