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New Belgium airs TV commercials for the first time in eight years, but not in Colorado

New Belgium Brewing is running its first TV ad campaign in eight years, buying airtime in twelve markets across the country in order to help beer drinkers associate the name Fat Tire with the brewery itself, which wants to push the rest of its lineup. But the commercial, a thirty-second spot create ... More >>

Churchill at Ogden Theatre, 3/08/13, with Ha Ha Tonka, the Autumn Film (review, photos)

CHURCHILL @ OGDEN THEATRE | 3/8/13 Outside of its stint at KTCL's Not So Silent Night back in December, Churchill has kept a rather low profile locally since its pair of headlining shows at the Bluebird back in September. That was right after the band had been picked up by A&M/Octone. Since then, t ... More >>

The best concerts in Denver this weekend

ALABAMA SHAKES @ OGDEN THEATRE | SAT, 3/9/13 A number of bands are returning to a Southern-rock sound these days, but much of the music they're making is too derivative to be interesting. Alabama Shakes, fresh off a date warming up for Neil Young, bucks that trend. The group's members, who met in hi ... More >>

Unfriending on Facebook often kills actual friendships, study shows

All of us with Facebook pages have grappled with the dilemma of what to do about the so-called "friend" who posts crap way too often. But before you choose to unfriend someone, think twice -- because cutting the cord online can, and often does, end friendships in the real world, too. That's among t ... More >>

The best concerts in Denver this week

SNOWBALL MUSIC FESTIVAL @ WINTER PARK | FRI-SUN, 3/8-3/10 If the idea of standing outside in the cold and snow sounds positively unappealing to you, either you're not from Colorado or you're new here. Whatever the case, don't let any of that dissuade you from heading up to the mountains for the apt ... More >>

See Churchill on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night

At the risk of pushing the Morrissey/Denver needle even further into the red (what am I even talking about here -- that ship has long since sailed!), there's one more item of interest that we'd be considerably remiss if we didn't pass along. Last night, Churchill, the most recent local additions to ... More >>

Ben Kronberg on his new Comedy Central special, and why he left Denver

Ben Kronberg could be the most successful comic to come out of the Denver comedy scene recently. Crafting Mitch Hedberg- style micro-jokes, delivered with a creepy dead-pan stare, Kronberg has developed a style all his own that's gaining some national recognition. After showcasing on Comedy Central' ... More >>

Comic Adam Cayton-Holland booked for Conan January 29

Denver comic and former Westword scribe Adam Cayton-Holland will be making his standup debut on TBS's Conan next Tuesday, January 29. "This is my first appearance on a late-night TV show," Cayton-Holland tells us. "I did a small spot on the TV show Happy Endings, but yeah, in terms of late night and ... More >>

Videos: After Aurora theater shooting, Craig Ferguson strikes right tone, Jay Leno doesn't

As was the case following the 1999 Columbine tragedy, late-night hosts faced a difficult task in dealing with early Friday's shootings at the Century 16 in Aurora. How to treat this horrific incident respectfully and then attempt to make the nation laugh? That night, Craig Ferguson passed the test ... More >>

Video: Kim Kardashian, Nuggets roasted at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Why were the Denver Nuggets name-checked by Jimmy Kimmel amid this weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner? After all, the get-together took place before the Nugs were blown out by the L.A. Lakers in game one of the playoffs. The explanation involves an elaborate joke whose target was none othe ... More >>

Sounds of Blackness: Fishbone releases documentary in honor of Black History Month

Fishbone, the self-described "disparate, all-black oddball crew," has released a documentary in honor of Black History Month. Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone is a brutally honest portrayal of one of the wildest and most influential black alternative bands in our culture. Fishbone began as ... More >>

Ten most irritating tweets about Patriots' win over Tim Tebow, Broncos

Even after a few days, the Broncos' 45-10 loss to New England still stings -- and so do the Tim Tebow taunts of Twitter Nation's I-told-you-so faction. Look below to check out the ten most irritating we found, including zingers from celebs Jimmy Kimmel, Kat Dennings and Tebow Twitter jihadist Bill ... More >>

Breathe Carolina's new album, Hell Is What You Make it, hits stores today

​It's been a while since we've seen a Denver band on late night television -- or actually watched late night television, we should say. In case you missed it like we did, Breathe Carolina was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! a few weeks ago playing a track from its new album, Hell Is What You Make It, wh ... More >>

Tim Tebow on Jimmy Kimmel show: The NFL lockout's really helping him promote his book!

Tim Tebow.​The Denver blog post shortage hasn't hit yet. Mile High Report shares a video of Tim Tebow on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Sure hope a possible labor deal doesn't hurt his book sales. BigMedia.org's Jason Salzman criticizes the Post for equating Michael Hancock to Judge Edward Nottingha ... More >>

Jump through some hoops to get a free download of some Tig Notaro comedy!

Tig Notaro coming out with an album -- can you believe it?​Back when she was working as a music promoter in Denver, few probably would have believed that Tig Notaro -- who had at that point never even performed on a stage, let alone comedy -- would go on to the phenomenal amount of success she ... More >>

Rowdy Roddy Piper on Charlie Sheen and staying in the ring

Watch out, Cindy Lauper.​Rowdy Roddy Piper is one of the stranger interviews I've ever done. He's a hard man to get a hold of -- he juggles a variety of projects from showbiz to professional wrestling -- but once you get him on the phone, he's like a spigot unstopped, a torrent of tangentially ... More >>

Denver the guilty dog giving Denver the city a bad name? (VIDEO)

Video below.​Search for recent funny Denver videos on YouTube right now and you'll be taken directly to the tail -- tale, that is -- of Denver the dog, who doesn't exactly look innocent when he's asked if he got into the cat treats. Turns out Denver is actually from Maryland -- so is this a ca ... More >>

Popchips paying someone $50,000 to put up with Ashton Kutcher

Popchips seeks VP of pop culture. Get it?​Job market got you down? Sick of begging for jobs for which you're overqualified. Well, perk up: You could be earning $50,000 as the Vice President of Pop Culture for popchips. The chip company recently launched a campaign to find a sidekick for Ashto ... More >>

Comedy Central's Comedy Awards: Due recognition or sideshow?

​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

The Musical Comedian

YouTube-inspired Double Rainbow beer has intense label

​Trinity Brewing in Colorado Springs has released the label for its Double Rainbow saison and there's only one way to describe it: "It's so intense!" That's right, the brewery is a beer -- due to be tapped on October 24 as a dessert beer during a saison dinner -- based on the phenomenal Doubl ... More >>

Balloon Boy, Heene family fly to Florida: Here's our favorite videos to remember them by

Falcon Heene heaving.​Balloon Boy alert!: Richard Heene, Falcon Heene and the whole Heene gang have reportedly moved from their home in Fort Collins to Bradenton, Florida, where paterfamilias Dick is said to be working in construction, not starring in the TV-reality show of his (deflated) drea ... More >>

3OH!3 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno reflecting on "My First Kiss"

In case you missed it, 3OH!3 was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night performing "My First Kiss," the first single from their new album Streets of Gold. Compared to their shiny vest, bulging-chest-hair and mustache flaunting turn on Jimmy Kimmel last month, this performance is slightly mor ... More >>

Oh My God! Double rainbow YouTube video inspires mind-blowing beer

Trinity BrewingThe initial label concept for Double Rainbow Saison​"Oh My God! Oh My God!" What's more amazing than a double rainbow? How about a double rainbow beer. "What does it mean??!!" Trinity Brewing in Colorado Springs has decided to brew Double Rainbow Saison, a Belgian-style beer ... More >>

3OH!3 slated to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight

​ If the above tweet is to be believed, when the 3OH!3 hooligans perform two songs tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live! ("My First Kiss" and "Déjà Vu"), we can expect to see gold -- lots of gold, evidently. Oh, and massive amounts of chest hair (not as much of that, though, we hope!). The gold, of ... More >>

Lost's group-hug-of-the-dead finale: What did Denver think?

"Being deceased is the greatest!"​Final episodes of beloved series are criticism magnets -- and last night's Lost closer, in which the castaways, all of them dead, happily gathered in a church in order to "move on" together, was no exception. Was the resolution a brave and sincere declaration ... More >>

The ten best John Lydon Interviews

​ With Public Image Ltd. coming to town this weekend, we've been thinking about John Lydon and all the crazy weird things he's done. If you haven't seen many interviews with him, you're going to quickly notice a theme in many of these, namely a slight air of pretension, curse bleeps and an ... More >>

White Rabbits

Wednesday, April 21, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

The Jimmy Kimmel-Richard Heene connection takes off

Like every late-night yakker, Jimmy Kimmel has made his share of Balloon Boy jokes; witness the skit above, in which his security guard supposedly floats over Fort Collins. But Kimmel claims a closer connection to balloonatic Richard Heene than most of his colleagues, declaring that a few years bac ... More >>

3OH!3 grace the cover(s) of AP. Again.

Update: Last week's scuttlebutt turned out to be true. 3OH!3 indeed officially has the number one song on the radio in the country right now, and unsurprisingly, "Don't Trust Me" has reportedly gone double platinum.Yeah, and it don't stop, and it don't quit. Speaking, of course, of the redamndiculou ... More >>

Anger Management

Bobcat Goldthwait brings his act to the Comedy Works.

Cobra Starship Took Flight

Before Gabe Saporta even had a band together.

Q&A With Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship

Over the Weekend...Justice, Diplo @ Ogden Theater

Best 2007 - Los Angeles: Dave Navarro Covers the Spread

The Revolution Will Be Televised Part One: Coming Soon

Chris Cornell, Together and Alone

The Rate Stuff

Grind It Out With Pam

A Fan's Notes

Ideas that were forgotten but not gone in 2003

Raised on Radio

Rooney's power pop infiltrates a valley of angry young men.