Subject: Alison Moyet

• Beyond Playlist: Chairlift - Does You Inspire You

  Chairlift Does You Inspire You Columbia Records Though it's no fun to watch talented Colorado musicians leave our fair state for glimmering destinations like Portland or Brooklyn, it is fun to watch them succeed. Such is the case for Boulder-founded synth poppers, Chairlift. Shortly after lighting off for the hipster Disneyland of Brooklyn, Caroline Polacheck, Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly had a song licensed for an iPod commercial and caught the attention of Columbia Records. Does You

  April 2, 2009

• Requiem in Black

  October 9, 2008

• Discmania

  Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

  December 27, 2001

• Policy of Truth

  A fall from grace was exactly what Dave Gahan needed.

  August 7, 2003

• Long Live the King

  DJ King Britt is making Boulder part of his royal domain.

  January 28, 1999

• In a Depeche Mode

  Despite personnel shifts and personal problems, the world's most resilient electro band isn't ready to fold yet.

  November 26, 1998

• Erasing the Past

  Erasure's Vince Clarke visits America to check on the state of his baby: electronica.

  June 5, 1997

• Playlist

  September 5, 1996