Astralwerks Records

Backbeat writers weigh in on the year's best national releases

Air top seller at Wax Trax

​French electronic duo Air grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax with its latest effort, Love 2, which was released last week on Astralwerks. A Place to Bury Strangers' There is No Enemy and Built to Spill's There is No Enemy, both issued last week, nabbed the second on third slots, while New Model Arm ... More >>

Phoenix

Thursday, June 25, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

Beyond Playlist: Doves and more

Doves Kingdom of Rust Astralwerks It's not exactly a mystery why Doves remain more popular in the U.K. than on these shores. After all, the band's music tends toward denseness, not instant accessibility -- and Jimi Goodwin and the brothers Williams, Jez and Andy, feel that brevity is highly overr ... More >>

Mini Reviews

Doves Kingdom of Rust Astralwerks It's not exactly a mystery why Doves remain more popular in the U.K. than on these shores. After all, the band's music tends toward denseness, not instant accessibility -- and Jimi Goodwin and the brothers Williams, Jez and Andy, feel that brevity is highly overr ... More >>

Last Night... Kraftwerk @ Fillmore Auditorium

Doves Kingdom of Rust Astralwerks It's not exactly a mystery why Doves remain more popular in the U.K. than on these shores. After all, the band's music tends toward denseness, not instant accessibility -- and Jimi Goodwin and the brothers Williams, Jez and Andy, feel that brevity is highly overr ... More >>

45 Second Reviews: B-52s, De Novo Dahl, Fuck Buttons, Thee Silver Mr. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band

Doves Kingdom of Rust Astralwerks It's not exactly a mystery why Doves remain more popular in the U.K. than on these shores. After all, the band's music tends toward denseness, not instant accessibility -- and Jimi Goodwin and the brothers Williams, Jez and Andy, feel that brevity is highly overr ... More >>

Year's to You

The Fray's Isaac Slade and Joe King sound off on their favorite albums of 2007.

VHS or Beta

The only constant for this band, it seems, is change.

Mini Reviews

Mini Reviews

Mini Reviews

Mini Reviews

Beyond Playlist: Kevin Drew and More

Mini Reviews

Sound Bites

Mini Reviews

Beyond Playlist: Lee Burridge and More

Mini Reviews

Beyond Playlist: Prinzhorn Dance School and More

Mini Reviews

Beyond Playlist: Perry Farrell's Satellite Party and More

Mini Reviews

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

West Indian Girl

Wednesday, April 26, 3 Kings Tavern, 303-777-7370.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Nationalistic 2005

The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

Sound Bites

The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

Reid 'Em and Weep

Is Terry Reid the unluckiest man in rock?

Sound Bites

Is Terry Reid the unluckiest man in rock?

Radio 4

Sunday, May 8, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

The Beatdown

Trevor Pryce delivers hits on the field -- and off, with Outlook Music.

Heavyweight

Getting the skinny on Fatboy Slim.

For the Record

For national releases, 2003 wonked as much as it rocked.

Club Scout

H Foundation

Lounge Wizard

Sondre Lerche puts plenty of fizz into his sophisticated brand of pop.

That's a Wrap-Up

Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

Backwash

The Beta Band demonstrates better living through sonic chemistry.

Golden Years

Terraform Records covers the extremes of the local dance spectrum.

Postivly Negativ

Sampling ad infinitum with America's sonic outlaws.

Judgment Day

Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

Playlist

Ol' Dirty Bastard, Richmond Fontaine, Basement Jaxx, Barbra Streisand

Better Living Through Chemistry

The Chemical Brothers try to move beyond the hype.

Playlist

The Chemical Brothers try to move beyond the hype.

Playlist

The Chemical Brothers try to move beyond the hype.

And the Winners Are ...

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Plugged In

Just in time for Lollapalooza, a list of the albums you need to understand electronica.

Feedback

Just in time for Lollapalooza, a list of the albums you need to understand electronica.

Future Shock

Is electronica the next big thing, or another passing fancy?

The Prize Patrol

The biggest musical winners from 1996.

Feedback

The biggest musical winners from 1996.

Playlist

The biggest musical winners from 1996.