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Hot Topic Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Fashionation celebrates its countercultural legacy with a 25th anniversary party on June 17

    Things have changed quite a bit on the strip of 13th Avenue between Washington and Pearl streets over the last few decades. (Even mainstay Kelly's Superette closed up shop last week.) But even with all the ebb and flow of gentrification, Fashionation has maintained its black-painted storefront at 61 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Top 7 Results: Jessica Sanchez doesn't go home, thanks to the judges' save

    Jessica Sanchez can thank J. Lo for saving her last night on American Idol after a surprising revelation that Sanchez, one of the stronger vocalists this season, had received the lowest number of votes from Wednesday's show. Sanchez, whose take on Jazmine Sullivan's "Stuttering" was far from worth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    10 things to do for $10 this weekend, April 13-15, 2012

    This weekend rules. Just saying. There's tons of stuff to do that won't leave you eating cereal for dinner for a week, and whether you want to see a feminist spoken word night, go to a huge comedy show, or dance at an art opening, it's all here -- and all for under $10. So now you've got no excuse t ... More >>

  • News

    April 5, 2012

    Is The Hunger Games set in Denver? It wouldn't be our first doomsday scenario.

    This weekend rules. Just saying. There's tons of stuff to do that won't leave you eating cereal for dinner for a week, and whether you want to see a feminist spoken word night, go to a huge comedy show, or dance at an art opening, it's all here -- and all for under $10. So now you've got no excuse t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Occupy Denver...Pavilions! H&M opens tomorrow, and you can camp overnight

    ​H&M opens at noon tomorrow in the Denver Pavilions, and eager shoppers who've already been waiting years to see this store are getting ready to get in line. While Occupy Denver has discovered that you cannot camp overnight in the city, tonight you can camp near the store. Occupy Denver Pavili ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Earworms: What's the song most commonly stuck in your head?

    ​Yesterday, while I was doing the dishes, I inexplicably got the theme song from Jurassic Park stuck in my head. This wasn't the first time. It happens all the time, in fact, no matter what I'm doing, and it's just the main "catchy" part, not the rest of the song. I don't have a special affini ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Street Fashion: Jonathan Gearhard on the 16th Street Mall

    ​People often make the mistake of taking their professional fashion a little too seriously. Work is work, which means personal style is out of the question, and business attire is just another button-up with a tie. But when modern trends and professional appearance collide, people like Jonatha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    DJs: Love them or loathe them?

    ​I heart DJs. Always have. Always will. I'm one of those people who believe that what they do requires as much skill, dexterity and creativity as any musician I've ever known. And I'm not referring solely to prodigious turntablists like Vajra and Cysko Rokwell when I say that. I'm also talking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Reader: "Wow. It must be tough being so uptight. It's a concert...not a church service.""

    ​So our most recent Hot Topic post about camera phones at shows generated some interesting responses. Some folks are miffed by the phenomenon, while others, like Dave (no relation, but having that name evidently entitles him to a free entree at Famous Dave's next month, we hear), our commenter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Reader: "Take it to the bar -- it's really that simple. Easier on everyone that way."

    ​So yesterday's Hot Topic post about talking at shows sparked a pretty intriguing conversation. While the general consensus among everybody seemed to be the same, a unanimous chorus of STFU!, Jmpmk2's comment expressed a similar sentiment, while at the same time managing to be even handed and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Hearing new songs versus old songs in concert: Buzzkill or invigorating part of the experience?

    Jon Solomon​Welcome to Hot Topic, our latest feature, which is precisely what it sounds like. We present you with a topic that is, well, hot, and then we ask you to weigh in with your opinion. Today our inquiring minds want to know: When you part with your hard-earned loot to see your favorite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    The ten best children's shows not meant for children

    ​We miss Saturday mornings sometimes, when we would run downstairs filled with sugary cereal and spend the day watching cartoons and "educational programming." Even though these days we're well aware of the alphabet (some of us, at least -- mostly those that don't comment articles on the inter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance on Tulagi's, Hot Topic and how much the band has changed

    Ten years ago, My Chemical Romance (due at the Fillmore this Saturday) was just another aspiring band in a van hoping to make it big. With a handful of three-chord punk rock songs hastily written and recorded in the attic of a house in New Jersey, the young outfit had no idea it would someday be e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Tonight: Asking Alexandria at Summit

    ​For a genre that seems born (and still very much centered) in the suburbs of America, Asking Alexandria (due tonight at Summit Music Hall) is like the British anomaly of metalcore. Born in 2008, these dudes have spent a good amount of time touring and recording stateside, while steadily build ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Glee spring premiere tribute window is superheroic: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

    The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 58. Capitol Hill: This Jesus Christ and The Superheroes performance is a Hot Topic on Grant Street. The apartment dwellers of Denver's Capitol Hill prove that you don't need a yard to make great yard art. The d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Vintage video: Kill Paradise live in the Lonestar State

    Kill Paradise, which issued its brand new album, The Second Effect, on BreakSilence Recordings, this past month, just posted a vintage live clip filmed at the Plano Centre in Plano, Texas, at Unsilent Night 2, last holiday season. Although the crowd reaction seems to fairly lively in the video, we' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Get a sneak peek of Kill Paradise's new record before it hits stores tomorrow

    Back in April, we told you about Kill Paradise inking a deal with BreakSilence Recordings, the same imprint that brought you Albuquerque's BrokeNCYDE and Tempe's Eyes Set to Kill. More than half a year later, the outfit has finished its new album, The Second Effect, which will be available exclusi ... More >>

  • Film

    August 27, 2009

    Thirst

    Back in April, we told you about Kill Paradise inking a deal with BreakSilence Recordings, the same imprint that brought you Albuquerque's BrokeNCYDE and Tempe's Eyes Set to Kill. More than half a year later, the outfit has finished its new album, The Second Effect, which will be available exclusi ... More >>

  • Film

    August 27, 2009

    Thirst

    Back in April, we told you about Kill Paradise inking a deal with BreakSilence Recordings, the same imprint that brought you Albuquerque's BrokeNCYDE and Tempe's Eyes Set to Kill. More than half a year later, the outfit has finished its new album, The Second Effect, which will be available exclusi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Hearsay bits: City Hall, Speakeasy Tiger, Torch the Wagon, Patrick Porter, Magic Cyclops

    Received word yesterday that the liquor license for City Hall, Regas Christou's latest venture in the SoCo nightclub district, was approved. Rob Mullins is slated to help break in the new venue at 1144 Broadway on Friday, July 31. Also just heard that Speakeasy Tiger is playing a free show on Frida ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    From Mile High to Monolith, breaking down Denver's summer music fests

    The Mile High Music Fest returns to Dick's with Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray. With so many music festivals to fill up your summer and drain your pocketbook, we put together a handy rundown of Denver's fests, in order of their appearance on your calendar. Which are you looking most forward to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Over the weekend: Git Some at Hot Topic on 16th Street Mall

    Photo: Jef OtteGit SomeFriday, February 27Hot Topic, 16th Street MallBetter than: Going to Hot Topic for any other conceivable reason.I was there at the intersection Friday night where aggressively unwashed punk rock and its pre-torn-jeans-wearing, sterile imposter collided, and it was weird. Git So ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 2 edition

    The Quiznos rats. Nice weather we've been having... Today in Cafe Society: • The ten worst fast-food ad campaigns. • Get a free slice at My Pizza Peel. • A Milking It review of Honey Kix. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Charlie Hunter at the Oriental. • Over the Weekend: G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Git Some's latest available at... wait, what? Hot Topic?

    The Quiznos rats. Nice weather we've been having... Today in Cafe Society: • The ten worst fast-food ad campaigns. • Get a free slice at My Pizza Peel. • A Milking It review of Honey Kix. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Charlie Hunter at the Oriental. • Over the Weekend: G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    The Dark Side

    The Quiznos rats. Nice weather we've been having... Today in Cafe Society: • The ten worst fast-food ad campaigns. • Get a free slice at My Pizza Peel. • A Milking It review of Honey Kix. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Charlie Hunter at the Oriental. • Over the Weekend: G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Live Review: The Slants with Tornado Alley, Valet Park This and Sofo

    The Quiznos rats. Nice weather we've been having... Today in Cafe Society: • The ten worst fast-food ad campaigns. • Get a free slice at My Pizza Peel. • A Milking It review of Honey Kix. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Charlie Hunter at the Oriental. • Over the Weekend: G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Rock n' Grunge

    The Quiznos rats. Nice weather we've been having... Today in Cafe Society: • The ten worst fast-food ad campaigns. • Get a free slice at My Pizza Peel. • A Milking It review of Honey Kix. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Charlie Hunter at the Oriental. • Over the Weekend: G ... More >>

  • News

    May 15, 2008

    Hatchet Job

    You can buy ICP shirts at Colorado Mills – just don’t wear one there.

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Mile High Makeout: Playing the Part

    You can buy ICP shirts at Colorado Mills – just don’t wear one there.

  • Home Entertainment

    February 14, 2008

    Geek Chic

    No More Heroes is hip, bloody, and indispensable.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2007

    Skull Society

    No More Heroes is hip, bloody, and indispensable.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2007

    Skull Society

    No More Heroes is hip, bloody, and indispensable.

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    SXSW 2007 Preview

    Texas Toast

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    MC Lars

    Thursday, February 1, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Clit 45

    Tuesday, September 12, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

  • Music

    July 6, 2006

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Music

    April 13, 2006

    Tryst Lounge

    Drown night

  • Home Entertainment

    February 2, 2006

    Like Star Trek With Worms

    Drown night

  • Home Entertainment

    December 29, 2005

    This Game Bites

    The new Castlevania is the last nail in the franchise's coffin.

  • Music

    October 27, 2005

    SoCo

    Regas Christou's next big thing.

  • Music

    July 7, 2005

    Sound Bites

    Regas Christou's next big thing.

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    The Beatdown

    South by So What? Not this year, thanks to Vaux and other Denver bands.

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    The Fight

    Wednesday, February 9, Club 156, Boulder, 303-443-2227.

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    Strike Anywhere

    To Live in Discontent (Jade Tree)

  • Music

    July 8, 2004

    Dead Poetic

    Thursday, July 8, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

  • Music

    April 15, 2004

    Now Hear This

    Thursday, July 8, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

  • Music

    March 11, 2004

    The Church

    Forget Yourself (Cooking Vinyl)

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    Freak Show

    This band doesn't take rock and roll for granted.

  • Music

    September 11, 2003

    The Beatdown

    Don’t be a D.O.R.K. — support the local music scene.

  • Music

    March 13, 2003

    Backwash

    A local band leader urges musicians to give peace music a chance.

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