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Womenswear Wednesdays: Ryan Bailey on his gothic-decadence fashion sense

No matter how much designers and marketers might try to stereotype fashion as menswear and womenswear, style remains rebellious and defiant by nature. Local taste-maker Ryan Bailey, a biology major and Washington native, embraces his own skin -- and looks flaw-free while doing so. Continue reading t ... More >>

Womenswear Wednesdays: Investor Melina Ward on her borrowed style

Groups of friends have been enjoying nights out in the nice weather this week -- and when it comes to street style, friends are always a good accessory. Education and insurance investor Melina Ward was spotted with her pals in tow, and was even wearing her friend's coat at the time. Continue reading ... More >>

Ellie Goulding on how she'd be a personal trainer if she wasn't making music anymore

For almost three years now, Ellie Goulding has been steadily taking over the airwaves. Whether it be vocal features on the hottest new EDM tracks, dominating on her own with singles from one of her two platinum albums or appearing on remixed tracks from the world's biggest producers, the Brit-pop st ... More >>

The ten best concerts this weekend: Nov. 2-4

Welcome to the weekend! We made it. And as we already noted in Dance Card, there's an extra hour for you to enjoy. Depending upon how hard you go, this will either give you more time to imbibe or an extra hour to sleep off the effects of the night before. Whatever the case, there's plenty of quality ... More >>

Threesomes at the Toronto Film Festival: Critic Karina Longworth weighs in

Editor's note: Village Voice media film critic Karina Longworth is currently at the Toronto Film Festival, from where she'll be writing regular blog posts. This is her first in the series. This is a blog post about two movies that were screened for the press within the first 24 hours of the Toronto ... More >>

Push author Sapphire discusses The Kid

In her 1996 novel Push, Sapphire ventured into the profoundly dark territory of a young black girl's experience growing up in late '80s Harlem. The book dealt with the difficult topics of incest, rape, AIDS, illiteracy, poverty and violence toward infants, yet none of this prevented the 2009 film ad ... More >>

Denver's ten best karaoke bars

While there are a countless number of places to do karaoke around town, we've picked ten best spots to conjure your inner crooner. Some of these places cater to singers every night of the week, while others only do karaoke on specific nights. Page down to see which spots made the list. Did your favo ... More >>

You need to sign up for a Turntable.fm account right now... uh, if you know somebody, that is

​We're listening to Selena Gomez right now, but not by choice. Some user from the U.K. is playing it in the room we're in on Turntable.fm, the newest, coolest music thing to hit the Internet. And yeah, in case you're wondering, Turntable.fm is every bit as cool as it's hyped up to be. To some ... More >>

The Naked Truth

Skrillex at Beta, 3.31.11

Photo Britt Chester SKRILLEX With Nate Ishe and Trajikk 3.31.11 | Beta Last night, the number-one DJ in the world gave a piece of himself to one of the top clubs in the world. With little standing room, hardly a line at the bar and sweat dripping from the everyone standing on the upstairs balcony ... More >>

Rhapsody, Spotify headed for showdown

​Music streaming services look more and more like they'll eventually do to MP3s what MP3s did to CDs, and what CDs did to tapes, and so on. We're still a long way from a paradigm shift, but as the popular European streaming service Spotify makes headway in its mission to invade America, Rhapso ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Jorge de la Torre on vegetarians, knives and offal

Lori Midson​ Jorge de la Torre Johnson & Wales University www.jwu.edu This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Jorge de la Torre, dean of culinary education at Johnson & Wales University. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: The She ... More >>

OMG! Rusko's stepping into mainstream territory with his new album

Michael Jackson, and why we liked him so much more after he was dead

​ Since time immemorial, we've liked our artists deceased. The fame, the money, you may experience those in your lifetime. But the respect, that only comes after you die--preferably young and in an unexpected way. From Vincent van Gogh to Robert Johnson, the list on artists who passed on to ... More >>

Hearsay bits: VAUX ahead of its time, Lockerpartners create spots to Flip for and Ali Pierre writes tunes for Rhianna and Britney Spears

Screen grab from an observant fellow VAUX fan who spied this before us.​ After all the work that went into compiling this year's Westword Music Showcase ballot, we needed a break last weekend. A break that involved watching Pretty in Pink, a flick we hadn't seen in a dozen years or more, on V ... More >>

Julian Casablancas at the Ogden: One hour, a dozen songs and out

​Julian Casablancas | Haim 04.21.10 | The Ogden Theater Being a bit of a curmudgeon about the Strokes, it was with something more than a small amount of trepidation that I approached frontman Julian Casablancas' solo show last night at the Ogden. It's not that the Strokes are bad (they're not ... More >>

Mickey Avalon's twisted tale is all true and all his own

Q&A with Jesse F. Keeler and Alex "Al-P" Puodziukas of MSTRKRFT

Photo by Geoff McLean What began as a simple phone interview with Jesse F. Keeler for this week's profile of the dance duo MSTRKRFT turned into something considerably stranger, and more amusing. Yes, Keeler talked at length -- but when he had to use the primitive toilet in the group's new Toronto s ... More >>

The Jukebox Effect

Photo: Claudia LopezI deejayed a Valentine's Day party at the Horseshoe Lounge on Saturday. The bar had a great vibe, as always, and the ample crowd was in the mood for a good party. It was the first time I ever had to play music for four and a half straight hours, and I was initially worried that I ... More >>

Spinning the Wheel

photo: Eryc EylI had the pleasure and delight to DJ last Wednesday at the Larimer Lounge with some absolute luminaries among Denver's deck wreckers: DJ Ginger, DJ Klaw and the one and only Tyler Snow. The extremely talented Klaw mans the Thursday night Mommy's Little Monster party at Bender's T ... More >>

Britney asks listeners to "If You Seek Amy." Um, no thanks

Delegating Denver #48 of 56: Texas

Culinary Cruising: Power Struggle

N.E.R.D. Gets Its Revenge

When it comes to his passion project, Pharrell Williams puts music ahead of money.

Vintage N.E.R.D. Profile

Q&A With Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D.

Delegating Denver #22 of 56: Louisiana

Why I'm Ready to Kiss 2007 Goodbye

Emmys Gone Wild

Beat Down

This DJ simulator is nothing to rave about.

Velvet Revolver

Tuesday, April 26, Magness Arena, 303-830-8497.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Drunk of the Week

Lucky Strike Lanes

Rock of Ages

Richard Thompson gives a lesson in pop history

Dance This Mess Around

What a bad feeling -- and taste -- Honey leaves behind.

Drunk of the Week

Irish Hound

N.E.R.D. Alert

In Chad Hugo's world, art and commerce co-exist.

Backwash

A tip of the hat to Aubrey Collins, a country starlet in the making.

Multi-Taskers

Ming & FS want to do it all -- at exactly the same time.

Flaming Wreck

Owen Wilson goes Behind Enemy Lines and lands on familiar terrain.

Stand by Them

Mystery and memory shine upon those with their Hearts in the right places.

Welcome to the Club

With the help of friends in high places, Groove Armada's ship has come in.

Underdogs Outclass Fat Cats

Chump-change baseball teams find a pot of gold in the early season.

Best Collection Dedicated to a Fashion Curmudgeon

Historic Costume and Textile Collection

Nina Gordon

Tonight and the Rest of My Life (Warner Bros.)

Backwash

Wishing for a perfect world.

Pop Goes Her World

A performance veteran at 23, Ciria is hoping her music is meant to be.

Play It As It Slays

Slayer hasn't stopped giving the devil his due.

The Same Old Shlock

Proof that today's popular music is just as good -- and bad -- as it's always been.

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