Fort Lupton-based Judge Paul Sacco's method of punishing young noise-ordinance violators -- by sentencing them to an hour spent listening to Barry Manilow tunes and the like -- has gotten plenty of attention in recent days from the local press (here's a piece in the Rocky Mountain News), national news organizations (this article is on the Fox News website) and even global info purveyors (click on the appropriate links to see coverage in South Africa and Thailand). Yet this is hardly the first
Betcha can almost taste that dead bird...
Today in Backbeat Online:
• "Anthem" by Born in the Flood (pictured) climbs One Tree Hill.
• The Flobots score a Music Choice nomination.
• The release of Frank Zappa's Lumpy Money is delayed.
• Thirteen things that took less time than Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy. Sneak preview: Number one is "Jesus Christ dying and returning from the grave."
Today in Cafe Society:
• Thanksgiving Dinner Fantasy Draft: What dishes would you pick?
• Cr
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My favorite song at the moment, hip-hop or otherwise, is "Reach for the Stars," by 3 the Hardway. Everything about the track, from the hook -- which is built around a sample of "I Just Wanna Be the One in Your Life," a cover by the Manhattans of a song first recorded by Barry Manilow, of all people, set against excerpts of "Juicy" by Notorious B.I.G. -- to the content (grinding in pursuit of dreams, natch), to A.V.I.U.S.'s earnest delivery, grabbed me instantly the first tim
Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed only with a bat'leth, broadsword bringer of pain and standard weapon of choice for many an honorable Klingon.
The bat'leth bandit, as he's quickly become known, broke the warrior's code by using the
DENVER'S LOUNGE LIZARDS WERE ALL DRESSED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO. ENTER THE KIT KAT CLUB.LET'S DO LOUNGE SINATRA SONGS, COCKTAIL PARTY CLOTHES AND CHAT GALORE--THEY'LL DRINK TO THAT.
