John Lennon

Alice Cooper will bring all of his personalities to town this week

See also: Slide show: Alice Cooper at the Paramount Theatre

Marilyn Manson on post-Columbine death threats and Hunter S. Thompson being the worst possible father figure in the best way

Marilyn Manson, even more than one of his inspirations, Alice Cooper, has become a lightning rod of controversy for his provocative lyrics and visual style. The guy had an album called Antichrist Superstar, after all, and he's been fairly open about his drug use, what more conservative members of so ... More >>

Musketeer Gripweed

Straight Razor Revival
Self released

American Idol recap: Phillip Phillips will sail through to the final, but who will join him?

It's down to the wire now. Last night's performances will determine which of the three remaining Idol contestants will make it through to the final and ultimately win the entire competition, which, with the elimination of Hollie Cavanagh last week, is anyone's game at this point. The contestants eac ... More >>

Oasis' (What's the Story) Morning Glory? turns a bratty sweet sixteen this Sunday

Today, the brothers have reversed their stance and are looking back in anger -- at each other.​When (What's the Story) Morning Glory? was released, its presence on the scene was almost as explosive as its creators' antics. Noel and Liam Gallagher -- sometimes jokingly known as Cocaine and Abel ... More >>

Roger Green

Harder to Tell
Self-released

Tonight: Greyson Chance at the Gothic

​Just one of the many acts birthed in the last half-decade thanks to YouTube, thirteen-year-old Greyson Chance -- due at the Gothic Theatre tonight with Cody Simpson and Camryn -- could still be considered a bit of an anomaly in his own right. Unlike his pop contemporaries, the 'tween's adorat ... More >>

Top five lost albums we'd like to see released

​Love's lost album from 1973, Black Beauty, is finally going to see the light of day when its released in June. The album was their first with a new lineup after Arthur Lee left the band, but the record label went bankrupt before it was ever released. It's certainly not the first time this has ... More >>

Cullen Omori of Smith Westerns on Chicago and the band's evolving sound

Jaein LeeSmith Westerns​ Yeah, the guys in Smith Westerns (due tonight at Larimer Lounge) are young, and their attitude on stage and in interviews seems to be filled to the brim with youthful exuberance with a touch of bravado. But none of that would matter if this Chicago band didn't write f ... More >>

T.I., Elephant Revival, Ebbets Field comp and Belle & Sebastian top local sellers this week

​T.I. grabbed the top spot at Independent this week with his latest, No Mercy, featuring Kanye West, Drake and Eminem, among others. Nederland's Elephant Revival claimed the top spot for the second week in a row at Albums on the Hill. At Twist & Shout, meanwhile, the new Live From Ebbets Field ... More >>

Brian Eno, Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, Deerhunter top sellers at local stores

​Small Craft on a Milk Sea, Brian Eno's Warp debut released last week, claimed the top spot at Albums on the Hill and rounded out the top five at Twist & Shout for the week ending November 7. Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being, meanwhile, continues to hold down to the top spot at Independent R ... More >>

Air Dubai, the Heyday, Bad Religion, Superchunk, Waka Flocka Flame top sellers

​On the heels of their dual CD release party a few weeks ago at the Gothic, Air Dubai and the Heyday claimed the top spots at Twist & Shout for the week ending October 10. Up at Album's On the Hill, meanwhile, Bad Religion topped the charts with its latest Dissent of Man, Superchunk's latest e ... More >>

Top Ten Best Soundtracks of the Decade

CQ took itself seriously despite its absurd premise.​Movie soundtracks are a difficult beast to master. They have to take an already existing song and apply it to a new medium in a new context. This often works with varying results, and many songs are so overused in soundtracks, they've lost a ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of December 7, 2009

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For t ... More >>

Even the recession can't rain on the Denver Parade of Homes

Video: How to make a John Lennon Latte

I thought I saw a vision of Jesus in my latte, but it was actually the guy who's bigger than Jesus, John Lennon. In this video, local latte artist Michael Keen of Studio 6 Coffee in the Santa Fe Arts District shows how to do one of his many foamy portraitures.

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 11 edition

Photo by Liz KellermanThis guy knows his way around a wiener. Look at all those buns. Today in Cafe Society: • Denver's hot dog champ chomp. • Follow the smoke and Steven Raichlen to BBQ University at the Broadmoor. • Video: How to make a John Lennon Latte. • Icehouse Tavern has an opening ... More >>

Q&A with Conrad Keely of ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

Conrad Keely, frontman for the indie-rock vets in ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, is among the most articulate and opinionated figures in music. He earns this reputation anew it in the following Q&A, conducted for our profile of the band, "...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of D ... More >>

Bill Kreutzmann

Friday, February 20, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Cendrillon

As an opera, Cinderella is a ball.

Sean of the Family

Sean of the Family

Plethora of Peace

Street Fighting Man

Tariq Ali is all around.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Shelter

Behold the Renaissance

Chad VanGaalen

Friday, September 9, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Let Us Bray

One boisterous play-goer shatters the nuances of Take Me Out.

The Beatdown

Losing Dimebag Darrell was never part of the Damageplan.

Built to Last

McClinton just keeps rolling along

The Message

Looking Glass

Aerial Explosions

Dance festival gets above it all

Soul Assassins

When it comes to rock and revolution, John Wilkes Booze is loaded.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

By the Way (Warner Bros.)

Neil Young

Are You Passionate? (Reprise)

Yoko Ono

Blueprint for a Sunrise (Capitol)

Raise the Rufus

Rufus Wainwright thinks the world could use a little romance right now.

Loud and Long

Heritage Square Music Hall pays tribute to three decades of rock and roll.

Playlist

Do's and Don't's

Surviving the Sixties

How John Sinclair went from being a White Panther to a blues scholar.

The Prize Patrol

The biggest musical winners from 1996.

To Buy or Not to Buy

Reviews of 23 recent superstar recordings--just in time for your holiday purchasing pleasure.

Playlist

OHIO OR BUST

THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM: GREAT IDEA OR SIGN THAT THE END IS NEAR?

LETTERS

PLAYLIST

THRILLS

A CAST OF THOUSANDS

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS A STAGE MOTHER WITH A GROUP OF SCHIZOPHRENICS? A REALLY, REALLY BIG SHOW.