Photo: Chad FahnestockBoyz II Men, Stevie B and Break EFXFriday, November 28, 2008Ogden TheaterBetter than: Listening to the recorded soundtrack from the ten-year high school reunion of any graduating class from the 1990s.The reactions varied wildly. When I told people that I was covering the Boyz II Men show at the Ogden Theater, responses ranged from the contemptuous to the incredulous. But it seemed that for every single person who asked me how I got stuck with the gig, five more female frien
John Hughes.When news broke yesterday about the death of director John Hughes at age 59, I couldn't help thinking back on my brief encounter with the maker of iconic '80s teen flicks such as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
The year was 1985, and I was living in Los Angeles to attend UCLA and working at the now sadly defunct Tower Records branch on the Sunset Strip, where celebrity visits were a daily occurrence. (The stars I waited on or at least saw the
Photo by Aaron ThackerayBusta on the Rocks.Shall we rap?
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Last Night: Rock the Bells at Red Rocks.
• MP3 Freeloader: Rockie making a splash on the club scene.
• Zebra Junction closes up shop this evening.
• Q&A with Jared Piccone of Innerpartysystem.
• Q&A with Brandon Whalen of My Body Sings Electric.
• Gary Sinise encourages Civic pride tomorrow night.
Today in Cafe Society:
• This weekend: Chocolate, Colorado wines and craft beers.
• Geek in
There's been a lot of prom-themed events lately, from the Rockbar's '80s Nerd Prom last weekend to next weekend's John Hughes memorial prom at Starz. But something tells me this weekend's Very Senior Prom, which kicks off at 9 pm. Saturday, August 29 at Moe's BBQ and Bowling, may be the highlight of the hipster prom season. It's part of the Inactivists' CD release for Love Songs and Other Songs About Love (review here) and features performances by the Mourning Sickness, Yerkish and, natur
With early support from one of the country's most important independent radio stations, KEXP in Seattle, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart -- appearing at Monlith this weekend -- struck a chord with fans of earnest, dreamy, lush pop music. Though often compared to C86-era and Sarah Records bands, Pure at Heart make music that clearly draws on aesthetics evolved since that time and its songs are not awash in layers of delay as some of its critics have hinted when comparing the group unfavor
