Alan Berg

Barry Fey is dead: Towering figure in Denver music scene passes away

We've just learned that Barry Fey, a larger-than-life figure who helped put Denver on the music-business map, has died. At this writing, the circumstances of Fey's death have not been made public, but he has been ill of late. His personal Facebook page features a March 11 post that reads, "I am hap ... More >>

Ten most notable people to die in Colorado

Posts like our collection of the top ten "You know you're from Colorado when...." punchlines celebrate life in our fair state. But what about the opposite side of that coin? Turns out the last breath of many memorable folks was of our thin air. We've assembled a roster of the ten most notable passin ... More >>

Rachel Maddow showcases CO author Stephen Singular, abortion doctor George Tiller's murder

Stephen Singular.​MSNBC's Rachel Maddow has been very kind to Colorado authors of late. On the same March program in which she tried to teach America how to say the the word "Colorado," she spotlighted David Sirota's Back to Our Future. And earlier this week, she offered an astonishing fifteen ... More >>

After Lilian Verdonkschot died, Nadine Montoya was charged with a hit-and-run. But was hate behind the wheel?

Ken Hamblin remembers Alan Berg 25 years later

Ken Hamblin, during his days as the "Black Avenger." This month marks the 25th anniversary of KOA radio personality Alan Berg's murder. But despite this substantial passage of time, Ken Hamblin, Berg's friend and colleague, still gets emotional when he thinks about the evening when he broke the new ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 30 edition

See you next month. Today in Backbeat Online: • Rabbit is a Sphere giving away entire discography. • Michael Jackson's single, bedazzled glove: What's up with that? • MP3 Freeloader: The Nautical Mile Sunday, July 5 at hi-dive. • CacheFlowe's "Computer World" video. • Download a track f ... More >>

Remembering the way Hollywood remembers Alan Berg

Twenty-five years ago today, KOA talk-show host Alan Berg was murdered in his driveway by members of a white-supremacist group called The Order -- and as the Denver Post points out in a front-page story today, the act feels all too resonant thanks to this month's slaying of a security guard at Was ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 18 edition

Mike Honcho. He's spinning in a better place.... Today in Backbeat Online: • RIP Mike Honcho. • Everything is ridiculous at the Air Guitar Championship. • Kid Cudi remixes 3OH!3. • Q&A with the Church's Marty Wilson-Piper. • Q&A with Adam Franklin of Swervedriver. • See the Epilogues f ... More >>

Skin Deep

Talk-show hosts who tackle ethnic issues are often accused of racism. Should they be?

The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

More Messages: The Berg Legacy

No Bias

A misbegotten experiment implodes.

Voices From the Past

Sheryl Renee recognizes her favorites.

The Message

Hip Hope

The Message

Kid Stuff

Seeing Red

For better or worse, KHOW's Scott Redmond has people talking.

Clothes Call

Style is in the eye of the beholder -- and you can finally behold some again at the Tabor Center.

The Message

At 3 a.m., KOA's Rick Barber is the only game in town.

The Accidental Jurist

Leonard Peltier. Stephen Miles. Now the witness who might break the Ramsey case. It’s no wonder Lee Hill thinks he needs to pack a pistol.

News and Jews

Do newspapers and the Anti-Defamation League have anything in common?

Bondage & Domination

Denver's bail bondsmen are good at getting other people out of trouble--and themselves into it.

Double Trouble

Meet Jay Marvin, Denver's only one-man radio team.

Twenty Years of Denver

The Long Goodbye

After thirty years, Barry Fey is stepping down. Sort of.

Moving Violation

A local mover and shirker hauls a load to bankruptcy court--for the sixth time.

Still Crazy After All These Years

The names of the patriots have changed, but not their tune.

WAR OF THE WORDS

HOW AN EAGER DA TRANSFORMED A NEIGHBORHOOD SPAT INTO A HEADLINE-GRABBING HATE CRIME.THE HATING GAME WHEN THE ARONSONS TALKED, THE JEFFCO DA LISTENED. BIG MISTAKE.

KILLING TIME

DOOM AND DOOMER

DR. NORM AND THE REST OF PATRIOT RADIO FACE THE APOCALYPSE. NOW.

SOUNDS OF SILENCE

A GAG ORDER LEAVES TROUBLING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE QUIGLEY-ARONSON FEUD.

OUT OF THE NORM

NORM RESNICK SPEAKS LOUDLY AND CARRIES A BIG SHTICK.STAR-SPANGLED BANTER A TRADITIONAL JEW ON THE CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS' WAVELENGTH--THIS IS KOSHER?

DELIVERANCE

IN THE GRIM FIELD OF MORTUARY TRANSPORT, DENVER'S LOREN NEWTON TAKES A BACKSEAT TO NO ONE.TALES OF THE BODY SNATCHER LOREN NEWTON SPECIALIZES IN ADMINISTERING LAST RIDES.