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Beer and Cheer: Bell's Winter White

Winter White Ale Bell's Brewery Comstock, Michigan Warning: This beer isn't available in Colorado as far as a know, but a friend who lives in Indiana brought it to me as a gift, so what the hell. Also, when I blogged about the superiority of Colorado and California beers during the Great American ... More >>

Rap-Up: Aspen bomb threat ruins Black P's New Year's Eve

Black Pegasus was booked to party up in Aspen on New Year's Eve, but was turned away because of a bomb threat in downtown Aspen. We're sure you heard the story by now. "The whole downtown area was evacuated last night," Black P recounted on Thursday. "The Red Cross made shelters out of high schools ... More >>

Backwash

Mike V puts on his Gameface.

There really is no place like home

Mike V puts on his Gameface.

The Hit Man Nobody Knows

The government says he killed more people than Tim McVeigh. He lives in a cell a hundred miles from Denver. So how come you've never heard of La Quica?

Playing It Cool

When it comes to hip-hop career longevity, LL Cool J knows that size matters.

Into the Light

The Jurassic 5 make a heroic ascent from the hip-hop underground.

Singles Going Steady

The best end-to-end albums from a single-driven year.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

AWOL One

Friday, July 7, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Hip-Hop Trends in 2005

Friday, July 7, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 15, 2005

The Last Refugees

This family's roots are in Vietnam, but the next generation is branching out.

Particular

Particle is constantly pushing the envelope in its quest for reinvention.

What's So Funny

Particle is constantly pushing the envelope in its quest for reinvention.

Club Scout

Snakepit

Lard Almighty

There's a lot to love at Juanita's.

Fire in the Hole

A Fire Inside burns through the smog.

Mercy Mercy Me

MURS is already a legend. Now if he can just get folks to stop thinking of him as the new guy.

Blowin' Smoke

Biker Boyz is furious, but it ain't fast, which is a real drag.

Swan Song

By refusing to follow the flock, Ugly Duckling has emerged as a wholly individual hip-hop creature.

Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz

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Letters

(Dogg House/TVT Records)

A Dogg's Life

Vamp Dogg serves up songs fresh from the streets.

Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ Vajra

​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and as ... More >>

Medical marijuana dispensaries aren't the only California businesses Colorado loves

A Flickr photoYou can get it all on the Venice boardwalk -- even your medicine.​ Did you know that today is officially Colorado Loves California Day? No joke. Well, actually, it sorta is one. This is the second year that Colorado has proclaimed its lust for the Golden State -- the idea being ... More >>

Ralphie does Coachella without credentials

This isn't your daddy's Woodstock, your hippie cousin's Bonnaroo or your yuppie Chicago Uncle's Lollapalooza. This is Coachella, man, and it attracts the most pretentious music fans on the planet, who all choose to gather in grassy polo fields and endure intense desert heat for the same reason. We ... More >>

Meet Park Hill Shortbus, a global, Park Hill-based hip-hop consortium

​ Whether or not these Park Hill natives rode the short bus to school is irrelevant, because there is no doubt that these crazy bastards are the ones your mom told you not to play with. This eclectic group of MCs, producers and DJs use Shortbus as their outlet for their outlandish and truthfu ... More >>

Mr. Midas on Son of the Crack Era, hip-hop unity and the downfall of King Midas

Chris Eng When the crack epidemic hit the streets in the '80s, it changed the social constructs of a generation. Not only did it birth a legion of children with addicted parents, but from Jay-Z to Rick Ross, it also served as thematic fodder for some of rap's biggest names. Like hip-hop, crack comp ... More >>

Julien Lounis, CU student, wants refund for $401 he spent to see Buffs get destroyed by Cal

What's Dan Hawkins owe?​Most CU fans suffered the Buffs 52-7 defeat to the University of California at Berkeley in agonized silence. But not Julien Lounis. As the Boulder Daily Camera reports, the CU student sent athletic department folks an invoice for the $401.40 he spent traveling to Cali f ... More >>

Pot legalization: Women's Marijuana Movement supports Prop. 19 via events in Denver & beyond

Eva Enns.​Proposition 19, the measure to tax and regulate cannabis for adult use in California, which initially looked doomed, is now registering more than 50 percent support in one major poll -- and Eva Enns of the Women's Marijuana Movement wants to build on that momentum with events today i ... More >>

Proposition 19 loss gives CO chance to be first state to legalize marijuana, says Mason Tvert

Mason Tvert.​Update: Reached a short time ago, SAFER's Mason Tvert is philosophical about the defeat of marijuana legalization measure Proposition 19 in California. He sees a number of flaws in the approach of organizers there that may have contributed to it falling short -- errors he feels hi ... More >>

Guess where I'm eating...in San Francisco?

Lori Midson​Years ago, when I lived in San Diego and Los Angeles, I'd end my drunken nights of debauchery holed up at a taqueria, where Cali-style burritos were slung 24/7. My favorite taqueria in the world is in Santa Barbara, but my second favorite is right here in the heart of San Francisc ... More >>

5 things the Qaddafi family could've spent $1 million dollars on

​Mariah, Usher, Beyonce and 50 Cent? Not the MTV video music awards. Definitely not the Grammy's. No, these are all artists that were paid approximately one million dollars to perform for Muammar Qaddafi family functions. The Libyan ruler has been the leader of Libya since 1969, and judging by ... More >>

Four fantastic weekday wines to drink with dinner at home

​While there's less than four weeks remaining until spring the final days of winter still feel like they are literally crawling by. We're between major holidays, so there's not much to look forward to...unless you can find a way to get excited about the tasty, homemade (or, let's be real -- ta ... More >>

Tonight: Curren$y at the Fox

​Earlier on in his career, Curren$y (performing this evening at the Fox Theatre with Trademark, Young Roddy, Fiend and Corner Boy P) ran with the likes of Master P and Lil Wayne, via the rappers' infamous entourage/record labels, No Limit and Young Money. Now releasing albums on his own throug ... More >>

Bread and Bargains

​Earlier on in his career, Curren$y (performing this evening at the Fox Theatre with Trademark, Young Roddy, Fiend and Corner Boy P) ran with the likes of Master P and Lil Wayne, via the rappers' infamous entourage/record labels, No Limit and Young Money. Now releasing albums on his own throug ... More >>

2pac would've been forty years old today -- a look back at the five best songs of his career

Today is 2Pac's birthday. Had the young MC lived to see this day, he would have been forty years old. It would take days of paragraphs to capture the impact 'Pac had on society, music in general, particularly hip-hop. A poet, actor, 'hood scholar and the mightiest thug, the name 2Pac is synonymous ... More >>

Good Friday: Jessica Lea Mayfield, DJ Quik and more this weekend

Jessica Lea Mayfield​With plenty of time to recover from the long fourth of July holiday, this weekend is shaping up to be just as good, with dozens of shows happening across the city. Tonight, Jessica Lea Mayfield makes an appearance at the Larimer Lounge with Ferraby Lionheart and Bare Bones ... More >>

Tonight: Kottonmouth Kings at Summit

​Kottonmouth Kings (playing Summit Music Hall tonight with Kingspade) has been ruling its own corner of the musical stoner universe since 1994, carrying with it a fan base equally obsessed with weed culture. Coming up in the post-Sublime mid '90s, the Cali dudes easily found a niche market for ... More >>

WeedPals: Is California-centric ganja social network ripe for a Colorado takeover?

​Facebook has become a town hall of sorts for the online cannabis community. It's not the best forum, though by default it has become the main place for the average cannabis user to find information. But a new social networking site, WeedPals, is hoping to change that with a ganja-centric layo ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Industry Group decries feds' Cali crackdown, touts Colorado regs (VIDEO)

​Update: Yesterday, we reported that landlords of property used by medical marijuana operations in California had received letters from a U.S. Attorney threatening asset seizure, because pot is against federal law. Now, Denver's Medical Marijuana Industry Group is decrying the tactic even as i ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Full Spectrum Labs shutting doors until state license is issued

Robert Winicki.​Last week, we re-posted this month's Chronic-le feature story on high-CBD strains around Colorado, with our selections based on Full Spectrum Labs tests. But those might be the last results we get from Full Spectrum for a while. FSL announced last week that it's shutting down ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Centers finally getting approval from the state, with 5 licensed so far

​The Colorado Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division finally began licensing medical marijuana centers around the state this week. And while some activists say the licensing will likely bring more federal attention to Colorado dispensaries, several center owners say they feel more protected no ... More >>

Medical marijuana: RAND Corp. pulls study showing dispensaries reduce crime

​Last month, we reported on a study from the RAND Corp. that showed marijuana clinics in Los Angeles and Colorado actually weren't causing higher crime rates in surrounding neighborhoods, despite the mistaken perception among many members of the public that they were. But the Los Angeles City ... More >>

Med. marijuana 3rd-party testing okay despite Full Spectrum's shutdown, says CannLabs

CannLabs​Earlier this month, we reported that medical marijuana testing facility Full Spectrum Labs had shut down until the state can promulgate a specific MMJ research license. But CannLabs, which also does cannabis testing, is still open for business, and co-owner Genifer Murray is confident ... More >>

High Times Cannabis Cup: Colorado companies win big in Amsterdam

The cup.​The number one spots in the 2011 High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam last week for Best Seed Company indica, hybrid and sativa were all taken by Colorado-based companies. Even in Amsterdam, long known as the Mecca for cannabis cultivation and use, Colorado herb comes out on top.