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    May 9, 2012

    2012 Westword Music Showcase local lineup!

    We're just over a month out from this year's Westword Music Showcase, and we've already let you know who we have headlining the mainstage this year -- but keep it locked on Backbeat for another big announcement this coming Monday. Now it's time for us to give up the goods on the local lineup. As you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    2012 Westword Music Showcase Ballot

    Update 3/14/12: The polls are officially open. Please feel free to make your way to the 2012 Westword Music Showcase ballot and register your vote! The 2012 Westword Music Showcase ballot is here -- no more waiting. Well, that's not entirely true: You will have to wait another day or so before the ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2012

    Turner Jackson

    Star Destroyer
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Turner Jackson talks Star Destroyer and self-destruction

    Sometimes an artist has to go deep into himself in order to produce a product built from pain, tragedy, triumph, motivation and creativity. Whenever this watershed moment happens for the greats who make and love music, the explosion is ground-shattering and usually changes the artists' repertoire fo ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2011

    Turner Jackson

    My Heart Needs Space
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Review: BLKHRTS at Old Curtis St. Bar, 8/6/11

    Eric GruneisenBLKHRTS: FOE, Karma and Yonnas Abraham​BLKHRTS at OLD CURTIS ST. BAR | 8/6/11In advance of this show, BLKHRTS spread the word that there would be a sacrificial ceremony to kick off its tour. Considering the names of the opening acts and the lyrical content of the band's music, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Your complete guide to Denver's Record Store Day events

    ​Record Store Day is coming up this Saturday, and stores around town have been preparing for the epic event in a variety of ways. The exclusive release list is huge, but so far, most stores aren't confirming or denying their inventory. The owner of Twist & Shout Records, Paul Epstein, confirms ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Whygee and Foe discuss Dispensary Music, drugs power and ancient civilization

    ​One of the most anticipated albums in local hip-hop circles this fall is Dispensary Music, the long awaited full-length collaboration between Whygee and Foe, slated to drop tomorrow on iTunes.The collaboration between these two rappers was inspired by sporadic features on various songs in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Meet Turner Jackson, a young MC worth keeping an eye on

    ​Turner Jackson is still a youngster in the game. Just shy of 22 years old, he doesn't consider himself a "rapper." You'd be hard pressed to find him spouting capricious odes of gratitude to the heart of hip-hop -- he's still a novice when it comes to the foundations of hip-hop learning. Regar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Backbeat Presents: An exclusive advance listen of King FOE and Whygee's Take a Bite Out of Dispensary Music EP

    Update, 7/19/10, 4:20: MP3 downloads and EP art added after the jump. ​So we've been hearing about this project for quite some time now, and we've been eagerly following its progress on Twitter every day via updates from its co-stars, King F.O.E. and Whygee. The project intrigued us for a v ... More >>

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