The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 13 edition

This Friday the 13th isn't even remotely scary. Today in Backbeat Online: • Meet Danielle Ate the Sandwich, your new favorite singer-songwriter. • New Heavyweight Dub Champion album features KRS-One, Killah Priest. • Enjoy 1,200 songs free courtesy of SXSW. • Freaky Friday: Thru You by Kutiman. Today in Cafe...

By Michael Roberts

March 13, 2009

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This Friday the 13th isn't even remotely scary.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Meet Danielle Ate the Sandwich, your new favorite singer-songwriter. • New Heavyweight Dub Champion album features KRS-One, Killah Priest. • Enjoy 1,200 songs free courtesy of SXSW. • Freaky Friday: Thru You by Kutiman.

Today in Cafe Society: • Rock and soul tonight -- with chile and wine. • Fuel Cafe gases up for extended dinner hours. • The Arvada Tavern is back in business. • Candy Girls: Reese's Milk Chocolate Layered Cookies. • Journalists battle it out over chili.

Today in The Latest Word: • Medical-marijuana hearing gets delayed as pot-fueled opposition grows. • Channel 31, the Ward Churchill trial and shrinking TV-news resources. • The bigger the nuisance, the tougher the fix. • Channel 2 general manager Dennis Leonard on layoffs, a prime-time shift and the concept behind "The Deuce." • Shmucks of the Week: McDaniels and Cutler. Go team!

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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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