Janet Jackson

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

PURITY RING @ GOTHIC THEATRE | MON, 4/8/13 Purity Ring came together when Megan James and Corin Roddick started writing electronic songs together after having served as touring members of experimental pop band Born Gold. Rather than rushing to put out material, this duo has spent the last couple of ... More >>

Purity Ring's Corin Roddick on the unlikely impact of Janet Jackson and Destiny's Child

See also: Purity Ring at Larimer Lounge, 8/29 Purity Ring came together when Megan James and Corin Roddick started writing electronic songs together after having served as touring members of experimental pop band Born Gold. Rather than rushing to put out material, this duo has spent the last couple ... More >>

Review: Porter Robinson at the Ogden Theatre, 7/7/12

PORTER ROBINSON @ OGDEN THEATRE | 7/7/12 Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Porter Robinson slowly drew his hands up as the strobes began to flicker and the crowd yelped in anticipation. The track? Robinson chose a remix of Janet Jackson's "Go Deep" which has a hook that states, "We go deep, and ... More >>

Who should write a new national anthem for our country?

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop: Remembering the greatest performer of all time

Lauded as the greatest performer of all time, Michael Jackson was a dancing, singing, performing phenomenon, and we are not likely to see another performer of his caliber ever again. The life of Michael Jackson is well documented, his struggles, imperfections and sometimes bizarre behavior, but one ... More >>

Madonna upstaged by M.I.A. and Cee Lo Green during the Super Bowl halftime show

Cee Lo Green outsings Madonna during the "Like A Prayer" portion of the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.​Forget the New York Giants and Eli Manning. The true winner of yesterday's Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis was pop music. Heralded in by Queen Madonna herself, the halftime show was truly an ... 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 >>

Occupy Denver: Mainstream media outlets aren't always taking the movement seriously

Video below.​Occupy Denver protests present a challenge for mainstream media outlets. The local version of the Occupy Wall Street movement can't compare in size to the largest assemblies in the U.S. or internationally -- at least not yet. But it's still one of the biggest ongoing stories in th ... More >>

Microsoft rumors update: Janet Jackson and Usher at Red Rocks on Friday? Not so much.

​Update (07/22/11): So here's the very latest word that we've heard. After Arts & Venues Denver spokesperson Kristin Rust debunked the rumors earlier this week that Janet Jackson, Usher and Red Hot Chili Peppers would be performing at Red Rocks tonight, there's word that Christina Aguilera and ... More >>

Gretchen Parlato on being a jazz singer and her thoughts on Esperanza Spalding's Grammy win

​Gretchen Parlato (due at Dazzle Jazz for a series of shows tonight and tomorrow night) is often accused of restraint. Ironically, though, she holds absolutely nothing back. Her unmistakable vocal style evokes Chet Baker and Miles Davis's famously muted performances, and like those giants of s ... More >>

Five Super Bowl XLV moments that could enter the pop-culture lexicon this year

Nothing made it to this level in 2011.​Love it or hate, the Super Bowl crosses almost every cultural subgroup in the United States, and as befitting of such a massive national holiday, it also inspires new pop-culture touch points. From Mean Joe Green to Betty White, from Janet Jackson's wardr ... More >>

Janet Jackson, Jethro Tull, OMD shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

​Janet Jackson visits the Wells Fargo Theatre on Wednesday, April 6 as part of her Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Tour, on which she'll be performing music exclusively from her album, Number Ones. Jackson's new book on self-esteem, dieting and exercise,True You, hits stores February 8. Res ... More >>

Aloe Blacc, Harry Nilsson, Kid Cudi fill 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?" 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 al ... More >>

Top Five Most Outrageous Musician Stunts

Last week, on the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles, a previously unknown rap-rock group called Imperial Stars stopped traffic so they could play an impromptu gig on the roof of the panel van. Appropriately, the Imperial doofuses performed a song titled "Traffic Jam 101." This über-lame, Airhea ... More >>

Jonathan Peters at Beta

Sex sells, but who's buying? Ciara's "Ride" anyone?

​ You know how they say sex sells and all that? Yeah? Well, spoiler alert: It does. Or does it? What if you're not instantly cognizant that it's sex that you're being sold? What if the innuendos aren't being overtly pushed along by an undeniably sexualized video? Do you still have the same re ... More >>

An ode to two-meal days. Or: Making you hungry on a Monday morning

Danny Tenaglia

Danny Tenaglia

Beta

Rock Band Comes Alive and Other Assorted Goodies

Vintage Q&A with Kelis

Why I'm Ready to Kiss 2007 Goodbye

Roger Sanchez

Saturday, January 20, Vinyl, 303-860-8469.

Tres RADAR

DJ Quik

Saturday, August 27, Ogden Theatre, 303-831-2525.

John Legend

Get Lifted (Columbia Records)

Trend-Spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

Scratching the Surface

Roger Sanchez

Constricted

A PG-13 rating squeezes the life out of Anacondas.

Let's Go Crazy...Please!

Only one man can save us from our own devastating lack of sex appeal.

For Better or Curse

An FCC crackdown has radio stations on high alert.

Shake It Up

Kelis gives thanks to more than her mammaries.

Roni Size

Off Limits

I drink, therefore I am

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 12, 2004

Off Limits

Let us eat cake

Boob Tube

Janet gave Focus on the Family something to focus on. Too bad.

For the Record

For national releases, 2003 wonked as much as it rocked.

Something Underground

Slides (Self-released)

The Evolution Control Committee

Plagiarythm Nation (Evolution Controlled Creations/Seeland)

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Dap-Dippin' With... (Daptone)

Hit Pick

Liz Clark

Playlist

After Further Review

Putting the season's major releases to the test.

Captivating

Feedback

Blind Faith Redux

June of 44 is one of today's finest supergroups. Depending upon your point of view, that is.

OFF LIMITS

DILATED PUPILS

THE JACKSON FAMILY DISHONORS

THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC'S MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY.