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How many of you are hung over from yesterday? Aside from our managing editor, that is... Today in Backbeat Online: • Well, that's one way to make sure folks are paying attention. • BDRMPPL 7-inch hand delivered by BDRMPRSN. • Young Coyotes Daytrotter Session posted for free download. • Overcasters...

By Michael Roberts

March 18, 2009

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How many of you are hung over from yesterday? Aside from our managing editor, that is...

Today in Backbeat Online: • Well, that's one way to make sure folks are paying attention. • BDRMPPL 7-inch hand delivered by BDRMPRSN. • Young Coyotes Daytrotter Session posted for free download. • Overcasters SXSW tour diary.

Today in Cafe Society: • Wine at Rialto, pig at Parisi. • Zaidy's fuses a deli with a hipster hot spot. • Hangover graveyard: Ogden Street South. • Calling all Daves: Famous Dave's has a deal for you.

Today in The Latest Word: • Channel 4, Denver Magazine hook up. • Q&A with Steve Foster, managing editor of In Denver Times. • Denver Post editorial page latest to spank Jay Cutler. • Kenny Be's Worst Case Scenario: 2009 Sustainable Opportunities Summit comes to Denver. • Our March Madness picks: A prelude to humiliation... Let's call it a ball game.

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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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