Subject: Franz Ferdinand

• Last Night: The Blood Arm, Art Brut, the Hold Steady @ The Fox Theater

  November 12, 2007

• The unsettling silence at 101.5

  August 15, 2008

• Monolith Festival Live Blog, Day 1

  September 14, 2008

• Forward Into the Past

  The Futureheads look back in admiration.

  June 9, 2005

• Of Montreal at the Ogden Theatre

  Photo: Jon Solomon Of Montreal Ogden Theatre Sunday, November 16, 2008 Better than: Fellini's Satyricon It's one thing to see photos and videos from Of Montreal's Skeletal Lamping tour. It's another thing entirely to witness the spectacle firsthand. Even if they released a 3-D tour film complete with scratch-and-sniff Oderama cards, it still wouldn't do it justice. The surreal factor just wouldn't be as prominent as being part of this barrage of audio/visual mind fuckery.

  November 17, 2008

• Lily Allen, Flight of the Conchords, Franz Ferdinand shows announced

  Lily Allen, whose new album, It's Not Me, It's You, hits the streets next Tuesday, will stop at the Ogden Theatre on Thursday, April 9, while New Zealand folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords hit Red Rocks with Iron & Wine and Arj Barker on Saturday, May 15. A few other shows announced this week include Heart at the Paramount Saturday, March 7, X at the Bluebird Tuesday, April 14 and Franz Ferdinand at the Ogden Monday, April 27. Look for a rundown of the other shows going on sale this we

  February 3, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 4 edition

  Where were we? Today in Backbeat Online: • Lily Allen, Flight of the Conchords, Franz Ferdinand shows announced. • Is it too early to reminisce about mid-'90s rap? • Isaac Slade on the meaning of "You Found Me." • Update: Join the Photo Atlas video shoot. Today in Cafe Society: • Vesta wins in Colorado Wine Industry awards. • Grand Junction's food scene: pickups and empty places. • Lamb lovers unite! • Our Daily Bread: Dinner Roll at Smiling Moose. Today in The Latest Word:

  February 4, 2009

• Week in Review: 2/2/09 - 2/6/09)

  Undoubtedly, the biggest news this week was word that Jim Dalton had been asked to join Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, replacing his friend, departing guitarist Steve Larson. This was also the week that the Fray's new album hit stores, which made for a great photo opportunity for Locals Only host, Alf. We posted a lot of other stuff this week including a Q&A with Fucked Up's Damian Abraham, Sound Bites returned and we gave you the scoop on the lineup thus far for Heavenfest 2009. To catch

  February 6, 2009

• The Beatdown

  July 8, 2004

• The Beatdown

  December 9, 2004

• The Beatdown

  June 30, 2005

• Nationalistic 2005

  The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

  December 22, 2005

• Against Me!

  New Wave
  Sire

  August 16, 2007

• Justice for All

  An erstwhile hobby spells success for this Parisian duo.

  March 13, 2008

• Shakeup in Denver Radio

  Denver radio's getting a shakeup, with more alterations on the horizon. But do any of the switches qualify as improvements?

  March 6, 2008

• The Atlantic Divide

  Ten bands that weren't singing Yankee Doodle Dandy in '06.

  January 4, 2007

• Dejá Dance

  Newest DDR: Same game, fresh set list.

  November 2, 2006

• Al Right Now

  Is "Weird Al" Yankovic an American pop genius?

  November 2, 2006

• Alex Kapranos

  Franz Ferdinand, international chowhound.

  January 11, 2007

• The Futureheads

  Wednesday, August 2, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

  July 27, 2006

• The Rakes

  Capture/Release (V2/Dim Mak)

  May 11, 2006

• Listen Up

  Fast reviews of recent releases

  April 27, 2006

• Junior Sanchez

  Vinyl

  February 2, 2006

• New World Order

  Peter Hook has found a new way to move the masses -- as a DJ.

  January 19, 2006

• Pop Rocks

  Ten albums that will snap and fizz in your earbuds all winter long.

  December 29, 2005

• Everyone's a DJ

  DJ D-Stroyer kills the dance floor with a set of mostly local music.

  December 1, 2005

• Days in December

  Getting dramatic with the Decemberists frontman.

  October 20, 2005

• Four on the Floor

  Post-punk pioneer Gang of Four still loves a man in uniform.

  October 13, 2005

• Franz Ferdinand

  You Could Have It So Much Better (Domino)

  September 29, 2005

• Franz Ferdinand

  Tuesday, September 27, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  September 22, 2005

• Kelli*Said

  Let's Get This On! (KNKS Music)

  September 22, 2005

• Best-Laid Plans

  Michael Winterbottom delivers the sex, and not much else.

  August 25, 2005

• OK Go

  Oh No (Capitol)

  August 25, 2005

• Gang of Four

  Entertainment! (Warner Bros./Rhino)

  May 19, 2005

• Bloc Buster

  Bloc Party's rapid ascent didn't happen overnight -- it just seems that way.

  May 19, 2005

• Dog Stars

  Dogs Die in Hot Cars takes a bite out of the hype.

  April 14, 2005

• Critic's Choice

  Nightmare Fighters

  March 3, 2005

• Marrying the Mainstream

  White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.

  December 30, 2004

• Scratching the Surface

  White Girl Lust

  October 28, 2004

• Killing Time

  The Killers move forward into the past.

  October 21, 2004

• Franz Ferdinand

  Franz Ferdinand (Domino Records/Sony)

  April 29, 2004

• Fake Problems

  July 16, 2009

• NPR's All Songs Considered weighs in on the best music of 2009

  ​Last time we checked, there's still a good four months left until the end of the year. Regardless, that hasn't stopped Bob Boilen and company from NPR's All Songs Considered from weighing in on the best music of 2009 (so far). Actually, check that -- the results, which were posted on the show's blog last week, were evidently voted on by the listeners, who apparently really, really dig Animal Collective. Take a look at their picks after the jump and see if you agree. Did they get it right, or

  August 6, 2009

• Over the weekend: Green Day at Pepsi Center

  Billy Joe Armstrong engages the crowd (Aaron Thackeray)​Green Day, Franz Ferdinand Pepsi Center Saturday, August 15, 2009Better than: Hanging out with eleven-year-olds at an indoor recreation center. The members of Green Day and their crew tried with all their might to summon the spirit of an old school punk show in the vast spaces of the Pepsi Center on Saturday night. From the first chords of the opening tune, "Songs of the Century/21st Century Breakdown," frontman Billy Joe exhorted the cr

  August 17, 2009

• Millions of Brazilians

  November 19, 2009