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Hips will twitch during Quantic's Cervantes' set

Here's what the Denver Nuggets are listening to

On Friday night, I had the chance to chop it up with some of the Denver Nuggets in the locker room before they completely whooped ass on the Brooklyn Nets. With the exception of my two favorite players (who evidently don't do interviews before a game, as they both tersely informed me), everybody was ... More >>

The five best jail-inspired musician memoirs

Pop culture incrementally improved the chances that books would outlive CDs when news spread that Lil Wayne had inked a deal to write a memoir about the eight months he spent locked up on gun charges. Titled Gone 'Til November, the book is scheduled to be released in May. While the hip-hop blogosphe ... More >>

Street Style: Crystals, positive energy and a less-is-more mentality

As the season starts to swelter, street fashion takes a more easy-going, laid-back approach. Yet for these individuals, that doesn't mean compromising on style. Take a gander at this week's subjects, who are creating their own looks.

Street Style: "If you feel like a witch, then you should dress like a witch"

On Saturday, when a collision of cultural celebrations -- the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo -- had people sporting big hats and sombreros all over town, one person's style statement definitely topped all others. Every witch way. Here's a look at this week's Denver street style.

Is vinyl still a viable format or as obsolete as pager technology in the age of smart phones?

Today, the Denver Record Collectors Spring Expo is taking place at Ramada Plaza in Northglenn (I-25 and 120th). For a $2.00 admission, you can sort through a treasure trove of vinyl from over forty dealers from all over the country. While there will also be CDs, posters and other stuff available at ... More >>

Photos: These Capitol Hill characters go bump in the night

When the sun goes down, nocturnal Denverites emerge and turn up their style swagger. Take a look at this week's trendsetters and rule-breakers -- caught in their natural environs of East 13th Avenue.

Dress every day like you're going to see your worst enemy

It could be a holdover from Earth Day -- or even 4/20. This week we spotted many people on the street sporting the color green. But more savvy fashionistas looked to film or music for inspiration.

Fine art impacts Denver street style

When artistic people dress, they often create stylistic masterpieces almost as impressive as the masterpieces they work around. Just take a look at this week's street-style subjects:

Accessories transform outfits from mundane to exciting

As the weather heats up, so does Denver style. This week, accessories transform outfits from mundane to exciting. Whether they're smokey neutrals or eye-popping pastels, accessories this spring are the cat's meow -- and hiss as well.

Wicked Wednesdays: Street style 4/04

Look out! You may be the next fashionista spotted on the streets of Denver. On a recent trip downtown, we found two individuals whose eye for assembling an outfit deserved special attention:

Five things you need to know about Mormons

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who created The Book of Mormon , are hometown heroes -- and that alone is reason for a "Glory Hallelujah" all around. Tickets for the musical sold out in record time yesterday; for those lucky enough to have snagged them, there are a few things about the LDS faith that yo ... More >>

Reader: Bike to Work Day is a good day not to be on the bike path

​When it comes to commuting via bicycle, there are thrilling upsides and harrowing downsides: the Don Henley-esque feeling of wind in your hair, for example, versus the sheer terror of a million one-ton boxes made of metal trying to kill you. On Bike to Work Day, created to encourage people to ... More >>

I went to my favorite pho restaurant and all I got was Rick Astley

Damn you, Astley!​In the modern age of the iPod, any shoe store, cowboy bar, hair salon or (in this particular case) pho restaurant can do business to any soundtrack it chooses. When I worked at KB Toys in the 90s, we were sent a monthly cassette to play in the store -- except the tape player ... More >>

Top 5 ways to survive animal attacks with music

​Earlier this week, a report surfaced of a Norwegian boy scaring away a pack of wolves by playing Creed, proving once and for all that the only thing more terrifying then a pack of wolves is Creed. (Well, he also yelled and waved his arms around a bit, which is one of those strange tips you pi ... More >>

Hellfire Machina: Demon babes always win

​Flier design doesn't have many proven rules, but there is one that is nearly irrefutable: cartoon demon babes are always a good idea. Toss in some fire effects, and it's next to impossible to resist the urge to stare longingly at our pick this week, which combines some simple lines with ridic ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Rock out with the Signal Snowboards x Skullcandy Boombox

​This week the Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) Snow Show is coming to the Colorado Convention Center, where all the major ski and snowboard companies will show off their latest innovations for the 2011/2012 winter season. Here's one we'd like to see on the showroom floor: The one-off Si ... More >>

Deck the shelves with boughs of cookbooks: Local chefs sound off on their favorite culinary reads

Lori Midson​Ah, Christmas: The season of giving, receiving, in-law spats, road range, parking lot clusterfucks, check-out line massacres and cookbooks and food books -- the ones that you hope will end up wrapped under the tree, right alongside the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Over the course of the ... More >>

If President Obama has a thing for hip-hop, here are five artists to add to his iPod

​In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, our president revealed that his music palette has expanded slightly in recent years with a little help from his personal aide, Reggie Love. New additions to his usual standbys of Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones include Nas and Lil' Wayne. It's a lit ... More >>

Sub.Mission's Dayquill drops a double dose of dubstep goodness

​Is your mp3 player suffering from chills, a hacking cough and a distinct lack of new, bass-heavy dance music? Might we suggest a healthy double dose of Dayquill to cure what ills it? Now, before you go cracking a couple of liquigels into your iPod, let us clarify that we're talking about lo ... More >>

Ten print ads for stereos that remind us of the good old days

Lo-fi, analog and tangible: In the days before digital music files and the ubiquity of iPods -- or hell, at this point, iPhones -- music actually took up physical space, as did the devices that played it. Culled from old magazine and newspapers is this list of ten interesting advertisements for fi ... More >>

Songs of the summer: Twitpoll edition

​We brought you a list of our potential top summer jams a while back, but now summer is here and it got us to wondering: What song (or songs) have been your top songs of the summer so far. And since standing on a street corner asking random passers-by questions is out of fashion (and damn uncomfor ... More >>

I Need That Record: The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store -- have you seen it yet? You should.

In case you haven't gotten your quotient of feel-like-shit yet today, check out I Need That Record! website, a documentary about the death of independent record stores. For a limited time, you can stream the doc for free in its entirety on Pitchfork or you can purchase it directly for eleven buck ... More >>

Jobbed: Spin this sign

Having trouble finding work? You're not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Sign spinners

Denver Public Library offers e-titles on the go -- sort of

A Flickr photo.​The Denver Public Library has long been hip to technology, whether it's offering DVD selections that rival Blockbuster or allowing patrons to download tawdry B-movies from its website. Now the institution's getting into the smartphone craze, having developed a mobile website o ... More >>

Under Fire: Act Three

Taylor Marsh​Our former Cafe Society intern just decided to chuck college in favor of a real education: as a sous chef. In Under Fire, he chronicles his daily trials and tribulations in the kitchen. There are a few signs that the holiday season is coming. The first is red cups at Starbu ... More >>

The newer generations' love of classic rock shows a lack of imagination

Laura Gibson

Music out of context: the serendipitous mix

Of all the changes technology has wrought to my listening habits and way of experiencing music, the biggest impact has come from the way my iPod destroys context.The most obvious benefit of the iPod revoution is the convenience of having thousands -- even tens of thousands -- songs in your pocket. ... More >>

Mile High Makeout: Maestro, a little traveling music, please

It's Official: CDs are Now Pointless

45 Second Reviews: The Cool Kids, Scarlett Johansson, The Myriad, The Ting Tings

Post Employees Do the Shuffle

Oscar Night Done Right

Neighborhood Flix has the perfect party planned.

Best 2007 - Phoenix: Jordin Sparks's Idol Thoughts

Atomic Cowboy

Back in the saddle again.

Sex Pistols Shoot Nostalgia Dead, and Other Assorted Goodies

How To Watch The Rockies Game From Your Cube

Westword Music Showcase 2007

Saturday, June 16

Blogging at 10 MPH

Born in the Fog

myPod

Finding more local bang for the byte.

Various Artists

Plant Music
Plant Music Records

Brazilian Girls

Wednesday, November 8, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Coming Zune

Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster-hardware game. Will it make sweet music this time?

Ratatat

Classics (XL Recordings)

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Diamond Nights

Friday, November 18, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700.

Blue Turtle Seduction

Thursday, November 17, Quixote's True Blue, 303-297-1772.

Club Scout

Climax Lounge