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February 27, 2012
Nick Drake's Pink Moon turns forty
In his best selling book Killing Yourself to Live, Chuck Klosterman asserts that "the best career move any musician can make is to stop breathing." When examining Kurt Cobain's post-mortem transformation from junkie dad to iconic voice of a generation, Klosterman notes that the suicide told everyone ... More >>
Music
June 16, 2011
Westword Music Showcase 2011
The Westword Music Showcase celebrates seventeen years, a lifetime for some of 2011's performers
Blogs
February 21, 2011
Tonight: Smith Westerns at the Larimer
Chicago's Smith Westerns have no doubt been thrown under the worn out labels of beachy and reverb-heavy -- but past a surface listen, the band goes deeper than many of it's lo-fi contemporaries. Reminiscent of T. Rex and Donovan, the music of Smith Westerns has a charming sexiness in their vo ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
In honor of Valentine's Day, we present you with fifteen love songs about... inanimate objects
It's Valentine's Day, which means the entire Internet is abuzz with songs about love -- or if people are feeling particularly sad -- songs about hate. But what about those who prefer to spread their affection to other things, like inanimate objects? Well, there are plenty of those songs, too. ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Top sellers this week: Elephant Revival back on top at Albums, Mumford & Sons at Twist
After a month of holding down the number one spot at Albums on the Hill and then being absent from last week's top sellers, Nederland-based Elephant Revival is back on top for the week ending January 9. Mumford & Sons, meanwhile, who have been a strong seller at local stores, took the number ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2010
T.I., Elephant Revival, Ebbets Field comp and Belle & Sebastian top local sellers this week
T.I. grabbed the top spot at Independent this week with his latest, No Mercy, featuring Kanye West, Drake and Eminem, among others. Nederland's Elephant Revival claimed the top spot for the second week in a row at Albums on the Hill. At Twist & Shout, meanwhile, the new Live From Ebbets Field ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2010
Bruce Springsteen, Cee-Lo, Rihanna top sellers
Kid Cudi's Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager might have dominated last week's charts, but this week, it's disappeared from the top ten at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout and moved down to the number four at Independent Records.
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Kid Cudi, Cee Lo, Belle & Sebastian top sellers at local stores
Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, released last week on Universal Motown, debuted very strong, claiming the top slots at Albums on the Hill, Independent Records and Twist & Shout for the week ending November 14. Cee Lo Green's Lady Killer, meanwhile, issued last week on ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Brian Eno, Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, Deerhunter top sellers at local stores
Small Craft on a Milk Sea, Brian Eno's Warp debut released last week, claimed the top spot at Albums on the Hill and rounded out the top five at Twist & Shout for the week ending November 7. Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being, meanwhile, continues to hold down to the top spot at Independent R ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Kings of Leon, Deerhunter, Lil Wayne top sellers at local record stores
While it isn't a huge surprise, Come Around Sundown, Kings of Leon's fifth studio album, released last week on RCA, claimed the top spots at both Albums on the Hill and Twist and Shout, and checked in at number two at Independent Records, behind Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being. Deerhunter' ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2010
Sufjan Stevens, Belle & Sebastian, Lil Wayne top sellers at local stores
Sufjan Stevens' The Age of Adz, released last week on Asthmatic Kitty, and Belle & Sebastian's latest release on Matador, Write About Love, took the top two spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout for the week ending October 17. Lil Wayne's new album, meanwhile, I Am Not a Human Being ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2010
Gorillaz, Sonic Youth, LCD Soundsytem shows announced
It's been a hell of a week for show announcements. Aside from getting the word on shows by the Cult, Blitzen Trapper, Bad Religion, the Thermals and Drake, Gorillaz announced a show at the Wells Fargo Theatre on Sunday, October 24. Tickets to see the Damon Albarn-fronted group, which includ ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2010
Matador at 21: Anyone got a spare, oh, $700 or so?
As it happens, we don't have a spare $700 or so laying around. Boy, if we did, though, you wouldn't really have to be the betting type to wager where we'd be on Friday, October 1 through Sunday, October 3. No contest: Matador at 21 in Las Vegas. Have you seen the lineup for this thing? Holy ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Ghostand Observatory, Jonathan Tyler on our playlists this week
As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Ten musician related comic books
We found the above gem while wandering around the comic store yesterday -- it appears to be some type of (unauthorized?) biography of Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, mom didn't give us enough loot to actually buy it, so we'll never know for sure. What we do know, however, is that this isn't the f ... More >>
Music
March 4, 2010
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Friday, March 5, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.
Blogs
March 1, 2010
Top ~~ten~~ five blogs by bands
Photo courtesy of Kanyewest.com Last week, Kanye christened his new web site with the above photo of his girlfriend, Amber Rose. Then, Thom Yorke announced the name of his latest band on the Radiohead blog. Which got us thinking about the other band blogs we have bookmarked. In our bitchin' ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
Deferred Hat Tip: Belle & Sebastian's Dear Catastrophe Waitress
There's probably a specific type of hell for people like me: I who can name drop a Belle & Sebastian song off the top of their head, can toss their songs onto mix tapes, have owned the majority of their catalog for several years without ever once even thinking about the possibility of maybe listenin ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2010
Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of January 4, 2010
As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. F ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2009
Over the Weekend: David Bazan at the Hi-Dive
David Bazan David Bazan, Say Hi November 1, 2009 Hi-Dive Better Than:Dreaming about an open mike night during a nap. "Do you guys want to hear a joke?" asks Say Hi frontman Eric Elbogen maybe three songs into their set. We do, of course. "Clean or dirty?" he asks. He gets a bunch of requests ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
Monolith Q&A: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
With early support from one of the country's most important independent radio stations, KEXP in Seattle, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart -- appearing at Monlith this weekend -- struck a chord with fans of earnest, dreamy, lush pop music. Though often compared to C86-era and Sarah Records ban ... More >>
Music
August 20, 2009
The Octopus Project
Saturday, August 22, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.
Blogs
July 31, 2009
Freaky Friday: Sour - "Hibi no Neiro"
Japan offers us this week's entry into the weird of the world. The song is "Hibi no Neiro" by Japanese group Sour. It's actually quite a nice little tune, sort of like a Japanese Belle and Sebastian who stop for a psych-rock/free jazz freakout now and then -- which I guess is weird enough, i ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2009
Q&A with Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura
Early on in its career, Camera Obscura endured endless comparisons to revered fellow Glaswegians Belle & Sebastian. At this point, however, any comparison threatens to make the latter look bad: Among scholars of the heartache and growing pains of bookish, precocious youth, Stuart Murdoch's got n ... More >>
Music
June 26, 2008
Cobra Starship Took Flight
Before Gabe Saporta even had a band together.
Blogs
June 25, 2008
Q&A With Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship
Before Gabe Saporta even had a band together.
Blogs
January 28, 2008
The Magic Flute and Other Assorted Goodies
Before Gabe Saporta even had a band together.
Music
January 10, 2008
Various Artists
Juno: Music From the Motion Picture
Rhino
Blogs
July 23, 2007
Cary Brothers @ Soiled Dove Underground, 7/21/07
Juno: Music From the Motion Picture
Rhino
Music
April 5, 2007
Kissing Party
Leela European Cafe
News
September 28, 2006
Boys and Their Toys
Gio Toninelo is living the dream -- and his wife doesn't mind.
Music
July 13, 2006
'Til We Meet Again
For Tilly and the Wall, there's no place like home.
Music
June 22, 2006
Pretty Girls Make Saves
As video games go indie, here's some ideas for a few likely pairings.
Music
April 6, 2006
Listen Up
Fast reviews of recent releases
Music
March 9, 2006
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
Ballad of the Broken Seas (V2)
Music
December 8, 2005
Cello Kitty
Rasputina gives chamber music a goose.
Music
May 20, 2004
Made to Be Broken
From four-track pluck to orchestral ambition, Destroyer keeps busting the mold.
Music
May 6, 2004
For Whom the Belle Toils
Belle & Sebastian remains a word-of-mouth phenomenon.
Film
February 7, 2002
Asking for It
Storytelling blusters with sex, rage and insanity.
Music
December 27, 2001
Discmania
Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.
Music
November 15, 2001
The Reindeer Section
Y'all Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! ([PIAS] America)
News
June 22, 2000
Sage Advice
KBCO's Bret Saunders is taking on the shock jocks -- and winning.
Music
September 30, 1999
Oh, L'Amour
Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt is loving every minute of a new three-disc set.
Music
September 9, 1999
Playlist
Kool Keith, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, Belle and Sebastian, Tricky With DJ Muggs and Grease, Reggae Gold 1999
Music
October 29, 1998
Feedback
Kool Keith, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, Belle and Sebastian, Tricky With DJ Muggs and Grease, Reggae Gold 1999

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