Suge Knight files lawsuit against Kanye West
Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight has filed a $135,000 lawsuit against Kanye West for a gunshot wound and a robbery of his diamond-stud earring that occurred at West’s pre-MTV Music Awards party back in August 2005. According to TMZ, Knight believes that West should be held responsible for letting the thugs in the party.
photo: Eryc EylI had the pleasure and delight to DJ last Wednesday at the Larimer Lounge with some absolute luminaries among Denver's deck wreckers: DJ Ginger, DJ Klaw and the one and only Tyler Snow. The extremely talented Klaw mans the Thursday night Mommy's Little Monster party at Bender's Tavern, with El Brian, Deftron and various guests, and he also takes that party to Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York and elsewhere regularly. Ginger, who frequently joins the Mommy's Little Monster ga
Just when we thought the Red Rocks summer line-up couldn't get any hotter, three more shows were just added to the schedule, including Counting Crows and Augustana on Wednesday, July 29, Rock the Bells '09, featuring Nas, Damian Marley, Busta Rhymes and more, on Thursday, August 6, and the Mountainside Mardi Gras Festival on Saturday, August 8, with Dr. John, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk and other heavies from the Crescent City. Also announced this week is a Monday, August
The Mile High Music Fest returns to Dick's with Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray.
With so many music festivals to fill up your summer and drain your pocketbook, we put together a handy rundown of Denver's fests, in order of their appearance on your calendar. Which are you looking most forward to? What should concertgoers know about each? Use the comments section below -- and enjoy the summer.
Built to Spill headlines this year's Showcase.Westword Music Showcase
Dates: June 13
Venue: Numerou
Aaron ThackerayRock the Bells 2009
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Better than: ringtone rap, anything associated with Auto-Tune or
listening to the self-proclaimed newly anointed "King of Pop," Kanye
West, talk about himself endlessly.
Since 2003, Rock the Bells has been the premier hip-hop festival to
showcase rap music. In the past, the fest leaned heavily toward Wu
affiliated acts and the much celebrated and maligned genre of
backpacker rap. This year was no different wit
