Email Author Michael Roberts

Awards

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

  "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down"

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2007 Stories by Michael Roberts

• Hanks a Lot

  published September 27, 2007

  John Nathan, who fronts a group called the Rotten Gamblers, was born to perform during the fourth annual Hankfest showcase. He and Hank... More >>

• Jonesing for a Savior

  published September 27, 2007

  Although Terry Gilliam is the best-known director to spring from the coils of Monty Python owing to productions such as 1985's Brazil,... More >>

• Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals

  published September 20, 2007

  Given the advances in digital studio equipment, cutting an album in analog can be both more difficult and more expensive than using readily... More >>

• New Forecast

  published September 20, 2007

  I've heard one former press secretary at another agency say they'd rather die than have this job," says Dana Perino, the new White House... More >>

• Charlie Hunter

  published September 20, 2007

  Guitarist Charlie Hunter may be something of a jazz popularizer, but his creative restlessness makes his music interesting as well as accessible,... More >>

• Heaven and Hell

  published September 20, 2007

  On his website, Heaven and Hell bassist Geezer Butler teases the group's tour with Alice Cooper and Queensrÿche by noting that "it's time to... More >>

• Velvet Revolver Seek Libertad

  published September 20, 2007

  The good news: Slash's photo appeared on the August 9 cover of Rolling Stone just as his current band, Velvet Revolver, was releasing a new... More >>

• Various Artists

  published September 20, 2007

  Satire Records' Jack Redell is taking a cue from Prince, who was among the first artists to thank concert attendees by including a free CD with... More >>

• Down South

  published September 20, 2007

  South Park animation director Eric Stough, who appears tonight as part of the University of Colorado at Boulder's International Film... More >>

• Rights and Wrongs

  published September 20, 2007

  "Government officials often intrude on everyday choices that touch on drinking, smoking, moral matters and a bevy of other issues," says David... More >>

• Republicans Say DNC Will Be a Grand Ol' Party

  published September 13, 2007

  Although the Democratic National Convention doesn't open in Denver until August 25, 2008, press coverage in these parts makes it seem as if the... More >>

• The Flaming Lips Are on Fire!

  published September 13, 2007

  A few years back, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne asked fans to don animal costumes and cavort on stage, unaware that the invitation would... More >>

• The Skivies

  published September 13, 2007

  Their moniker may sound jokey, but the Skivies — who'll join New Ancient Astronauts and Amphibious Jones on Saturday, September 15, at... More >>

• The Used

  published September 13, 2007

  In the video for "Pretty Handsome Awkward," an entertaining track from Lies for the Liars, the latest CD by the Used, bassist Jeph Howard... More >>

• Zookeeper

  published September 13, 2007

  Austin-based singer-songwriter Chris Simpson, who was raised in Littleton, first came to the fore as a member of Mineral, a band whose two... More >>

• Jersey Boys

  published September 13, 2007

  Because the Colorado Rockies are playing meaningful games in September for the first time in recent memory, they don't need gimmicks to attract... More >>

• Two of a Kind

  published September 13, 2007

  Take Two: Film and Its Inspirations, a new series starting tonight at the Denver Art Museum, has an inspiration of its own: Inspiring... More >>

• The Used

  published September 13, 2007

  In the video for "Pretty Handsome Awkward," an entertaining track from Lies for the Liars, the latest CD by the Used, bassist Jeph Howard... More >>

• The Funnies Aren't Anymore

  published September 6, 2007

  Not long ago, I was a zealous reader of daily newspaper comics, devouring at least a dozen strips per day, more when I had the time. But somewhere... More >>

• Sound Tribe Sector 9 Kicks Out the Jams

  published September 6, 2007

  Sound Tribe Sector 9 isn't a group that embraces conventional wisdom. The act has built an expanding audience by specializing in instrumentals... More >>

• M.I.A.

  published September 6, 2007

  Arular, the 2005 debut by Mathangi "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, got lotsa reviewers hot and bothered (and deservedly so), but only a relative... More >>

• Erik Deutsch

  published September 6, 2007

  Before his recent move to Brooklyn, pianist Erik Deutsch spent a decade on the Colorado jazz scene. Fingerprint, issued by Boulder's... More >>

• Against Me!

  published September 6, 2007

  In "Piss and Vinegar," a new song by Against Me! (currently touring with David Dondero and Matt & Kim), lead singer Tom Gabel advises music... More >>

• Hop Stuff

  published September 6, 2007

  Sixteen years ago, Ute Meadows Elementary School teacher E.J. Boillot began coaching the Jumping Eagles, a jump-rope team named after the... More >>

• Wholly Unholy

  published September 6, 2007

  Nick Sugar, who's directing The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged), concedes that "there are liberties taken" in this comic... More >>