Barry White

What if Radiohead's song were all about sex?

As Black History Month comes to a close, we reflect on the influential Sounds of Blackness

Black History Month 2012 has been a doozy. Beginning with the tragic and shocking death of Don Cornelius to dealing with equally troubling news of Whitney Houston's passing as the month wore on. Most interesting about this time is the ways in which the music healed us. When Whitney died, DJs played ... More >>

Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers on the time he spent in Denver and Breaks In the Armor

Justin Evans​After the breakup of his influential underground pop band Archers of Loaf, frontman Eric Bachmann formed Crooked Fingers (due at the Larimer Lounge tonight with Strands of Oak and Ian Cooke) and had a kind of second chapter in his long musical career, one favored by some over the ... More >>

800 the Jewell on founding a label and what inspires him

Phillip Embry with his family.​ 800 the Jewell (aka Phillip Embry) is a man of many words and even more substance. In addition to his work as a producer, musician and rapper, he is the founder of Jewell Tyme Music, the label that houses such artists as Haven the Great, King FOE, Karma, and ot ... More >>

Chef and Tell with the Lobby's Charley Sinden: corn sprouts, his favorite pizza and that offal thing

Lori Midson ​ Charley Sinden The Lobby 2121 Arapahoe Street 303-997-9911 www.thelobbydenver.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Charley Sinden, exec chef of the Lobby. See what Sinden has to say about roach coaches, liver and the Domino's cheese pizza delivery in the first s ... More >>

Medical marijuana dispensary review: Pure Medical Dispensary -- where less is more

Pure Medical Dispensary​​In "Mile Highs and Lows," Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars or a dope dealer's college dorm room. See our dispensary list here, and keep reading for William Brea ... More >>

Mile High Music Festival set reviews: Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Amos Lee, The Samples, The Constellations

Brian Landis FolkinsSnanke Rattle Rattle Snake​Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, 1:30 p.m., Bison Tent Blame it on the early hour, chalk it up to the inconvenient location of the Bison Tent on the far eastern end of the complex. Maybe it boils down to the fundamental feel of the open-air stage, a fo ... More >>

Denver Zoo: Which baby animal is the cutest?!?

Dave Parsons/Denver ZooI iz kewt?​ The cuteness overflow-eth at the Denver Zoo. This week, the zoo posted photos of its newest baby animals: four Amur tiger cubs born last month. To the surprise of no one with eyes and a heart, the cubs are effing adorable. But are they the cutest babies the ... More >>

Giving Massive Attack's Mezzanine another shot

​ I never really got into Massive Attack. Actually, to be honest, most of the '90s downtempo/trip-hop stuff always alluded me for one reason or another. It always felt so goofy, so bland, so near-new-age. Perhaps this just was my own association. But after actually enjoying Heligoland I decid ... More >>

Freeloader: Sexy mix from CacheFlowe just in time for Valentine's Day

​Just in time to get you in the proper mood for Valentines Day, CacheFlowe drops a free mix of sexytime music called This Year is For Lovers. It's full of swinging tracks of sexiness -- "ninety minutes of sexy jams in the genres of techno, dubstep, downtempo, hip hop, experimental and more" as ... More >>

Take a Little Trip

Head to the Denver Coliseum for the Lowrider Tour.

Happy Feet

That whole talking-animal genre? Let's be done with it.

Gentle Giant

After years with Sonia Dada, Paris Delane is happy to be on his own.

Don Williams

Friday, November 11, Grizzly Rose, 303-295-1330.

For the Record

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

The Beatdown

The second coming of the Lord.

Boogie Men

VHS or Beta inspires communal dance ecstasy and has a good beat. But don't call it disco.

Fantastic Plastic Machine

Beautiful (Emperor Norton)

The Twilight Singers

Twilight (Columbia)

Jaws: The Revenge

Amanda Peet chews up brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped.

Risky Business

Rapper Dannell McNeil takes a chance with his own record label and a new album.

Judgment Day

Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

Night Sweats

Scorsese's New York is alive and kicking in Bringing Out the Dead, but the vital signs are weakening.

Disco Redux

A new boxed set argues that disco didn't suck after all.

Year-End Close-Out

We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

The Buddy System

They met because they wanted to fight gangs. Ten years later, Leon Kelly and Lloyd Lewan are a gang of two.

Playlist

They met because they wanted to fight gangs. Ten years later, Leon Kelly and Lloyd Lewan are a gang of two.

Playlist

They met because they wanted to fight gangs. Ten years later, Leon Kelly and Lloyd Lewan are a gang of two.

Music for the Holidaze

Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

Thrills for the week

Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

Dulli Noted

The Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli, in black, white and gray.

THE GOODS

THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

WHAT A TRIP

THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

SO FINE

THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.

HUMP DAY

THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.

PLAYLIST

THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.