Elton John

Lucky '13: Cortney Lane Stell, RMCAD gallery director and curator

This past year has been tough for many people, and we're eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town's cultural tastemakers -- entrepreneurs and entertainers we're lucky to have in Denver -- to answer a trio of questions. We e ... More >>

Second City alums Frank Caeti and Matt Craig on satire, cold medicine and Tebow

Second City Chicago is this country's Mecca of funny. Among its famous alumni are John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. It also happens to be the place where Frank Caeti, formerly of MadTV, and Matt Craig, a former Saturday Night Live writer, first met and performed together, crea ... More >>

Review: Fun. at the Ogden Theatre, 4/5/12

FUN. @ OGDEN THEATRE | 4.5.12 There's no question that Fun. is fun. The band, fronted by Nate Ruess formerly of the Format, has been compared to Elton John and Queen, turning out tracks of pop rock that are accessible, bouncy and really effing awesome to yell in your car at the top of your lungs. A ... More >>

Video: M.I.A. flips off Super Bowl audience during halftime show

See also: Super Bowl commercials: Elton John, Flavor Flav, Echo and the Bunnymen and more and Top 5 Super Bowl halftime shows. C'mon! How did the NBC network brass not see this one coming? Seriously? Let's see... tap one of music's most subversive artists who has a well known reputation for flaunti ... More >>

Top 5 greatest Super Bowl halftime shows

See also: Super Bowl commercials: Elton John, Flava Flav, Echo and the Bunnymen and more and Video: M.I.A. flips off Super Bowl audience during halftime show Judging by the voluminous groans echoing across the country, word is spreading that Madonna will be headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, ... More >>

Caribou Ranch documentary in the works

​Caribou Ranch, near Nederland, was a major recording studio throughout the '70s and early '80s. The 178 artists who recorded there over the years included such legends as Elton John, Billy Joel, the Beach Boys, Frank Zappa and Joe Walsh. But when a fire destroyed the control room in 1985, own ... More >>

Live Nation and Universal Music form super-company

​Live Nation Entertainment, which now houses Ticketmaster, House of Blues and Ticketweb has announced a partnership with the Universal Music Group to create a joint-venture management company for managing and strengthening the label's acts. This is the first time a major label has teamed up di ... More >>

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Billy Elliot dances around its shortcomings with Broadway cliches

Carmelo Anthony sings, dresses in drag on Saturday Night Live (VIDEOS)

​ This past weekend, Carmelo Anthony -- you know, that guy who used to be Denver's best basketball player until the new Nuggets showed up and started kicking major ass (GAAAAAAALLO!) -- did something in New York that he could have never, ever done in Denver: took just a few hours out of his bu ... More >>

Beastly, Red Riding Hood and five other horrible fairy tale adaptations

​The releases of Beastly and Red Riding Hood mark just two more additions to a time-honored film tradition: hackneyed, shitty movies based on fairy tales. Inspired by these cloying new releases, we decided to take a look back at five more insipid films that were vaguely based on magical childr ... More >>

Top 5 Possible Names for MTV's 'O' Awards

​Fucking MTV. On the heels of its "extreme" strategy, we just heard the network is introducing another awards show that is apparently supposed to celebrate the "migration of music to the digital space." The show will honor tweets and best apps...uhhh...what?!? This isn't an awards show; this i ... More >>

Michael Sawaya to host reading of his book with flute, interpretive dance

Yes, this Michael Sawaya.​Prepare to consider Michael Sawaya -- best known as the guy from the auto-injury law firm -- in a light in which it is pretty much guaranteed you have never considered him. To celebrate the release of Turbulence in the River, his new book about "finding your world and ... More >>

Elephant Revival, Nicki Minaj this week's top sellers at Albums, Twist and Independent

​In-stores last week by Elephant Revival might have helped the Nederland quintet grab the top spots at Albums and Twist, with its latest effort, Break in the Clouds, released last month on Ruff Shod Records (the indie imprint headed by Chad Stokes of State Radio and Dispatch). Nicki Minaj's Pi ... More >>

Local reaction to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West's acclaimed new album

​Kanye West released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy yesterday amid rave reviews -- Pitchfork gave it a perfect ten rating, Spin gave it nine out of ten stars, Rolling Stone gave it five stars, Urb gave it four and a half out of five stars, and XXL has reportedly given the album an XXL ratin ... More >>

Like a great character actor, Mark Mallman says he feels like someone else when he's on stage

Five artists who should just go Vegas, baby!

Vegas, baby!​There comes a point in the career of any musical act where the only reasonable thing to do is to follow the trailblazing example of the King. By this we mean: Buy a lot of jumpsuits, move your bloated, fat ass to Las Vegas and basically become an ersatz version of your former glor ... More >>

Master Chief's outer-space German techno-pop extravaganza

​You know Master Chief? Star of the Halo franchise, which is one of the biggest video game properties on Earth (or anywhere else)? Well, did you ever expect to see him take his helmet off, turn out to be a goofy-looking German dude and start singing? Neither did we, but here it is. Joining th ... More >>

Gypsy Caravan

Twisted Olive gives a new twist to nightlife in Stapleton

Smokin' the (karaoke) competition at Smokin' Joe's

Hill-Top Tavern

Q&A With Director Alex Gibney

Rock Shots

The '80s return in Chris Deutsch’s photographs.

The Hustler

The Hustler

Timbaland

Timbaland Presents Shock Value
Blackground/Interscope

Ben Folds

Supersunnyspeedgraphic: The LP
Sony

Idol Scorecard

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Popera Songs Are Forgettable

The Arvada Center's well-staged Aida is sumptuous eye candy.

Crowe's Feat

Elizabethtown is only the latest movie to reveal Cameron Crowe's love affair with soundtracks.

Dresden Dolls

Wednesday, October 12, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Tim McGraw

Wednesday, July 14, Coors Amphitheater, 303-830-8497.

Talking Shop

Valentine's Day turns guys into sweethearts

Mistletunes

Rounding up holiday discs that offer season's greetings -- and beatings.

Prince of Darkness

Having moved away from Palace, Will Oldham breaks down as Bonnie Prince Billy.

Dress to Impress

Where to finish off your New Year's Eve finery.

Dialing for Differences

Three new stations attempt to woo audiences turned off by Denver radio.

Welcome to the Club

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

Sheer Gaul!

Moulin Rouge thrusts forth a deliciously garish Paris.

Down at the Heels

Talking shop with Three Men in Search of a Pair of Shoes.

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Music for the Holidaze

Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

SHLOCK OF THE NEW

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