Alexander de Large

Last Night: Electric Six, Gore Gore Girls and We Are the Fury @ Larimer Lounge

Brave New World

DeVotchKa's cultural collisions make for fascinating art.

Flick Pick

A Clockwork Orange

Mile High Makeout: Tricks and Treats

A Clockwork Orange

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 12, 2002

Bite Me

Going, Going...

The Beatdown

Don't start no stuff, won't be no stuff.

He'll Be Your Mirror

Don't blame Michael Haneke if you don't like what you see.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Don't blame Michael Haneke if you don't like what you see.

The Boys Are Back

Malick, mobsters and Mr. Brooks.

Lots of Yuk

If counseling didn’t do it, these late-night gabfests should set Ted Haggard straight.

Flick Pick

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The Adicts

Monday, July 4, Bender's Tavern, 303-861-7070.

Orbital

Blue Album (ATO Records)

Flick Pick

Barry Lyndon

Sodom and Milwaukee

For Dennis and Jimmy Flemion of the Frogs, whoring out for The Man is enough to make you croak.

Flick Pick

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Ultra-Violence

Gangster No. 1 paints a bloody good picture of a soulless British thug.

About to Hatch

With The Egg, its most mature release yet, Shiner cracks expectations wide open.

Survey Says

The proliferation of polling is burying us in numbers. Do they mean anything?

Fox on the Run

During its first week on the air, Channel 31's news demonstrates a little substance and a lot of style.

Fun House

During its first week on the air, Channel 31's news demonstrates a little substance and a lot of style.

Saints and Sinners

During its first week on the air, Channel 31's news demonstrates a little substance and a lot of style.

Smack Into Reality

During its first week on the air, Channel 31's news demonstrates a little substance and a lot of style.

THRILLS

During its first week on the air, Channel 31's news demonstrates a little substance and a lot of style.

INNOCENCE LOST

ELEVEN TREATMENT PROGRAMS LATER, TEENAGER SPENCER DAY WAS STILL MOLESTING CHILDREN. NOW HE'S IN PRISON UNTIL 2058.THIS BOY'S LIFE LAST YEAR 17-YEAR-OLD SPENCER DAY MOLESTED THREE MORE BOYS. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.

SCREAM IDOLS

ELEVEN TREATMENT PROGRAMS LATER, TEENAGER SPENCER DAY WAS STILL MOLESTING CHILDREN. NOW HE'S IN PRISON UNTIL 2058.THIS BOY'S LIFE LAST YEAR 17-YEAR-OLD SPENCER DAY MOLESTED THREE MORE BOYS. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Bar Standard

Chad FahnestockThe Swayback turned in one of their best sets in a packed Bar Standard. See more photos from Bar Standard at westword.com/slideshow. MS = main stage, P = patio Six Months to Live - 12:00 - MS Actually, this got started at more like 12:20 or so. What, a festival running late? Incon ... More >>

The revival of this iconic punk band gives us a bad case of Germaphobia

Chad FahnestockThe Swayback turned in one of their best sets in a packed Bar Standard. See more photos from Bar Standard at westword.com/slideshow. MS = main stage, P = patio Six Months to Live - 12:00 - MS Actually, this got started at more like 12:20 or so. What, a festival running late? Incon ... More >>

The Rear Inn's karaoke menu is a little behind the times

Chad FahnestockThe Swayback turned in one of their best sets in a packed Bar Standard. See more photos from Bar Standard at westword.com/slideshow. MS = main stage, P = patio Six Months to Live - 12:00 - MS Actually, this got started at more like 12:20 or so. What, a festival running late? Incon ... More >>

Still longing for Rock Island? Find more of your ilk at Milk.

Chad FahnestockThe Swayback turned in one of their best sets in a packed Bar Standard. See more photos from Bar Standard at westword.com/slideshow. MS = main stage, P = patio Six Months to Live - 12:00 - MS Actually, this got started at more like 12:20 or so. What, a festival running late? Incon ... More >>

Read this book: How to Wreck a Nice Beach

​ I've been obsessed with the vocoder for a long time. From the first time I heard Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" to watching Clockwork Orange in high school -- the sound has fascinated and amused me to no end. Until last week, I didn't know Dave Tompkins' book, How to Wreck a Nice Beach, which detai ... More >>

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: A story we cannot follow

​ I've been obsessed with the vocoder for a long time. From the first time I heard Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" to watching Clockwork Orange in high school -- the sound has fascinated and amused me to no end. Until last week, I didn't know Dave Tompkins' book, How to Wreck a Nice Beach, which detai ... More >>

Hallow Freak'n Ween at 1STBANK, 10/30/10

Aaron Thackeray​ HALLOW FREAK'N WEEN Markus Shulz • Richard Vission • John O'Callaghan • Icey Dragon • Trajikk • Kostas • Fury Dino • DJ Bl3nd and more 10.30.10 | 1STBANK Center See Hallow Freak'n Ween slideshow Lights, costumes, candy -- action! Hallo Freakn' Ween burst out ... More >>

Festivus and ten more made-up holidays for the Holidays

​Tomorrow, Rick Gold will host a traditional Fesitvus celebration at the Shag Lounge. There, you can commune around the Festivus pole, air some grievances and perform some feats of strength. There will also be a ($5 maximum) gift exchange. In honor of disillusionment everywhere, we present 10 ... More >>

Super 8: The critical take in defense of nostalgia

​Browsing through the reviews of Super 8, it seems like a lot of fans and critics are giving the film -- a pastiche of late '70s/early '80s Spielberg -- a soft critical pass based on their nostalgic reactions to the time period in which it's set and their love of the films it homages (sorry gu ... More >>