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Ian Curtis

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Bluebird Theater, 5/8/12

    BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 05.08.12 If you decide to put all of your eggs in Anton Newcombe's basket, they're going to end up scrambled. The lead singer of early-'90s psychedelica group Brian Jonestown Massacre might be the group's longest-running member, but he also seems to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Review: ohGr at the Bluebird, 12/07/11

    Tom MurphyohGr last night at the Bluebird Theater​OHGR AT THE BLUEBIRD | 12/07/11"Don't do coke," Ogre urged the audience at the Bluebird last night. "Because I sure fuckin' did, and it nearly killed me." This unvarnished pronouncement from ohGr's frontman came at the end of a particularly str ... More >>

  • Film

    December 1, 2011

    The arty, spare Inni follows Iceland's Sigur Ros

    Tom MurphyohGr last night at the Bluebird Theater​OHGR AT THE BLUEBIRD | 12/07/11"Don't do coke," Ogre urged the audience at the Bluebird last night. "Because I sure fuckin' did, and it nearly killed me." This unvarnished pronouncement from ohGr's frontman came at the end of a particularly str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    New Order's Movement turns thirty this Sunday

    ​The debut album from New Order, 1981's Movement (which sees its 30th anniversary this Sunday, November 13, 2011), represents a turning point and a crossroads for the former members of the cult band Joy Division. Most bands do not survive the loss (or in this case, death) of a core songwriter. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Review: Peter Hook & the Light at the Bluebird Theater, 9/19/11

    Tom MurphyPeter Hook and The Light​PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT at the BLUEBIRD THEATER | 9/19/11It was to be expected that Peter Hook & the Light would be playing Unknown Pleasures in its entirety, and that it wouldn't be a half-hearted and insincere attempt at re-creating that music live. What was ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2011

    Peter Hook revisits Joy Division's music, September 19 at the Bluebird

    Tom MurphyPeter Hook and The Light​PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT at the BLUEBIRD THEATER | 9/19/11It was to be expected that Peter Hook & the Light would be playing Unknown Pleasures in its entirety, and that it wouldn't be a half-hearted and insincere attempt at re-creating that music live. What was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Peter Hook on revisting classic Joy Division songs and what he learned about Ian Curtis

    Timothy NorrisPeter Hook​With his ground-breaking band Joy Division, Peter Hook (due this Monday, September 19, at the Bluebird Theater) perhaps accidentally created a style of playing bass that made the instrument not just a part of the rhythm section but also a carrier of the melody.

  • Music

    August 25, 2011

    Force Publique's James Wayne and Cassie McNeil shed light on their dark, synth-pop sound

    Timothy NorrisPeter Hook​With his ground-breaking band Joy Division, Peter Hook (due this Monday, September 19, at the Bluebird Theater) perhaps accidentally created a style of playing bass that made the instrument not just a part of the rhythm section but also a carrier of the melody.

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    David Eugene Edwards of Wovenhand on the influence of Middle Eastern music

    Mark HolthusenDavid Eugene Edwards​ Wovenhand (due at The Marquis Theater tomorrow night with Git Some) is the current musical project of David Eugene Edwards. In his early bands, Bloodflower and The Denver Gentlemen, Edwards was developing an aesthetic that some consider synonymous with all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Low's Alan Sparhawk on Joy Division and radio

    Sara Kiesling​Since its inception in 1993, Low (due at the Larimer Lounge this Saturday, December 18) from Duluth, Minnesota, has created a body of work characterized by a fragile intensity. Although often lumped in under the banner of "slowcore" with a group of bands of similar sonic leanings ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    The National at Fillmore Auditorium, 10/18/10

    Jon Solomon​ THE NATIONAL 10.18.10 | Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO In a New York Times piece written on the National last April, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe explained how he took his bandmate Mike Mills to see the group in London. It took half a song for Mills to say it was the most amaz ... More >>

  • Film

    September 2, 2010

    George Clooney, in The American, is less about assassins, more about internal tumult

    Jon Solomon​ THE NATIONAL 10.18.10 | Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO In a New York Times piece written on the National last April, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe explained how he took his bandmate Mike Mills to see the group in London. It took half a song for Mills to say it was the most amaz ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2010

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

    Jon Solomon​ THE NATIONAL 10.18.10 | Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO In a New York Times piece written on the National last April, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe explained how he took his bandmate Mike Mills to see the group in London. It took half a song for Mills to say it was the most amaz ... More >>

  • Music

    March 11, 2010

    Dan Allen

    Thompson Blues
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    Over the Weekend...M.I.A., the Egyptian Love and Low B @ the Fillmore

    Thompson Blues
    Self-released

  • Culture

    April 24, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

  • Culture

    April 17, 2008

    Freeze Frames

    Two conceptual photo shows explore life and death.

  • Culture

    April 10, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

  • Music

    January 31, 2008

    Editors

    Friday, February 1, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    Beyond Playlist: Sigur Rós and More

    Friday, February 1, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

  • Film

    October 25, 2007

    Control

    Joy Division portrait proves the exception to the rock biopic drool.

  • Calendar

    October 25, 2007

    Total Control

    A biopic shows why there was so little joy in Joy Division.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    This Weekend: Monolith Festival @ Red Rocks, Friday, September 14

    A biopic shows why there was so little joy in Joy Division.

  • Film

    May 25, 2006

    24 Hour Party People

    Midnight Madness at the Esquire

  • Music

    May 11, 2006

    Film School

    Saturday, May 13, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Music

    April 20, 2006

    She Wants Revenge

    Monday, April 24, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

  • Music

    January 26, 2006

    Screaming for Vengeance

    She Wants Revenge is best served hot.

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    New World Order

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

  • Music

    November 3, 2005

    Gothfathers

    After calling it quits more than two decades ago, Bauhaus is back -- again.

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    Anger Management

    Trent Reznor seems a little less disturbed on his latest effort.

  • Music

    March 17, 2005

    A Frames

    Black Forest (Sub Pop)

  • Music

    March 3, 2005

    Critic's Choice

    Nightmare Fighters

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    Rain Men

    Don't let the downpour fool you. Aveo's clever pop is far from overcast.

  • Music

    September 18, 2003

    Interpolitics

    The singer for an NYC buzz band tries his hand as a spin doctor.

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    Various Artists

    Original Soundtrack Recording: 24 Hour Party People (ffrr/Warner Strategic Marketing)

  • Music

    September 5, 2002

    The Lapse of Luxury

    After a four-year hiatus, Girls Against Boys is back in the high life again.

  • Music

    December 27, 2001

    Discmania

    Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    The Pernice Brothers

    The World Won't End (Ashmont), Maroon (Atlantic)

  • Music

    July 24, 1997

    Star Power

    Keanu Reeves's band, Dogstar, isn't very good--but since he's in it, who cares?

  • Music

    January 16, 1997

    Feedback

    Keanu Reeves's band, Dogstar, isn't very good--but since he's in it, who cares?

  • Music

    December 13, 1995

    PLAYLIST

    Keanu Reeves's band, Dogstar, isn't very good--but since he's in it, who cares?

  • Music

    June 7, 1995

    PLAYLIST

    Keanu Reeves's band, Dogstar, isn't very good--but since he's in it, who cares?

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