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Here's what we're all listening to right now: What's on your playlist this week?

Music is life. Or at least it is for us. When we're not writing about it, we're thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be listening to? C'mon now. Sharing is caring. Don't ho ... More >>

Here's what we're all listening to right now. What's rocking your world this week?

As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it's not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: "What are you listening to right now?" Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn't you know it, off we go, on and on about t ... More >>

New Denver shows: Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson, Fall Out Boy and Warren Haynes

Brace yourself for the return of Fall Out Boy. The dudes are evidently back to save rock and roll. Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson, meanwhile, are teaming up for a co-headlining date at Fiddler's Green for the Honda Civic Tour, and Warren Hayes is set to collaborate with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra ... More >>

KMFDM's Sascha Konietzko on Kill Mother F*cking Depeche Mode and how it came about

KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid) started as performance art one-off in 1984 that evolved into an ongoing concern. Founding member Sascha Konietzko was soon joined by drummer and vocalist En Esch, who formed the core of the band until its temporary split in 1999. With various collabo ... More >>

Fifty Shades of Grey CD? Here are five better tunes for kinky inspiration

Ever since E.L. James' first rectal-extraction, the book Fifty Shades of Grey, hit the market like a drunken Rip Torn ramming his car into a tractor-trailer, the merchandise spin-off has been explosive -- or catastrophic, depending on your point of view. Stockings, garters, underwear, pajamas, robes ... More >>

The Bloody Scallywags doing "She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult at 3 Kings Tavern

Rachel Hendrix​If you missed the Bloody Scallywags at 3 Kings Tavern over the weekend, it looks like you missed quite an entertaining show. Although the dudes were officially tasked with channeling Echo and the Bunnymen for last night's Bands In Disguise bill, which also featured Choke the Wor ... More >>

3 Kings Tavern gets its scary on with a pair of back-to-back spooktacular Halloween shows

If we know you (and let's face it -- we know you well, probably better than your mom), your plans for Halloween have already begun to take shape. Yes? Well, before you move that entry from pencil to ink on your calendar, there are a few more enticing options to consider at 3 Kings Tavern. On Satur ... More >>

Win tickets to see KMFDM tonight at Summit

Okay, so as long as we can remember back everyone we know has always claimed that KMFDM was short for Kill Motherfucking Depeche Mode. Cute, but obviously that's a load of horseshit. Tell us below what the name actually stands for and then offer up your clever acronym of what it could stand for, and ... More >>

Lollapalooza lineup: The Chain Gang of 1974 and Tennis due at this year's fest in August

​Lollapalooza turns twenty years old this year. Can you believe it? We can't. Doesn't seem like it was two decades ago when Perry Farrell introduced America to his roving festival in 1991. The inaugural version, which made a stop at Fiddler's Green, featured Farrell's band Jane Addiction, alon ... More >>

Cold Cave at the Larimer Lounge, 4/11/11

Aaron Thackeray​ COLD CAVE With Force Publique 04.11.11 | Larimer Lounge My companion's flowery dress was almost comically out of place amid all the black at the Larimer last night, as local and national representatives of the darkwave revival took the stage for some synth-heavy brooding. It ... More >>

Cold Cave

Monday, April 11, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Critic's Choice: Gritch at the Larimer Lounge

La Roux

Saturday, June 5, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Nathaniel Rateliff, Sleigh Bells and Bruno Mars top 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 >>

Q&A with Vaughn Harris of Nitzer Ebb

​Nitzer Ebb, from Essex, England, helped to define the musical style called EBM with its heavy industrial rhythms and stark vocals. As with emo, another much-maligned genre, EBM started out as a vital and relevant music whose pioneers never chose to name with a blanket term to encompass a music th ... More >>

Q&A with John Eriksson of Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John.Although John Eriksson, who stars in this week's Westword profile of his band, Peter Bjorn and John, was trained to be a classical percussionist, and spent years as a member of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, he's come to appreciate the perks of being a rock star -- partic ... More >>

Nostalgia and nausea: Putting together the perfect '80s mix

You've had the experience. You're driving in the car or Pandora-ing or even - gasp! - listening to the radio when that song comes on - the one you can't believe you forgot all about. Instantly, you're transported in time and space - back to that kegger during your freshman year when you got so ... More >>

Bob Dylan top seller at Twist & Shout

Bob Dylan's Together Through Life, released last week on Columbia, grabbed the top spot at Twist and Shout for the week ending May 3. Depeche Mode, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Neko Case rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

Rick Ross top seller at Independent Records

Rick Ross's new album, Deeper Than Rap, released last week on Def Jam, topped Independent's best seller list for the week ending April 26. Asher Roth's new disc, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, grabbed the second spot while the Dream, UGK and Jadakiss rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown afte ... More >>

Depeche Mode grabs top spot at Twist & Shout

Depeche Mode's brand new disc, Sounds of the Universe, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending April 26. Iron & Wine's Norfolk 6/20/05, which was a Record Store Day release, nabbed the second spot while new albums by Manchester Orchestra, Camera Obscura and Booker T were al ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 27 edition

Maris the Great, in living (or at least almost living) color. Grrrrrr. Today in Backbeat Online: • Moving Pictures: Casselman's Bar & Venue, MBV, Autumn Film, Primasonic, Maris the Great, Adai, To Be Eaten and Dualistics. • A first look at the new Fray video. • Are you doing your part to hel ... More >>

Cut Copy's retro sound is no meager replication

James Zabiela at Beta

Sigur Rós

Saturday, September 27, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, 303-830-8497.

Sigur Rós

Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
XL Recordings

The Life There Is

Larimer Lounge

Mile High Makeout: Opening My Eyes

Anders Trentemøller Turns the Tables

Although acclaimed behind the decks, this Danish DJ is ready to focus on his own music.

It Dies Today

Tuesday, August 28, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-832-5288.

The Crüxshadows

Sunday, January 28, Quixote's True Blue, 303-297-1772.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Who will be inducted next? Gaze into our crystal ball.

The Year the Superstar DJ Died

Dinosaurs rule the dance floors no more.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 18, 2006

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Depeche Mode

Playing the Angel (Sire)

Scratching the Surface

Solvent

Scratching the Surface

Carlos D

Depeche Mode

Singles: Boxes 1-6 (Reprise/Mute)

Club Scout

Felix da Housecat

Policy of Truth

A fall from grace was exactly what Dave Gahan needed.

Kid Alienated

Kid 606 separates the beats from the crap.

Omnivoyeur

Making Cannibals of Birds

Bertrand Burgalat

The Sssound of Mmmusic (Tricatel/Emperor Norton)

Oh, L'Amour

Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt is loving every minute of a new three-disc set.

Playlist

All Mixed Up

Vienna's Kruder & Dorfmeister have become many superstars' remixers of choice.

In a Depeche Mode

Despite personnel shifts and personal problems, the world's most resilient electro band isn't ready to fold yet.

Erasing the Past

Erasure's Vince Clarke visits America to check on the state of his baby: electronica.

CRITIC'S CHOICE