The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 7 edition

Shall we rap? Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night: Rock the Bells at Red Rocks. • MP3 Freeloader: Rockie making a splash on the club scene. • Zebra Junction closes up shop this evening. • Q&A with Jared Piccone of Innerpartysystem. • Q&A with Brandon Whalen of My Body...

By Michael Roberts

August 7, 2009

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Shall we rap?

Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night: Rock the Bells at Red Rocks. • MP3 Freeloader: Rockie making a splash on the club scene. • Zebra Junction closes up shop this evening. • Q&A with Jared Piccone of Innerpartysystem. • Q&A with Brandon Whalen of My Body Sings Electric. • Gary Sinise encourages Civic pride tomorrow night.

Today in Cafe Society: • This weekend: Chocolate, Colorado wines and craft beers. • Geek in the Galley: The toaster of tomorrow. • Cheba Hut gets ready to smoke. • Beers and Brewhahas: Bill Ritter vs. Labor Unions and his own party. • Guess where I'm eating? • One night in Beaver Creek.

Today in The Latest Word: • We miss you already, Paula!: American Idol auditions in Denver, round two. • Pelosi appearance: Free (and often stupid) speech lives. • Another pussy move from Jay Cutler. • My moment with John Hughes. • Pueblo rally compares Obamacare to Pol Pot, Hitler. • Bob Newman fights for the haters. What the world needs now is love, sweet love.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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